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U.S. Urges Iraqis to Try New Plan to Share Power
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ANTHONY SHADID
The Obama administration is pushing a power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but curb his authority.
Secret Tape Has Police Pressing Ticket Quotas
By AL BAKER and RAY RIVERA
Commanders in a Brooklyn precinct commanders are heard demanding that each officer on a day tour write at least 20 summonses a week.
Budget Woes Hit Defense Lawyers for the Indigent
By MONICA DAVEY
Public defenders in Missouri say the budget is interfering with their ability to provide poor defendants with their right to a lawyer.
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"When people run away from me, I feel sad. But I understand why they’re doing that. What happened was terrible."
HADIDJATOU KARAMOKO TRAORÉ, a Muslim woman whose husband was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, on the response when she wears religious attire.
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Republicans look to regain support in areas across the country that voted for George W. Bush in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008. | |  | | This New House
A prize-winning house provides a glimpse into the future of domestic life. |
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A West Bank Enclave Is on Edge
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Residents of Ariel once assumed their enclave would remain under Israeli control, but now they are not so sure.
German Banker Resigns Amid Outcry
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Thilo Sarrazin’s book on immigration caused a storm by accusing Muslims of refusing to integrate and of “dumbing down” German society.
Iran to Release Detained U.S. Hiker
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Iran plans to release Sarah Shourd, one of the three young American hikers detained and accused of spying last year, Iranian officials said Thursday.
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Lobbyists Rush to Hire G.O.P. Staff Ahead of Vote
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
With Democrats in danger of losing control of Congress, some lobbying shops, trade groups and contractors are moving to hire more Republicans.
Alaska Senator Could Announce Revived Candidacy
By WILLIAM YARDLEY and CARL HULSE
Senator Lisa Murkowski startled many by saying she might fight on through a third-party or write-in campaign. She could announce a resurrected candidacy as soon as next week.
Washington’s Onetime Political Star Now the Underdog
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has become deeply unpopular with the black middle class that helped to elect him in 2006.
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On Sept. 10, 1919, New York City welcomed home Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who had served in the United States 1st Division during World War I. |
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