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Banks Are in Need of Even More Bailout Money

Even some of the bailout program’s harshest critics acknowledge that things most likely would be even worse without it.

The 44th President

Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start

Hillary Rodham Clinton parried doubts about her husband’s fund-raising and emerged from the hearing headed for swift approval as secretary of state.

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Geithner Questioned on Tax Returns

Timothy F. Geithner, the president-elect’s choice for Treasury secretary, failed to pay more than $34,000 in taxes early this decade.

<strong>HE CUTS HIS WAY</strong> François Simon, a food critic in Paris, protects his identity.
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In Paris, a Critic Criticized

François Simon, possibly the most feared figure in the French culinary world, recently made his debut as a chef.

In Michigan, Bank Lends Little of Its Bailout Funds

A look at one bank’s handling of its bailout money highlights the challenges that U.S. banks are confronting.

Afghan Schoolgirls Undeterred by Attack

Despite threats and an acid attack on several students two months ago, the Mirwais School for Girls is thriving.

Love the Eyelashes. Who Is Your Doctor?

The company behind Botox plans to introduce the first F.D.A. approved drug for growing longer eyelashes.

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Detainee Was Tortured, a Bush Official Confirms

A senior Pentagon official in the Bush administration said that interrogators had tortured a Guantánamo detainee.

Authorities Say Missing Pilot in Custody

The businessman who apparently tried to fake his own death in a plane crash has been caught in Florida.

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Op-Ed: Why Israel Can’t Make Peace With Hamas

The key to peace in Gaza is to help Fatah prepare the West Bank for real freedom, writes Jonah Goldberg of The Atlantic.

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Where Ballet Is a Boy Thing
Where Ballet Is a Boy Thing

The young female dancers of “Billy Elliot” on Broadway deserve praise too.

‘Peanuts’ Scholars Find Messages in Cartoon’s Scores

There is more than a punch line to Charles Schulz’s invocation of Beethoven in his “Peanuts” strips.

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Diversity Under the El

Underneath the J and Z rails, Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens, is lined with delis, halal bodegas and Mexican bakeries.

The Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Show

Surveying the 2009 show, where automakers are presenting an electric future.

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Those ‘Gap Years’ Aren’t Just for Students
Those ‘Gap Years’ Aren’t Just for Students

Taking a break from work is a popular way for adults to segue into a new career or invigorate an old one.

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