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C.I.A. Abuse Cases Detailed in Report on Detainees

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. named a federal prosecutor to examine abuse of prisoners held by the C.I.A., as officials released a 2004 report detailing abuses inside C.I.A.-run prisons overseas.

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Giuliani, Seeing Opening, Mulls a Governor Bid

Sensing that voters are unhappy with Albany, Rudolph W. Giuliani is clearing a path for a possible race for governor in 2010.

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Light-equipped booms on Alvin illuminate the sea floor and pillow lava formations created by eruptions on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Diving Deep in the Quest for a Living Fossil

After a 33-year deep sea quest, an oceanographer is more hopeful than ever that he will capture one of the world’s oldest living fossils. | Photographs Slide Show: The Hunt for a Living Fossil

Obama to Nominate Bernanke to 2nd Term at Fed

Ben S. Bernanke, a Republican whom President Bush first appointed as chairman of the Federal Reserve, has been commended for his leadership during the financial crisis.

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Calm, but Moved to Be Heard on Health Care

In the health care discussion, the respectful questioners like Bob Collier — those expressing discomfiting fears and legitimate concerns — may have the most impact.

Bioethicist Becomes a Lightning Rod for Criticism

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, President Obama’s special health care adviser, has come to personify the most intense attacks on the president’s plan.

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From their apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Alec Friedman and Skye Parrott work on Dossier magazine and run a store by the same name in the basement.

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The Concours d’LeMons is a wrong-side-of-the-tracks counterpoint to the upper-crust Pebble Beach Concours D’Élégance.

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An adjunct professor balances lack of job security and pay with the joy of teaching.

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