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Congressional Memo

Lame-Duck Session Winds Down With Little to Show

Congress may yet be back next month, but for now the meager results show how postelection sessions often do not work.

Wall St. Struggles to Climb Back

The major exchanges tried to hold onto early gains after two straight days of sharp declines.

At Exile Meeting, Tibetans Debate Independence

Long associated with the Dalai Lama and his “middle way,” the exile movement has reached a crossroads.

Auto Show

Los Angeles Auto ShowDespite the crisis, there seemed to be little alarm on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

Popular Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties
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Popular Radio Host Has Drug Company Ties

Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his radio show.

Thousands in Baghdad Protest U.S. Troop Accord

More than 10,000 supporters of Moktada al-Sadr gathered to protest the Iraqi plan to sign the security agreement.

Nebraska Revises Child Safe Haven Law

The revision to a law permitting parents to hand children over to state custody limits its reach to infants.


 
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By Design: Blue Is the New Green

Because water is cheap (for now), efforts to improve its use have been inadequate, writes Allison Arieff.

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Eternal Objects of Desire

A Weekend at the GalleriesThe “Art and Love in Renaissance Italy” exhibit at the Met is inconsistent. But that’s how love goes.

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For Sale in ... British Columbia, Canada

A chalet with a sleeping loft and separate one-bedroom apartment is for sale for $678,119.

2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid
My Hybrid Is Bigger Than Your Hybrid

2009 Cadillac Escalade HybridThe Escalade Hybrid is a step in the right direction, but its economy is merely respectable rather than outright impressive.

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For Help Finding a Job, Friends in Low Places

For Help Finding a Job, Friends in Low PlacesYoung people are using their circle of friends as the first stop on their job search.

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