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Somali Killings of Aid Workers Imperil Relief


Aid workers whom millions of Somalis depend on for survival are fleeing their posts ? driven out by what appears to be an organized terror campaign.

07/20/2008 09:12 AM



Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt


Practices that produced record profits for many banks have led millions of Americans to the brink.

07/20/2008 09:11 AM



U.S. Is Present, but Iran Nuclear Talks End in Stalemate


The international talks included one of the most important diplomatic encounters between Iran and the U.S. since 1979.

07/20/2008 07:44 AM



Obama?s Visit Renews Focus on Afghanistan


Barack Obama met with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the second day of his trip to a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with John McCain.

07/20/2008 09:24 AM



Political Memo: Closed Mouths, but Open Tryouts to Make the Team


Barack Obama and John McCain are in some ways hunting for running mates in plain sight.

07/20/2008 09:28 AM



Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China


Global corporations are appealing to nationalism in an advertising blitz the likes of which China has never seen.

07/20/2008 04:46 AM



On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd


An emotional debate is raging in the West over whether to thin a captive herd of wild horses that numbers 30,000.

07/20/2008 06:32 AM



Iraqi Militia Video Claims Hostage Killed Himself


The videotape came from a Shiite militia group that kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad 14 months ago.

07/20/2008 01:37 AM



Giuliani Firm Plans Real Estate Investment Fund


Entering the real estate market at a time of profound turmoil, Rudolph W. Giuliani?s company is planning an investment fund based on commercial and residential properties.

07/20/2008 06:41 AM



British Open: Alone in Lead, Norman Looks to Make Golf History


Greg Norman is one step from rewriting his own history, and the record for the oldest golfer to win an Open, leading the 137th British Open by two strokes after three rounds.

07/20/2008 08:29 AM