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Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces

Ill will and mistrust run deep among civilians and militaries on both sides, raising questions about what role the United States and its allies can expect to play in Afghanistan.

France Weighs Pullout After 4 of Its Troops Are Killed

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France suspended military operations in Afghanistan and said he was considering an early withdrawal of his nation’s forces.

7 Charged as F.B.I. Closes a Top File-Sharing Site

Federal authorities said Megaupload was a global enterprise based on Internet piracy, and four people named in an indictment were denied bail in New Zealand on Friday.

New Autism Rule Will Exclude Many, Study Suggests

Changes to the way autism is diagnosed may make it harder for many people who would no longer meet the criteria to get health, educational and social services, researchers say.

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The four remaining Republican presidential candidates debated on Thursday at a sports arena in North Charleston, S.C. The South Carolina primary is Saturday.
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Gingrich Jousts With Rivals Ahead of Vote

Newt Gingrich turned aside questions about his marital history at the final Republican debate before the South Carolina primary, and then took on Mitt Romney.

The Long Run
Santorum Rose Quickly From Reformer to Insider

Rick Santorum won election in 1990 by attacking his opponent for living in Washington while representing Pennsylvania; by 2006 his critics said the same of him.

DealBook
New Normal on Wall Street: Smaller and Restrained

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley’s weak results cast doubts on whether Wall Street will return to its high-rolling ways.

Memo From Rome
In Italy, a Hyperbolic Tale of Two Captains

Observers say an Italian propensity for dualism has led to a Coast Guard officer’s portrayal as a hero against the captain of the Costa Concordia.

About New York
Getting Sermons Instead of Teaching English

College students who planned a volunteer trip to Mexico say their training involved days of confinement.

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He Made Blood and Guts Familiar and Fabulous

The tabloid crime photographer Weegee is the subject of two exhibitions, at the International Center of Photography and at the Kasher Gallery.

Editorial
Moralizing’s High Cost

Newt Gingrich can’t escape the toxic combination of infidelity and sermonizing. He seeks forgiveness yet tries to tell Americans how to run their lives.

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Soaring Above Racism

“Red Tails” is a whiz-bang action film about the Tuskegee Airmen.

No Place to Hide

A Mexican beauty queen becomes entangled with a drug cartel in “Miss Bala.”

 

Someone Done Her Wrong. Horrible Mistake.

Steven Soderbergh’s “Haywire” delights in its own action.

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Out of the Melting Pot and Into a Global Market

The freshest American cars at the Detroit auto show reflected the melding of designs from around the world, creating a more sophisticated approach that could be called American Global.

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Strive for Results, Not for the Accolades

John Donovan of AT&T; says that getting credit isn’t as important as assembling and leading the best team.

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