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Congress Will Auction Public Airwaves to Pay for Benefits

The need to finance economic relief has pushed Congress to embrace a shift in the media landscape: the sale of airwaves now used for television to create more wireless Internet systems.

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U.S. to Review Diet Treatment Once Rejected

The Food and Drug Administration will review a new diet pill consisting of a combination of two pills people are using in California to lose weight.

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N.Y. Officials and Union Agree on Teacher Evaluations

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had threatened to break an impasse between education officials and the teachers’ union by imposing his own way to judge the quality of a teacher’s work.

Gay Marriage, Passed, Awaits Veto by Christie

The New Jersey Assembly approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, setting up a confrontation with Gov. Chris Christie.

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Anthony Shadid, center, with residents of Cairo last February.
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At Work in Syria, Times Reporter Dies

Anthony Shadid, center, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent who covered nearly two decades of Middle East conflict, died, apparently of an asthma attack.

Video Feature: Anthony Shadid, on the Scene

Highlights of Mr. Shadid’s video reporting from around the Middle East.

Campaign 2012
Friendship Blossoms on the Campaign Trail

Whatever their ideological differences, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have a warm personal relationship. Whether it helps Mr. Romney’s campaign remains to be seen.

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The Caucus
Obama Reports $29.1 Million Raised

Most contributions were in checks of $250 or less.

German President Resigns in ‘Favors’ Scandal

President Christian Wulff announced his resignation on Friday after prosecutors sought to strip his immunity.

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