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Dissident’s Plea for Protection From China Deepens Crisis

Facing criticism amid fraying relations with China, American officials privately acknowledged missteps in the handling of the Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng.

In China, Talk of Case Is Guarded

Discussion of Mr. Guangcheng’s plight has been aggressively censored.

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Smaller Investors May Get to Own a Piece of Facebook

Shares of the hottest initial public offerings go mostly to Wall Street banks that oversee the stock sale, but Facebook has discussed making more shares available to retail investors.

Recovered Bin Laden Letters Show a Divided Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda’s senior leadership was split by debates on tactics, strategy and even marketing in the months leading up to the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Howard Marlowe, president of the American League of Lobbyists, is leading an effort to remake the image of his profession.
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Tired of Image, Lobbyists Try Makeover

Some of Washington’s leading lobbyists are mounting a concerted push to earn, if not respectability, at least something short of disdain. Above, Howard Marlowe.

For Craftsmen, Craigslist Is a Slender Lifeline

Some construction workers are getting more than they bargained for as they search for ad hoc jobs.

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A Rarity, Even for the Rare Book Room

A print tucked into an old text at Brown University was signed “P. Revere Sculp,” and Marie Malchodi, the technician who found it, knew it might be big.

Japan’s Leaders Fret as Nuclear Shutdown Nears

Japan will become a nuclear-free nation for the first time in more than four decades, at least temporarily.

Rivera Injured in Batting Practice

The Yankees’ durable closer, Mariano Rivera, crumpled to the ground with a knee injury after chasing a fly ball, casting doubt on the team’s prospects for the season.

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Recalling a Star Who Never Left

Friends and those who knew him remembered Junior Seau, whose death was ruled a suicide Thursday, from his teenage years to after his N.F.L. career ended.

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House Hunting in ... the Dominican Republic

Crash-induced foreclosures on second homes haven’t been a real drain on the market, because most foreigners buy in cash.

Before Flying Car Can Take Off, There’s a Checklist

For the Terrafugia Transition, federal regulators have had to determine which rules — aircraft or automotive — take precedence, because the vehicle is both.

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Shellye Archambeau of MetricStream says that earlier in her career, she didn’t ask anyone directly about becoming her mentor, but that “I would just start treating them like it.”

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