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Karzai Is Said to Doubt West Can Prevail Against Taliban
By DEXTER FILKINS 10 minutes ago
The Afghan president has been pressing to strike his own deal with the Taliban and Pakistan because he has lost confidence that the United States and NATO will win, officials said.
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New York Seeks to Pay Pension Fund Using Borrowing
By DANNY HAKIM 15 minutes ago
Critics denounced the plan to borrow nearly $6 billion from a pension fund to make payments to the same fund as a shell game and an effort to avoid making difficult decisions.
Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press
By SCOTT SHANE 24 minutes ago
In 17 months in office, President Obama has already outdone every previous president in pursuing leak prosecutions.
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Tourist Mecca Fears Long-Term Oil Smear
By MICHAEL COOPER 9:37 PM ET
In Grand Isle, La., the impact of the April 20 oil spill is not likely to be measured in months, but in years of oil-streaked beaches.
The Roughneck's Lament
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Winning a Battle to Honor a Civil War Hero
By DIRK JOHNSON
Margaret Zerwekh, 90, of Delafield, Wis., has won her fight to have a Medal of Honor awarded to Lt. Alonzo Cushing, a hero of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Flash Floods Sweep Through Arkansas Camps
By EVIN DEMIREL and ERIK ECKHOLM

At least 16 people were killed and dozens more were unaccounted for after flash floods swept through campgrounds in Arkansas on Friday, officials said.
TALKING BUSINESS
Wake-Up Time for a Dream
By JOE NOCERA
Despite the financial crisis, few are willing to address a key factor behind it: the concept of homeownership for all.
Will Last Century’s Styles Open Today’s Wallets?
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD 24 minutes ago

Clothing brands and other businesses are betting that hard-pressed consumers will prefer the comfort of goods or styles popular long ago, when times weren’t so tough.
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