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Ravitch Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending.
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Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases
Customers who try to make purchases with their debit cards without enough money in their accounts will simply be declined.
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Draft on Payday Rules Loses a Provision
Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient, but critics say consumers would be hurt.
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Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero’s Time to Shine
By one new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio.
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Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives
Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.
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Attacking Lawyers From the Right and Left
Is it fair to criticize lawyers for having represented Guantanamo detainees?
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Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs
President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag for those who care about keeping down medical costs.
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Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on Cartoonist
Prosecutors accused Colleen R. LaRose, who called herself “JihadJane,” of involvement in a plot with militants.
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Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will discuss military cooperation and Iran’s nuclear program, officials said.
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China’s Exports Rise 46%
Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand in the U.S. and other Western markets.
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Aid Group Attacked in Pakistan
Militants attacked the offices of an Christian aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people working for the organization, police said.
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Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds
As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, a report found.
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Sports of The Times: St. John’s Takes an Opener, With No Fight From UConn
Connecticut was so apathetic that there is almost no way to gauge just where St. John’s is at the moment.
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