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Plumes of Oil Deep in Gulf Are Spreading Far, Tests Find
The tests confirm that some toxic compounds that would normally evaporate from the surface in a shallowwater oil spill are instead spreading.
Anti-Incumbent Rage Skips Arkansas
Senator Blanche Lincoln's primary victory showed that an experienced officeholder could prevail even in a toxic environment.
Afghanistan Strategy Shifts to Focus on Civilian Effort
The prospect of a military push in Kandahar Province has evolved into a plan that puts reconstruction efforts first.
Stimulus Talk Yields to Calls to Cut Deficits
The Obama administration is trying to promote job growth while also hailing its attempts to cut budgets and wind down stimulus programs.
A Few Steps Short on Jobs
Democrats entered midterm elections with the jobless rate near 10 percent and the knowledge that they had not done all they could to bring it down.
U.N. Nears a Vote on New Iran Sanctions
The Security Council was set to meet Wednesday on sanctions aimed at Iran's military and nuclear industries.
Amish Farming Draws Rare Government Scrutiny
Amish farmers face growing scrutiny for agricultural practices, chiefly involving manure runoff, that the federal government sees as environmentally destructive.
Abortion Drugs Given in Iowa via Video Link
A telemedicine abortion procedure in Iowa in which a doctor dispenses the two drugs through a distant clinic has won acceptance from patients but is being challenged.
Turkey Goes From Pliable Ally to Thorn for U.S.
Turkey has recently asserted a new approach in the Middle East, its words and methods as likely to provoke Washington as to advance its own interests.
Across Nation,Struggles to Gain Power, or to Keep It
Results were trickling in from primaries in 11 states, with many eyes on Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, whose effort to keep her Senate seat may be a test of whether incumbents are in danger this election season.
Primaries Test Mood of Voters at Midterm
Across the country, voters will decide Tuesday between new candidates with deep pockets and career politicians.
Legacy for One Billionaire: Death, but No Taxes
With a gap in the federal estate tax, Dan L. Duncan's heirs stand to collect billions that any other year would have gone to the Treasury.
Specifics Determined for Iran Sanctions
The main text of sanctions against Iran, which takes aim at the nuclear industry, imposes an arms embargo and pushes for ship inspections, also adds 41 companies and a scientist to the blacklist.
A Euro-Cassandra Gets His Day in the Sun
For years, few paid attention to the skyisfalling alarms of Edward Hugh, a gregarious British blogger and selftaught economist who repeatedly predicted that the euro zone could not survive. Now they are.
Coast Guard Toughens Oversight of BP's Effort
The Coast Guard wants to monitor compensation claim payments and ordered a better plan for recovering oil.
Keeping Politics Safe for the Rich
The Supreme Court's reckless order to cut off matching funds to Arizona's gubernatorial candidates threatens public campaign finance systems in other states.
He'd Rather Not Talk About 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said he thought the debate over the proposed repeal of the don't ask, don't tell policy might force families to explain homosexuality to their children.
Popular New Drinking Game Raises Question, Who's 'Icing' Whom?
A fad involving a malt beverage leaves unclear whether young consumers have coopted a brand, or that brand has coopted them.
Table for 2? Get Ready to Wait in Line
At many new restaurants, the old reservationbook exclusivity has been replaced by a populist noreservations scrim.
Spain Hit by Strike Over Austerity Measures
Spanish public workers on Tuesday went on strike against a cut in their wages in what could be the first of several unionled protests against the government's latest austerity measures.
Raising Remnants of Oil Rig Is Still on the Agenda
Experts say that some of the Deepwater Horizon rig will eventually be recovered from the ocean floor, possibly providing clues about what went wrong.
