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Friday's Top News: Will 'Pledge to America' Get Republicans to the Promised Land?

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Will 'Pledge to America' Get Republicans to the Promised Land?

By Alex Altman / Sterling, Va.

With their 'Pledge to America,' House Republicans are trying to neutralize charges that the GOP has become the 'party of no.' But it's unclear if their ideas would solve the problems they identified

Money-Laundering Probe Sparks Another Vatican Scandal

By Stephan Faris / Rome

As Italian prosecutors investigate the Vatican Bank for allegedly breaking anti-money-laundering laws, the bank's vow of secrecy could be coming to an end

In Predawn Jungle Raid, Colombia Orchestrates Major Win Against FARC

By John Otis / Larandia Military Base

On Wednesday, the Colombian military took a huge step against its decades-long insurgency when it killed Jorge Briceño, the No. 2 leader of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC

Q&A: Murkowski Questions Miller's Values

By Jay Newton-Small / Anchorage

The Alaska Senator and write-in candidate talks to TIME about why she thinks Tea Party darling Joe Miller isn't right for her home state -- or good for her party

Why Blockbuster Couldn't Avoid Bankruptcy

By Stephen Gandel

The once popular video chain never had a chance

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The Commonwealth Games: Can India Avoid a Debacle?

By Sumon K. Chakrabarti / New Delhi

Officials had promised a world-class Commonwealth Games to announce New Delhi's arrival as a global capital, but concerns over hygiene and safety have cast India in an unflattering light

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