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Friday's Top News: The Cost of Sarkozy's Show of Force Against Protesters

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The Cost of Sarkozy's Show of Force Against Protesters

By Bruce Crumley / Paris

By sending riot police to break up a strike at an oil refinery, French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to show he will do whatever it takes to get his controversial retirement reform into law. But could the move provoke more violent protests — and lose him an election?

As Redistricting Looms, Dems Step up the Fight for State Legislatures

By Alex Altman / Washington

The party that looks to lose big on the national scene hopes it can stem its losses at the state level

Can Football Finally Tackle Its Injury Problem?

By Sean Gregory

A weekend of horrific hits caused several concussions and even a tragic paralysis. Will football have the guts to fix itself?

Britain's Defense Cuts: Grim Portent for U.S. Military?

By Tony Karon

The message in the U.K.'s trimming of its military is not simply that the U.S. can expect less help from allies. It's also that an empire can't be sustained on credit

The Rent Too Damn High in Dubai? Not So Much

By Angela Shah / Dubai

The Gulf city-state was riding high in the global economy when the floor gave way. Now too many apartments are coming on line -- and there's no one to fill them

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The New York Times provides some new details into the sources of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's money: These records show that while the chamber boasts of representing more than three million businesses, and having approximately 300,000 members, nearly half of its $149 million in contributions in 2008 came from just 45 donors. Many of [...]

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Can Britain's Conservatives Escape Thatcher's Legacy?

By Catherine Mayer

The Tories have worked hard to convince voters of their compassion but welfare cuts, announced at their annual conference, bring echoes of the party's bracing past

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