Friday, November 12, 2010

Friday's Top News: Four Lessons from Iraq's New Government

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Four Lessons from Iraq's New Government

By Tony Karon

Al-Maliki has been re-elected but faces major challenges in integrating his rivals. Iran may have got its way, but the U.S. sees a silver lining

Health Reform: Recalcitrant States Could Invite a Federal Takeover

By Kate Pickert

Fierce opposition at the state level could backfire, because the health-reform law allowed the government to step in if the states don't play ball

Texas: DNA Test Disproves Evidence in Death-Penalty Case

By Nathan Thornburgh

Ten years after Claude Jones was put to death for murder, the supposedly damning physical evidence that tied him to the crime has been scientifically disproven

Bernanke's Bum Rap: What's Wrong with a Little Inflation?

By Michael Grunwald

Inflation has become a dirty word, and the term 'inflation fighter' has taken on superhero connotations, so it's easy to forget that inflation has its pros and cons

Targeted by the Taliban, Pakistan's Sufi Muslims Fight Back

By Rania Abouzeid / Lahore

A mass movement sees itself as locked in a struggle for the soul of Pakistan, but declines to resort to violence as its enemies have done

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"Exchange rates must reflect economic realities."
President BARACK OBAMA,
as the G-20 leaders agreed Friday to avoid the "competitive devaluation" of currencies after a second day of difficult talks in Seoul
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The War of the Olive Harvest: Palestinians vs. Settlers

By Karl Vick

In a West Bank village, Israeli settlers claiming historic ownership use an equally ancient technique to hurt their Palestinian neighbors. The battle over olive orchards

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