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The AIG Backlash: Has Congress Flipped Out?

By JAY NEWTON-SMALL/WASHINGTON

Spurred by outrage, Congress is moving at lightning speed to tax bonuses. But could the move be counterproductive?

For Obama, the Clock on Iran Is Ticking — But How Fast?

By TONY KARON

As the new Administration contemplates a diplomatic strategy towards Tehran, it is being offered differing assessments on the urgency of the threat presented by Iran's nuclear program

Can Afghanistan Support a Beefed Up Military?

By MARK THOMPSON/WASHINGTON

Washington weighs doubling Afghan security forces to make the country less dependent on U.S. forces, but Afghanistan can't afford to pay such a large army

President Obama on Jay Leno Spoiler

By MICHAEL SCHERER

The transcript of Jay Leno's interview with Obama, as released by the White House.

Don't Panic — At Least Not Yet

By JOE KLEIN

The Obama agenda is ambitious and complex, but he still deserves time to make it work

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The transcript of Jay Leno's interview with Obama, as released by the White House.

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Quotes of the Day

" I warned them against getting too close to the border. I suspect that they got too ambitious. "
CHUN KI-WON,
a Christian clergyman in Seoul, commenting on the plight of two missing U.S. journalists believed to have been detained by North Korean boarder guards during a reporting assignment in China earlier this week
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Sao Paulo

What Downturn? Business Booms in Brazil's Shanties

By Andrew Downie

Small-time entrepreneurs who retail the things poorer Brazilians can't do without — food and cosmetics — are showing remarkable resilience

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