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Does Pakistan's Taliban Surge Raise a Nuclear Threat?

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

U.S. and Pakistani officials say nukes are safe even as doubts grow amid rising internal turmoil

Zuma, South Africa's Next President, Now Must Prove Himself

By ALEX PERRY

South Africa's next president had to overcome rape and corruption charges, and prevail in a vicious split in his party, on his way to power. But those challenges pale before the task of fixing his country

In Trying Times, Colleges Willing to Boost Financial-Aid Help

By LAURA FITZPATRICK

More families this year are finding their financial-aid packages are simply not enough. The good news is there's more aid to be had if you know how to ask for it

The Perils of Rubina: The Slumdog Star vs. the Media

By NILANJANA BHOWMICK AND JYOTI THOTTAM / NEW DELHI

A British tabloid stirs up a controversy over the nine-year old's family, leading to a mad dash by the Indian press

Wall Street Stock Research: Soon, Less Independent

By BARBARA KIVIAT

Big Wall Street firms have been funding independent research for the past five years as part of a settlement agreement with regulators. It was nice while it lasted

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More and More, Rural China Is Going to the Polls

By Simon Elegant / Da'an

China has been experimenting with various forms of direct elections at the village level for decades. In the last ten years, the polls have reached almost every one of China's over 600,000 villages

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