Friday, July 17, 2009

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After a Four-Year Calm, Bombs Hit Jakarta Hotels

By JASON TEDJASUKMANA

Attacks on two luxury hotels in Jakarta kill at least nine, wound dozens — and deal a blow to Indonesia's image as an increasingly stable nation

Goldman's Sudden Boom Could Be a Bust for Obama

By MICHAEL SCHERER / WASHINGTON

The bank's return to windfall profits poses a political problem for an Administration trying to justify billions in bailout money

Gates Takes Aim at the Military's Spending Wish Lists

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

As part of his campaign to fundamentally alter the way the Pentagon does business, the Defense Secretary is trying to stop the uniformed services from appealing directly to lawmakers for more money for their favorite weapons

The 10 Key Players in Health-Care Reform

By KAREN TUMULTY AND MARK HALPERIN

As President Obama ramps up his efforts to overhaul the country's health care system, these are the other personalities on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue who will most determine whether he ultimately succeeds or fails

In the Middle East, Little Outcry Over China's Oppressed Uighurs

By ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER / CAIRO

In the wake of China's bloody crackdown on the Uighur riots in Xinjiang province, few governments in the Middle East have stepped up to defend the country's minority Muslims. But they have their reasons for keeping quiet

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By AUSTIN RAMZY

The Beijing-based Open Constitution Initiative is under threat of closure due to $208,000 in tax penalties that landed this week.

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The Men Who Went to the Moon, 40 Years Later

A lunar journey is hard — but not as hard as coming home when the mission is done. Forty years after the first moon landing, the nature of the men who made the trips may be the deepest mystery of all

Quotes of the Day

"The surreal thing was going down in the elevator and walking through the lobby and looking across to my left and noticing the cafe was completely blown out."
GEOFFREY HEAD,
a guest at Jakarta's Ritz Carlton, after two bombs killed at least nine people in the Indonesian capital
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Combatting Extremism in Casablanca

By MARISA MAZRIA-KATZ

To combat extremism, a community project is inspiring slum kids to become role models. What can Morocco's ghettos teach the rest of the world?

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