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Friday's Top News: Inside Barack Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo

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Inside Barack Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo

By MASSIMO CALABRESI

White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives

Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban

By OMAR WARAICH / ISLAMABAD

President Obama wants Pakistan to fight Afghan Taliban elements on its soil, but Islamabad's priority is those who challenge its own authority. Besides, the Afghan Taliban gives Pakistan leverage in shaping Afghanistan's future

Can China's Backwaters Save the Global Economy?

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / XI'AN

Rapid growth in China's west is bringing new riches to its residents — and hope for the global economy

India Steps Up Its Fight Against Naxalites

By JESSICA BACHMAN / KANKER

India has stepped up its fight against the bloody, decades-long Maoist insurgency in its northern and central states

Will the Katrina Ruling Prevent Another Disaster?

By MICHAEL GRUNWALD

There can be something thrilling about accountability, so it was nice to see a federal judge declare the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly responsible for the destruction of most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

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"Nobu" Fever: Japan Falls for a Blind Piano Prodigy

By Yuki Oda

The latest cultural obsession in Japan is Nobuyuki Tsujii, a 21-year-old blind piano prodigy and the first Japanese winner of the Van Cliburn International Competition in June

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