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U.S. Pressures Pakistan
The top two American intelligence officials traveled secretly to Pakistan to press President Pervez Musharraf to allow the Central Intelligence Agency greater latitude to operate in the tribal territories where Al Qaeda and the Taliban are active, according to officials. 1
The second attack in eight months on former Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao of Pakistan left him more frustrated and more outspoken about the failure of the government to respond to militants who are seeking to destabilize the country. 10
Mysticism in Indonesia
As former President Suharto hovers on the edge of death, some people in Indonesia say it is not doctors and machines that have kept him alive, but an unseen cosmos of mystical forces. 3
Anger in Shanghai
The citizens who mobilized against Shanghai's plans to build an extension of the city's magnetic levitation train are wary of calling the antitrain movement a protest. But the coalescing of homeowners around such issues is being seen by many observers as the strongest sign yet of rising resentment among China's middle class over a lack of say in government. 4
Rogue Trader in Custody
Jerome Kerviel, a former trader at Societe Generale, was taken into custody by French police officers investigating what caused the bank, one of Europe's largest, to lose more than $7 billion. 6
Brutal Split in Rural Kenya
One month after a flawed election, Kenya is tearing itself apart along ethnic lines. The latest casualty is the anarchy-filled city of Nakuru, just two hours away from the seeming calm of Nairobi. 8
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Obama Wins in South Carolina
Senator Barack Obama won a commanding victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton in the South Carolina primary, with support from both black and white voters in a contest that sets the stage for a state-by-state fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.1
Subprime Risk Evidenced
Witnesses have agreed to provide New York state prosecutors with evidence that Wall Street banks had information about the risks posed by subprime mortgages -- information that appears to have been withheld from investors, a person familiar with the agreement said.1
Arizona Limits College Aid
Administrators at several Arizona college campuses fear that a 2006 referendum, which forbids college students who cannot prove they are legal residents from receiving state financial assistance, has priced some out of their classes, particularly at the state's community colleges. 13
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Prison Towns Fear Closings
Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal to close several upstate prisons that are operating below capacity has brought anxiety to the workers and communities that depend on them.22
