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Charting the Journey to Obama’s Shift on Afghanistan

When President Obama joins other NATO leaders Sunday and Monday, the full extent of how his Afghan strategy has changed — from “war of necessity” to withdrawal on his terms — will be seen.

NATO Summit Opens Without Deal on Supply Lines

The meeting on long-term security for Afghanistan opened in Chicago under the shadow of tension between the United States and Pakistan over an unfinished deal to reopen supply routes for the war.

Chinese Dissident Arrives in New York, Ending an Ordeal

Chen Guangcheng, the lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted relations between the United States and China, followed his flight with a news conference in New York.

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Group of 8 Leaders Confront German Focus on Austerity

Meeting at Camp David, leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt the deepening debt crisis in Europe.

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Campaign 2012
<strong>CONNECTED</strong> The Romneys in 2008 with Senator Robert F. Bennett at the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Mormon Church.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, via Associated Press
The Long Run

Romney’s Mormon Faith, Silent but Deep

People who know Mitt Romney well say his faith is a huge influence on him. Above, the Romneys at the 2008 funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley, the church president.

Megrahi, Convicted in Lockerbie Bombing, Is Dead

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which left 270 people dead.

From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz

Office workers are dissatisfied with the level of “speech privacy,” and managers are hearing their complaints.

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19 Months Left to Remake New York

Fans of Amanda M. Burden, the planning commissioner, call her a visionary who will leave behind a much-improved city. But she has her critics too.

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Grill ’Em All

What could possibly compete with a spice-rubbed grilled rib-eye? A grilled Caesar salad.

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Sunday Review

A section of opinion and analysis.
Opinion
Wild Ponies and Wild Weather

When a hurricane thrashes the mid-Atlantic, I worry about the ponies on Assateague Island.

Editorial
Obama, Stop Condescending to Women

Suggesting that women are smarter is annoying. Women need jobs, not fake flattery.

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Is Insider Trading Part of the Fabric?

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been getting tougher on insider trading on Wall Street, but its potential target may be too wide.

Sports »

Winning Jockey Came From a Struggling Track

Hastings Racecourse in Vancouver helped launch the career of the jockey Mario Gutierrez, but the track faces an uncertain future.

 

Only One Chipper

Larry Wayne Jones Jr. has been the Atlanta Braves’ one constant for almost two decades.

Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids

As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums.

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In One Adjective, Please Tell Me Who You Are

Chris Barbin of Appirio, an information technology company, says he asks job candidates how a best friend would describe them, and then how they would describe themselves.

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