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Philippines Declares Emergency After Violence

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Carlos H. Conde - Nov. 25 (News Report) - Two provinces in the troubled south of the Philippines were placed under emergency rule on Tuesday as authorities discovered more bodies of people who were abducted and slaughtered in violence tied to the country’s perennially violent election season.

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A Bing deal for Microsoft, News Corp.?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Seattle Times - By Tim Arango, Ashlee Vance - Nov. 24 (News Report) - Microsoft has been in early discussions about a pact to pay News Corp. to remove links to its news content from Google's search engine and display them exclusively on Microsoft's Bing. If such an arrangement came to pass, it would be a watershed moment in the history of the Internet, and set off a fierce debate over the future of content online.

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A Price War Brews Between Amazon and Wal-Mart

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Brad Stone, Stephanie Rosenbloom - Nov. 24 (Special Report) - For now, it’s a battle of discounts, but Wal-Mart’s long-term goal appears to be stopping Amazon from taking away its business.

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The Phantom Menace

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 23 (Opinion) - The scare stories from Wall Street seem to be intimidating Washington from doing more to rescue the economy.

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The Phantom Menace

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Nov. 23 (Opinion) - The scare stories from Wall Street seem to be intimidating Washington from doing more to rescue the economy.

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As Afghans Resist Taliban, U.S. Spurs Rise of Militias

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Dexter Filkins - Nov. 22 (News Report) - “We are trying to reach out to these groups that have organized themselves,” Col. Christopher Kolenda said in Kabul. Special Forces soldiers have been fanning out across the countryside, descending from helicopters into valleys where the residents have taken up arms against the Taliban and offering their help. Afghan and American officials say they plan to use the militias as tripwires for Taliban incursions, enabling them to call the army or the police if things get out of hand.

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Advocacy Groups May Reshape Message During Holidays

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Katharine Q. Seeleye - Nov. 22 (News Analysis) - The Senate debate on health care, set to begin the week after Thanksgiving, is now on course to collide with the holiday season. One question for advocacy groups on all sides will be whether to keep up their barrage of pointed commercials, even as chestnuts roast and stockings are hung.

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Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Andrew Rice - Nov. 22 (Special Report) - Fearing food shortages, investors from wealthy countries are snapping up land in poor countries to grow food there. Is this development or exploitation?

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