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Dow Closes Below 10,000 for First Time Since Nov. 4

The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below the 10,000 threshold as investors sought to overcome fears of a faltering global recovery.

Iran’s Nuclear Plans Prompt New Calls for Sanctions

After Iran notified the U.N. nuclear agency of plans to enrich its uranium, officials from the U.S., France and Russia called for stronger measures against Tehran.

Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Haitian Children

Doctors and aid workers are wrestling with the burden of proving that they are not illegally transporting children, whose risk of dying is rising while the paperwork awaits.

President Obama served lunch at a soup kitchen in Washington on Martin Luther King’s birthday.
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Blacks Question Obama’s Approach to Race

President Obama worked at a soup kitchen on Martin Luther King’s birthday last month in a typically low-key observation of the holiday. His stance on race is frustrating some black leaders.

John P. Murtha, Congressman, Dies at 77

Representative Murtha served 35 years in Congress, and was alternately respected and feared by colleagues.

Jackson’s Doctor Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter

Dr. Conrad Murray had provided Mr. Jackson with an anesthetic that was ruled a major factor in his death.

News Analysis
For Human Spaceflight, Can Measured Beat Bold?

The Obama administration is trying to keep humans flying in space, but will its measured proposals succeed?

2009 N.F.L. Playoffs
After the Parade, Saints Face Many Decisions

The Super Bowl champion Saints have 29 free agents — 11 of them unrestricted — heading into next season.

ROSS DOUTHAT
The Dream of Zero

Linking a nonproliferation agenda to the dream of universal nuclear abolition, as the president has done, is a naïve approach to a difficult problem.

Arts »

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight

Publishers have taken some control of how much consumers pay for content.

Shakespeare on Park Avenue
Shakespeare’s New Home: Park Avenue

The Royal Shakespeare Company will hold court in Manhattan.

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The Bigger Little Italy

Belmont is known as the Little Italy of the Bronx — or, to some, “the real Little Italy.”

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The Motivation Is Perfection
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David Clelland spent years restoring a 1960 Chrysler 300F convertible before winning acclaim.

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The Boss: For Tony Hawk, the Skateboard Is a Canvas
The Boss: For Tony Hawk, the Skateboard Is a Canvas

“Every time I skated, I got better at it,” recalls Tony Hawk, who has built a five-division business out of something he loves to do.

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