TOP NEWS By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Mercenary and irregular forces fought rebels around Tripoli on Thursday, as Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi blamed "hallucinogenic" drugs and Osama bin Laden for the violence. By J. DAVID GOODMAN Tens of thousands of foreign citizens were scrambling to find a way out of Libya on Wednesday. Hundreds of Americans were stranded until Friday as high seas prevented a ferry from leaving Tripoli for Malta. The Caucus By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The focus is on fiscal issues for now, but gay marriage could become a wedge issue in the presidential campaign. By ADAM NAGOURNEY If Gov. Jerry Brown gets support for his spending cuts, he will still have to ask voters to approve $12 billion in taxes. Magazine Preview By MATT BAI The governor of New Jersey became the most celebrated Republican in America by tagging public-sector workers like cops and firefighters - and especially teachers - as 21st-century welfare queens. |
Multimedia As antigovernment forces claim victory in Benghazi, clashes break out around the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Opinion Opinionator A major Supreme Court test of Congressional power -- no, it's not health care -- looms on the horizon. |
BUSINESS By VIKAS BAJAJ Direct investment in India fell more than 31 percent last year, and corruption and bureaucracy are being blamed. By CHRISTINE HAUSER Oil prices continued to rally, pushing stocks lower in Europe and Asia amid fears that unrest could spread to other major Middle East producers. By NICK BUNKLEY General Motors said it earned $4.7 billion in 2010, and that union workers would receive profit-sharing checks of $4,300, the most in the automaker's history. DealBook By CHRIS V. NICHOLSON Porsche says that its merger with Volkswagen may be at risk after German prosecutors expanded the scope of their inquiry into the company. By NICK BUNKLEY The latest recalls are intended to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver's side carpeting. |
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