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By HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER President Obama plans to announce Wednesday that he will order 10,000 troops to pull out of Afghanistan this year, and another 20,000 troops by the end of next summer. By CHARLIE SAVAGE Republican leaders unveiled two resolutions meant to address the tensions over President Obama's authority to continue the military mission in Libya. By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would complete the planned purchase of $600 billion in Treasury securities next week as scheduled. By LARA EL GIBALY and DAVID JOLLY The activists, most of them leaders of the majority Shiite community, were convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government during protests. By EDWARD WONG The state news agency reported the release of Ai Weiwei, whose prosecution had become a focal point of criticism of China's human rights record. |
| Multimedia The politics behind President Obama's policy on Afghanistan troop withdrawals; a report from Kabul on what's at stake; and the daughter of a Bahraini human rights activist speaks out after he is sentenced to life in prison. Opinion Opinionator Cutting the budgets for the Food and Drug Administration and the Women, Infants and Children Program puts us all at risk. |
BUSINESS
DealBook By PETER LATTMAN The brokerage firm will pay $200 million to resolve allegations that it and two of its executives defrauded investors by inflating the value of mortgage-backed securities. By LOUISE STORY Regulators worry that derivatives that insure against a default may have dangerously concentrated the risks. By LANDON THOMAS Jr. The Socialist party heavyweight Evangelos Venizelos is responsible for persuading skittish investors that Greece can reform its economy and make good on its debts. DealBook By BEN PROTESS The S.E.C. approved rules imposing sweeping requirements on large hedge funds and other private investment advisers, but delayed the effective date for nearly nine months. By KEITH BRADSHER Beyond controversies and cost concerns, high-speed trains are reducing hurdles posed by China's size, bringing benefits in tow and posing challenges for the country's competitors. |
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