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 July 12, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSHalf Brother of Afghan President Is Killed in KandaharBy ALISSA J. RUBIN, CARLOTTA GALL and RUHULLAH KHAPALWAKAhmed Wali Karzai, the provincial council chairman for Kandahar, was shot Tuesday at close range by a close family associate, family friends said. Lawmakers to Call Murdoch to Testify in Hacking CaseBy JOHN F. BURNS, JO BECKER and ALAN COWELLAll three major parties in Parliament rebuked Rupert Murdoch's media empire, and a parliamentary committee said it would call him to testify about the phone-hacking scandal. The Lede BlogLatest Updates on British Phone Hacking ScandalBy ROBERT MACKEYOn Tuesday, The Lede is following developments in the phone hacking scandal in Britain, as fresh revelations of misconduct by journalists continue to come to light. The CaucusIn Debt Ceiling Fight, Obama Has the EdgeBy MATT BAIIt's possible for voters to rebuke Mr. Obama and trust his opposition even less. And in fact, polling shows that is exactly what is going on. Military MemoWith Blunt, Salty Talk, Panetta Era BeginsBy ELISABETH BUMILLERLeon Panetta's inaugural trip to Iraq and Afghanistan shows that in substance and style he is another species from his predecessor, Robert Gates. |
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BUSINESSWith Sonic, G.M. Stands Automaking on Its HeadBy BILL VLASICGeneral Motors and the United Automobile Workers are cooperating to build the Sonic subcompact at a smaller plant using new methods while paying lower wages to most workers. Effort in Senate to Close Offshore Tax HavensBy DAVID KOCIENIEWSKITwo senior Democratic senators are pushing to help reduce the federal deficit by tightening rules that allow hedge funds, derivatives traders and corporations to skirt federal taxes. Berlusconi Pledges to Push Through Austerity BillBy RACHEL DONADIO and DAVID JOLLYAs markets gyrated, the Italian prime minister tried to calm fears that Italy was in danger of getting sucked into Europe's sovereign debt crisis. E.U. Leaders Push to Solve Deep Divide Over GreeceBy STEPHEN CASTLEEuropean officials pressed to hold an emergency summit meeting this Friday in hopes of resolving deep disputes that have held up the second Greek rescue package. Ireland Bonds DowngradedBy THE NEW YORK TIMESMoody's, the credit-ratings agency, said the country would need more international financing before it can fully recover. |
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