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 September 20, 2011 Afternoon Update |
 TOP NEWSAfghan Peace Council Chief Killed in Attack on His HomeBy ALISSA J. RUBIN and RICK GLADSTONEAn unidentified attacker on Tuesday killed former President Burhanuddin Rabbani, the leader of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, whose main responsibility was negotiating a political end to the war with the Taliban.
Obama Praises Libya's Post-Qaddafi Leaders at U.N.By HELENE COOPERPresident Obama met Libya's transitional leader for the first time on Tuesday, and extolled what he called the Libyan people's successful struggle to depose Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. S.E.C. Refers Ex-Counsel's Actions on Madoff to Justice Dept.By LOUISE STORY and GRETCHEN MORGENSONThe conflict-of-interest case involving David M. Becker, the former general counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission, is being referred to the Department of Justice for a possible criminal investigation. The 6th Floor BlogOur Family's Experiment in Extreme Schooling: a PostscriptBy CLIFFORD J. LEVY and JULIE DRESSNERHow are they doing now? That was one of the most common questions asked by people who read in the education issue of the magazine about our Brooklyn-bred children's four years in a local school in Moscow. Well BlogExercise Spurs Teenage Boys to Stop SmokingBy ANAHAD O'CONNORTeenage boys who took part in a smoking cessation program and combined it with exercise were several times less likely to continue smoking than those who received only traditional anti-smoking advice. |
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BUSINESSPoker Site Misused Players' Money, U.S. SaysBy MATT RICHTELFederal prosecutors said a major online poker site, Full Tilt Poker, was accepting millions of dollars in bets but paying out the money in profits to its executives. Stocks Shrug Off Italian DowngradeBy CHRISTINE HAUSER and MATTHEW SALTMARSHMarkets brushed off the downgrade of Italian debt and looked for silver linings in the American and European economies. Dodd-Frank Wears the Bull's-Eye on G.O.P. Campaign TrailBy EDWARD WYATTThe Dodd-Frank Act, the sprawling law to address the causes of the financial crisis, is a job killer that should be repealed, Republican presidential candidates say. Ford and Chrysler to Follow G.M. on Pact, U.A.W. Chief SaysBy BILL VLASICThe United Automobile Workers president said he expects the automakers to follow the model set in previous negotiations with General Motors. I.M.F. Slashes Growth Outlook for U.S. and EuropeBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESSThe International Monetary Fund downgraded its outlook for the United States economy through 2012 because of weak growth and concern over Europe's debt crisis. |
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