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By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM The Federal Reserve is shifting $400 billion from short- to long-term Treasury securities to push interest rates down and encourage companies to borrow and spend. By HELENE COOPER Seeking to defuse a major diplomatic confrontation, President Obama said the only way to achieve the goal was for the Palestinians and Israelis to resume direct negotiations. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and STEVEN LEE MYERS The relationship between Israel and the Republican Party has complicated President Obama's efforts to avert a confrontation over the Palestinian bid for U.N. membership. By J. DAVID GOODMAN and ALAN COWELL Two Americans arrested while hiking along the Iran-Iraq frontier two years ago were released Wednesday and left the country by plane, their families said in a statement. Magazine Preview By ROBERT F. WORTH Among the dead and the smoldering ruins, Libyans struggle to escape their country's twisted history. |
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By FLOYD NORRIS The I.M.F. and World Bank meet in Washington at a time when political sniping has reduced the ability of central bankers to act. By CHRISTINE HAUSER Stocks declined Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would pressure down long-term interest rates to help bolster the economy. DealBook By DEALBOOK The ratings agency said Washington was more likely "to allow a large bank to fail should it become financially troubled." By STEVE LOHR and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The company's chairman, Eric E. Schmidt, testified on Wednesday before a Senate committee on whether Google competes fairly in its various businesses. By QUENTIN HARDY Directors of the company were considering Meg Whitman, the former chief of eBay, to replace Léo Apotheker, sources said. |
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