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December 14, 2011 Afternoon Update |
TOP NEWSRush for Gas Rights Ignites Battles for Control of LandBy SABRINA TAVERNISEAs energy companies and states push to simplify regulations, some local governments are resisting an erosion of their control. Putin Ally Resigns as Speaker of ParliamentBy MICHAEL SCHWIRTZA ranking official in Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin's party resigned as speaker of the lower house of Parliament in the wake of allegations of vote fraud. Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah's FinancingBy JO BECKERThe recently opened ledgers of a bank in Lebanon have offered evidence of a global money-laundering apparatus that funds the group, and an American investigation has suggested the direct involvement of senior Hezbollah officials in the drug trade. The Pakistanis Have a PointBy BILL KELLERSure, they can be infuriating, not to mention duplicitous, paranoid and self-pitying. But you try being a U.S. ally. Accounts of a Massacre, Saved From Junkyard FlamesBy MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTInterviews with Marines about the 2005 Haditha killings were among reams of classified documents destined to become an attendant's kindling in Baghdad. |
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BUSINESSPoland's Economy Refuses to Follow Its NeighborsBy JACK EWINGPoland outshines much of the euro zone in terms of growth, but business and government leaders wonder how long their country can avoid the pain in Western Europe. Lines Are Drawn on Legislation Against Internet PiracyBy EDWARD WYATTBoth supporters and opponents of the bills in the House and the Senate are making their cases through well-financed advertising campaigns. China Imposes New Tariffs on Some Vehicles From the U.S.By KEITH BRADSHERThe new duties, which apply mainly to sport utility vehicles and large cars, signal an escalation in trade hostilities. Olympus Restates Earnings, Showing LossBy HIROKO TABUCHIThe maker of cameras and medical devices filed five years' worth of corrected statements just hours before a Tokyo Stock Exchange deadline that could have seen it delisted. DealBookFor Groupon, Faint Praise From Many UnderwritersBy EVELYN M. RUSLIMany of the banks that helped prepare Groupon for the public markets are hesitant to buy its shares. |
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