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By CATHERINE RAMPELL The American economy picked up a little steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, a faster rate than the 1.8 percent of the third quarter. By KAREEM FAHIM and RICK GLADSTONE Heavy bloodshed was reported Friday as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations made a step toward a possible resolution condemning the government. By STEVEN ERLANGER President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013. By TAMAR LEWIN President Obama is proposing a financial aid overhaul that would tie colleges' eligibility for campus-based aid programs to the institutions' success in improving affordability and value for students. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The former governor of Massachusetts moved past his rival, Newt Gingrich, heading into the final weekend before the vote. |
| World On a tour by Arab League observers through the restless suburbs of Damascus, the stops were anxious, brief and few. Opinion Campaign Stops By STANLEY FISH President Obama should keep the focus on unfairness, not inequality. |
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By LANDON THOMAS Jr. The British government's so-called money transfers prop up its poorer regions, keeping them from the kind of collapse suffered in euro zone nations like Greece. By REUTERS Wall Street traded lower Friday after data showed the American economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter. By NICK BUNKLEY The automaker's earnings for 2011 were the largest in 13 years after a one-time gain in the fourth quarter. The Lede Blog By J. DAVID GOODMAN Twitter incited anger among its international users on Friday after it announced a new method of blocking individual posts from appearing in certain countries. But some Internet advocacy groups defended it. DealBook By MARK SCOTT Eastman Chemical said on Friday that it would acquire the specialty chemicals manufacturer Solutia for $3.38 billion, as it looks to expand in emerging markets. |
Photographs: A Day With the Arab League Monitors
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