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U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan

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American troops on a mission in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, last fall. Under a new plan, elite units will soon play a bigger role.
Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
In ending its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected, the United States will rely more on special forces that hunt insurgent leaders and train local troops, officials say.
By THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:44:16 GMT United States Special Operations Command United States Defense and Military Forces Afghanistan War (2001- ) Politics and Government North Atlantic Treaty Organization Obama, Barack United States Politics and Government

Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Syrian Crisis

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Anti-government protesters during the funeral of protesters killed in earlier clashes town of Daraya, near Damascus on Saturday.
Reuters
A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs.
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ANTHONY SHADID Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:57:23 GMT Syria Homs (Syria) Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) Defense and Military Forces Deaths (Fatalities) Assad, Bashar Al-

Protesters Throng Frozen Moscow in Anti-Putin March

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Demonstrators braved bitterly cold temperatures to attend the protest.
James Hill for The New York Times
A third huge rally was undeterred by the arctic cold or by the near certainty that Vladimir V. Putin will win a six-year term as Russia’s president next month.
By ELLEN BARRY and ANDREW E. KRAMER Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:05 GMT Russia Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots Putin, Vladimir V Navalny, Aleksei N Elections Moscow (Russia)

A.N.C. Upholds Suspension of Youth Leader Malema

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A party appeals panel upheld the five-year suspension of the firebrand youth leader Julius Malema from the African National Congress Youth League.
By LYDIA POLGREEN Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:09 GMT African National Congress Youth League Politics and Government Malema, Julius Zuma, Jacob G South Africa

International Students Pay Top Dollar at U.S. Colleges

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Students from China, including Rui Liu, left, make up 11 percent of the nearly 5,800 freshmen at the University of Washington this year.
Matthew Ryan Williams for The New York Times
At the University of Washington, 18 percent of the freshmen are foreigners, and each pays about three times as much as students from Washington State.
By TAMAR LEWIN Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:10:23 GMT Foreign Students (in US) Colleges and Universities Tuition University of Washington Budgets and Budgeting States (US) Washington (State)

Romney Takes a Solid Win in Nevada Caucuses, Fueling Momentum

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Mitt Romney celebrated his victory in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Josh Haner/The New York Times
Mitt Romney won handily in the Nevada caucuses with the help of groups he has struggled to persuade before, including strong Tea Party supporters and very conservative voters.
By JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:01:18 GMT Presidential Election of 2012 Romney, Mitt Primaries and Caucuses Nevada Gingrich, Newt

Collecting: Early Japanese Imports Find Admirers

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ALL IN THE FAMILY: The Yamaguchis, from left, Taiki, Koji and Terry, with their Toyota Celicas from the 1970s.
Axel Koester for The New York Times
Bargain-price Japanese cars from the ’70s and ’80s are being revisited by a generation of enthusiasts who grew up riding in the back seats.
By RICHARD S. CHANG Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:17:22 GMT Toyota Motor Corporation|TM|NYSE Honda Motor Co Ltd|HMC|NYSE Nissan Motor Co Automobiles Small Cars (Compact, Subcompact and Microcars) eBay Inc|EBAY|NASDAQ Mattel Inc|MAT|NASDAQ

Historic Status Offers No Protection in Beijing

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Preservationists in Beijing awoke last weekend to find that the house of the famous architects Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin had been reduced to rubble.
Du Bin for The New York Times
The demolition of a historic house in the imperial city, once home to famous architects who championed historic preservation, is a cruel blow to conservationists.
By ANDREW JACOBS Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:08 GMT Architecture Beijing (China) Historic Buildings and Sites Mao Zedong Liang Sicheng Lin Huiyin

Panetta and Clinton Reassure Europe on Defense

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in Munich on Saturday.
Pool photo by Jacquelyn Martin
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to reassure Europe on Saturday that the United States was not abandoning its partners across the Atlantic.
By ELISABETH BUMILLER and STEVEN ERLANGER Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:00:44 GMT Europe Panetta, Leon E Clinton, Hillary Rodham United States Defense and Military Forces United States International Relations Defense and Military Forces

Egyptian Pipeline Supplying Israel Is Attacked

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Saboteurs blew up a pipeline in Egypt that supplied gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said.
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:10:05 GMT Pipelines Sabotage Israel

U.N. Says Somalia Famine Has Ended, but Crisis Isn’t Over

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Children lined up in January at a food center in Mogadishu, Somalia. The United Nations helped raise more than $1 billion for relief efforts in the region.
Ben Curtis/Associated Press
A bumper harvest and a surge in emergency food aid have ended a famine in Somalia that killed tens of thousands of people, the United Nations said on Friday.
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:56:51 GMT Famine Humanitarian Aid Somalia United Nations

F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group’s Eavesdropping

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The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.
By SCOTT SHANE Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:43:46 GMT Federal Bureau of Investigation Anonymous (Internet Group) Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police Service) Computer Security Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods Telephones and Telecommunications MasterCard Inc|MA|NYSE

Killers’ Families Left to Confront Fear and Shame

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Danyall White, a sister of the confessed killer Richard Paul White, used alcohol to help deal with the situation.
Matt Nager for The New York Times
In a society where headlines of violence are almost commonplace, the families of the perpetrators are largely unheard from. But now some relatives have decided to share their stories.
By SERGE F. KOVALESKI Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:01:12 GMT Murders and Attempted Murders Families and Family Life Crime and Criminals Capital Punishment White, Maureen Hasan, Nidal Malik Hasan, Nader Gardner, Ronnie Lee Bischoff, Debra Kay Hyde, Robert Hyde, John White, Richard Paul White, Danyall

Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy

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A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.
By MELISSA FAY GREENE Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:51:27 GMT Service Dogs and Other Animals Disabilities Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Wendy's International Inc|WEN|NYSE

Talk: Joe Eszterhas Sure Cleaned Up

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/magazine/joe-eszterhas-sure-cleaned-up.html?partner=rss&emc=rss ParmaLink Greg Ruffing/Redux, for The New York Times
So why is he writing a movie about Jewish history for Mel Gibson?
By ANDREW GOLDMAN Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:07:16 GMT Eszterhas, Joe Gibson, Mel Movies Jews and Judaism