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Qaddafi Is Said to Survive NATO Airstrike That Kills Son

By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 12:26 AM ET

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi survived an airstrike that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren, a spokesman said Sunday, in a sharp intensification of the NATO campaign against the Libyan leader.

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Syrian Businessman Becomes Magnet for Anger and Dissent

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Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, is at the intersection of family privilege, clan loyalty and the yawning disconnect between ruler and ruled.

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Afghanistan Road Project Is Marred by Unsavory Alliances

By ALISSA J. RUBIN and JAMES RISEN 2:23 AM ET

The corruption surrounding a U.S.-financed highway has become another example of sinkholes in Afghanistan for the money of American taxpayers.

How Happy Are You? A Census Wants to Know

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Officials in a Boston suburb are trying to create an index for tracking residents’ well-being that goes beyond economic and material measures.

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Republican leaders, activists and donors worry that the party’s initial presidential field could squander a chance to capture grass-roots energy. Above, Mitt Romney.

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As the toll rose in the South, contractors lined up to bid on cleanup contracts and neighbors offered food to victims.

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As an unsmiling Donald Trump sat, a guest of The Washington Post, Mr. Obama ripped one punch after another at him.

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In Ellsinore, Mo., where a sheriff was caught up in a methamphetamine case, many see a hopeless fight.

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The conservative commentator takes a weekly break to watch political talk shows, stock car racing and reality television.

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Dr. Marc E. Agronin is unusual not just because of his specialty but because he is immersed in patients’ lives.

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The Army Corps of Engineers may blow gaps in a Missouri levee, inundating farms and relieving pressure upstream.

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