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The health reform law’s biggest threat: 30,000 too few doctors
February 11, 2012 08:00 
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On a chilly afternoon at a community clinic in Southeast Washington, three young doctors are busily laying the foundation for the health-care law’s success. Jacob Edwards flips through a manual on skin conditions, diagnosing a rash that...
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Sun newspaper staff arrested in police probe
February 11, 2012 05:14
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Authorities arrested eight people Saturday -- including five employees of Britain's bestselling Sun newspaper -- as part of an inquiry into illegal payments to police and officials.
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Study: Female mayors don’t govern differently, but they’re better at being reelected
February 11, 2012 02:28
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Fernando Ferreira and Joseph Gyourko looked at whether female mayors in the United States govern any differently than their male counterparts, examining whether there were substantial differences in policy outcomes, in a new paper for the National...
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Two decades later, donors wondering what happened to plans for slavery museum
February 11, 2012 01:35
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Nearly 20 years ago, former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder announced that he wanted to create a museum that would tell the story of slavery in the United States. He had the vision, the clout, the charm to make it seem attainable, and he had...
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Korea's K-pop takes off in the west
February 10, 2012 10:10
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When pop sensation Girls' Generation recently provided the grand finale to the Late Show with David Letterman, a top slot on US television, it signalled that South Korea's entertainment industry had broken out of Asia and is now looking to...
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German-Portugal talks caught on tape
February 10, 2012 09:55
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Germany would be prepared to adjust the terms of Portugal's ?78bn financial rescue programme after a second bail-out package for Greece had been finalised, Wolfgang Schäuble, the Germany finance minister, has told his Portuguese counterpart.
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Greece faces tough terms on new bailout
February 10, 2012 08:11
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Greece faces more uncertainty after eurozone finance ministers laid out tough conditions to be met before they will sign off on a new ?130 billion ($172.6 billion) bailout deal for the country.
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Starker exchange lets you defer capital gains taxes on investment real estate
February 10, 2012 05:52
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Last in a series. “Taxation with representation ain’t so hot either.” — Gerald Barzan, humorist If you own investment property, and you sell it this year, you will have to pay 15 percent capital gains tax to the Internal Revenue Service....
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Get ready for the budget
February 10, 2012 03:40
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Lori Montgomery has some early details on the White House’s 2013 budget. Nothing in there will really surprise you. Nothing in there is all that likely to pass. And, as we know, the underlying economic assumptions are totally wrong. Read full...
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New safety policy for cruise ships
February 10, 2012 03:29
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Cruise lines are now required to conduct passenger safety drills before leaving port, under a rule announced Thursday by three cruise industry associations.
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