Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Last Update: 8:25 AM ET

1Planned cuts in the size of a mortgage that can be backed by the federal government may hurt upscale housing markets in high-cost states like New York and California.

• Leonhardt: Rent or Buy?

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Killings and Rumors Unsettle Libyan City

By KAREEM FAHIM

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The deaths of former government officials in Benghazi, the center of the Libyan resistance, appear to be rooted in vengeance and have raised the specter of a death squad.

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• Chaos Stalls Tuition Aid for Libyan Students in U.S.

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Syrians Report Shelling of City and Mass Arrests

By THE NEW YORK TIMES 5:09 AM ET

At least 10,000 protesters have been detained in the past several days, and a residential neighborhood in Homs was shelled again on Wednesday, activists said.

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After Bin Laden, U.S. Reassesses Afghan Strategy

By THOM SHANKER and CHARLIE SAVAGE

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The death of Osama bin Laden has set off a reassessment of the war in Afghanistan, and the broader war on terrorism.

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“I want a white society,” said Jeff Hall, the day before he was killed.

Son Is Accused of Killing Neo-Nazi Father

By JESSE McKINLEY

Jeff Hall’s young children were raised in a home where white supremacism was embraced. Now one of them, his 10-year-old son, has been charged with his murder.

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[pic][pic][pic]Pressure Grows for Trustee to Leave Board of CUNY

By LISA W. FODERARO and WINNIE HU

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After failing to derail honors for the playwright Tony Kushner, Jeffrey...