Iran: Will talks happen under Obama?
A period of reestablishing relations with Iran's partners seems likely. Also expect contacts with lower-tier Iranian officials.
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Global reverberations: Employees at the London office of Lehman Brothers headed home after the bank folded in September.
How deep a recession?
The housing-bubble collapse makes recovery hard to predict.
How would Hillary Clinton do as top US diplomat?
Some raise questions, but most analysts - left and right - think she's qualified.
Will Stevens's ouster be good for Alaska?
He delivered 'the goods,' but his successor aims to do things the senator couldn't, like open ANWR to drilling.
US forces kill senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader
Hajji Hammadi, a senior member of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was believed by US military officials to have been responsible for the abduction and murder of US Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin in 2004.
Arab countries meet to tackle Somali pirate threat
Egypt hosted Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Yemen, and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia on Thursday in a bid to protect valuable maritime trade routes from pirates.
US airstrikes put Pakistan's leaders on defensive
It summoned the US ambassador Thursday to formally complain after an attack hit deep inside Pakistani territory.
California Supreme Court to hear challenges to gay-marriage ban
Opponents argue that the ballot initiative amounts to a revision of the state constitution.
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