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After Losses, Pensions Ask For a Change

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH

Some of the nation’s biggest companies want Congress to roll back rules requiring them to put more money into pension funds.

Web Sites Wage Holiday Price Wars
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE

As deserted malls and department stores struggle to court consumers with steep discounts, an even more ferocious price war is being waged online.

New York Police Fight With U.S. on Surveillance
By DAVID JOHNSTON and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM

The Justice Department is resisting an effort by the New York Police Department to get broader latitude to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects.

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China Announces Food Safety Rules
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China Announces Food Safety Rules
By ANDREW JACOBS 9:04 AM ET

The new measures are aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry. Above, an official prepared to destroy confiscated milk powder in Shanghai last week.

Discussions With Clintons as Obama Creates Team
By PETER BAKER and HELENE COOPER

Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Penny Pritzker, a businesswoman, also emerged as cabinet contenders.

Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing
By TAMAR LEWIN

Hanging out online helps teenagers develop “technological skills and literacy,” a researcher on a new study said.


 
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