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‘Static Kill’ Appears to Be Working in Well, BP Says
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BP said that pumping heavy drilling mud into its stricken well in the Gulf seemed to stabilize pressure.
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Kenyans Vote on New Constitution
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
NAIROBI — The new constitution seeks to address a flawed system that has exacerbated ethnic rifts.
U.S. Court Overturns Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
By JESSE McKINLEY and JOHN SCHWARTZ
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge struck down California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage, handing a temporary victory to gay rights advocates in a legal battle likely to be settled by the Supreme Court.
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U.N. Supports Israeli Account of Border Clash
By ISABEL KERSHNER
JERUSALEM — The United Nations largely vindicated Israel’s account of how the fighting with Lebanon started on Wednesday.
Outsourcing to India Draws Western Lawyers
By HEATHER TIMMONS
NOIDA, India — American and British lawyers — who might once have turned up their noses at the idea of moving to India — are re-evaluating.
High-Ranking Pakistan Police Official Assassinated
By ISMAIL KHAN
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Eleven people were wounded in the suicide bombing attack, which came as residents in much of northwestern Pakistan are struggling to recover from severe floods that killed hundreds.
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Google to Alter Keyword Ad Policy in Europe
By MATTHEW SALTMARSH
PARIS — The Internet giant said it would change its policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy terms that have been trademarked by others as keywords.
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Iran Denies Reports of Attack on Ahmadinejad
By WILLIAM YONG and ALAN COWELL
TEHRAN — An Iranian state-run broadcaster said that reports of a grenade attack on the president’s motorcade were false.
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Pain Lingers From 2007 Vote in Kenya
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
MAU SUMMIT, Kenya — Two and a half years after the disputed presidential election of December 2007, Kenya’s Rift Valley is still a land of raw feelings.
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After Haiti Quake, the Chaos of U.S. Adoptions
By GINGER THOMPSON
BAXTER, Minn. — Washington responded to the disaster in Haiti by lifting visa requirements, and some safeguards were ignored.
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U.S. Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk
By JUSTIN GILLIS
WASHINGTON — Only about 26 percent of the oil from the gulf leak is still onshore or in the water, and most of it is breaking down rapidly, officials say.
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Kenya’s Proposed Constitution
“Politicians for and against the draft have had their say and now its our turn,” writes George Gopal in Kenya.
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A Kenyan electoral worker checked a voter’s fingers at a polling station in Kosachei.
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Diverse Cultures Leave Trail in Sumatra
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Abstract City: Red Eye
Christoph Niemann shares his visual diary documenting a flight from New York to Berlin.
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Amar’e Stoudemire’s Quest to Israel
The NBA star said he visited Israel for “purely spiritual and educational” reasons.
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Editorial: Rage and Floods in Pakistan
Responding to the needs of Pakistan’s flooded northwestern region is not something Washington and Islamabad can afford to get wrong.
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As Obama Talks Peace, Iraqis Are Unsure
After years of violence and a weak government, many are unaware of U.S. goals.
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