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Dow Ends Year of Tumult Up 6%A1
Top investors stumble, but a strong fourth quarter pushes blue chips into the black. Meanwhile, the S&P; 500 ends the year almost exactly where it started.
- Blue Chips in Black in 2011, as S&P; Ends Flat
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Election 2012
On Top in Iowa: Romney and PaulA1
The Republican field in Iowa has split into two clear tiers, following the spectacular rise and fall of so many contenders this season.
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Price of Credit Card: Paying Expired DebtA1
Debt collectors offer cards to people with poor credit ratings if they agree to pay part of old debts that they are no longer responsible for because of statutory limitations.
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Time-Shifting Revelers Celebrate New Year's Eve Early
Sometimes the disco ball drops at 8:30 p.m. Whether to be quirky or accommodate tired parents' wishes, many people don't hold out until midnight to celebrate the New Year. In Bethlehem, Pa., a 6-foot-wide replica of a marshmallow Peep chick drops at 5:15.

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U.S. stocks fell, but the Dow Jones industrials ended up nearly 6% for the year, while the S&P; 500 ended 2011 essentially flat. The Dow fell 69.48 to 12217.56 on Friday.
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U.S. natural gas prices fell to their lowest point in more than two years, underscoring how the nation's booming energy business is becoming a victim of its own success.
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Spain said it will miss its budget-deficit target by a wide margin, and announced spending cuts and tax increases valued at about $19.4 billion.
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China reshuffled a list of sectors where it wants to attract foreign investment, downgrading autos and emphasizing emerging fields.

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Crowds of demonstrators gathered in Syrian cities. Hundreds of thousands of people packed into squares and outside mosques in the largest protests in months, apparently aiming to take advantage of the presence of Arab League monitors.
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Activists said they wanted to provoke security forces, so observers would get a firsthand look at crackdowns.
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North Korea said its new leader won't work with South Korea's president, continuing anger over the South's refusal to provide unconditional economic aid.
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Iran said it will launch missiles and torpedoes as part of a continuing naval drill in the Persian Gulf.

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Wind and Solar Projects Advance on a Fast TrackA2
The pace of approvals for solar and wind projects in the U.S. is picking up under the Obama administration, with two new plants in California and Oregon winning approval.
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Court Delays Smog RuleA2
A federal court on Friday suspended the Environmental Protection Agency's latest effort to regulate soot and smog-forming pollution from power plants that wafts across state lines, days before it was to take effect on Sunday.
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Aging and Broke, More Lean on FamilyA3
More aging Americans are doing something they never would have imagined: turning to family for financial aid. Some are even asking their children for a place to live.
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Arson Hits Hollywood Cars, Homes A3
Police were on alert after 16 cars were set on fire early Friday morning in and around Hollywood, a day after authorities arrested two arson suspects for similar blazes in the area.
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Voter ID Laws Lead Flurry of Statutes A4
Millions more Americans will be required to show photo identification when they head to the polls in four states in 2012, headlining the welter of new laws across the nation that take effect with the turn of the year.
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Obama Delays Request on Debt CeilingA4
President Barack Obama delayed submitting a request to Congress for a $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling, setting up a renewed debate in January over the nation's spending and borrowing habits.
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Obama Warms Up for Fall Iowa Run A5
President Obama's campaign has quietly increased its presence in Iowa, both to set the stage for his re-election bid and to blunt Republican criticism.
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Romney Hones Economy PitchA5
Mitt Romney is focusing on what he sees as the central decision facing voters: the choice between his vision for an "opportunity society" and the "entitlement society" he says is favored by President Barack Obama.
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Four Who Will Help Make Up Iowa's MindA6
Visits with a "candidate advocate," a phone-bank worker, a pastor and an undecided voter.
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On the Stump
Soul-Searching in Virginia; Kucinich vs. KapturA6
Items from the campaign trail, in On the Stump, on the Election2012 page.
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Spain Expects Wider DeficitA7
Spain's new government said the country will miss its budget-deficit target by a wide margin, and announced spending cuts and tax increases valued at about $19.4 billion to stem the tide of red ink.
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Hungary Snubs EU by Passing Bank LawA7
Hungary's Parliament passed a controversial central-bank law Friday, in a move that threatens to derail the country's bid for new financial backing from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
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China Pins Hopes on Public HousingA8
Beijing's subsidized-housing push will help determine whether China can remake its real-estate sector fast enough to prevent its economy from flaming out.
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Pyongyang Resumes Hard Line on SouthA8
North Korea says its new leader won't work with South Korea, continuing its anger over the South's refusal to provide it with unconditional economic aid.
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Turkish Leader Defends Military After DeathsA8
Turkey's prime minister stood by his military while promising an investigation into the killing of 35 villagers by Turkish warplanes, after the incident triggered antigovernment protests.
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Tokyo Exchange to Aid Myanmar A8
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is in talks to help Myanmar foster its stock market amid nascent signs the country is inching toward political and economic opening.
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U.S. Raises Alarm Over Oil LanesA9
Iran said it will launch missiles and torpedoes as part of a naval drill in the Persian Gulf after a week of saber-rattling in which Tehran threatened to close some of the world's most vital oil-shipping lanes.
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Military Fears Skills May Be LostA9
The U.S. military left Iraq with new technologies, but some of the skills developed alongside are in danger of falling away, people throughout the ranks worry.
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Syrians Rally During Monitor VisitA10
Hundreds of thousands of antigovernment protesters gathered in cities across Syria in the largest protests in months, apparently aiming to take advantage of the presence of the Arab League monitoring committee.
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Russian Protesters Set a Plan for 2012A10
The activists who organized Russia's largest antigovernment protests in over 20 years said they would march again in February, a month before Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faces presidential elections.
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Egypt Raids Worry TargetsA10
Egyptian and foreign human-rights workers contemplated their next moves and largely turned to self-defense after unprecedented raids on non-governmental organizations left a chill over the civil society community.
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Basketball's Bluegrass Battle Is onA12
Third-ranked Kentucky and No. 4 Louisville—and sniping coaches John Calipari and Rick Pitino—will meet Saturday.
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Down and Distance
Enough With the Little Guy in College FootballA12
The NCAA's members need to create a new tier for football schools with means—Texas, Florida, Notre Dame—and a lower one for wannabes.
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Gold Tycoon Rides Crest of Asian Boom
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China Growth Continues to Slow

The final HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose in December compared with November, but remains in contractionary territory, adding to evidence that growth continues to slow.

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Top investors stumble, but a strong fourth quarter pushes blue chips into the black. Meanwhile, the S&P; 500 ends the year almost exactly where it started.
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