Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes
Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes |
- Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes
- The Rail: Oxbow Wins the 138th Preakness Stakes
- Oxbow, With Jockey Gary Stevens, Wins Preakness Stakes and Spoils Orb’s Run for Triple Crown
- Exposés of China’s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong
- British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks
- Orb’s Family Tree Is Linked to His Owners’
- Syria’s Assad Says Peace Talks Likely to Fail
- At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules
- Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire
- BlackRock, a Shareholding Giant, Is Quietly Stirring
- Under Pressure, China Measures Its Impact in Myanmar
- Marina Stuetz Is Starting Early, and Moving Fast
- South Korea Says North Launches 3 Missiles Into Sea
- Police Officers Are Targets in Wave of Afghan Violence
- Hollande Signs French Gay Marriage Law
- Ken Jacobs and His Films Feted in 80th-Birthday Tributes
- Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Preakness Winner, Recovers From Scare
- On Golf: Rory McIlroy Is Said to Be Leaving Horizon Sports Management
- In Preakness Starting Gate, Orb’s Challengers Include a Childhood Friend
- The Saturday Profile: Olli Rehn Tries to Shed ‘Austerity’ Label
- Ex-Iran President Seeks Comeback Against Odds
- Salacious and Sober Collide, Illustrating Hurdles for Italy’s Government
- White House Sharpens Focus on Path Forward After Troubles
| Pakistan’s Railroads Sum Up Nation’s Woes Posted: 18 May 2013 06:12 PM PDT A train journey across Pakistan highlights the woes of its rail system, which are a microcosm of larger troubles: corruption, economic disparity, political unrest and neglected infrastructure. 
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| The Rail: Oxbow Wins the 138th Preakness Stakes Posted: 18 May 2013 05:55 PM PDT Oxbow won the Preakness Stakes, spoiling the Triple Crown quest of Orb, the race's overwhelming favorite. Jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of retirement, won his third Preakness. 
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| Oxbow, With Jockey Gary Stevens, Wins Preakness Stakes and Spoils Orb’s Run for Triple Crown Posted: 18 May 2013 05:54 PM PDT Oxbow cruised to an easy victory at the Preakness Stakes, giving the trainer D. Wayne Lukas his 14th Triple Crown race victory and jockey Gary Stevens his third Preakness win. The heavily favored Orb finished fourth. 
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| Exposés of China’s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong Posted: 18 May 2013 05:24 PM PDT Visitors from mainland China turn to Hong Kong bookstores for forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposés about their Communist Party masters. 
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| British Study Raises Warning on Scottish Banks Posted: 18 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT A document due Monday is the latest of three studies by the British government meant to sway opinion in Scotland ahead of a planned referendum next year on independence. 
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| Orb’s Family Tree Is Linked to His Owners’ Posted: 18 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT Stuart S. Janney III, a Baltimore native and an owner of Orb, is an heir to the proud Phipps racing tradition. 
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| Syria’s Assad Says Peace Talks Likely to Fail Posted: 18 May 2013 11:58 AM PDT President Bashar al-Assad backed away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed opponents. 
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| At I.R.S., Unprepared Office Seemed Unclear About the Rules Posted: 18 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT Alienated from the broader Internal Revenue Service culture and provided with little direction, specialists in the Cincinnati office struggled with a growing caseload of advocacy groups seeking tax exemptions. 
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| Efforts to Strengthen Afghan Law on Women May Backfire Posted: 18 May 2013 11:47 AM PDT Amending a law that holds families accountable for the mistreatment of women risks losing minimal protections. 
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| BlackRock, a Shareholding Giant, Is Quietly Stirring Posted: 18 May 2013 10:29 AM PDT BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is far from being an activist investor, but it is starting to ask more questions about companies in which it has stakes. 
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| Under Pressure, China Measures Its Impact in Myanmar Posted: 18 May 2013 09:26 AM PDT Grass-roots protests against Chinese oil projects are worrying Beijing as it competes for influence in Myanmar with the United States. 
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| Marina Stuetz Is Starting Early, and Moving Fast Posted: 18 May 2013 09:09 AM PDT Marina Stuetz, 19, of Austria, an L.P.G.A. Tour rookie, says her swing has not changed much since her first attempt at age 6. 
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| South Korea Says North Launches 3 Missiles Into Sea Posted: 18 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT The South Korean Defense Ministry said the missiles were fired Saturday off North Korea's east coast. 
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| Police Officers Are Targets in Wave of Afghan Violence Posted: 18 May 2013 08:54 AM PDT Nearly two dozen Afghan police officers and civilians have been killed in the last few days, including a district police official assassinated over a recent anti-Taliban campaign. 
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| Hollande Signs French Gay Marriage Law Posted: 18 May 2013 08:32 AM PDT For President François Hollande, passage of the law despite public opposition was a significant victory given his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage within the first year of his administration. 
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| Ken Jacobs and His Films Feted in 80th-Birthday Tributes Posted: 18 May 2013 07:00 AM PDT The filmmaker Ken Jacobs, inspired by action painting and his years as a cinema professor, is seeing his work celebrated as he turns 80. 
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| Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Preakness Winner, Recovers From Scare Posted: 17 May 2013 09:07 PM PDT Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Preakness and horse of the year winner who is now a broodmare, is recuperating from a near-fatal infection she developed after foaling in February. 
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| On Golf: Rory McIlroy Is Said to Be Leaving Horizon Sports Management Posted: 17 May 2013 07:55 PM PDT Rory McIlroy, on the heels of several blockbuster endorsements, appears to be forming his own management company, in which his father, Gerry, will figure prominently. 
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| In Preakness Starting Gate, Orb’s Challengers Include a Childhood Friend Posted: 17 May 2013 06:34 PM PDT The Kentucky Derby winner Orb and one of his Preakness rivals, Departing, were yearlings together in Kentucky. 
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| The Saturday Profile: Olli Rehn Tries to Shed ‘Austerity’ Label Posted: 17 May 2013 06:34 PM PDT Olli Rehn, the European Union's top economist and a focus of anger across Europe against harsh belt-tightening policies, says he is not a doctrinaire adherent to austerity measures. 
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| Ex-Iran President Seeks Comeback Against Odds Posted: 17 May 2013 06:12 PM PDT Though once widely reviled, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his reputation as an economic pragmatist and modernizer seem to be resonating with the Iranian public. 
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| Salacious and Sober Collide, Illustrating Hurdles for Italy’s Government Posted: 17 May 2013 06:02 PM PDT On the same day, a young Moroccan woman testified in a sex scandal involving former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and Italy's new prime minister announced the suspension of a reviled tax. 
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| White House Sharpens Focus on Path Forward After Troubles Posted: 17 May 2013 06:00 PM PDT After a turbulent week, the Obama administration will try to push past the political furor with an emphasis on executive actions and bills that the president believes could pass Congress. 
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