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The U.S. Postal Service proposed drastic changes to its operations, including cutting more than 150,000 jobs and raising the price of a first-class stamp to 50 cents as part of a plan to save $22 billion annually.

U.N. Assembly Condemns Syria

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution that further isolates Syria and calls on Assad to step aside.

Iraqi Panel Finds Sunni Officials Ran Death Squads

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ECB to Exchange Greek Bonds

The European Central Bank has moved to protect its Greek bond holdings from losses by swapping the bonds for new ones issued by Greece.

Greece: Talks on Track Crisis Blog: Nerves Fray

Yelp Sets Terms for March IPO

Online-review service Yelp set a price range of $12 to $14 a share for a March initial public offering that would value the company at up to $838.6 million.

Online Media Plan 'Upfront' Sales Event

Major online media companies, including Google, Yahoo, Hulu and AOL, are planning an ad sales event in April, elbowing in on TV's territory.

Apple Brings iPhone, iPad Features to Mac

CEO Tim Cook said the next version of Apple's Macintosh OS, due in late summer, would incorporate features from the software that powers Apple's hit mobile devices.

Digits: Cook on What's New in Mountain Lion Digits: Cook on Apple's Simplicity

World's New Rich Fuel Luxury Boom

The world's biggest luxury-goods purveyors are coming off a blockbuster 2011 with even more confidence for this year as emerging markets power seemingly relentless demand.

News Hub: Luxury Purveyors Upbeat

Clearwire Cautions It May Need More Capital

Applied Issues Upbeat Forecast

Duke Energy Pursues Merger Approvals

GM Posts Record Annual Profit

Nestlé Puts New Items Out Front

Unemployment Claims Drop

Moody's Flags BofA, Goldman

Arts & Entertainment

'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost)

Meanwhile, "Thin Ice" takes a few graceful skids before crashing, and Alaskan youths battle and suffer in the solid "On the Ice."

Film Clip: 'Undefeated'

Portrait of a Presidency Under Siege

U.S. & World

Interracial Marriages Reach Record in U.S.

Marriage across racial and ethnic lines has reached an all-time high in the U.S. amid fading social taboos and a more diverse society.

Karzai Appeals to Pakistan on Taliban Peace Talks

N.J. Assembly Approves Gay Marriage

Thai Police Widen Search for Iranians

Payroll-Tax Package in Final Stages

Next Stop for China's Xi: L.A.

'Underwear Bomber' Gets Life Sentence

Rivals Sting Gingrich by Dropping Out of Georgia Debate

Romney, Santorum and Paul dropped out of a March 1 debate in Atlanta, robbing Gingrich of a chance to dominate the stage in his former stomping grounds.

Santorum Offers Populist Vision

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Odd Jobs: The Banjo Player at Fashion Week

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A Gossip Girl's Main Stage

Producer Stephanie Savage transfers her love of Old Hollywood and big-city style to her Los Angeles home.

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Investing

Should the Rich Invest Like Colleges?

Before 2007, every millionaire and billionaire investor seemed to want "the endowment model." Could it come back?

Money-Fund Plan Gets Cold Shoulder

Sports

Jeremy Lin's Rise Lifts Profile of Former Foes

A sports phenomenon dubbed Linsanity is reflecting sudden glory on Ivy League basketball players who played college ball against the Knicks' surprise star Jeremy Lin.

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Emirates Plays the U.S. Open

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PG&E Pipeline-Blast Costs Could Top $1.7 Billion

PG&E said Thursday that the utility's costs of testing and shoring up its gas-pipeline system following a fatal 2010 pipeline explosion could top $1.7 billion through next year, pressuring earnings for the foreseeable future.

Chrysler Pulls Loan Request

Author Joins Fight Over E-Book Rights to Older Title

Tech

Olympus Arrests Extend Beyond Firm

The first arrests in connection with Olympus's accounting scandal indicate that investigators are looking not only at company executives, but also at intermediaries who allegedly helped the company hide investment losses.

Wireless Firms to Get Access to More Airwaves

Baidu's Profit Rises 77%

Markets

Central Bankers Rub Gold Bugs the Right Way

Increasingly, central banks, especially in emerging markets, have been the marginal buyers of gold.

Some Still Sweet on the Yen

BlackRock Holds Key to Mining Merger

Personal Finance

5 Housing Markets Where the Action Is

Real-Time Advice: New data released today shows demand for new homes is beginning to build. These areas are growing the fastest.

U.S.

New Jersey Gay-Marriage Bill Heads to Christie

The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriages, setting the stage for an expected veto by Gov. Christie.

Geithner: Payroll Tax Rate Should Rise Back to Normal in 2013

Deal Clears Way for Teacher Evaluations in New York

World

U.S., Afghans in Taliban Talks

The U.S. and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Wall Street Journal.

Stiglitz Sees Progress on Myanmar Currency Regime

Canada Walks a Fine Line On Growth, Spending Cuts

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GM Cuts Benefits for Salaried Staff

General Motors is freezing the pay of its 26,000 U.S. salaried employees and will eliminate its traditional pension contribution for those salaried workers who still receive them.

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Fannie Counsel Is Internal CEO Candidate

Health

Fakes Infiltrate Injectable Drugs

News that a counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin was found in the U.S. highlights a rising threat: fakes of costly injectable therapies, rather than simple pills, such as Viagra.

Implanted Microchip Gives Doses of Drug

Sanofi Unit Recalls One Lot of Leukemia Drug

Life & Culture

Next Fall, There Will Be Oxblood

Even as trendspotters complained that designers weren't taking enough risks at New York Fashion Week, some early trends—leather clothing, long gloves, fur accessories and new colors—emerged on the runways.

Live Chat: Christina Binkley on Fashion Week

The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming

Opinion

Henninger: What Would Clint Eastwood Do?

Regarding the nation's purpose, Clint Eastwood and Barack Obama couldn't be further apart.

Scott Gottlieb: Meet the ObamaCare Mandate Committee

Mitt Romney: How I'll Respond to China's Rising Power

New York

After Funder Is Indicted, Liu to Speak

Comptroller John Liu will attempt to re-establish his place as a credible force in New York City's political world with a speech, but some say he may face significant hurdles to winning re-election, let alone becoming mayor.

Construction Accident Shakes World Trade Center

Teacher Alleged to Send Class Cards to Prisoner

Sports

Podcast: The Lin and Melo Show

On the latest Sports Retort, the weave discusses how the Knicks will react to Carmelo Anthony's rejoining the team after Jeremy Lin has happened, and much more.

Hall of Famer Carter Dies

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Careers

Banking May Be Bad for Your Health

A study that followed entry-level investment bankers fresh out of business school found some developed a stress-related ailment.

Perfect Job Attendence? Unlikely When You Have Kids

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Real Estate

River Views in Jacksonville

This four-bedroom home overlooking the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., has marble floors, a boat dock and a swimming pool. —Ana Rivas

HUD's Donovan: Fannie, Freddie Should Embrace Loan Forgiveness

Taste for Subprime Bonds Returns

Small Business

Handbag Designer Helped Out of a Clutch

Rebecca Minkoff, founder of handbag maker Rebecca Minkoff LLC of New York, and her brother Uri Minkoff discuss how they built their brand and what they're doing to expand it and more.

Israelis Tap In to Silicon Valley

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Hall of Famer Carter Dies

Gary Carter, an 11-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner, died Thursday after a battle with brain cancer.

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Mitt Romney: How I'll Respond to China's Rising Power

The character of the Chinese government—one that marries aspects of the free market with suppression of freedom—shouldn't become the norm.

What Would Clint Eastwood Do?

Daniel Henninger: Regarding the nation's purpose, Clint Eastwood and Barack Obama couldn't be further apart.

Obama and Other People's Money

Karl Rove: What sets this president apart is how eager he is to fund his schemes outside the normal appropriations process.

Meet the ObamaCare Mandate Committee

Scott Gottlieb: Think the contraception decision was bad? Wait until bureaucrats start telling your insurer which cancer screenings to cover.

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Photos of the Day: Feb. 16

In today's pictures, Tenerife names a new carnival queen, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits an Iowa farm, a man shovels snow in Montenegro, and more.

Day in the Life of DNC Chairwoman

Since taking the helm of the Democratic National Committee in Spring 2011, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has traveled from state to state, hammering home her party's message and working to energize President Barack Obama's base. See a day in her life.

North Korea Celebrates Kim Jong Il's Birthday (Without Him)

North Korea's propaganda machine is giving the late dictator's birthday an even bigger buildup than when he was alive. Feb. 16 even has a new name: Day of the Shining Star.

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