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Government forces fired on marchers mourning three protesters killed a day earlier, in what appeared to be the largest demonstrations yet near the heart of Syria's capital.

Chaos Pushes Iraqis Home

Santorum Jabs Romney on Olympics

Santorum told Ohio voters Romney's leadership of the 2002 Winter Olympics amounted to pork-barrel spending, adopting a new line of attack long employed by Democrats.

Religion for Everyone

The decline of religion in the West has brought a decline in community spirit. Could the secular world draw useful lessons from religious life? Alain de Botton offers new ways to find shared meaning.

Religion in Secular Life: A Proposal Vote: How religious are you?

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Vatican Vexed by Leaks

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Lawmakers Target Google's Tracking

Three congressmen called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, after the Journal reported the Web giant was bypassing privacy settings.

Heard: Facebook, Google Risk Privacy Invasion Earlier: Google's iPhone Tracking | Video

China Signals Concern Over Growth

China said it will cut banks' reserve requirement ratio, signaling that authorities remain more concerned about risks to growth than inflation.

Falcone's Woes Mount

As troubles grew for Harbinger hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone, he held a conference-call with investors but offered no details on how he planned to overcome a regulatory setback for LightSquared.

Opinion: How Falcone Was LightSnared Harbinger Investors Sue Over LightSquared

Deal Set to End MSG Blackout

Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden reached an agreement Friday to restore MSG sports programming to households in the New York area and others serviced by the cable-television provider.

Dow Finishes at 52-Week High

The Dow industrials pushed higher for the second day after European leaders signaled progress toward an agreement on a bailout for Greece.

UPS Makes Grab for Europe Rival

Egypt Eyed as Possible Source of Fake Avastin

Higher Prices Put Pinch on Shoppers

Schmidt Sells $1.5 Billion in Stock

Iran Banks Face Growing Pressure

Remembrances

Houston Remembered in Song

The biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember singer Whitney Houston at her hometown funeral Saturday.

World & U.S.

Muslim Brotherhood Looks West

After years of attacking the West, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is now courting Western businesses to help revive the country's sick economy.

Israel Pressures Japan on Iran

Ohio Conservatives Find Their Man

After Rick Santorum's GOP presidential campaign was revived this month with a trio of victories west of the Mississippi, his surge has lit a fire under Ohio's social conservative activists.

GOP Primary Math Points to Marathon

Weekend Interview: Bell on Santorum

Editors' Picks

For Women, Is Home Really So Sweet?

Finding Treasures Among Insurer's Wreckage

The Untold Legacy of Marcella Dunn

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Lifestyle

Manly Ideas for Interior Design

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Food & Drink

The Manhattan: A Classic Cocktail Celebration

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Are Index Funds Messing Up the Markets?

Some leading investing experts are warning that index funds could destabilize the financial markets. We weigh the evidence.

Career Tips from Linsanity

Not many of us are 6-foot-3 Harvard graduates who can play at the level of professional basketball. That hasn't kept career coaches from using Jeremy Lin's success as a lesson for everyone.

Guilding Microsoft During the Arab Spring

Knicks, Lin Come Back to Earth as Streak Ends

The Knicks fell to the New Orleans Hornets, 89-85, at the Garden. Jeremy Lin had a solid game, scoring 26 points with five assists, but that came with nine turnovers.

Joys and Perils of the Single Walk-On Golfer

Sacramento Fights to Keep NBA Team

China Agrees to Increased Access for U.S. Films

China and the U.S. reached a deal that would make it easier and more profitable for Hollywood studios to show their films in China.

Caterpillar to Build Georgia Plant

New Charges Against Megaupload

Amazon Acquires Blocks in Seattle

Amazon is buying property in central Seattle with plans to construct about 3 million square feet of office space, a move that could have the company owning its headquarters for the first time amid big expansion.

IPhone Drought Continues in Argentina

Groupon Acquires Start-Up Hyperpublic

Markets

Europe Faces Larger Greek Bill

The IMF is expected to contribute just $17.07 billion to a second Greek aid package, leaving euro-zone governments to provide a much bigger share of funds than they did in the euro zone's three earlier bailouts.

Dollar Retreats on Euro, Gains on Yen

Beware Mutual-Fund Share-Class Fees

U.S.

Tax Bill Passed by Congress Broadens Jobless Program

The economic package that cleared Congress on Friday includes changes to the nation's unemployment-insurance program aimed at helping more Americans stay in jobs and others go back to work.

Obama Presses Tax Incentives To Manufacturers

Suspected Terrorist Arrested Near Capitol

World

Merkel's Search for New President Hits Roadblock

Chancellor Merkel's drive to quickly find a candidate for the office of German president that is acceptable to all political parties ran into a roadblock, even before talks with opposition parties get under way in earnest.

South Sudan Wants Oil Back

Japan's Emperor Completes Surgery

Management

Avon Hires New Chief For China

Avon has named John Lin president of its China business, as the company works to boost sales in the country amid U.S. government investigations into possible bribery of foreign officials there last decade.

Arrests Go Beyond Olympus

LightSquared Looks to Lawyers

Health

FDA: Weight-Loss Drug Effective But Has Safety Concerns

The FDA said Vivus's obesity drug Qnexa was effective at helping people lose weight, but the regulator raised concerns about possible long-term side effects.

Novartis Blood-Pressure Drug to Carry Warning

Setback for Gilead Drug

Life & Culture

Internet On, Inhibitions Off: Why We Tell All

Matt Ridley, in his Mind & Matter column, on the anthropological causes for our lack of scruples on the Internet.

Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea

Jumping Juniper

Opinion

LINmigration Service

Jeremy Lin didn't come from nowhere.

Jenkins: How Phil Falcone Was LightSnared

Manufacturing Decline

New York

Chancellor Acts on Teacher Abuses

After a third sexual-misconduct case against New York City school employees in two weeks, schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott sent a letter home with students saying he would make it easier for principals to get access to disciplinary records and use the information when hiring staff.

Mayor Sticks to His Veto Plan

Rutgers Case Jury Selection

Sports

Novak Rides the Wave of Linsanity

No one has benefited more from "Linsanity" than Steve Novak, who's enjoying his own basketball renaissance in the shadow of New York City's freshly-minted megastar.

Come On, NBA: He's Not Lin-vincible

Catching the Knicks, 1960s-Style

Careers

Unemployment Claims Drop

The number of workers filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nearly four years, as a series of reports offered mostly positive signs about the U.S. economy.

Banking May Be Bad for Your Health

Perfect Job Attendence? Unlikely When You Have Kids

Real Estate

A Gossip Girl's Main Stage

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

Teen Star Nick Jonas Rents in New York

An Ambassador's Vermont Posting

Small Business

6 Tips for Tapping Pinterest's Surging Popularity

The rapidly growing social network could offer advantages for some small businesses.

What's This Pinterest Website?

Debate: Does Social Media Deliver Results for Small Businesses?

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Iowa's annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is expected to draw thousands of pork aficionados. Joining them? A group of bacon-bashing vegetarian doctors.

A Hollow Target for Greek Debt

Many economists say the 120% threshold of Greek debt to GDP that is key to bailout talks isn't based in any particular economic principles. And the source of the figure isn't totally clear.

How Honest Is 'Honest Abe'?

Peggy Noonan: Campaigns have always been negative, but they haven't always been ubiquitous.

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Pope Elevates New Cardinals

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday brought 22 new Catholic churchmen into the elite club of cardinals who will elect his successor.

New York Photos of the Week: Feb. 10-17

In this week's photos from around New York, Fashion Week is in full swing, a crane drops a heavy load at the World Trade Center construction site, and a detective recovers after being shot.

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