Most Libyan leaders can choose to join the opposition--C.I.A. pointman Musa Kusa may have nowhere to go but jail. U.S., Pakistani officials meet privately at an Omani resort to hash out the fate of a C.I.A. contractor accused of murder. Decade-long bidding process
Gadhafi blames unrest on Osama bin Laden and young people on drugs. Obama condemns violence in Libya, but not Gadhafi, possibly out of concern for citizens still in Libya. Cameron apologizes for slow evacuation of Brits. Army ordered psy-ops team to manipulate McCain and other visiting senators in Afghanistan.
Goldman Sachs says approved G.O.P. spending cuts will halve U.S. economic growth in 2011. Airlines raise ticket prices $10 this week, the first of many responses to oil hitting $100 a barrel. Yemen's president orders police to protect anti-government protestors. New kidney transplant guidelines
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As the tide quickly turns against Gadhafi, some worry Libya could fracture into violent fiefdoms, a la Somalia. Supreme Court bars lawsuits for vaccine injuries--e.g., infant seizures, buried here under hot-button autism fears. Producers cold-shoulder Teddy Wayne when he finds "random similarities" between his
Protests continue while Bahrain releases more political prisoners; king flies to Saudi Arabia for chat. Ready to chat, Saudi Arabia's king is home after receiving three months of medical treatment abroad. Rules about how to be a girl in a boys' club, which is pretty much still
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Gadhafi hangs on: summary of current events, violence, threat of civil war, and umbrella-vision. One thing gleaned from Libya's revolt: Gadhafi's son is no moderate heir. Zimbabwe arrests 46 for watching videos of uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Iran sails warships through Suez Canal for
