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• British Inquiry of Failed Plots Points to Iraq’s Qaeda Group
  The bungled attacks in London and Glasgow six months ago would be the first attacks that the group has been involved in outside of the Middle East.
• The Long Run: Biden Campaigning With Ease After Hardships
  Past personal and political catastrophe has become part of the narrative of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s campaign.
• Exiled to a War Zone, for His Safety
  A refugee mother made the extraordinary decision to send her son back to war-torn Liberia to stay out of trouble.
• Money Rubs Off for City Aides Close to Mayor
  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has doled out pay increases to those who work for him, despite a hiring freeze.
• Former Trainer Puts Yankees Stars Under Microscope
  The Yankees’ sustained run of success in the past decade was smudged by the revelations that two of the team’s vital pitchers had used performance enhancing substances.
• U.S. Falters in Terror Case Against 7 in Miami
  A man charged with plotting to blow up the Sears Tower was acquitted, and a mistrial was declared for six others.
• F.B.I. Investigating Iraq Inspector
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is investigating the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, Justice Department officials said, following allegations of misconduct from former employees.
• Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes
  The oil industry and utilities succeeded in stripping out provisions that would have cost them billions of dollars.
• Arizona Is Split Over Hard Line on Immigrants
  Arizona’s law to address illegal immigration could test states’ ability to crack down on the countless businesses that have relied on illegal workers.
• Dot Earth Blog: Dot Earth: Compromise at the Bali Climate Talks?
  Negotiators in Bali talks on climate change appear to have found a compromise, but to what end?.
• DealBook Blog: DealBook: Analysts Puzzle Over Lufthansa Deal
  The announcement that JetBlue, the struggling discount carrier, sold a 19 percent stake in its business to Lufthansa of Germany for $300 million Thursday, seemed to leave many analysts scratching their heads. "It's not clear to us what Lufthansa gains from such a transaction," William J. Greene, a Morgan Stanley analyst, wrote in a research note. [...].
• Carpetbagger Blog: Teasing the Globes Apart
  What does it all mean, anyway? Some analytics to lay over the Globes.