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| | A New Era of Deglobalization
Until very recently, Singapore was the crossroads of East and West, one of the places built and molded by globalization. Suddenly, though, the bustling international port has begun to resemble a maritime parking lot as economies dry up and international trade comes to a halt. Anthony Faiola tells the story of instant deglobalization through the eyes of workers who find themselves with no jobs and nowhere to go. | | [____________________________________________________________________
| | Staying Connected
Every morning when he arrives at the Oval Office, President Obama asks his staff to deliver to him a package containing 10 letters. A tiny sampling of the roughly 40,000 letters Americans send to the White House daily, it's part of the way Obama says he wants to stay connected to what he calls "the real world" from inside the White House bubble. Eli Saslaw takes a look at the president's day. | | [____________________________________________________________________
| | Picked Apart by Vetting
Dozens of nominees for President Obama's administration have withdrawn or been kept in limbo because of an intensified vetting process. Since revelations of tax problems derailed or delayed several early high-profile nominations, those still awaiting confirmation find themselves under more intense scrutiny from White House, FBI and Senate investigators. Michael D. Shear and Philip Rucker examine the protracted procedure. | | [____________________________________________________________________
| | Quiet but Wary in Tobji
Baghdad's Tobji neighborhood, a working-class community of Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians, was once the epicenter of sectarian violence. No longer under the control of the Shiite-led Mahdi Army, Tobji is seeing the return of dozens of displaced Sunni families. But even as residents enjoy new freedoms, tension lingers and residents brace for new conflicts as U.S. troops withdraw. Sudarsan Raghavan visits the enclave. | | [____________________________________________________________________
| | The Economic Duo
The two key players shaping the Obama administration's economic policies often think alike, David Cho learns. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and National Economic Council Chair Lawrence H. Summers have over the past decade joined forces to confront financial meltdowns. Officials in government say that unlike predecessors, they prefer an academic approach, fostering lengthy policy debates. | |
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