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Obama Plans Bipartisan Summit on Health Care

The meeting would mark the first time in the long health care debate that leaders from both sides would be allowed to air their ideas publicly.

Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats

Bankers, unhappy at the president’s proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans.

• Times Topics: Campaign Finance | Financial Regulatory Reform

Champs? The Saints, Dat’s Who

The Saints, long associated with losing and disappointing their fans, defeated Peyton Manning and the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV and gave New Orleans a reason to cheer.

• Postgame Audio Analysis: Tom Jolly on How the Saints Won
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• Notebook: Commissioner Stresses New Culture of Safety

5 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Connecticut Power Plant Blast

A massive gas explosion rocked a power plant in Middletown, Conn., setting off tremors that were felt miles away.

• Audio From the Scene

A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person

A new group of soldier-writers explore the futility of war — but wars that they for the most part support.

Afghans Don’t Let a White-Knuckle Highway Slow Them

A road that runs through a mountain gorge between Kabul and Jalalabad holds its own terrors.

• Video: A Front-Seat View
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