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Date Posted Article 1 hour ago Why Don’t Doubles Fans Watch Live Doubles? Why are doubles matches usually poorly attended even through most tennis fans play and enjoy doubles? 1 hour ago Loss of Faith in Afghan Leaders May Hurt Push Against Taliban A belief by Westerners that Afghans expect misrule and malfeasance could make Afghans’ contempt for their leaders as much a threat as the Taliban. 4 hours ago World Trade Center Complex Is Rising Rapidly Despite setbacks and public cynicism, the puzzle that is the new World Trade Center complex is being pieced together — rapidly. 4 hours ago Smarter Than You Think: The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You Mobile robots have been used for years by the military and law enforcement, but with falling costs, the next frontiers are the office, the hospital and the home. 7 hours ago Ryder List in Pocket, and Close to Vest Corey Pavin, at the Deutsche Bank Championship, says he is trying to encourage without raising expectations as he talks to players. 7 hours ago Asian-Americans Climb Fashion Industry Ladder At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue. 10 hours ago The Fans Cheer Loudly, but Blake Goes Quietly Novak Djokovic eliminated the crowd favorite James Blake in straight sets at a blustery Arthur Ashe Stadium. 10 hours ago Intended as Tribute, Criticized as Extravagance The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools project in Los Angeles, at the site where he was assassinated, has become a new chapter in a long battle. 10 hours ago Obama to Pitch Permanent Research Tax Credit The proposal for a tax credit for business research expenses will be part of a pre-election initiative to spur job creation. 10 hours ago Explorer: 6 Days, 6 States, 6 Peaks Armed with a map, compass, hiking boots and a blue Honda, a hiker tackles the highest point in each New England state. 10 hours ago Asian-Americans Climb the Fashion Industry Ladder At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue. 10 hours ago Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House The party is poised to redirect money from vulnerable incumbents to concentrate on protecting lawmakers who appear to be in the strongest position to fend off their challengers. 13 hours ago Resurgent Sharapova Brings Capra Back to Earth Beatrice Capra’s surprising run ended in a swirl of gusting winds and a barrage of crosscourt strokes by Maria Sharapova. 13 hours ago Intended as Tribute, Criticized as Extravagance The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in Los Angeles, at the site where he was assassinated, has become a new chapter in a long battle. 13 hours ago Obama to Pitch Permanent Research Tax Credit President Obama’s proposal for a popular but costly tax credit for business research expenses will be part of a pre-election initiative to spur job creation. 16 hours ago Fish Battles Through Five Sets to Fourth Round The slimmed-down Mardy Fish continued his hot summer with an exhausting 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Arnaud Clement of France. 16 hours ago A Crash. A Call for Help. Then, a Bill. Police and fire departments in some parts of the country have begun billing accident victims to offset budget cuts. 16 hours ago Asian-Americans Climb Fashion Ladder At the New York Fashion Week that begins on Thursday, many promising new designers are of Asian descent, an important demographic shift on Seventh Avenue. 16 hours ago Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation’s Biggest Bank The Afghan government scrambled to bolster the nation’s largest bank after depositors mobbed it for a third day. 16 hours ago Florida’s High-Speed Answer to a Foreclosure Mess Florida has set up foreclosure-only courts to reduce a huge backlog, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process. 16 hours ago Firefighters Contain Blaze on Manhattan Pier A fire that started in a New York City Sanitation Department trailer on a Hudson River pier sent enormous plumes of black smoke into the sky on Saturday. 19 hours ago A Museum Quest Spins On and On Hip-hop is generally thought to have started in the Bronx 30 years ago. But efforts to give it its due have suffered. 19 hours ago Swirling Wind and Erratic Play Conspire Against No. 4 Jankovic It was no surprise that fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic, who had struggled with injury this season, was unsettled by the wind swirling inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. 19 hours ago Ballads Born of Conflict Still Thrive in Colombia Colombians call Uriel Henao the king of the prohibited ballads, a genre that describes the exploits of rebels, coca farmers and traffickers. 19 hours ago Bailout in the Works for Afghan Bank as Panic Continues Afghanistan’s central bank was working on a deal to bail out the country’s largest bank after lines of depositors mobbed it for a third day. 19 hours ago Diplomatic Memo: In Middle East Peace Talks, Clinton Faces a Crucial Test The talks could cement the legacy of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a diplomat, or pose risks to any political ambitions she may harbor. 19 hours ago After Bargains of Recession, Air Fares Soar Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels — and that’s not even counting all the new fees that airlines have introduced lately. 19 hours ago High-Speed Courts Try to Rush Through Foreclosures Florida has set up foreclosures-only courts to reduce a huge backlog, but borrowers’ lawyers are critical of the process. 19 hours ago Craigslist Blocks Access to ‘Adult Services’ Pages Craigslist, the classifieds Web site, has blocked access to its “adult services” section and replaced the link with a black label with the word “censored.” 22 hours ago Tempered Storm Scrapes Coast of New England A diminished Tropical Storm Earl left barely a hint of damage after slapping at Nantucket and the outer reaches of Cape Cod early Saturday.