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Iraq Withdrawal: After Troops Leave, A Substantial American Presence

Iraqi president Nouri al-Maliki has said he is open to negotiating a role for American troops that would likely include helping to train Iraqi security forces. Whether or not that happens, there will still be a massive diplomatic presence and a small army of contractors to defend them.
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Medication responders saw significantly bigger improvements in their depression symptoms than patients assigned to the placebo. Non-responders, however, did worse.

Some Depressed People Do Worse on Medications

According to a new look at past antidepressant trials, up to a fifth of patients on Cymbalta and similar medications may actually do worse than those given drug-free placebo pills.
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Oil Trades below $98 on EU Summit Doubts

Crude oil prices dropped below $98 a barrel in Asian trade Friday as investors' hopes dimmed over the outcome of a crucial European Union summit later in the day.
Actress Claire Danes arrives at a party to celebrate the opening of a virtual museum dedicated to Italian fashion designer Valentino in New York

Valentino Launch New Virtual Fashion Museum: PHOTOS

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani along with his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti launched his virtual museum on Wednesday at the IAC Headquarters in New York City attended by stars and socialites.
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus speaks during the Zynga Unleashed event at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California

Zynga says it can double number of paid players

Zynga Inc Chief Executive Mark Pincus said the social games company can double the number of its paying players but he and other executives sidestepped questions about player retention and churn rates, speaking at a luncheon ahead of its IPO.
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus speaks at the Zynga Unleashed event in San Francisco

Zynga Says Can Double Number of Paid Players

Zynga Inc Chief Executive Mark Pincus said the social games company can double the number of its paying players but he and other executives sidestepped questions about player retention and churn rates, speaking at a luncheon ahead of its IPO.
A woman shops at a Target store in New York

Judge Refuses Release of Harlem Boy Who Hit Woman With Shopping Cart

Family Court Judge Susan Larabee refused to release the 12-year-old boy who pushed a shopping cart from the fourth-floor walkway outside a Target store in Harlem, striking 47-year-old mother and philanthropist Marion Hedges and putting her into a coma, from minimum security jail because of his history of erratic behavior.

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