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Strauss-Kahn Case Seen as Near Collapse , New York Times (Jim Dwyer, William K. Rashbaum, and John Eligon)
US Gen David Petraeus confirmed as CIA director , BBC News
Smells Like School Spirit , New York Times (David Brooks)
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