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Spurred by Private Hiring, Job Growth Gathers Steam

By CATHERINE RAMPELL

The U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February, in line with expectations, the fastest job growth since last spring. The rate of unemployment ticked down to 8.9 percent.

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Battle in Libya for Strategic Town Kills at Least 13

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's government struck hard at protesters in Tripoli and at a rebel-controlled town.

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Friday Prayers Lead to Mideast Protests

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

In what is becoming a weekly ritual, thousands took to the streets in Yemen, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt.

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Maliki's Broadened Powers Seen as a Threat in Iraq

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and JACK HEALY

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has taken far more power than the Constitution intended, undermining Iraq's fragile democracy, experts say.

N.F.L. and Union Extend Labor Talks a Week

By JUDY BATTISTA

The extension could be a sign that both sides believe a deal is reachable. Talks are scheduled to