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Sotomayor Pick a Product of Lessons From Past Battles

By PETER BAKER and ADAM NAGOURNEY

The White House’s Supreme Court selection plan had been months in the works, involving veterans determined to avoid the pitfalls of the past.

On Sotomayor, Some Abortion Rights Backers Show Unease

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

Some abortion-rights leaders are expressing unease that Judge Sonia Sotomayor might not be a reliable vote to uphold Roe v. Wade if she is approved for the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions Are Unpredictable, Lawyers and Scholars Say

To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It

By MICHAEL WINES

Preservationists say the demolition of the Old City section of Kashgar is a blow to China’s Islamic and Uighur culture.

Fearing an earthquake’s destruction, the government plans to demolish the Old City of Kashgar and rebuild it with modern structures.

Audio Slide Show: A City, and People, at a Crossroads

Russell Lewis, a graphic designer, decorated the hallway with prints by British street artists.

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Shoestring Design: High, Low and Eccentric

By AUDREY TEMPELSMAN

Short on cash, a creative couple overhauled their apartment in a fishing village an hour east of London by turning to paint and mixing high with low.

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Chrysler Cures a Bankruptcy, but Tests Loom

By BILL VLASIC

Chrysler will have some benefits with its new partner, Fiat, but it will be competing in a brutal marketplace that may make bankruptcy court seem like a refuge.

Talks Fail to Secure Deal on Loan for G.M.’s European Unit 12:32 AM

For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’

To hug or not to hug is never in question for Ashley Rocha and friends at Pascack Hills High.

By SARAH KERSHAW

A greeting is so common, some students complain of peer pressure to hug, and some schools have banned hugging.

Room for Debate: Teenage Fads, Forever Young

For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’

By SARAH KERSHAW

A greeting is so common, some students complain of peer pressure to hug, and some schools have banned hugging.

Room for Debate: Teenage Fads, Forever Young

Bush v. Gore Foes Join to Fight Gay Marriage Ban

By JESSE McKINLEY

David Boies and Theodore B. Olson, opposing lawyers in the 2000 recount, have teamed up to fight Proposition 8 in California, citing equal protection and due process.