Gary Sick: Imagine that Israeli planes bombed Iran. The reverberations of that act would make the situation today look very attractive.

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The Washington Redskins must absorb at least half of their NFL-mandated $36 million salary cap reduction this year, two people familiar with the situation said Tuesday. That left the Redskins, with an $18 million subtraction figured in, with $12.5 million in available salary cap space listed in official records as of Tuesday morning, one of those people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the topic. Read full article > >

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The crucial questions in the trial of Dharun Ravi are whether Mr. Ravi was motivated by a dislike of gays to bully Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide, and whether Mr. Clementi perceived the situation that way.

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VIERA, FLA. – The Washington Nationals and third baseman Ryan Zimmerman must clear multiple major hurdles — most notably the issue of Zimmerman’s no-trade protection — before agreeing on a contract extension by the Saturday morning deadline Zimmerman has imposed , a person familiar with the situation said. Read full article > >

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Yahoo has reportedly broken off talks with its partners in Asia to work out a deal to drop its holdings in China and Japan and save Yahoo over $4 billion in U.S. taxes. All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher reported Tuesday that “sources close to the situation” have said that the discussions have reached an impasse. Those sources blame Yahoo for changing its demands. Read full article > >

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MOSCOW – A meeting scheduled for Tuesday between top Russian officials and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is being portrayed by the Russian government as an attempt to bring about “the swiftest stabilization of the situation in Syria” in response to the growing conflict . Read full article > >

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris has agreed to join the Washington Redskins staff as a defensive backs coach, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Wednesday evening. Morris’ hiring comes less than two weeks after Tampa Bay fired him and exactly a week after he met with Redskins’ brass about the position. Read full article > >

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According to a baseball executive with knowledge of the situation, Jorge Posada has told teammates that he plans to retire rather than attempt to play for another team at age 40.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno fractured his pelvis again following a fall at his home but will not need surgery, a person close to the family told The Associated Press on Sunday. The former Penn State football coach was expected to make a full recovery after slipping Saturday and was admitted to the hospital the next day, the person added. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Read full article > >

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Person close to family to AP: Joe Paterno in hospital after fracturing pelvis in fall at home

Quentin Somerville reports on the situation in Afghanistan from Margah, on the Afghan-Pakistan border.

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About the daters … Dating history as TV show … Zebib:  It’s “Seinfeld” in a nutshell: all about nothing. Some moments are funny, some are intense, and then there is always the long debrief and talking circles about the situation with my friends. Aaron:  “The life and times of Aaron Mr. Perfect: How to win in the dating game while avoiding the friend zone.” Read full article > >

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Date Lab: Was resisting the urge to Facebook a smart move?

Whenever I took a tumble or scraped my knee as a child, my mother typically assessed the situation and then promptly tickled me, counseling, “Laughter is the best medicine.” This trick remains remarkably effective with my own boys and, to this day, YouTube videos of laughing babies or cats playing with printers still have the power to make me feel a bit better when I’m under the weather. Read full article > >

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DAMASCUS, Syria — U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford has been pulled out of Syria because of concerns for his safety, embassy officials said Monday, citing “credible threats” to the security of the envoy who has led American criticism of Syrian efforts to crush a seven-month-old uprising. Ford, whose high-profile visits to activists and protests had made him a controversial figure in Syria, returned to the United States at the weekend and will remain there indefinitely until “the situation improves on the ground,” said Haynes Mahoney, the charge d’affaires at the embassy in Damascus. Read full article > >

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TRIPOLI, Libya — The U.S. ambassador to Libya raised the American flag over a newly reopened embassy Thursday, a month after Moammar Gaddafi fled the capital and seven months after the embassy staff was forced out. “I never thought I’d come back, and I’m overjoyed,” ambassador Gene Cretz said as he stood under a date palm in the garden of his former residence, which will serve as the embassy until a permanent location is found. The old embassy was destroyed by pro-Gaddafi forces in May as distraught embassy staff monitored the situation from a temporary office in Washington. Read full article > >

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The UN is to send a humanitarian mission to Syria on Saturday to assess the situation there, as Damascus repeats claims that army operations against protesters have stopped.

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