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WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday that the government must move quickly to give the Federal Reserve more powers to regulate the financial system, contending that this year’s financial market turmoil had highlighted the need for action. Paulson said that the central bank’s powers should be expanded in …

Tours chronicling the rise of notorious dictator Adolf Hitler have been met with a flurry of interest by foreign tourists in the southern German city of Munich, where Hitler nurtured the Nazi Party and mounted the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch. The guided walking tours showcase historical city sites where significant …

KABUL, Afghanistan – U.S.-led coalition warplanes attacked militants withdrawing from a clash with police in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing 15 of them, officials said. Ismatullah Alizai, police chief of Paktia province, said no one was hurt in the initial battle at the government headquarters in the …