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Top News For Obama, an Unexpected Legacy of Two Full Terms at War By MARK LANDLER The president has approached conflict, and dealings with terror groups, as a chronic but manageable security challenge rather than an all-consuming national campaign. Q. and A.: Why Has Fighting Continued? Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private By MICHAEL BARBARO and MEGAN TWOHEY Interviews reveal unwelcome advances, a shrewd reliance on ambition, and unsettling workplace conduct over decades. Squatters See a New Frontier in the Empty Homes of Las Vegas By IAN LOVETT Foreclosed homes still pockmark Las Vegas, lingering signs of the housing crisis. But they do not always stay empty: Squatters move in, bringing crime with them. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks MAGAZINE | The Health Issue The Improvisational Oncologist By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE In an era of rapidly proliferating, precisely targeted treatments, every cancer case has to be played by ear. SUNDAY REVIEW | News Analysis Sorry, We Don't Take Obamacare By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL The growing pains of the health care act are frustrating patients.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "People compare the legislature to the 'House of Cards,' but I disagree. 'House of Cards' is actually more believable." TIMOTHY J. POWER, a professor at Oxford University and an expert on Brazil's Congress, on the nation's fractured politics.

World Brazil's Graft-Prone Congress: A Circus That Even Has a Clown By ANDREW JACOBS The legislature contains a dizzying cast of characters, and, by one count, more than half of its 594 members face legal challenges. 50 Years After the Cultural Revolution, a Son Awaits Answers on His Father's Death By CHRIS BUCKLEY Chen Shuxiang's father was killed by Red Guards in the first spasms of Mao's Cultural Revolution. He has never learned why his father was singled out or what happened to his body. Solar Project Pairs Muslims and Jews to Aid West Bank Farmers By JAMES GLANZ and RAMI NAZZAL Experts say the $100,000 environmental venture is the first substantial one in the West Bank to be financed by a group involving Muslims and Jews in the U.S. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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Sunday Review Op-Ed Columnist A Humane Revolution By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Animal rights activists are winning gains by working with corporations to change behavior and supply lines. Op-Ed Columnist When the Wrong Are Right By ROSS DOUTHAT Opposing bigots doesn't mean you own the truth. Op-Ed Columnist How and Why You Diversify Colleges By FRANK BRUNI As schools wrestle with unequal opportunity, Amherst wins an important prize for its efforts and success.

ON THIS DAY On May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. See this Front Page | Buy this Front Page

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