The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on Nov. 11. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Two months after the government began taking over ailing financial companies, the two largest efforts have failed to go as planned, with the firms complaining that federal officials set overly strict terms and took other unhelpful rescue measures.

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The incoming Obama administration plans to explore a more regional strategy in the war in Afghanistan — including possible talks with Iran — and looks favorably on the nascent dialogue between the Afghan government and “reconcilable” elements of the Taliban, according to national security advisers to President-elect Barack Obama.

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Obama yesterday urged President Bush to take quick action to prop up the faltering automobile industry, as fears about General Motors’ financial condition yesterday pushed its stock price to the lowest level in nearly 60 years.

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After Michelle Obama crossed the threshold of her new home to meet with its outgoing occupants, she was briefed on what would convey: certain pieces of furniture, the carpeting and the drapes — if these met her tastes — and, of course, a tremendous sense of history.

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