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

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In wooing federal employee votes on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Barack Obama wrote a series of letters to workers that offer detailed descriptions of how he intends to add muscle to specific government programs, give new power to bureaucrats and roll back some Bush administration policies.

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If Sen. Hillary Clinton is named the next secretary of state, she and her husband Bill could be positioned to lead a public-private partnership on the global stage that experts say would bring with it a host of potential benefits and pitfalls for Obama the new president.

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Faced with plummeting sales and spooked shoppers, retailers have cut back on holiday hiring at a time when their pool of applicants is swelling with those who have been laid off from other industries.

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BAGHDAD - The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign and others to bare their faces even though they fear it could get them killed.

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