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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia dropped corruption charges against former strongman Suharto on Friday, disappointing those who struggled against his repressive rule and had long hoped to see him brought to justice. Suharto was ousted after 32 years in 1998 amid student protests and nationwide riots. In 2000, prosecutors charged him …

NEW YORK – And you thought your dorm room was … well … disturbing. What’s better than filling someone’s dorm room with brown bats? Filling someone’s dorm room with brown bats, taking pictures, posting them on a Web site and possibly facing criminal charges for the prank, naturally. The crew …

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Thursday that interest-rate policy must be forward looking and rely on the central bank’s view of how the economy is evolving. “Monetary policy must be forward looking and depend on the Federal Reserve’s best assessment of the …