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March 28, 2011 -- 6:00 a.m. GMT+08:00

Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Front Section | | Opinion | Front Section | | Front Section |   FRONT SECTION 1 Gadhafi Loses Further Ground Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime lost further territory to rebels a day after it pulled back from the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya, in the first major turnaround in Libya's ground battle since the start of international airstrikes more than one week ago. • Gates Says Libya Not Vital National Interest • NATO to Take Total Libya Control • Gadhafi Son Visited U.S. Before Uprising • Video | Map | Photos | Audio Radioactive Water Slows Reactor Repair Effort in Japan Radioactive water in and around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in Japan has emerged as the central challenge for repair crews, slowing efforts to bring the facility under control and raising concerns about new dangers. • Powering Down for the Long Term • Officials Struggle to Find Housing for Evacuees • Maps: Japan Radiation Levels | Quake's Effects • Photos | More THE OUTLOOK Crises Nudge Debt Loads to Brink The financial strains created by crises in Japan and Europe highlight a growing problem: The rich world is getting close to the point where it won't be able to bear the costs of another disaster. 2 • What's News   3 • Officials Struggle to Find Housing for Evacuees   4 • Powering Down for the Long Term • Tepco Worker's Email Reveals Personal Struggles • Lawmaker Warned of Backup Power Failure   5 • China Bans Some Food Imports From Japan   6 • Evacuees Set Rules to Create Sense of Normalcy   8 • Portugal's Sócrates Re-elected Party Leader   FRONT SECTION 14 Japan: The Business Aftershocks Japan's devastating combination of quake, tsunami and nuclear accident was a wakeup call reminding companies across the world how much they rely on the island nation. • Video: Industries Get a Reality Check • Wal-Mart Japan: A Shift Into Crisis Mode • Japan Faces Daunting Tests • Some Fords Won't Be Painted Black 16 • Syria Struggles as Unrest Rises   FRONT SECTION 31 Burned by Daily-Deal Craze, Small Businesses Get Savvy After feeling fleeced in the first round of the social couponing craze sparked by companies like Groupon, the small retailers that form the base of the business are getting more sophisticated at how they structure deals and with whom. • Video: Move on Groupon 32 • MANAGING IN ASIA: International SOS Uses Its Global Reach View the latest What's News Online Past Editions of In Today's Paper advertisement 9 BONDS Scary New Dating Site: the Real World Do you spend hours clicking through pages of single people on dating sites? Are you sick and tired of feeling rejected when so many of them don't answer? It may be time to break up with online dating and try meeting someone the old-fashioned way: In person. 10 • The Paradox of Shoaib Akhtar • The sweet sound of success on the golf course   OPINION 11 The Syrian Revolt Liberal illusions fall as Assad opens fire on demonstrators. The Incredible Ms. Warren The White House aide does a weak-little-regulator routine. The March of Health Progress A new report shows lower death rates and lower infant mortality. 12 OPINION • THE WEEKEND INTERVIEW: The Libya Mission Was 'Never About Regime Change' •  AHED AL HENDI: Syrians Cry 'Freedom!' Too   13 OPINION • India Should Watch Its Internet Watchmen •  PETER J. WALLISON: Dodd-Frank's Threat to Financial Stability   17 Longreach Draws Cash to Japan Deal Fund Longreach Group, a private-equity fund, will announce Monday that it has closed the first round of fund raising—$125 million—for its second $750 million Japan fund, defying arguments that the earthquake will have a negative impact on raising capital and deal-making. VIEW FROM HONG KONG Japan Better Off for TSE's Resilience In hindsight, the Tokyo Stock Exchange made a smart call to ignore pressure and remain open even in the throes of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. 18 • Stocks Shining as Bonds Lose Luster • Hong Kong Banks Agree to Extra Lehman Payouts   19 • Santander, CCB to Target Smaller China Towns • Credit Suisse Sees Asian Share of Profit Jumping • Nasdaq, ICE still look at NYSE   20 • After Quake, Payouts Fall • BP, Rosneft Look to Salvage Alliance • Kabul Bank to Be Liquidated Next Month   21 • Chip Maker Runs at Half Speed • At Google, Page Aims to Clear Red Tape • Pigment Shortage Hits Auto Makers • Higher Oil Prices Boost Sinopec's Full-Year Profit   22 • CURRENCY TRADING: Yen Bulls Undauted by Intervention Threat • CREDIT MARKETS: Treasury Investors Await Auctions, Jobs Data   23 • Japan Manufacturers, China Banks Shine in Asia • JGB Yields Follow U.S. Treasury Moves   24 • Glencore to Launch Hong Kong Offering by End of April • IPO Turtles Approach Finish Line   25 • Crisis-Era Props Are Falling Away • The $300 Million Blunder   30 • HEARD ON THE STREET: China: Subsidized, Not Subprime • HEARD ON THE STREET: Cat Bonds' Nine Lives • HEARD ON THE STREET: BlackBerry Maker's Slow-Motion Decline   R1 What Does Your Watch Say About You? The watch a man or woman chooses to wear tells a whole lot more than the time. Here is the Wall Street Journal Europe's guide to who wears what and why. • Read the full report. R2 • Ultimate Boys' Toys • Mr. Swatch's Timely Legacy   R3 • Enduring Quality   R4 • No Headline Available • Crystallizing Profits   R5 • Typecasting timepieces   R6 • Crowning Jewelry • Fit for a Queen   R7 • Basel: A Sneak Preview