What's Next: Sep. 11, 2006

•Troops to Sudan? Khartoum opposes U.N. move Bluster or backbone? The Security Council will meet Sudanese officials this week to discuss peacekeeping troops for Darfur. Sudan sees a threat to its sovereignty. But the U.N. may act anyway.

•Ford Restructuring Carmaker may ditch Bond's ride Sorry, 007. In an effort to speed up its turnaround, Ford said last week that it may sell off its Aston Martin unit. The ailing carmaker plans to cut 34,000 jobs and close 14 plants by 2012.

•Shuttle Successor Orion set to blast off by 2014 NASA has awarded Lockheed a multibillion-dollar contract to build the...

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