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TOP NEWS Heading Into Talks With Iran, U.S. Sees Hopeful Signs By MARK LANDLER As American negotiators prepare for nuclear talks next week in Baghdad, they say recent statements from Iran and pressure from sanctions have raised the chances of compromise. OPEC Sees Sanctions Taking Toll on Iran Oil Production U.S. Envoy to Israel Says Nation Is Ready on Iran DealBook After Buildup, a Modest Start for Facebook By EVELYN M. RUSLI and NICOLE PERLROTH While disappointing new investors who were betting on fast gains, Facebook had a wide winner's circle, creating huge paper gains for scores of early insiders, hundreds of employees and some stragglers who bought stakes recently. DealBook: After a Lackluster Debut, Facebook Must Prove Itself to Investors Graphics: Where Facebook Ranks Among the S.&P. 500 | The Winners of Facebook's I.P.O. Earmark Puts $17,000 Pans on Army Craft By ERIC LICHTBLAU At a time of fiscal austerity, critics are pointing to the cost of a helicopter part made by a company whose owners are donors to Representative Harold Rogers, a Kentucky Republican. • NYTimes.com Home Page » QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Facebook was not just an I.P.O. It was supposed to be something that would excite the retail investor. But that didn't happen." JAMES A. BIANCO, president of a research and trading firm, on the anemic trading of shares in the company as it made its market debut.