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Leading the News
Caroline Kennedy Ends Bid For NY Senate Seat . . . Reasons unclear. Uncle Ted's health a possibility - or NY Gov. Patterson may not have picked her. New York Post
Obama Sets Ethics Rules, Freezes Salaries . . . On busy first day, he also calls Mideast leaders, meets with war commanders.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
The Politics of the TARP . . . Barney Frank goes to bat for lender, which of course gets some cash. Wall Street Journal
Obama is Sworn in Again . . . Brief White House ceremony done "out of an abundance of caution" after Tuesday's flubs. New York Times
New DNC Chair Will Rally Millions of Obamaites . . . Va. Gov. Tim Kaine wants to assemble mass support for Obama initiatives.
USA Today
House Panel Advances Stimulus Bill . . . Republicans fail in efforts to cut or shift spending. Reuters
Palin Close to Book Deal . . .Will tell her story. Speculation she may work as a TV personality. Reuters
Kennedy Leaves DC Hospital . . . Ordered to rest following seizure. Boston Globe
National Security
Obama to Shut Gitmo, Secret CIA Prisons . . . Orders likely to be issued today. New York Times
Taliban Resurgent in Southern Afghanistan . . . They are "everywhere the soldiers are not," the saying goes. And that's a lot of places.
New York Times
Obama Meets With Military on Iraq . . . Signals his determination to withdraw, but will wait to hear options and concerns. New York Times
Intel Agencies' Data to Finally be Linked . . . Google-like system installed years after agencies found have failed to "connect the dots" on 9/11. Wall Street Journal
Obama Iran Posture May Buy Time for Nukes . . . Concern that Iran will use talks as cover as it speeds development. Israel less like to attack with Obama in charge. Haaretz
Pakistan Seizes Terror Suspect . . . Was involved in 2005 London transit Bombings . . . Associated Press
Business
Sony Announces Record Loss . . . Expects to lose $3 billion amid sinking economy. Announces restructuring. New York Times
Geithner Promises 'Dramatic' Action . . . Apologizes for tax missteps. Gets relatively tame questioning from Senate panel. Wall Street Journal
Apple Profit Beats Expectations . . . Shares rise 9.5 percent on strong sales of ipods and Mac computers. Reuters
Pound Sinks on Speculation Banks to be Nationalized . . . Close to quarter century low against the dollar. Bloomberg
International
Death Sentences in China Tainted Milk Cases . . . Two dairy company officials to die, others get life or long prison terms.
Reuters
Outcry Over Israeli Use of Phosphorus Arms . . . Rules on use of the incendiary weapon unclear, but can't target civilians.
New York Times
Russian Tycoon Buys British Newspaper . . . Alexander Lebedev, former KGB agent, purchases the Evening Standard.
Washington Post
China's Growth Cut in Half . . . Said its economy expanded 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2008 from a year earlier. Wall Street Journal
Also Today. . .
Texas May Teach Weaknesses in Darwin's Theory . . . Struggle over textbooks seen as an attempt to promote creationism.
New York Times
Investigators Find a Feather . . . Evidence of bird strike in engine of downed plane. Washington Post
Study LInks Cleaner Air Leads to Longer Life . . . Reducing air pollution extends life expectancy by five months for urban residents over past two decades, study finds. Washington Post
Windows 7 Looks Less Bloated . . . Microsoft seems eager to shove aside Vista system as fast as possible. USA Today
Today's Video
The Cuddly First Couple . . . CNN
The Obamas nuzzled their way through Inauguration Day.
