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Leading the News
Putin Facing Signs of Rebellion as Economy Stalls . . . A minor mutiny in own government. A rift with Medvedev. Protests are waged in cities across Russia.
Telegraph
Hamas Agrees to Year-long Ceasefire with Israel . . . Palestinian Authority will patrol border with Israel. Israel will not interfere with Gaza-Egypt crossing. Haaretz
Politics
Daschle Delayed Telling Obama About Taxes . . . Waited a month after nomination before revealing he hadn't paid. Forked over $140,000 Jan. 2 though he know about it in June. Washington Post
Obama Presses Senate for Stimulus . . . Could name Republican Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as Commerce Secretary Monday.
Washington Times
Watergate Tape Dustup Centers on John Dean . . . Were the transcripts edited to make Nixon's chief accuser look good?
New York Times
The Most Elite Email Address . . . It belongs to one Barack Obama. Biden has it. So does chief of staff Emanuel. Nancy Pelosi doesn't.
New York Times
National Security
Obama to Delay Decision on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' . . . Wants to study implications for national security and enlist more support in Congress first. Boston Globe
Security Trumps Sectarianism in Iraq Vote . . . Sunnis voting for Shiites. Violence in country at lowest level since April 2003.
Los Angeles Times
Obama Leaves Rendition Program Intact . . . And it may expand as he as Gitmo, CIA prisons close. Los Angeles Times
North Korea Says Peninsula on Path to War . . . Latest rhetorical volley seems aimed at changing policies of hardline South Korea president and getting Obama's attention. Reuters
Business
World Leaders Slam Protectionism . . . At Davos meeting, warnings that restraints on trade would only worsen and prolong global economic crisis. Deutsche Welle
Unemployment Likely Rose to 16-Year High . . . Survey indicates new numbers may peg it at 7.5 percent. Bloomberg
Joseph Stiglitz Pans 'Bad Bank' Idea . . . Nobel laureate and former Clinton adviser says it amounts to swapping taxpayers’ “cash for trash.” Bloomberg
International
Israel Vows Tough Response to Gaza Rockets . . . Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says response will be "disproportionate" as at least two rockets land. BBC
Scores Dead in Kenya Oil Fire . . . At least 111 people perish as they tried to take fuel spilled from an overturned tanker which caught fire.
BBC
At Least 23 Elderly Die in Russian Building Fire . . . Similar to fires in other old age homes, a likely sign of of endemic disregard for laws and public health. New York Times
Pope Makes Another Controversial Appointment . . . elevates to bishop an Austrian pastor who said Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for homosexuality in New Orleans. Guardian
Also Today. . .
Grandma calls woman who had Octuplets 'Obsessed' . . . Says she's been fixated on having kids since a teen. No husband. All 14 she now has done in vitro. Associated Press
Bird Collisions Relatively Common . . . More than two dozen aborted takeoffs, emergency landings, or other disturbing incidents due to collisions with birds in past two years. Associated Press
Scientists Find Cancer Protection Secret . . . Involves the way cells protect themselves from the disease. Could have implications for treatment and diagnosis. BBC
Today's Video
Iraq Election is orderly and Without Violence . . . MSNBC
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