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Leading the News
Congress Approves $787 Bil. Stimulus . . . Sweeping measure is milestone for federal intervention in economy. All Republicans oppose except three senators. Wall Street Journal
Flight Crew Reported 'Significant' Icing . . . Speculation builds that ice buildup caused crash. End was sudden as nose and wings suddenly pitched and rolled. The Buffalo News
Politics
Stimulus Will Kick in Over Time . . . Tax cuts take effect quickly. Research funds might take decades to get returns. Los Angeles Times
Vote Waits as Senator Attends Mom's Memorial . . . Sen. Sherrod Brown flew to Ohio to attend service, returned to vote, and is expected back in Ohio for funeral. Washington Times
Obama Returns to Chicago . . . Low-key four day weekend will include romantic dinner out Saturday and some b-ball. Associated Press
Obama Finds Bipartisanship Not Easy . . . Obama advisers say they will have to narrow their ambitions and find areas where they might build temporary coalitions. New York Times
Justice Ginsburg's Cancer Has Not Spread . . . Plans to be back at court Feb. 23 following surgery. Associated Press
National Security
Venezuelans to Vote Sunday on Chavez' Future . . . Proposal to scrap term limits might make him president for life.
McClatchy Newspapers
U.S. Missile Strike in Pakistan Kills 25 . . . Hits house in South Waziristan area, near the Afghan border. May have been Taliban hide-out. BBC
Clinton Seeks Shift on China . . . Declares United States has nothing to fear from an economically ascendant Beijing. Bush saw country as more of a rival. New York Times
Business
Consumers, Economists, Execs All Grim . . . Latest data shows broad pessimism on economy. Financial Times
Stimulus tightens Reigns on Executive Pay . . . Restrictions on executive bonuses at companies reaping bailout money. New York Times
G7 Ministers Meet in Rome . . . Seek to restore confidence. Will stress free trade as tool for global economic prosperity. Bloomberg
Investment Lessons of the 1930s . . . Cheap vices were a depression refuge: Cigarettes, cigars and tobacco, sugar products and candy, and fats and oils. Wall Street Journal
Large Banks Halt Foreclosures . . . JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America stop foreclosures through March 6. Obama to outline plan. Associated Press
No One's Getting Sirius . . . Sirius XM Radio said that it could file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday if it can't successfully negotiate with debt holders. Associated Press
International
A Nazi War Criminal's Last Years in Cairo . . . Aribert Heim, former concentration camp doctor, got support and visits from family in Germany as he hid for decades in Egypt. Der Spiegel
Obama Wants Unity Government in Israel . . . Makes clear through back channels that a right-wing government would result in freeze in peace talks. Haaretz
Zimbabwe Unity Deal Fraying . . . A senior ally of Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe's coalition partner, is arrested. Los Angeles Times
Australian Firefighters Close to Containing Blazes . . . Around a dozen fires were still burning in the state of Victoria. Reuters
Also Today. . .
Fifty Lives Lost on Cold Night in Buffalo . . . Alison L. Des Forges, human rights activist. Beverly Eckert, 9/11 widow. Maddy Loftus, 24, off to see college friends. New York Times
Peanut Company Files for Bankruptcy . . . Peanut Corp. of America is the processing company at heart of national salmonella outbreak.
Associated Press
Digital TV Kicks in Anyway . . . Though deadline officially delayed four months, many cities ended analog broadcasts on time. Associated Press
Today's Video
Witness Accounts of Buffalo Crash . . . CNN
