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Leading the News
Obama AIms to Halve Defect by 2013 Largely by winding down the war in Iraq and raising taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. Los Angeles Times
China Coal Mine Blast Kills 74 . . .
Gas explosion in Shanxi province happens day after senior provincial officials held a conference about mine safety. Reuters
Politics
Burris Interviewed by the Feds . . . Part of corruption investigation into charges that former Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell Senate seat.
Chicago Tribune
Ten Kennedy's Life . . . A seven-part series covering Kennedy's struggles, mistakes, comebacks and triumphs. Boston Globe
Holder Counseled Firms Accused of Discrimination . . . Also, civil rights enforcement cases taken through the courts to a verdict fell under his watch at Justice. Washington Times
Obama Opposes 'Fairness Doctrine' . . . Doctrine would mandate equal time for broadcast of opposing views. A threat to conservative talk radio backed by other Dems. Washington Times
Obama May Tap Fundraiser for Court of St. James . . . Selection of Louis Susman to be ambassador to Britain rather than diplomat raises questions. Daily Telegraph
Governors Debate Stimulus . . . At Washington meeting, leading Republicans criticize plan as wrong-headed and ineffective. Dems defend.
Wall Street Journal
National Security
F-22 in Obama's Targets . . . Expensive stealth fighter, at $140 million a pop, could get shot down as Obama seeks to trim spending.
Associated Press
Obama's Ambitious Arms Control Agenda . . . Big cuts in US and Russian arsenals, halt to Bush plan for advanced nuclear warhead, treaty banning underground tests. Boston Globe
U.S. Afghan Airstrike Killed 13 Civilians . . . Three militants also killed. Associated Press
Al Qaeda Founder Blasts Osama . . . Sayyid Imam al-Sharif says current leaders responsible for bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prompts debate in Jihad movement. Haaretz
Fresh Paint on Abu Ghraib . . . Notorious Iraq prison reopens with a new name. Associated Press
Business
Movement Grows to Reclaim Executives' Pay . . . Waxman backs "clawback" effort to get money from execs seen as getting paid too much.
New York Times
Clinton Urges China To Keep Buying Treasuries . . . Says China's economic future intertwined with that of U.S. Bloomberg
Shoring Up Against Catastrophe . . . Steps you can take to get ready for the prospect of losing your job. Wall Street Journal
Directors Reject Producers' 'Final Offer' . . . Production slowing on Hollywood lots as labor dispute drags on. Los Angeles Times
International
Australia Grieves for Bushfire Victims . . . The nation pauses to remember the 209 lives claimed so far. The Australian
Sarkozy Thrives on Drive and Ambition . . . Relentless involvement in just about everything by the "omni-president." Chicago Tribune
Clinton Talks Environment With China Leaders . . . Soft pedaling of human rights issues criticized. New York Times
Pakistan-Taliban Truce in Flux . . . Top Taliban leader indicates truce entered with Islamabad in exchange for Islamic law may be temporary.
New York Times
Also Today. . .
Methane Risk From Melting Arctic . . . Gas is a global warming wild card. Could cause abrupt changes in climate that would likely be irreversible, UN report states. Los Angeles Times
Cancer Deaths to Accelerate . . . Professor warns that alarming rate of obesity across the world will trigger huge rise in disease. BBC
Eating Less Helps Elder's Cognitive Skills . . . Reducing calorie intake can improve older people's ability to recall past events.
Deutsche Welle
Pa. Boy, 11, Kills Pregnant Woman . . . shot father's girlfriend in back of the head while she was lying in bed, then got on the school bus and went to school. Associated Press
NAACP Chief Wants NY Post Editor Aexed . . . Calls cartoon newspaper published an invitation to assassinate Obama. Associated Press
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