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Leading the News
Obama to Seek Executive Pay Oversight . . . Sweeping plan to overhaul financial regulation also expected to call for the Fed to oversee hedge funds.
New York Times
Missile Strikes Taking Heavy Toll on al Qaeda . . . Drone attacks in northwest Pakistan increased sharply since Bush last year stopped seeking Pakistan's permission.
Los Angeles Times
Obama Slams Cheney's Approach on Terror . . . Says in 60 Minutes interview that it's "a great advertisement for anti-American sentiment." Defends Geithner. Los Angeles Times
Politics
Making Rich Schools Richer . . . Pouring cash into school districts, Washington using old formulas that take little account of who needs the money. New York Times
Obama Redeploys His Campaign Army . . . Volunteers rally support for budget plan. Washington Post
Arnold for Senate? . . . Schwarzenegger not ruling it out as he mulls he future. San Francisco Chronicle
Churches Vie to Snag Obama . . . Aides check out D.C. churches to find his new spiritual home. Must balance Obama's public profile, security needs, and personal beliefs. Boston Globe
McCain Speaks Up for Geithner . . . Says Obama's embattled Treasury Secretary should be given chance to succeed. Financial Times
Congresswoman Kept Breast Cancer Secret . . . Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has had seven surgeries in last year. McClatchy Newspapers
Obama Overexposed? . . . He's all over TV, on the cover of everything. The president may even be bigger than Britney Spears.
New York Daily News
National Security
Afghan Blasts Leave Eight Dead . . . Violence at its highest level since Taliban toppled in 2001. New York Times
Panetta Arrives In Pakistan . . . CIA chief brings more aid for the country, which is in the front line against Taliban. Associated Press
Saudis Retool to Fight Terror . . . Ambitious counterterrorism program created in past few years after long denial of the problem. New York Times
Business
AIG Bonuses Tab Raised . . . The company actually paid out more than $218 million, not $165 million. Los Angeles Times
Washington Mutual Sues FDIC for $13B . . .Suit in connection with loss of its banking operations, which were acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Reuters
AIG Flap Sours Congress on New Bailouts . . . Any Obama administration bid to seek more taxpayer money for failing banks will face stiff resistance. McClatchy Newspapers
International
Russia Seeks to Lure Its Diaspora Home . . . Tries to stop population decline with $300 million program to bring back Russians who live abroad and their descendants. New York Times
Tibetan Monks Held by Chinese . . . Some 93 monks have been held by Chinese police after a riot in an ethnically Tibetan town. BBC
Hamas Leader Commends Obama . . . "A new language toward the region is coming from President Obama," says Khaled Meshaal.
Reuters
Two Killed During Stampede To See Pope . . . Two teenage girls died during at stadium in Luanda, Angola, where 30,000 had gathered for a papal youth rally. Times (UK)
Jade Goody Dies of Cancer at 27 . . . She was on a British reality TV show when she discovered she had cervical cancer. Stayed in spotlight to raise funds for her kids. Guardian
Also Today. . .
Three Police Sergeants Killed in Oakland . . . Another officer in critical condition. Two were shot at traffic stop, two others during shootout. Suspect is dead. San Francisco Chronicle
Firefighter Sets Blaze So He Can Save the Day . . . Nineteen year old Caleb Lacey's "hero complex" ends in death of mother and two children.
Associated Press
British UFO Files Released . . . Lots of explanations for sightings, but government still can't explain diamond shaped aircraft seen hovering above a Scottish village. Sunday Telegraph
You're 90: It's Time for Your Bat Mitzvah Already! . . . Ann Simon is worried she might forget all the Hebrew words she memorized. She's 94. What's not to like? New York Times
Friends, Family Attend Richardson's Wake . . . An array of famous mourners came to express their sadness. Associated Press
Today's Video
The Man Who Lives Among the Lions . . . CBS
