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Leading the News
Geithner Overhaul to Involve Private Sector . . . Wants help of Wall Street - the same moneymakers the administration slams - to buy up toxic assets. Wall Street Journal
Obama Has Doubts About Taxing AIG Bonuses . . . Questions constitutionality of bill that would levy 90 percent tax.
Wall Street Journal
Small Plane Crash in Montana Kills 14 . . . Several children were aboard. Likely headed to skiing trip. USA Today
Politics
Geithner Aides Worked With AIG on Bonuses . . . Raises fresh questions about whether Geithner knew about $165 million in payments earlier than he said. Wall Street Journal
GOP Banks on AIG Outcry . . . If Republicans have their way, AIG will remain a household name through the 2010 congressional elections and beyond. Washington Times
Dems Use Tax Code to Push Policies . . . From reforming health care system to aiding Madoff victims, Obama and Congress turn to the tax code in an unprecedented way. Washington Times
Will Deficits Trim Obama's Agenda? . . . Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.
Christian Science Monitor
National Security
U.S. Will Appoint 'Afghan PM' to Bypass Karzai . . . White House plans new executive role to challenge corrupt government in Kabul.
Guardian
Iraq Troop Withdrawals Could Hasten . . . Top commander says if conditions continue to improve, he'll recommend more reductions.
Wall Street Journal
NATO Kills Senior Taliban Commander . . . Strike in southern Afghanistan eliminates 10 suspected militants. Associated Press
Obama: New Afghan Plan Will Have Exit Strategy . . . Will also include greater emphasis on economic development. Reuters
U.S. Will Take Some Gitmo Inmates . . . Obama pushing for Europe to take a share, but is reconciled to reversing Bush policy and putting some on U.S. soil. Guardian
Business
U.S. Rounding Up Private Investors for Plan . . . A day before unveiling plan to buy troubled assets, officials work to lure private investors to participate. Wall Street Journal
My Plan for Bad Bank Assets . . . The private sector will set prices. Taxpayers will share in any upside. Geithner in the Wall Street Journal
Protectionism Surging . . . Provokes nasty trade spats and undermines efforts to plot coordinated response to global downturn. New York Times
Sweden Says No to Saving Saab . . . carmaker has fallen on hard times in a country where old-style Nordic socialism has fallen out of favor.
New York Times
International
Who Will Succeed Mubarak? . . .The two most likely to succeed the Egyptian President are the man to whom he gave life and the man to whom he owes his own. Globe and Mail
Pope Decries African Wars . . . At mass with hundreds of thousands of Angolans, describes “clouds of evil” over Africa that spawn war, tribalism and ethnic rivalry. Associated Press
Mumbai Suspect is From Pakistan . . . Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is charged with "waging war" against India. The Independent
The Elephant Angel . . . Belfast Zoo tries to identify mystery woman who looked after one of its elephants in her backyard to save it from German bombs during WW II. Daily Telegraph
Also Today. . .
Sylvia Plath's Son Commits Suicide . . . Nicholas Hughes had long suffered from depression. Poet killed herself on Feb. 11, 1963.
Los Angeles Times
Texas To Vote on Curriculum Doubting Evolution . . . Would prod teachers to raise doubts that all life on Earth is descended from common ancestry. Wall Street Journal
Oakland Cop is Brain Dead . . . Shooting spree is about to claim a fourth policeman. Bloodiest ever for a local U.S. police department. USA Today
Drug-Resistant Flu Strains Spreading . . . Flu season winding down, but concerns grow about the future. USA Today
British Scientists to Create Synthetic Blood . . . Human embryos will be used to make an unlimited supply for infection-free transfusions.
The Independent
Today's Video
FedEx Plane Crashes in Tokyo . . . BBC
Obama on 60 Minutes, Part I . . . CBS
Obama on 60 Minutes, Part II . . . CBS
