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Leading the News
The Obama Surge . . . Move to add 4,000 troops to Afghanistan followed fierce debate. Biden worried about quagmire. Generals wanted boots.
New York Times
Card Check in Deep Trouble . . . Labor's most cherished goal faces grim Senate prospects as Specter and Feinstein withdraw support. Los Angeles Times
Red River Reaches Record High . . . Hundreds evacuated as Fargo residents pray the dikes will hold. Reuters
Politics
Obama Budget Roadshow Fails to Add Support . . . Despite the publicity blitz, backing for the plan actually slips a bit.
Los Angeles Times
Geithner Starts to Turn Image Around . . . Fox Business News says he's a "Rock Star." Gets pat on the back from Paulson. Wall Street Journal
Obama to Give More Financing to Automakers . . . But it will come with demands, like a strict deadline for bondholders and union workers to make concessions. New York Times
Meet Obama's Budget Super-Nerd . . . Peter Orszag runs the Office of Management and Budget, the White House hot spot. And he runs, and he runs. New York Times
Obama Manages the Media . . . A combination of talking over the tops of reporters' heads while leaking little trial balloons here and there.
McClatchy Newspapers
Harry Reid Says Justice Roberts Lied to Senate . . . Says he only pretended during confirmation hearings to be open-minded about his judicial philosophy. Washington Times
National Security
Karzai Welcomes New Afghan Strategy . . . ''This is better than we were expecting, as a matter of fact," he says. New York Times
McCain Says It's Not Enough . . . He would send 40,000 troops and seek an Afghan army double the size Obama wants. Warns of incrementalism. Washington Times
Militants Attack Supply Terminal in Pakistan . . . Dozens fire rockets at terminal used to ship supplies to NATO troops based in Afghanistan. Associated Press
Russia Plans Arctic Military Force . . . Troops will protect its disputed claims in the region. Associated Press
Business
Don't Worry About Their Lost Bonuses . . . Goldman Sachs' top 10 executives received $49.6 million from their investments in hedge funds and private equity funds. Bloomberg
Obama, Bankers Strike Uneasy Truce . . . After White House meeting, they back his economic bailout plan, but tensions remain over executive pay and his rhetoric. Wall Street Journal
Is the Worst Behind Us? . . . Some economists see a glimmer of hope. McClatchy Newspapers
International
Plot to Kill Colombian Defense Minister Foiled . . . It's the eleventh try against Juan Manuel Santos in two years. This time FARC rebels rented the house next door. Los Angeles Times
Israel Disputes Allegations of Gaza Abuse . . . Asserts soldiers acted honorably and that account of killing of a woman and her children appears to be an urban myth. New York Times
China Deploys its Own Lama . . . China anointed its own successor to the Dalai Lama a decade ago. Rarely seen, the Panchen Lama is suddenly all over the news. McClatchy Newspapers
London Braces For Massive Protests . . . Thousands of demonstrators prepare to descend upon the British capital for next week's G20 meeting.
Der Spiegel
Also Today. . .
Doctor Acquitted in Late Term Abortion Trial . . . Kansas prosecutors argued second opinion on procedure was not given by independent doctor, as required. Los Angeles Times
Texas Case a Challenge to Voting Rights Act . . . Lawyers will argue before the Supreme Court that discrimination has declined enough to allow changes to the law. Wall Street Journal
Harrowing Final Hours in Boat Mishap . . . Florida accident involved two NFL players and two others. They died one by one after boat overturned. Only one survived. Associated Press
Officer Apologizes for Detaining NFL Player . . . Ryan Moats and his wife ran a red light on the way to see her dying mother. Associated Press
Thousands Honor Four Slain Oakland Police . . . Law enforcement from across the country, state and local leaders, and civilians honor slain officers. Oakland Tribune
Irving R. Levine Dies at 86 . . . Longtime NBC News correspondent's easily understood explanations of the economy were a staple of television news for many years. New York Times
Today's Video
The Battle to Tame the Red River . . . CBS
