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Leading the News
U.S. Sees Much Smaller Future for GM . . . May be left with just Chevrolet and Cadillac. Its huge European business could be jettisoned.
New York Times
Hundreds Feared Dead Off of Lybia . . . More than 300 migrants from Africa may have died after their boats sank off the coast of Libya.
BBC
'Polypill' Slashes Heart Attack and Stroke Risk . . . Combo of aspirin, blood-pressure and cholesterol meds cut heart attack risk 62 percent and stroke by 48 percent. USA Today
Politics
Obama Not Blamed for Economy . . . In poll, most point to financial industry as culprit, but doubts rise about some of the administration's recovery plans. Washington Post
Detroit's Fate Sealed in the West Wing . . . Obama and advisers gathered in the Roosevelt Room. First order of business: Oust GM CEO Rick Wagoner. Wall Street Journal
Obama Bursts Into the Private Sector . . . Assertion of government control over a huge swath of the industrial landscape has few precedents and many pitfalls. New York Times
EPA Proposes Emissions Cuts for Foreign Ships . . . Wants U.N. to create 230-mile Emissions Control Area off coasts of the U.S. and Canada.
Los Angeles Times
A Popular First Lady . . . Michelle Obama has a 76 percent favorability rating, up 28 points since summer. Washington Post
Obama Signs Wilderness Protection Bill . . . Legislation sets aside more than 2 million acres. Associated Press
National Security
Weapons Systems Overrunning Budgets . . . Nearly 70 percent of Pentagon’s 96 largest weapons programs were over budget last year, costing an extra $296 billion. New York Times
Pakistan Rampage Shows Militants' Reach . . . Militants hit several hundred police cadets caught off guard at their academy in a village near Lahore. New York Times
North Korea Will Try U.S. Journalists . . . Charges of "hostile acts" against the Communist state, a crime punishable by years in a labor camp. New York Times
Is Iraq Calm the Eye of the Storm? . . . Many detainees being released say they haven't given up armed struggle against U.S. presence.
McClatchy Newspapers
Iran Wants to Help in Afghanistan . . . Says it would like to assist combating drug trade and help rebuild. Washington Times
Business
White House Mulls Bankruptcy for Automakers . . . Weighing plan to fix GM and Chrysler by dividing their "good" and "bad" assets and plunging them into bankruptcy. Wall Street Journal
Economy Not Yet at the Bottom . . . Recession easing, but there's more to go. Mounting unemployment likely to keep demand sluggish for a while. Reuters
How Israel Foiled Hamas Arms Convoy . . . Fighter-bombers and drones waged January attack on 23-truck convoy in the Sudanese desert. A test run for Iran? Time
International
Israeli Army Closes Probe of Gaza Acts . . . Says there's no reliable evidence to support claims that civilians were murdered.
Wall Street Journal
Khmer Leader Admits Crimes . . . Comrade Duch asks for forgiveness for the horrors he committed during the Cambodian regime's brutal rule.
BBC
I Weel Leave Zeese Place! . . France's President Sarkozy threatens to Walk Out of G20 Summit if demands for tougher financial regulation not met. Times (UK)
Tanzania Gold Mine Collapse Kills Miners . . . Some 17 are believed to be missing. BBC
Also Today. . .
Fargo Waits and Worries . . . Levees holding, but for how long? City braces for snowstorm that will stress them some more.
Wall Street Journal
Six Killed in Santa Clara Murder-Suicide . . . Man appears to have shot family members and then himself. San Jose Mercury News
Web Surfing in the Air on the Way . . . American Airlines plans to equip another 150 planes this year with Internet service. Wall Street Journal
Pistachio Scare . . . FDA warns consumers not to eat the tasty green nuts because of possible salmonella contamination. New York Times
Lone Officer Felled Nursing Home Shooter . . . Justin Garner hunted the nursing home's halls for gunman who had already killed eight.
Charlotte Observer
Today's Video
Burmese Pythons Invade South Florida . . . CNN
