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Leading the News
Binghamton Shooter Kills 13
A man identified as Linh Voong burst into an immigration center and started firing. Appears to have killed himself. Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Video of Taliban Beating Rattles Pakistan . . . Questions raised about decision to cede the Swat Valley. New York Times
Unemployment Soars to 8.5 Percent . . . Hits a quarter century high as another 663,000 jobs disappeared from the economy last month.
New York Times
Politics
Obama Farm Subsidy Cuts Meet Resistance . . . Congress ditches Obama's plan to save more than $9.7 billion.
New York Times
Lawmaker Probed . . . Officials who raided PMA Group offices appear to be examining firm’s relationship with Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., who's getting lawyered up. New York Times
Fannie, Freddie Bonuses Anger Congress . . . Federal regulator defends retention bonuses of $210 million for executives. Washington Times
Obama To Lift Travel Restrictions to Cuba . . . Trade embargo to remain. No specific outreach planned. Wall Street Journal
National Security
Pentagon Plans Major Changes . . . Defense chief to propose shift in focus and spending from large-scale war to counterinsurgency efforts. Washington Post
France and Germany: You Do It! . . . They won't commit troops to Afghanistan but the say they support Obama's new war strategy, which involves . . . U.S. troops. Associated Press
U.S. Drone Kills 13 in Pakistan . . . Suicide bomber also strikes in same region. Associated Press
Obama Urges North Korea to Halt Test . . . Says missile launch would be "provocative." Wall Street Journal
Business
Hedge Fund Paid Summers $5.2 Million in 2008 . . . Obama's top White House economic adviser also earned hundreds of thousands in speaking fees. Wall Street Journal
U.S. Helps Firms Sidestep Bailout Rules . . . Avoids restrictions imposed by Congress on federal aid recipients by not extending funds directly. Washington Post
Aid Not Stopping Homeowner Delinquencies . . . Mortgage lenders are trying to help, but foreclosures keep rising. Washington Post
Dow Moves Above 8,000 . . . Stocks rise for fourth straight week.
USA Today
International
Israel Expected a Stronger Hamas . . . Heavy handed tactics in part a reflection of expectation for a tougher fight. Washington Post
Karzai Defends Shiite Law as Misinterpreted . . . But he orders a review. Western groups say measure would legalize marital rape in Afghanistan. Reuters
Thai and Caombodian Troops Clash . . . At least two Thai troops killed in battle over disputed temple. Cambodian leader seeks to ease tensions.
BBC
Deportation of Accused Nazi Guard Blocked . . . John Demjanjuk was to have been sent to Germany to face charges in the deaths of 29,000 Jews. Daily Telegraph
Also Today. . .
Binghamton Shooter May Have Lost Job . . . Linh Voong, who in the past used the name Jiverly Wong, was a 42 year old Vietnamese immigrant. Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin
Arrest in Hit and Run of USC Student . . . Claudia Cabrera arrested in death of Adrianna Bachan, 18. Passenger who threw another student off the windshield still at large. Los Angeles Times
Boston Globe Threatened with Closing . . . The New York Times Co., which owns it, demands unions quickly agree to $20 million in cuts or it's lights out. Boston Globe
Iowa to Allow Gay Marriages . . . Court decision makes Iowa the third U.S. state, and the first in the Midwest, to allow same-sex marriages.
Des Moines Register
No Boost for Kids . . . CDC scientists find rocket fuel in baby formulas. USA Today
Today's Video
The Obamas Take France . . . MSNBC
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