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Leading the News
North Korea Launches Rocket . . . But fails to put satellite into orbit. Obama calls it provocative. Japan calls for emergency Security Council meeting. BBC
Obama Calls for Nuclear Free World . . . Will host world summit on eliminating nukes and immediately seek a comprehensive test ban. Associated Press
FBI Links Truckers to Serial Killings . . . Database of more than 500 female victims, most killed and their bodies dumped at truck stops, motels and other spots. Los Angeles Times
Politics
Top House GOP Leaders Diverge . . . Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio and Republican Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia not always on same page. Washington Post
U.S. Delaying Aid to Mexico . . . After promising $1.4 billion last year to help fight drug trafficking, the U.S. government has spent almost none of the money. Washington Post
Blagojevich Looking at the Big House . . . Former Illinois governors' plan to fight corruption charges has become a seemingly steep uphill climb. Chicago Tribune
Minnesota Senate Race Drags On . . . Some Minnesotans concerned outside interests have hijacked their Senate seat. Chicago Tribune
Obama Spends Big Now, Talks Austerity Later . . . As in ten years later. McClatchy Newspapers
Obama's Cap and Trade Plan Likely Delayed . . . Recession makes it unlikely Congress will move this year. Reuters
National Security
Blast in Pakistan Mosque Kills At Least 20 . . . Suicide bomber detonated device at entrance to a Shia mosque in north-east Pakistan.
BBC
Europe Offers Paltry Support for Afghanistan . . . Commits 5,000 troops, but majority are temporary and rest are for training.
New York Times
Czechs Moving to Derail Nuclear Shield . . . About 70 percent oppose it. Washington Post
NATO Party Crashers . . . Riots rock summit along Franco-German border. New York Post
Business
Bush, Congress Steered Workers to Risky Stocks . . . Congress passed law making 401k enrollment easier, and Bush set it up so stable funds were avoided. Boston Globe
U.S. May Keep Losing Jobs in Coming Months . . . Worst slump since World War II may be extended. Bloomberg
Bernanke Will Pull Back on Credit After Crisis . . . Tricky path to avoiding inflation. Bloomberg
Ice Bridge Snaps in Antarctica . . . It could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf, the size of Jamaica, is on the brink of breaking away. Further evidence of rapid warming in area. BBC
International
Tony Blair Working to be First EU President . . . British PM Brown backs old rival to be first permanent EU leader. Other leaders getting in line behind him. The Independent on Sunday
Fierce Battle in Sri Lanka . . . The island's military said it killed 420 Tamil Tigers rebels in the last three days. Associated Press
Boys Being Abducted in China . . . Thousands stolen from cities of China’s Pearl River Delta have never been recovered. Most bought by families desperate for a son. New York Times
Ukrainians Lament Lost Hope of Revolution . . . President Viktor Yushchenko, onetime agent of change, now the incarnation of dashed dreams. Chicago Tribune
Egypt Pressured to End Organ Trade . . . The poverty of Cairo's slums forced a young couple to sell nearly everything. When it wasn't enough, they each sold a kidney. Associated Press
Also Today. . .
Father Kills Five Children Then Self . . . Man apparently shot to death five of his children, ages 7 to 16 at their mobile home in Washington state. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Three Police Officers Killed in Pittsburgh . . . The tragedy started as a routine call . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Smart People May Be Less Stressed . . . They can figure out all the damn gadgets. USA Today
Ringo and Paul Perform . . . They sing together at Radio City Hall for first time since Harrison's death in 2002. New York Times
Farrah Fawcett May be Dying . . . Family gathers. A cancer victim, she is hospitalized and unconscious, according to celebrity website.
Radaronline.com
Message in a Bottle . . . Spokane, Washington man finds message in a bottle from 1913. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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