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Leading the News
Pelosi Says CIA Lied to Congress . . . Says agency told her and others waterboarding was not being used. They say they told her it was. GOP steps up attack. Wall Street Journal
How Israel Would Destroy Iran's Nukes . . . U.S. study maps out 'complex and high-risk' possibilities for an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Haaretz
Slow Recovery Comin' . . . Economists see an end to the recession by autumn, but say it will take years for the economy to fully recover.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
Health Officials Say Obama Misstated Promise . . . Deny they vowed specific cost cutting targets. White House says Obama misspoke, and then retracts. New York Times
Pelosi Ups the Ante on Detainees . . . House speaker's accusation is either a calculated move or a reckless act. Or both. Washington Post
House Passes War Funds . . . But 51 Democrats dissent, charging Obama is escalating without a clear strategy. Washington Post
Rove to be Quizzed in Justice Probe of Firings . . . Criminal investigation centers on 2006 dumping of U.S. attorneys.
Wall Street Journal
Calif. Voters Ready to Join Tax Revolt . . . Anger at tax hikes to fix budget could be part of national trend. USA Today
Obama Machine Begins Health Care Push . . . Former campaign apparatus cranking up a full-tilt drive for passage of a health care overhaul this year. Washington Times
National Security
Gates Single-Minded on Two Wars . . . Urges Pentagon to devote more energy to Afghanistan and Iraq than to weapons programs for conventional wars of the future. Washington Post
CIA Rebuffs Cheney Over Interrogation Documents . . . Cheney said documents would show effectiveness of harsh techniques.
Reuters
IAEA Chief Sees New Nuclear Regime . . . The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in a few years, says Mohamed ElBaradei. Guardian
Panetta Made Secret Mission to Israel . . . Sought assurance Israel would not attack Iran without letting U.S. know first. He got it.
Times (UK)
Business
Treasury Agrees to Aid Insurers . . . Six of the largest U.S. insurance companies will be eligible under Troubled Assets Relief Program.
Washington Post
Sharp Fall in Eurozone Economy . . . Declines by 2.5 percent in the first three months of 2009. BBC
Chrysler Dealership Cuts Hit Family Shops . . . Many car dealers are family-run stores staying in the same bloodlines. USA Today
International
Pakistani Hospitals and Camps Overwhelmed . . . After a long trek out of the Swat Valley, wounded Pakistanis find there are not enough beds or medicine for them. Los Angeles Times
Netanyahu Tells Pope of Palestine State Qualms . . . Says he fears state would be backed by Iran and pose a threat. Los Angeles Times
Pope Completing Mideast Trip . . . Visits Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to stand on site where Jesus was crucified.
BBC
Sri Lanka Presses On Against Tamil Tigers . . . Despite outcry over civilian suffering. President Mahinda Rajapaksa predicts victory by Sunday. Times (UK)
Also Today. . .
The Daddy of Us and the Apes . . . Scientists dig up 47 million-year-old fossil of primate who could be the common ancestor of all later monkeys, apes and humans. Wall Street Journal
Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas . . . The flow of ice into the sea from warming Antarctica would probably raise sea levels about 10 feet rather than 20 feet. New York Times
Human Noses Too Cold for Bird Flu . . . A mutation may be needed before bird flu became a human problem. BBC
Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in New York City . . . Shuttered for a week after an assistant principal is hospitalized with a serious case.
New York Daily News
Today's Video
Pelosi Press Conference on Interrogations . . . YouTube
