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Leading the News
Obama and Cheney Face Off Over Terror . . . Back-to-back addresses over Bush era terrorism policies dramatizes divide on how best to safeguard America. Wall Street Journal
The Bronx Bombers . . . Four ex-convicts — one a crack addict, another whose most recent arrest involved snatching purses. New York Times
Netanyahu: Jerusalem is Ours Forever . . . Israeli PM takes a hard line on the disputed Israeli capital. Associated Press
Politics
Obama Gets it From All Sides . . . Criticism from right for plan to bring terror suspects to U.S. prisons and from the left for hewing too closely to Bush's approach. New York Times
Dems Block GOP Move to Investigate Pelosi . . . Measure would have created a bipartisan panel to probe assertion CIA misled her about use of waterboarding. Los Angeles Times
Climate Change Bill Passes Key Committee . . . Likelihood grows government will put a price on carbon, portending a major shift in how the U.S. uses energy. Wall Street Journal
Bush: It's 'Liberating' to be Out of Office . . . Bush tells seniors from Artesia High School in Roswell, N.M. that his life is returning to normal.
USA Today
Obama to Sign Credit Card Legislation Today . . . The bill restricts practices consumers say have pushed them into debt, but it could have costs for good customers. USA Today
The GOP's Best Hope? Obama . . . If history is any guide, it may take a public backlash against the president for Republicans to return to power. McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Afghan, U.S. Forces Kill 34 Militants in Drug Raid . . . Almost half killed in air strikes as forces make huge drug haul. Reuters
Counterattack Against Mogadishu Islamists . . . Somalia's Western-backed government forces launch a major attack against Islamist militants. BBC
Mullen: Iran Nuclear Bomb Would be 'Calamitous' . . . Joint Chiefs chair says the world must act to prevent it. Reuters
Israelis Gravely Concerned About Iran Bomb . . . One in four would consider leaving the country if the Mullahs get nukes. Haaretz
Money
Recession Turns Malls Into Ghost Towns . . . Traditional shopping malls are dwindling in number, with many properties reduced to largely vacant shells. Wall Street Journal
GM Strikes Deal With Union . . . Company now racing the clock to persuade its bondholders to eliminate $27 billion in debt and avoid a bankruptcy filing. New York Times
Dollar Tumbles Against Euro . . . Investors drive dollar to four-month low amid concerns Federal Reserve's crisis-fighting campaign might ignite inflation. USA Today
International
Pakistani Army Fails to Rescue Swat Civilians . . . Some 200,000 trapped in northern Swat as the army battles to wrest area farther south back from Taliban. McClatchy Newspapers
Tiananmen Shmiananmen . . . Many Chinese youths are happy with the government and the country's direction and don't want to learn about the brutal 1989 crackdown. Los Angeles Times
Egyptian Tycoon Sentenced to Death for Murder . . . Hired hit man to kill a Lebanese pop singer in a case that has captivated the Middle East for nearly a year. New York Times
Biden Lands in Lebanon . . . VP arrives in Beirut ahead of elections in the highest-level US diplomatic visit in decades. BBC
Mexico City Lowers Swine Flu Alert . . . Situation under control and there's no need to wear masks, says mayor. Guardian
Also Today. . .
Japan Tops Life Expectancy at 83 . . . U.S. lags behind top nations with average of 78. Men in Sierra Leone fare the worst, living on average until 39. Associated Press
Obama Updates White House Art Collection . . . Greater emphasis on the modern and works by women. Wall Street Journal
Ex-Soldier Gets Life for Iraqi Murders . . . Steven Green raped and killed 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi then shot her parents and 5-year-old sister to death. USA Today
Spiderman Actress Found Hanged . . . Lucy Gordon, 28, hanged herself in her Paris flat while her boyfriend was asleep in a neighboring room. Daily Telegraph
Today's Video
Ireland Rocked by Child Abuse Scandal . . . MSNBC
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