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Leading the News
Full Details of CIA Briefings Elusive . . . After reviewing records of 2002 meeting attended by Pelosi, lawmakers divided over story they tell. Washington Post
Taliban Foiling Pakistan Army . . . The Army has retaken control of key parts of Swat, but the Taliban keep grip on others. Routing militants could take months. Washington Post
NYC Bomb Case Raises Question of Islam in Jails . . . Plotters may have converted to Islam in prison and adopted radical views.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
GOP Thinks Revival Runs Through Gitmo . . . Fights over prison closure, transfer and treatment of detainees give Republicans some new momentum. Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers Slam Obama Auto Task Force . . . Says it's favoring the unions, harming dealers. Washington Post
Obama Detention Plan Tests U.S. Legal Tradition . . . Determining constitutionality proposal for “prolonged detention” of terror suspects without trial won't be easy. New York Times
Is Hillary too Candid for the Job? . . . She's unusually frank on hot topics such as North Korea and Pakistan. Some find it refreshing, others say it could hurt U.S. diplomacy. Los Angeles Times
Biden Wades Into Lebanon Election . . . Suggests future aid depends on defeat of Hezbollah. Los Angeles Times
Pelosi Shuts Down Questions on CIA Dispute . . . Republicans accuse her of stonewalling. Washington Times
National Security
Kim Jong-Il Planning Succession . . . His brother-in-law and third son are emerging as central players in a new power structure.
Wall Street Journal
Stalemate in Now Zad . . . Marines slug it out with Taliban in Afghan ghost town, a showcase for why Obama is sending more troops.
Wall Street Journal
Obama Wants New Talks With Cuba . . . Proposes high-level meetings on migration between the two countries, reviving channel closed under Bush. New York Times
Ahmadinejad Challengers Like Ties With West . . . Election foes seek to better relations with U.S. and ensure nuclear program is used for peaceful purposes. Washington Post
Money
GM Takes Another $4B From Treasury . . . Has received close to $20 billion. Bankruptcy likely anyway. New York Times
Europe May Stall Global Rebound . . . Even as U.S. inches towards recovery, Old World remains in sharpest downturn on record.
Washington Post
Russian Group Mulls Facebook Investment . . . Has offered to invest $200 million in Facebook in a deal that would value the social networking site at $10 billion. Reuters
International
Former Korean President Jumps to his Death . . . Roh Moo-hyun, embroiled in a widening corruption scandal,threw himself off a 30 meter high cliff. He was 62. The Korea Times
Strong Quake in Mexico City . . . earthquake measuring 5.7 swayed skyscrapers but apparently caused no injuries or damage.
Associated Press
Pakistani Forces Advance Against Taliban . . . Clash with Taliban after entering the main city in the militant-controlled Swat Valley, the army says. BBC
AIDS Births in Developing World at 900 a Day. . . Governments involved in a 'conspiracy of misinformation' about failed program.
Globe and Mail
Also Today. . .
Informant Helped Uncover Bronx Bomb Plot . . . Arrests relied heavily on informant whose work led to convictions in a previous terror case. New York Times
Vaccine Looks Likely for Pig Flu . . . Little variation among the viruses, making a vaccine much easier to create. U.S. sets aside $1 billion to fund it. Los Angeles Times
Tobacco Companies Lied for Years . . . Appeals court endorsed a landmark ruling that found cigarette makers deceived the public for decades about smoking. USA Today
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is . . . "Bet dieting" takes hold. You wager you will lost a certain amount of weight. It may just work. BBC
Natalie Cole Gets Kidney From Fan . . . Recovering in hospital after her television appeal for a kidney donor was answered by a dying fan.
Times (UK)
Today's Video
Man Punches Out Blind Woman on Bus . . . CNN
