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CIA Conducted Mock Executions . . . Report soon to be released will provide new details about sometimes brutal tactics used on prisoners. Newsweek
Violence Feared as Karzai, Rival Claim Victory . . . Afghan and international officials worry posturing by both camps could split country along ethnic lines.
Globe and Mail
Obama Health Care Message Backfiring . . . Range of abstract arguments for reform are leaving people confused, some Democrats contend. Los Angeles Times
Politics
Obama Goes on Vacation . . . Nine day vacation will take him to Camp David and the Martha's Vineyard, away from a tough town and a tough month. New York Times
Incumbent Seattle Mayor Loses Bid for Third Term . . . Greg Nickels, rose to national prominence as outspoken advocate on environmental issues. New York Times
Daschle's Visit Hints at a Role . . . President consults with former Senate majority leader, the man he once wanted as health czar.
Washington Post
Nation Will Borrow $9T Over Next Decade . . . Latest White House forecast adds another $2 trillion to the deficit through 2019.
Washington Post
National Security
Taliban Cut Off Two People's Fingers . . . Make good on promise to sever ink-stained fingers of voters. The Guardian
Defense Planners Consider Global Warming . . . Climate change as security threat because it could create millions of refugees and intensify conflicts over resources. Boston Globe
Koreas Renew Talks After Two Year Respite . . . Funeral of ex-leader brings foes together. Washington Times
Iraq City Struggles to Instill Rule of Law . . .Attacks rise in Ramadi, but a new $21 million court has failed to convict any major suspects in six months. Christian Science Monitor
Money
Bernanke Upbeats as Home Sales Surge . . . Wall Street gets a shot of optimism Friday that sent stocks soaring. Washington Times
World Bankers Suggest Rebound Underway . . . Central bankers are starting to focus on how to unwind the policies they used to fight the crisis. New York Times
Whistleblower in UBS Bank Case Gets 40 Months . . . Helped the U.S. government expose billions of dollars in Swiss tax shelters.
Washington Post
International
Iran's Rulers Tighten Grip . . . The country's leaders are showing themselves increasingly unwilling to compromise with their critics.
McClatchy Newspapers
Qaddafi Inflames Lockerbie Fury . . . Libyan leader meets freed bomber Megrahi as US, London and Scotland clash. The Guardian
At Home With the Lockerbie Bomber . . . In Libya, Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi continues to assert his innocence. Times (UK)
Seventy Three Africans Die Trying to Reach Italy . . . Italian coastal patrol searches for bodies of migrants believed to have died during crossing from Libya. The Guardian
Mexico Eases Ban on Drug Possession . . . Decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin. Wall Street Journal
Also Today. . .
William Calley Apologizes for My Lai Massacre . . . “I feel remorse for the Vietnamese who were killed," says man convicted of killing 22. "I am very sorry." Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lutheran Church to Allow Gay Clergy, Couples . . .Doctrine change may cleave denomination. Associated Press
Tropical Storm Warning for Mass. Coast . . . Waves from Hurricane Bill pound Bermuda as storm heads toward United States.
Associated Press
Rioting Inmates Set Kentucky Prison Ablaze . . . Damage was so extensive that officials have to bus some of the facility's 1,200 prisoners elsewhere. Associated Press
Hitler Considered Himself an Artistic Genius . . . His obsession with art affected his political views. Der Spiegel
Today's Video
Naked and Naughty in New York City . . . CNN
