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Kennedy Death Adds Twist to Health Fight . . . Becomes a rallying point for advocates of health care reform and could provide a new tone in the discussion. New York Times
Economy Displays Hopeful Signs . . . Manufacturing and housing, two badly hit sectors, show hints of strength. Washington Post
Israel and Palestinians to Resume Peace Talks . . . Meeting between Israeli PM Netanyahu and US special envoy George Mitchell showed "good progress." The Guardian
Politics
The Lasting Taint of Chappaquiddick . . . If there was one event that ended Edward Kennedy's quest to be president and fulfill his family's legacy, it was probably this. Los Angeles Times
Kennedy Knew Pain and Eased it in Others . . . After finishing a cancer treatment last August, he spent hours with two families who had lost sons in Afghanistan. Boston Globe
Kennedy's Final Journey . . . From Hyannis Port today to the JFK Library in Boston, then to church and on to to burial Saturday at Arlington beside his brothers. Boston Globe
S.C. Gov. Sanford Refuses to Resign . . . As Lt. governor demands he leave, Sanford says he won't be "railroaded" out. The State
Abortion New Front in Health Battle . . . Anti-abortion groups gear up to fight bills, which they say will effectively provide federal assistance for abortion. Wall Street Journal
Richardson Pay-to-Play Probe Dropped . . . New Mexico governor won't be criminally charged in a year-long federal probe into allegations involving a political donor. USA Today
National Security
CIA Contractors Will be a Focus of Investigation . . . Prosecutor appointed to examine the CIA interrogation program will revisit long-dormant abuse cases. Los Angeles Times
Karzai Widens Lead, But Not Enough to Win . . . Early returns still point to a runoff amid accusations of voter fraud. Globe and Mail
Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks . . . Conficker confounds experts, exposing serious weaknesses in the digital infrastructure.
New York Times
Money
Apple's Snow Leopard Changes Are Subtle . . . New operating system lacks whopping changes Microsoft is planning for PC's.
USA Today
Adjustable Mortgages Loom Over Recovery . . . More than a half-million option mortgages with low initial payments scheduled to reset in the next four years. New York Times
Volunteering Wanes in Recession . . . As the recession took hold, most Americans cut back on volunteer work and other civic activities.
New York Times
Japanese, Koreans Gain Most From Clunkers . . . Japanese and South Korean automakers registered the biggest market share gains.
Reuters
International
Japan May be Ready for New Leaders . . . Voting Sunday could oust the long-ruling Liberal Democrats. Voter participation is expected to be high. Christian Science Monitor
Taiwan Risks Chinese Ire Over Dalai Lama . . . Tibetan spiritual leader cleared to visit island for "humanitarian" reasons in aftermath of Typhoon Morakot. The Guardian
Netanyahu Threatens Iran . . . "We cannot allow those who . . . call for the destruction of the Jewish people or the Jewish state to go unchallenged." Haaretz
Iraqi Forces Recover Stolen Picasso . . . The painting, "The Naked Woman," apparently was among artwork looted from Kuwait during Saddam's 1990 invasion. Associated Press
Also Today. . .
Labs Produce Monkeys With Two Mothers . . . Shared DNA could help women with some inherited diseases have healthy children, but it would raise a host of questions. USA Today
Artificial Trees to Cut Carbon . . . A forest of 100,000 "artificial trees" could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. BBC
Dominick Dunne, RIP . . . Best-selling novelist and Vanity Fair writer who chronicled the misdeeds of the rich and famous with wicked glee was 83.
Chicago Tribune
Radley the Bar Cat, RIP . . . Lived at the Empty Bottle rock club in Chicago for 17 years, strutting along the bar, sipping drinks, sleeping on drum kits. Chicago Tribune
Today's Video
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Retrospective . . . CNN
