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Obama to Address Joint Session on Health . . . Remarks Wednesday evening to Congress will highlight effort to restart heath effort.
McClatchy Newspapers
Dozens Dead in Indonesia Quake . . . Searchers step up effort to find more survivors as death toll hits at least 49. BBC
Kennedy Memoir Doesn't Ignore Lows . . . In a book to be published this month, Sen. Edward Kennedy tackles unsavory aspects of his life. Remorse for Kopechne. New York Times
Politics
White House Nixing Call for Kids to 'Help' Obama . . . GOP up in arms over Education Department guidance to schools for kids to "help the president." Washington Times
Boehner, Pelosi Skip Town Halls . . . House leaders opt to miss out on bashing their caucus members are taking. Washington Times
Levi Johnston Says Palin Presented False Image . . . Estranged father of her grandchild says she rarely attended son's hockey games and never touched a fishing rod. Times (UK)
John Paul Stephens Appears Ready to Retire . . . Has only hired one clerk for 2010 term, the number granted retired Justices.
Los Angeles Times
National Security
GOP May Be Vital to Obama on Afghan War . . . Congressional Democrats are reporting disenchantment among constituents with a long Afghanistan conflict. New York Times
World Powers Demand Iran Answer on Nuke Talks . . . Tell Iran to accept talks soon or face stiff economic sanctions.
Christian Science Monitor
Threats of Unrest in Afghanistan . . . Karzai moved closer Wednesday toward collecting enough votes to avoid a runoff, prompting threats of civil unrest. USA Today
Money
Pfizer to Pay $2.3B to Settle Fraud Allegations . . . Case involves promotion of Viagra, Lipitor and the painkiller Bexra.
McClatchy Newspapers
OECD Sees Faster Recovery Than Thought . . . Drag on growth from the drawdown on inventories appears to be coming to an end.
Wall Street Journal
Europe to Review Oracle Takeover of Sun . . . Officials want to investigate the effect of the planned $7.4 billion deal on competition in the database market. New York Times
SEC Botched Madoff Probe . . . Hamstrung by bureaucracy and callow investigators, SEC failed to thoroughly pursue multiple warnings about Madoff Ponzi scheme. Washington Post
International
New Protests in Western China . . . As many as 2,000 ethnic Han Chinese have been demonstrating in the capital Urumqi over deteriorating security situation. BBC
White South African Judged Racially Persecuted . . . South Africa raises storm of protest over Canadian decision to grant him refugee status. Globe and Mail
Lockerbie Bomber Taken Into Intensive Care . . . Al-Megrahi's family says his condition has worsened. Associated Press
New Probe Into Russian Journalist's Death . . . Russian court grants request from family of Anna Politkovskaya to get prosecutors back on the case. The Guardian
Patients 'Sentenced to Death' in Britain . . . National Health Service scheme to help terminally ill end lives forces them to die early, doctors warn. Daily Telegraph
Nazi Olympics High Jump Plot Revealed. . . Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann was replaced by a man in drag so that Hitler would not be embarrassed. Times (UK)
Also Today. . .
Diane Sawyer Will Anchor ABC World News . . . Charlie Gibson to retire. Will alter the image of an avuncular male nightly news anchor.
New York Times
Changes to Bible Stir Controversy . . . Top selling bible, used by evangelicals, to have some gender-neutral references and be updated to reflect latest scholarship. Globe and Mail
Dying Manson Follower Atkins Denied Bail . . . Susan Atkins, terminally ill with brain cancer, loses her 18th bid for release.
Reuters
Jaycee's Father Wants to Kill Garrido . . . Vietnam veteran Kenneth Slayton, 64, wants vengeance against the "sick animal" who held his daughter captive for 18 years. Daily Mirror
Did Hitler and Lenin Play Chess? . . . Sketch of them made in Austria in 1909 is purported to show a friendly match between two of history's monsters. Daily Telegraph
Today's Video
Aunt Speaks Out About Reunion With Jaycee . . . NBC
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