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Friday, September 12, 2008

LEADING THE NEWS

Killer Ike Headed Toward Houston . . . Could come ashore as lethal Category 3 storm. Hundreds of thousands flee. Reuters
Palin Sits for First Interview . . . Insists she's ready. Seems nervous and scripted during tense and probing interview. Some stumbles, but no major gaffes. New York Times

POLITICS

Video: ABC News Interview With Palin . . . She takes a hard line on national security. Agress global warming could be man-made. ABC News
Palin Went After Big Oil . . . Set aside conservative views to help take on oil industry. USA Today
Democrats Reluctantly Embrace Offshoe Drilling . . . Reverse a core principle amid $4 gas and GOP attacks. New York Times
Lunch Summit Between Obama, Bill Clinton . . . Pair say they've patched things up. "We're putting him to work," Obama says.
Los Angeles Times
Obama Backing Off 50-State Strategy . . . As McCain shores up GOP, contest focuses on swign states. Washington Times

NATIONAL SECURITY

Pakistan Did Not Agree to New Rules . . . Bush order allows U.S strikes on militants within country. Washington Post
U.S. Using Enhanced Predators to Get at Bad Guys . . . Planes striking in militants in Pakistan also helped cripple Iraq insurgency. Los Angeles Times
Russian Military Riddled With Weaknesses . . . Despite tough talk, no match for United States. Technology is decades behind West. McClatchy
U.S. Missile Attack Kills More Than a Dozen . . . Strike in Pakistani region of North Waziristan is latest Predator drone assault. Reuters

BUSINESS NEWS

U.S. Helping Sell Lehman Bros. . . . Looks for agreement that wouldn't involve public money and would be ready this weekend. Washington Post
Can You Spare $50 Billion? . . . Ailing auto industry shopping for loans from Uncle Sam. Washington Post
Meltdown Ahead? . . . Options for battling credit crisis narrow. Market players struggle to understand why steps taken so far haven't calmed the system. Wall Street Journal
Trade Deficit Hits 16 Month High . . . Even though exports grew. Shortfall with China rises. Associated Press

INTERNATIONAL

Olympics Fail to Expand Free Speech in China . . . Hopes that awarding China the games would promote openness appear dashed. New York Times
Putin Looks for Love . . . Seeks to explain actions in Georgia as effort to defend its citizens. New York Times
Protests Spur U.S. Spat with Bolivia, Venezuela . . . Country kicks out U.S. ambassador on charges of inciting violence. Venezuela follows suit. Associated Press
Zimbabwe Power Sharing Deal Struck . . . Mugabe to remain as president, Tsvangirai to become PM. BBC

YOU MUST ALSO KNOW . . .

A Vitamin for Thought . . . Study shows B12 appears to protect brain as people age. Washington Post
Figure in Rosenberg Case Admits Spying . . . Says Julius Rosenberg was also a Soviet spy but that wife Ethel Rosenberg merely knew of activities. New York Times
Chinese Made Infant Formula Contaminated . . . Product not approved for sale in U.S., but is available in Asian markets here. USA Today

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