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Obama to Shelve Europe Nuclear Missile Shield . . . Won't build missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move likely to cheer Russia.
Wall Street Journal
Suicide Car Bomb Kills 16 in Kabul Italian troops are the target, but many of the dead and dozens wounded are civilians.
Los Angeles Times
DNA Matches; Yale Lab Tech Likely to be Arrested . . .
DNA match implicates Raymond Clark III, 24, in the slaying of Yale graduate student Annie Le. New Haven Register
Politics
Baucus Plan Assailed from All Sides . . . Plan lacks bipartisan support he had sought over months of painstaking negotiations. now it reaps scorn from Dems too. Boston Globe
Obama's Jobs Problem . . . He's promised to bring employment back but economy may not create many jobs as it comes out of recession.
McClatchy Newspapers
House Ethics Panel Investigates Maxine Waters . . . Los Angeles congresswoman faces scrutiny over husband's ties to a bank that received federal bailout funds. Los Angeles Times
Obama Team Denies Carter Racism Charge . . .Wants focus on healthcare, but comments about opponents' vitriol toward Obama strike a chord on both sides. Los Angeles Times
Obama Used Faulty Anecdote . . . Man didn't die because insurance company rescinded his coverage once he became ill.
Wall Street Journal
National Security
Drone Attacks Target Pakistan Militants . . . Two believed killed, one of whom was on U.S. list of top 20 targets. Wall Street Journal
White House Issues Yardsticks for Afghanistan . . . Designed to help guide White House as it begins deliberations about the way ahead. McClatchy Newspapers
Electrical Grid Open to Threat . . . A potential attack would halt banking, transportation, food, emergency services and military operations.
USA Today
Iraq Vice President Wants U.S. Security Support . . . Says political reluctance to ask US troops for help should be reconsidered.
Christian Science Monitor
China Warms Up to Cuba . . . Effort to build client state relationship provides aid to "old friend" that reliably backs China in international disputes. . McClatchy Newspapers
Indonesia Kills Its Top Terrorist . . . Death of Noordin Mohammad Top lifts a major security threat ahead of planned Obama visit.
Globe and Mail
Money
Stock Market Advance Thrills - and Scares . . . Concern that the almost relentless advance could give way to another free fall.
Los Angeles Times
Silver Lining in Grocery Aisles . . . Supermarket prices plunge as downturn drives down cost of staples and grocers fight for shoppers.
Washington Post
Congress Debates Tax on Sugary Beverages . . . Doctors, scientists and policy makers says it could be a powerful weapon in effort to reduce obesity. New York Times
Counting Cash Makes People Happy . . . Counting money can make you feel good about yourself – even if it isn't your own.
Daily Telegraph
International
Israel Hits Back at UN Gaza War Crime Report . . . Israel believes judgment is "the product of a union between propaganda and bias." Seeks Obama's support. Haaretz
India's Children Starve Despite Prosperity . . . Almost half of children in the world’s second most populous country go hungry.
The Times (UK)
Wave of Homophobia Sweeps Islamic World . . . In most Islamic countries, gay men and women are ostracized, persecuted and in some cases even murdered. Der Spiegel
Turkey Wants to Imprison Duchess of York . . . Seeks extradition of Fergie from Britain for breaking laws during filming of documentary in Turkey. Request may be granted. The Sun
Also Today. . .
Cure for Color Blindness May Be at Hand . . . Genetic therapy has restored color vision to two monkeys, and it is hoped that it will be approved for humans. The Times (UK)
Earth's Oceans Had Warmest Summer on Record . . . Warmer-than-average temperatures engulfed much of the planet's surface.
USA Today
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Dead at 72 . . .Earnest vocals behind songs like “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and "Puff the Magic Dragon." New York Times
Today's Video
The Bluefin Tuna is Nearing Extinction . . . NBC
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