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Three Arrested in Terror Plot Denver father and son arrested late Saturday along with New York city man. Denver Post
Obama to Huddle With Netanyahu and Abbas . . .Will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at UN Tuesday. Jerusalem Post
Cost Concerns Propelled Missile U-turn . . . Scrapping of long-range missile interceptors in Europe wasn't just about security and diplomacy.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
Senate's Gang of Six Reaps Health Cash . . . Industry donating heavily to six Finance Committee members who sought a bipartisan deal.
San Francisco Chronicle
Virginia Governor's Race Tightens . . . More voters see Republican as too conservative after revelation of his thesis opposing working women, feminists and gays. Washington Post
Edwards May Declare He is Father of Child . . . Facing investigation, John Edwards considers declaring he is the father of mistress's child. Aide says he was. New York Times
Values Voters Pick Huckabee in Straw Poll . . . Huckabee narrowly lost a similar poll in 2007 to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Washington Times
GOP Battles Racism Charges . . . Party leaders pursue aggressive but delicate line to assure voters fierce opposition to Obama is solely a matter of policy. Los Angeles Times
Obama Requests NY Gov. Paterson Drop Out . . . Move against the unpopular Gov. David A. Paterson is extraordinary presidential intervention into a state political race. New York Times
National Security
Russia Signals Thaw in Relations . . . Friendly statements in the wake of the U.S. cancellation of an antimissile defense system in Eastern Europe. Wall Street Journal
Mullah Omar Vows to Force 'Invaders' Out . . . Says NATO should study Afghanistan's history to see that foreign forces have had limited military success. Associated Press
Pakistan Not Backing U.S. Goals in Afghanistan . . . Still refuses to target the extremist groups on its soil, U.S. ambassador says.
McClatchy Newspapers
CIA Expanding Presence in Afghanistan . . . Deploying spies, analysts and paramilitary operatives to Afghanistan, part of an intelligence "surge." Los Angeles Times
Money
Financial Reform to Top G20 Agenda . . . Obama, Merkel to target "bonus culture" in banking industry at meeting in Pittsburgh next Thursday and Friday. Reuters
Fed's Pay Plan Divides Bank Industry . . . Showdown looms between bankers and lawmakers over the Fed plan to review banks' employee pay.
Wall Street Journal
Dodd Proposes New Bank Regulation Plan . . . Banking panel chair proposes the merger of four bank agencies into one super-regulator.
New York Times
International
"My Dreams are Gone" . . . In Kandahar, a Muslim conservative enclave, women are forced back to the old ways as the security situation deteriorates. Globe and Mail
British Man Pedals Around the World in 175 Days . . . Braved kidnappers in Iran and wombats in Australia to notch fastest ever circumnavigation.
Oops, More Babies for China Please . . . Officials may be rethinking China's one-child policy to avoid an expected population decline by the middle of the century. Sunday Times (UK)
Afghanistan's Last Jew . . . Zebu lon Simantov kept kosher celebrating Rosh Hashanah. He lives in a broken-down building housing Kabul's last synagogue. Los Angeles Times
Also Today. . .
Irving Kristol Dead at 89 . . . "Godfather of modern conservatism" helped revitalize GOP in 1960s and 70s, setting stage for Reagan and years of conservative dominance. New York Times
A Pint of Guinness Turns 250 . . . The famous stout made its debut in 1759 and has left its mark in the worlds of advertising, the arts and the gossip columns. The Independent
Death of Illinois Scientist Tied to Plague . . . But there is no evidence that he spread the bacteria, officials say. Chicago Tribune
Today's Video
World's Tallest Man Finds it Tough at the Top . . . CNN
