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Leading The News
Attack Was Aimed for 9/11 Anniversary . . . Prosecutors claim suspects wanted to attack, but so far they've found no bomb making materials.
Associated Press
Iran Deception Plays Into Obama's Hands . . . Outrage over hidden reactor helps president mobilize international response that includes Russia and China. Globe and Mail
Gitmo Timetable Seen Slipping . . . Obama may not meet goal of closing the prison by January as he runs into daunting legal and logistical hurdles. Associated Press
Politics
Republicans Wants Answers in NEA Flap . . . A National Endowment for the Arts official resigns after urging support for Obama's community service efforts. Los Angeles Times
Reid in the GOP Crosshairs . . . He runs the Senate in Washington but back in Nevada he's just another endangered incumbent.
Wall Street Journal
House Considers Taxing 'Cadillac Plans' . . . Move to tax expensive health plans runs afoul of unions. Wall Street Journal
National Security
Afghanistan Commander Requests More Troops . . . McChrystal hand-delivers request to Joint Chiefs Chairman for as many as 45,000 troops. McClatchy Newspapers
From Smiling Coffee Vendor to Terrorism Suspect . . . Najibullah Zazi was no brooding outcast - no sheltered, suggestible loner raised in a closed community. New York Times
Taliban Ratchet Up Fear in Kandahar . . . Emboldened insurgents visit nightly, often clashing with police and intimidating local residents.
Globe and Mail
Bin Laden Warns of Retaliation Against Europe . . . Tells Europeans to get out of Afghanistan or else. Washington Times
Money
G20 Hits and Misses . . . Countries agree to continue stimulus, but no solid commitment on climate change. McClatchy Newspapers
Recovery Coming in Dribs and Drabs . . . Consumer sentiment rises and homes sales edge up, but other indicators this week not so strong.
New York Times
Consumers Say Spending Habits Changed for Good . . . Only 29 percent say they would go back to their previous patterns of spending and saving. Reuters
International
Blasts Rock Northwest Pakistan . . . At least 16 people die in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-west Pakistan, raising fears of a new Taliban offensive. BBC
The Rise of Angela Merkel . . . How the unassuming child of a Communist clergyman grew up to be the world's most powerful woman.
Globe and Mail
Qaddafi Meets With Lockerbie Families . . . Says the meeting was "friendly" and that he offered his "condolences". BBC
McDonald's Battles Starbucks in Europe . . . Low-cost expansion is helping McDonald's vie with Starbucks as the Continent's No. 1 coffee chain. Der Spiegel
Also Today. . .
Hanged Census Worker Found Naked . . . Was gagged, his hands and feet bound with duct tape, and the word "Fed" written across his chest. Associated Press
Woman Has Rare Double Pregnancy . . . Woman who is expecting stuns doctors after routine ultrasound reveals she had become pregnant for a second time. The Times (UK)
Muslims Gather at U.S. Capitol . . .Nearly 3,000 gather to combat fear and "do the work of Allah" amid Christian protests. Washington Post
One in Five Drivers Text at the Wheel . . . Even though nearly all of the respondents in an AAA survey released on Friday considered such action unacceptable. Reuters
Today's Video
More Than 1,000 Animals Seized From Home . . CNN
