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Top Breaking News
This Morning's Cut
Leading The News
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize . . . Awarded “For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
New York Times
Troop Request Tops 60,000. . . Request for Afghanistan sent to Obama includes three options, the largest totaling over 60,000. Wall Street Journal
Deadly Blast Hits Pakistan City . . . Dozens killed in a suspected suicide bomb blast at a market in north-western Pakistan. BBC
Politics
Washington Waits for Olympia Snowe . . . Will the Maine Senator be the only Republican to back Obama's health care plan?
Los Angeles Times
Key Democrats Behind Afghan Buildup . . . Democratic chairmen of several key committees overseeing war policy back troop request despite Pelosi's opposition. Washington Times
Obama Face Pressure on Jobs . . . Some congressional Democrats want administration to move more aggressively. Washington Post
The First Lady's White Ancestor . . . While Melvinina, a slave, was still a teenager, a white man would father her first-born son under circumstances lost over time. New York Times
Rangel Keeps House Post . . . GOP fails to remove him from Way and Means chairmanship, but Ethics Committee expands its probe.
USA Today
National Security
Taliban Not Main Afghan Enemy . . . Nearly all insurgents are not Taliban or Al Qaeda warriors, but a new generation of tribal fighters.
Boston Globe
Obama Shifting Focus to Al Qaeda Over Taliban . . . Evolving strategy could help the administration avoid major troop increase.
Los Angeles Times
U.S. Prepares for Second Karzai Term . . . Will not press for a runoff election despite evidence of widespread fraud in the Aug. 20 polls.
Washington Times
U.S. to Give Pakistan $1.5B a Year . . . Some Pakistanis, especially in the military, say the conditions on the money violate country's sovereignty. McClatchy Newspapers
North Korea Expands Special Forces . . . Leaders believe missiles and commandos can defend against conventional war they think they would lose. Washington Post
'Iran Will Blow Up the Heart of Israel' . . . Senior Iranian official: If US or Israel attack us, missiles will hit Jewish state before dust settles.
Jerusalem Post
Money
Labor Market Will Take Years to Heal . . . Worst recession since the Depression left a scorched landscape that will weigh on labor market and the economy for years. Wall Street Journal
U.S. Mortgage Backer May Need Bailout . . . A year after Fannie and Freddie teetered, the Federal Housing Administration could be the next housing domino. Wall Street Journal
Obama Mortgage Relief Comes Up Short . . . Foreclosure crisis has grown and threatens to dwarf government efforts to relieve it.
McClatchy Newspapers
International
Iran Activist Sentenced to Death . . . First death sentence from mass protests, prompting fears of a wave of executions against opposition activists. The Guardian
Herta Müller awarded Nobel Prize for Literature . . .Romanian-born German author's works depict life under dictatorship. Deutsche Welle
Philippine Landslides Kill 160 . . . Death toll from two weeks of unrelenting storms passes 400 after heavy rains flood mountain villages
The Guardian
One in Four People Are Muslim . . . World Muslim population is estimated to be 1.57 billion. The Guardian
Also Today. . .
Swine Flu Vaccine Passes Safety Test . . . Follows same tried-and-true laboratory and production methods used to churn out vaccine against the seasonal strain. Boston Globe
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cause May Be ID'd . . . Breakthrough offers hope to millions of sufferers around the world.
The Independent
UCLA Student's Throat Slashed . . . A horrific attack in a campus chemistry lab in which a male student allegedly slashed the throat of a female student. Associated Press
Woman, 100, Strangled in Nursing Home . . . Elizabeth Barrow, found dead in her nursing home bed, was victim of "asphyxia due to strangulation and suffocation." Boston Globe
Today's Video
Jokes in Control Tower Before Hudson Collision . . . NBC
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