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Pay Czar to Slash Compensation . . . Feinberg will cut in half pay for 175 employees at firms receiving large sums of federal aid. Wall Street Journal
Iran Deal Would Slow Program . . . Would delay the ability to build a nuclear weapon for about a year. New York Times
Drought Pushes 23M Africans Near Starvation . . . Nearly four million are in Kenya alone, where one in ten are surviving on emergency rations. The Times (UK)
Politics
Christian Science Monitor
Obama Fox Hunt Could Backfire . . . Even allies believe attack on news channel it may only help Fox News's ratings and diminish the president. Kansas City Star
White House Accused of Making 'Enemies List' . . . Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) says attacks on Fox, Chamber of Commerce are Nixonian. Washington Times
Lessons of Mass. Health Reform . . . More residents now have insurance, but healthcare costs have not come down.
Christian Science Monitor
Cheney to Obama: 'Stop Dithering' . . . Says Bush White House presented Obama with a review but was asked to keep it quiet.
The Independent
National Security
Terror Suspects Inept But Serious . . . The two men were hapless would-be terrorists rejected by the Taliban, but their intentions were deadly serious.
Boston Globe
Biden Wins Polish OK for New Missile Plan . . . Warsaw's acceptance was considered critical to Obama's truncated defense plan. Washington Times
Israel and Iran Hold Secret Nuclear Talks . . . Cairo meeting between Israeli and Iranian officials was the first of its kind since the fall of the Shah in 1979. Haaretz
China Expands U.S. Cyberspying . . . Example: Beijing-sponsored carefully orchestrated campaign against a U.S. company. Wall Street Journal
Money
Recovery Signs Don't Extend to Jobs . . . Areas continue to see their economies improve, but employers across the country remain skittish about hiring.
Wall Street Journal
Windows 7 Keeps the Good, Tries to Fix Flaws . . . Windows 7 comes out today. And the programmers at Microsoft must be high-fiving. New York Times
Hedge Fund Shutting Down . . . Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam's plans to wind down his hedge funds as he faces inside-trading charges. USA Today
Slump Hits Howard Hughes's Heirs . . . Hopes for a last, big payday may be disappointed, as housing bust has decimated the late mogul's holdings. Wall Street Journal
Vatican Gives Marx the Thumbs Up . . . Hailed for highlighting "social alienation" felt by many in system "geared towards accumulating wealth. The Times (UK)
International
Senior Pakistan Soldier Killed . . . Pakistani Taliban say the whole country is a war zone as they kill soldiers in a drive by shooting in an Islamabad suburb.
Daily Telegraph
Violence Rampant in Rio . . . Gang warfare has left 33 dead since Saturday in the city chosen to host the 2016 Olympics.
Los Angeles Times
Polanski May Return to U.S. Voluntarily . . . Lawyer suggests director may not fight extradition after Swiss court rejects application to be released. Daily Telegraph
Nurse's Aide Becomes a King . . . Ugandan inherits royal title and works in the U.S. until his "great moment" arrives.
Associated Press
Kundera Was a Czech Police Informant . . . Anti-communist author accused of denouncing a Western spy to the secret police during his student days. Daily Telegraph
You Must Also Know . . .
Retrial for Travolta Bribery Case . . . Mistrial in Bahamas case of two people accused of blackmailing John Travolta over son's death. BBC
Significant Shortfall of H1N1 Vaccine . . . Amont available is 25 percent less than forecast.
Washington Times
Death at the Sweat Lodge . . . Details emerge from a “spiritual warrior” experience in Arizona that has drawn scrutiny after three people died. New York Times
New Diet Pills in the Pipeline . . . Three prescription drugs may soon help the obese. USA Today
The Girl Who Got Away . . . In 1985, Opal Horton escaped from Brian Dugan, who abducted and killed her friend. But she did not escape unscathed. Chicago Tribune
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