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This Morning's Cut
Leading the News
G8 Agrees to Slash Emissions . . . U.S. signs on to firm target for first time, agreeing to cut carbon output 80 percent by 2050. China and India refuse. The Independent
China Makes Show of Strength in Xinjiang . . . Troops flood in as Communist official promises executions of Uighurs involved in riots. Guardian
Democrats Say CIA Misled Congress . . . Lawmakers say CIA Director Panetta told them the agency "concealed significant actions" from Congress. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Billions in Aid Go to Pro-Obama Areas . . . Federal aid delivered to help revive the economy have gone to places that supported Obama in last year's election. USA Today
Health Reform Bill Stalls . . . August's deadline for first floor action may slip as Senators doubt whether they can sort out complex policy issues in time. Boston Globe
Hospitals Oppose Government Plan . . . Officials appear at White House to say they'll help pay for coverage, but they don't back key Obama initiative. McClatchy Newspapers
Blow for Blagojevich . . . Under threat of lengthy jail time, his former chief of staff agrees to be a prosecution witness.
Christian Science Monitor
Unions Committing Fratricide . . . At a time labor needs to unite to move its Washington agenda, unions spend millions to battle each other.
New York Times
National Security
Cyber Blitz Hits U.S., South Korea . . . Pyongyang suspected in attack that exposes vulnerabilities. Wall Street Journal
Major Security Lapses at Federal Buildings . . . Investigators were able to carry bomb-making materials through all 10 security checkpoints tested. Chicago Tribune
Scores Killed in Latest Drone Attacks . . . Suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft launch attacks against militants loyal to Baitullah Mehsud.
Globe and Mail
Iraq Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 41 . . . A double suicide bomb attack killed at least 34 people and wounded 70 others in northern Iraq this morning. Los Angeles Times
Money
IMF Says World Pulling Out of Recession . . . Fund raises forecasts for growth next year. Financial Times
Buying Actual Gold . . . Small investors are acquiring physical gold amid apocalyptic fear over the financial system. But it's costly and presents unique risks. Wall Street Journal
Ritz Camera Warns of Liquidation . . . Trying to sell stores, but if it can't will fold by July 24. Victim of changing technology and bad economy. Washington Post
International
Iran Warns of 'Crushing Response' to Protests . . . Seeking to pre-empt a revival of protests, authorities said a planned demonstration Thursday was illegal. New York Times
Economic Gulf, Discrimination for Uighurs . . . Rich-poor gap in western Chinese province exacerbated by religious and cultural divide.
Globe and Mail
China Replacing U.S. as Top Latin Trading Partner . . . All but invisible in the area a decade ago, China now has all kinds of deals going in the U.S. backyard. McClatchy Newspapers
Schoolkids Perish in Truck Bomb Near Kabul . . . Taliban attempt spectacular attack, but truck rolls over in ditch and is later detonated, killing 25, including 12 pupils. Times (UK)
U.S., Israel Settlement Deal Emerging . . . Israel would declare brief construction halt, US would give near-complete units green light.
Jerusalem Post
Cheetah to Return to India . . . Plans to reintroduce the world's fastest cat to the subcontinent, where the last one was shot in 1947.
Times (UK)
Also Today. . .
Failure at U.S. Hospitals . . . Too many die needlessly and there is a large disparity between good and bad facilities. USA Today
Girlfriend Killed McNair, Self . . . Sahel Kazemi's life was coming undone. When she saw relationship with former Titans QB Steve McNair unraveling, she acted. The Tennessean
Longevity Strategies Show Promise . . . Organ transplant drug rapamycin increased life span of mice by up to 14 percent. Calorie restriction works in monkeys. Wall Street Journal
Abortion Pill Used in a Quarter of U.S. Abortions . . . Roughly a fourth of American women getting early abortions last year did so with drugs rather than surgery. Associated Press
Buzz Aldrin's Dark Times . . . As 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 mission nears, Buzz Aldrin talks about the depression and alcoholism that followed his moon landing. Daily Telegraph
Today's Video
Kim Jong Il Looks Frail in Public . . . MSNBC
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