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Deadliest Day in Iraq Since Pullback . . . In self-policed Iraq, bombings kill 54, most in double suicide in Nineveh province. BBC
AIG Wants to Give More Bonuses . . . Seeks cover of approval from Obama administration.
Los Angeles Times
Ensign's Parents Made Payments to Mistress . . . Wealthy parents of Nevada Senator gave $96,000 to staffer who was then his mistress and to her family. Washington Post
Politics
Obama Bends on Climate Change . . . Agrees that West should help finance developing countries' efforts, despite prospect of further U.S. debt. Globe and Mail
Obama Public Debate Campaign Vow Fades . . . Said health reform would be debated for all to see, but it's all done behind closed doors.
McClatchy Newspapers
Diplomats Protest Obama Ambassador Choices . . . Had been on track to give more than usual 30 percent of jobs to political appointees. Washington Times
Dems at Odds on Health Bill Financing . . . House plans to propose tax increase on wealthy to pay for an overhaul, an idea the Senate has all but dismissed. New York Times
Burris Won't Seek Reelection . . . Illinois senator's tenure is tainted by Blagojevich appointment. Chicago Tribune
Pelosi Nixes House Resolution Honoring Jackson . . . Blocks effort Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to have the House label king of pop an international humanitarian. Houston Chronicle
National Security
Obama, Dems at Odds over Secrecy . . . White House resists move to increase number of lawmakers told about covert operations.
McClatchy Newspapers
Kurds Defy Baghdad . . . With little notice, Kurdistan’s leaders are moving forward on a new constitution, while seeking to seize land and oil. New York Times
CIA Hid Program From Congress . . . Revelation of secret initiative fuels Democrats' accusation that agency withholds information.
Washington Post
F-22 Has Major Shortcomings . . . Confidential Pentagon tests reveal reliability problems with the high-priced fighter jet.
Washington Post
Money
New Mortgage Standards Slow Home Closings . . . Mortgage firms’ increased scrutiny is killing deals, delaying closing process from under 30 days to 45. Houston Chronicle
Oil Weakens as Recovery Hopes Dim . . . Dips below $60 a barrel as traders realize recovery will take longer than hoped.
New York Times
New GM Ready to Exit Bankruptcy . . . Says its' a leaner and meaner automaker ready to win back American consumers and pay back taxpayers. Reuters
Mortgage Firms Asked to Modify More Loans . . . Administration pressing them to step up efforts to modify troubled loans under its housing-rescue program. Wall Street Journal
International
Major New Rally in Tehran . . . But teargas-firing riot police blocked them from reaching their intended goal of Tehran University.
McClatchy Newspapers
Thousands of Tamils Dying in Camps . . . Aid workers’ claims of 1,400 deaths a week in one area prompt fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. Times (UK)
Man Gored to Death During Running of the Bulls . . . First death by goring at annual Pamplona, Spain festival since 1995. Nine injured.
Associated Press
British Tabloid Accused of Tapping Phones . . . News of the World blamed with hiring private eyes to steal cellphone records of public figures and celebrities. Globe and Mail
Also Today. . .
Hundreds of Graves Desecrated . . . Four are charged in scheme to dig up bodies and resell the plots at a Chicago cemetery.
Chicago Tribune
Consumers Think 'Natural' Means 'Organic' . . . It doesn't. And they think organic is just a fancy term that equate to "expensive."
Chicago Tribune
Children Targeted for Flu Vaccine . . . Students likely to be among the first treated for swine flu during major fall vaccination campaign.
Washington Post
Today's Video
Bruno Takes on a Terrorist . . . CNN
