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Thursday, April 1, 2010 
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This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Drilling Benefits to Obama Unclear . . . Proposal draws ire of enviros and lukewarm welcome from GOP. McClatchy Newspapers
China Backs Obama on Iran Sanctions . . . Beijing agrees to begin drafting UN resolution aimed at Tehran's nuclear program. The Guardian
General: Pakistan Rid Of Militants by June . . . Warns $1 billion in development funds needed to keep tribal area from reverting. Toronto Globe and Mail
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Fundraising Surge for Stupak Foe . . . Interest in Rep. Stupak’s GOP challenger has surged since he voted to support the health care bill. POLITICO
Health Care's Potential Threat to Recovery . . . Labor costs will increase, possibly forcing businesses to think twice about hiring. Washington Times
Planned Palin Speech Draws Controversy . . . Students and others want to know what she'll be paid for California State University speech. Christian Science Monitor
Hutchison to Remain in Senate . . . In a reversal, Kay Bailey Hutchison decides after gubernatorial race defeat to stay put.
Austin American-Statesman
Michelle Vegges Out . . . For the first time in her adult life, Michelle Obama is really proud of her cauliflower. Washington Post
National Security
Defector Says Kim Jong-Il's Rule is Firm . . . Despite growing discontent, top defector says North Korean ruler unlikely to be ousted and only the military can challenge him. Washington Times
Belgium Moves to Ban Burqas . . . Brussels federal parliament votes unanimously to ban partial or total covering of faces in public places. The Guardian
Judge Rules Wiretap Illegal . . . Government illegally wiretapped communications between an Islamic charity and its U.S. lawyers.
Wall Street Journal
Money
Chief Executives See Pay Fall . . . Top executives collected less pay in 2009 - the second straight year of decline. Median pay for top 200 chief executives was $6.95 million. Wall Street Journal
Firms Not Heeding Guidelines on CEO Pay . . . Obama wants executives to invest in long-term performance and discourage short-term risk-taking. Washington Post
Hedge Fund Managers' Pay Roars Back . . . The recovery of big banks creates huge paydays for hedge fund managers.
New York Times
Will iPad Kill the Laptop? . . . Has the potential to change portable computing profoundly and to challenge the primacy of the laptop.
Wall Street Journal
International
Mexico Drug War Escalates . . . Dozens of gunmen mount coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers. Associated Press
Chechen Rebel Claims Russian Bombings . . . Dagestan bombings raise spectre of Islamist campaign in Caucasus.
The Guardian
World Pledges $15B for Haiti . . . UN's Haiti donor conference resulted in $15 billion in pledges from over 100 countries.
Christian Science Monitor
Vatican Defends Pope's Handling of Cases . . . Aide praises pope for vigorously investigating and prosecuting sexual abuse cases.
New York Times
You Must Also Know . . .
Prostate Drug May Work as Preventive . . . Dutasteride, already on the market, cuts cancer risk by about 25 percent, researchers say. Los Angeles Times
Militia Pleads Not Guilty . . . Michigan-based militia group accused of plotting to kill a local policeman and start armed clash with authorities. Wall Street Journal
Schools Chief Defends Handling of Bullying . . . Says officials took strong action in case of girl who killed herself. Nine teens charged. Boston Globe
Vaccine Expiration Date Looms . . . Prospect of millions of H1N1 vaccine doses being discarded is the latest twist in the $1.6B program. Washington Post
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