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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Hundreds Dead in West China Quake . . . At least 400 people die and thousands more injured as a quake hits China's remote Qinghai province. BBC
Obama Secures Nuclear Pact . . . Calls for steps on loose materials to guard against terrorism. Washington Post
Maternal Deaths Down Sharply . . . For first time in decades, a significant worldwide drop in deaths from pregnancy and childbirth. New York Times
Politics
GOP Rips Financial Overhaul as Bailout . . . Contends bill to reform system would create a “perpetual taxpayer bailout of Wall Street banks.’’ Boston Globe
Huckabee Compares Gay Marriage to Incest . . . Says effort to allow gays to marry is comparable to legalizing incest, polygamy and drug use. Associated Press
McCain: Don't Call Me a Maverick . . . Now facing a primary challenge, the Arizona senator is recasting himself as a GOP loyalist. POLITICO
Obama to Unveil NASA Vision . . . Increasing NASA budget by
$6 billion over the next five years in order to embark on "ambitious" strategy. CNN
Michelle Obama Spotlights Haiti Relief . . . Unannounced visit by Michelle Obama and Jill Biden highlights progress by Haiti relief workers. Christian Science Monitor
Students Find Palin Speaking Contract . . . Calif. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown will investigate State University's decision to keep it secret. Associated Press
National Security
Spread of Nuclear Power a Summit Loophole?
U.S. wants countries to develop civilian nuclear power. But what are the proliferation risks?
Christian Science Monitor
Georgia Foils Uranium Sale Effort . . . Georgian government says it has broken a uranium smuggling ring. The Guardian
Iraq Forces Able, but Loyalty Unclear . . . Security forces kept Iraq safe for voting, but there is no new government and no certain leader they can look to. New York Times
Money
Toyota Halts Sales of Lexus SUV . . .
Sidelines Lexus GX 460 SUV after Consumer Reports urged people not to buy the vehicle because of a rollover risk.
Detroit News
Property Loss Pounds Morgan Stanley . . . Losses at a Morgan Stanley real-estate fund could wipe out two-thirds of its $8.8 billion investments. Wall Street Journal
Dow Stays Strong . . . Continuing retreat in energy prices boosted consumer stocks, helping keep market above 11,000.
Wall Street Journal
International
Kyrgyz Leader Must Stand Trial . . . Interim leader of Kyrgyzstan says ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev should stand trial over recent deadly unrest.
BBC
Australia Arrests Chinese Ship Crew . . . Chinese coal carrier that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef earlier this month destroying part of it. The Australian
Polish Parliament Weeps for Its Dead . . . Jaroslaw Kaczynski should have been on the doomed flight but opted to stay and tend his ailing mother. Times of London
Iceland Evacuates Hundreds Near Volcano . . . Officials report strong signs of a second eruption. Associated Press
Cyclone Kills Dozens in India . . . Winds of more than 100 mph demolished tens of thousands of mud huts in northeastern India, killing at least 68. Associated Press
You Must Also Know . . .
Nebraska Passes New Abortion Laws . . . Critics say laws change legal rationale for ban on late term abortions with assertion fetuses feel pain. The Guardian
Documents Reveal Dangers in W.Va. Mine . . . Operator exposed workers to potentially fatal or disabling conditions nearly 300 times since late 2008. USA Today
Choice to Probe Mine Disaster Questioned . . . Official with key role in overseeing site of 2006 explosion will investigate W.Va. accident. Washington Post
Obscene Graffiti on Pope's Birth Home . . . Police won't reveal what it read but say it is related to the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Der Spiegel
Jackie Kennedy Interviews to be Made Public Tapes recorded in aftermath of assassination, but they'll be edited by Caroline first.
The Guardian
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