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Friday, April 16, 2010 
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This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Obama Orders Gay Hospital Visitation . . .Same-sex partners must get the same privileges granted heterosexual couples in most hospitals. Los Angeles Times
The Obama's Raked in $5.5M Last Year . . . Most of it book sales. Paid $1.8M in federal taxes, gave $329K to charity. McClatchy Newspapers
Europe Grounded . . . Flights may be disrupted into the weekend by ash spewing from Icelandic volcano. BBC
Politics
Washington Times
Obama: Slow Journey to Mars . . . NASA should send astronauts to explore asteroids beyond the moon by 2025 and visit Mars in the next decade. Washington Post
Rock, Roll and Raise Money . . . Congressmen hold fundraisers in skyboxes rented from groups with business before committees. Washington Post
Tax Day Tea Parties Draw Thousands . . . Thousands of conservatives rallied on street corners and at statehouses across the nation. Los Angeles Times
Congress Extends Jobless Benefits . . . Measure passes the Senate and House along partisan lines. Obama signs.
Los Angeles Times
White House Slams CBS for Blog Post . . . Administration complains about CBS News post saying possible Supreme Court nominee is gay. Washington Post
National Security
New Terror Suspect Guidelines Drafted . . .
The rules aim to help officials decide whether suspects will face trial or indefinite detention.
Los Angeles Times
CIA Document Details Tapes' Destruction . . . Porter J. Goss in 2005 allowed destruction of dozens of videos of the brutal interrogation of detainees. New York Times
Ex-NSA Official Charged in Leaks Case . . . Provided classified information to a newspaper reporter in hundreds of e-mail messages in 2006 and 2007. New York Times
External Blast Sunk Korean Ship . . . Investigator examining hull of warship Cheonan suggests ship sunk by North Korean torpedo rather than internal blast. Times of London
Money
U.S. Foreclosures at Record High . . . And forget risky subprime loans – this time it's driven by homeowners with more conventional mortgages.
Toronto Globe and Mail
Start Planning for April 15 . . . 2011 . . . Personal-finance experts say this is a year to plan for some significant tax changes on the horizon. Christian Science Monitor
Immigrants to U.S. Mostly White Collar . . . More immigrants are employed in white-collar jobs than in lower-wage work, data show.
New York Times
International
Pakistan Failed to Protect Bhutto . . . Report slams Musharraf administration’s handling of death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Reuters
China Quake Death Toll Rises . . . Rescue teams in Qinghai province in China say nearly 800 people have died in disaster.
The Guardian
Polish Pilots Knew Crash Was Imminent . . . No evidence the pilots were pushed by their VIP passengers into taking risks.
BBC
Redshirt Chief Flees Thru Window . . . Redshirt leader Arisman Pongruanrong escapes through hotel window as special forces surround building. Times of London
China Tries to Sterilize 10,000 Parents . . . Family planning authorities have detained hundreds of people in campaign.
Times of London
Dark Horse Stars in British Debate . . . Networks focusing on PM and Tory challenger caught off guard by Clegg’s strong showing. Toronto Globe and Mail
You Must Also Know . . .
Pope Calls for Church Penance . . . But some analysts say those hoping for change are up against a deeply conservative hierarchy. Christian Science Monitor
Russia Suspends U.S. Adoptions . . . Anger after US family put their adopted child on a plane back to Russia. Christian Science Monitor
Immigration Raid Targets Vast Network . . . Over 800 federal agents fan out to dismantle network that transported thousands of illegals into U.S. Wall Street Journal
Meteor Lights Up Wisconsin Sky . . . Farmers to be told to look out for strange rocks. Chicago Tribune
Civil Rights Leader Benjamin Hooks Dead at 85 . . . A golden-tongued orator who led the NAACP for 16 years.
New York Times
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