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Leading The News
Obama Adds Troops But Maps Exit . . . Adds 30,000 troops to Afghanistan fight but says they will start to come home the summer of 2011. New York Times
Obama May Need GOP for the Surge . . . Obama cannot count on his fellow Democrats for support.
Boston Globe
GM Asks Its Chief to Resign . . . Fritz Henderson is out as GM’s chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr. is in as interim chief, stunning the auto industry. New York Times
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Huckabee Defends Pardoning Cop Killer . . . Says Maurice Clemmons received an unfairly harsh sentence because he was young and black. Washington Post
Obama to Seek 'Expert' Advice on Jobs . . . Has academics, business and labor leaders to White House seminar Thursday for a chat. McClatchy Newspapers
Critics Not Invited to Jobs Summit . . . Small business lobby and U.S. Chamber of Commerce will have to crash it or stay home. Washington Times
White House Social Secretary in the Hot Seat . . . Desiree Rogers' managerial style faces criticism after her first state dinner is crashed. Washington Post
Kasim Reed Elected Atlanta Mayor . . . But margin is so close that a recount is likely. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Baltimore Mayor Convicted of Embezzlement . . . Sheila Dixon embezzled about $500 meant for charity, but she's not resigning yet. Baltimore Sun
National Security
Camp Lejeune Marines are Ready to Go . . . People in town seemed relieved Obama had decided to increase U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan.
McClatchy Newspapers
How to Pay for the New Troops? . . . Ahead of speech, Obama huddled with lawmakers, winning support from key Republicans.
Washington Post
U.S. Troops Skeptical of Afghan Colleagues . . . The nearly 120,000-member Afghan National Security Forces remains a work in progress. Washington Times
Money
Fed Debates New Role: Bubble Buster . . . Fed officials looking for ways to keep housing and credit bubbles from happening in the first place.
Wall Street Journal
Philanthropist Got $1B From Madoff . . . Carl Shapiro and his foundation of reaped $1 billion in fake profits from investments over 40 years. Boston Globe
Minorities Shunning Banks . . . More than one in four - and half of black - households use alternative services like check-cashing outlets or pawnshops. USA Today
International
Emissions Targets Fall Short . . . The Pew Center says developed countries are meeting only half the reductions scientists believe necessary.
Toronto Globe and Mail
British Climate Scientist Steps Down . . . Amid scandal over climate-change research, director of major research group temporarily steps down. Wall Street Journal
Chechens Claim Russian Train Attack . . . Chechen rebels say the conducted last week's Russian train bombing that killed at least 26 people. Wall Street Journal
Tamil Refugees to Leave Sri Lankan Camps . . .
Hundreds of thousands who have been detained since civil war's end six months ago. Associated Press
British Sailors Released by Iran . . . Five men who strayed into Iranian territorial waters are towed back to Dubai after surprise release by Tehran. The London Times
You Must Also Know . . .
Washington Cop Killer's Family Probed . . . Two were charged with rendering criminal assistance for helping Maurice Clemmons evade capture. Seattle Times
Emails Show Effort to Lock Up Clemmons . . . Washington officials were frustrated that their Arkansas counterparts blocked effort to jail him. Seattle Times
Long Term Stress Damages the Brain . . . Impairs everything from emotion and impulse control to certain big-picture analytical thinking. Washington Times
DC Votes to Allow Gay Marriage . . . Issue not settled, though. Another vote will take place in coming weeks and Congress may also intervene. Christian Science Monitor
Gotti Walks . . . As jury fails to reach verdict on racketeering charges, it appears John Gotti Jr. has some of dad's teflon.
New York Post
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