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Leading The News
NATO Allies Add 7K to the Surge . . . Nato's top official says 25 countries will send at least 7,000 extra troops. BBC
Pakistan Mosque Attack Kills Dozens . . . At least 32 are killed and scores injured in attack at a mosque in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi. BBC
Bernanke Fights for Second Term . . . Fed chairman admits mistakes but says he helped save America from another Great Depression. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Washington Times
Obama Faces Frosty Main Street Reception . . . Launches a tour in Allentown today. Business leaders and workers say he hasn't delivered. Wall Street Journal
Take Back Gore's Oscar? . . . That's what two Academy members are demanding in the wake of the email scandal. Gore lives in a big house too. Los Angeles Times
Secret Service Used 'Poor Judgment' . . . Three uniformed Secret Service agents have been placed on paid administrative leave.
Chicago Tribune
Now What About Those Jobs? . . . Unemployment figures are out today. So White House held a "jobs summit" yesterday.
McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Obama Homed in on Afghanistan Pullout Date
It started as a projection from the military, intended only for the ears of the president and his top aides.
Los Angeles Times
Karzai to Replace Most of His Cabinet . . . Seeks to purge corruption from government, restore his legitimacy after fraud-tainted election. Toronto Globe and Mail
U.S. Pressures Iran Over FBI Agent . . . Wants info on Robert Levinson, a retired agent who disappeared from a Persian Gulf island in March 2007. McClatchy Newspapers
CIA Expands Use of Drones in Pakistan . . . Moves parallel the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. New York Times
Money
Dubai: A High Rise, and Then a Steep Fall . . . Construction boom was fueled by easy credit, a poorly regulated market overrun by speculators, and cheerleading from Dubai officials. Wall Street Journal
House Bill Extends Estate Tax . . . House permanently extends the 45 percent tax on estates larger than $3.5 million, canceling repeal scheduled for 2010. Wall Street Journal
Super-Frequent Fliers' Super-Elite Status . . . The enigmatic programs can provide a level of pampering that is the stuff of a road warrior's dreams. USA Today
International
Assassination Attempt on Guinea's Leader . . . A military aide wounded Capt. Moussa “Dadis” Camara, who seized power in a coup a year ago.
BBC
Polanski's Swiss Chalet Prison . . . Polanski, fighting extradition to US over a 1977 case of unlawful sex with minor, arrived by limousine at his home. BBC
Chavez May Nationalize Banks . . . Worries grow that Venezuela is on the verge of a banking crisis and Chavez may take the banks for himself. Wall Street Journal
You Must Also Know . . .
Agent Orange's Toxic Legacy . . . U.S. veterans exposed to Agent Orange face delays and bureaucracy as they seek compensation. Chicago Tribune
UN to Study Climate Change Emails . . . UN panel claims UK scientists manipulated global warming data should be investigated. BBC
Study: Cell Phones Not Causing Brain Risk . . . No change in number of adult brain tumors since mobile phone usage rose sharply in mid-1990s. BBC
The Clerk Who Stole $2M . . . Prosecutors say Marie Morey stole $2 million while working as a low-level accounting clerk in a Probation Department. Boston Globe
DC Panda Heading to China . . . First cub born at National Zoo goes to China as per agreement between the Zoo and the Chinese government. Washington Post
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