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World Leaders Try to Save Climate Deal . . . Obama and other leaders scramble after negotiators fail to reach a deal on in all-night talks. Reuters
Unions Oppose Senate Health Bill . . . And Dems still can't satisfy Nelson on abortion language. Washington Times
Eikenberry: U.S. Afghan Stay After 2011 . . . Afghan ambassador says U.S. will maintain strong military presence long after July 2011. McClatchy Newspapers
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Senate Blocks GOP Filibuster . . . Republicans sought to stall huge Pentagon bill in a maneuver to delay health-care legislation. Washington Post
Change, Kind Of . . . With a $1 billion lobbying blitz, Wall Street, Big Oil and Coal, and the health industry have stalled or weakened Obama's regulatory threats. Boston Globe
Boehner: Gitmo a Dealbreaker . . . House GOP leader warns he won't back funding surge if request includes transferring detainees to United States. McClatchy Newspapers
Earmark Goes to Wrong Place . . . Rep. Clyburn earmarked $100,000 for Jamestown, S.C. library. It went to Jamestown, Calif. which has no library. Washington Times
National Security
U.S. and Russia Look to New Arms Pact . . . Will pursue an agreement tackling whole categories of nuclear weapons never before subject to limits.
New York Times
How Quickly They Adapt . . . Ability to hack into drones latest sign of how terrorists adapt to U.S. technology.
Christian Science Monitor
Warnings of Drone Flaws in 2004 . . . But the Pentagon didn't begin securing the signals until this year. Wall Street Journal
Yemen Kills 34 al Qaeda in Raids . . . Ministry of defense says 17 others involved in terrorist organization detained in military operations.
The Guardian
Money
Regulators Brawl for Control of Banks . . . A year after being hailed for having predicted the housing bust, Sheila Bair is scrambling to protect her future and that of the FDIC. Wall Street Journal
Homeowners Rejected Under Obama Plan . . . Many do all they're supposed to but still rejected for loan modification, often with no explanation. McClatchy Newspapers
Dollar Strengthens . . . Souring economic prospects in Europe have helped halt the dollar's months-long decline. Washington Times
Stores Avoid Deeper Discounts . . . Betting deal-seeking late shoppers will settle for lower levels of discounting as the season enters final stretch. Wall Street Journal
Panel Backs Bernanke for Second Term . . . The 16-to-7 vote came after flashes of populist anger erupted amid a sluggish and uneven economic recovery. New York Times
International
Mumbai Gunman Recants Confession . . . Tells court he came to Mumbai as a tourist and was arrested 20 days before deadly siege began.
BBC
Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen . . . Infamous iron sign spanned gate at main entrance to former Nazi death camp in southern Poland. Associated Press
Chirac Faces New Corruption Charges . . . Allegations that Paris City Hall paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor.
Wall Street Journal
You Must Also Know . . .
When the Tweeting Stopped . . . Online messaging service disabled overnight, after Iranian group appeared to break into site. The Guardian
DNA Frees Man After 35 Years . . . Was sentenced to life in 1974 for kidnapping a 9-year-old boy and raping him in a nearby field. Associated Press
Possible Dark Matter Find . . . Hints of mysterious substance thought to make up quarter of the Universe picked up for first time in disused US mine. Times of London
Actress Jennifer Jones Dies at 90 . . . Discovered by future husband David O. Selznick, Jones won an Oscar for 1943's "The Song of Bernadette." Los Angeles Times
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