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Suspects Claims Ties to Yemen . . . Man who tried to blow up airliner says he got explosives from expert in Yemen. Father warned authorities. New York Times
Fierce Clashes Mark Iran Protests . . . Elderly man among four dead, says reformist website, as security forces clamp down on holy day marches. The Guardian
Brain Cancer Genes Found . . . Scientists have discovered two genes that appear responsible for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. BBC
Politics
Boston Globe
Percy Sutton Dead at 89 . . . Son of a slave was the lawyer for Malcolm X, mentor to Jesse Jackson, and a political force in New York.
New York Times
Working Holiday for Obama . . . Attempted terrorist attack on an airliner a reminder that a president can never completely check out of the day job. New York Times
Some States Fight Health Bill . . . States with already broadened health care coverage say that the Senate overhaul bill unfairly penalizes them. New York Times
Feds Probe Jailed Banker's Congress Ties . . . Justice Department investigating millions Allen Stanford gave lawmakers.
McClatchy Newspapers
Bernanke Having Trouble Getting Confirmed . . . Three in the Senate have placed holds on his nomination.
McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Airline Bomber Was Banned From Britain . . . Former student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who allegedly attempted to blow up US jet, had UK visa request refused in May. Times of London
Passengers Helped Foil Attack on Plane . . . Travelers smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers. Associated Press
Wealthy, Quiet, and Unassuming . . . Inside story of the privileged student who embraced al-Qa'ida and tried to blow a transatlantic jet out of the sky. The Independent
Elite U.S. Force Expands Afghanistan Hunt . . . Secretive parts of the military’s Special Operations forces increase missions.
New York Times
Money
Credit Card Companies Raising Rates . . . And finding other ways to raise earnings as restrictive new law gets set to take effect in February.
Washington Times
Amazon Still Tax-Free . . . The company still only collects taxes in five states. And it;s fighting to make it four. New York Times
Spenders Becoming Savers . . . Downturn spurs seismic shift in consumer culture as even lower-income Americans put away more.
Washington Post
International
U.S. Preacher Slips Into North Korea . . . Shouts he's bringing God's love and carries letter urging Kim Jong-il to step down. He's under arrest.
Times of London
Britain Looks to Start Fox Hunting Again . . . If Conservatives gain power, they will restart hunts that allow dogs to tear foxes to pieces. Daily Telegraph
Brainwashed Boy Flees Taliban . . . In Pakistan's tribal area, a 14-year-old boy "came to" just before pulling the pin on his suicide jacket. Times of London
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Inept Nurses May Work Again . . . All they have to do is cross state lines as states fail to talk to each other about bad caregivers. Los Angeles Times
Farms for Detroit . . . Acres of vacant land eyed for urban agriculture under plan that aims to turn the Rust Belt city into a green mecca. Los Angeles Times
Barefoot Billy the Kid . . . Colton Harris-Moore is 18, but he already is achieving folk-hero status in the U.S. and Canada as the Barefoot Bandit. Agence France-Presse
Frank Knight, 101, Loses His Elm tree, 235 . . . He kept it alive for 50 years after is caught the fatal Dutch elm disease. Now he must part with it. Boston Globe
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