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Obama Budget Raises Deficit $100B . . . Would bring deficit to record $1.6 trillion, but lower annual deficits over next decade. New York Times
Bomber Mirandized After Going Quiet . . . FBI, CIA, Justice and State part of decision to read rights. Los Angeles Times
Iraqi Female Bomber Kills Dozens . . . At least 41 killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in Baghdad. BBC
Politics
Obama Ends Bush Moon Mission . . . Administration to kill the Constellation program that called for a return to the moon by 2020. Washington Post
Obama Woos Women . . . Budget exempts programs for women and girls from spending restrictions he's proposed for other programs.
McClatchy Newspapers
Conservatives Using New Media . . . Loosely linked blogs, radio hosts, "tea-party" organizers and institutions bind together to oppose Obama. Washington Post
Tough Fight Ahead on 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' . . . If Obama appeal to end policy comes to vote this year in House and Senate, it will be close. Washington Times
Financial Execs Spent Big on Brown . . . In a six-day span, Republican Scott Brown collected $450,000 from donors who work at financial companies. Boston Globe
Has Obama Lost Jon Stewart? . . . It was inevitable Obama would become a late-night target, but Stewart is a pop-culture bellwether. Washington Post
National Security
Karzai Invites Taliban to Talks . . . Grand assembly will be set up as Afghan officials criticize "friendly fire" incident involving US troops that left four dead. Times of London
US - Russia Arms Talks Resume . . . Geneva meeting works towards finding successor to 40-year-old Start 1 weapons reduction agreement. The Guardian
U.S. Probes Whether Blackwater Bribed . . . An inquiry into whether firm tried to influence Iraqi officials to retain work after deadly shooting in 2007. New York Times
Strides Made Training Afghan Army . . . But progress is small and hurdles remain. Washington Post
Money
Goldman Sachs Boss to Get $100B Bonus . . . Bankers in Davos say they understand Lloyd Blankfein to receive one of the bank’s biggest-ever payouts.
Times of London
Toyota: The Fix is In . . . Automaker is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week.
Washington Post
Toyota's Slow Awakening . . . Company received more than 2,000 complaints of unintended acceleration before acting.
New York Times
Two Days That Shook Wall Street . . . In an excerpt from his new book, Hank Paulson details the tense hours leading to Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. Wall Street Journal
Report Questions Stimulus Effect . . . Companies that received funds report paying fewer workers than number of jobs attributed to the package. Wall Street Journal
International
U.S. to Resume Airlift of Injured Haitians . . . Effort was suspended five days ago after the state of Florida complained that its hospitals were overwhelmed.
New York Times
Israeli Officers Disciplined Over Phosphorus . . . Ordered incendiary devices to be fired over UN Gaza compound, injuring three, Israel admits. Times of London
Thirteen Students Killed in Mexico Border City . . . Armed men stormed a party in a violent Mexican city, killing 13 high school and college students. Associated Press
You Must Also Know . . .
Beyoncé Reigns at Grammy's . . . Beyoncé nets six prizes, including song of the year, while Taylor Swift took home album of the year. New York Times
Mergers, Closings Plague Charities . . . After a 20-year boom in giving, a decline prompts cutbacks, mergers, closures among nonprofits. Wall Street Journal
The Coffee That Changed Everything . . . On Feb. 1, 1960, three black college students found the "whites-only" lunch counter and sat down. McClatchy Newspapers
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