Cut to the News . . . Your Daily News Briefing
Monday, February 8, 2010 
Top Breaking News
- Rep. John Murtha, Top Democrat, is Dead 3:09 pm ET
- Michael Jackson's Doctor Charged 3:07 pm ET
- Sri Lanka Arrests Election Loser 3:00 pm ET
- Toyota Redies Global Prius Recall 11:30 am ET
- New Calls for Sanctions Against Iran
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading The News
Saints are Champs, Dats Who . . . The Saints resurrect the themselves and the city of New Orleans, defeating the Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl.
New York Times
Obama Plans Bipartisan Health Summit . . . Leaders from both sides will air ideas publicly. New York Times
Massive Blast at Conn. Plant Kills Five . . . Death toll may rise as others are not accounted for. Some thought explosion was an earthquake. Hartford Courant
Politics
Washington Post
Pawnbroker Drops Out of Illinois Race . . . Democratic Lt. gov. candidate Scott Cohen, a pawnbroker rocked by revelations about his past, quits race. Chicago Tribune
Wall Street Hedges on Dems . . . Bankers, unhappy Obama's proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans. New York Times
Jenny Sanford has 'No Regrets' . . . No sense of a scorned woman trapped in a political scandal that has torpedoed her 20-year marriage. McClatchy Newspapers
'No Lie:' Rep. Wilson has a Race on His Hands . . . GOP Rep. Joe Wilson and Democrat Rob Miller wage expensive campaign that's gone national. McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Defiant Iran Announces Nuclear Plans . . . Will build ten new plants, produce uranium that is more highly enriched, and beef up its military.
Los Angeles Times
Al Qaeda is Wounded but Dangerous . . . Ability to wage mass-casualty terrorism has been undercut, but group has shifted tactics. Washington Post
Obama Aides Talk Up Terror Threat . . . Officials hit the Sunday talk shows to rebut GOP charges that Obama is soft on terrorism.
Washington Times
China Closes Training Site for Hackers . . . Black Hawk Safety Net website taught thousands how to launch cyber attacks and supplied malware. The Guardian
Money
Toyota Recall Fears Spread to Lexus . . . Imminent recall of the Prius over brake problems could be expanded to cover a flagship Lexus model.
Times of London
Fed to Bare Tightening Plan . . . Bernanke will lay out a credit-tightening blueprint to be used when he decides economy has recovered sufficiently. Wall Street Journal
G7 Split on Financial Reform . . . Ministers agree on supporting economies but not on how to overhaul financial regulation.
Wall Street Journal
Social Security Races Toward Negative . . . The annual Social Security surplus nearly dried up in 2009 for the first time in 25 years. USA Today
International
Yankuvich Claims Victory in Ukraine . . . Results show villain of the Orange Revolution has a two point lead over moderate prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The Guardian
Costa Rica Elects First Female President . . . Laura Chinchilla becomes first female president of Costa Rica and only the fifth ever in Latin America. Time of London
Zuma Apologizes for Fathering Child . . . South African president apologizes for fathering a child with a woman who was not one of his wives. Wall Street Journal
Bribery Charged in Haitian Kidnap Case . . . Haitian lawyer for 10 Baptists charged with child kidnapping tried to bribe their way out of jail. USA Today
You Must Also Know . . .
New Orleans Sent Into a Frenzy . . . Residents took to the streets, threw beads from French Quarter balconies, and cheered out windows. Wall Street Journal
The Who Rock the Super Bowl . . . Townsend shows he still has the "stomach" for rock. And Daltry proves he can still roar. Los Angeles Times
Leno-Letterman Detente . . . How the two late night archrivals came together to shoot a Super Bowl commercial.
Chicago Tribune
Fear and Farce Hit Climate Change . . . One embattled scientist admits suicidal thoughts as another pens sex-laden novel.
Reuters
Mumps Outbreak in NYC Suburb . . . More than 300 diagnosed with mumps as the nation's largest outbreak of the disease in years spreads. Associated Press
You Can be Bored to Death . . . Research shows those who live tedious lives are twice as likely to die young. Daily Telegraph
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