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Monday, February 15, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading The News
Afghanistan Tactic Has Mixed Results Warning before attack clears out one area but brings civilian casualties and mines in another. Toronto Globe and Mail
Train Crash Kills 25 in Belgium . . . Rush hour trains smashed into each other near Halle, nine miles from Brussels. Times of London
Clinton Talking Tough on Iran . . . Says country is being taken over by a military dictatorship and U.S. working on tougher sanctions. New York Times.
Politics
Cheney to Biden: Thank Bush . . . Former vice president rankled at Biden's assertion of credit for Obama for recent Iraq successes. Associated Press
Cheney Mum on Palin's Qualifications . . . Ducks question on whether she is qualified to be president. Washington Times
White House Retools Messaging . . . Strategy aims to produce faster responses to political adversaries and a more disciplined focus. Washington Post
Holder Loses Political Tone Deafness . . . Once resistant to advice from White House political officials, attorney general now seeks their guidance. New York Times
National Security
Taliban Fighters Said to Flee . . . Large number of Taliban fighters may have crossed the border into Pakistan after pressure from U.S. and Afghan forces.
New York Times
Bomb Suspect Read Rights After Nine Hours . . . White House seeks to rebut charges that Abdulmutallab was almost immediately Mirandized. Washington Post
U.S. and China Trying to Get Along . . . Leaders appear intent on managing differences and maintaining a stable relationship each side sees as essential. Los Angeles Times
Marine Base Water Now Causing Cancer . . . Those who lived at Camp Lejeune between 1957 and 1987 may have drank contaminated water. McClatchy Newspapers
Five Jailed Over Aussie Terror Plot . . . Gang had stockpiled explosive chemicals and firearms, New South Wales court hears.
The Guardian
Money
U.S. Housing Aid Winds Down . . . An Indiana city symbolizes failed efforts to turn around the housing slump at the heart of the credit crisis.
New York Times
Investor Fear as Economic Fixes End . . .Nearly 12 months after stock market bottom, remedies are in the early stages of being taken back. USA Today
'China's Richest Man' Hit With Insider Trading . . . Huang Guangyu, epitome of the rages-to-riches tale, also charged with offering bribes. Times of London
International
Tymoshenko to Challenge Poll Defeat . . . Ukraine Prime minister alleges Viktor Yanukovych's win in presidential election was caused by vote-rigging.
The Guardian
India Fears Terror Campaign . . . Bomb at café popular in city of Poona has increased concerns that militants are planning an offensive. Times of London
Baptists' Lawyer Accused in Prostitutes Ring . . . Lawyer for U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children in Haiti a suspected human trafficker. Times of London
Pre-Teen Samba Queen Disconsolate . . . Seven-year-old who lead drum group at Rio carnival - amid criticism - breaks down in tears at parade. Times of London
You Must Also Know . . .
Errors Cast Pall Over Climate Data . . . Flaws in a seminal report, from typos to sloppy sourcing, undermine confidence in projections. Washington Post
Chicago Area Apartment Fire Kills Seven . . . Newborn and three other children are among the dead.
Chicago Tribune
Lead Singer of The Knack Dead . . . Doug Fieger, who sang and co-wrote the 1979 hit "My Sharona," dies of cancer at 57.
Associated Press
Ala. Suspect Was Questioned in Bomb Case . . . Professor accused of killing three colleagues was suspect in 1993 attempted mail bombing. Boston Globe
. . . And She Killed Her Brother . . . Amy Bishop's claim it was an accident was officially accepted but doubted by some investigators.
The Guardian
Happy in Boulder . . . Colorado city has the happiest, healthiest people in the country. Saddest Place? Huntington, W.Va.
USA Today
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