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Sunday, February 21, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Millions Face Years of Joblessness . . . Work may be scarce for years, even as the economy shows signs of a rebound.
New York Times
Karzai Wants Fewer Casualties . . . Battle is slow as allies try to avoid innocent deaths. Associated Press
Alexander Haig Dead at 85 . . . Was Reagan secretary of state and Nixon chief of staff as his White House crumbled. New York Times
Politics
Gingrich and Beck Galvanize Conservatives . . . Newt Gingrich and Glenn Beck championed limited government and lower taxes at CPAC. New York Times
Obama's 'Chicago Mafia' Blamed for Problems . . . Critics weary of "legislative paralysis" blame Obama's old friends and advisers. Times of London
Reid Tries to Resurrect Public Option . . . Majority Leader signals willingness to use a 51-vote majority if needed to get it through. POITICO
A Day in the Life of the White House . . . The flood of visitors into the White House started just after 7 a.m., beginning another day. Washington Post
National Security
Strict Guidelines Hamper Troops . . .
Caveats imposed to minimize civilian deaths have forced British commanders to adopt new tactics to hunt the Taliban. Times of London
Marines Do Heavy Lifting . . . The day Afghan Army will be able to perform complex operations rather than just assist U.S. missions is far off. New York Times
McChrystal Played Role in Base Catastrophe . . . Kept remote U.S. base open despite warnings from field commanders that it should be closed. McClatchy Newspapers
Iraq Poll Boycott Feared After Sunni Pullout . . . Head of National Dialogue Front withdraws from election, raising concerns of repeat of 2005. The Guardian
Money
Justice Seeks Leniency for Madoff Cohort . . . Frank DiPascali helped swindle billions, but cooperation wins "letter of recommendation."
Associated Press
Reviewers Want Glaxo's Avandia Pulled . . . Diabetes drug is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine. Reuters
Bond Bubble May Be Brewing . . . A key question for millions of investors: Are bonds in a bubble? Wall Street Journal
New CEO Tries to Redefine Xerox Culture . . . Ursula Burns wants her 130,000 employees to take more initiative and become more fearless. New York Times
International
Dozens Dead in Madeira Flooding . . . Rescue workers search for more bodies under debris after violent floods and mudslides killed at least 38 on the Portuguese resort island of Madeira. Reuters
Darfur Rebels Agree to Truce . . . Justice and Equality Movement was the most significant holdout in conflict that has killed 300,000 in Sudan. Associated Press
All Haitian 'Orphans' Had Parents . . . There is not one orphan among the 33 children that a U.S. Baptist group tried to take.
Associated Press
Stolen Child of Argentina's Dirty War . . . Legislator learns her "father" is a torturer who snatched her as a baby before her parents were murdered. Times of London
Israel Copied UK Passports for Dubai Hit . . . Officials at Tel Aviv airport secretly copied passports which were used by assassins. Daily Telegraph
Lockerbie Bomber Living in Luxury . . . Scottish released him because he had only three months to live. Six months ago.
Daily Telegraph
India's 'Third Sex' Gets a Little Respect . . . India's hijras - up to a million eunuchs, transsexuals and transvestites - have a beauty pageant. The Independent
You Must Also Know . . .
Ambition Fueled a Smoldering Rage . . . Morbidly shy and driven, ornery and oddly sweet, Amy Bishop craved fame in the worst way. She found it. Boston Globe
Asian Pollution Dirtying America . . . Pollution blowing in from China and other Asian nations may swamp efforts to clean the air here. McClatchy Newspapers
Muslims Increasingly Home School . . . An alternative for parents to public school, with whose traditions and values they are not always comfortable. Washington Post
Psychologists Disagree on Sex Addiction . . . Does Tiger have a treatable disorder? Or is he just a very horny dude?
McClatchy Newspapers
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