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Thursday, February 25, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Bernanke Offers Sober Outlook . . . High unemployment seen for years to come. McClatchy Newspapers
Afghan Government Claims Marjah . . . Kabul installs an administrator and raises the flag as U.S.-led troops root out final pockets of militants.
Toronto Globe and Mail
Toyota President Grilled . . . Akio Toyoda apologizes for accidents and endures heated and at times hostile questions.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
Washington Post
NY Governor May Have Obstructed Justice . . . Woman says she was pressured to drop assault case against top Paterson aide.
New York Times
Obama Has Health Plan B . . . If sweeping proposal can't get through, Obama has plan to insure about half as many.
Wall Street Journal
Republicans to Make Counterproposals . . . Will offer a handful of incremental proposals at today's summit with Obama.
Wall Street Journal
Nuclear Subsidies Put Taxpayers at Risk . . . Banks won’t lend to industry seen as financial risk, so taxpayers would be accountable for billions in loans. Boston Globe
Clinton: Political Fighting Hurts U.S. Image . . . Wants world to see "unity and strength." Washington Times
Senate Approves $15B Jobs Bill . . . Vote was 70-to-28, with 13 GOP lawmakers siding with the Democratic majority.
New York Times
Supreme Court Hands Police a Victory . . . Police can question suspect after he invokes Miranda right to first consult a lawyer.
Christian Science Monitor
National Security
Navy Moves to Put Women on Subs . . .
Congress would have to pass legislation opposing. Some fear too much intimacy could harm mission.
The Guardian
NATO admits Deaths of Eight Boys a Mistake . . . Attack on Afghans as young as 12 based on faulty intelligence and should not have been authorized. Times of London
Sunni Leader Back in Iraq Race . . .
Reversal puts Sunni group back in the Iraqi elections less than a week after it got out.
Wall Street Journal
Money
Euro's Next Battleground: Spain . . . Greece set off the crisis rattling the euro zone. Spain could determine whether the 16-nation currency stands or falls.
Wall Street Journal
Obama Bends on Financial Reform . . . No longer insisting on a stand-alone consumer protection agency. Washington Post
Hummer at the End of the Road . . . GM will shut down Hummer after its bid to sell the brand to a Chinese company collapsed.
Associated Press
Illegal Workers Slip Through System . . . E-Verify program might not detect one in two illegal workers whose employment authorizations are screened. Wall Street Journal
International
Ukraine President Looks West at Swearing In . . . After ceremony Viktor Yanukovych declared he would not let his country be drawn into Russia's "orbit" of nations.
Times of London
Striking Greeks Rail Against Austerity . . . Thousands take to streets as hostility against EU mounts and German pressure prompts "Nazi" tirade. The Guardian
India and Pakistan Resume Peace Talks . . . Process restarts after 15 month hiatus that began when India blamed Pakistan for the Mumbai attacks. Times of London
You Must Also Know . . .
Orca Kills Seaworld Orlando Trainer . . . During a show, whale dragged her underwater and she drowned.
Orlando Sentinel
No Crackdown on Assaults at Colleges . . . Sexual assaults on college campuses rarely lead to serious sanctions. Boston Globe
Belief in God Bolsters Mental Health . . . Plays a positive role in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Washington Times
More Students Skipping Grade 12 . . . High-schoolers can head to college early. USA Today
Obesity Rates 20 Percent Higher Than in '60s . . . Despite all the diet fads and effort to get away from fatty foods, people are fatter. Daily Telegraph
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