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- Dems Close on Health Care Deal 8:33 pm ET
- Six al Qaeda Militants Killed in Strike 1:17 pm ET
- JP Morgan Reports Deep Loan Losses 12:47 pm ET
- Pentagon Fort Hood Report Details Failings
This Morning's Cut
Leading The News
Haitian Rescue Stalls Amid Chaos. . . Up to 50,000 may be dead. Despair builds as survivors plead for medical care. Wall Street Journal
Obama Unveils Bank Tax Proposes $90B tax, blasts Wall Street. Wall Street Journal
Mass. 'Tossup' Threatens Obama Agenda . . . Senate race loss would jeopardize health care reform and other domestic initiatives. Washington Times
Politics
Boston Globe
White House, Labor Reach a Deal . . . Union members would get reprieve from tax on high-cost health insurance. Washington Post
Obama Gives House Dems Health Pep Talk . . . Dares GOP to use it as issue on the stump. Washington Times
Debate on Haitians' Refugee Status Begins . . . Obama must decide whether to grant temporary legal residence to illegal and legal visitors. Washington Times
Man Pleads Guilty to Obama Threat . . . Arkansas man admits he conspired in 2008 to kill dozens of African-Americans, including Obama. Wall Street Journal
Movement Tries to Take Over GOP . . . First fueled by anti-establishment anger, Tea Party activists are now trying to take over the establishment. New York Times
National Security
Chicago Man Indicted in Mumbai Attacks . . . Tahawwur Rana let David Headley travel as a official with his business to secretly scout attack sites.
Chicago Tribune
Obama Aid to Yemen Could Provoke Backlash . . . He risks tying the U.S. more closely to an autocratic ruler whose repression is helping al Qaeda. McClatchy Newspapers
Attack Kills 20 Afghan Civilians . . . A suicide bomber killed 20 people - including three children - Thursday in a market in central Afghanistan. Associated Press
Handling of Fort Hood Suspect Faulted . . . Pentagon says several Army officers should have taken action when Maj. Hasan was having problems. Los Angeles Times
Money
Justice Dept. Eyes Fraud on Wall Street . . . Probes whether financial firms defrauded investors with sale of risky mortgage securities.
McClatchy Newspapers
CFTC Proposes Curbs on Oil Speculation . . . Proposes restrictions on trading activities to prevent oil price runup.
McClatchy Newspapers
Anger Over Bonuses Resurfaces . . . Big banks will begin handing out huge bonuses despite administration's reform efforts.
Washington Post
December Retail Sales Down 0.3 Percent. . . Demand for autos, clothing and appliances all slipped. Associated Press
Blackberry, iPhone Makers Sued . . . Kodak will sue Apple and the maker of the Blackberry, over technology used in both of the handsets. BBC
International
Looting Starts in Haiti as Anger Boils . . . Survivors desperate for food attack aid warehouse in Port-au-Prince as aid agencies warn of rising anger.
The Guardian
Survivors Face Outbreak of Disease . . . Masses of the newly homeless clustering in public spaces without clean water or sanitation. Wall Street Journal
China to Ignore Google Censorship Demands . . . Beijing statement reminds all companies to abide by its controls of country’s cyberspace. Times of London
U.S. Probes China Cyberattacks on Google . . . Looking into whether China waged attacks on e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Washington Times
Polygamous Cult Leader Arrested in Israel . . . Goal Ratzon has 17 "wives" and 60 children. Suspected of enslavement.
Haaretz
You Must Also Know . . .
WHO Accused of Hyping H1N1 Threat . . . Critics claim agency colluded with makers of vaccine.
Toronto Globe and Mail
Leno Set to Take Back Tonight Show . . . NBC appears willing to let Conan O'Brien leave network and do new show elsewhere. Washington Post
Many Kids Missing Second H1N1 Dose . . . In some states, 80 percent under 10 lack flu defense. USA Today
Scott Ritter in Sex Sting Charges . . . Ex-UN weapons inspector is charged with unlawful sexual contact with a minor after being caught in an online sex sting. BBC
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