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Thursday, March 4, 2010 
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This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Obama Backs Using Reconciliation on Health GOP rages at filibuster dodge. Dems say other big bills have run similarly. Washington Post
New Hurdles for U.S. on Iran . . . Brazil and Turkey may block Security Council action. Wall Street Journal
Four German Islamists Convicted in Bomb Plot . . . Planned to bomb U.S. installations in the country. BBC
Politics
Toronto Globe and Mail
Obama Social Secretary Pick Slammed . . . Julianna Smoot was also his chief fundraiser, raising questions about whether White House is selling access. POLITICO
Rove Offers Account of Bush Presidency . . . In new book, says Bush probably wouldn't have invaded Iraq if he realized it didn't have WMD. New York Times
Pete Stark Takes Rangel's Gavel . . . Temporary Ways and Means chief has a history of being mean to colleagues.
POLITICO
Paterson May Face Criminal Charges . . . Prosecutors mull whether to file charges against NY governor for trying to influence aide's accuser. New York Times
Book Details Spitzer's Final Days . . . An insider's chronicle of former NY governor's downfall is blasted by Spitzer himself.
New York Times
National Security
U.S. Steps Up Pressure on China . . . U.S. sends top officials to Beijing to persuade China to drop its opposition to fresh Iran sanctions.
Daily Telegraph
China Reins in Defense Spending . . . Increase in China's military budget is smallest in more than 20 years. The Guardian
Dutch Anti-Islam Leader Gains . . . Geert Wilders gains in local polls, making him a serious challenger for power in a June national election. Reuters
Was Live Aid Money Stolen? . . . Report Claims almost all the money raised in 1980s concert went to Ethiopian rebels. Bob Geldorf fumes. Times of London
DIY Guide for Going Nuclear . . .
Step-by-step instructions, from discretely collecting material to minimizing the fallout when caught.
Der Spiegel
Money
Congress Still Hasn't 'Fixed' Wall Street . . . Eighteen months after the meltdown, Congress continues to debate what to do about it.
McClatchy Newspapers
China's Investments in U.S. Up Sharply . . . The strategy seeks higher earnings by acquiring assets while prices are depressed.
Los Angeles Times
AIG Employees Were Defiant . . . In private conference call, employees defended bonuses. Washington Post
International
Turkey Watches U.S. Vote . . . Vote in Congress on defining 1915 slaughter of Armenians puts relations between White House and Ankara on edge.
Wall Street Journal
Dozens Dead in India Temple Stampede . . . At least 60 people have died in a stampede after the gate of a Hindu temple collapsed.
BBC
Giant Wave Kills Two on Cruise Ship . . . A 26 foot rogue wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean. Times of London
You Must Also Know . . .
DC Begins Allowing Gay Marriages . . . Couples begin lining up to get licenses. First ceremonies can be performed Tuesday. Washington Times
Sex Offender Charged in Rape and Murder . . . Chelsea King, a 17-year-old, went missing a week ago while going for a jog. San Diego Union-Tribune
Gun Control and Coffee . . . Starbucks and others caught in the middle of contest over whether customers can wear their guns in the store. Wall Street Journal
Air Traffic Controller Let Sons Radio Pilots . . . Boy appeared to be supervised, but controller and his boss are suspended.
WPIX.com
Capt. 'Sully' Retires . . . Hailed a hero after piloting the US Airways flight that landed safely in the Hudson River in January of last year. Associated Press
Painless Vaccine Needle Invented . . . Fear of a visit to the doctor for an injection may soon be a thing of the past.
Daily Telegraph
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