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Friday, March 19, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die . . . Democratic leaders weigh which Members they can let oppose health bill and who must back it. New York Times
Quartet Blasts Israel on Settlements . . . Statement from peace envoys calls for pullout from Palestinian territories within 24 months. The Guardian
Pakistan Charged With Scuttling Peace Moves . . . Country arrested senior Taliban leaders who were reaching out to UN.
Associated Press
Politics
Forecast Carries Uncertainties . . . The Congressional Budget Office's sunny health-care estimate holds chance of pain.
Washington Post
The Emanuel-Axelrod Axis . . . Obama's top two advisers tag team on the health bill. Chicago Tribune
Ben Nelson Gets His Hospital . . . Obama administration reverses and allots money for new hospital in Nebraska for health vote ally. Washington Times
Dems Look Like Winners . . . At least that's what they're projecting on the health vote, while GOP Members appear glum.
Washington Times
From a Bitter Campaign to a Strong Alliance . . . Obama and Clinton surprise nearly everyone by forging a credible partnership.
New York Times
SC Gov. Sanford to Pay Fine . . . But he admits no wrongdoing in traveling on state's dime to conduct affair. Divorces wife.
The State
National Security
Iran Ambitions Halt U.S.-Russia Progress . . . US and Russia fall out over Iran’s nuclear program as they offer little sign of deal to slash nukes.
Times of London
American Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks . . . David Headley admits to helping the 2008 Mumbai attacks and plotting to kill a Danish cartoonist. Times of London
Gitmo Suspects Got Laptops . . . Used to help mount defense. They didn't have Internet access, though. Washington Times
Money
Blockbuster Mulls Bankruptcy . . . The company that slew all those mom and pop video shops 20 years ago is busted by Netflix and the like.
Washington Times
iPad Ambitions Scaled Back . . . Apple still trying to secure media content for the iPad with just weeks to go before the tablet computer's release. Wall Street Journal
Pot Growers Want to be Regular Biz Guys . . . A new breed of marijuana "pharmacists" are pushing hard to professionalize the industry. Wall Street Journal
Google May Pull Out of China by April . . . Company will no longer submit to Chinese censorship of its search engine after incurring cyberattacks. Times of London
International
Tempers Cool in U.S.-Israel Dispute . . . Netanyahu and Secretary of State Clinton chat by phone. Special Envoy George Mitchell will head to Mideast.
McClatchy Newspapers
Pakistan Wants Civilian Nuclear Aid . . . Says it deserves same treatment as India, but U.S. unlikely to deliver.
McClatchy Newspapers
Papal Letter on Irish Sex Abuse . . . Pope Benedict writes letter to Catholics of Ireland on how to deal with sexual abuse of children by priests. BBC
Taking on Fakirs Who Fake . . . India's chief rationalist dedicates his life to exposing the charlatans. But rationalizing India has never been easy. Times of London
You Must Also Know . . .
Outcry at Lesbian Bishop Appointment . . . Approval of gay Rev. Mary Glasspool as an Episcopal bishop condemned by conservatives. The Guardian
U.S. Agents Probe Mexico Killings . . . Over 200 question members of a notorious El Paso, Texas, gang in probe of consulate murders. McClatchy Newspapers
Amanpour to Host 'This Week' . . . ABC hires CNN's star correspondent to replace George Stephanopoulos.
Washington Post
Did She Know Anne Frank? . . . A Holocaust survivor insists in a new book that she did. Others are not so sure. Associated Press
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