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Friday, March 26, 2010 
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This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
House Approves Senate Health Fixes . . . It's official: Health care reform and near-universal coverage is the law of the land. Washington Post
Gates Eases 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' . . . Higher bar for initiating probe of conduct, but core restriction remains.
Washington Times
West Softens Iran Sanctions New tack by U.S. and Europe is an effort to win the support of Russia, China and others. Los Angeles Times
Politics
McClatchy Newspapers
CBO: Obama Undercounts Budget's Effect . . . Obama budget would raise the federal debt to 90 percent of the nation's economic output by 2020. Washington Times
Obama Humiliates Netanyahu . . . President said to have walked out of meeting. Left Bibi twiddling his thumbs while he went to have dinner. Times of London
McCain Faces Fight for Political Life . . . He's leading, but has a strong challenge from the right. Palin coming to help.
Los Angeles Times
Bennett Faces Fight for Political Life . . . Robert Bennett of Utah faces seven primary challengers as the right seeks to dump him.
New York Times
Healthcare Outrage risky for GOP . . . Republican lawmakers must strike a fine balance between harnessing voter outrage and fueling it. Los Angeles Times
National Security
Pentagon Wants $33B More for Iraq . . . Request for a $33 billion war supplemental for Afghanistan has Congress concerned about long-term costs.
Christian Science Monitor
Tension Rises in Iraq . . . Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi vow to not accept result if they lose, amid fears of renewed instability.
The Guardian
U.S. Girds For More Violence in Kabul . . . Insurgents are preparing a campaign of suicide bombings and high-profile attacks.
Boston Globe
Bin Laden Threatens U.S. Captives . . . Says he'll kill them if U.S. executes Khalid Sheik Mohamed or other al Qaeda.
Boston Globe
Money
Obama Wants Mortgage Holiday for Jobless . . . Will push for three-month breaks and give lenders incentives to reduce principal on delinquent loans.
New York Times
Homes Facing Foreclosure Up . . . But the number of people who were only one payment behind actually dropped in the last quarter by 16,000. New York Times
Europe Hammers Out Greek Bailout . . . IMF will be included in effort that will hit Greek citizens hard. Christian Science Monitor
International
Pope Was Told of Plans for Priest . . . The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of a sexual abuse case than previous church statements have suggested. New York Times
U.S. - Israel Rift Deepens . . . Plan to build more housing in brings relations with Washington to their lowest ebb in more than 50 years. Toronto Globe and Mail
Mexico Arrests the 'King of Heroin' . . . Jose Antonio Medina allegedly was one of the biggest smugglers of the drug into the United States. Los Angeles Times
Bruni: I Hope Sarkozy Won't Run Again . . . Says she is concerned about husband's health and speaks of her anger over marriage rumors. Times of London
You Must Also Know . . .
Mexico: U.S. Pot Laws Undermine Drug War . . . Mexico frustrated with relaxing of U.S. laws, saying it undercuts battle against cartels. McClatchy Newspapers
Mammograms Fail to Reduce Deaths . . . Screening for breast cancer failed to significantly reduce number of deaths, new study finds. Bloomberg
Doctors Giving Up Private Practices . . . The intimacy of longstanding doctor-patient relationships may be going the way of the house call. New York Times
Skin Could Become Gadget Control . . . Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could soon be the way you interact with cell phones and music players. BBC
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