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Sunday, March 28, 2010 
Top Breaking News
This Morning's Top 25:
Leading Today's News
Iran Planning New Atomic Sites Inspectors and intel agencies suspect Tehran preparing to build more sites in defiance of United Nations.
New York Times
Over 300 Civilians Massacred in Congo . . . Villagers who escaped death in late 2009 incident were sent back with their lips and ears cut off.
Associated Press
Obama Names 15 Recess Appointments . . . Reigniting partisan fight, president deplores GOP for blocking nominees.
McClatchy Newspapers
Politics
Associated Press
Partisan Divide Over Health Bill Lawsuits . . . Governors at war with attorneys general from other political party about whether to join litigation. New York Times
Activists Face Tough Midterm Test . . . For volunteers who helped shore up support for the health-care bill, 2010 elections pose stiff hurdles. Washington Post
Barbara Bush in the Hospital . . . Family says tests are routine, but she hasn't been well for a week. Houston Chronicle
The Obama Seder . . . It's now one of the newest, most intimate and least likely of White House traditions. New York Times
National Security
Saudis Fund Balkan Muslims to Spread Hate Sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Balkans Islamist groups, some of which support jihad.
Times of London
U.S. Troop Deaths Double . . . Number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan roughly twice that of first three months of 2009.
Associated Press
UK Gives Thumbs Down to Afghan Police . . . "Ghost recruits" and corruption hamper fight against Taliban and delay withdrawal plans. The Independent
Money
AT&T to Take $1B Charge for Health Care . . . Might also cut benefits as company becomes latest to announce losses due to health bill.
Associated Press
Castles for the Common Man . . . At the high end of the real-estate market, a bit more money yields a lot more home.
Wall Street Journal
Beware Debt Settlement Fraud . . . A lack of regulation has made it difficult to sort the good settlement firms from the bad.
Washington Post
Russia Drops Time Zones to Boost Economy . . . Reduces number of its time zones to nine from 11 to make giant nation more manageable. Reuters
International
South Korean Ship Was Split in Half . . . Forty-six missing after explosion, and rescue workers say it is unlikely that anyone could have survived.
BBC
Pope Faces Fresh Wave of Scandals . . . Pope facing closer scrutiny as new allegations of pedophile priests emerge in Italy.
The Guardian
South African White Farmers Being Wiped Out . . . Over 3,000 killed since since the end of apartheid in 1994. ANC accused of fanning the hate. Times of London
No Obama Buddies Abroad . . . Ronnie had Maggie. Bill and George had Tony. Obama has no one, and even has spats.
Christian Science Monitor
UK 'Special Relationship' With U.S. Over . . . Members of Parliament recommend more hard-headed approach to U.S.
The Guardian
You Must Also Know . . .
Harlem Complains of White Influx . . . Some local African Americans fear that whites and Hispanics are invading their turf. The Guardian
NASA's Mission to Nowhere . . . Space agency looks for new uses for launch tower built for a rocket that the White House no longer wants. Washington Post
Beta Blockers Cut Cancer Spread . . . Blood pressure drugs may be able to reduce the ability of breast cancer to spread around the body. BBC
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