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Leading The News
U.S. Afghan Envoy Opposes More Troops Eikenberry warns Karzai's government is too corrupt and ineffective. Los Angeles Times
Obama May Cut Deficit With TARP . . . May set aside chunk of $700 billion to reduce debt. Wall Street Journal
Hasan Was in Contact With Many Extremists . . . Some were under investigation by FBI. Visited known Jihadist chat rooms. Washington Times
Politics
Wall Street Journal
Health Bill Recess Battle . . . Groups for and against it line up to make lawmakers' lives Hell during Veterans Day recess week at home. Wall Street Journal
Ten States Face Budget Disasters . . . In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. Associated Press
Obama Allies Say He Bungled Gitmo Closing . . . Missteps will delay the prison's closure for months beyond January deadline.
McClatchy Newspapers
National Security
Fort Hood Hero Story Challenged . . . Story of how petite female police officer slew the monster Hasan does not agree with account of an eyewitness.
New York Times
Taliban Winning Propaganda War . . . Nato playing catch-up in information war as militants harness hated modern technology.
The Times (UK)
Bridging the Gap Between Mosque and Military . . . It's not easy for Muslims, but as their ranks grow, the armed forces are more accommodating. Los Angeles Times
Iran Takes Fight to Latin America . . . Ahmadinejad seeks to strengthen anti-US alliances. The Times (UK)
MIA Dog Found in Afghanistan After 14 Months . . . The bomb sniffing pooch disappeared during a fierce battle between Australian troops and militants. Associated Press
Money
Geithner Pretends to Want Strong Dollar . . . The Obama administration may prefer a weaker currency because it's a boon to U.S. exporters.
Los Angeles Times
Rising Oil Prices Jeopardize World Recovery . . . Weak dollar and rising demand for China are driving prices up.
Wall Street Journal
Job Woes Enact Toll on Family LIfe . . . The recession’s damage often extends to children, who absorb more than their parents are fully aware of. New York Times
A Warhol Fetches $43.7M at Auction . . . The price rose fast at Sotheby’s auction of of “200 One Dollar Bills” as collectors vied for the classic. New York Times
International
Mullahs Tighten Security Grip . . . Revolutionary Guard sidelines Iran's intelligence ministry, forming a new outfit that reports directly Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Wall Street Journal
Medvedev Seeks Economic Change . . . Russia must shed dependence on raw material exports and build a new high-tech economy to survive, he says. Wall Street Journal
China Running Illegal Prisons . . . Has number of brutal, unlawful detention centers in which its citizens can be kept for months.
BBC
Crime Ring Boosts Ivory Smuggling . . . The last year has seen a big increase in illegal ivory trade with organized crime involved.
BBC
You Must Also Know . . .
Taylor Smith Sweeps Country Music Awards . . . The multi-platinum 19-year-old wins entertainer of the year. The Tennessean
Bacteria in the Gut Enlarge the Gut . . . A high-fat, high-sugar diet alters intestinal bacteria , making it easier to gain weight and harder to lose it. Los Angeles Times
Lou Dobbs Bolts CNN . . . Lou Dobbs, the CNN anchor whose views on immigration made him a lightning rod, is leaving the network.
New York Times
Cancer Protein Can be Disarmed . . . Scientists have found a way to neutralize a protein thought to play a key role in leukemia and other cancers. BBC
Breast Regeneration Offers Mastectomy Hope . . . Technique being tested involves implanting fat cells and encouraging them to multiply naturally. The Times (UK)
Chimp Attack Woman Reveals Face on Oprah . . . Heavily disfigured woman says she is blind and has to eat through a straw.
Daily Telegraph
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