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Leading The News
Obama, Medvedev to Combat Iran Nukes Will work together to hem in Iran's nuclear program. Washington Times
U.S. Troops Battle Their Own Rules . . . Soldiers must "juggle" rules Taliban doesn't have. Washington Times
GM to Begin Repaying Aid . . . Will begin paying back $6.7 billion in government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off full amount by 2011. Associated Press
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Obama Chides China on Rights During Q&A . . . During a stop in Shanghai, Obama engages in U.S.-style democracy with Chinese students. Los Angeles Times
Health Reform Spurs Drugmaker Price Hike . . . Industry may want to establish higher price base before reform curtails drug spending. New York Times
Fla. Governor is Conservative Target . . . Charlie Crist backed Obama’s stimulus plan. Now it's endangering his Senate run.
New York Times
Obama Gets Pressure From the Left . . . MSNBC pundits decry “the distance between Obama’s rhetoric and his actions.”
New York Times
Secret Group Fights Health Bill . . . Americans for Quality and Affordable Healthcare wont' say who funds it. Associated Press
National Security
U.S. Urges Karzai to Curb the Graft . . . Hillary Clinton says U.S. seeks more accountability, suggesting future civilian aid could be tied to fighting corruption.
Wall Street Journal
U.S. Wants Pakistan to Broaden Front . . . Warns failing to expand fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda would undercut the new strategy. New York Times
Islamic Cleric: It Wasn't Me . . . In Yemen, cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi tells of e-mail exchanges with Hasan, but says he did not instigate rampage. Washington Post
Giuliani: Obama is Soft on Terrorism . . . Trying terrorists in New York shows Obama "is getting away from the fact that we're at war." Christian Science Monitor
Money Boosts support of Cuba Embargo . . . Backers have contributed nearly $11 million to members of Congress since 2004.
McClatchy Newspapers
Money
Comcast Wants to Be a Global Player . . . If cable TV giant buys NBC Universal, it would be on a level with Disney, Viacom, Time Warner and Fox.
Los Angeles Times
Frail Firms - and Taxpayers - on the Hook . . . Taxpayers' investment in CIT is on brink of being wiped out, and it isn't likely to be the last one. Washington Post
Free Shipping! . . . You like it, right? You'll get it from retailers this holiday season. USA Today
International
Guinea-Bissau: Gateway to Addiction . . . The nation and others in West Africa are a stop for smuggling drugs from South America to Europe.
Los Angeles Times
China Rounds Up Dissidents as Obama Arrives . . . Beijing authorities detain dozens of activists to prevent them trying to approach the president. The Times (UK)
Israel Rejects Palestinian Statehood Via UN . . . Netanyahu rejects plan to seek unilateral statehood through a UN Security Council vote. Christian Science Monitor
'My Pulse is Weak and I Think I'm Going to Die' . . . Body of renowned mountain climber Tomaz Humar found after he broke his spine on a peak in Nepal. The Times (UK)
You Must Also Know . . .
Gruesome Toll of Cardiac Death . . . A man age 40 has a one in eight chance of death over rest of his life from sudden cardiac arrest. Wall Street Journal
Usefulness of Cholesterol Drugs Questioned . . . Vytorin and Zetia, among the most popular prescription drugs, may not work better than niacin. Washington Post
A Smoking Vaccine? . . . Researchers probe whether a shot in the arm could treat addictions to nicotine. USA Today
Hippos Kill a Croc . . . Photographer catches the moment a herd of hippos attacked and killed a long crocodile. The Independent
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