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Obama and Hu, Vow Cooperation . . . Leaders agree to cooperate on nuclear and climate issues but differ on trade and human rights.
Los Angeles Times
Mammogram Guidelines Spur Debate . . Government panel says women under 50 don't need them regularly. Anger from doctors. Los Angeles Times
UN Warns of More Iran Nuclear Plants . . . The IAEA said Iran could be constructing a number of secret nuclear installations.
Wall Street Journal
Politics
Wall Street Journal
House Abortion Clause Has Little Effect . . . Restrictions on abortion coverage in House health bill likely would affect affordability for only a few women. Wall Street Journal
Palin Sits for Oprah . . . Blames the media and McCain campaign operatives for her problematic VP run. Los Angeles Times
Obama China Visit Tightly Controlled . . . He gets little of the access to the people afforded previous presidents on their visits.
Wall Street Journal
Stimulus Scams . . . Officials are fielding thousands of reports of scam artists using the promise of money from the Obama plan to entice people. USA Today
Billions Wasted in AIG Bailout . . . Plan hastily put together and poorly structured, resulting in billions of extra taxpayer dollars spent on the insurance giant. Washington Times
National Security
Afghans Unveil Anti-Corruption Measures . . . Leaders Seek to smooth over a key point of contention in advance of Karzai's inauguration this week.
Los Angeles Times
Al Qaeda Gets in the Drug Biz . . . Al Qaeda-related groups are increasingly involved in transporting the drugs to Europe.
Washington Times
Age of Cyber Warfare Dawns . . . Many nations are now arming to defend themselves in a cyber war and readying forces to conduct their own attacks. BBC
U.S. Defrauded by Kuwaiti Company . . . Contractor exaggerated the cost of providing food to troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan.
New York Times
Taliban Shooting Gallery . . . U.S. helicopters swoop in during a battle and pick off Taliban at will. McClatchy Newspapers
Money
Fed Chief Says Unemployment to Stay High . . . Also says he's watching the dollar, indicating he does not see a need to begin defending it yet.
New York Times
Microsoft Co-Founder Allen Has Cancer . . . Paul Allen has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and has begun treatment.
Wall Street Journal
GM Shows Signs of Recovery Amid Loss . . . Though still losing money, company says it has stabilized enough to begin returning loans from government. New York Times
Millions Must Repay Part of Tax Credit . . . Workers who don't withhold enough could owe Uncle Sam. Washington Post
International
Belgian a Good Bet for EU Presidency . . . EU is expected to pass over heavy hitters for its first permanent president in favor of a Belgian with a fondness of Haikus.
Wall Street Journal
Bangladeshi Girls Joined at Head Separated . . . Shared blood vessels and brain tissue. Unclear if they will suffer brain damage.
Associated Press
Military-Clad Gunmen Kill 13 in Iraq . . . Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms abducted and killed 13 people, including a local leader of Iraq's largest Sunni party. Associated Press
Dozens Dead in Burma Ferry Sinking . . . At least 50 feared dead after a ferry collided with a barge and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta. BBC
You Must Also Know . . .
Hunger in U.S. at 14-Year High . . . The number of Americans who lack consistent access to adequate food soared last year, to 49 million. New York Times
A Quarter of Teens Text While Driving . . . There were a total of 5,870 fatalities last year in crashes involving distracted drivers. Washington Post
Obesity Toll . . . lf Americans continue to pack on pounds, obesity will cost the USA about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018. USA Today
IPod Therapy for Alzheimer's . . . Music can stimulate lost memories and even help restore some cognitive function in stroke and dementia patients. Wall Street Journal
Daily News Bets on Print . . . The paper has spent more than $150 million on high-speed presses, a bet that print will still be big for at least a decade or two. New York Times
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