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Leading The News
Reid Unveils $484B Health Compromise . . . Extends coverage to more than 31 million Americans while adding an array of tax increases. Washington Post
Iran Appears to Renege on Nuclear Deal . . . Foreign minister says Iran wouldn't send any of its uranium out of the country. New York Times
Insurers to Pay for Breast Exams . . .Companies will cover mammograms done before age 50 despite new guidelines. USA Today
Politics
Los Angeles Times
House Panel OK's Power to Break Up Banks . . . Regulators could disband financial firms before failure imminent. Republicans call it unconstitutional. Los Angeles Times
Arrests of Illegals At Worksites Falls . . . Arrest rates of illegal workers drops under Obama. Republicans charge hit to Americans' jobs. Washington Times
Obama to Push for Korean Trade Pact . . . Will challenge Congress ignore trade surplus South Korea runs with United States. Wall Street Journal
McCain Wants Defense Review . . . Wants new ethics rules for retired generals who advise the military while representing defense contractors. USA Today
Palin Greets 1,000 Friends . . . Palin launches book tour in Michigan in what her fans hope will be the first stop of the 2012 presidential contest. USA Today
National Security
Obama, Brown, Focus on Afghan Exit Strategy . Both Obama and British PM say no new troops without an exit plan. Shift unnerves some U.S. and foreign officials. Wall Street Journal
Obama Stern on North Korea and Iran . . . Says the two nations risk further isolation if they did not rein in their nuclear ambitions.
New York Times
Radical Cleric Inspires Terror . . . Nidal Hasan and other terror suspects shared a devotion to Anwar al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric born in New Mexico. New York Times
Deadly Blast at Pakistan Courthouse . . . Militants kill 17 outside courthouse in Peshawar, the seventh attack in two weeks in the city.
Associated Press
Money
Standoff With Beijing Over Currency . . . Tepid response from China on this and other issues casts shadow over prospects for reinvigorating whole global economy. Los Angeles Times
World Economy Heads for Growth . . . Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says. BBC
More From Middle Class File for Bankruptcy . . . Filers are college-educated and owners of homes. USA Today
What to Do About High Credit Card Rates? . . . Not much. It's becoming more costly and more risky to flash the plastic.
McClatchy Newspapers
International
Karzai: Foreign Troops Out in Five Years . . . Remarks at swearing in ceremony where Karzai also promises anti-corruption drive and reconciliation with Taliban. Clinton attends. The Times of London
Leaders Set to Pick EU President . . . EU Chiefs will gather in Brussels today to select their first full-time president and foreign affairs high representative. BBC
Ukraine Doubles Fees on Russian Gas . . . New fees for Russia to transport gas across Ukraine may spark dispute and threaten winter supplies for Europe. New York Times
China's New One-Dog Policy . . . Residents of Guangzhou defy authority to keep pets in the face of a campaign to clean up the city for the Asian Games. Globe and Mail
You Must Also Know . . .
U.S. Mammogram Policy Unchanged . . . HHS chief Sebelius distances government from guidelines urging later screenings. Washington Post
Army Corps Blamed for Katrina Levees . . . Showed "gross negligence" before Katrina. Government could be open to billions in claims. Los Angeles Times
Alcohol May Protect Men's Hearts . . . Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of coronary heart disease in men sharply, suggests a study. BBC
Santa Will Not Write Back This Year . . . U.S. Postal Service halts program that answered flood of children's letters sent to Santa at North Pole, Alaska. Associated Press
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