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Iraq Car Bombings Kill at Least 155 . . . Assailants strike just outside Green Zone, near government buildings.
Los Angeles Times
Afghan Crashes Kill 14 Americans . . . Soldiers and civilians killed in two separate helicopter chrashes.
New York Times
Senate on Verge of a Health Bill . . . Top Senate Democrats are close to finalizing sweeping health bill and could unveil it as soon as early this week. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Los Angeles Times
Pete Stark and His Big Mouth . . . One of the rudest members of Congress is next in line to be Ways and Means Chairman. He may not get there. Los Angeles Times
Democratic Party's Obama Hangover . . . The president hits the campaign trail for Democrats, but the electricity of 2008 is tough to recapture. Los Angeles Times
Visclosky Got Funds for Backers . . . Little-known Indiana Democrat sits on the House committee that funds the Pentagon. It worked for him. Washington Post
National Security
Maliki Campaign in Tatters After Blast . . . Iraqi prime minister's re-election campaign was built on a record of increased security.
Globe and Mail
Paks Take Up Sticks, Guns Against Taliban . . . Members of the 40-day-old tribal militia in this Swat Valley village come in all shapes. Los Angeles Times
Ex-Guerilla Leads Uruguay Polls . . . A former left-wing guerrilla has taken a commanding lead in several exit polls from Uruguay's presidential election. BBC
Iran May Agree to Export 'Some' Uranium . . . The first official sign Iran could accept parts of a UN proposal for its nuclear program.
BBC
U.S. Tests Two Afghan Scenarios . . . War games examine the likely outcomes of inserting different levels of troops.
Washington Post
France FM: Israel Will Strike Iran if No Deal . . . "They [the Israelis] will not tolerate an Iranian bomb," said Bernard Kouchner.
Haaretz
Money
U.S. May Rein in Too-Big-to-Fail Institutions . . . Congress and White House will decide how to deal with companies so big they must be rescued when they get in trouble. New York Times
More Companies Plan to Hire than Cut Workers . . . Fresh evidence that a fitful recovery is underway as consumer demand grows. USA Today
Madoff Pal Jeffrey Picower Dead at 67 . . . Florida philanthropist, alleged to have reaped billions from Madoff's scheme, drowned in his pool. Associated Press
Tiffany Goes to the Source . . . Ventures into end of the business it's always avoided - sourcing, cutting and polishing its own diamonds. Wall Street Journal
Obama Fed Pick to Shake Up Bank Rules . . . The rise of Daniel Tarullo is a sign the era of light-touch bank regulation is over.
Wall Street Journal
International
Karadzic Boycotts Start of Trial . . . Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic fails to appear for the opening of his trial on genocide and war crimes charges. BBC
South Korea Cloning Expert Convicted . . . Falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research. Convicted of embezzlement. Associated Press
Palestinians, Israelis Clash on Temple Mount . . . Clashes follow claim by Muslim leaders that Israelis planned to damage their holy sites or pray there. Associated Press
You Must Also Know . . .
Scientists Try to Dispel H1N1 Vaccine Fears . . . It is "made just like all the flu vaccines we have been making for 60 years." Los Angeles Times
Pilots to Say They Were Awake . . . Two pilots who overshot airport to say they lost track of time and location.
Wall Street Journal
Antibody Fixes Internal Bleeds . . . Could minimize the major internal bleeding seen in traumas like bullet wounds and car crashes. BBC
Montana Wolf Hunt Controversy . . . Demise of much-studied pack raises questions about lifting hunting ban in areas bordering Yellowstone. Los Angeles Times
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