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House Moves Toward Deal on Healthcare . . . Waxman agrees with Blue Dogs on legislation. Senators cut$100 billion more from their bill. Washington Post
GDP expected to Grow in Fourth Quarter . . . Would mean official end to recession this year. First jump since Sept. 2008. USA Today
Nigerian Forces Storm Islamist Mosque . . . Troops storm compound of an Islamist sect blamed for days of violence, killing at least 100 militants. Associated Press
Politics
Public Dissatisfaction Growing With Obama, Dems . . . Poll shows voter concern with their expensive and ambitious agenda.
McClatchy Newspapers
Support Slips for Obama Health Initiative . . . In a WSJ/NBC News poll, 42 percent called his plan a bad idea while 36 percent favored it.
Wall Street Journal
Justice Reversed Black Panther Case . . . Obama appointees forced career officials to drop case against Panthers for voter intimidation in 2008 election. Washington Times
House to Vote on Curbs for Executive Pay . . . The bill would give shareholders more say over how much money top executives make. Christian Science Monitor
Regulator Slams Obama Bank Plan . . . Says plan to give states more power to protect consumers would make it difficult and costly for large lenders to operate. Financial Times
National Security
Pyongyang Seizes a Boat From the South . . . Fishing vessel and its four-person crew grabbed after they strayed across the inter-Korean maritime border. Wall Street Journal
Iraq to Close Iranian Exiles' Camp After Attack . . . Tehran applauds actions, seen as possible effort by Baghdad to gain closer ties as U.S. begins to withdraw. Wall Street Journal
Pork-Laden Defense Bill Weighed . . . House is poised to give the Pentagon $6.9B in unwanted ships, planes, helicopters and vehicles.
Washington Post
News on the Money
Airfares Cheaper Than a Decade Ago . . . Ticket prices dropping at unprecedented rate even though carriers have slashed capacity.
Chicago Tribune
Shell Warns of Jobs Cuts as Profits Dive . . . Cheaper oil triggers 70 percent drop in quarterly profit. The Guardian
Yahoo-Microsoft Alliance Faces Obstacles . . . Executives at Yahoo and Microsoft acknowledge that building a search powerhouse will be a multi-year effort. Reuters
Older White Males See Jobs Fade . . . Aging Baby Boomers are suffering a harsh employment bust. USA Today
International
China Has 13 Million Abortions a Year . . . The real number is believed to be even higher since those carried out in rural clinics not counted. Associated Press
Moldova Vote Ousts Communists . . . Unseating of Europe’s last ruling Communist Party. Elections became test of whether nation aligns with E. U. or Moscow. New York Times
More Iran Protests on Tap . . . Opposition to defy ban and mourn slain Neda, a symbol of the resistance. Times (UK)
Human Rights Activists Stymied in Russia . . . Being a political critic in Russia is getting more dangerous by the day. Der Spiegel
Also Today. . .
Government Not Prepared for Swine Flu . . . Federal government isn't prepared for a potential outbreak of swine flu this fall, GAO concludes. McClatchy Newspapers
Baby Ripped From Womb is Found Alive . . . Woman arrested in the grisly Massachusetts killing and kidnapping that left the mother dead.
Boston Globe
Malaria Becoming Drug-Resistant . . . World Health Organization races to stop spread from southeast Asia of strain that could be “disastrous” for global malaria control. Bloomberg
It's Muffy! . . . Lost dog in Australia found after nine years and 1,200 miles away. Times (UK)
Today's Video
911 Caller in Gates Race Case Speaks Out . . . NBC
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