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Obama Strikes Back . . . In New Hampshire town hall meeting, Obama rips opponents of health care plan for "wild misrepresentations."
Boston Globe
Dems Link Rove to Firings . . . Release documents they allege implicate Karl Rove and other Bush aides in the 2006 firing of nine U.S. attorneys.
Wall Street Journal
Economists Call for Bernanke to Stay . . . Nearly unanimous that he should be reappointed to another term as Fed chairman. Most say recession has ended. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Christian Science Monitor
Obama the Micromanager . . . Obama's management style has him diving into the minutiae, particularly when it comes to economics.
Wall Street Journal
Dems Energy Bill Would Double Nuclear Use . . . A target the nuclear industry says is unlikely and that many environmentalists and Democrats dislike. Washington Times
Sen. Specter Hammered at Town Hall . . . Rowdy crowd of more than 1,000 gives Pa. Democrat an earful on health care.
New York Times
Dodd Has Surgery for Prostate Cancer . . . Operation at New York hospital said to be successful. Associated Press
National Security
U.S., Kuwait Foil Al Qaeda Plot . . . Capture six al Qaeda operatives who planned attacks on a U.S. military base and other targets in Kuwait.
Washington Times
Marines Storm Key Afghanistan Town . . . It was the first time NATO troops had entered Dahaneh, which has been under Taliban control for years. Wall Street Journal
Robot Warriors . . . Tiny devices can creep up on the enemy and relay back valuable info, making operations less dangerous. New York Times
Iraq Shiites Show Restraint Amid Sunni Attacks . . . Shiites have convinced their followers they win by not responding with violence.
New York Times
News on the Money
Treasury Proposes Regulation for Derivatives . . . A complex part of the financial world that played a key role in the near-meltdown of the global financial system. McClatchy Newspapers
GM Launching Several New Models . . . Chevy Volt, at 230 mpg city, leads way as automaker plans 25 new vehicles by 2011.
Detroit Free Press
Small Banks Still Imperiled . . . Many continue to hold toxic assets and are failing at a rising rate. Christian Science Monitor
Stocks Drop as Financials Fall . . . Dow declined 97 points after an analyst suggested that investors unload financial shares following a recent bounce. Wall Street Journal
International
Hundreds Found Alive After Taiwan Mudslide . . . Officials say 700 have survived in remote villages, but many more may be buried after typhoon Morakot. The Guardian
Karzai Backers Said Rigging Afghan Election . . . President’s brother accused of scam in the south to buy vote cards for money or mobile phone scratch cards. Times (UK)
Russia Beefing Up Abkhazia Defense . . . Will spend almost $500m reinforcing military bases in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Putin says. BBC
TV Host Ordered killings to Boost Ratings . . . Brazilian politician who fronts popular crime show investigated for ordering a series of executions in bid to boost his ratings. The Guardian
Also Today. . .
Madoff Aide Pleads Guilty . . . Frank DiPascali, a longtime employee of Bernard L. Madoff, reveals details of the Ponzi scheme.
New York Times
Aspirin Helps Treat Colon Cancer . . . Colon cancer patients who took the dirt-cheap wonder drug reduced their risk of death from the disease by nearly 30 percent. Associated Press
Disabled Left Out of Disaster Plans . . . America's most vulnerable citizens are barely considered in most emergency plans.
Washington Times
Resistant Form of Malaria Could Kill Millions . . . Scientists race to defeat parasite in Cambodia that has evolved to resist the best drug.
The Independent
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