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A file photo shows Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich at a news conference in Chicago. (Photo by M. Spencer Green / AP)

Deal could give US major stake in Big 3

Congressional Democrats and the Bush administration are honing a pact that would perhaps grant Washington a majority stake in either GM or Chrysler.

Detroit Free Press

$15B could help automakers now, but what about later?

USA Today

Poll: Americans split on automaker bailout

CBS News

Report: many saw loan problems at Freddie, Fannie

Documents show that top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were warned that the firms were offering mortgages that could pose a long-term danger to the companies, borrowers and the industry.

Reuters

Illinois governor taken into custody

Gov. Blagojevich is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.

CNN

Charges claim Illinois Governor Blagojevich sought to sell Obama's Senate seat

Chicago Sun-Times

Blog:

Who wants Obama seat now?

ABC News

Gov. Blagojevich taken into custody

WLS-TV

3 dead, 2 missing in San Diego house hit when military jet crashes

A mother and child are reported dead in a San Diego neighborhood after a Marine jet crashed during a training mission.

USA Today

Pakistan refuses to extradite terrorists

Pakistan will not hand India any of the militants arrested for their suspected role in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, but will try them under its own laws, the country's foreign minister said.

Times Online

Fallout from Mumbai

MSNBC

The World in Photos .........................................................................
Lebanese and foreign activists organized a clown parade to bring love and laughter to the streets of Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo by Ahmad Omar / AP)	Illuminated trees in Geneva, Switzerland reflect the work of artists bringing contemporary art to the streets. (Photo by Anja Niedringhaus / AP)	Lucy the cat hides out in a paper bag in West Milford, N.J. (Photo by Stace Maude / AP)

NATION

Blackwater guard in secret deal to testify in massacre case

In a stunning admission of wrongdoing, Jeremy Ridgeway, 35, agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter, attempt to commit murder and aiding and abetting.

ABC News

Security guards charged in Iraq deaths

MSNBC

Alleged 9/11 mastermind delays plea offer

The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks asked to postpone an earlier offer to plead guilty to murder and said he might not be sentenced to death if he and his co-defendants plead guilty.

ABC News

Sept. 11 terrorists to plead guilty

BBC

Report: US military leaders knew of roadside bomb threat

Military leaders knew the dangers posed by roadside bombs before the start of the Iraq war but did little to develop vehicles that were known to better protect forces.

USA Today

POLITICS

Suspicious letters sent to governors

Suspicious letters containing powdery substances addressed to governors were intercepted in at least six states, but no injuries were immediately reported.

MSNBC

Calling in 'gay' to work

Same-sex marriage supporters are urging people to "call in gay" to show how much the country relies on gays and lesbians. Others feel, given the economy, now is a poor time for such protests.

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

EU states, parliament reach informal deal on renewable energy

E.U. states and members of the European Parliament reached an informal deal on a law boosting the amount of renewable energy, such as wave and solar power, which the bloc uses in 2020.

Earth Times

Bush pushes for marine reserves

In its waning weeks, the Bush administration is sorting through options that could lead to the largest marine conservation reserves in United States history.

Christian Science Monitor

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Stars collect Kennedy honors, pay tribute to The Who

In a first, Washington’s most glitzy event celebrated a legendary rock act. Along with musicians George Jones and Barbra Streisand, the event gave the honorable nod to The Who.

Rolling Stone

Kennedy Center honors Streisand, Freeman

YouTube

NBC moving Jay Leno to prime time

Jay Leno is staying at NBC with a show at 10 p.m. weeknights. The network has signed the "Tonight Show" host to a new agreement that will allow NBC to keep him from going to a rival broadcaster.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Groups urge US cybersecurity overhaul

The Obama administration needs to place a high priority on cybersecurity, recommends a report issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

TechNewsWorld

Wal-Mart to sell iPhone

Wal-Mart Stores will begin selling Apple's iPhone, employees at several stores in the discount retail chain said.

Computerworld

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Muslims stone devil as haj nears end

More than two million Muslim pilgrims began a second round of stoning walls symbolizing the devil as haj pilgrimage rituals neared their end without major incident.

Reuters

Religious 'shun nanotechnology'

Attitudes to nanotechnology may be determined by religious and cultural beliefs, suggest researchers writing in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

BBC

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The Daily Quote

“People need dreams; there's as much nourishment in 'em as food. ”

Dorothy Gilman

American writer

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Centrist Obama leaves liberals sputtering

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

Saving the bluefin tuna

International Herald Tribune

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The real Generation X

San Jose Mercury News

Editorial:

Our growing education gap

San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial:

Western governors for Cabinet

Denver Post

Editorial:

The economy: Now it's the jobs

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Francesca Flug):

Civil liberties yet to ease world's misery

Guardian

Column (John Nicholas):

Sitdown strike in Chicago

The Nation

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Best and brightest led America off a cliff

Truthdig

Editorial:

Obama's dependence on China

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Hope for malaria vaccine within 5 years

A vaccine against malaria could be available within five years after extensive trials have shown that it provides protection for infants and young children.

London Independent

Farmer leaves $2 millions to his church

A tiny church in western Pennsylvania inherited more than $2 million from a farmer who lived in a mobile home.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

WORLD

Good Samaritan returns nearly $100K

Billie Watts found a handbag with a bulging envelope of cash in a Cracker Barrel bathroom in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

USA Today

Vets reattach cat's face after incident