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US to order steep pay cuts at firms that got most aid

The Obama administration will order firms that received the most bailout money to slash compensation for their top earners.

New York Times

Feinberg said to order 50 percent pay cuts

Bloomberg

China and India agree to cooperate on climate change policy

China and India have signed a pact to coordinate their approach to climate negotiations and some domestic policies.

Guardian

House plans job-boosting bills

It won't be called a stimulus, but House leaders plan to spend more on measures aimed at creating jobs and maintaining a safety net for the unemployed.

Arizona Republic

7,000 a day are losing their lifeline

CNNMoney

Initial jobless claims rose more than forecast

Bloomberg

UK postal union begins 2-day strike

Britain’s Communication Workers Union began a two-day nationwide strike at the Royal Mail Group after negotiators failed to resolve disagreements over job security and work rules.

Bloomberg

Postal strike: 'for Lord Mandelson there is unfinished business'

Guardian

Womb transplants in 2 years?

Doctors have predicted the world's first successful womb transplant could take place within two years.

Telegraph.co.uk

Special section:

In the womb

National Geographic

NATION

Mass. man arrested in terrorism case

A pharmacist living with his parents in the suburbs of Boston was arrested for conspiring to attack civilians at a shopping mall, U.S. soldiers abroad and two federal executive branch members.

New York Times

Mass. man defiant over terror plot charges

MSNBC

Mass. arrest spurs fear of homegrown terrorism

NPR

Chief of unit under fire for Stevens case steps down

The chief of the Justice Department’s public integrity section, which came under fire for the botched prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, is stepping down from his position.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

POLITICS

Key Democratic senators may prove indifferent to Obama's health care pleas

The Democrats' control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of overhauling the nation's health care system this fall.

Star Tribune

Special section:

Health care reform

CBS News

61 percent favor public option

RealClearPolitics

K Street to rake in health care cash

K Street looks like a winner if health care reform reaches President Barack Obama’s desk. Lobbyists speaking on background predicted a busy 2010 and beyond.

The Hill

Execution haunts Texas governor's race

Did Texas execute an innocent man? That question, and the controversy surrounding it, continues to dog Gov. Rick Perry. Now the issue has moved to the forefront of Perry's effort to win re-election.

NPR

BUSINESS

Euro down versus dollar after China GDP figures disappoint

The euro fell against the dollar in Asia as hedge funds and other short-term players sold the common currency after Chinese economic data curbed investors' appetite for riskier currencies.

MarketWatch

Bing wins Facebook, Twitter partnerships

In a blow to Google Inc., Microsoft has struck non-exclusive search deals with Facebook and Twitter to integrate real-time updates into Bing's search results.

InformationWeek

EDUCATION

Charter school fights bullying

A North Carolina charter elementary school is the test site for an anti-bullying initiative called Peaceful Schools that comes on the heels of a recently passed state anti-bullying law.

News Observer

Outspoken professor loses federal funding

The University of Alaska has rejected a faculty union grievance filed on behalf of a professor who had federal funding pulled after speaking against the oil industry.

First Amendment Center

Spotlight on academic freedom

New Times

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Baby brings hope in Muslim Russia

A "miracle" baby has brought a kind of mystical hope to people in Russia's mostly Muslim southern fringe who are increasingly desperate in the face of Islamist violence.

MSNBC

Offer to Anglicans raises idea of marriage for Catholic priests

The Vatican said it would help Anglican clergy, including married clergy, join a new Anglican rite within the Catholic Church. This move raises the idea that Catholic priests may one day be allowed to marry.

New York Times

Pope bolsters push to raise Mary's status

NorthJersey.com

SPORTS

Phillies to return to Fall Classic

The Phillies are going back to the World Series after clinching their second consecutive National League pennant with a 10-4 victory over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS.

MLB.com

Game 5: Dodgers vs. Phillies

NBC Sports

SEC suspends officiating crew

The officiating crew from the NCAA Arkansas at Florida football game was suspended by the Southeastern Conference.

USA TODAY

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GOOD NEWS

Locals to race for breast cancer cure

More than 13,000 breast cancer survivors and supporters are expected to take part in the Komen San Diego Race for the Cure to raise money and awareness for breast cancer treatment and research.

La Jolla Light

Girl hailed for helping fallen runner

Helena Page quit her race to tend to a fellow runner who had fainted from dehydration. She will be honored by the School Reform Commission in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Daily News

WORLD

Deal near with Iran to transfer uranium

Deft diplomacy and regional security woes are driving Iran and the United States toward a deal on Iran's nuclear program, experts say.

Seattle Times

Pakistani brigadier, driver fatally shot