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President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner make statements on tax reform in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ron Edmonds / AP)

Obama targets tax havens; corporate America shudders

The plan to crack down on individuals who hide cash in foreign accounts has broad support. But eliminating tax havens for American companies could put them at a disadvantage internationally, experts say.

Christian Science Monitor

Closing tax loopholes

CBS News

Obama: Tax haven curbs to generate $210B

NPR

Swine flu fears subside

The rest of the world may be exhaling at the apparent easing of a potential swine flu pandemic, but some global experts are tempering their optimism with concerns about what one calls "the fall question."

MSNBC

Mexico gets some bustle back after flu

Seattle Times

About 10 US stress test banks need capital

About 10 of the 19 largest U.S. banks being stress tested will be instructed by regulators to raise more capital, according to a source familiar with official talks.

Reuters

Bernanke likely to be less dour on economy

Las Vegas Sun

Signs of economic rebound

ABC News

Pakistan warns town's residents to flee

Authorities have urged residents to flee a Taliban-held valley where a peace agreement appears to be crumbling.

CBS News

Georgian troop rebellion 'over'

A mutiny at a military base near Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is over, the Georgian interior minister says.

BBC

Mutiny ends in Georgia

MSNBC

Gates: 'No grand bargain' with Tehran

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there is "no grand bargain" with Iran as the United States tries to bolster relations with the Tehran government.

Kansas City Star

NATION

Federal aid is top revenue for states

In a historic first, Uncle Sam has supplanted sales, property and income taxes as the biggest source of revenue for state and local governments.

USA TODAY

Economic casualties pile into tent cities

For the economic homeless, the American ideal that education and hard work lead to a comfortable middle-class life has slipped out of reach.

USA TODAY

Democrats say no thanks to money for bringing Gitmo suspects to US

Amid fears that terror suspects could be brought to the United States, House Democrats rebuffed the Obama administration's request for $50 million to relocate prisoners from Guantanamo.

Chicago Sun-Times

POLITICS

Climate change denier Sen. James Inhofe joins Al Gore in fight against soot

He has called global warming a hoax, compared the EPA with the Gestapo, and dismissed Al Gore as "full of crap." So it was startling when Sen. Imhofe came out in the fight to save the Arctic.

Guardian

Republicans attacking Obama on terror

After weeks of concentrating their attacks against President Barack Obama on the economy, Republicans are taking aim at his anti-terrorism policy.

San Jose Mercury News

House Democrats unveil $94.2 billion wartime spending bill

Democrats unveiled a $94.2 billion wartime spending bill that adds $9.3 billion to White House requests and reflects serious doubts about the long-term viability of commitments to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Politico

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Feds investigating Apple, Google ties

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into whether the close ties between the boards of Apple and Google amount to a violation of antitrust laws.

San Francisco Chronicle

Texting and other distractions while driving kill virtual pedestrians

Several studies have shown that distractions while driving, such as using cell phones or texting, can be dangerous. New research confirms these findings.

LiveScience

Extension and the possibility of review challenge Google settlement

The Google book search settlement is looking less like a done deal. A federal judge delayed the initial deadline to opt out or object, raising questions about the deal's prospects for final approval.

Publishers Weekly

EDUCATION

White House to seek input on No Child Left Behind law

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about the controversial No Child Left Behind law.

Houston Chronicle

Senate votes to rein in tuition increases

After several straight years of huge tuition hikes in Texas, the Senate voted to sharply limit increases in the future, including a 5 percent annual cap for larger universities.

Statesman

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Lower court to re-examine 'wardrobe malfunction' case

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered a re-examination of a ruling that threw out a fine over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during 2004's Super Bowl.

BBC

'Parenthood' set for television

A small screen version of the hit comic film "Parenthood" is to be made for television network NBC. It will be produced by original director Ron Howard.

BBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Religious freedom panel adds Iraq, Nigeria to list of concern

An federal panel on religious freedom has added two countries to its list of "countries of particular concern" — Iraq and Nigeria — and six others to its watch list.

USA TODAY

Web site will change the way Americans talk about religion and spirituality

A new Web site has been designed to meet the growing online demand for credible, engaging information on religion.

Denver Post

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GOOD NEWS

Raffling homes for charity a new trend

In California, it's become a trend to sell $150 tickets that can win a $2 million house — and ring up leftover money for a group doing good deeds.

Belleville News-Democrat

Volunteers step in as donations peter out for some agencies

The cavalry has arrived just in time, at least for some financially strapped non-profit and government agencies.

Arizona Republic

WORLD

Al-Qaida exporting jihad with hip-hop

The latest video from Somalia's al-Qaida-backed Al-Shabaab wing is as slickly produced as a reality TV show — complete with a hip-hop jihad vibe.

CNN

Karzai ignored UN pleas on Afghan vice president choice