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Senator Olympia Snowe, center, talks about the agreement on the $789 billion economic stimulus measure at the Capitol in D.C. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Bank CEOs flogged in Washington

The heads of eight top banks have faced the fury of Congress. But the execs noted that without TARP funds, credit would have become even harder to obtain.

CNNMoney

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Who's to blame for the financial crisis?

TIME

Bank CEOs share the hot seat

MSNBC

Madoff's wife withdrew $15.5M from account just days before his arrest

The wife of the financier Bernard Madoff withdrew $15.5 million from an account at a Madoff-linked brokerage firm in the days running up to her husband's arrest.

Guardian

Accord reached on final stimulus bill: $789B

House and Senate negotiators reached a deal and will push for floor votes. Tax cuts make up about a third of the expenditure.

Christian Science Monitor

How to gauge whether the stimulus is working

NPR

Deal reached on stimulus bill

ABC News

Pakistan admits India attack link

After months of rising tensions between India and Pakistan, a senior Pakistani official admitted that 2008's attacks in Mumbai, India, were planned in Pakistan.

BBC

US lost track of guns in Afghanistan

An independent study found the U.S. has shoveled weapons into the hands of Afghan troops and thousands of weapons are unaccounted for.

CBS News

Troops throng Afghan capital after attacks

International Herald Tribune

Bloodshed in Afganistan

Reuters

NATION

States eye open-carry gun laws

Four Southern states — Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas — are considering legislation allowing people to carry handguns openly.

USA Today

Vicious twister kills 8 in Oklahoma

A large, violent tornado ripped through a southern Oklahoma town, killing eight people and injuring dozens, authorities said. Residents apparently had good warning of the approaching twister.

CBS News

POLITICS

GOP senators to raise funds for Coleman

Senate Republican leaders will gather for a high-dollar reception benefiting Norm Coleman's legal challenge in Minnesota's Senate race to overturn Democrat Al Franken's slim 225-vote lead.

The Hill

Senate approves Lynn nomination

The Senate voted 93-4 to approve the nomination of William Lynn, a former lobbyist, as deputy defense secretary, endorsing President Barack Obama's decision to waive ethics regulations.

MSNBC

Grassley deplores Pentagon nomination

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Alaska accuses Exxon of violating water-use permit

Exxon Mobil Corp. violated a state water-use permit while building an ice road across the North Slope, state officials say.

McClatchy Newspapers

Blowin' in the wind: Turbines take off

Wind energy has been billed as one of those fantastic green technologies destined to wean us off of oil and other fossil fuels. Spain is one place on the globe where the renewable energy works, and works well.

ABC News

EDUCATION

Program shown as urban triumph

The Knowledge Is Power Program, a group of high-achieving public schools, reshaped expectations about urban education, particularly in low-income areas.

USA Today

Harvard to cut 50 endowment jobs

Harvard University said it will cut about a quarter of its staff — or about 50 jobs — from the company that manages its endowment after the fund's value tumbled $8 billion in four months.

Kansas City Star

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Obama makes digital TV delay official

President Barack Obama signed into law the DTV Delay Act, a bill postponing the date when television broadcasters make the transition from analog to digital signals.

CNET News

Videogames seen good for children

Videogames can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded — a finding which runs counter to the violent reputation of some titles.

Reuters

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Jewish leaders to meet Pope; optimistic end to bishop issue

Jewish groups are mending ties with the Vatican after a dispute over a Holocaust-denying bishop.

USA Today

Church of England debates female bishops, traditionalist parishes

The Church of England's governing body, seeking to bridge differences over allowing women to become bishops, is expected to vote on a compromise that would let traditionalist parishes be overseen by men.

Beliefnet

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GOOD NEWS

Homeless woman's plea to Obama at town hall draws flood of support

She's being hailed as the "face of the economic crisis," and now Henrietta Hughes has become something of a media star after reaching out to the president in an emotional plea for help.

CNN

Homeless woman asks Obama for help

Huffington Post

Prostate cancer urine test hope

American scientists have moved a step closer to a simple urine test to distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

BBC

WORLD

Interpol issues global security alert for 85 terror suspects

Interpol has issued security alerts for 83 Saudis and two Yemenis thought to be plotting attacks against Saudi Arabia, in its largest-ever group alert.

BBC

Rival parties in Israel each claim victory

Inconclusive election results sent Israel into political limbo with both current Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu claiming victory.

International Herald Tribune

Israeli results dismay Palestinians

Al Jazeera

Israel election in pictures

Ha'aretz

BUSINESS

Sirius XM trying to renegotiate costly programming deals to avoid bankruptcy

To keep his satellite radio company out of bankruptcy, Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin is trying to renegotiate deals with pro sports leagues and big-name talent like Oprah Winfrey.

BusinessWeek

Study indicates fewer women reaching corner offices

A new study shows that as the economy began to slow, so did the advancement of women. "The results were not what we we hoping," said the chairman of Women Executive Leadership, an advocacy group.

McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Despite economy, the show must go on

Hollywood has trouble keeping up appearances during the nation's economic downturn, even during its splashiest self-celebratory time: awards season.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Heigl, Knight leaving 'Grey's'

"Grey's Anatomy" cast member James Pickens Jr., who plays "the Chief," says the medical drama will be saying goodbye to Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight.

CBS News

HEALTH

England attempts to boost child learning

The Child Health Strategy promises a boost in health visitor numbers and expands a free school meals pilot across England.

BBC

Medicare faces new challenges in caring for the chronically ill

Only a fraction of Medicare pilot programs aimed at cutting costs and improving care for people with chronic illness actually did the job, a new study shows.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Brett Favre to retire from Jets

After a rocky season with the New York Jets, quarterback Brett Favre decided to retire, his agent says. The decision marks Favre's second retirement announcement in an 11-month span.

Sports Illustrated

Giambi happy players are going public

Jason Giambi is happy to see more baseball players going public with their involvement in performance-enhancing drugs and hopes the fascination with baseball's steroid era will soon fade.

ESPN

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