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Top aide says Clinton must 'do very well' in Ohio, Texas
Windsor Star
Houston Chronicle -
By RICHARD DUNHAM A top adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday stopped just short of saying that the New York senator would end her presidential quest if she is shut out in the two big primaries on March 4. "If we lose in Texas and Ohio, …
Obamas Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds
Clinton Strategy Quandary: Underdog or Aggressor?
As Americans change, so does their religion
CNN
Houston Chronicle -
By JEANNIE KEVER American religion is becoming increasingly reflective of society's changing demographics and lifestyles, with nearly half of adults practicing a religion that is different from the one in which they were raised, according to a new …
Study: 25% of us have left childhood religions
Poll Finds a Fluid Religious Life in US
Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Washington Post -
By Sudarsan Raghavan BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 — Turkish troops and Kurdish guerrillas clashed Monday for the fifth consecutive day in two areas of northern Iraq, the Turkish military said, as senior Iraqi officials warned that a widened and prolonged …
Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion
Turkish Military Kills 41 Kurdish Rebels
Pakistan probes assassination of top general as Musharraf battles …
Voice of America
International Herald Tribune -
AP ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Security agencies launched a joint investigation into the suicide bombing that killed the army's surgeon general, the most senior military official to be assassinated since Pakistan joined the US war on terror.
Blast Kills Pakistan's Surgeon General
Pakistani general's killing linked to tribal belt offensive: army
Major Powers Discuss Iran Strategy
Malaysia Star
Washington Post -
By Robin Wright After two years of faltering diplomatic efforts, the United States and the world's other major powers met yesterday to discuss new inducements to lure Iran to the negotiating table for talks on its disputed nuclear program, according to …
Iran weapons project 'continued'
Major powers push for new Iran sanctions
In Shift, Ashcroft to Testify on Oversight Deal
Washington Post
Washington Post -
By Carrie Johnson Former Attorney General John D. Ashcroft agreed last night to appear at a House hearing to discuss his lucrative arrangement overseeing a medical equipment company, averting a showdown with committee members who had planned to meet …
PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post Business - Feb 26
Ashcroft to Testify on Monitor Contracts
Satellite Fuel Tank Thought Destroyed
Boston Globe
Washington Post -
By Marc Kaufman The missile that took down a disabled spy satellite last week almost certainly destroyed a tank filled with potentially harmful hydrazine fuel, the Pentagon said yesterday.
National Briefing | WASHINGTON Pentagon Says Satellites Tank Was …
The Satellite Shootdown: Behind the Scenes
Airline Says Crew Acted Appropriately Before Death
KIDK
New York Times -
By KEN BELSON American Airlines officials on Monday disputed accounts by relatives of a woman who died aboard a flight from Haiti to New York on Friday.
Don't feel great? Rethink flying, expert says
Passenger's Last Plea: 'Don't Let Me Die'
MBIA, Ambac Increase Efforts to Keep Ratings as Deadline Looms
Earthtimes
Bloomberg -
By Christine Richard Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc., the world's two largest bond insurers, increased efforts to stave off credit rating downgrades that would cripple their ability to guarantee new debt.
Citi Aside, Dow Jumps 189.20 On Lift From Bond Insurers
S&P takes additional rating actions on bond insurers
The FCC, Comcast, and Net Neutrality
KATU
BusinessWeek -
The Feb. 25 hearings may not lead to broad regulation, but they did shine a light on broadband providers' "network management techniques" Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin.
FCC Weighing Limits on Slowing Web Traffic
THERESE POLETTI'S TECH TALES: Comcast Deserves To Be In The Hot …