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• • 2. TALIBAN STRIKE ON US TROOPS AFTER PEACE TALK AGREEMENT • Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal in protest of the Taliban peace talks. • • 3. IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL SUPPORTERS TOUT BUDGET REPORT • The Congressional Budget Office says the overhaul could shrink the federal deficit by some $900 billion over two decades. • • 4. NSA OFFERS JUSTIFICATION FOR SPYING • Officials at a rare open hearing on intelligence say an attack on the New York Stock Exchange was foiled by the agency's surveillance programs. • • 5. INVESTORS SEEK ANSWERS FROM THE FED • They're looking for clarity from chairman Ben Bernanke today on whether long-term interest rates will be kept at record lows. • • 6. OHIO WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS ENSLAVED, MENACED BY SNAKES • Authorities charged three people with forced labor, but their attorneys say the mentally impaired woman is lying and was taken in as a favor. • • 7. CHRYSLER BACKTRACKS ON JEEP RECALL • The automaker abruptly agreed to recall 1.5 million Jeeps the government says can cause deadly fires. • • 8. WRITER ON AFGHAN GENERAL DIES IN CAR CRASH • Michael Hastings, whose report on Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticism of the Obama administration led to the general's resignation, was 33. • • 9. HOW FATTENING IS A FRAPPUCCINO • Starbucks says it will post calorie counts for all its food and drinks nationwide next week. • • 10. HEAT STAY ALIVE • LeBron James scored 18 of his 32 points after the third quarter as Miami survived to defeat San Antonio 103-100 in overtime. Game 7 is Thursday night. • •
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