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The must-read stories from around the web and in today’s papers:
- Are green power programs a scam? [Mother Jones]
- Top Taliban leaders met secretly with top UN officials regarding a cease-fire plan: [Reuters]
- Key Democratic senator, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, backs reconciliation to reform health care: [MoJo]
- Congressional Democrats remain in disarray after Obama’s State of the Union: [Washington Post]
- Obama will unveil today a plan to give companies $5,000 for hiring workers: [Los Angeles Times]
- Ben Bernanke, confirmed by a lackluster majority, faces more challenges as Fed chair: [Bloomberg]
- Obama administration could move Khalid Shaikh Mohammed trial out of New York City: [New York Times]
- Defense Secretary will unveil next week the Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” plan: [CNN]
- The story of how a young, well-to-do American Muslim grew into an extremist leader: [NYT Magazine]
- With focus on jobs and the economy, health-care reform shifts to the back burner: [Politico]
- The US Senate approves legislation to impose stronger sanctions on Iran: [Reuters]
