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  • The bipartisan Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan says most of the losses could have been avoided.
  • "It is my intention to lay out a series of bipartisan proposals that the Congress can take immediately," the president says in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). Obama asked to speak on Wednesday. Boehner suggests Thursday instead.
  • The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block AT&T's proposed takeover of T-Mobile. Officials say combining the country's second- and fourth-largest mobile phone carriers would be bad for competition. The $39 million deal has been under scrutiny from lawmakers and consumer groups. And the No. 3 carrier, Sprint Nextel, objects to the merger.
  • Foreign Policy makes the case that the rise of emerging markets, the creation of social media and other events have had stronger impacts than the terrorist attacks.
  • Gov. Steve Beshear will welcome leaders from multiple Appalachian states to Prestonsburg next week to consider the best ways to improve health for the…
  • A Western Kentucky-based business that operates Jim David Meats and Little Kentucky Smokehouse plans a product expansion that will add 25 new jobs at its…
  • At this point the roads are only for use by emergency vehicles and National Guard delivery trucks. Helicopters will continue to bring supplies to stricken communities.
  • In states like Maryland, where agriculture was once dominated by tobacco, farmers are experimenting with new crops like African hot peppers. Local African immigrants come to pick the vegetables and spread the word.
  • AT&T's plan to take over T-Mobile is in trouble. The Justice Department filed suit Wednesday to block the $39 billion deal. Justice officials said combining the second and fourth largest U.S. cell phone companies would hurt competition — and likely keep prices higher than they would otherwise be.
  • The police department is encouraging residents and businesses to register their security cameras in a new program called SafeCam. The department is creating a database of cameras so police know where to look for footage that may have caught a crime on tape.
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