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 **** __Obama to Offer Aid for Families in State of the Union Address__ **** By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG In his speech Wednesday, the president will focus on struggling families squeezed between sending their children to college and caring for elderly parents.

**** __In Standoff, Insurer Seeks More Control Over Costs__ **** By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS A dispute between a chain of New York hospitals and UnitedHealthcare could affect millions with private health insurance.

**** __On Street Tracing Haiti’s Pain, Survival Goes On__ **** By DEBORAH SONTAG and GINGER THOMPSON A street in Port-au-Prince offers a snapshot of difficulties residents still face two weeks after the devastating quake. **** __Haiti’s Homeless Are Short Hundreds of Thousands of Tents, Aid Groups Say__ **** By GINGER THOMPSON With so much of this capital left in ruins, Haitian and international officials issued an urgent call for tents.

**** __After Amputations, Victims With No Place to Go Fill Haiti’s Hospitals__ **** By RAY RIVERA Health officials are facing a daunting challenge: caring for thousands of trauma patients who are homeless or lack families to care for them.

**** __General Puts Up a Fight in Sri Lanka’s Election__ **** By LYDIA POLGREEN President Mahinda Rajapaksa is facing a challenge in Tuesday’s election from the general who led Sri Lanka’s army to victory against the Tamil Tigers. ****WAR WITHOUT BORDERS**** **** __In Drug War, Tribe Feels Invaded by Both Sides__ **** By ERIK ECKHOLM An Indian reservation is caught between the U.S. and Mexico as a major transit point for drugs as well as people.

**** __Crusader Bent on Dismantling Spending Rules__ **** By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK James Bopp Jr. is no longer a Quixote tilting at the idea of regulating political donations as an affront to free speech.

**** __Court Ruling Invites a Boom in Political Ads__ **** By BRIAN STELTER More political advertising money is expected to pour into the system, and much of that goes to local stations in battleground states. **** __A Playland for Apps in a Tablet World__ **** By JENNA WORTHAM Apple’s anticipated tablet computer could lead developers to create games that two or more people can easily play at once on the same device, analysts say.

**** __Volatility and Politics Are Feeding Fears of a Market Correction__ **** By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ Investors say the discrepancy between gung-ho stock markets and a ho-hum economic recovery is a sign that an adjustment may be under way.

**** __Corporate Antagonism Goes Public__ **** By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD In a few recent business scuffles — Time Warner vs. News Corporation, Conan vs. NBC — the public was recruited to take sides rather than remain an observer.