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 **** __President Plans Own Panel on Nation’s Debt__ **** By JACKIE CALMES A plan for a bipartisan commission to press for tax increases and spending cuts failed in the Senate, but President Obama may establish a similar panel by executive order.

**** __Toyota Halts Sales of 8 Models in U.S. for Pedal Flaw__ **** By NICK BUNKLEY Toyota Motor Company will temporarily stop selling and building eight models for the U.S. market while it tries to resolve a problem with accelerator pedals.

**** __Democrats Put Lower Priority on Health Bill__ **** By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR With no clear path on major health legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress signaled slower going on the president’s top domestic priority. **** __Haiti’s Children Adrift in World of Chaos__ **** By DEBORAH SONTAG Children, 45 percent of Haiti’s population, are among the most disoriented and vulnerable quake survivors.

**** __Lines and Tempers as Haitians Queue for Cash__ **** By DAMIEN CAVE After two weeks without remittances, there seemed to be a spike, welcomed by Haitian officials.

**** __U.S. Wrestling With Olive Branch for Taliban__ **** By MARK LANDLER and HELENE COOPER As the U.S. government pours additional troops into Afghanistan, it has begun grappling with whether to reconcile with those who sheltered Osama bin Laden. **** __Courts as Battlefields in Climate Fights__ **** By JOHN SCHWARTZ Lawsuits against energy companies, like one brought by an island village in Alaska, are picking up steam.

**** __After Long Decline, Teenage Pregnancy Rate Rises__ **** By TAMAR LEWIN An increase of 3 percent from 2005 to 2006 was likely to intensify the debate over federal financing for abstinence-only sex education.

**** __Los Angeles Marijuana Sellers Limited__ **** By JENNIFER STEINHAUER The Los Angeles City Council voted to shutter roughly 80 percent of the city’s dispensaries and restrict their hours. **** __Ailing Banks Favor Salaries Over Shareholders__ **** By ERIC DASH A few struggling banks in the postbailout world are by some measures the industry’s most generous employers.

**** __Two at Fed Had Doubts Over Payout by A.I.G.__ **** By GRETCHEN MORGENSON and LOUISE STORY After rescuing the American International Group with a loan, federal officials rejected forcing trading partners to return $30 billion they had received from A.I.G.

**** __British Central Banker Favors Splitting Big Banks__ **** By LANDON THOMAS Jr. An argument once seen as an academic debate is now gaining traction among policy makers.