26+JANV



By JACKIE CALMES President Obama will call for a three-year freeze in spending on many domestic programs, an initiative intended to signal his seriousness about cutting the budget deficit.
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**** __Fallout Is Wide in Failed Deal for Stuyvesant Town__ **** By CHARLES V. BAGLI and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY The partners Tishman Speyer and BlackRock have left tenants in limbo and investors with far bigger losses.

**** __U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Concerns on Afghan War Plans__ **** By ERIC SCHMITT A classified cable from the ambassador in Kabul offers a bleak accounting of the Afghan leadership and the risks of sending additional troops to Afghanistan. || ****CYBERWAR**** __ ****__In Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent__**** By JOHN MARKOFF, DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER The federal government and the military are developing a strategy to deal with attacks in cyberspace, a task made harder by the problem of identifying the enemy.
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**** __Fighting Starvation, Haitians Share Portions__ **** By DAMIEN CAVE New rules of hunger etiquette are emerging: no matter what is found, it must be shared.

**** __Agreement on Effort to Help Haiti Rebuild__ **** By MARC LACEY and GINGER THOMPSON Concerned about corruption and wobbly leadership, international donors agreed on a 10-year plan that would create a better capital city and that the government said would cost $3 billion. **** __Girls’ Rescue From Haiti Expands Family by Two__ **** By SUSAN SAULNY Dieunette and Bettania were among 53 children rescued from a group home because of an easing in immigration requirements.

**** __Colleges Market Easy, No-Fee Sell to Applicants__ **** By JACQUES STEINBERG Taking cues from politics and business, some colleges are sending applications that cut steps and fees.

****SIDEBAR**** **** __After 34 Years, a Plainspoken Justice Gets Louder__ **** By ADAM LIPTAK __Justice John Paul Stevens, in what might be his final term, has crafted opinions that suggest the Supreme Court has lost touch with its sense of fair play. __ **** __With Apple Tablet, Print Media Hope for a Payday__ **** By BRAD STONE and STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Apple is expected to market its tablet computer not just as a way to read news, books and other material, but also as a way for companies to charge for content.

**** __An Investigator Presses to Uncover Bailout Abuse__ **** By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH A special inspector general shows a willingness to stand up to powerful institutions of Washington and Wall Street.

**** __Wind Power Grows 39% for the Year__ **** By JAD MOUAWAD __ The growth was spurred by a federal stimulus package, but the advance could slow this year as the effects of the 2009 recession kick in. __   ||