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HEALTH BUDGETS FALL SHORT
STATEHEALTHFUNDS (Bowman, SHNS) -- States have cut more than $392 million from public health programs in the past year, leaving many communities short of funds to provide for basic services. 350. With charts: HEALTH-CD AND HEALTH-BOX.
NATIONAL
WHITMAN (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman proudly argues she turned the online auction company into a household name by successfully "branding" its image. Now she is confronting her biggest challenge yet: to establish her own personal "brand" and successfully sell herself as a GOP gubernatorial candidate in California. 750.
INTERNET-NEWS (Evangelista, San Francisco Chronicle) -- The Internet, especially in the era of Facebook, Twitter and smart phones, is transforming the way Americans consume their daily news into a "shared social experience," according to a report released Monday. 600.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
WIND (Adams, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- At a time when wind power is getting federal energy grants, some question taxpayer subsidies and wind energy's effectiveness. 500.
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
DEBTADVISER (Bucci, bankrate.com --Column) -- The Debt Adviser. Snag a tax break on debt forgiveness. 700.
RV (Wise, Raleigh News and Observer) -- Enthusiasts drive a rebounding RV market, even as the industry has laid off over half its work force in the last three years. 450.
CARIBOUCOFFEE (Phelps, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- After a tough year in 2008, Caribou Coffee has retooled in big and small ways, hoping to lure more customers back to its counters. 700.
IN THE WEST
CAL-TAX (Yamamura, Sacramento Bee) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's no-tax-hike pledge turns on the definition of a tax. 600.
