Top stories of the day on TIME.com
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| Spain\'s Troubled Economy: Fears Over Euro Zone Outlook\n - Spain is in trouble. It\'s the only major world economy still in recession, and its rising deficit is sparking concerns that\n it could bring down the entire euro zone |
| Merrill Lynch On Your Resume? No Problem for Wall Street\n - John Thain is just the latest ex-Merrill Lynch executive to land a high profile, high paying job. Across the financial landscape\n today former Merrill execs are sitting pretty -- an ironic twist for a firm that almost went belly up |
| Marja: Operation Moshtarak Tests Obama\'s Afghan War Plan\n - The looming battle for the small town of Marja could prove to be an important indicator of the prospects for U.S. forces in\n Afghanistan |
| Jim Frederick, Black Hearts in Iraq\'s Triangle of Death\n - The second and final excerpt of TIME contributing editor Jim Frederick\'s new book highlights how Private First Class Steven\n Green and his co-conspirators masterminded their crime in Iraq |
| Rep. Paul Ryan, Rising GOP Star, Faces Purity Test\n - It\'s been a good couple weeks for Rep. Paul Ryan, the rising Republican star from Wisconsin, as his name is increasingly becoming\n synonymous with actual Republican policy. |
| Asian Carp Battle: Foreign Fish Threaten Great Lakes\n - Asian carp may be infiltrating the Great Lakes. If they find a home in Midwestern waterways, scientists say, they will destroy\n the existing ecosystem |
| A Wedding in the Town of Al-Qaeda\n - An unexpected wedding invitation to an unfortunately named town highlights Yemen\'s promise -- and its challenges. An evening\n with the villagers of Al-Qaeda |
| Putting the GOP\'s Health Care Plan in the Spotlight\n - Perhaps to President Obama\'s relief, Republican health reform plans are the ones being scrutinized now, in advance of the\n Feb. 25 bipartisan summit on health care that the president called for over the weekend. |
| Banking: Should Wall Street Cease Proprietary Trading?\n - President Obama and adviser Paul Volcker are calling for banks to stop engaging in proprietary trading. Is this smart? Is\n it even possible? |
| The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads 2010\n - TIME TV critic James Poniewozik grades the ads of Super Bowl XLIV | \n