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February 5, 2009

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Headlines from February 5, 2009

By Steve Lohr

With tighter regulations, the pay for top bankers could align with pay for professions like doctors and lawyers.

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By Brian Stelter and Brad Stone

Widely available broadband access and new streaming sites have made it easy to watch pirated video online.

Business1208 words

By Eric Dash

In addition to salary caps for some banks receiving aid, President Obama called for a review of executive perks.

Business1404 words

By Solomon Moore

Forensic evidence is often the product of shoddy scientific practices that should be upgraded, a draft report found.

National1179 words

By David M. Herszenhorn

Democratic leaders said they would await the outcome of backroom bipartisan negotiation before holding a vote.

National1283 words

Music on My Birthday

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 4, 2009, covering February 5, 2009.

In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people^[†]