Today's Papers: Pakistan: Leave Taliban Alone!

The New York Times leads with word that Pakistan is objecting to the Obama administration's expansion of the war in Afghanistan due to fears that retreating Taliban militants will slip across the border. Coming at a time when President Obama has made it clear he wants to step up efforts in the region, Pakistan's objections threaten to create new divisions between the two allies. USA Today leads an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who expressed confidence that Congress will work through the current disagreements and pass legislation to overhaul health care. Pelosi said she would rather pay for the legislation through savings rather than taxes. "Many members think that there's more to be squeezed from hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and docs," she said. The Wall Street Journal also leads its worldwide newsbox with health care, noting how the White House will be spending more of Obama's political capital on the issue. In advance of today's prime-time news conference, Obama met with fiscally conservative Democrats and urged them not to abandon the legislation. The Los Angeles Times leads with the opposition to the deal between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders to close California's budget deficit. A day after the deal was announced, Los Angeles County officials said they would sue the state over the proposal to essentially seize local funds for the state, government workers threatened to strike, and Republicans said they couldn't support it because it would cut the number of prison inmates. Schwarzenegger steered clear of the back-and-forth, except for a video he posted on Twitter that shows him holding a huge knife and talking about autographing state property to be sold at an auction to raise money. The Washington Post leads with mounting evidence that the problem that led to the fatal Subway train crash last month might be widespread throughout the system. To continue reading, click here.