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1. New York Times: "New York is accustomed to job losses on Wall Street. They come with just about every economic slump, and their impact is felt throughout the city.
   But now, as the city braces for a big contraction in the financial sector as a result of the credit crisis and the collapse of Bear Stearns, the fallout could be worse than in the past."


2. MSNBC.com: "A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000."


3. Washington Post: "A government laptop computer containing sensitive medical information on 2,500 patients enrolled in a National Institutes of Health study was stolen in February, potentially exposing seven years' worth of clinical trial data, including names, medical diagnoses and details of the patients' heart scans. The information was not encrypted, in violation of the government's data-security policy."


4. Boston Globe: "BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Game 1 began and ended as expected for the top-seeded University of Connecticut women's basketball team. The points multiplied fast for the Huskies and left No. 16 Cornell outmatched in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Arena at Harbor Yard last night.
   
   UConn showcased its versatile lineup of scorers as it quickly eliminated the Big Red, 89-47, in front of 6,556. The Huskies move on in the Greensboro Regional tomorrow night to face No. 8 Texas (22-12), a 72-55 winner over No. 9 Minnesota last night."