National: OBAMA-ASIA-TIMES -- WASHINGTON -- On the eve of his first Pacific trip since entering the White House, President Barack Obama signals that he will press Asian leaders to open up their markets and boost purchases of U.S. goods instead of relentlessly focusing on exporting more and more to American consumers. 1,315 words, by Don Lee and David Pierson (Times). With OBAMA-JOBS (1stld). AFGHAN-POLICY -- WASHINGTON -- In the final stages of its deliberations over a new war strategy, the Obama administration's attention shifts to the two governments whose cooperation and competence are considered essential to success -- Afghanistan and Pakistan. 720 words, by Karen DeYoung and Joshua Partlow (Post). PAKISTAN-NUCLEAR -- WASHINGTON -- In 1982, a Pakistani military C-130 left the western Chinese city of Urumqi with enough weapons-grade uranium for two atomic bombs, according to accounts written by the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and provided to The Washington Post; the uranium transfer was part of a broad-ranging, secret nuclear deal approved years earlier by Mao Zedong and Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto that culminated in an exceptional, deliberate act of proliferation by a nuclear power, according to the accounts by Khan. 1,945 words, by R. Jeffrey Smith and Joby Warrick (Post). With PAKISTAN. PALIN -- WASHINGTON -- The rollout for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's highly anticipated and score-settling memoir begins with all the orchestrated stagecraft, wild accusations, inconvenient leaks and media fascination that characterized her campaign as Sen. John McCain's running mate during the 2008 presidential race. 1,120 words, by Jason Horowitz and Michael Shear (Post). IRAN-PROPERTY -- WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors move to seize several U.S. assets allegedly controlled by entities linked to the government of Iran, including a mosque and Islamic school in Potomac, Md., land in Prince William County, Va., and a Manhattan skyscraper. 1,075 words, by Glenn Kessler (Post). With a Times version, IRAN-PROPERTY-TIMES. Health and Science: FLU-WORKPLACE -- Although President Barack Obama has declared H1N1 flu a national emergency and federal health and labor officials have urged sick workers to stay home, for many that's not an option; one-third of U.S. workers don't have paid sick days, about 51 million people, according to U.S. Department of Labor estimates last spring. 950 words, by Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Times). With GOOGLE-FLU. MARS -- NASA scientists say they have come up with a plan to free the stalled rover Spirit from its Martian sand trap but also warned that the plan might not work; if it doesn't, the popular robot could finally reach its end. 750 words, by John Johnson Jr. (Times). JAPANESE-SUBS -- U.S. researchers say they had located the remains of two high-tech Japanese submarines that were scuttled by the U.S. Navy off Hawaii in 1946 to prevent the technology from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War. 750 words, by Thomas H. Maugh II (Times). Financial: OVERDRAFT-TIMES -- Flexing newfound muscle as consumer protector, the Federal Reserve bans overdraft fees on ATM and debit-card transactions unless consumers have actively opted for an overdraft protection service. 625 words, by E. Scott Reckard (Times). RETAIL -- Three major retailers -- a discounter, a mid-priced department store and an upscale chain--say their profits were up in the fiscal third quarter, showing significant improvement over last year's dismal fall season. 775 words, by Andrea Chang (Times). VIDEOGAMES -- Sales of video games and consoles in the U.S. fall 19 percent in October, putting the industry on pace to post a decline for 2009. 300 words, by Alex Pham (Times). DISNEY -- A high-level executive reshuffling at the Walt Disney Co. will give Chief Executive Robert A. Iger a deeper bench from which to choose a No. 2. 950 words, by Dawn C. Chmielewski (Times). International: RUSSIA -- MOSCOW -- Russia is a country adrift, President Dmitry Medvedev tells a vast audience that gathered beneath the gold chandeliers of the Kremlin on Thursday to hear his state of the union address. 500 words, by Megan K. Stack (Times). MIDEAST -- JERUSALEM -- Palestinian officials trying to organize a Jan. 24 election recommend that the vote be postponed, a move that could prolong uncertainty over President Mahmoud Abbas' political future and the prospect for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. 500 words, by Richard Boudreaux (Times). 