Today’s Most Popular Stories 11.18.09

Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for November 18, 2009:

Washington Post: A film as lost as the girl it glorifies

Washington Times: Clinton in Afghanistan to prod Karzai

Washington Examiner: $40,000 in rare coins left at Md. shrine for safekeeping

USA Today: California nude beaches take cover

CQ Politics: Health Vote Defenders Counter With TV Ads

The Hill: Top Democrats eye stock trade tax

Politico: Dems alarmed as independents bolt

ABC News: Congress Searches for Answers on H1N1 Vaccine Shortage

CBS News: Report: Senate Health Bill to Cost $849B

Fox News: Father of Michael Jackson Molestation Accuser Commits Suicide

MSNBC News: Reality show: Calif. to require greener TVs

CNN: The sexiest man alive: Johnny Depp

Wall Street Journal: Health ‘Reform’ Gets a Failing Grade

NPR: When Football’s Deadly Brutality Outraged America

Roll Call: Reid Looks to Shield Caucus on Health Vote

National Journal: Senate Bill Clocks In At $849B

Bloomberg News: U.S. Economy: Housing Fell as End of Credit Loomed

Gallup.Com: Nonsmokers Top Smokers in Well-Being Across All Incomes

Talking Points Memo: Palin Digs In On Death Panels, Also Calls For Primary Against Lindsey Graham

Politics Daily: What Made Michelle Obama Anxious and Nervous

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