Mark Memmott

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- Superfailure Looks Likely; Then What?.

-- Death Toll Rising In Cairo After Crackdown In Tahrir Square.

"Dutch police say Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman has been stabbed to death and his brother has been arrested as a suspect," The Associated Press reports from Rotterdam. He died earlier today.

Halman, 24, is Dutch-born. In the past two years with the Mariners, he appeared in 44 games — hitting at a .207 average, with two home runs and nine runs batted in.

The death toll from three days of clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square has risen to 35, a morgue official tells The Associated Press.

Through the weekend and into today, security forces have been moving against protesters who are demonstrating against the country's military leaders who, the protesters say, are ruling in much the same way as former President Hosni Mubarak.

The headlines this morning all say pretty much the same thing:

-- "Deficit Effort Nears Collapse." (The Wall Street Journal)

-- "Debt Supercommittee Members Brace For Failure." (The Washington Post)