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The semantics of abortion

Abortion chain comes under investigation after teen critically injured  (A four-state abortion business is under investigation after an abortionist allegedly critically injured a woman during an abortion and used a private car ... )

Supporters, opponents of abortion rights want doctor investigated  (Sounding similar calls, abortion rights supporters and opponents alike say they want Maryland authorities to continue ...)

SC gubernatorial candidates Haley, Sheheen oppose abortion

Missouri Planned Parenthood Temporarily Stops Columbia Abortions, Just Two Open

Abortion activists have a new target: men

Princeton Conference Aims to Put Human Face on Abortion Debate

State-funded pregnancy clinics disseminate questionable science on abortion  (Florida)

Pro-Life Women's Group: Kelly Ayotte Objected to Planned Parenthood Payment  (The criticism alleges Ayotte had no objection to a monetary settlement covering court fees for the Planned Parenthood abortion business. ...)

Program to focus on abortion and Africa

7 women in 'miscarriage' cases freed in Mexico  (While Guanajuato still allows abortion under very limited circumstances, like rape, rights activists say that in practice even that possibility is often ... )

Rape of minor: UT Police moves court, seeks nod for abortion  (India)

Karzai's brother made nearly $1 million on Dubai deal funded by troubled Kabul Bank

Political Ties Shielded Bank in Afghanistan (President Hamid Karzai, his brother and another prominent set of brothers struck agreements that have publicly backfired. )

Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed

From Christianity and Islam to the LRA: five stories on Africa you really shouldn't miss

Somalia's Shebab warn Uganda of fresh attacks  (Somali insurgents warn Ugandan President against his plans of sending more troops to Somalia.)

Mozambique food riots belie African agricultural success

Libya denies interest in acquiring BP stake  (Government warns Libyan Investment Authority is only body tasked to take decisions on investment.)

Nigeria: 800 inmates escape during prison attack

Timor deputy PM quits in corruption row

Shares close lower on banks, miners

Labor on a tightrope

Dollar higher as investors await jobs data

Australian government prepared to adjust mining tax

Furious Coalition lets fly (Angry words from Coalition frontbenchers burning at independents supporting Labor.)

Housing loans rise on RBA rate pauses

Broadband deal to slug city dwellers (Cities will wait longer and may pay more for NBN under new government.)

Both leaders face big challenges, none bigger than Gillard's (Australian Prime Minister Australia from Julia Gillard)

Fallen soldier farewelled in Adelaide  (The latest Australian soldier to die in Afghanistan has been farewelled in Adelaide. )

Rudd destined for role in cabinet (Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is on a promise of a cabinet position in a re-elected Labor government after being snubbed in the aftermath of the June leadership spill. )

Chiropractors 'could increase stroke risk'  (The spinal manipulations used by chiropractors are an unnecessarily dangerous way to treat neck pain, an Australian researcher says. )

Banking on infrastructure (President Obama's Labor Day proposal to create a national infrastructure bank and accelerate infrastructure spending may or may not be good politics. It certainly would be good policy, both short- and long-term. The proposal, which would require congressional approval, will not create jobs right..)

Obama's $50 Billion Union Infrastructure Boondoggle  (The latest White House infrastructure spending binge guarantees only two results...)

Democats and Republicanines (With Democrats cowering and Republicans growling, it's hard to get details of the "stimulus" package.)

Obama can't kick the stimulus habit

Border Patrol is grappling with misconduct cases

Hébert: Quebec leads the way with euthanasia debate

Gunmen hit Honduras shoe factory

China: Journalist Attacks Hurt Investigative Reporting

 Chinese Officials Call for Less Friction With U.S. (Two White House officials were involved in a series of meetings in Beijing that were aimed at repairing a dialogue that has been strained.)

Vodafone makes $6.5bn China sale

China's Hu calls for stable ties with US  (Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Communist Chinese Dictator Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries.)

China, Singapore mull joint Potash bid

North Korea releases prisoners in exchange for humanitarian aid (North Korea's release of a fishing boat and its seven-man crew in exchange for humanitarian aid could bode well for North and South Korean reconciliation. )

Republicans feel bolstered by new campaign numbers

Democrats erase 10-point Gallup gap  (Say goodbye to the 10-point lead Republicans enjoyed in last week's Gallup poll of generic congressional preferences. …)

Alms for the Rich and Powerful (Gifts to charities set up by lawmakers have become a popular way to curry favor on Capitol Hill. But these “donations” need to be fully disclosed and strictly limited.)

Health care fight likely to flare anew if GOP reclaims Congress

I was an 'anchor baby' (Merely having a baby on American soil doesn't give foreign parents a foothold, as 14^th Amendment opponents often imply.)

Judge declines to lift stem cell funding ban (A federal judge on Tuesday denied a motion to lift an injunction he issued two weeks ago barring the government from funding research involving human embryonic stem cells.)

Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson in 2006 sues Sheriff's Dept.

New lawsuit to challenge laptop searches at U.S. border

Surveillance Team Spooked Bomb Plot Suspects, Informer Says (An informer testified that four men wanted to cancel a trip to pick up weapons to be used to blow up synagogues in the Bronx and military planes at Stewart International Airport.)

 Protesters, police clash over Westlake death (California; About 300 people angered by the police shooting gather, some throwing rocks and starting trash fires. Police fire nonlethal projectiles and arrest 22 demonstrators.)

LAPD brass plead for calm; protesters egg station  (California; Police Chief Charlie Beck pleaded for calm and vowed his department would conduct an exhaustive investigation into a bicycle officer's fatal shooting of a drunken day laborer with a knife.)

Chicago mayor race wide open as Daley steps aside

Door open for Rahm Emanuel as Chicago mayor (Richard Daley, the mayor of Chicago, has announced he is not seeking re-election, leaving the door open for White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.)

The Democrats' Plan F (For Failure)  (Election '10: Instead of touting their historic legislative "accomplishments" in districts countrywide, Democrats are switching to a desperation strategy to save a handful of seats. Failed policies are hard to defend. What a difference a year and a half makes. Just after President Obama's ... )

Reforming Meat (Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack wants to create competition in the meatpacking industry. We want him to go further.)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio In The Dock  (Abuse Of Power: Our misnamed Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona sheriff at the top of the administration's enemies list. Prosecute border sheriffs and sue ...)

Sheriff Arpaio Defiant after Justice Lawsuit (Arizona sheriff says Justice Department suit is an attack against the state for being on the forefront of immigration issues.)

Mosque vandalism probed as possible hate crime (The US attorney is looking into the case of a brick being thrown at a window at a mosque in Madera, California, as well as a recent attack on a Planned Parenthood site in the town.)

Forced Labor (The Justice Department has brought the largest human-trafficking case ever against a Los Angeles company. The accusations are disturbingly familiar.)

U.S. Attorney General: Koran burning is idiotic and dangerous

Justice sues Arizona in green-card 'hurdles' (The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system.)

Asian Stocks Fall as Stronger Yen Fuels Japan Growth Concerns; Canon Drops

Entrepreneurs Under Attack (Thanks to a handful of determined entrepreneurs, the free market lives to fight another day.)

Stock futures point to weaker Wall St

What The Politicians Won't Do — Unfortunately  (When people learn that you are an economist, they often want you to predict which way the economy is going. There seem to be more than the usual number of calls for such predictions lately. But an economist should be more aware than others are of how hazardous such predictions can be. ..)

World stocks down on Europe debt fear, yen surge

Fantasies and Obamanomics  (The President's new "stimulus" proposal offers a sequel to a movie that wasn't successful in the first place. ...)

The bleak truth about unemployment

The Bears and the State of Housing (The difference between viewing housing as a luxury good or as a staple is the subject of a debate about the recovery.)

Are rising imports a boon or bane to the economy?

Economic malpractice

Can Statistical Analysis Predict the 2010 Midterm?

Oil falls below $74 on EU bank debt worries

Energy Prices

Oil industry admits better spill-response plans are needed  (A new report says areas for improvement are “apparent” and calls for a broad array of steps by spill responders. …)

How innovation killed the lights (The last major US factory making ordinary incandescent light bulbs is slated to close this month. How the manufacturing jobs in the next lighting technology, compact fluorescents, ended up overseas.)

Documents Fill in Gaps in Narrative on Oil Rig Blast (Donald J Vidrine, one of two well-site leaders on the Deepwater Horizon rig the day it exploded, has refused three times to appear at hearings into the disaster.)

All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster

Potomac River's health rebounds

European Commission Warns France About Treatment of Migrants

Europe bank fears hit shares

Islam will soon dominate Europe: Italian priest

Asian Migrant Workers See Exploitation in Sweden

Barroso Says Infrastructure is Key to E.U. Recovery

Wikileaks founder requests new lawyer in rape case  (Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, the whistleblowing website, has requested a new lawyer to represent him in the ongoing Swedish rape investigation. )

FBI: Aircraft searched, no credible threat found

Regulators to hash out major new finance regulations this month  (Regulators are starting to lay out how they will oversee "systemic risk" and firms deemed "too big to fail."… )

Obama's Foreign Policy Failures  (Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters explains how he's never witnessed worse strategic incompetence on the part of a Presidential administration...)

French Unions in National Strike on Pensions (The strike snarled transportation as debate was to begin on a measure to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.)

Sarkozy pension plan stirs protest (French President Nicolas Sarkozy)

Sarkozy says to stick to pension age rise plan  (French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking a day after nationwide protests over pension reforms, said he would not back down on plans to raise the retirement age.)

German July Exports Decline as Global Recovery Slows

 Fight over Eichmann files back to German court

Demjanjuk health issues taking over trial

Weird Weather in a Warming World (Though today's extreme weather can't be reliably attributed to the greenhouse effect, it does give us the feel of what's to come if emissions are not reined in.)

Google: Breaking the connection to cell phones

Paladino, Insider, Runs Against Establishment (Carl P Paladino, a Republican who promises a slash-and-burn attack on Albany, New York  if elected governor, is a quintessential insider.)

Resurgent GOP Targets Defunding of Obamacare After Midterms

Insurers Pin Rate Hikes on Health Law (Insurers nationwide plan to raise premiums on some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul as soon as next month, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement ahead of elections.)

State seeks billions in fines from PacifiCare (The health insurer violated California law nearly 1 million times after it was bought by UnitedHealth Group, the Department of Insurance says. Penalties could reach almost $10 billion.)

Consumer Reports Is Rating Surgical Groups (The magazine published ratings of 221 heart bypass surgical groups from 42 states online on Tuesday and will print them in its October issue.)

Tea Party docs: 'Self-serving' AMA betraying physicians, patients  (A founder of the National Doctors Tea Party accuses the American Medical Association of putting profits before its members' interests…)

AMA vs. greedy lawyers (A proposed special-interest tax break for plaintiffs' lawyers would add billions of dollars in federal spending and jack up costs to consumers. It's nothing more than a direct subsidy from taxpayers to ambulance chasers.)

Will 2010 midterms be 1994 all over again? (If House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) becomes Speaker of the House , the big question becomes: Can divided government work? )

A surprise primary for Rep. Maloney becomes bitter battle for N.Y district  (US Representative of New York Carolyn Maloney (D) had already been called a liar before she gave her opening statement at Tuesday's debate…)

Obama vs. Boehner (House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio);

The President's attempt to explain that he's the cool one isn't working.)

Obama to take on Boehner directly in Ohio speech; GOP senses panic  (President Barack Obama/ House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio)

Rangel Hits Streets, Finding Love and Aversion (US Representative of New York Representative Charles B Rangel (D), long accustomed to being a shoo-in, this year finds himself humbled, trying to woo voters.)

At least 70 House seats in play, says Obama's campaign adviser

The man out to topple Barney Frank (US Representative of Massachusetts Barney Frank (D)

GOP not embracing new proposals  (House Republicans call the new White House economic proposals a last-ditch effort to pull a fast one on voters…)

 Muslim lawmaker: Mosque opponents are birthers, 'proponents of bigotry'  (In a BBC interview,  US Representative of Minnesota Keith Ellison (D) sought to undermine opponents of the proposed Islamic center…)

The Koran and other burning issues

Immigration Crackdown Steps Into the Kitchen (A San Diego restaurant owner has been thrust into one of the nation's most contentious debates, sending a current of fear through the restaurant industry.)

Ohio bans offshoring of IT projects by govt depts (The US state of Ohio has banned outsourcing of government IT and back-office projects to offshore locations such as India, raising fears of similar moves by other American states. )

Muslims in Kerala take pledge against terrorism (Hundreds of thousands of Muslims took the pledge against terrorism at the end of the marathon prayers on Lailat Al-Qadr, the night of power, overnight Monday. )

One in three Indians 'utterly corrupt': Outgoing CVC

Curfew cripples Srinagar, Geelani arrested  (Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today arrested from his Hyderpora residence on the outskirts of Srinagar as a preventive measure even as curfew continued for the second consecutive day in the city. )

India voted 7th best holiday destination

Iran: self-sufficiency achieved in petrol production

Hussein's Kalashnikov Returned to Iraq (The late Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein)

Iraqis to suffer from power shortfall for three more years

Iraqi Treasures Return, but Questions Remain (Iraq announced the return of hundreds of antiquities that had ended up in the United States, although 632 pieces repatriated last year were now unaccounted for.)

US and Iran favour Maliki as Iraq PM  (Allawi said to have only support of Saudi Arabia from major neighboring Arab countries. .)

6 killed and dozens wounded in Baghdad bombing attacks

A Job for George W. Bush (America needs a President with the moral authority to denounce Koran-burning. )

Islamic Project Unveils New Website

Bloomberg Defends Right to Burn Quran (Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg  (I) defended a Florida pastor's right to burn copies of the Quran during a public demonstration on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2010, terrorist attacks.)

Dove World church plan for Koran burning triggers counter protests

Liberal Preachiness Takes a Name: Bloomberg Syndrome (Liberals have staged a gaudy performance over the Ground Zero mosque, but the elitist brand of naïveté of Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg (I) defines the genre of liberal preachiness.)

Religious leaders condemn plan to burn Koran on Sept. 11

Concern Is Voiced Over Religious Intolerance (Religious leaders held an “emergency summit” to denounce bigotry toward Muslim Americans, while the imam behind a planned Islamic center finally spoke out about the controversy.)

Imam: NYC Islamic center to include other faiths

Stop ‘Koran burning' in Florida

Mortar shell hits near school 30 minutes before class

The Hamas murders (How can “Palestinian” extremists be stopped from disrupting peace negotiations?)

Ben-Gurion workers decide to postpone airport strike

Imagine an Israel with no 'Jewish character'

Israel bracing for 'mother of all flotillas' to Gaza

Israel must disengage from the life threatening 'occupation state' stigma

Finding a Steadier Path in Gaza

Peace talks must have one aim: Drawing borders

Danon: Chief Rabbi permits building during Sukkot

Terror Walks on J Street  (Look who shows up for the anti-Israel group's events...)

We let them do our dirty work, but give them no social rights

West Bank (Judea and Samaria) settlements loom as Mideast peace talks head for Jerusalem

Obama, Clinton call on US Jews, Muslims to back talks

Soldier who killed British peace activist in Gaza freed from prison

The Obama Peace Talks Sham  (Is the President trying to divert his domestic policy failures with a foreign policy spectacle? ...)

Endangered Species  (The Christians of Judea and Samaria)

Palestinians pessimistic about latest peace talks

An enemy of peace (President Obama's success in bringing Israelis and “Palestinians” together to discuss peace raised hopes that this long-standing conflict may be resolved. Everyone knows the issues are difficult, but what is less well known is how outside influences, notably the Arab lobby, can undermine the process.)

Japan's intervention hints fail to halt yen

Row over Japan-China boat crash

Syria returns as Lebanon's Hariri drops accusation  (Analysts say Syria reclaiming its sway over Lebanon five years after troops withdrawal. )

Sharpton group climbing out of debt (The Al Sharpton's organization is putting its deep financial difficulties behind it, a spokesman said.)

Eliot Spitzer Goes From Client No. 9 to CNN (Former New York governor and prostitution client Eliot Spitzer will partner with columnist Kathleen Parker on CNN. )

'Web of Lies' -- A JournoLiar Browser App? (If any of you techies out there want to get rich quick and Save the Republic to boot, here's your chance. This idea is all yours, free. All you have to do is write a tiny program.)

Weeks of rains leave thousands homeless in Mexico

Energy and water crisis during Ramadan takes hold in Egypt

Microsoft offers cloud computing for Qatar

Gulf states urge Britain to expel Bahrain dissidents

Kuwait appoints first stock market regulator

Saudi Time (A Middle East peace plan from King Abdullah has been floating out there in the ether for years now. It's time to bring it out of the air.)

Press watchdog urges Egyptian 'insult' reporter's acquittal

New Call for Election Boycott in Egypt (Mohamed ElBaradei said that democracy in Egypt was a “sham” and pushed for a change in the election laws.)

Among Egypt's Christians, few question Church rule

GCC fails to finalise customs union pact  (Kuwaiti foreign minister says key problem in implementing customs union is over sharing of revenues between GCC members.)

Sex, violence, Islam: Syrian TV soap raises drama

U.S. Needs a Longer View in Iraq (Rushing out of Iraq before that nation is stable could result in a nightmare that haunts the region and costs America dearly.)

U.S. Army Europe sexual assault reporting pilot program ends

Support The Troops  (Afghanistan: General Petraeus warned Tuesday that a US church's plan to burn the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11 would imperil US troops abroad. If we're serious about winning the ... )

Two U.S. troops killed as Iraqi opens fire at base

U.S. terror training in Yemen reflects wider program  (US special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence. The balancing act has become an administration trademark, funneling millions of dollars in aid and low-profile military trainers to countries like Pakistan and Yemen in order to take on a more diverse, independent and scattered al-Qaida network. )

New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy? Move troops, don't withdraw them.

Bring the troops home

America At Risk: The War With No Name (How do we win a war with an enemy the Obama Administration refuses to identify and doesn't even understand?)

IED detectors near brink in Pentagon budget (The Pentagon is eyeing cuts in a war office thought to be untouchable: the organization that devises ways to foil the No 1 killer of US troops in Afghanistan. )

Big quake aftershocks plague New Zealand city

NATO: Afghans can start taking security control next year

NATO chief: Afghan corruption undermining support for war

World's first failed nuclear state?

Suspected US missile strike kills six in North Waziristan

Pakistan floods wipe out more than 1 million animals – and farmers' livelihoods

Cameron Munter ‘new US ambassador'  (Though the White House is yet to announce Mr Munter's posting, it has got Islamabad's concurrence.)

Floods, Taliban leave Pakistan on knife edge

IMF sets four criteria for $2.6bn loan tranches

Kohat: 21 killed, several injured in car bomb blast

Ten million without shelter in Pakistan floods: UN

Fresh attacks reaction to military operations: FM Qureshi

Pakistan releases more Indian fishermen

Floods Situation worsening, 21 million affected: UN

Force only option to restore order in Balochistan: Malik (Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the govt is planning a Swat and Malakand-like crackdown in Balochistan.)

Blast Strikes Pakistani Police Area (A powerful blast ripped through a residential compound for police officials in Pakistan's restive northwest, killing at least 18 people.)

Servant testifies Filipino warlord ordered killing

Clan 'behind Philippine massacre' (The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner. )

Social Policies Led To Today's Divisiveness  (Even as frustrations over partisanship in Washington grow, the partisanship itself only increases. How did this happen and when? Most search for answers in the personalities of the present — such as Ronald Reagan's ushering in a conservative resurgence in 1980. But the real answer lies in the ... )

Conservatism's Extreme Makeover (It will come as news to no one that conservatism has long had a PR problem. The political question of 2010 is this: do America's voters finally "get" conservatism? )

China Loans $6Bln to Secure Coal

Rokot booster successfully brings satellites to final orbits

Duma Sets Sights on Antitrust Law, Liquor

RF, Kazakhstan agree to jointly prospect Imashevsky gas field

Foreign Money In, Khodorkovsky Still Out (Prime Minister Vladimir Putin insisted that Russia remained open to foreign investment in strategic sectors, accused jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky of having “blood on his hands” and spoke of Washington and Beijing in uncharacteristically warm terms during a meeting with Russia experts.)

Medvedev, Lee to discuss stronger cooperation between RF, S Korea (Russian President Dmitry Medvedev /South Korean President Lee Myung-bak)

Foreign Adoptions Slammed in St. Petersburg

Critic of Russia Security Gets Reprieve (The mayor of a Siberian village was detained after filing complaints against the successor to the Soviet-era KGB.)

Russian plane in 'miracle' crash landing

No Grain Import Increase

Defending Prop. 8 (California's top public lawyer and its chief executive have an obligation to defend the laws of the state whether they like them or not, and that includes Proposition 8.)

In study, electrodes translate brain waves into words

SEC weighs new high-speed trading rules

The Tea Party and the GOP (The Delaware Senate primary is a test of political pragmatism.)

Reid: Next climate bill should be ‘piecemeal' (Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada)

G.O.P. Senate Chances Improve (A polling model suggests that Republican chances of taking hold of the Senate are improving.)

What McCain's Tactics Teach (The manner in which US Senator of

Arizona John McCain (R) secured his seat is instructive for 2012.)

A Write-In Senator? (Republican operatives are openly fretting that US Senator of Alaska Lisa Murkowski (R) will be tempted to use what is likely a $1.5 million war chest to keep her seat.)

Jim DeMint, Superstar (There is talk of US Senator of South Carolina Jim DeMint as a possible Senate Republican leader.)

Joe Sestak distances himself from Democrats in close Senate race   (The biggest problems for US Representative of  Pennsylvania Joe Sestak (D), running for US Senate, might be that he is a Democrat and a member of Congress, analysts say. National polls show Americans turning against both, and Sestak's race is local proof.)

Delaware Primary Serves as Tea Party Barometer (Establishment Republicans seem headed to victory in Delaware primary.)

Chris Dodd's last act: 'Control the people' (Alarms raised over Democrat senator's likely final major piece of legislation.)

Senate race in W.Va. unexpectedly in play

Colombia refugees still can't flee gangs

N. Korea seeks flood aid from South

Lee may pick new PM-nominee next week (President Lee Myung-bak is expected to announce his nominees for the prime minister and other Cabinet members as early as next week to move his reform drive forward, his aides said Tuesday.)

An ancient echo of NYC mosque debate in Córdoba, Spain

As Stadiums Vanish, Their Debt Lives On (The old Giants Stadium carries about $110 million in debt, or nearly $13 for every New Jersey resident. There are similar stories for taxpayers across the nation.)

Autocracy fear as Sri Lanka votes

Spitzer, Once Dubious, Now Supports Cuomo (Former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer (D), who had expressed reservations about how fit Andrew M. Cuomo (D) was to be governor, now believes Mr. Cuomo is the right candidate.)

Wind-whipped fires burn through dozens of Detroit homes (Michigan)

Patrick, Baker take their shots (Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick (D)  and his Republican challenger, Charles D. Baker, sparred fiercely last night in the first televised debate of the race for governor, a lively and policy-rich clash that set the stage for a spirited fall campaign.)

GOP Bid for Governor Imploding in Colorado (With Dan Maes on the ballot, Republicans see an opportunity for a gubernatorial pickup slipping away.)

Wall St. Ties Become Liability in New York Races (In this political season, nothing is so radioactive in the precincts of New York as the taint of Wall Street ties.)

State Gains Would Give Redistricting Edge to G.O.P. (Many state legislatures will play a major role in the once-a-decade process of redrawing the boundaries of Congressional districts.)

Cahill often pushed to the sidelines (For a year, Charles D Baker has struggled to get a clear shot at Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick (D). In last night's debate, he moved toward that goal, as the other major rival, state Treasurer Timothy P Cahill, was frequently squeezed out of the exchange.)

Californians debate debates: Who gets to participate? (First it was hunger striking candidates. Now a Libertarian running for secretary of state in California launches a petition to open debates to all who are qualified. )

In Attorney General Debate, Humor and Surprise (Criticism of one New York candidate hints that the others believe he has momentum.)

Authorities: 92 structures destroyed in Colo. fire

More in Mass. raising their own fowl

Clinton slams 'disrespectful' Koran-burning plans  (US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; AVIPP COMMENTARY: One wonders if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would speak out when Muslims desecrate the Bible? )

For the poor, cellphones can offer lifeline

Rehearsing Terror  (Were the two Yemeni men removed from a plane that landed in Amsterdam from Chicago attempting a dry-run?...)

Green Terrorism's New Left Roots  (How 60s radicals influenced the lethal anti-human philosophy of would-be killer James J Lee. ...)

No explosives found on Thai Airways flight, authorities say

Hermine's remnants head north after storm weakens

‘West should be fairer in approaching Turkey,' says report

Turkey lobbies behind scenes for Iranian woman sentenced to stoning

The Union Liable  (Bailouts: State employee pension funds are trillions of dollars underwater. Some analysts believe taxpayers will be forced to make up the shortfall. But they shouldn't have to. They ...)

Britain's FTSE dragged down by banks, miners

Prosecutor: end mandatory life sentence for murder  (Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has joined calls for a system of first and second degree murder charges.)

A choice no mother should face: When her car plunged into a dyke

NHS buys porn for sperm donors

House giant faces administration  (Property giant Connaught is expected to formally enter administration later, putting thousands of jobs at risk.)

Lloyds to be sued by own charity for £3.5m

David Cameron rushes to his father's bedside after 77-year-old suffers stroke (British Prime Minister David Cameron)

I like Tony Blair (Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair)

Annual growth in manufacturing output highest in 15 years

U.K. Food Prices Increase at Fastest Pace in a Year, BRC Says

UK 'heat pumps' fail as green devices, finds study 

Britain's youngest female double murderer jailed for life over attack when just 15

Ed Miliband appeals to Labour's lost voters

U.K. House Prices Unexpectedly Rose in August, Halifax Says

Rocket man: It's a hobby, says owner as arsenal of launchers, missiles and grenades is seized

Is our tax system fit for purpose?

Phone hacking row gathers pace as MPs start new inquiry

Do visits from ex-Hitler Youth members make me uneasy? Is the Pope Catholic?

Chancellor George Osborne warns EU chiefs off Britain's £5bn rebate

Cable fears over investment ties to retail banks new  (Business Secretary Vince Cable warned that combining "casinos and traditional banks" could endanger the safety of the banking sector.)

Obama's Bow to the UN (Department report to the UN touts all the steps it has taken to help America become more like Europe.)

U.N. Says About 500 Were Raped in Congo (Two officials told the Security Council that the number of reported victims in attacks last month had risen.)

Lincoln's Forgotten Fort (Fort Stevens in Washington is an endangered battlefield. Coming to a historical site near you: Wal-Marts and General Robert E Lee slot machines.)

Bedbugs Bad for Business? Depends on the Business (Bedbugs are showing up in commercial settings, creating a bonanza for companies that deal with the scourge.)

Obama's Secret Link to Hamas (Our President is more comfortable cozying up with pro-terror activists than pro-military groups.)

Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals

Obama's Proposals Unlikely to Pass Soon (Congress is unlikely to quickly pass Obama's latest proposals to jump-start the economy, reflecting the president's weakened political position.)

Obama antitrust enforcement looking like more of the same (When President Obama took office, he promised to undo eight years of what he called the weakest antitrust enforcement in half a century. A year and a half later, consumer advocates are still waiting for the crackdown.)

White House Pushes Back on Orszag's Call to Extend Bush Tax Cuts

The Mess Bush Left And Other Obama Fables  (President Obama boldly proclaims, "The buck stops here!" But, whenever his policies are criticized, he acts as if the buck stopped with George W Bush. The party line that we are likely to ... )

Orszag column blindsides White House  (Former budget director Peter Orszag's dramatic break with President Obama on tax policy surprised the White House…)

Not So Stimulating (Leadership: The Obama administration's latest idea for "stimulating" the economy is — you guessed it — more spending. Is this just a campaign ploy, or is the White House ruining the economy on purpose? The President's latest plan calls for another $50 billion in stimulus for ... )

Obama's write-off plan is no Bush tax cut, firms say (Business groups see the president's proposal as a modest economic boost, not as having the major effect that would come from preserving the cut -- which the president isn't likely to support. )

The harsh math behind Obama's tax-cut pledge (The former budget director makes a strong case against Obama's position on tax cuts. )

Barack's Cunning Plan? (It's a pretty dismal picture. You could call it the crime of the century. )

White House at odds with former budget chief over tax cuts

On White House Stage, Space Is Constrained; Imagination Is Not (The White House hosted the first performance in a planned dance series, matching performances in music, poetry and other arts that have already been held there.)

'More than half think Barack Obama is doing a bad job on the economy'

Citizens of the world (As a candidate for the US Presidency, Barack Obama touted himself to foreign audiences as a "citizen of the world." As President, Mr Obama is determined to make sure we are such citizens, too.)

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