September 2008 (Pt. 2)

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September 2008 (Pt. 2)

9/20/08 - POLITICS

Bush says government role essential to ease crisis (ap)

Gov't rushing to finish huge financial rescue plan (ap)

9/20/08

McCain says Fed should stop government bailouts (ap)

9/20/08

Paulson Faces Demands From Democrats as He Sells $800 Billion Bank Rescue (bloomberg)

9/20/08

Analysis: Crises put spotlight on Obama, McCain (ap)

9/20/08

Troopergate Update:

Investigator: Palin probe to end before election (ap)

Palin staff won't testify in trooper probe, AG says (cnn)

Something's rotten in the state of Alaska with Palin (austinweeklynews)

9/20/08

Palin probe has parallels to 2000 recount fight (ap)

9/20/08

Democratic Rep. Rangel calls Palin 'disabled' (ap)
Rangel called Palin "disabled" then quickly retreated and said he misspoke saying he meant "disadvantaged."

9/20/08

Palin blames Dems for withdrawn rally invitation (ap)

9/20/08

Clinton unveils new pro-Obama effort (boston)

Looking at Hillary's stumping for Obama (newsday)

9/20/08

McCain’s Camp Tests Fund-Raising Limits (nytimes)

9/20/08

Bishops upset with Biden and Pelosi for citing saints in airing abortion views (journalnow)

9/20/08

McCain, Obama Mislead on Immigration (washingtonpost)

9/20/08

Fla. authorities say they can't prove Foley case (ap)

Foley Probe Ends With No Charges (washingtonpost)

9/20/08

Detroit's new mayor sworn in, says `time for hope' (ap)

9/20/08

Poll: People prefer Obama over McCain as teacher (ap)

9/20/08

9/20/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

Marine sergeant killed in battle awarded Navy Cross, not Medal of Honor (latimes)

IRAQ: Bush is asked to look at decision not to award Medal of Honor to Marine (latimes)

9/20/08

The New Man in Iraq (washingtonpost)

Odierno Steps Into the Spotlight (nytimes)

9/20/08

Immunity issue clouds U.S.-Iraq talks on troops (cnn)
Sticking point is U.S. insistence on immunity from Iraqi law for troops, contractors

9/20/08

Iraq Cancels Six No-Bid Oil Contracts (nytimes)

9/20/08

Pentagon reviewing Afghanistan strategy (cnn)

U.S. examining Afghan war strategy, Gates says (reuters)

9/20/08

Congress: $15 Billion in Failed Department of Homeland Security Contracts (washingtonpost)

9/20/08

UK will not send substantial extra troops to Afghanistan, Browne says (guardian)

9/20/08

In video, Al Qaeda vows more U.S. attacks (cnn)

9/20/08

CIA using missile strikes to `tickle' terrorists (ap)

9/20/08

Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked (cnn)

9/20/08

US raid kills 7; Iraqis say they were civilians (ap)

9/20/08

Yemen vows to find those behind U.S. embassy attack (reuters)

Yemeni President Vows More Arrests in US Embassy Attack (voanews)

9/20/08

Indian Police Kill 2 Suspects in Bombings of New Delhi (nytimes)

9/20/08

9/20/08 - THE ECONOMY

Gov't rushing to finish huge financial rescue plan (ap)

9/20/08

Rescue cost: Hundreds of billions (cnn)

Radical bailout plan has a jawdropping price tag (ap)

Bailout plan may cost a half-trillion or more (washingtontimes)

9/20/08

Chris Dodd says government's financial rescue plan will be "costly" (ap)

9/20/08

Paulson oversees historic government intervention (ap)

9/20/08

Government steps to head off run on money funds (ap)

9/20/08

Two-day Dow gain best in six years (cnn)

Stocks soar as investors look to gov't rescue plan (ap)

Dow Rises 370 Points as U.S. Plans Financial Rescue Package (nytimes)

9/20/08

Ban the shorts? A BIG mistake! (cnn)

Govt trading ban could have unintended results (ap)

9/20/08

Bailout of Money Funds Seems to Stanch Outflow (wsj)

9/20/08

Banking consolidation likely to accelerate with bailout (bizjournals)

9/20/08

Oil rises near $100 a barrel on bank bailout plan (ap)

9/20/08

Chrysler to show dealers electric cars next week (iht)

9/20/08

Ameribank Inc becomes the 12th federally-insured bank to fail (businessweek)

9/20/08

9/20/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

FTC warns consumers about bogus cancer cures (ap)

9/20/08

Chicago outlines plan to slash greenhouse gases (ap)

9/20/08

Blackstone Animal Control officer, Frank Radcliff...Ghost cat hunter!

Va. town tries to prove existence of 'ghost cats' (ap)

9/20/08

Transformer glitch shuts down biggest atom smasher (ap)

9/20/08

100s of new creatures found on Australian reefs (ap)

9/20/08

First tainted baby milk, now toxic chairs from China (ap)

9/20/08

For dinner: Genetically altered 'super chicken' (ap)

9/20/08

World's oldest man has 113th birthday in Japan (ap)

9/20/08

9/19/08 - POLITICS

Analysis: Obama regains momentum in tight race (ap)

Poll: Obama Regains Edge Over McCain After 2 Weeks of Ties (foxnews)

9/19/08

Hagel: Palin experience a ‘stretch (cnn)

GOP senator: A 'stretch' to say Palin is qualified (ap)

9/19/08

First Clinton, now Palin out of NYC rally (ap)

Maybe it went more like this...

Group Disinvites Palin from Iran Rally (foxnews)

9/19/08

Is Sarah Palin's Star Beginning to Fall? (usnews)
New polls show her support is dropping, suggesting the Palin phenomenon "may have passed"

9/19/08

Recent Obama Ads More Negative Than Rival's, Study Says (washingtonpost)
Democrat Said to Be Facing Pressure to 'Show Some Spine'

The difference between Obama's negative ads and McCains is that Obama's are more truthful (See McCain 's "lipstick on a pig" and" sex ed" ads)

9/19/08

Commentary: 2008 campaign attack ads hit an all-time low (cnn)

9/19/08

Hacker impersonated Palin, stole e-mail password (ap)

9/19/08

Not limited government, but limited Bush (ap)

9/19/08

Bush says he's working hard on economic turmoil (ap)

9/19/08

McCain says he would fire SEC chairman (ap)

Mock away Barack!

Obama mocks McCain's call to fire SEC chairman (ap)

9/19/08

Spain: Did McCain Know What He Was Talking About? (newsweek)

9/19/08

Palin expects Biden to be a 'great debater' (ap)

9/19/08

Democrats' economic stimulus bill falters in House (ap)

9/19/08

Elizabeth Edwards discouraged by health care focus (ap)

9/19/08

Oil For Sex & Drugs Update:

Interior boss says he will squelch `ethical storm' (ap)

House Dems Blast Interior Dept Over Sex-Drugs Royalty Scandal (cnn)

9/19/08

Michelle Obama: Don't vote because 'she's cute' (ap)

Michelle Obama: Vote on Issues, Not Likeability and Attractiveness (abcnews)

9/19/08

9/19/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

US soldier gets 7-month sentence in Iraq killings (ap)

9/19/08

Gates backs Afghan border strikes (bbc)

Gates: US reviewing its Afghanistan war strategy (ap)

Gates Says US, NATO Should Fight Drug Trade in Afghanistan (voanews)

9/19/08

5 US soldiers die in helicopter landing in Iraq (ap)

9/19/08

US: Malfunction likely cause of Iraq chopper crash (ap)

9/19/08

Iraqi PM: Obstacles remain to US security deal (ap)

9/19/08

Psychologists vote against role in interrogation (ap)

9/19/08

Deep-rooted al-Qaida hard to extract from Yemen (ap)

9/19/08

ANALYSIS-Yemen attack shows Qaeda rebound in key country (reuters)

9/19/08

Bush to meet with Pakistani prime minister at UN (monstersandcritics)

9/19/08

Pakistan: No compromise on US cross-border strikes (ap)

9/19/08

US airstrikes test alliance with Pakistan (csmonitor)

9/19/08

Iranian leader says he opposes Israel, not Israelis (iht)

9/19/08

9/19/08 - THE ECONOMY

New York AG launches probe of short-selling (ap)

9/19/08

Wall St rallies on crisis solution hopes (reuters)

Stocks surge on report of entity for bad debt (ap)

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on plan to end crisis, bonds rise (guardian)

9/19/08

House approves anti-speculation measures (ap)

9/19/08

Fed, central banks move to boost global confidence (ap)

9/19/08

Oil prices end higher as stock market rallies (ap)

9/19/08

US weighing financial crisis plans (ap)

9/19/08

In hard times, tent cities rise across the country (ap)

9/19/08

Jobless claims rise due to Hurricane Gustav (ap)

9/19/08

California home sales surge as prices plummet (ap)

9/19/08

Why government rescues aren't working (cnn)
The failure to lay out rescue rules makes it harder for healthy firms to raise new money, only adding to instability.

9/19/08

U.S. Economy: Leading Index Falls More Than Forecast (bloomberg)

9/19/08

Household Net Worth Declines (wsj)

9/19/08

What a Bank Failure Would Mean for Depositors (washingtonpost)

9/19/08

9/19/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

Hallucinogenic chocolates doom Berlin sweet shop (reuters)

9/19/08

China warns more may be sickened by tainted milk (ap)

9/19/08

Toilet-paper researchers create 3-ply tissue (ap)

I don't know about you but I'm excited!

9/19/08

U.S. Army unveils new inflatable bridge (khnl)

9/19/08

US researchers call off controversial autism study (ap)

9/19/08

World's shortest man, leggiest woman meet (ap)

9/19/08

Medical device ads criticized on Capitol Hill (ap)

9/19/08

FDA defends plastic linked with health risks (ap)

9/19/08

9/18/08 - POLITICS

White House alters defense of economy's strength (ap)

White House won't say "fundamentals are strong" (washingtontimes)

Remember President Bush's strong economy? Now it's strong enough (latimes)

White House spokeswoman hedges when asked if it's 'still accurate to say ... the economic fundamentals are strong?' (usatoday)

9/18/08

Biden says Wall Street woes awoke McCain to crisis (ap)

9/18/08

Battered Wall Street gives to Obama, McCain (ap)

9/18/08

McCain says government 'forced' to bail out AIG (ap)

9/18/08

What’s in the House offshore-drilling bill? (csmonitor)

Democrats' Drilling Bill Angers Environmental Purists (washingtonpost)

9/18/08

Clinton avoids Palin, focuses criticism on McCain (ap)

9/18/08

Campaign 'ads' not getting much air time (ap)

9/18/08

Mich. Dems file suit against GOP in Ohio (usatoday)

Dems file suit against GOP over challenge to voters (dailytribune)
Republicans announce plans to sue blog they say misquoted official.

9/18/08

Click the image for more samples... Warning: Very boring!

Sarah Palin's Personal Emails Hacked (gawker)

Hackers break into Sarah Palin's e-mail account (ap)

Hackers Access Palin's Personal E-Mail, Post Some Online (washingtonpost)

9/18/08

House votes to ease DC gun restrictions (ap)

9/18/08

Palin hammers Obama on taxes (msnbc)

The only problem is that she is lying...

Palin Misleads: Accuses Obama of Supporting Tax Hikes (foxnews)

9/18/08

Polls: McCain, Obama tied in 5 battleground states (cnn)

9/18/08

Chick-Fight!

Clinton Says Thanks, but No Thanks to U.N. Rally With Palin (nytimes)

Palin Camp Points Fingers After Clinton Cancels Appearance at Iran Protest with Her (washingtonpost)

9/18/08

Top Republican: Palin boosts GOP Senate chances (ap)

9/18/08

Clinton fundraiser backs McCain over Obama (ap)

9/18/08

9/18/08 - THE MIDEAST CRISIS & TERRORISM

3 US soldiers charged with murder in Iraq deaths (ap)

9/18/08

5 U.S. soldiers die in Iraq copter crash (cnn)

9/18/08

Bush could still attack Iran (guardian)

Bush: 'We are at war with extremists' (ap)

9/18/08

Iran warns on nuclear cooperation, rattles sabre over Gulf (afp)

9/18/08

Gates expresses regret for civilian deaths (ap)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates apologizes for Afghan civilian casualties (latimes)cx

Instead of trying to blame the killings on the Afghans why didn't we just express remorse from the get go?

9/18/08

Gates foresees narrower US combat role in Iraq

9/18/08

CIA Director Says al-Qaida Remains Top Threat (voanews)

9/18/08

CIA: Bin Laden doesn't oversee day-to-day al Qaeda operations (cnn)

9/18/08

Yemen Embassy blast has al-Qaida markers (upi)

Car bomb, ambush kills 16 at US embassy in Yemen (ap)
The deadly attempt to breach the compound walls were said bore "all the hallmarks of an al-Qaida attack."

9/18/08

US officials: Yemen poses growing terror threat (ap)

9/18/08

US imposes sanctions on 5 accused in Iraq violence (ap)

9/18/08

Judge: Fort Dix plot trial will start Sept. 29 (ap)

9/18/08

Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan (ap)
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least six people hours after the top U.S. military officer told Pakistani leaders that America respected Pakistan's sovereignty...

Sooooo in light of that here's some more bad news...

Pakistan Army will retaliate against U.S. attacks (csmonitor)
The announcement comes at a time when the US is taking a more aggressive stance toward the rising insurgency along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

9/18/08

6 Guilty in Australia's Biggest Terrorism Trial (voanews)

9/18/08

Iraq's anti-Qaeda fighters fear for their future (afp)

9/18/08

9/18/08 - THE ECONOMY

GOP lawmakers blast bailout; Dems target Bush (cnn)
Senate Banking Committee member: AIG "put greed ahead of responsibility"

9/18/08

Stocks sink after government bailout of AIG (ap)

Stocks Slump as Investors Run to Safety (nytimes)

Dow plunges more than 400 points during an anxious day on Wall Street (nola)

9/18/08

Shares of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs plunge (ap)

9/18/08

Money Market Funds Enter a World of Surprising Risk (nytimes)

9/18/08

Washington Mutual Is Said to Consider Sale (nytimes)

9/18/08

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar (ap)

Oil Rises a Second Day as Investors Seek Haven From Turmoil (bloomberg)

9/18/08

Treasury announces debt auctions for Fed (ap)

9/18/08

SEC's Cox wants big investors disclose stock 'short' sales (latimes.)

SEC May Require Hedge Funds to Reveal Short Positions (bloomberg)

9/18/08

Bailout Nation? Senator asks, "Where do you stop?" (latimes)

9/18/08

Housing construction plummets 6.2 pct. in August (ap)

Housing Starts Fall to Lowest Level in 17 Years (mdm)

9/18/08

Goldman posts worst quarter since going public (ap)

But...

Goldman, Morgan Stanley profit as rivals vanish (ap)

9/18/08

Bill Gates tops U.S. wealth list 15 years in a row (reuters)

9/18/08

9/18/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

STOP THE CRUELTY EDITION:

Federal study says grizzlies thriving in Montana (ap)

9/18/08

Workers kill baby piglets by slamming their heads into the concrete floor. They grab the piglet by the back legs and swings him/her high over his head. The piglet is then slammed down, upside-down, so that the top of the head smashes into the concrete floor.

Video shows workers abusing pigs (ap)

Video shows shocking farm cruelty to pigs (news)

Undercover Investigation Reveals Hormel Supplier Abusing Mother Pigs and Piglets (peta)

9/18/08

Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55 (ap)

9/18/08

Coward filmed punching and kicking an injured kangaroo unconscious (reuters)

Feds keeping Northern Rockies wolf listed for now (ap)

9/18/08

Agency wants to boost Calif. frog's protected land (ap)

9/18/08

Troy D. Goines, of Frederick, Md. kills puppies

Man Charged With Punching Puppy and blinding it (wbaltv)
Animal Euthanized After Condition Deteriorates

9/18/08

Intruder kills family dog, leaves cruel messages (wsvn)

9/18/08

9/17/08 - POLITICS

Wall Street Crashes the 2008 Election (businessweek)

McCain, Obama trade heated jabs over the economy (ap)

Barack Obama and McCain lock horns over Wall Street crisis (guardian)

McCain, Obama Seek Political Foothold With Wall Street Battered (bloomberg)

9/17/08

Bush suddenly scraps comments on financial markets (ap)

9/17/08

From moose whacker to McCain's meal ticket (latimes)

9/17/08

McCain campaign still keeping Palin under wraps (ap)

9/17/08

House approves offshore drilling (ap)

House OKs bill allowing more offshore oil drilling (cnn)

House Adopts Plan to Ease Offshore Drilling Ban (nytimes)

9/17/08

Adviser: McCain lacks corporate experience (ap)
Fiorina: McCain, Palin Couldn't Run A Major Company

9/17/08

Fact Check: McCain-Palin energy figure inflated (ap)

9/17/08

Troopergate Update:

Palin allies sue to halt trooper probe (cnn)

Alaska AG: State employees won't honor subpoenas (ap)

9/17/08

Hayden: Next president should let CIA do its job (ap)
The best way for the next president to help the CIA would be to "do nothing," agency director Michael Hayden said

9/17/08

McCain helped create BlackBerry! Just kidding (startribune)

Adviser calls BlackBerry 'miracle' McCain 'helped create' (cnn)

John McCain helped invent the BlackBerry? Who knew? (latimes)

9/17/08

House Democrat Frank looking at market rescue plan (ap)

9/17/08

Clinton blindsided by scheduled event with Palin (ap)

9/17/08

Obama picks up about $9 million in Hollywood (ap)

9/17/08

Women's rights groups endorse Obama for president (ap)

9/17/08

9/17/08 - THE MIDEAST & TERRORISM CRISIS

Syria names first ambassador to Iraq since 1980s (ap)

9/17/08

Odierno Succeeds Petraeus in Iraq (nytimes)

Gen. David Petraeus leaves Iraq after 20 months (ap)

9/17/08

Fingers crossed, Petraeus leaves Iraq (ap)

9/17/08

House gives go-ahead to sue Iraq over torture (ap)
Former POWs and civilians who were tortured or held hostage during the 1991 Gulf War could pursue lawsuits against Iraq

This is gonna' open up a big can of worms concidering how many people we've tortured in our occupation of Iraq!

9/17/08

US soldiers battling hard in Iraqi city (ap)

9/17/08

Pakistan orders troops to open fire if US raids (ap)

Gilani Says Pakistan Will Protect Its Soil, U.S. Raids Must End (bloomberg)

9/17/08

Top Pentagon Official, Mike Mullen, in Surprise Visit to Pakistan (nytimes)
The visit by the chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, came as an uproar continued to grow in Pakistan about the incursion on Sept. 3

9/17/08

IAEA info suggests Iran worked on nuclear missile (ap)

9/17/08

US general faces new Afghan challenge (bbc)

9/17/08

NATO, US, insurgents take greater toll on Afghans (ap)
The number of Afghan civilians killed in insurgent attacks and airstrikes by U.S. and foreign troops has risen 40 percent in the past year...

9/17/08

Judge: Woman in Iraqi spy case unfit for trial (ap)

9/17/08

Christians Face Hindus' Wrath (washingtonpost)
Violence in Indian State Tied to Conversions, Economic Strains

9/17/08

9/17/08 - THE ECONOMY

Stocks rise on Fed (cnn)

Stocks fluctuate after Fed keeps rates unchanged (ap)

9/17/08

Fed’s $85 Billion Loan Rescues Insurer (nytimes)

Government bails out AIG with $85 billion loan (ap)

AIG Gets $85 Billion Fed Loan, Cedes Control to Avoid Collapse (bloomberg)

9/17/08

Lehman, Merrill, AIG: World Media React (businessweek)
Pundits from Berlin to Beijing assess the fallout from Wall Street's rash of bankruptcies, buyouts, and ratings downgrades

9/17/08

Federal bank insurance fund dwindling (ap)

9/17/08

The Fed's Focus: Lending, Not Cutting (businessweek)
Bernanke and Co., seeing a rate cut as the wrong treatment for now, are stepping up as a lender of last resort to cash-hoarding banks—and AIG as well

9/17/08

Fed leaves key rate unchanged (ap)

Fed shows tough love and holds key rate steady (ap)

9/17/08

Barclays to buy Lehman banking divisions for $250M (ap)

9/17/08

Oil at 7-month low on Wall Street woes (cnn)

Oil prices sink below $92 on Wall Street tumult (ap)

But...

Gas prices rise another penny (cnn)

9/17/08

Big fall in energy pushes consumer prices down (ap)

9/17/08

GM chief to lobby Congress for $25bn in low-cost loans (ft)

In related news we find out why GM needs the money...

General Motors may give Delphi billions of dollars it does not have (bloggingstocks)

9/17/08

Democrats question Fannie, Freddie CEO exit pay (reuters)

9/17/08

Consumer prices dip in August (seattlepi)

9/17/08

9/17/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

Airing immodest shows could incur death penalty (reuters)

Brought to you from our friends in Saudi Arabia!

9/17/08

Tons of drugs dumped into wastewater (ap)

Controlled drugs dumped uncontrolled into water (ap)

9/17/08

NASA awards $485M Mars project delayed by conflict (ap)

9/17/08

Albanian parliament gets earful over French corn (reuters)

9/17/08

Dog Calls 911 After Owner Collapses (kpho)

Rover, call me an ambulance _ dog calls 911 (ap)

9/17/08

Arctic sea ice melt comes close, but misses record (ap)

9/17/08

Judge refuses to let snowmobiles roam Yellowstone (ap)

9/17/08

9/16/08 - POLITICS

Wall St. has worst point drop since 9/11 aftermath (cnn)

Wall Street Shocks Return Focus to Economy (washingtonpost)

Obama, McCain blame economic woes on greed, policy (ap)

McCain, Obama blast regulators, managers for Wall Street woes (cnn)

Obama: Wall St. 'bad as anything seen' (swamppolitics)

McCain: Wall Street woes point to regulation need (ap)

Biden Goes on the Attack over Wall Street in turmoil (wsj)

Palin Addresses Wall Street Financial Crisis (foxnews)

9/16/08

Hey! Look who has their heads up their asses...

Bush says economy strong enough to handle turmoil (ap)

John McCain's comment on a 'strong' economy sets up the day's debate (latimes)

9/16/08

Palin Brings Back "Bridge to nowhere" phrase She Got Rid of in Alaska (foxnews)

Palin Repeats Bridge To Nowhere Lie For The Ninth Time (thinkprogress)

9/16/08

McCain on Army’s Future Combat Systems: Flip-flop or fib? (armytimes)

9/16/08

McCain says Obama didn't call Palin a pig (ap)

9/16/08

Obama mocks McCain's promise to bring change (ap)

9/16/08

Palin spells out her role in McCain administration (ap)

9/16/08

Partisanship Appears to Sway Opinions on Palin (washingtonpost)

9/16/08

‘Alaska Women Reject Palin’ Rally is HUGE! (mudflats)

9/16/08

Biden: McCain is ex-reformer turned Rove disciple (ap)

9/16/08

CNN POLL OF POLLS: McCain's convention bounce gone (cnn)

Presidential race heads into final 50 days with Obama, McCain even (nydailynews)

9/16/08

Poll: Public opposes increased presidential power (ap)

9/16/08

Obama slams GOP on community organizer comments (cnn)

9/16/08

Men's support gives Palin edge in latest poll (cnn)

9/16/08

9/16/08 - THE MIDEAST & TERRORISM CRISIS

Gates's Iraq visit marked by bombings (iht)

Defense secretary arrives in Iraq on deadly day (cnn)

Gates honours US leaders in Iraq as female bomber kills 22 (afp)

9/16/08

Bombs kill at least 35, Iraqis say

9/16/08

Suicide bomber hits party after release in Iraq (ap)

Female suicide bomber kills 20, Iraq officials say (cnn)
Suicide bomber attacks near home of Adnan Shukur, who had been detained by U.S.

9/16/08

Pakistan's Anti-Muslim Taliban (fpif)

9/16/08

Pakistani troops kill 16 militants (reuters)

9/16/08

Facing up to “the war in Pakistan” (reuters)

A perfect storm brewing in Pakistan (huffingtonpost)

9/16/08

Political Tea Leaves in Afghanistan (washingtonpost)

9/16/08

Afghanistan frees young son of al-Qaida suspect (ap)

9/16/08

Petraeus: more than troops needed in Afghanistan (ap)

9/16/08

Iran still stalling on nuclear probe, IAEA says (afp)

UN nuclear watchdog says Iran blocking arms probe (ap)

9/16/08

Race is on for leadership of Israeli ruling party (ap)

9/16/08

Iraqi women take aim at expanded police roles (ap)

9/16/08

9/16/08 - THE ECONOMY

Danger: Bumpy retirement ahead (cnn)
For decades you worked hard, earned a competitive salary, lived within your means and faithfully socked money away in your 401(k). Yet here you are in your fifties or sixties, and suddenly your retirement dream has turned into a nightmare.

9/16/08

Stocks tumble amid new Wall Street landscape (ap)

Stocks get pummeled (cnn)
Wall Street sees worst day since just after 9/11 attacks, with Dow down 500 points, as financials melt down.

9/16/08

Downturn Starts to Hit Emerging Economies (washingtonpost)

9/16/08

Financial turmoil as top bank collapses (cnn)
Lehman Brothers collapse stuns global markets

9/16/08

Banks roll out $70 billion loan program (ap)

9/16/08

Greenspan: Economy in 'once-in-a-century' crisis (cnn)

9/16/08

AT A GLANCE:Lehman Files For Bankruptcy (cnn)

9/16/08

Central Banks Boost Liquidity On Lehman Lending Fears (cnn)

9/16/08

Bank of America to Acquire Merrill as Crisis Deepens (bloomberg)

9/16/08

Gas prices - voters' No. 1 concern (cnn)
The high price of gasoline tops the list of economic concerns held by U.S. consumers, according to a CNN poll.

9/16/08

Sex, drugs and government employees (marketwatch)

9/16/08

Days Before Scandal, Interior Got Ethics Award (washingtonpost)

9/16/08

9/16/08 - SOCIAL, HEALTH, SCIENCE & SOME GENERAL SILLINESS

THE SILLY & STUPID EDITION:

Man accused of firing gun in dispute over plants (ap)

9/16/08

Lewd vandal leaves greasy imprints on Neb. town (ap)
A man has been skipping from one business to another at night, pressing his naked behind - sometimes his groin, sometimes both - on windows...

'Butt bandit' leaves greasy imprint on Neb. town (siouxcityjournal)

9/16/08

Woman fends off burglars with musical instrument (ap)

9/16/08

Cross dressing bandit looked a lot like Miss Piggy except for gun

9/16/08

Wis. court: Cops illegally taped nursing home sex (ap)
Police who videotaped a man having sex with his comatose wife in her nursing home room violated his constitutional rights, an appeals court ruled Thursday.

9/16/08

Dad chases nude boy from daughter's room with pipe (ap)

One of the best headlines ever!

9/16/08

Cops: 'Vacuum salesman' sucked up $25K in jewelry (ap)

9/16/08

9/15/08 - POLITICS

Blizzard of Lies (nytimes)

McCain said to bend Obama, Palin records (upi)

Obama camp suggests Palin has distorted record (ap)

Obama aide: McCain campaign 'sleaziest' in modern history (cnn)

You know something is amiss when ol' "Turd Blossom" agrees!

Rove: McCain went 'too far' in ads (cnn)
Karl Rove said Sunday that Sen. John McCain had gone "one step too far" in some of his recent ads attacking Sen. Barack Obama.

9/15/08

Obama fundraising rolls on with new record (reuters)

Obama camp says it raised $66 million in August (ap)

9/15/08

Palin touches familiar territory in first stops (ap)

Palin sticks to the familiar in first solo outing (ap)

9/15/08

Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes (nytimes)