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Obama vows to speed Hurricane Katrina recovery effort

President Obama used his weekly radio address to note the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, pledging to work to advance the recovery effort along the Gulf Coast.

New York Times

Katrina relief organization broke

Aspen Daily News

Katrina recovery: Construction jobs dry up

San Jose Mercury News

Washington gathers for Kennedy funeral

U.S. presidents, members of Congress and the public gathered to say goodbye to Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in American politics.

Reuters

Hope fades for health bill compromise

Signaling a fading chance for compromise, a leading Republican negotiator on health care legislation criticized Democratic legislative proposals as raiding Medicare and restricting choice.

CBS News

Democrats eye Maine Senator for a health vote

New York Times

Gang of 6 profile: Sen. Mike Enzi

NPR

Obama's approval rating falls to 50 percent

Gallup

Portugal says 2 Gitmo detainees free to leave or stay

The government says two unnamed Syrians previously held at Guantanamo Bay have arrived in Portugal and are free to move in the country.

San Jose Mercury News

Concerns dispelled over Gadhafi tent in New Jersey town

The U.S. government dispelled concerns among angry residents of Englewood, New Jersey, that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi would pitch his tent among them during the U.N. General Assembly.

Reuters

Pressure grows on Gordon Brown over Libya trade talks

Guardian

NATION

Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen: actions matter more than publicity for US military

The U.S. military can't win credibility in the Muslim world through new public relations strategies and instead must pursue actions that build trust, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Reuters

Ask the chairman: a virtual town hall

YouTube

Cash for Clunkers lifts spending

Consumer spending in the U.S. rose in July as Americans jammed auto showrooms to take advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program while avoiding other purchases.

Bloomberg

Telemarketing 'robocalls' will be history on Sept. 1, mostly

As of Sept. 1, telemarketers will need to have received written permission from a customer that he or she wants to receive such calls or else face paying a $16,000 penalty per call.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Fla. Gov. Crist announces George LeMieux to replace Martinez in US Senate

Gov. Charlie Crist has chosen his former chief of staff, George LeMieux, as his pick to replace retiring U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, R-Fla.

Tallahassee Democrat

Poll: Corzine closing the gap against Christie in NJ governor race

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is narrowing the gap in his hotly contested re-election battle against Republican Chris Christie, according to a new Democratic poll.

Politico

HEALTH

Is being fat really a problem?

Some people describe obesity in the U.S. as an epidemic. But academics involved in fat studies say we're suffering an epidemic of unwarranted fear of being overweight.

KPBS

Fat on film: How obesity is portrayed in Hollywood

Newsweek

Whole grains and bran may fight hypertension in men

A Harvard study found that whole grain foods and foods high in bran bring a boost to heart health.

HealthDay

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Last call for world's oldest bartender

Only minutes after Prohibition died in 1933, Angelo Cammarata, 19, served a bottle of Fort Pitt beer in his father's grocery.

Connecticut Post

Noel Gallagher quits Oasis

Oasis canceled an appearance at a French music festival after a fight between the Brothers Gallagher, and it seems that guitarist Noel Gallagher has quit the band he helped form in 1991 — again.

Rolling Stone

EDUCATION

Amid hiring freeze, principals leave teaching jobs empty

About 1,800 teaching jobs in New York City remain unfilled as principals appear to be resisting orders to hire teachers whose previous positions were eliminated.

New York Times

PBS writes last chapter for kid show 'Reading Rainbow'

The recession has claimed another victim: a classic show about reading. PBS’s “Reading Rainbow” will end its 26-year run due to lack of funds.

NY Daily News

'Reading Rainbow' reaches its final chapter

NPR

Colleges helping alumni find jobs

Career counselors at area colleges say they are increasingly helping alumni — not only recent graduates, but also those who are decades out of college.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Camp helps military kids cope with fears

The camp was one of 90 organized nationally. The goal is to have fun, but also to provide a chance for military children to talk with peers who know what they are going through.

MSNBC

$25,000 prize jump starts Parkinson's disease fundraiser

The third annual "Concert for a Cure" to fight Parkinson's disease is starting on a high note, with news that the foundation organizing it has won $25,000 in a wine company's charity giveaway.

Daily Herald

WORLD

Results of Japan's election could signal a shift in US relations

The party that guided postwar Japan through impressive prosperity and then into persistent economic stagnation is expected to lose parliamentary elections.

NPR

South America summit assails US-Colombia military buildup

South American leaders at a summit in Argentina criticized a planned U.S. military buildup in Colombia, threatening President Obama’s bid to repair ties with the region.

Bloomberg

UNASUR talks end on Colombia-US deal

Reuters

BUSINESS

2009 bank-failure tally climbs to 84

Three more banks were closed by regulators, bringing the 2009 toll to 84. The largest of the three closures announced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was Affinity Bank.

MarketWatch

Dog days for Cerberus as investors flee

The giant New York-based hedge fund is facing some $5.5 billion in investor withdrawal requests representing a whopping 71 percent of its $8 billion flagship fund.

New York Post

ENVIRONMENT

Asia faces food shortage by 2050 without water reform

A comprehensive new study of irrigation in Asia warns that developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having to import more than a quarter of the rice, wheat and maize they will need by 2050.

ScienceDaily

Climate issues to prevail on Ban's visit to northern Norway

Briefings by Norwegian and international climate experts are on the agenda when UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits the Svalbard archipelago off northern Norway next week.

Earth Times

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bill would give president emergency Interet powers

Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.

CNET News

Electronic coupon use catches on

Electronic coupons, arriving by cell phone, Twitter, e-mail and Facebook, are helping generate an old standby's comeback and bringing in new, younger customers.

Baltimore Sun

SPORTS

Vick shows fans how he can help

Quarterback Michael Vick galloped onto Lincoln Financial Field for the second play of the Eagles' first offensive series.

Courier-Post

Drug list case could be headed to Supreme Court

A new Obama administration appointee will decide whether to take the baseball drug list case to the Supreme Court.

Sports Illustrated

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

South Korea considers restricting missionary work in Middle East

The South Korean government has said it may restrict Christian missionaries' travel to the Middle East if they would be in danger of terrorist attacks.

Christianity Today

Taiwan’s Ma has ‘no arrangement’ to meet Dalai Lama

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has no plans to meet the Dalai Lama after agreeing to allow the Tibetan spiritual leader to visit and console survivors of Typhoon Morakot.

Bloomberg

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