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Taliban forces have quadrupled

The number of Taliban-led forces fighting U.S. and Nato troops in Afghanistan have increased nearly fourfold since 2006, according to an intelligence estimate presented to the U.S. president.

Al Jazeera

Afghan vote fraud allegations may not sink Karzai

Bloomberg

UN climate talks deeply divided on treaty

U.N. climate talks in Bangkok have ended with deep divisions. Developing countries want an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, but developed nations argue for a completely new agreement.

BBC

No agreement at Bangkok climate talks

ABC News

NASA 'moon bombing' a hit, but moon show impact invisible?

NASA's much anticipated LCROSS mission successfully sent two spacecraft "bombing" into the moon. But the much-hyped moon show that had been expected to accompany the impact never happened.

National Geographic

NASA thrilled with double moon bombing

YouTube

Obama's win unique among presidents

In winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama joins an elite group of U.S. presidents. He is the fourth to win the prize, and the first to receive it during his first year in office.

CNN

'Climatic challenges' played part in win

New York Times

Poll: Is President Barack Obama deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize?

MSNBC

Around the world, Obama's Nobel wins surprises

NPR

Obama pushes for creation of new consumer protection agency

President Barack Obama made his strongest push yet for the creation of a new consumer financial protection agency, lashing out against those who have stood in its way.

CNNMoney

NATION

Schwarzenegger goes public with blanket veto threat

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger threatened publicly what he has hinted privately for days: He will veto many of the 700-plus bills on his desk unless a water deal is struck.

Sacramento Bee

Arrest at Sea-Tac Airport yields huge cocaine bust

Officials from the Port of Seattle say they have made the biggest drug bust ever at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Opt-out public option gains steam among Dems, but questions remain

Democratic senators were caught off-guard as a compromise to health care reform began picking up praise from progressive and centrist lawmakers.

Huffington Post

Blog:

Congress: health care

MSNBC

A history of health care reform

New York Times

House Ethics Committee broadens its probe of Rep. Charles Rangel

The House Ethics Committee expanded its 13-month "inquiry" into the tangled finances of the 20-term Harlem Democrat a day after a GOP bid to oust Rangel as Ways and Means chairman was voted down.

NY Daily News

Blog:

Rep. Waters on Rep. Rangel

The Hill

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Burroughs' 'Naked Lunch,' still fresh at 50

First published 50 years ago, William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch" is a dark, wild ride through heroin addiction and withdrawal, filled with paranoia, erotica and drug-fueled hallucinations.

NPR

Elizabeth Taylor tweets about her recovery from surgery

The actor thanked her fans for their support on Twitter, saying that her recent heart surgery went "perfectly."

Guardian

Elizabeth Taylor: throughout the years

ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

US Senate panel likely to delay debate on carbon dioxide bill

The Senate environment committee likely will put off considering a landmark climate bill officials and Democratic aides close to the matter said.

easyBourse

USDA forecasts record soy, corn harvest

A record corn and soybean harvest will do little to help farmers already struggling with low prices and high production costs, a farm economist said after the latest crop projections were released.

Google News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Liver cells grown from patients' skin cells

Scientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect liver function.

ScienceDaily

We Energies: carbon-capture works

An $8 million pilot project in Wisconsin showed that carbon dioxide can be captured from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, We Energies and two partners said.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Environmental movement stirs Jews to take care of the earth

From the Garden of Eden to modern community-supported organic gardens, Jews are returning to their biblical call “to till and to tend” the earth.

Houston Chronicle

Catholic bishops demand changes to health bill, threatening opposition

Roman Catholic bishops wrote lawmakers, warning them to change key provisions in health reform legislation or risk the opposition of the church.

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Volunteers aid Pine Valley Heritage Center

The U.S. Forest Service and several groups of volunteers joined forces to revitalize the Pine Valley Heritage Center north of St. George in Utah.

Salt Lake Tribune

3 banks help Habitat for Humanity buy empty homes

Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco said that three banks had given donations to help fund its plans to acquire and renovate foreclosed homes for use as low-income housing.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Landslides leave 160 dead in Philippines

Rescuers in the Philippines struggled through pounding rain and mud to clear mountain roads and retrieve the bodies of more than 160 people left dead after dozens of landslides struck.

CBC News

Floods in Philippines kill over 100

Reuters

UN monitor plane crashes in Haiti

A U.N. plane has crashed in western Haiti, killing at least six people, officials say. The surveillance plane was monitoring the Dominican Republic border as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti.

BBC

Market car bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar kills 50

A car bombing in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar killed 50 people as the army prepares to strike the main stronghold of Taliban guerrillas.

Bloomberg

Bomb strikes Peshawar bazaar

Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

US mortgage backer may need bailout

A year after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac teetered, industry executives and Washington policy makers are worrying that another government mortgage giant could be the next housing domino.

The Ledger

US Chamber of Commerce: environmentalists behind resignations

Environmental groups are trying to persuade companies to quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on greenhouse-gas regulation, chamber President Tom Donohue said.

San Jose Mercury News

US trade deficit unexpectedly falls as exports rise

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in August as exports climbed to the highest level of the year and oil imports plunged dramatically.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Researchers recommend Vitamin D for breast cancer patients

Since many breast cancer patients have low levels of vitamin D, which could lead to weaker bones and increased risk of fractures, researchers recommend they take high doses of it.

HealthDay

11-year-old breast cancer survivor

ABC News

'Most cases of chronic fatigue syndrome linked to virus'

Most cases of chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME, may be linked to a virus, according to research that could lead to the first drug treatments for the disorder that affects millions around the world.

Telegraph.co.uk

Virus tied to chronic fatigue syndrome

NPR

School chef pushes fresh food

Childhood obesity in America "is something we can change," a Baltimore schools chef said, describing a school garden where students can experience the taste of fresh vegetables.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

Giants' Manning returns to practice

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning returned to practice and showed no ill effects of the injured right foot that kept him out of practice for two days.

ESPN

Day of drama, intrigue in City of Angels

Things you don't see every day: Two Los Angeles teams played a postseason home game on the same day — and winning.

MLB.com

Lucky Los Angeles

MSNBC

EDUCATION

Study finds high rate of imprisonment among dropouts

The picture for dropouts is bleak in an America where demands for low-skill workers is plunging.

New York Times

Teacher 'residencies' get federal funding to augment training

The recent announcement of $43 million in teacher-preparation grants by the U.S. Department of Education puts the first federal financing behind the burgeoning “residency” model of teacher training.

Education Week

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