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Ed Pegler, left, Jason Ramirez, and Brian Wilkins, all with American Infrastructure, work on replacing a sidewalk ramp in Silver Spring, Md., in this file photo. The project is part of the economic stimulus package. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

Adult services section replaced by 'censored' on Craigslist

Embattled online classified service Craigslist apparently made a change to its website, censoring its adult services section. The website has been under fire for allegations that it promotes prostitution.

CNN

Blog:

Censored! Craigslist adult services blocked

(Wired)

Epicenter

Anti-war protesters greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir

Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair as he held the first public signing of his fast-selling memoir.

Baltimore Sun

Angry crowds meet Blair at book signing

YouTube

Obama: economic policies halted 'bleeding'

President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy, defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.

ABC News

New measures pledged to boost US economic growth, hiring

Bloomberg

Growth in jobs beats estimates, easing concerns

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Weekly Obama address honors workers

YouTube

Egg 'whistleblowers': red flags unheeded

A couple who worked at one of the two Iowa egg farms faulted in the recent massive recall say they blew the whistle on unsanitary conditions at one plant — and no one listened.

CBS News

Sighting of Sierra Nevada red fox, feared extinct, confirmed

Scientists are hailing the confirmed find of a Sierra Nevada red fox south of Reno, a native species feared extinct in the range since the last verified sighting in 1990.

San Francisco Chronicle

NATION

America's crumbling roads and bridges

The American Society of Civil Engineers regularly issues a report card on the state of America's infrastructure. The last one in 2009 was not good at all. The overall grade was a "D."

CBS News

Special section:

I-35 bridge collapse

Star Tribune

Blackwater security covered its tracks

The security company Blackwater Worldwide created more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts, according to investigators.

Star Tribune

POLITICS

Hillary Clinton's high-stakes re-entry into Mideast peace talks

The takeaway from Washington was clear: When it comes to U.S. involvement in the peace process, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton now has the point.

TIME

A friendship tested by deep Gaza-Israel divide

NPR

Initiative to suspend state climate law gets $1 million

An oil company headed by conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch has contributed $1 million to the campaign to suspend California's landmark climate change law.

Sacramento Bee

EDUCATION

Calif. and Ariz.: Will data conflicts spur a chill effect?

Never has there been more federal money or pressure for education scientists to partner with practitioners. Two data-confidentiality fights have researchers worried about access to educators.

Education Week

The all e-book diet

Daytona State College thinks it has the answer on textbook savings. Eliminate used-book and rental markets and have all students buy e-books.

Inside Higher Ed

ENVIRONMENT

Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed

Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt, but did not kill any, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter.

CBS News

Wind turbine or airplane? New radar could cut through the signal clutter

Aging radar technology and the demand for renewable sources of energy have complicated the situation, slowing and in some cases stopping the construction of new wind farms.

Scientific American

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Muslims take to state fair to repair image

In one of the largest and best-attended state fairs in the country, volunteers with the Minnesota chapter of Islamic Circle of North America strive to offer attendees a better understanding of Islam.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Grounded in reverence

Inside and outside their home in Cherry Hill, N.J., a rabbi and an artist proclaim their love of Judaism, books and nature.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

Manny leads Chicago's power presence

In addition to giving the Chicago White Sox more notoriety, newly acquired slugger Manny Ramirez has provided the offense with a power presence.

WGN News

Harrison suffers tiebreak heartbreak

American teenager Ryan Harrison squandered a great chance to claim a second shock victory of the week in the U.S. Open after failing to take three match points against Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Sporting Life

The best action from the 2010 US Open

NBCSports

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Assembly stumbles with outmoded taping rule

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Allen C. Guelzo):

Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Hampton Stevens):

The music that made marijuana acceptable

The Atlantic

Column (Barron YoungSmith):

The case against long-distance relationships

Slate

Column (Steve Huntley):

Labor Day, and too many jobless

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial:

Use influx of education money wisely

Eagle-Tribune

Editorial:

Remember history of Labor Day amid holiday festivities

The Olympian

Blog (Glenn Greenwald):

AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq

(Salon)

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GOOD NEWS

Hero's actions finally recognized

President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger for his valor in saving the lives of three wounded comrades in Laos in 1968.

CNN

Kickball league helps charity workers connect outside of work

Martha’s Table is one of 10 nonprofit groups to field a team in a recreational kickball league that gives players a chance to relieve stress, get some exercise, and connect with their peers.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

WORLD

Earl hits Nova Scotia

Tropical Storm Earl made landfall in Nova Scotia, causing severe weather across a large part of the Canadian province.

CNN

US says goodbye to Earl

Baltimore Sun

New Zealand police declare curfew after magnitude 7.0 earthquake

A curfew has been imposed in Christchurch, New Zealand, following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that caused significant damage. Police said the curfew is to protect people from falling debris.

BBC

No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand

CNN

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai

A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai, officials said.

Baltimore Sun

BUSINESS

Group attacks Google privacy, Schmidt with Times Square ad

Just in time for the holiday, a consumer group has purchased space on a Times Square display for a video that attacks Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and his company's privacy policies.

PCMag

Goldman Sachs said to be disbanding principal strategies unit

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is shutting its principal-strategies business, a group that bets the firm’s own capital, to comply with new rules aimed at curbing risk.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab

Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy Tab, a tablet computer running Android 2.2 that can be used to surf the Web, watch movies, read e-books, navigate using GPS — and even make phone calls.

PC World

Most new farmland in tropics comes from slashing forests

Global agricultural expansion has cut a wide swath through tropical forests. More than half a million square miles of new farmland — an area roughly the size of Alaska — was carved out of tropical forests.

ScienceDaily

HEALTH

Pedestrian death by car more likely among uninsured, minorities

Pedestrians hit by a motor vehicle are much more likely to die if they're uninsured or a member of a racial minority than their counterparts who are white or insured, a new study shows.

HealthDay

Timer may help kids' bladder control

Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.

Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

'Soul Train' rode the urban express

When the Grammy Museum hosts a 40th anniversary tribute to "Soul Train," Don Cornelius and Smokey Robinson will be on hand as they were in the show's heyday.

Variety

How will 'Machete' play in Ariz.?

“Machete,” which has just opened in movie theaters, has garnered plenty of attention for its racy scenes and over-the-top gore. But this spoof of a film also has a subtheme — immigration.

Christian Science Monitor

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