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Visitors to the temporary Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pa., participate in a sunset remembrance of the 44 people killed on Sept 11. when passengers foiled a fourth hijacking. (Photo by Gene J. Puskar / AP)

For air controller, terror remains vivid 7 years later

He spent most of his life controlling airplanes. But on this day seven years ago, United Flight 93 was beyond control.

USA Today

9/11: Pentagon Memorial opens today

Seattle Times

Palin was warned by the court

Three years ago an Anchorage judge warned Sarah Palin and her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, Palin's former brother-in-law.

Newsweek

Palin candidacy stokes debate among women

San Francisco Chronicle

Report: Bush approved orders for Pakistan raids

President Bush secretly approved orders in July for U.S. special forces ground assaults in Pakistan without approval from the Pakistani government, the New York Times reported.

Reuters

US to focus on Pakistani border

BBC

Malik on relationship between al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

CNN

Texans flee 7 coastal counties ahead of Hurricane Ike

Texans are fleeing from seven coastal counties ahead of Hurricane Ike after officials ordered mandatory evacuations and planned even more voluntary ones.

CNN

Oil companies procure sex, drugs and gifts for US Interior regulators

Inspector General reports accuse government employees of rigging contracts in exchange for sex, drugs and gifts.

CBS News

Oil production and politics

ABC News

NATION

California voters could put 220 mph rail system on fast track

Proposition 1-A would authorize $9.95 billion in bonds to start an 800-mile high-speed rail network zipping electric trains between northern and southern California at up to 220 mph.

San Francisco Chronicle

US shifts to Predator drone planes in hunt for Osama bin Laden

Frustrated in the search for Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani officials are questioning their strategy and intensifying the hunt by using unmanned, but lethal, Predator drone spy planes.

MSNBC

POLITICS

Obama hits back on ‘lipstick’ flap

Barack Obama accused Republican John McCain's campaign of using "lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics" in claiming he used a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

MSNBC

Blog:

Candidates connundrum over lipstick on pigs

ABC News

Obama: Lipstick controversey a 'phony outrage'

Associated Press

In a down economy, US culture wars grab the election spotlight

Jobs disappearing, banks failing and the housing market a mess led Democrats to presume the election was about the economy. Suddenly the talk is about faith, family and female voters.

Reuters

GOP senators don’t pay up

Less than two months before Election Day, only 13 Senate Republicans have met their fundraising goals for the campaign committee in charge of salvaging their November hopes.

The Hill

BUSINESS

US stocks rise led by energy, technology; banking sector drops

U.S. stocks rose as investors snapped up energy shares trading at their cheapest in 18 months. Tech companies were buoyed by Texas Instruments' profit outlook.

Bloomberg

Lehman posts $3.9 billion loss

The struggling investment bank, Lehman Brothers, posted a preliminary loss of $3.9 billion for the third quarter and said that it would sell a majority stake in its investment management unit.

International Herald Tribune

Lehman and global markets

Financial Times

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Europe leaps ahead on physics frontier

For the past 14 years, Europeans have taken the lead role in building and financing the $10 billion Large Hadron Collider. The U.S. federal government kicked in $531 million for construction.

MSNBC

Forecasting the fate of mysteries

Newsweek

Cars converted to the future

In less than four hours, mechanics at a Raleigh garage can outfit a Prius with a second battery pack that plugs into a wall outlet. The result: a car that delivers 100 miles per gallon.

McClatchy

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Creation vs. evolution

The controversy over evolution rages on. Win all your debates against creationists with the science in this special report.

Scientific American

Somalis win prayer case at Gold'n Plump

In a landmark settlement, St. Cloud-based Gold'n Plump Inc. has agreed to allow Somali workers short prayer breaks and the right to refuse handling pork at its poultry processing facilities.

Star Tribune

Muslims protest Ramadan accommodations at Swift

Examiner

HEALTH

MRI scans reveal the mechanisms of fear

Until recently, the neural mechanisms of anxiety weren't well understood; nor was it clear how our brains cope with trying to mitigate fear's effects.

Wired

Fewer med students choose primary care

Saddled with debt, fewer American medical students are choosing careers in primary care, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who were the backbone of the medical system.

ABC News

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GOOD NEWS

New film aims to 'kick' homeless problem

The Homeless World Cup, a soccer tournament, hopes to call attention to homelessness and help end it. A new documentary is being released that hopes to draw more attention to this event.

ESPN

Americans adopting HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia

Figures from U.S.-based Adoption Advocates International, the agency that arranges the majority of HIV-positive adoptions in Ethiopia, show a clear and steady rise.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

Powerful earthquakes strike Asia

Two powerful earthquakes have struck the northeastern Indonesian Moluccas islands and Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, triggering tsunami alerts.

BBC

Iraq cancels 6 no-bid oil contracts

An Iraqi plan to award six no-bid contracts to Western oil companies, which came under sharp criticism from several U.S. senators, has been withdrawn, participants in the negotiations said.

International Herald Tribune

Report: N. Korea's Kim recovering from brain surgery

North Korea's Kim Jong Il had brain surgery after a stroke last month and could have partial paralysis on one side, media reports said. The South Korean government said he remains in control of his country.

ABC News

SPORTS

Colts to waive defensive tackle Ed Johnson after drug arrest

Less than 24 hours after Indianapolis Colts starting defensive tackle Ed Johnson was arrested on a drug possession charge, the team said it would waive him.

Sporting News

Lance Armstrong confirms comeback plan after retirement

After more than three years away from professional cycling, Lance Armstrong - the cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner - announced that he would emerge from retirement.

International Herald Tribune

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Guitar Hero World Tour

Guitar Hero World Tour has already revealed an intimidating track list, and today Rock Daily can unveil another nine songs that will be included in the franchise’s latest offering.

Rolling Stone

New homes become more accommodating to seniors

States and cities worried about where the growing number of senior citizens will live are starting to ask that all new homes be built to accommodate the elderly.

USA Today

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists develop formula to calculate CO2 savings from 'cool roofs'

California scientists announced that they have developed a formula to calculate how much carbon dioxide can be offset by using more reflective surfaces, such as on rooftops, in urban settings.

East Bay Business Times

Eco-justice groups sue over Chevron refinery expansion

An environmental review concealed that the refinery would process heavier, dirtier oil, pollute the air and increase the risks of accidents and oil spills, a group claims.

Environment News Service

EDUCATION

Many would consider a teaching career

Forty-two percent of college-educated 24- to 60-year-olds would consider teaching as a career, according to a new survey.

Christian Science Monitor

Struggling school-age boys

Parents of nearly one of every five boys in the U.S. were concerned enough about their sons' emotional or behavioral problems to consult a doctor or healthcare professional.

Newsweek

Photo of the Day

Pedestrians pass an illuminated poster at the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Miguel Villagran / AP)

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