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In this file photo, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrared satellite image shows the outer bands of Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by NOAA / AP)

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

Katrina anniversary highlights progress

MSNBC

Danny now a tropical depression

Tropical storm Danny was downgraded to a depression and will skirt New York's Long Island leaving heavy rain, severe beach erosion and rip currents as its calling card.

Newsday

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

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

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

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

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

SPORTS

Halos excited about addition of Kazmir

Angels manager Mike Scioscia finally was able to break his silence about adding Scott Kazmir to the rotation, and he was very excited about acquiring the left-hander.

MLB.com

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

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