 CNN | Religious leaders reaching out to pastor who aims to burn Korans on Sept. 11 Washington Post Geoff Tunnicliffe heads of one of the world's largest faith organizations -- the World Evangelical Alliance -- but on Wednesday morning when he reached the Florida pastor planning to burn the Koran on Sept. ... FBI Says Retaliation for Koran Burning 'Likely' Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning |
 MiamiHerald.com | In Ohio, Obama makes it personal, attacks GOP leader John Boehner Christian Science Monitor Obama's speech Wednesday marked a post-Labor Day ramp-up of election sparring. It threw into sharp relief an issue that both parties see as central to their campaign strategies: taxes. President Barack Obama makes remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga ... Review & Outlook: Tax Contradictions Obama firm, won't yield on tax hike for wealthiest Obama details opposition to extending tax cuts for the wealthy |
 The Hindu | Google unveils Instant search USA Today By Justin Sullivan, Getty Images By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Google Instant searches "as you type, not after you type," Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of user experience, said at a press event at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art. The new ... Google Instant promises live search results Google's Instant Search Could Boost Ad Prices And Revenue Google Taking Google Instant to Mobile This Fall |
 Washington Post | 4 people missing in Colo. wildfire The Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. â Four residents of an area burned by a wildfire near Boulder remain missing. Authorities said earlier Wednesday that eight people were unaccounted for. Since then, one more person was reported missing and a total of five have been ... Colorado wildfire torches 54 homes, 4 people missing, officials say Boulder, Colorado Wildfire â Day 3 Eight missing on third day of wildfires in US state |
 The Hindu | Transocean, Halliburton blast BP report on cause of blowout, oil spill Christian Science Monitor Transocean and Halliburtion, BP's partners on the blown-out well that led to the massive Gulf oil spill, reject findings in a new BP report that finds their workers partly to blame for the rig accident. Natural gas is burned off a support vessel above ... Gulf oil disaster: BP admits missing warning signs hours before blast BP and Partners Trade Blame for Oil Spill US government sends oil clean-up bill to BP |
 Wilkes Barre Times-Leader | Officials rescue 37 immigrants from Calif. house The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. â Authorities say they have rescued more than three dozen immigrants locked inside a boarded-up bedroom in a Southern California drop house. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Wednesday some of the 37 immigrants from ... ICE agents find 37 smuggled aliens in Riverside 'drop house' 37 illegal immigrants found in Riverside County drop house ICE rescues dozens of smuggled aliens from Riverside home |
 The Guardian | Colorful 'Rahmbo' Emanuel helps shape Obama's agenda CNN (CNN) -- Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff, is known as a force of nature who efficiently navigates the back halls of Congress to get exactly what he wants. He is an aggressive political animal who has ... Speculation swirls as top Obama aide mulls mayoral run I-Team: Emanuel could be gearing up for mayor run Rahm "F---ing Retarded" Emanuel to Discuss Civility |
 Boston Globe | NATO Drive on Kandahar Begins, With Mixed Results New York Times KANDAHAR, Afghanistan â The white flags of the Taliban no longer fly from neighborhoods in Kandahar City, as they did in some areas only two weeks ago, replaced instead by the red, black and green Afghan colors. ... Taliban chief says victory close Mullah Omar Tells Afghans Taliban Are Winning Taliban leader: Nato is losing the war in Afghanistan |
Clinton: Southern Sudan Independence Vote 'Inevitable' Voice of America Photo: AP Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Sept. 8, 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that a secession vote by the people of southern Sudan in January is ... US tries to avert Sudan war after 'inevitable' split Clinton declares 'new American moment' in foreign policy speech Increasing US debt poses national security threat: Clinton |
 TPMMuckraker (blog) | Barbara Boxer aide caught carrying dope into Senate office building San Francisco Chronicle (blog) An economic adviser to Sen. Barbara Boxer has resigned after being arrested Tuesday for attempting to bring marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building. Capitol Police stopped Marcus M. Stanley Tuesday morning when he allegedly tried to "remove and ... Barbara Boxer's airlift to nowhere Sen. Boxer aide arrested for trying to bring pot into Senate office: report Marcus Stanley Pot Bust: Barbara Boxer Drug Scandal Revealed |