— Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44 (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:30)

AP - Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan on Friday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.

— Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:30)

AP - Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as more people entered the market looking for work.

— Flooding on Outer Banks, Earl heads for Northeast (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:29)

AP - A weakened Hurricane Earl delivered only a glancing blow to North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday on its way up the East Coast, flooding roads on the narrow vacation islands and knocking out power but staying farther offshore than feared. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

— Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:22)

AP - Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.

— Payrolls fall less than expected 54,000 in August (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:13)

Reuters - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.

— Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:10)

AP - Unlike the blast that led to the massive BP spill, the latest oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico killed no one and sent no crude gushing into the water.

— Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:02)

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he saw and heard evidence that the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy is taking hold in...

— Police question scientist in Miami airport scare (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:01)

AP - A scientist has been detained at the Miami International Airport after screeners spotted a metal canister in his luggage that looked like a pipe...

— Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 43 dead (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:48)

Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis.

— Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:34)

AP - U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

— Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:34)

AP - An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday,...

— Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit (AP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:31)

AP - Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.

— Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:09)

Reuters - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.

— British police quiz Pakistan bowler in probe (AFP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

AFP - British police on Friday questioned one of three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, as the sport's governing body said it had suspended the trio because they had a "case to answer".

— Mideast leaders to hold bimonthly peace talks (AFP)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 07:54)

AFP - Israeli and Palestinian leaders have cleared the first hurdle in what promises to be difficult negotiations, vowing to try to settle core differences within a year and meet every two weeks.

— Iran says to strike Israel nuclear site if attacked (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:47)

Reuters - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.

— Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:12)

Reuters - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.

— BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe (Reuters)

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:02)

Reuters - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.

— No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard (Reuters)

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 23:18)

Reuters - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.

— Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings (Reuters)

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:40)

Reuters - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

— Payrolls fall less than expected 54,000 in August

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:27)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.

— Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:55)

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.

— Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 43 dead

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:48)

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis.

— Israel and Palestinians agree to more peace meetings

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:28)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that has boiled for six decades.

— Wind and rain from Hurricane Earl buffet North Carolina

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:25)

MANTEO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl battered North Carolina's coast with rain, winds and waves on Friday and swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a weakened but still dangerous storm.

— No sign of oil after Gulf platform fire: Coast Guard

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 07:49)

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An oil and gas platform operated by Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, but the crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the Coast Guard said.

— Banks admit better disclosure on bonuses needed

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 07:32)

LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have acknowledged they need to be more open about the size of their bonus pools and the methodology for paying star bankers after making progress in other areas of reforming pay structures.

— Iran says to strike Israel nuclear site if attacked

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:47)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.

— BP oil spill costs hit $8 billion as ends rig probe

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:02)

LONDON (Reuters) - BP Plc said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion as the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internal probe into the causes of the disaster.

— Drug shootout with army kills 25 in Mexico

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 00:01)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release.

— Court finds seven guilty in Portugal sex abuse trial

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:19)

Seven people were today found guilty of child sex abuse charges after a major trial in Portugal lasting nearly six years.

— Twenty-three killed in Pakistan suicide bombings

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

At least 23 people were killed in suicide bombings targeting religious minorities in Pakistan today.

— Pakistan blast kills 22

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 07:37)

At least 22 people died in an explosion at a Shiite procession in south-western Pakistan today.

— Four die in new Russia fires

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:23)

A new outbreak of forest fires in Russia has killed four people in the south of the country.

— Bosnia police trace 'puppy drowning' girl

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:56)

A girl shown in a video throwing puppies into a river has been traced, police in Bosnia said today.

— Anthrax suspected in parcel for US soldiers

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:43)

Six American soldiers and a Turkish national are in quarantine in an Istanbul hospital after a suspicious powder was found at the city's main airport.

— UN food agency concerned about world food shortage

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:34)

One of the UN's food agencies has called a special meeting on rising food prices amid concerns over shortages.

— Ahmadinejad: Middle East talks 'doomed'

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 04:51)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Middle East Peace Talks are "doomed".

— 'Toughest sheriff' sued in race probe

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 04:21)

America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” is being sued by the US government for his “unprecedented” defiance over an investigation into alleged discrimination against Hispanics.

— New alert as Indonesian volcano rumbles again

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 03:28)

An Indonesian volcano that had been quiet for four centuries shot a powerful new burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet in the air today, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.

— Police say attacks on Pakistani minorities kill 44

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:31)

— Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:30)

— Flooding on Outer Banks, Earl heads for Northeast

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:30)

— Small signal, big meaning? Castro in military duds

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:22)

— Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:10)

— Gates sees progress in tour of Afghan war zone

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:02)

— Police question scientist in Miami airport scare

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:01)

— Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:34)

— Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:34)

— Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:31)

— Study of 9/11's Emotional Response Charts Anxiety, Anger

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:45)

A new paper in 'Psychological Science' has provided a fever chart of how the emotions of Americans as a whole rose and fell in the course of that singular day

— Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:45)

A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke

— Religious Minorities Suffering Worst in Pakistan Floods

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:40)

Amid the catastrophes, the country's religious minorities are under assault -- and one group has allegedly been denied official assistance

— Tony Blair in 'A Journey': On U.S. Leaders Bush, Clinton

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:40)

In an essay exclusively adapted for TIME from his new memoir, Britain's former Prime Minister reflects on the U.S. Presidents he has known and worked with -- and on their country

— German Banker's Anti-Immigration Book Riles the Nation

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:40)

A new anti-immigration book by a director on the board of Germany's central bank has outraged the nation -- and has critics calling for his job

— Why Israelis Don't Care About Peace with Palestinians

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 06:40)

Israelis feel prosperous, secure -- and disengaged from the peace process with the Palestinians. Is that wise?

— Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit?

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:15)

Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next?

— Arizona Legal Defense Fund Finds Out-of-State Donations

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:15)

Both Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's legal defense fund and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's campaign are being supported by contributions from outside the state

— In the Crystal Ball: More Regulation for Psychics

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 05:15)

More communities are trying to crack down on fraudulent practices of seers, fortune tellers and other spiritualists

— Can the World Economy Keep Growing if the U.S.'s Doesn't?

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:55)

A worrying economic question these days is the possibility of a return to negative GDP growth in the U.S, the dreaded double dip

— Lack of Sleep Can Cause Depression, Weight Gain

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:55)

A collection of studies published Wednesday in the journal Sleep tackled some important questions this month

— How Can a Democracy Solve Tough Problems?

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 05:30)

What if we gave people real choices and real consequences and let them make decisions?

— Mahmoud Abbas: Pressing the Flesh for Peace

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:25)

After replacing Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority President in 2004, Abbas was seen as the moderate who would close the deal with Israel. Since then, despite an endless round of diplomatic handshakes, a peace deal remains elusive

— The Deadliest Hurricanes in U.S. History

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:00)

A look back at the worst hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. coast

— 30 Mosques in 30 Days

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:00)

Two Muslim Americans set out on a cross country road trip with the goal of sharing stories of Muslims in America

— Going Home from Iraq

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

One American unit's final days in the country Photographs by Yuri Kozyrev / Noor for TIME

— Photos: Aftermath of Pakistan's Devastating Floods

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

Photographer Massimo Berruti documents the aftermath of the worst flooding to strike Pakistan in 80 yearsPhotographs by Massimo Berruti / Agence Vu for TIME

— Destroy This Memory: Richard Misrach on Hurricane Katrina

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

A record of the painful messages left in the hurricane's wake

— The Sad, Woeful Story of Weston-Super-Mare

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

As summer ends, a multimillion-dollar renovation of the town's famed Grand Pier remains unfinished, the latest in a series of unfortunate events to plague a popular but seemingly cursed U.K. tourist destination

— A Katrina Photographer Returns to New Orleans -- Again and Again

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

Mario Tama has been covering Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath since Day One. A selection of images from his new book, Coming Back, New Orleans Resurgent

— Mount Sinabung: A Sleeping Giant Awakens

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

A volcano in North Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years on Aug. 29, 2010, sending unsuspecting residents into panic

— Avatar as Protest

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:20)

Demonstrators for a wide variety of causes have adopted the image of James Cameron's Na'vi people to promote their causes

— Building Dikes of Courage in Pakistan

   (Sunday, 29 August 2010 13:36)

Twenty million people have been affected by the flooding in Pakistan, and with water-borne diseases on the rise and clinics wiped out by the flooding, aid workers and now-homeless Pakistanis are struggling to persevere.

— The Cost of Mental Health in Europe

   (Thursday, 26 August 2010 17:51)

Mental health problems are tied to social and economic factors, both in cause and in treatment. By investing in mental health, in addition to the human victories, Europe can actually benefit economically.

— Yemen on the Brink

   (Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:27)

With al Qaeada activity increasing, oil reserves running out, and poverty and disorder rampant, Yemen is in need of vast infrastructure reform across all levels of its governmental and economic institutions.

— Africa's Women Turn 50

   (Sunday, 22 August 2010 15:47)

Fifty years into African independence, African women still face a much more challenging existence than men, with significant political, social and economic changes needed for gender equality.

— Jordan: Success Story of the IMF

   (Thursday, 19 August 2010 17:57)

The IMF has earned a reputation internationally for its draconian lending policies, but Jordan may owe much of its economic turnaround to the assistance of the Fund.

— Interview with "Green Gone Wrong" Author Heather Rogers

   (Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:59)

Heather Rogers discusses the incompatibilities between an economic system based on consumption and one based on environmental sustainability, and how green products have gotten trapped in the middle.

— Free Trade, Disputed Waters

   (Sunday, 15 August 2010 16:28)

China and Asean have put in place a free trade agreement and a $10 billion investment fund, but disputes over the Mekong River and the South China Sea remain.

— Israel's Second Disengagement from Gaza

   (Friday, 13 August 2010 13:40)

In what could possibly be a small step forward between Israel and Palestine, Israel has put forth a proposal to disengage from the Gaza Strip, hopefully helping to stabilize the area.

— The Question of Kosovo: Interview with Delfin Pilana

   (Monday, 09 August 2010 15:44)

With a large majority of E.U. countries and the International Court of Justice recognizing the independence of Kosovo, Delfin Pilana is looking ahead at E.U. membership.

— Thailand Bouncing Back

   (Sunday, 08 August 2010 13:38)

With the upheaval of the Red Shirt protests behind it, the Thai economy is showing growth and tourism is rebounding, although trade depends largely on how other countries recover as well.

— A Flooded World

   (Thursday, 05 August 2010 17:51)

Mother Earth has unleashed a fury of flooding this summer, affecting millions across the globe. Worldpress.org reviews the damage caused in several hard-hit countries.

— A Role for the U.S. in Afghan National Reconciliation?

   (Tuesday, 03 August 2010 18:03)

Nine years of entanglement in Afghanistan have produced little result. It is time for the United States to consider a wholly different approach.

— The Power of Soy: Commercial Relations between Argentina and China

   (Sunday, 01 August 2010 10:19)

Argentine President Fernández traveled to China to address the soy oil controversy between the two countries. China has been blocking the commodity from entering the country in retaliation against anti-dumping measures that Argentina has applied against Chinese imports.

— Thailand Emergency Rule under Fire

   (Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:30)

Two months after Thailand's army routed the anti-government Red Shirt protest movement from central Bangkok, 16 provinces including Bangkok remain under emergency law, as the now-dormant Red Shirt movement goes underground.

— Journalist Abused in Iranian Prison

   (Monday, 26 July 2010 17:42)

Since the crackdown on the Green Movement, reports of prisoner abuse have been common. Abdolreza Tajik, a human rights activist, is the latest victim.

— State-Building Woes of the U.N.

   (Tuesday, 20 July 2010 23:10)

The original mandate of the United Nations deemed the sovereignty of states more or less inviolable, yet the organization has expanded its scope to, controversially, include peacekeeping and state-building.

— Alternatives to the War on Drugs

   (Sunday, 11 July 2010 15:38)

In this interview, Dr. Evan Wood talks about how the War on Drugs has backfired and about various addiction-treatment and harm-reduction approaches that have proven more effective.

— Preventing Maternal Deaths in West Africa

   (Sunday, 04 July 2010 13:08)

Dr. Fredanna M'Cormack and her Bele Uman Project are working in Sierra Leone to save the lives of pregnant mothers and their babies.

— Want to Cut the Deficit? Start by Getting out of Afghanistan

   (Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:17)

With military spending out of control and the war in Afghanistan now more protracted than Vietnam, the United States simply refuses to downscale its biggest liability.

— Interview with Kumi Naidoo

   (Tuesday, 29 June 2010 18:04)

The Greenpeace executive director talks about connections between the environment, poverty, peace, and how the interconnectedness of these issues can drive civil society.

— Unsustainability in Today's Sustainable Development

   (Thursday, 24 June 2010 22:21)

For development to be integrated into a community, governments and NGOs need to find a way to educate and involve local people for the long term.

— World Cup Crime in South Africa

   (Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:09)

While South Africa boasts understandable pride and excitement to be hosting the World Cup, its citizens are fearful. An already disordered country will see crime escalate substantially when the crowds arrive.

— Fun with photos

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

DUE to a production error in yesterday's The Daily Telegraph, a photo of Hawthorn player Michael Osborne ran alongside a story pertaining to Hawks player Travis Tuck becoming the first AFL footballer to record a third strike under the league's drug code. Osborne is one of Hawthorn's longest serving players.   The Daily Telegraph apologises [...]

— How to anger readers

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

S.M. "Ghazi" Ghanzafar's Aug. 21 letter to the editor decried the spread of Islamophobia in the United States. A reference to the letter in an article on Page 1A Tuesday misinterpreted the letter's intent because of a Daily News error. Link

— Apology

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

In the August 26 edition, we mistakenly published a headline which stated that the Court of Appeal had upheld a claim of malicious falsehood against Asda. This was not the case, and we apologise unreservedly to Asda. In fact, the Court decided only that the claimant, Ajinomoto, may continue to pursue its claim. Link

— Not involved in sex slavery

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

A headline on Page 5 of Tuesday's Local section incorrectly described Anthony Genovese and his connection to a sex slavery case. Genovese is not implicated in the case. Further, the headline wrongly stated that officials said Genovese capitalized on the state's lax oversight to open bars and strip clubs in Palm Beach County. Here's the [...]

— Speed, accuracy and photo identification

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 11:06)

While we’ve had loose guidelines around this procedure for years, we’re going to need to formalize them, and then continue to evolve them. We’ll share what we come up with in updates to this post, and welcome your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.One question to get the discussion going: How much do you [...]

— Retraction and apology

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:00)

The Morning Star wishes to make clear that the reference to Care UK in the lead story on page 5 yesterday (Elderly go hungry on hospital wards) was entirely erroneous and unjustified. The company mentioned was in no way involved in the incident reported. In fact, Care UK is independently assessed as being among the [...]

— Fun with photos

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:00)

A photo accompanying a Monday World News article about an alleged crackdown by Saudi Arabia on political activists was of Suliman al-Reshoudi, who is being detained by the government and is represented by Mohammed al-Qahtani, co-founder of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association. In some editions, the caption incorrectly identified the man in the [...]

— ESPN corrects an Adam Schefter tweet

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:00)

In a Sept. 1 Twitter posting from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that appeared on ESPN.com's NFL page, a report that Byron Westbrook had been released by the Washington Redskins was incorrect. Westbrook remains with the Redskins. Link I reported on ESPN's cross-platform corrections policy a few years back.

— Not that kind of performance

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

Clarification: The main headline for an article in Sunday's Arts & Entertainment section about an American Repertory Theater production of "Cabaret'' did not intend to suggest that the relationship between Amanda Palmer, who stars in the show, and Steven Bogart, her former drama teacher and mentor at Lexington High School, who is directing the production, [...]

— Lessons in geography etc.

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

A headline in Sunday's editions incorrectly stated people in Afghanistan were dealing with the problems from recent floods. The flooding is in Pakistan.

— Social Security playtime

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

The Political Times column on Thursday, about Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and his approach toward the federal debt, characterized his view of the Social Security Trust Fund incorrectly. Mr. Blumenauer said he believes that the fund, backed by government securities, is solvent and will remain so for decades to come, but he argues that [...]

— To good to be untrue

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

A panel headlined Other classic New York urban myths (25 August, page 8, G2) included an entry on the "money train" reportedly used to transport the subway system's cash and takings. This was not a mythical train but a real one. Link

— Washington Post writer fabricates NFL story to “prove that anybody will print anything”

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 10:06)

Washington Post columnist Mike Wise had a point he wanted to make about the declining standards of the media. He made that point in the worst way imaginable: By making up a phony "scoop" and posting it on Twitter. It all started early Monday afternoon, when Wise tweeted that he had been told the NFL [...]

— Reporting, annulled

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 08:00)

A picture caption on Friday with an article about the man accused of stabbing a New York cabdriver because he was a Muslim misidentified, in some editions, a woman shown with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the driver, Ahmed H Sharif. She is Bhairavi Desai, a drivers’ advocate — not [...]

— Jay Rosen on the decline of trust in the press

   (Monday, 30 August 2010 10:50)

Another example is the decline of trust. In the mid-1970s over 70% of Americans told Gallup they had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the press. Today: 47%. Clearly, something isn’t working. But revisions to the code of conduct that has led to this decline would be seen by most journalists as [...]

— The skewed Middle East peace talks | Hussein Agha and Robert Malley

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 03:00)

The Guardian - By Hussein Agha, Robert Malley - Sep. 03 (Opinion) - Whether there?s a deal or not, the Palestinians can?t really win, while the Israelis have little to lose Israelis and Palestinians who have started peace negotiations in Washington are separated by much more than the gulf between their substantive positions. Staggering asymmetries between the two sides could seriously imperil the talks. Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu is the head of a stable state with the ability to deliver on his commitments. Celebrations of supposed institution-building notwithstanding, Palestinians have no robust central authority. Their territory is divided...

— US hurricane sparks mass evacuation

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 03:00)

The Guardian - By James Meikle - Sep. 03 (News) - Tens of thousands told to vacate islands off North Carolina as US east coast braces for hurricane-force winds and rain Tens of thousands of people were told to evacuate islands off North Carolina last night and hundreds of thousands more warned to expect hurricane-force winds and heavy rain across the US north-eastern coast, as hurricane Earl came within about 85 miles of the shore. More states along the east coast declared emergencies as shelters were prepared and residents as far north as New England were told to expect...

— Village narrative sets in: It's the liberal overreach - Daily Kos

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 18:25)

Daily Kos - Sep. 02 (Opinion) - Via Armando , TIME magazine?s Michael Scherer fires the first real salvo in the "it?s the progressives fault" for the looming Dem disaster in November. In the section subtitled "The Overreach" (you didn?t see that coming, right?) he says: After a meeting in December 2008 about the severity of the economic crisis, Axelrod pulled Obama aside. He recalls saying, "Enjoy these great poll numbers you have, because two years from now, they are not going to look anything like this." But even as Obama aides were aware of a growing disconnect, it...

— Economist: Economists Don't Know Why Unemployment Is So High

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

NPR - By Jacob Goldstein - Sep. 02 (News) - In a speech yesterday, Christina Romer, departing chairman of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, wasn't shy about how much economists don't understand about the nation's economy.

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— U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Pew Research - By Jeffrey Passel, D'Vera Cohn - Sep. 02 (Research) - The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the United States was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 period than it had been from March 2000 to March 2005, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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— Sarah Palin the Sound and the Fury

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Vanity Fair - By Michael Joseph Gross - Sep. 02 (Investigative Report) - Even as Sarah Palin’s public voice grows louder, she has become increasingly secretive, walling herself off from old friends and associates, and attempting to enforce silence from those around her. Following the former Alaska governor’s road show, the author delves into the surreal new world Palin now inhabits—a place of fear, anger, and illusion, which has swallowed up the engaging, small-town hockey mom and her family—and the sadness she has left in her wake.

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— Cops and College: Do Police Need Book Smarts?

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Miller-McCune - By Melinda Burns - Sep. 02 (Special Report) - Better-educated police officers resort less often to using force, research shows. Research shows that police officers with a college education resort to using force less often. Weighing in on a long-simmering dispute, a recent study for the Police

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— Are We a Kleptocracy and What Does That Mean Anyway?

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

AlterNet - By Ismael Hossein-zadeh, William Astore, Counterpunch, Tomdispatch.com - Sep. 02 (Comment) - Two articles consider what the real economic patterns we face are, and whether the big process we're undergoing is basically just a massive transfer of wealth.

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— Do School Lunches Plump Up Poor Kids? | Miller-McCune Online

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Miller-McCune - By Emily Badger - Sep. 02 (Special Report) - A program to ensure all American children get at least one good meal a day may lie behind their expanding waistlines. Oddly, a breakfast program does not.

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— Blair's memoirs: From No10 to No1 - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

The Independent - Sep. 02 (News) - Tony Blair's account of his time in Downing Street became the fastest-selling autobiography of all time yesterday after shifting hundreds of thousands of copies in its first 24 hours. The book, A Journey, went straight to No 1 on Amazon.co.uk's British bestseller list and sold more copies in a day at Waterstones than the former business secretary Lord Mandelson's memoir managed in three weeks. Finally, and spectacularly, breaking his three-year silence on domestic politics, Mr Blair: Describes Gordon Brown as a "strange guy" who had "zero" emotional intelligence and accuses him of blackmail...

— Furor Erupts Over the Role of Self-Sacrifice in Evolution

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Wired - Sep. 02 (News) - A furor has broken out among biologists over ant specialist E.O. Wilson's latest attack on a concept used to explain the origins of self-sacrifice in the dog-eat-dog world of evolution.

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— Alexander Zaitchik on "Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance"

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Democracy Now - By Juan Gonzalez, Alexander Zaitchik - Sep. 02 (Interview) - Glenn Beck organized a much-publicized "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Beck's fans reportedly number in the millions and Saturday's rally drew nearly 100,000 supporters. We speak with Alexander Zaitchik, author of _Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance.

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— Washington, We Have a Problem

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Vanity Fair - By Todd Purdum - Sep. 02 (Investigative Report) - How broken is Washington? Beyond repair? A day in the life of the president reveals that Barack Obama’s job would be almost unrecognizable to most of his predecessors—thanks to the enormous bureaucracy, congressional paralysis, systemic corruption (with lobbyists spending $3.5 billion last year), and disintegrating media. Inside the West Wing, the author talks to Obama’s top advisers about the challenge of playing the Washington game, ugly as it has become, even while their boss insists they find a way to transcend it.

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— Barak to Haaretz: Israel ready to cede parts of Jerusalem in peace deal

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Haaretz - By Ari Shavit - Sep. 02 (Interview) - "West Jerusalem and 12 Jewish neighborhoods that are home to 200,000 residents will be ours. The Arab neighborhoods in which close to a quarter million Palestinians live will be theirs. There will be a special regime in place along with agreed upon arrangements in the Old City, the Mount of Olives and the City of David."

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— Economics, equality and the finance sector: Spirit of the age

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Economist - By Buttonwood - Sep. 02 (Opinion) - Inequality is a fascinating subject, with plenty of moral, economic and political implications. So it was remiss of me to take so long to read The "Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone", a thought-provoking book published last year by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. But at least I have the excuse that the debate is still current: the Policy Exchange thinktank recently published a rebuttal of its claims.

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— Study shows wolves aren’t helping aspen as much as thought - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Bozeman Daily Chronicle - By Daniel Person - Sep. 02 (News Report) - Wolves have not helped the aspen trees in and around Yellowstone National Park as much as previously thought, a study to be published in the journal Ecology suggests.

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— In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Jeffrey Gettleman - Sep. 02 (Special Report) - For years, Somalia’s heavily armed pirate gangs seemed content to rob and hijack on the high seas and not get sucked into the messy civil war on land. Now, that may be changing, and the pirates are taking sides — both sides.

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— SCV Plans to ‘Celebrate’ Racist Confederate Government | Hatewatch

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Southern Poverty Law Center - Sep. 02 (News) -

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— Revisions Made in ‘Media Shield’ Bill

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Charlie Savage - Sep. 02 (News Report) - Democratic senators who have been working on legislation providing greater protections to reporters who refuse to identify confidential sources are backpedaling from WikiLeaks, the Web site that recently disclosed more than 75,000 classified documents related to the Afghanistan war.

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— Laser-powered helicopter hovers for hours

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

New Scientist - Sep. 02 (News) - Laser-powered helicopter hovers for hours

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— Middle East talks set to continue

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Aljazeera - Sep. 02 (News Report) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders have launched a new round of peace negotiations, holding their first direct talks in nearly two years at a US-sponsored summit in Washington DC. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, and Benyamin Netanyahu, the

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— Editorial: Don't be fooled by immigration decline - Dallas Morning News

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Dallas Morning News - Sep. 02 (Opinion) - These numbers point to signs of short-term progress on immigration, but don't be fooled. This problem is far from solved, and it will keep coming back until Congress gets serious about comprehensive reform.

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— Oil rig on fire after explosion off Louisiana

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Los Angeles Times - By Richard Fausset, Kim Geiger - Sep. 02 (Special Report) - Another offshore oil facility caught fire Thursday morning in the Gulf of Mexico, sending 13 workers into the water to be safely rescued. U.S. Coast Guard officials said late Thursday afternoon there were no signs of an oil sheen and do not believe there is a leak. The cause of the explosion is not yet known and is under investigation. It comes a little more than four months after BP's Deepwater Horizon rig blowout, which killed 11 workers and resulted in the largest offshore oil...

— Mexico's crackdown on organized crime is working, Calderon says

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Los Angeles Times - Sep. 02 (News) - Mexico's crackdown on organized crime is working, Calderon says

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— Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - By Alan Sayre - Sep. 02 (Breaking News) - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.

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