— US appears powerless to stop Koran-burning ceremony (AFP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 23:04)

AFP - The United States appeared powerless to stop a Florida church from burning hundreds of Korans on the anniversary of 9/11 despite fears of global repercussions.

— Authorities: 92 structures destroyed in Colo. fire (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:59)

AP - David Myers knew it...

— Toll from Guatemala, Mexico landslides rises above 50 (AFP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:52)

AFP - The toll from the heaviest rains in living memory in Guatemala and Mexico rose above 50, as Guatemalan officials called off the search for 15 more corpses over safety fears.

— Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:35)

Reuters - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.

— Orioles deny CC Sabathia his 20th victory (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:20)

AP - Jake Arrieta pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Adam Jones had a two-run single in a three-run first and the Baltimore Orioles denied their nemesis, CC Sabathia, his 20th victory with a 6-2 win Tuesday night over the New York Yankees.

— U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:20)

Reuters - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.

— Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:18)

AP - The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.

— WTC steel column installed at ground zero (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:12)

AP - Officials hoisted a 70-foot piece of World Trade Center steel at ground zero Tuesday and vowed to open the Sept. 11 memorial by next year, although they acknowledged that the ongoing construction at the site would limit where and how the public could...

— Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

AP - Iraq displayed hundreds of recovered artifacts Tuesday that were among the country's looted heritage and span the ages from a 4,400-year-old statue of a Sumerian king to a chrome-plated AK-47 bearing Saddam Hussein's...

— Sect leader Jeffs fights extradition to Texas (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

AP - Polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday refused to sign a waiver that would have allowed his extradition to Texas, where he faces bigamy, aggravated sexual assault and assault charges over alleged incidents with underage girls at a church ranch.

— Report: Castro blasts Ahmadinejad as anti-Semitic (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

AP - Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and...

— Floods leave tens of thousands homeless in Mexico (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

AP - Weeks of torrential rains have unleashed flooding in huge swaths of southern Mexico, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes.

— UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

AP - The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July — more than double the number previously reported — and accepted partial responsibility for not protecting citizens.

— Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs (AP)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

AP - Their control of the House in peril, Democrats are scratching to survive in races all across the country. Disgruntled voters, a sluggish economy and vanishing enthusiasm for President Barack Obama have put 75 seats or more — the vast majority held by Democrats — at risk of changing hands.

— Report: BP probe to spread blame for spill (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 19:54)

Reuters - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout...

— U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on govt stem cell funds (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:24)

Reuters - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.

— U.S. team to discuss N.Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:53)

Reuters - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday.

— U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:25)

Reuters - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.

— Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:14)

Reuters - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country...

— Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan (Reuters)

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:38)

Reuters - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.

— Congress Republicans wary of Obama economy plan

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:35)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress showed little willingness to help President Barack Obama approve billions of dollars in measures to boost the economy with midterm elections less than two months away.

— U.S. religious leaders condemn "anti-Muslim" frenzy

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:25)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. religious leaders on Tuesday condemned an "anti-Muslim frenzy" in the United States, including plans by a Florida church to burn a Koran on September 11, an act a top general said could endanger American troops abroad.

— U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:32)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not plan to contribute to a NATO request for 2,000 troops for the Afghan war, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, even as the head of the alliance held out the possibility of U.S. participation.

— Report: BP probe to spread blame for spill

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 19:54)

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc's internal probe of the deadly April 20 blowout that unleashed the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill will assign blame to BP as well as other companies involved in the well's operations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

— Pressure mounts in U.S. against Koran-burning plan

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:18)

MIAMI (Reuters) - Civil and military leaders stepped up calls on Tuesday for an obscure U.S. pastor to drop his plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, as fears grew it would fan religious hatred.

— Half a year on, little progress in Iraq government talks

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:55)

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Six months after Iraq held an election many hoped would usher in greater stability and peace, voters like Naseer Challoub are running out of patience with politicians, and also out of faith in democracy.

— Hermine lashes south Texas, 3 other storms possible

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:34)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Hermine barely maintained its tropical storm status on Tuesday as 40 mile per hour winds kept lashing south Texas and the storm moved further inland about 15 miles south-southeast of San Antonio, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.

— U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on govt stem cell funds

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:24)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.

— U.S. team to discuss N.Korea in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 17:18)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. government team will travel to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing next week to discuss North Korea but has no plans to visit the poor, isolated state or meet its officials, the State Department said Tuesday.

— Car bomb kills 20 in Pakistan after Taliban threat

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:34)

KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police residential complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people, officials said, in another blow for a country grappling with devastating floods.

— Lennon's killer denied parole

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:01)

John Lennon’s killer was again denied parole today nearly 30 years after gunning him down outside the ex-Beatle’s New York City apartment building.

— Extremist US pastor insists he will burn Koran

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 12:39)

A US church minister today insisted he will go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran in protest at the September 11 attacks despite the top general in Afghanistan warning it endanger American troops.

— Police plea after baby girl found dead

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:42)

A post mortem on a baby girl found dead in a garden has proved inconclusive, police said today.

— Emergency exit airline steward hopes for trial plea

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:06)

The airline steward who fled his plane via the emergency exit chute after swearing at a passenger is to be mentally evaluated for a possible plea deal.

— £8.25m cocaine haul found in machinery

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:38)

Cocaine with a street value of £8.25m (€9.91m) was found hidden in machinery at one of the UK’s biggest ports, investigators said today.

— Officer jailed for police cell assault on woman

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

A police sergeant who injured a woman when he assaulted her in a cell was jailed for six months today.

— Anti-war protest planned outside Blair book launch

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:19)

Anti-war campaigners will stage a protest tomorrow outside a museum where former prime minister Tony Blair is expected to attend a party to mark the launch of his new book.

— Britain's youngest female double murderer jailed

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:17)

Britain’s youngest female double murderer was given a life sentence today for killing her father and a woman in separate incidents when she was just 15.

— Jolie sees Pakistan devastation

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 08:33)

Angelina Jolie met flood victims in Pakistan today and appealed to the world for aid needed to help the country recover.

— Congo death boat 'was hugely overloaded'

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 06:38)

A ferry that sank in the Congo killing up to 200 people was overloaded by four times its safe capacity.

— Authorities: 92 structures destroyed in Colo. fire

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:59)

— Orioles deny CC Sabathia his 20th victory

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:20)

— Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:18)

— WTC steel column installed at ground zero

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 22:12)

— Iraq displays hundreds of recovered artifacts

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

— Sect leader Jeffs fights extradition to Texas

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

— Report: Castro blasts Ahmadinejad as anti-Semitic

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

— Floods leave tens of thousands homeless in Mexico

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:02)

— UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

— Grim outlook for Democrats puts House up for grabs

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:01)

— TV Tonight: Sons of Anarchy Restarts Its Engines

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:50)

Season 3 (debuting tonight at 10 ET on FX) begins like a hangover. Not that there isn't action; there's a breathtaking scene of violence in the first return episode.

— Obama's Next Economic Plan: Don't Call It a Stimulus

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:50)

The President is coming up with programs and plans that sound just like additional stimulus. Just don't call it stimulus!

— Study: Money Buys Happiness When Income Is $75,000

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:50)

A new study by Princeton University researchers puts a figure on happiness: $75,000 a year

— Spain: What the ETA Cease-Fire Announcement Reveals

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:45)

Spain's political establishment has rejected a unilateral cease-fire declared by the battered Basque terrorist group ETA. What does it reveal about the cohesion of the separatists and what they might do next?

— Uganda: Democratic Reform and Security Top U.S. Agenda

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:45)

Pushing for electoral reform is tricky when the strongman in power is also a key ally against extremist violence

— Financial Sheriffs to Monitor Banks, Markets in European Union

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:45)

A trio of financial sheriffs will oversee finance in the entire European market

— Afghan Elections: Candidates Flock to Kabul for Safety

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:45)

More than 600 candidates are running for office out of Afghanistan's capital because it isn't safe to campaign in the provinces

— Is China Planning a Broader South Pacific Strategy?

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:45)

Beijing has entertained Fiji's pariah military dictator while doling out lots of cash and support to other impoverished countries in Australia's backyard

— Florida Senate Race: On Charlie Crist and Flip-Flopping

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 16:10)

Florida Senate candidate Charlie Crist fights flip-flopping charges as the GOP's Marco Rubio surges ahead in some polls and the Democrats' Kendrick Meek appeals to the left

— Democrats Face GOP Election Day Tsunami in House, Senate

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 16:10)

There are still 60 days to go before Election Day but the smart money -- lots of it -- is on the GOP winning very, very big

— A Revolutionary Idea About Cattle Ranching

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 16:10)

To save the withering grasslands of America's West some ranchersare implementing an unusual strategy -- have more cattle grazing, not fewer

— Monitoring Climate Change in the Ocean's 'Most Studied Spot'

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:45)

Aboard the Atlantic Explorer, which is trying to establish a data base for changes in the planet's oceans

— Mayor Daley Out in Chicago; Is Rahm In?

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:00)

If any still doubted that major shakeups were coming to the White House after the midterm elections, they can look to Chicago today

— Declines in Smoking Remain Stalled

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:00)

For the fifth year in a row, the decline in smoking rates among adult Americans remains stalled.

— Photos: Re-Enacting the Korean War

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:50)

The battle between the North and South, both real and imaginedPhotographs by Kim Jae-Hwan / AFP / Getty Images

— Powerful Earthquake Strikes New Zealand

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 12:55)

A 7.1 magnitude quake near Christchurch causes significant damage

— 30 Mosques in 30 Days

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 12:15)

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

— The Deadliest Hurricanes in U.S. History

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:20)

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

— The Aftermath of the Floods in Pakistan

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

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

— Iraq Going Forward

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

Many troops have gone home, but for the soldiers of the 1/3 Heavy Brigade Combat Team, it's business as usual in Baghdad. Photographer Peter van Agtmael gets a glimpse of what the U.S. mission in Iraq might look like in the future

— Photos: Riding Out Hurricane Earl

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

The East Coast braces itself for heavy storms

— Robert Gates in America's War Zones

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

The Secretary of Defense travels to Afghanistan after attending handover ceremonies in Iraq

— Mahmoud Abbas: Pressing the Flesh for Peace

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

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

— Glenn Beck's Washington DC "Restoring Honor" rally

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:30)

The conservative radio and TV host presides over a gathering at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech

— 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.

— Error in Vanity Fair piece attracts attention

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 08:00)

From an AP story about this Vanity Fair article: A writer for Vanity Fair has acknowledged a case of mistaken identity in an unflattering article about Sarah Palin in the magazine's October issue. Reporter Michael Joseph Gross describes Palin's youngest son, Trig, being pushed in a stroller by his older sister, Piper, before a rally [...]

— All, ahem, kings look alike

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 08:00)

Alongside a story about the Palestinian-Israeli talks in Washington, a side panel showed some of the main people involved (Key figures at the White House, 2 September, page 22). In early editions, the thumbnail photo of "King Abdullah II" showed the king of Saudi Arabia instead of the king of Jordan. Link

— New column for BusinessJournalism.org: Checklists and Error Logs

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 14:19)

Like people who can’t help asking for health advice from any doctor they meet, journalists who recognize me as the Regret the Error guy usually have two questions on their mind. I view these queries as a reward for spending six years researching, tracking and reporting on press errors and accuracy. First, they want to [...]

— New CJR column: Mike Wise, #Discovery and a tale of two Twitters

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 13:23)

Mike Wise wasn’t. Earlier this week, the Washington Post sports columnist decided to tweet a fabricated claim that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would be given a five game suspension by the NFL. Wise later said the erroneous tweet was his way of showing that “anybody will print anything.” Well, he proved that people would [...]

— 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 [...]

— Fidel to Ahmadinejad: "Stop Slandering the Jews" - International - The Atlantic

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:05)

Atlantic Monthly - Sep. 07 -

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— FCC Doesn't Need No Stinking Rules

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

suewilsonreports.com - By Sue Wilson - Sep. 07 (Special Report) - Wow. The FCC just fined a radio station $4,000 for getting a date wrong in some radio contest rules. If that infraction is worth four grand, whatever will the FCC do to the station which killed someone because it failed to give contestants any rules at all? Will the FCC find that such a 'murder-by-radio' did not, in fact, serve the "public interest" which broadcasters are supposed to uphold in exchange for their free license to use our public airwaves? DJs at Nassau Broadcasting's WWEG-FM, "106.9 The Eagle"...

— Get Ready for an Anti-Incumbent Wave

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Wall Street Journal - Sep. 07 (Poll) - This is about the time when Democrats thought—or perhaps hoped—the political clouds that have hung over them all year would begin to lift. Instead, those clouds may actually be getting darker. Mounting economic gloom and a controversial agenda are exacting a heavy toll on their prospects for keeping control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. The poll, taken to coincide with the traditional Labor Day kickoff of the campaign's home stretch, shows the Democrats' biggest problem is a wide passion gap: Voters angry...

— Australia's Julia Gillard forms new government on shaky ground

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Christian Science Monitor - Sep. 07 (News) - Australia?s Julia Gillard barely squeaked into power. But her slim majority means that passing any legislation will be ...

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— The child-driven education

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

TED - Sep. 07 (Speech) - Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.

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— Some Newspapers Shift Coverage After Tracking Readers Online

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Jeremy W. Peters - Sep. 07 (News Report) - In most businesses, not knowing how well a particular product is performing would be almost unthinkable. But newspapers have always been a peculiar business, one that has stubbornly, proudly clung to a sense that focusing too much on the bottom line can lead nowhere good. Now, because of technology that can pinpoint what people online are viewing and commenting on, how much time they spend with an article and even how much money an article makes in advertising revenue, newspapers can make more scientific decisions about...

— Bernanke Admits It: Too-Big-To-Fail Lives On

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

OurFuture.org - By Zach Carter - Sep. 07 (Opinion) - Last week, Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke finally acknowledged that his preferred "solution" for ending Too-Big-To-Fail is likely unworkable. When the financial crisis exploded in 2008, top Fed and Treasury officials insisted that they did not have the legal authority to shut down faltering megabanks, leaving them no choice but to resort to massive bailouts. At a critical hearing last week, many of those same officials acknowledged that in at least one case, policymakers had plenty of authority, and actually went to extreme lengths to sidestep it in order to provide...

— Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church's Plan to Burn Qurans

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Wall Street Journal - By Julian E. Barnes, Matthew Rosenberg - Sep. 07 (News) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the planned burning of Qurans on Sept. 11 by a small Florida church could put the lives of American troops in danger and damage the war effort. Gen. David Petraeus said the Taliban would exploit the demonstration for propaganda purposes, drumming up anger toward the U.S. and making it harder for allied troops to carry out their mission of protecting Afghan civilians.

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— Happy F**kin' Labor Day!

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Huffington Post - By Micheal Moore - Sep. 07 (Opinion) - Did you know that back when I was a kid if you had a parent making a union wage, only one parent had to work?! And they were home by 3 or 4pm, 5:30 at the latest! We had dinner together! Dad had four weeks paid vacation. We all had free health and dental care. And anyone with decent grades went to college and it didn't fucking bankrupt them. (And if you ever used the F-word, the nuns would straighten you out in ways that even you couldn't...

— Pastor weighing plans to burn Qurans amid U.S. warnings

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

CNN - Sep. 07 (News) - The pastor of a Florida church planning to burn Qurans told CNN Tuesday while the congregation plans to go through with the action to protest the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States by al Qaeda, the church is "weighing" its intentions. Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Church in Gainesville, Florida, who was interviewed on CNN's "American Morning, said the congregation is taking seriously the warning from the U.S. military that the act could cause problems for American troops. "We have firmly made up our mind, but at the same time, we...

— How Censoring Craigslist Helps Pimps, Child Traffickers and Other Abusive Scumbags

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Huffington Post - By Danah Boyd - Sep. 07 (Opinion) - For the last 12 years, I've dedicated immense amounts of time, money and energy to end violence against women and children. As a victim of violence myself, I'm deeply committed to destroying any institution or individual leveraging the sex-power matrix that results in child trafficking, nonconsensual prostitution, domestic violence and other abuses. If I believed that censoring Craigslist would achieve these goals, I'd be the first in line to watch them fall. But from the bottom of my soul and the depths of my intellect, I believe that...

— Iran Stoning Case: EU Condemns 'Barbaric' Plan, Iran Scoffs At European Concerns

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - By Brian Murphy, Nasser Karimi - Sep. 07 (News Report) - Demonstrators holding banners to support Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was sentenced to death in Iran, at the Trocadero square in Paris, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, was sentenced to death by stoning

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— Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Washington Post - By Dan Balz, Jon Cohen - Sep. 07 (News Report) - Republicans are heading into the final weeks of the midterm campaign with the political climate highly in their favor, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Americans are increasingly frustrated by a lack of economic progress, deeply dissatisfied with the federal government and critical of President Obama's leadership. For the first time in more than four years, Republicans run about evenly with Democrats on the basic question of which party they trust to handle the nation's biggest problems. Among registered voters, 40 percent say they...

— With Eye on Redistricting, G.O.P. Primed for Statehouse Gains

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Michael Cooper - Sep. 07 (News Analysis) - The midterm elections are being closely watched for the answer to a high-stakes question: Will Republicans have a majority in Congress for the next two years? But it is the outcome of a lower-profile battle over state legislatures that could strengthen the Republican party for a decade.

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— In Young Kids, Lack Of Sleep Linked To Obesity Later

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

NPR - Sep. 07 (News Report) - Can you sleep away pounds? Well, not exactly, but research has shown that people who sleep a good eight hours-plus are more likely to maintain a normal weight than those who sleep less than eight hours a night. Now, a new study finds that even for infants and preschoolers, a good, long night's sleep may be just as important as diet and physical activity. Over the past three decades, obesity rates have doubled among children age 2 to 5, and tripled among 6- to 11-year-olds. So University of Washington maternal and child health...

— Obama's Labor Day Speech 2010

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - Sep. 07 (Speech) - A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that will exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled...

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— my6sense Brings Personalized Content Ranking App To Android Phones

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

TechCrunch - Sep. 07 (News Report) - We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz around my6sense, a digital intuition iPhone app. The app imports RSS feeds and social streams, and senses what you like to read based on your own behavior, surfacing the most interesting content to you from your streams. And the Israeli-startup just recruited well-known tech blogger and consultant Louis Gray as its VP of marketing. Today, the startup is bringing its personalized content app to Android phones with a new app and is adding support for Google Buzz. Once you sign in with your Twitter, Facebook, Buzz,...

— 50 Days Of Logos

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

TechCrunch - By Michael Arrington - Sep. 07 (Entertainment) - Starting today and for the next 50 days we’ll change our logo every day to high five some interesting or important startup. And there will be a few surprises too.

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— Racialized Memories and Class Identities

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 03:00)

truth-out.org - By Henry A. Giroux - Sep. 07 (Opinion) - As a young kid growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, I was always conscious of what it meant to be a white male. Whiteness was a defining principle shaping how I both named and negotiated the class and racial boundaries that my friends and I traveled when we went to school, played basketball in gyms throughout the city and crossed into "alien" neighborhoods. Whiteness and maleness were crucial markers of our individual and collective identities; yet, we were also working class and it was largely the interface of race...

— Cape Wind power deal brings fight to utility panel

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - By Jay Lindsay - Sep. 06 (News Report) - The fight over whether the country's first offshore wind farm should be built off Cape Cod moves this week to a Boston hearing room, where the project's future turns on one question: Is the price of the electricity produced by the spinning turbines a good deal? On Tuesday, hearings begin at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, which will decide whether utility National Grid's 15-year contract to buy half the turbines' power is good for ratepayers. Teams of lawyers will present and cross-examine witnesses over 12 days of hearings...

— Crude Oil Falls for a Second Day on Speculation US Fuel Demand Will Drop

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

Bloomberg - By Rachel Graham - Sep. 06 (News Report) - Oil fell for a second day in New York on speculation that fuel demand will decline as the U.S. summer peak consumption season ends and as crude and fuel inventories rose.

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— Obama to Call for $50 Billion Spending on Public Works

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Sheryl Gay Stolberg - Sep. 06 (Breaking News) - The president’s initiative would create jobs quickly by emphasizing long-term transportation projects like roads, rail and airport runways.

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— Potential for Double-Dip Recession Seems Small

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Hale Stewart - Sep. 06 (Opinion) - A key element lacking in the talk of double-dip recessions is what actually caused past recessions.

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— Free Exercise of Religion? No, Thanks.

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

Slate - By Christopher Hitchens - Sep. 06 (Opinion) - A recent blizzard of liberal columns has framed the debate over American Islam as if it were no more than the most recent stage in the glorious history of our religious tolerance. This phrasing of the question has the (presumably intentional) effect of marginalizing doubts and of lumping any doubters with the anti-Catholic Know-Nothings, the anti-Semites, and other bigots and shellbacks. So I pause to take part in a thought experiment, and to ask myself: Am I in favor of the untrammeled "free exercise of religion"?[more ...] Islam -...

— GOP's midterm advantage is growing

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 03:00)

CNN - Sep. 06 (Poll) - According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday, the GOP leads the Democrats by 7 points on the "generic ballot" question, 52 percent to 45 percent. That 7-point advantage is up from a 3-point margin last month.

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