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S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating
Standard & Poor's announced Friday night that it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time. The move came even though the Treasury Department said that it had found a math error in the firm's calculations of deficit projections, according to a person familiar with the matter.
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb)
Reelection could rest on economy
Obama's 2012 prospects by the numbers
(By Karen Tumulty)
Obama's role as debt-ceiling negotiator scrutinized
Some Democrats say President Obama displayed an overly cautious negotiating style during the recent tension-filled talks over raising the nation's debt ceiling.
(By Peter Wallsten)
China seeks to silence dissent overseas
Pressure on an Indonesian radio station raises questions about how China will use its clout.
(By Andrew Higgins)
Freshmen find roommates on Facebook
More college freshmen are bypassing the anxiety of meeting their roommates by vetting classmates on Facebook and matching themselves.
(By Jenna Johnson)
POLITICS
Some comments about the debt rating drop
Reaction to the first-ever downgrade of the nation's AAA credit rating:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Guest lineups for Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Lawmaker: Pawlenty once 'pantsed' me
Former Minnesota House speaker says Pawlenty snuck up behind him at softball game and yanked down his pants.
( by Matt DeLong , The Washington Post)
Regulators close down 2 small banks in Ill., Wash.; 63 bank failures nationwide this year
WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Illinois and one in Washington, lifting to 63 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
A 26-second solution to the FAA shutdown
For furloughed FAA workers, reinstatement arrived on Friday via a 26-second exchange between two senators.
( by Rosalind S. Helderman , The Washington Post)
STYLE
Ask Amy: Words of comfort make orphan feel worse
Sympathetic words can fail, or worse, in a time of grief.
(, The Washington Post)
Hints From Heloise: Paw problems
Excessive paw-licking can be a sign of allergies or fleas.
(, King)
Grandma is a Skype grump
Grandma can't be trusted to video chat with 2-year-old granddaughter without being mean.
(, The Washington Post)
Simon Cowell has big 'X Factor' news
Star of Fox's reality talent show springs surprise about winner's prize.
(, The Washington Post)
Dad and daughter tackle Vietnam's legacy
Marvin and Deborah Kalb collaborate on "Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency From Ford to Obama."
( by Emily Wax , The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Friday's Sports in Brief
AKRON, Ohio — Rickie Fowler had eight birdies and an eagle to give himself another shot at winning. Adam Scott did well enough to stay in the lead. PGA Tour rookie Keegan Bradley got in on the action late.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Seahawks CB Brandon Browner on comeback path after 4 years in Canada
RENTON, Wash. — Brandon Browner is not a typical NFL cornerback.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Barcelona building on successful training program through expanded academy for youth players
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona has risen to the top of European soccer on the strength of its highly productive academy.
(Associated PressAssociated Press, AP)
Veteran CB Carlos Rogers embraces San Francisco, eager for change
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Carlos Rogers needed a change.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
After 4 unproductive seasons, WR Craig Davis seeking fresh start with Buffalo Bills
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Receiver Craig "Buster" Davis is so intent on getting a fresh start to his career with the Buffalo Bills that he's willing to forgo his nickname.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Islamist militia pulls out of Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Government and rebel spokesmen say that Islamist forces are pulling out of the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Official: Prison break in central Iraq leaves 3 killed, 5 woundedas 1 inmate escapes
BAGHDAD — An official says two inmates and one guard have been killed in a prison break in central Iraq.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Red Cross says thousands of homes damaged by floods in North Korean province
SEOUL, South Korea — More than 4,700 homes in one North Korean province were destroyed or damaged by extensive flooding spawned by torrential rains in late July, according to a Red Cross report.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Copter crash kills dozens of U.S. troops
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the crash during an operation against the Taliban killed 31 U.S. troops and seven Afghan soldiers.
( by Sayed Salahuddin , The Washington Post)
Afghan president: 31 US special operations troops, 7 Afghan troops killed in helicopter crash.
KABUL, Afghanistan — A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province has killed 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan soldiers, the country's president said on Saturday. It was the highest number of casualties recorded in a single incident in the decade-long war.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri
The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
(, vForum)
Opinion Focus with Eugene Robinson
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his recent columns and the latest news in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
Debt Ceiling drama: Why Jonathan Capehart thinks your voice needs to be heard
In his Post-Partisan blog post today, Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart said that "Folks should be marching on the Capitol" in protest of the way the debt issue is being handled. Do you agree?
(, vForum)
Chatological Humor: Monthly with Moron
Gene Weingarten takes polls and chats about his recent columns.
(, vForum)
ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri
The Compost, written by Alexandra Petri, offers a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Las Vegas man known as 'Spam King' accused of sending more than 27M spam messages on Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO — A Las Vegas man accused of sending more than 27 million spam messages to Facebook users faces federal fraud and computer tampering charges that could send him to prison for more than 40 years, according to a grand jury indictment.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Chrome Lion Full Screen Support Is Ready To Go In Canary, Both With Tabs And Without
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Life At AOL – The Expenses War
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Elon Musk, Dustin Moskovitz, And Eric Ries Are Ready To Shake Things Up At Disrupt SF
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Latest tech spat between Google and Microsoft goes public, this time over patents
NEW YORK — Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Google are acting like a couple of feuding starlets in a public online spat over — wait for it — patents.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
BUSINESS
China tells US to tighten its belt, deal with 'debt-addiction'
BEIJING — China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, demanded Saturday that America tighten its belt and confront its 'debt-addiction' in the wake of the Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating from AAA.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
S&P issues unprecedented downgrade of US credit rating, citing political debate, debt package
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to each other for the first-ever downgrade in the nation's sterling credit rating, an expected but unsettling move that further clouds prospects for the recovery of the fragile U.S. economy.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating
Standard & Poor's announced Friday night that it has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time. The move came even though the Treasury Department said that it had found a math error in the firm's calculations of deficit projections, according to a person familiar with the matter.
( by Zachary A. Goldfarb , The Washington Post)
Largest US human trafficking case in question after gov't fails to convict Hawaii farm owners
HONOLULU — The U.S. government's largest-ever human trafficking case, involving alleged exploitation of about 600 agricultural workers from Thailand, was put in jeopardy after all charges were dismissed in a related prosecution of a Hawaii farm, attorneys said Friday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
The rise of LivingSocial
How LivingSocial evolved from an apps business to a coupon titan potentially worth $1 billion.
( by Steven Overly and Thomas Heath , The Washington Post)
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