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Obama jobs speech creates conflict with GOP
The president bowed to the objections of congressional Republicans late Wednesday, pushing back his address to a joint session of Congress by a day.
(By Peter Wallsten and David Nakamura)
Obama, the Republicans and the battle for prime time
Things got heated inside the Beltway after the president sought to give a speech at the same time as next week's GOP debate.
(By Philip Rucker)
Irene's flooding, not wind, proves deadly
Precipitation is the unexotic hazard of a tropical storm, but it can be a killer, a fact demonstrated this week as Irene inundated Vermont, Upstate New York and other places nowhere near the Atlantic Ocean.
(By Joel Achenbach)
Tripoli's rapid fall reveals regime's hollow core
With the disintegration of the Libyan government, concerns also rise about whether Gaddafi loyalists are lying low and waiting to regroup and start their own insurgency.
(By Simon Denyer and Leila Fadel)
AT&T to fight DOJ
AT&T vowed on Wednesday to fight a Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to block its $39 billion acquisitionT-Mobile.
(By Cecilia Kang)
POLITICS
Clinton attending Paris conference to consider request for aid from Libyan rebels
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is joining top officials from dozens of countries to hear Libya's rebels spell out what they need in financial aid and other assistance to stabilize the Arab country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Shutdown of transportation, aviation programs possible without congressional action
WASHINGTON — Bills necessary to avoid shutdowns of federal transportation and aviation programs are high on Congress' to-do list when it returns to work next week.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Flight paths of charter jets echo detainees' arrests and movements
WASHINGTON — On Nov. 8, 2002, a Richmor Gulfstream, Tail No. N85VM, took off for Shannon Airport in Ireland, then to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, on a flight that paralleled the arrest that month of USS Cole bombing suspect Abd al-Nashiri.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
In records of court case lie details of secret airlifts of terror suspects to CIA-run prisons
WASHINGTON — The secret airlift of terrorism suspects and American intelligence officials to CIA-operated overseas prisons via luxury jets was mounted by a hidden network of U.S. companies and coordinated by a prominent defense contractor, newly disclosed documents show.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Clinton attending Paris conference to consider request for aid from Libyan rebels
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is joining top officials from dozens of countries to hear Libya's rebels spell out what they need in financial aid and other assistance to stabilize the Arab country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Pentagon Memorial offers lesson for the living
The memorial honoring the lives lost there pushes visitors to work to figure it out — and how to relate to it.
( by Manuel Roig-Franzia , The Washington Post)
Mel Gibson to pay out $750K to ex-girlfriend
(, The Washington Post)
Miss Manners: Friendship out of balance requires backing away
To say this friend doesn't listen well is an understatement.
(, Universal Press)
Hints From Heloise: Who parks in handicap spaces?
A plea from a reader with a paraplegic husband to leave handicap spaces, particularly the "van accessible" ones, open for those who most need them.
(, King)
Ask Amy: Divorced father ponders further separation
His 11-year-old daughter became extremely upset when he told her he might take a job overseas.
(, Tribune Media Service)
SPORTS
WR Derek Hagan uses experience, hard work to make most of opportunity with Raiders
ALAMEDA, Calif. — When training camps opened, Derek Hagan was just worried about where he would get a job.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Dane Sanzenbacher impressing Bears, hoping to keep NFL dream going
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Undrafted after an impressive career at Ohio State, receiver Dane Sanzenbacher is making quite an impression with the Chicago Bears.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Even without Aldon Smith, No. 21 Tigers expect to be strong up front on defense
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Tigers aren't concerned about a rebuilding year for the defensive line, even after losing Aldon Smith.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Road trip: Western Kentucky finally gets Kentucky to visit, but 'home field' is in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers finally have gotten the mighty Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference to come play a game on their home turf.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
New coach, new QB, but same proven philosophy hangs around at No. 18 Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For almost a decade, Ohio State fans have loved and loathed "Tresselball."
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Activists: Syrian city official quits over crackdown
BEIRUT — The attorney general of a restive Syrian city has appeared on a video declaring his resignation over the regime's deadly assault on protesters.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Libyan rebels capture Gadhafi's foreign minister in hunt for senior regime officials
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan rebels hunting senior figures of the ousted regime have captured Moammar Gadhafi's foreign minister, a rebel official said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
India's anti-graft crusader, fresh from 2-week hunger strike, in hot demand for other causes
NEW DELHI — Activists in India are seeking an anti-corruption crusader's help to promote other causes in hopes of harnessing the same media attention given to his 12-day hunger strike.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
AP-GfK Poll: Japanese distrust leaders after disasters; majority favor reducing nuclear plants
TOKYO — Five months after the tsunami and nuclear accident, the Japanese people lack confidence in the government's ability to handle another major disaster and generally distrust elected leaders, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Russia recognizes Libyan rebels
PARIS — Russia recognized the Libyan rebel movement as the country's acting leadership Thursday, a key endorsement hours ahead of an international conference seeking to map Libya's future.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Ask Boswell
Sports Columnist Tom Boswell will take your questions about baseball, the Redskins, the Wizards and more.
(, 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)
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)
TECHNOLOGY
Sony wants top share of Japan's Android tablet market in quest to catch iPad
TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Thursday it wants to become the biggest player in Japan's growing Android tablet market by changing the way the devices are used.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Hands-On: At The U.S. Open With The Olympus E-PM1
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Assistly For Salesforce Launches On AppExchange
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Tablet S is handsome but flawed
Sony's unusually shaped, Android-powered Tablet S is scheduled to hit stores in September.
(, The Washington Post)
Google Quietly Rolls Out The Chrome Extension To Bring +1 To The Entire Web
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
Sony wants top share of Japan's Android tablet market in quest to catch iPad
TOKYO — Sony Corp. said Thursday it wants to become the biggest player in Japan's growing Android tablet market by changing the way the devices are used.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Asian stocks rally following gains on Wall Street as investors hope for more Fed stimulus
HONG KONG — World stocks struggled to hold onto the week's gains as early declines on European markets on Thursday pared gains in Asian markets earlier in the day.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Details to Q2 growth data show household consumption dropped for first time since 2009
FRANKFURT, Germany — Weaker spending by consumers worried about Europe's debt crisis and the shutdown of eight nuclear plants were key factors behind Germany's poor growth performance in the second quarter, the state statistics agency said Thursday.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
China appeals WTO rejection of raw materials curbs in case that might affect rare earths
BEIJING — China's government says it has appealed a World Trade Organization ruling against its curbs on exports of industrial raw materials in a case Washington and Europe hope will lead to an easing of restrictions on rare earths.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
South Korea's monthly inflation rate surges to three-year high of 5.3 percent
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's monthly inflation rate rose to its highest level in three years in August as price gains accelerate despite a series of interest rate hikes and slowing economic growth.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
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