The White House says President Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon.

New York Times
Kennedy Center honorees announced
USA Today
Oprah Winfrey, Sir Paul McCartney and Merle Haggard will soon have another award to add to their already-heaving mantelpieces: The Kennedy Center Honor. They will be celebrated, along with choreographer Bill T. Jones and composer Jerry Herman, ...
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State Gains Would Give GOP Edge on Redistricting
New York Times
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 ...
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Planes prepare to battle Boulder County wildfire
Denver Post
As a home burns in the background, a slurry bomber Monday drops fire retardant along one of the many ridges involved in the Fourmile Canyon fire west of Boulder. In addition to the three slurry planes ...
Firefighters' Homes Among Those Destroyed in Colorado BlazeABC News
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NASA usually trains astronauts. But today, a team from the space agency will give survival tips to the miners trapped 2,300 feet underground in Chile.

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Obama to mark 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon
Washington Post
AP WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York for Saturday's anniversary. ...
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Feed: 'Spider Dan' Scales Skyscraper
CBS News
Veteran climber Dan Goodwin used high-tech suction cups to scale a 58-story skyscraper in San Francisco on Monday. Goodwin made the climb to bring attention to cancer and what he sees as the continued vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorism. ...
Man scales SF tower to publicize his messageSan Francisco Chronicle
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A fleet of aircraft is being deployed to help put out a fast-moving wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, that has forced about 3,500 residents to evacuate.

The head of a controversial church that plans to burn Korans to mark nine years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks says he is not deterred by protests, death threats or warnings by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, MyFoxOrlando.com reported Tuesday.

Tropical Storm Hermine is heading north after making landfall near Brownsville, Texas. The storm has 45 mph winds and may cause local flooding.

Tiger Woods has been included in the United States Ryder Cup team by captain Corey Pavin.

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MT tea party removes leader after anti-gay post
Washington Post
AP HELENA, Mont. -- The Big Sky Tea Party Association's board of directors has removed the organization's president for an exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against homosexuals. Board member Roger Nummerdor says Tim ...
Big Sky Tea Party cans chiefHelena Independent Record
Montana Tea Party Leader Axed Over Comments Concerning Hanging Of HomosexualsHuffington Post (blog)
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Planes prepare to battle Boulder County wildfire
Denver Post
As a home burns in the background, a slurry bomber Monday drops fire retardant along one of the many ridges involved in the Fourmile Canyon fire west of Boulder. In addition to the three slurry planes that were in operation Monday, ...
Thousands forced to flee as towering blaze engulfs dozens of homesmsnbc.com
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Steven Slater, probably the nation's most famous former flight attendant, is scheduled to be in a New York courtroom Tuesday.

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Charlie Crist Spotlights Independence in New Ad
CBS News
Two of Florida's three US Senate candidates are out today with their first TV ads of the general election. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is embracing his new independent status after changing parties during the primary when Republican Marco Rubio ...
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Crist, Meek hit Florida airwavesmsnbc.com (blog)
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AFP
56 Days to Decide: Voters Sour Toward Dems, Odds Improve for GOP House Takeover
FOXNews
In this June 16 photo, House Minority Leader John Boehner participates in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo) A new wave of polls and projections capping the Labor Day weekend shows voters are souring, perhaps irreversibly, ...
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Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen
Houston Chronicle
By BILL DRAPER AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press GREAT BEND, Kan. — A Kansas man with a long criminal record was charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of a 14-year-old Great Bend girl whose badly burned body was found at a plant where he ...
Adam Longoria Charged With Murder of Alicia DeBolt.WIBW
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Kansas man charged with murdering burned teen
WSET
AP National/International News Entertainment News from AP GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) - A 36-year-old Kansas man has been charged with capital murder and criminal sodomy in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose burned body was found behind an asphalt plant ...
Adam Longoria Charged With Murder of Alicia DeBolt.WIBW
Capital murder charges brought in teen's deathKSN-TV
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Christian Science Monitor
Gov. Patrick, challengers to debate tonight
Boston Globe
By Globe Staff Democratic Governor Deval Patrick continues to hold a small lead over his Republican opponent Charles Baker, according to a new poll, as the two men, along with independent Tim Cahill and Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein, ...
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Reuters
Valero says Corpus Christi unaffected by storm
Reuters
HOUSTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N) said operations at its refineries were unaffected by the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine through Texas on Tuesday. Valero owns six refineries in Texas, including a 315000 barrel per day (bpd) ...
Flood alert as Hermine hits TexasBBC News
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