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BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP)


AP - Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.


   

 

Craigslist removes adult services section (AP)


AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."


   

 

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects (AP)


AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

   

 

Earl's biggest damage in Northeast: business (AP)


AP - Earl's worst damage in New England was to seasonal businesses hoping to end their summer on a high note.


   

 

For US Muslims, a 9/11 anniversary like no other (AP)


AP - American Muslims are boosting security at mosques, seeking help from leaders of other faiths and airing ads underscoring their loyalty to the United States — all ahead of a 9/11 anniversary they fear could bring more trouble for their communities.


   

 

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 (AP)


AP - Paul Conrad, the political cartoonist who won three Pulitzer Prizes and used his pencil to poke at politicians for more than 50 years, died Saturday, his son said. He was 86.


   

 

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)


AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.


   

 

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid (AP)


AP - Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be.


   

 

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)


AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.


   

 

Snedeker is leading in Boston; Woods shoots 65 (AP)


AP - Brandt Snedeker is the leader at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a spot he didn't imagine when he saw that his tee times coincided with the expected arrival of rain and wind from Hurricane Earl.


   

 

Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding" (Reuters)


Reuters - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that he said "have stopped the bleeding" and put the middle class on the road to recovery.


   

 

Earl sweeps through Maritime Canada (Reuters)


Reuters - Hurricane Earl made landfall in Canada on Saturday after a series of scares along the U.S. East Coast, flooding roads, felling trees and cutting power to tens of thousands in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.


   

 

Taxpayers likely to face initial loss on GM IPO: sources (Reuters)


Reuters - The U.S. government is likely to take a loss on General Motors Co in the first offering of the automaker's stock, six people familiar with preparations for the landmark IPO said.


   

 

Thousands protest at French immigrant clampdown (Reuters)


Reuters - Tens of thousands protested across France on Saturday against a clampdown on immigrants, launching a week of action over policies on which President Nicolas Sarkozy has staked his political reputation.

   

 

Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand (Reuters)


Reuters - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.


   

 

Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift (Reuters)


Reuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.


   

 

Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days (Reuters)


Reuters - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.


   

 

BP Gulf well "secured," awaiting final kill: U.S. (Reuters)


Reuters - BP Plc's ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is secure with no threat of spewing crude again, the top U.S. official overseeing the spill response said

   

 

Powerful quake causes devastation in New Zealand (AFP)


AFP - New Zealand's most destructive earthquake in nearly 80 years caused two billion dollars' worth of damage Saturday, felling buildings, tearing up roads and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.


   

 

Police on alert as Pakistan suicide attack victims buried (AFP)


AFP - Anti-terror police were on high alert in Pakistan on Saturday as mass burials took place for the victims of a suicide bomber who killed at least 59 people at a Shiite Muslim rally.


   

 

Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters)


Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.

   

 

2010 Colorado Senate race: Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet vs. Tea Party-backed Ken Buck (The Newsroom)


The Newsroom - In its Aug. 10 primary, Colorado set up one of the most intriguing U.S. Senate match-ups in the country, which could be a bellwether race for the national midterms. Sen. Michael Bennet must face the curse of Obama-backed incumbents -- despite running his first election campaign -- against Tea Party-backed Republican Ken Buck, who had suddenly risen to the nomination over the early GOP favorite, former state Lt. Gov. Jane Norton.

   

 

BP: Crews lifting key device from Gulf face delay (AP)


AP - Icelike crystals had formed Saturday on the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, forcing BP crews to wait before they could safely hoist the device to the surface.


   

 

Body of boxing promoter's son found on Wash. peak (AP)


AP - A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say.

   

 

Curfew declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand (Reuters)


Reuters - Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, bringing down power lines and bridges and wrecking roads and building facades.


   

 

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)


AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.


   

 

Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class (AP)


AP - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker.


   

 

The Latest Oil Platform Accident Is a Grim Reminder of Our Energy Challenges (Huffington Post)


Huffington Post - Read Sen. Tom Carper's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com

   

 

Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image (AP)


AP - Despite the smells of fried dough and roasted meat wafting from the Minnesota State Fair, Salim and Zuleyha Ozonder were focused on the people who were leaving, not the food or festivities beckoning from across the street.


   

 

Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol' (AP)


AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."


   

 

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin (AP)


AP - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.


   

 

Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being (HealthDay)


HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As children head back to school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and happy all year, an expert suggests.

   

 

German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters)


Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

   

 

PARTING SHOTS: Gov. Brewer nixes future debates (The Upshot)


The Upshot - Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has announced she will not participate in anymore debates after her embarrassing showing this week. (Arizona Daily Star) • A Malaysian man known as the "Lizard King" has pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage. [...]

   

 

What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate (AP)


AP - What now for the Gulf? News of another oil rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico, so soon after the BP oil spill, has set off a wave of anxiety along the Gulf Coast and prompted calls for the government to extend its six-month ban on deepwater drilling.


   

 

Italy escape with narrow Estonia victory (AFP)


AFP - Italy survived a scare as they came back from a goal down to escape from Tallinn with a 2-1 victory over Estonia in Euro 2012 qualifying Group C on Friday.


   

 

Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims (Reuters)


Reuters - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood victims.


   

 

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World)


PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.

   

 

Report: Blackwater created shell companies (AP)


AP - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.


   

 

BUSINESSMEN OF THE WORLD, UNITE! (Richard Reeves)


Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- In the early 1980s, in a book called "American Journey," I calculated that American corporate chief executive officers were making 30 to 40 times as much as they paid average production workers. Looking back at that, I see that I was surprised to learn that that ratio had increased from 25-to-1 in 1970 -- and that in other developed countries the ratio was closer to 10-to-1.