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Edward Kennedy Dies. Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies "Mr. Kennedy, a disciplined liberal lawmaker with a sometimes-stormy personal life, knew triumph and tragedy during his decades near the center of American political history." Obama Offers Tribute to ‘a Great Leader’ “President Obama called Senator Edward M. Kennedy ‘the greatest United States Senator of our time.’” Kennedy’s Death Raises Issues of Succession “Senator Kennedy’s death will leave uncertain the identity of his successor and the fate of health care reform.” Lawmaker's work touched millions of lives “Kennedy was the last surviving son of one of the nation's legendary political families.” Ted Kennedy's triumphs, trials captured on video “Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a 15-month battle with brain cancer.”
School Lunch Nutrition. Congress may bolster school lunch nutrition “When Michelle Obama and her fifth-grade partners harvested lettuce and peas in the White House garden this spring, she made a point of saying that American children are ‘not eating right and not moving their bodies at all,’ and she cited what they eat in school as part of the problem.” Congress may bolster school lunch nutrition “President Obama has proposed a $1-billion increase for the Child Nutrition Act, which lawmakers will consider for renewal this fall.”
C.I.A. Interrogations. Report Shows Tight C.I.A. Control on Interrogations “The strong impression that emerges from newly public documents on the agency’s interrogation program is of overwhelming control from Washington, not gung-ho operatives running wild.” CIA Releases Its Instructions For Breaking a Detainee's Will “As the session begins, the detainee stands naked, except for a hood covering his head. Guards shackle his arms and legs, then slip a small collar around his neck. The collar will be used later; according to CIA guidelines for interrogations, it will serve as a handle for slamming the detainee's head against a wall.” Cheney Criticizes Widening Investigation of CIA Counterterrorism Program “The Justice Department's decision Monday to expand an existing investigation of potentially illegal actions related to the CIA's counterterrorism program provoked fresh criticism from former vice president Richard B. Cheney, a strong supporter of the harsh interrogation techniques central to the program.” Key Members of Both Parties Criticize Holder Decision to Look Into Alleged CIA Abuse of Detainees “Senior Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill voiced their dissatisfaction Tuesday with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s decision to appoint a special prosecutor to examine CIA interrogators' alleged abuse of terrorism suspects earlier this decade.”
Twitter. Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens “Despite their reputation as early adopters, young people are not flocking to Twitter. But their parents are.”
Japan. After Decades, Japan Prepares for Likely New Ruling Party “After decades of a virtual one-party state, the Japanese now are confronting what a change of power would actually mean.”
Afghanistan. Wide Fraud Is Charged as Afghans Tally Votes “The first preliminary count in the Afghan presidential election released Tuesday showed President Hamid Karzai with a slender lead.” Afghanistan's early returns point to a tie, possible runoff “What was billed as a pivotal summer for the Western war effort in Afghanistan has become a season of drift and disappointment.” On Afghanistan, Obama Torn Between Generals Urging Buildup and His Party's Base “President Obama is caught between two important constituencies as he recalibrates his policy in Afghanistan -- the generals who want more troops, and the base of his own party, whose tolerance for a worsening conflict is quickly evaporating.”
China. China Announces Voluntary Organ Donor System “China inaugurated its first voluntary organ-donor program, hoping to overhaul a system that now gets most of its organs from the black-market and executed convicts.”
Nuclear Regulators. Nuclear Regulators Urge High-Tech Fire Detection “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants plants to shift from human fire detection to high-tech tools.”
Philippines. Philippine workers abroad: The boon has a price “Looking down the main drag of this farm town, Police Chief Eric Noble marvels at the modern conveniences – byproducts of the fierce ties binding Philippine families.”
Abdul Aziz Hakim Dies. Powerful Iraqi political leader Abdul Aziz Hakim dies
Abdul Aziz Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful political leaders and the head of one of its most prominent Shiite religious dynasties, died after a battle with lung cancer." Powerful Iraqi Shiite leader dies in Iran “Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the scion of a revered clerical family who channeled rising Shiite Muslim power after the fall of Saddam Hussein to become one of Iraq's most influential politicians, died Wednesday in Iran.”
Deficit. Deficit Projected To Soar With New Programs “The nation would be forced to borrow more than $9 trillion to support President Obama's initiatives and other federal programs over the next decade, the White House said Tuesday, a sharp increase in projected deficits that provided fresh ammunition to critics of the president's sweeping proposal to expand health coverage to the uninsured.”
Health-Care Town Hall. U.S. Rep. James P. Moran, Howard Dean Appear at Health-Care Town Hall in Reston “A raucous crowd of about 2,500 people jammed a high school gymnasium in Reston on Tuesday night to hear U.S. Rep. James P. Moran Jr. offer a robust defense of Democratic efforts to reform health care.”
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