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Hundreds Killed in Nigeria Nigerian official says about 700 were killed in Maiduguri during recent fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect. Wall Street Journal
Trial Begins in Iran for Opposition Activists . . . More than 100 leading opposition activists stood trial in Iran on Saturday.
McClatchy Newspapers
Cash for Clunkers Headed for Big Expansion . . . House voted Friday to put another $2 billion into it. The Senate is expected to act next week. McClatchy Newspapers
Politics
House Votes to Reign in Execs' Excessive Pay . . . Democrats say bill could have helped avert the crisis. Republicans call it a bureaucratic power grab. Christian Science Monitor
Lawmakers Heading Home Divided on Health Care . . . Confusion and a striking lack of consensus even among the ruling Democrats.
McClatchy Newspapers
McCain Holds Forth . . . The maverick on Obamanomics, Sarah Palin, and the media. Wall Street Journal
Obama Formula for Victory . . . Book explores how Obama's team forged a path that surprised everyone, even the candidate.
Washington Post
Sasha and Malia's Fabulous Summer . . . They've toured the Eiffel Tower, ogled the Jonas Brothers, made Gelato in Rome. Is it a bit much during a recession? New York Times
National Security
Three U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan . . . Militants in eastern Afghanistan attacked U.S. forces with gunfire Sunday after a roadside bomb hit their convoy. Associated Press
Raul Castro Say Cuba Won't Change . . . But country gets more bad economic news as government cuts its budget for the second time this year. Reuters
Bombings Suggest al Qaeda in Iraq May Be Back . . . Insurgents are determined to destabilize the country now that American forces have partly withdrawn. McClatchy Newspapers
Three Americans Arrested in Iran . . . Iranian state TV on Saturday confirmed the arrests of three Americans who crossed into Iran from northern Iraq. McClatchy Newspapers
News on the Money
Aid to Unemployed Running Out . . . Tens of thousands of workers have used up their benefits, and the numbers are expected to soar in the months to come. New York Times
Sun Shines on Solar Energy . . . Weak economy makes solar panels more affordable to homeowners. Los Angeles Times
Five Stocks to Get You Back on Track . . . Wall Street Journal says buy these stocks. The market opens at 9:30 ET tomorrow.
Wall Street Journal
International
Khatami Warns of Show Trial . . . One-time reformist leader warns mass trial for those allegedly behind unrest could further divide the people from the regime. Los Angeles Times
Conflict's Deadly Ripple Effects . . . Fighting in Congo kills millions, most succumbing to effects of displacement and disease.
Washington Post
Mao's Slave Teenage Brides . . . Thousands of girls aged 13 to 19 went to China’s remote far west in the 1950s to follow soldiers sent to colonize the Muslim region. Times (UK)
Spanish Police Hunt Terrorists . . . Following the bomb attack on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca on Thursday, Spain is on high alert.
Der Spiegel
Two Killed in Tel Aviv Gay Community Center . . . Police still searching for gunman. Jerusalem Post
Christians Attacked in Pakistan . . . Hundreds of rioting Muslims attack Christians in eastern Pakistan, burning and looting homes in a rampage that killed eight Christians. Associated Press
Also Today. . .
Pluto Demotion to Stick . . . Opportunity to finally change official "non-planet" status nowhere to be found on the International Astronomical Union agenda. Houston Chronicle
Father Guilty of Killing Daughter by Praying . . . Diabetic daughter died at family home without treatment; father testified he thought God would heal her. He didn't. Associated Press
Cop Describes Fake Bomb Ordeal at La Guardia . . . The man had on a red backpack, slung low. A cylindrical object hung off it.
New York Daily News
Pilot's Remains Found After 18 Years . . . Capt. Michael Scott Speicher's jet was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the Persian Gulf War. Los Angeles Times
Today's Video
A Baby Tossing Ritual in India . . . MSNBC
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