Economy in peril, Obama pushes plan to Congress (AP)

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• Economy in peril, Obama pushes plan to Congress (AP)
• Nearly 100K told to flee new Northeast flooding (AP)
• Congressional debt reduction panel kicks off work (AP)
• Federal court tosses lawsuits over health reform (AP)
• Audio files reveal 9/11 air traffic horror (AP)
• Feds investigate solar firm that got $535M US loan (AP)
• Libya's acting premier calls for unity, rebuilding (AP)
• First black child diagnosed with aging disease (AP)
• 'Game-changer' in evolution from S. African bones (AP)
• Colts owner: Manning will be out 'awhile' (AP)
• Bernanke: Fed to help restore strong growth, mum on measures (Reuters)
• Major Yahoo shareholder calls for new board (Reuters)
• Court tosses Virginia challenge to healthcare law (Reuters)
• NATO says mistakenly killed BBC Afghan reporter in July (Reuters)
• Republicans push tax reform in deficit panel (Reuters)
• Analysis: Time running out for a Reagan-style recovery (Reuters)
• World policymakers see darkening outlook (Reuters)
• SEC suspends destruction of enforcement records (Reuters)
• Iraq withdrawal: How many US troops will remain? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Economy in peril, Obama pushes plan to Congress (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT AP - Struggling to fix the sickly economy, President Barack Obama was appealing for support from a divided Congress Thursday night for a $300 billion battery of ideas to create jobs quickly and keep more cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans. His message to Republican lawmakers: This is your mess to clean up, too.

Nearly 100K told to flee new Northeast flooding (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT AP - Nearly 100,000 people from New York to Maryland were ordered to flee the rising Susquehanna River on Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped more rain across the Northeast, closing major highways and socking areas still recovering from Hurricane Irene.

Congressional debt reduction panel kicks off work (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT AP - Republicans and Democrats on the special supercommittee warned of a financial crisis threatening future generations as the congressional debt reduction panel kicked off its work Thursday with an imperative to slash the deficit and lift the sluggish economy.

Federal court tosses lawsuits over health reform (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court in Virginia dismissed two lawsuits Thursday that had claimed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was unconstitutional, though it remains likely the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually decide whether the government can force individuals to buy insurance.

Audio files reveal 9/11 air traffic horror (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:12 PM PDT AP - Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding in the sky, as air traffic controllers struggled to follow the faint tracks of hijacked planes, fighter jets tried in vain to chase them down and a flight attendant made a desperate appeal for help.

Feds investigate solar firm that got $535M US loan (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:25 PM PDT AP - FBI agents executed search warrants Thursday at the headquarters of California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, which received more than $500 million in federal loan guarantees before filing for bankruptcy last week.

Libya's acting premier calls for unity, rebuilding (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT AP - The acting prime minister for Libya's new rulers is appealing for national unity to rebuild the country while calling Moammar Gadhafi a figure of the past.

First black child diagnosed with aging disease (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:40 PM PDT AP - The elfin child with the big personality and bright smile calls herself "the first lady" and dreams of the future. But doctors say 12-year-old Ontlametse Phalatse has only, perhaps, another couple of years to live.

'Game-changer' in evolution from S. African bones (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:19 PM PDT AP - Two million-year-old bones belonging to a creature with both apelike and human traits provide the clearest evidence of evolution's first major step toward modern humans — findings some are calling a potential game-changer.

Colts owner: Manning will be out 'awhile' (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT AP - The Indianapolis Colts say franchise quarterback Peyton Manning had another neck surgery Thursday and there is no timetable for his return. Manning had the procedure after undergoing more diagnostic tests and consulting with doctors earlier this week. The team did not provide details, but says it will keep the four-time league MVP on the active roster for now.

Bernanke: Fed to help restore strong growth, mum on measures (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. central bank would spare no effort to boost disappointingly weak growth and reduce unemployment, while downplaying concerns about inflation.

Major Yahoo shareholder calls for new board (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - Hedge fund Third Point LLC has scooped up shares of Yahoo Inc and is demanding that the company overhaul its board, saying the directors have made "serious misjudgments" and "destroyed value" for stockholders.

Court tosses Virginia challenge to healthcare law (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 01:03 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. appeals court handed President Barack Obama another victory for his signature healthcare law on Thursday, rejecting challenges by the state of Virginia and others seeking to invalidate the law as unconstitutional.

NATO says mistakenly killed BBC Afghan reporter in July (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. soldier killed an Afghan reporter working for the BBC, mistakenly believing him to be a suicide bomber about to detonate his explosives during an attack in July, a NATO-led alliance said on Thursday.

Republicans push tax reform in deficit panel (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:17 PM PDT Reuters - Republicans put tax reform squarely onto the agenda of Congress' deficit-cutting "super committee" on Thursday at its first meeting, with members also stressing the need to boost job creation.

Analysis: Time running out for a Reagan-style recovery (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:14 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama has scant time left to build the muscular economic recovery that won Ronald Reagan his re-election in 1984 after he seemed similarly at risk of being a one-term president at the half way point in his administration.

World policymakers see darkening outlook (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT Reuters - From Seoul to Washington, policymakers are increasingly worried about the outlook for the global economy.

SEC suspends destruction of enforcement records (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission this week ordered the enforcement division to cease destroying all investigative records after an internal whistleblower complained the agency was wrongfully discarding important records.

Iraq withdrawal: How many US troops will remain? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is considering dropping the president’s commitment to withdrawing all US troops from Iraq by the end of the year in favor of keeping several thousand military trainers there.

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