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Local News/Sports

Plano Topix

• Mott's Strike: RWDSU Accepts U.S. Secretary of Labor Solis's Call to Resume Negotiations Immediately
• New Radar Guns Take Video, Photos of Speeders
• How to deal with pesky hiccups, nosebleeds and shivers
• Sam Johnson announces mobile office hours Sept. 23 in Frisco,...
• New pastor joins Bethlehem Lutheran
• Neighborhood patrols help Richardson's crime decline 12 percent from last year
• Longview Fire Chief narrowed to three finalists
• Widening of Preston Road expected to bring big changes to Prosper and Celina
• How to solve hiccups, nosebleeds, shivers
• POLL: Who Rocks The Bikini Better? Lisa Stanley Or Demi Moore?
• Texas Firm Temporarily Plugs Leaking ND Oil Well

Dallas News

• New leader of Park Board is changing landscape of system
• Background: Mike Rawlings
• Dallas officials to review report on police escort for killer's funeral
• Dallas' Oak Cliff will be a real-life classroom for UT-Arlington urban planning students
• Dallas-area Republicans exult, Democrats fret as Labor Day kicks off fall campaign push

Plano News

• At a glance: Video-equipped speed guns
• Plano considers buying camera guns for traffic cops
• Plano speeders could soon face laser guns that can capture video
• Sandra Fay: Connemara Conservancy Foundation marks reopening of Meadow Preserve
• Police across Texas on the lookout for drunken drivers over Labor Day weekend

Frisco News

• Cheerleaders come to Frisco in attempt to break Guinness world record
• Jury deliberating punishment for Dallas woman convicted of intoxication manslaughter for fatal wrong-way crash on Dallas North Tollway
• Community calendar for Collin and eastern Dallas counties
• Little Elm property owner accidentally runs over, kills man after suspected break-in

McKinney News

• McKinney police arrest teen after chase in grandmother's SUV
• Tennessee investor buys Times Square apartments in McKinney’s Craig Ranch

Dallas Cowboys

• Cowlishaw: New-look 'Skins create unfamiliar rivalry, exciting opener
• Bob's Cowboys blog debuts: How to maximize Tashard Choice
• Fraley: As season opener nears, Cowboys must 'flip the switch' in a hurry
• Hall of Famer says Cowboys more 'Brokeback' than 'Eastwood'
• Readers react to Hall of Famer calling Cowboys 'Brokeback'

Dallas Mavericks

• Tim Thomas explains loyalty as biggest reason for returning
• Mavericks' Chandler grabs seven rebounds; US beats Angola to reach quarterfinals
• Mavericks center Tyson Chandler is rebounding leader in U.S. win over Iran
• Chat replay: Kevin Sherrington answers your questions

Dallas Stars

• Grading the Dallas Stars' off-season moves: Defensemen
• Grading the Stars' off-season moves: Depth forwards
• Grading the Stars' off-season moves: Goalies
• Dallas Stars player profile: Fabian Brunnstrom

Texas Rangers

• Blue Jays' power proves too much for Tommy Hunter, Rangers
• Rangers' Scott Feldman will make spot start in place of ailing ace Cliff Lee
• Can the Rangers sweep the major postseason awards, make history?
• Ian Kinsler returns for Rangers and returns to familiar place in lineup
• Rangers add Esteban German, designating Alex Cora for assignment

National News

Wall Street Journal - News

• Get Ready for an Anti-Incumbent Wave
• Nevada Race Tests Democratic Pros
• Stress Tests Missed Debt at EU Lenders
• ABC News President to Depart

Newsweek

• Ground Zero Christian Center Kicks Off with Fire and Brimstone
• School 'Reform' and Student Motivation
• Don't Ignore Inland Oil Issues
• Wanted: Obama-Boehner Midterm Debates
• Study: Mom-and-Pops a Drain on the Economy
• Iowa Looks to Retirees to Coordinate Guard Efforts

Washington Post

• Tight Wisconsin races reflect Democrats' plight
• Laboring for votes in Prince George's
• Muslims toning down Eid festivities in honor of Sept. 11
• Republicans making gains ahead of midterm elections


New York Times - Obituary

• Tsung-yi Lin, 89, Psychiatrist With Global Approach, Dies
• Jefferson Thomas, Who Helped Integrate Little Rock School, Dies at 67
• Corneille, Dutch Artist With a Lyrical Modernism, Dies at 88
• Paul Conrad, Cartoonist, Dies at 86
• Robert Schimmel, Comic, Dies at 60
• Larry Ashmead, Editor With an Eye for Talent, Dies at 78
• Raimon Panikkar, Catholic Theologian, Is Dead at 91
• Mick Lally, Irish Actor and Founder of the Druid Theater, Dies at 64
• Frank C. Garland, 60, Who Connected Vitamin D Deficiency and Cancer, Dies
• George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96
• Vance Bourjaily, Novelist Exploring Postwar America, Dies at 87

U.S. News and World Report - National News

• Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes
• Boston Dawna, the Batman of Venice Beach, retires
• The nation's weather
• WTC steel columns to be installed at 9/11 museum
• Protest over fatal shooting by LAPD turns violent
• Montana plane crash revives 'lap child' debate
• No sign of man in 4-day search of Calif. landfill
• Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower
• Imam behind NYC mosque back in US after Gulf trip
• NY firefighter, manhole worker die; fumes cited
• Appeals court panel denies stay for Wash. inmate

International News

Wall Street Journal - International News

• Red Shirts Test Thai Limits
• Australia's Labor Narrowly Secures Second Term
• U.S. Presses for Kabul Bank Probe
• French Unions Protest Pension Overhaul
• Petraeus Speaks Out on Quran Burning
• EU Ministers Back Budget Control
• Bahrain Accuses Activists of Terror
• Hon Hai Looks to China's Interior
• Suicide Bomb Kills 18 in Pakistan
• U.N. Agency: Iran Impedes Inspectors
• UPS Crash Puts Focus on Cockpit Smoke

Washington Post - International News

• U.N. report: Iran stockpiling nuclear materials
• North Korea's party leaders gather in Pyongyang as speculation about Kim Jong Il's successor intensifies
• New lawsuit to challenge laptop searches at U.S. border
• As U.S. officials begin visit to Beijing, relations are 'sound,' China says
• Dutch town of Delft is center of a new Iranian activism
• In Europe, science collides with the bottom line
• Kabul Bank has 'normalized,' Afghan officials say
• North Korea to free seven fishermen detained last month
• Trapped Chilean miners, families frustrated over mail delivery
• Pakistani refugees showing some can-do spirit

Newsweek - International News

• Something’s Not Working in South Africa
• The Scandal Behind the Sarrazin Scandal
• How Marine Le Pen Is Changing French Politics
• Zakaria: Why America Overreacted to 9/11
• Pakistan Is the World's Most Dangerous Country
• The Land of the Tasmanian Devil Turns Glam
• Why Osama Bin Laden Still Matters
• Inside Al Qaeda
• The War Within WikiLeaks
• 'The Arab Lobby: The Invisible Alliance That Undermines America’s Interests in the Middle East'
• Brazil's One-Party Democracy

International Herald Tribune

• Australian Labor Party to Form New Government
• Labour Politicians Assail Government Over Phone Scandal
• Insurgents Kill Afghan District Leader
• N. Korea Frees Seven Detained Foreign Fishermen
• Strikers in Paris and London Snarl Travel
• In Russia, a Shortage Triggers Soviet Habits
• Jakarta Journal: Indonesians Go Home, by the Millions
• Andrea Petkovic’s Experience at U.S. Open Comes to an End

U.S. News and World Report - International News

• German police raid largest neo-Nazi group
• Hundreds of looted artifacts returned to Iraq
• Russian minister: Slow response let fires spread
• Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
• Congo police arrest 3 men carrying elephant ivory
• Norway man pleads not guilty to terror financing
• NKorea frees 7 detained SKorean, Chinese fishermen
• Flight data recorder found amid UPS wreckage
• Peter Carey, Emma Donoghue up for Booker Prize
• Indonesian volcano erupts again; strongest yet

Business News

Wall Street Journal - Business

• Obama to Push Tax Break
• HSBC Chairman to Step Down
• Mark Hurd Hired by H-P Rival Oracle
• Bankruptcy Court Is Traders' Battleground
• Oil Tycoon: PWC Caved to Kremlin
• Kia Motors Names New Vice Chairman
• MUFG Invests in Chinese Fund
• Barclays Taps Diamond as CEO
• Chevron Buys South China Sea Stake From Devon
• Inquiry Zeroes In on Google Deal
• Wipro Sees "Moderate Impact" from U.S. Visa Fee Hike

New York Times - Business

• Barclays Elevates Diamond to C.E.O.
• Obama to Propose Tax Write-Off for Capital Investments
• Obama Offers a Transit Plan to Create Jobs
• Many Line Up to Go Public, but Market Mood Is Iffy
• Danish Shipping Giant to Switch to Cleaner Fuel When in Hong Kong
• Chief of ABC News Is Resigning
• Labor Tries to Organize Carwashes in Los Angeles
• Soros to Donate $100 Million to Rights Group

Washington Post - Business

• World stocks rise on hopes that U.S. economy can avoid returning to recession
• Oracle hires Mark Hurd as president; Phillips resigns
• New council of regulators will take aim at systemic risks
• Laid off at the top of his game, video producer reinvented himself
• Developers of D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront offering pre-construction goodies to spike interest in project
• Economic events for the week of Sept. 6, 2010
• 'Could lightning strike twice for me?'
• In struggling housing market, buyers and sellers are out of sync
• Warren Brown reviews the 2011 Honda CR-Z EX
• Mobile apps can give careers, job searches a boost
• Featured Advertiser

U.S. News and World Report - Business News

• GT Solar stakeholder selling 10 shares
• British lawmakers to quiz police over phone hacks
• Official: Obama to back more business tax breaks
• Burger King adds pancakes in breakfast push
• AP analysis: Economic pain failed to ease in July
• 20 most stressed, 20 least stressed counties
• EU nations OK financial supervision deal
• Report: China passenger car sales up 18 pct in Aug
• Barclays taps Diamond to succeed Varley as CEO
• Kia's top executive resigns after recalls
• World stocks fall amid renewed Europe bank worries

Science and Technology

New York Times - Technology

• Hurd Is Now a President at Oracle, H.P.’s Rival
• Once a Dynamo, the Tech Sector Is Slow to Hire
• Advertising: Marketing Fanciful Items in the Lands of Make Believe
• Frequent Flier: With Wi-Fi Aboard, Be Careful What You Click
• 9 Years After 9/11, Public Safety Radio Not Ready
• Texas Attorney General Investigates Google Search
• Google to Simplify Its Privacy Policies
• Apple-Facebook Friction Erupts Over Ping
• What It Means When YouTube Gets Small, and Big
• Apple Faces Many Rivals for Streaming to TVs
• From Viral Video to Billboard 100

International Herald Tribune - Technology


International Herald Tribune - Health and Science

• Mind: Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
• In Feast of Data on BPA Plastic, No Final Answer
• Health Care Wastefulness Is Detailed in Studies
• Tasty Vegan Food? Cupcakes Show It Can Be Done
• Learning to Talk the Talk in a Hospital
• Topical Gel Catches Up With Pills for Relief
• At Hospitals, New Methods With a Focus on Diversity
• Global Update: Tuberculosis: Automated Test for Drug-Resistant TB Gives Results in Hours, Not Weeks
• Vital Signs: Nostrums: A Bit of Marijuana Is Found to Ease Pain
• Vital Signs: Risks: Asleep, and Helping to Keep the Weight Off
• Vital Signs: Prevention: Surgery Sharply Reduces Risk of 2 Cancers

U.S. News and World Report - Technology News

• Oracle names ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd co-president
• Mozambican radio: 9 who call for protests arrested
• Summary Box: Entrepreneur building fans of shorts
• Entrepreneur finds audience for short filmmakers
• Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger
• Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world
• AP Interview: Wikipedia founder bullish on news
• Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings
• German court rules against YouTube over copyright
• Summary Box: iPhone app with augmented reality
• Review: mTrip iPhone app uses augmented reality

Editorials

New York Times - Opinion

• Editorial: A Necessary Moratorium
• Editorial: Japan’s Leadership Merry-Go-Round
• Editorial: Who Should Provide Anesthesia Care?
• Letters: Before Giving Up Hope on Alzheimer’s
• Letters: Wall Street and Obama: A Fraught Relationship
• Letter: Fuel Economy Labels
• Letter: Humanities Education
• Letters: The New Way to Vote in New York City
• Letters: The Lessons of Acid Rain
• Letter: The Race to ... Where?
• Op-Ed Columnist: The Gospel of Wealth

Wall Street Journal - Opinion

• The Obama Economy
• Fred Barnes: Washington and the 'Recovery Summer' That Wasn't
• George P. Shultz: Learning From Experience on Arms Control
• School Voucher Breakout
• Lenore Skenazy: Whatever Happened to Walking to School?
• Saul Greenfield: In Defense of Physician Autonomy
• William Easterly: The Hazards of Doing Good
• Notable & Quotable
• Bret Stephens: 'Rhymes With Fagin'
• William McGurn: Education Reform Starts With Pension Reform
• Week in Review

National Review

• Mary Jo Kilroy, Socialist Revolutionary
• Fighting for Alaska
• The Case for Marriage
• The Biggest Bubble-Makers
• Americans Wake Up to Islamism
• Why the Right Fears Transforming America
• The Sin of Indulging Your Guilty Conscience
• Inherited from Whom?
• Big Labor’s Stealth Card-Check Strategy
• The Higher Education Bubble
• Hypocrisy Is Big Labor’s Big Problem

Washington Post - Opinion

• The Postal Service has a strong case for union concessions
• The NRA is working to gut the latest federal gun bill
• President Obama is right to back lawsuit of carbon emissions
• Toyota's acceleration problem could be customer-based
• Whether to use drones on Americans linked to al-Qaeda
• A silly signature rule stymies Montgomery petitioners
• Solutions for Ward 8 and elsewhere
• Montgomery schools
• Do you know where your children are?
• Feeling scorned, big business turns its back on President Obama
• Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tries to crush dissenters

Washington Post - Op-Ed

• Gov. Barbour's civil rights fairy tale
• In Europe, it's no longer East vs. West
• Even if peace talks fail, Palestine's independence is inevitable
• Obama's shrinking presidency
• A speech from the Far Side: What our enemies heard
• School reform's meager results
• Hard times for workers on Labor Day 2010
• Pakistani flood relief must start with fighting corruption
• When unions mattered, prosperity was shared

City of Plano

• Welcome to the City of Plano, Texas
• Contact Information
• Arts of Collin County
• Global Advisory Committee
• Parks and Recreation Planning Board
• Planning & Zoning Commission Agendas and Packets
• Plano Economic Development Board, Inc Agendas
• 401(a) Commission
• Senior Citizens Advisory Board
• Youth Commission Minutes
• Animal Shelter Art Selection Panel Minutes

U.S. News and World Report - Opinion

• A Week in History: The Munich Olympics, Panama Canal, and Frances Cleveland
• A Second Stimulus Will Not Fix the Economy
• Sarah Palin for RNC Chair
• Retiring the Myth of 'Big Labor'
• The Sensible Way to Extend the Bush Tax Cuts
• Why Is the Media Ignoring Discovery Channel Gunman's Radical Views?
• Gaza’s Problems Make Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Futile
• Will Election 2010 Bring Republicans Back to Power?
• Sexist Shots at Palin, Pelosi Signal New Backlash Against Women
• Will Tea Party Acknowledge That Illegal Immigration Has Dropped?
• Obama's Overreach Has Even Made GOP Competitive on the West Coast

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