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Top Stories: UBS Loss, Medal Of Honor For Marine

Good morning.

Our early posts:

-- U.K. Prime Minister To Gadhafi: 'It Is Over, Give Up'

-- Swiss Bank UBS Says Rogue Trader Caused $2 Billion Loss

Other top headlines of the day so far:

-- "For A Marine Hero, A Medal Of Honor." (Morning Edition)

-- "New Foreclosures Surge During August In Hardest-Hit Markets." (Los Angeles Times)

-- "Obama Green-Tech Program That Backed Solyndra Struggles To Create Jobs." (The Washington Post)

-- "As Influence Of Islamists Rises, Hard Questions For Libya." (The New York Times)

-- University Of California Tuition "Could Rise By 16% A Year." (San Francisco Chronicle)

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