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President Obama nominated Princeton University economist Alan Krueger to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The appointment comes as Obama prepares to unveil a new jobs package.

Defying the terms of his release, the country's most famous social critic says Beijing is "a constant nightmare."

It's still early to make exact pronouncements about how much damage Irene caused, and President Obama says the cleanup in many areas will be tough. But overall, the storm appears to have caused much less damage than forecasters said was possible.

In Colombia, prosecutors say the country's intelligence service bugged the Supreme Court, tapped the telephones of judges and followed their every move. Prosecutors also say the illegal surveillance was directed from the offices of former President Alvaro Uribe.

Those held in Libya's most notorious prisons, including political prisoners, have been freed. Some have been tearfully reunited with friends and family members. But others have not yet been heard from.

Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina blew up the Gulf Coast, killed more than 1,800 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. On the Mississippi coast, thousands still live in battered housing, trapped by a technicality: Their homes were damaged by wind gusts rather than Katrina's storm surge.

Irene's sweep up the East Coast caused millions to lose power this past weekend — many of whom may not have it restored for days. And although most mass transit systems are up and running again, long-distance travelers aren't so lucky: They're stranded at airports and rail stations across the region.

Jeffs, who was convicted of sexual abuse three weeks ago, was hospitalized after a three-day fast. Texas prison authorities said he was in critical but stable condition.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's George Mathis may have started a panic earlier today when he wrote the headline "Farmville is burning." But he quickly clarified that this was an actual, not a virtual, fire.

Many cities in central and southeast Kentucky draw water from the Kentucky River. Other communities tap into the Big Sandy, Ohio, Licking and Mississippi…