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  • Krugman wrote that "the memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned" by President George W. Bush and others. Rumsfeld, Bush's Defense secretary, is angry.
  • The president criticizes an unnamed GOP aide for saying Republicans don't want to cooperate on a jobs plan because it would be bad politics for the GOP. He doesn't note that some Republicans, including that aide, also say the plan won't work.
  • The cable giant now offers Internet access to low-income families for $9.95 per month. Stipulated by its merger with NBCUniversal, the effort is meant to help children access resources they need for school. But families need more than cheap Internet access to bridge the digital divide, experts say.
  • In an effort to protect its territory, the ant of Borneo will grab on to an invading ant and squeeze itself to death. When it "blows up" it releases a yellow goo that binds it permanently to its opponent and in the end they both end up dead.
  • Humana and UPS both say they’ll continue to monitor the effect the Sherman Minton Bridge closure has on their operations. Humana has around 1,900 Southern…
  • The fine comes a day after Williams took an umpire to task at a U.S. Open match. Williams told the ump she was "unattractive inside."
  • The notion of "bounce-back potential" actually has much bearing on the GOP's Tea Party-sponsored debate Monday night. Because whether Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann can rebound and by how much are critical questions to their political futures.
  • Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan is visiting the three Arab countries that this year ousted long-time authoritarian leaders — Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. Turkey is playing an increasingly prominent role in the region and is looking to start on good terms with the new leaders in these countries.
  • Many Broadway revivals trim their budgets by downsizing the orchestra, but a new Follies features 28 musicians in the pit. Jeff Lunden speaks with orchestrator Jonathan Tunick about working on the Stephen Sondheim score, which evokes Broadway styles of the '20s, '30s and '40s — as well as the contemporary music of 1971.
  • Deepening concerns that debt-troubled Greece may default — and increasingly strident comments by several politicians in Germany about that possibility — helped send European markets sharply lower on Monday, raising worries about the sector's health.
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