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A contentious 9/11 anniversary unfolds
Justin Elliott
UPDATED: Neo-fascist Dutch pol speaks at anti-Muslim rally, the Quran burn is off, and Obama defends U.S. values
Protesters support Park51 on 9/11
Verena Dobnik, Beth Fouhy
Dueling crowds argue over the Muslim center on the heels of a World Trade Center memorial
My 9/11 dinner with Bush and Rumsfeld
Marian Fontana
Two years after losing my husband in the towers, I went to the White House -- and showed them how I really felt
Obama speaks on 9/11, supports tolerance
Erica Werner
Amid anti-Islamic incidents, the President commemorates the attack's anniversary with solidarity speech
Roundup: Men influence birth control use
Tracy Clark-Flory
Also: "The menaissance" returns, the Times' obit section creeps toward equality and more
The pastor and cheap, selective concern for “blood-spilling”
Glenn Greenwald
People who respect political figures with ample blood on their hands suddenly outraged over powerless joke of a guy
How (and why) the media made Terry Jones a star
Justin Elliott
Gen. Petraeus' comments sparked a frenzy in the U.S. But the story had been going strong in Muslim media for weeks
U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,176
The Associated Press
At least 955 have died as a result of hostile action, according to Department of Defense
Planned Quran burning sparks Pakistan protests
Amir Shah
Some fear a backlash against Christians in predominantly Muslim countries
Obama requests minister call off Quran burning
Associated Press
"I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values," the president says
Obama wins the right to invoke “State Secrets” to protect Bush crimes
Glenn Greenwald
The Obama/Bush weapon for shielding presidential lawbreaking from judicial review becomes stronger
Pastor Terry Jones: P.R. visionary
Justin Elliott
How did an obscure pastor's plan to burn the Quran become an international media sensation?
Angelina Jolie condemns planned Quran burning
Sebastian Abbot
"I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody's religious book," the actress says
Minister: 9/11 Quran burnings will go forward
Mitch Stacy
Terry Jones ignores Gen. Petraeus' warning that desecrating the Islamic holy book will endanger American troops
9/11 widow: The media duped us
Alissa Torres
As I watch other victims argue over Park51, I feel like reporters turned us into the experts we never were
Will our generals ever shut up?
Tom Engelhardt
As the military masters the media pulpit, it's pushing America toward a more hawkish position in foreign affairs
Bob Woodward’s Obama book: Will it be as bad as its cover?
Alex Pareene
The famous reporter's late-career "chat with the powerful and print whatever they tell him" period continues
Gen. Petraeus: Burning Quran endangers troops
Kimberly Dozier
A Florida church's call to burn the Islamic holy book on 9/11 prompts a rebuke from a top U.S. commander
Shall I be a doctor’s trophy wife?
Cary Tennis
I've been offered a life of privilege. But I yearn for struggle and pain. Am I crazy?
Despite celebration, Iraq war continues
David Sirota
Barack Obama's declaration that combat is over is not the second coming of V-J Day
Unmanned Air Force Reaper crashes in Mojave Desert
Associated Press
No reports of injuries or property damage; Air Force board is examining what led to crash
Tony Blair: “I cried for Iraq war victims”
Jill Lawless
But the former British leader still defends the war in his new memoir
The truths about Iraq that Obama couldn’t utter
Joe Conason
As troops withdraw from Iraq, the president gave a dutiful speech. But there was so much he could not say
Obama: Operation Iraqi Freedom is over
Alex Pareene
The president's Oval Office address on the official end of a long, pointless war
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