Ahmadinejad and 9/11 attacks

Va. woman executed for slayings in 2002 Washington Post By Maria Glod JARRATT, VA. - Teresa Lewis, who plotted with her young lover to kill her husband and stepson for insurance money, became the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly 100 years Thursday night when she was killed by lethal injection. ... See all stories on this topic »

Eddie Fisher dies at 82; popular singer known for high-profile marriages Los Angeles Times From 1950 to '56, he recorded dozens of songs that made the top 40 and four that reached No. 1 on the pop charts. He wed Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor and Connie Stevens. Eddie Fisher's "golden sound," as he described it in his 1999 memoir, ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Chinese premier calls for more cooperation with US Xinhua UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here with US President Barack Obama on Thursday, focusing on bilateral ties and regional and world issues and calling for more cooperation. China and the United States can deepen their ... See all stories on this topic » Xinhua

Israel 'ready to compromise' on settlements AFP JERUSALEM — Israel on Friday raised the possibility of a compromise on settlement construction just ahead of the scheduled ending of curbs that threatened to derail US-backed Middle East peace talks. Just two days before the conclusion of the 10-month ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

A closer look at GOP 'Pledge to America' Washington Post By Perry Bacon Jr. Proposals: Republicans have a series of ideas that would change how Congress works. They would require Congress to cite the specific constitutional authority that undergirds each piece of legislation, to post bills online 72 hours ... See all stories on this topic »

Ahmadinejad and 9/11 attacks Aljazeera.net Surveys show large segments of the world population agree with the Iranian leader's "US government involvement" claims. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has again managed to steal the global spotlight, after levelling a series of rhetorical ... See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Boxer leading Fiorina in Calif. Senate race The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has widened her lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, according to a Field Poll released Friday. The survey showed Boxer leading Fiorina 47 percent to 41 percent, with 12 percent of ... See all stories on this topic »

'Mom's gone crazy:' 4 killed in Seattle shooting The Associated Press SEATTLE — A woman fatally shot three people and herself at a Seattle home Thursday, injuring another woman who fled into the front yard and told officers: "My mom has gone crazy," police said. The woman who opened fire was a grandmother who first ... See all stories on this topic »

Former Soviet leader dies in Moscow Xinhua MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Former Vice President of the Soviet Union, Gennady Yanayev, died in a Moscow hospital early Friday at the age of 73. Yanayev had been suffering from a "serious and long-lasting illness," reported the Interfax news agency, ... See all stories on this topic »