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Half-brother of Raoul Wallenberg dies in Geneva
AP - Guy von Dardel, a particle physicist who sought for years to find his half-brother Raoul Wallenberg in Soviet imprisonment, died Friday at his home in Geneva. He was 90.
US closely watching pivotal Japanese elections
AP - A projected landslide victory this weekend for Japan's opposition party could introduce new uncertainty into a relationship the United States has long relied on to anchor its security interests in Asia.
Mass. considers Kennedy's plan
Politico - State leaders signaled they will consider allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim successor.
Obama says Katrina offers opportunity for renewal
AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday marked the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans and other areas on the US Gulf Coast, saying tragedies offer a chance of renewal.
Next step not clear for Vicki Kennedy
Politico - Former Sen. John Warner on Victoria Kennedy: “It was as if the good Lord had sent her.”
US faces smaller, smarter enemy in Afghanistan
AP - After three tours in Iraq, U.S. Marine Sgt. Andre Leon was used to brutal shootouts with enemy fighters and expected more of the same in Afghanistan.
Noel Gallagher says he's quitting Oasis
AP - Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he's leaving the British pop band because he can't work 'a day longer' with his brother Liam.
Two Gitmo detainees sent to Portugal
AP - Justice Department officials said Friday that two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal.
Concerns dispelled over Gaddafi tent in New Jersey town
Reuters - The U.S. government on Friday dispelled concerns among angry residents of the New Jersey town of Englewood that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi would pitch his tent among them during the U.N. General Assembly.
Obama health reform turns spotlight on Canada
AP - From screaming babies to frail seniors, Canadian-born or recent immigrants, the patients flow continuously through the waiting room of Dr. Kamini Kambli's clinic. Most have made their appointments that day. None will receive a bill.
Obama returns to vacation after Kennedy funeral
AP - President Barack Obama has returned for his last full day of vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
Goodbye to 'a kind and tender hero'
Politico - Ted Kennedy has departed his beloved Boston for the final time under sodden skies to join his brothers.
After Kennedy service, Obama resumes Vineyard stay
AP - President Barack Obama has returned for his last full day of vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
Obama lauds Kennedy of 'champion' of dispossessed
AFP - President Barack Obama eulogized Senator Edward Kennedy Saturday as a 'champion' of the poor and dispossessed, unbroken by tragedies which tore unmercilessly at his political clan.
Kennedy hearse pauses at Capitol
AP - The limousine bearing the remains of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has stopped in Washington near the steps of the Senate where thousands of people are gathered to pay a final tribute.
End of an era: America says goodbye to Sen. Edward Kennedy
McClatchy Newspapers - BOSTON — America Saturday celebrated the passion and legacy of the late Sen. Edward Moore Kennedy as President Barack Obama - whom Kennedy helped propel into the nation's highest office -- pledged at a funeral mass: 'We carry on.'
Republicans take fight to Obama's turf
Politico - House Republicans are wrapping up the break on an aggressive note, taking the fight to Obama's home turf.
After Kennedy service, Obama returns to Vineyard
AP - President Barack Obama has returned for his last full day of vacation on Martha's Vineyard.
Rep. Frank seeks compromise on Fed audit bill
Reuters - Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, hopes to craft a compromise bill with lawmakers who want to open Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions to audits, a spokesman for Frank said on Saturday.
After farewells, Kennedy laid to rest
Politico - A crowd of at least 5,000 gathered at the Capitol for a last public tribute to Kennedy.
Shriver: Uncle's death may aid health care push
AP - Maria Shriver says the death of her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy could provide momentum to the senator's lifetime effort to overhaul the nation's health care system.
Texas justice's wife cleared of arson charges
AP - Arson charges have been dropped against the wife of a Texas Supreme Court justice in a fire that destroyed their home in a Houston suburb.
Chances of health compromise continue to fade
AP - A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country's 'finances sicker without saving you money.'
Rep. Frank eyes Fed audit, emergency lending curbs
Reuters - Rep. Barney Frank, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, said he plans legislation to restrict the Federal Reserve's emergency lending powers and subject the central bank to a 'complete audit.'
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