Monday's Daily Brief

Monday, September 12, 2011 Arianna Huffington: Honoring the Memory of 9/11 By Honoring the Memory of 9/12 Arianna Huffington: As the years have gone by, my memories of 9/11 have come to focus less on the bewilderment, the fear, the horror, and the outrage that dominated that dark day, and far more on what happened the day after the attacks. So as we commemorate 9/11, we should remember that this is also the 10th anniversary of 9/12 -- the day when the shock began to wear off, the full dimensions of the tragedy began to become clear, and the country began to decide what its reaction was going to be. On September 12th, we resolved not to remain sitting stunned in front of our TV screens, but to get out and do something for our nation. On that day, people were driven to connect -- to the country, to their communities, to their friends and families. It was the best of times amidst the worst of times. WORLD Explosion Rocks French Nuclear Plant POLITICS Obama's Jobs Plan Splits State Leaders POLITICS Tim Pawlenty Makes His Choice For President Known BUSINESS JPMorgan Chase CEO Calls Bank Rules 'Anti-American' CRIME Have Police Departments Become More Militarized Since 9/11? BLOG POSTS Robert Kuttner: Future Imperfect Suppose President Obama's jobs speech marks a turning point. He gets energized by being a little more partisan. He finds that putting Republicans on the defensive is good politics. His poll numbers improve. He wins some of his proposed jobs bill, and fights hard for the rest of it. Michael Smerconish: Gaining Inspiration From Flight 93 Crash Site Here is a permanent memorial to the heroes of Flight 93 and a tribute to the victims of 9/11. It is a site where unparalleled tragedy has been converted into hope and healing -- and a place whose sacredness must be experienced in person. Bella DePaulo: Liar, Liar .. What Personality Types Lie The Most? Who are these people who tell lies much more frequently than the rest of us? Do they share certain personality characteristics? Are there sex differences? Does age matter? Is the tendency to tell lots of lies linked to the quality of your relationships? Raymond J. Learsy: Rick Perry President? A Primer on What a Texas Governor's Presidency Can Do For You and the Oil Industry Would a Perry presidency be tempted to follow in this predecessor's footsteps? Given the incestuous interrelationship between Texas politics and oil, in many ways the Bush presidency becomes a cautionary tale. Scott Swanay: Fantasy Football -- Week 1 Preview Even the top fantasy performers at their position (think Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, and Roddy White) have a fair degree of week-to-week variation in their fantasy results.

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