First Major Republican Presidential Debate Focuses on Obama, Jobs, Healthcare, Afghan War and Tea Party
; FBI to Expand Domestic Surveillance Powers as Details Emerge of Its Spy Campaign Targeting Activists; Formaldehyde Added to “Known Carcinogens” List Despite Lobbying by Koch Brothers, Chemical Industry.
Today’s Headlines
* U.S., Afghan Officials Discuss Extending Military Presence for Decades
* CIA to Intensify Covert Killing Campaign in Yemen, Modeled After Pakistan Drone Program
* Syrian Military Forces Expand Operations, Thousands of Refugees Flood Turkey Border
* Jordan Protesters Reportedly Attack Motorcade of King Abdullah II
* Republicans Attack President Obama in First Major Debate of 2012 Presidential Race
* Obama Reaches Out to Wall Street Executives Ahead of 2012 Election
* Italy Votes in Overwhelming Numbers to Block Nuclear Power Revival
* Grand Jury Investigates CIA over Death of Abu Ghraib Prisoner
* Families of Dead Guantánamo Prisoners Appeal to Revive Lawsuit Against Donald Rumsfeld
* Mexico: Majority of Guns Come from U.S., Hearing Begins on U.S. Efforts to Sell Weapons to Cartels
* Thousands of New York Macy’s Workers Prepare for Strike