FED'S BOLD PLAN. Boosting Our Economy
Investors sent stock prices rocketing. But economists are skeptical the plan to purchase more bonds will help.

MIDDLE EAST UPROAR CONTINUES. Suspicious Anti-Muslim Film.
Police, protesters clash near the U.S. Embassies. Meanwhile in Israel, police increase their presence in Jerusalem's old city.

AFGHAN WAR FADING. Has The Nation Forgotten?
Families of U.S. soldiers who were killed in action feel despair that many fellow citizens have failed to appreciate their total sacrifice.

BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY TROUBLES. Another Royal Embarrassment?

The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, today arrived in Damascus, where he will hold talks with the Government, representatives of the opposition and members of civil society.

In a statement upon arrival in the capital city’s international airport, Mr. Brahimi said no one disagrees with the need to stop the bloodshed and restore harmony among the people in Syria.

“We came to Syria for consultation with the brotherly Syrians… There is a crisis and I think it is deteriorating,” he said.

The latest film below has brought about new serious developments and dangerous parallels with the demonstrations which swept Muslim states in 2005 after a Danish newspaper ridiculed the prophet. This amateur movie was shot in LA last August. The larger question is who is the producer and what was the purpose to produce such a disturbing film?

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=anti+islam+film+sam+bacile&mid=48D7…

PROTESTS SPREAD. American Embassy in Yemen Attacked.
Increased violence follows attacks targeting U.S. diplomatic compounds in Libya and Egypt. Meanwhile, The fallout from the deadly attack in Libya injects foreign policy politics into presidential race.

EYES ON THE FED. Announcement Expected Today.
Global investors think the large step of another round of bond purchases could be in store to perk up the U.S. economy.

POPE TRAVELS He Heads Off To Lebanon.
The Pontiff's trip has a special urgency, in light of a civil war in Syria, and the slaying of U.S. ambassador in Libya.

U.S. AMBASSADOR KILLED IN LIBYA. Also, Embassy Protests Hit Cairo.
Anger over a film attacking the Prophet Muhammad prompts US to increase security as it spreads to Cairo, where a mob scales the walls of the U.S. Embassy.

SEPTEMBER 11: YEARS LATER. Is USA Ready To Move On?
9/11 remembrances have taken a much lower-key approach 11 year after the milestone of the 10th anniversary.

THE FED'S NEXT STEP. The Financial World Leaders Watching.
In effort to invigorate the U.S. economy, another round of bond purchases - called quantitative easing - could be announced this week.