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Good morning, folks. Tiger\’s getting a new place. Now, your morning constitutional: President Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to not let the opportunity for a permanent peace deal slip away on the eve of new direct talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. According to a new report, the recession and tougher border security have resulted in fewer illegal immigrants entering the U.S. On the other hand, over the last two decades, the number of children born to immigrants has doubled, while the number of children born to native-born Americans has...

Good morning, folks. Conan\’s going to tell us the name of his new show today. Now, your morning constitutional: Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over a ceremony this morning to mark the transition of military operations in Iraq. President Obama is looking to make progress on the three \”big\” tasks in the Middle East—Iraq, Iran and Israel—a task that eluded his predecessors. Inheriting Iraq: Haunting images from the war Obama didn\’t want. Senator Lisa Murkowski has conceded her race for reelection against primary opponent Joe Miller, who narrowly beat her. Fidel Castro...

Good morning, folks. Bristol Palin and David Hasselhoff are going dancing. Now, your morning constitutional: The war is over. Reliable security, a functioning moderate West Bank government, and a growing Palestinian economy are encouraging signs as preparations intensify for a Palestinian-Israeli summit at the White House on Thursday. Mexico fires 3,200 police officers as it invokes new rules to weed out corruption. Hurricane Earl, now at Category 4 strength after edging Puerto Rico, moves toward the U.S. east coast and could affect the Carolina coast later this week. As the military deals with more overweight and physically...

Good morning, everybody. Modern Family and Mad Men are apparently really good shows. Now, your morning constitutional: Hurricane Earl is strengthening into a major hurricane as it moves into the Caribbean, and is forecast to become a Category 3 today as it moves toward Puerto Rico. The storm could affect areas on the U.S. East Coast over Labor Day weekend. Even as much of China\’s growth is the result of private businesses, it is China\’s state-owned companies that are the growing fastest, in large part because of state-bank spending and stimulus measures. Officials in Pakistan say that...

Good morning, everybody. With little fanfare, Will Forte\’s leaving SNL. Now, your morning constitutional: Former President Jimmy Carter has left North Korea with Aijalon Mahli Gomes, whose release he had successfully gone to North Korea to secure. An increasing number of congressional Democrats are backing an extension of the Bush tax cuts, even those just for the wealthy, while some former Republican lawmakers are backing new taxes to reduce the budget deficit. Military trainers shocked how bad Afghans are at driving. Katrina recovery efforts seem to have unevenly favored the rich and affluent in Louisiana and Mississippi....

Good morning, folks. Miley and Liam broke up. Now, your morning constitutional: An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai who is being investigated for corruption is actually paid by the C.I.A. The Security and Exchanges Commission has approved new rules giving shareholders of companies more power to nominate board members. Food inflation is unexpectedly low, despite the rise in commodity prices. A solid case on how raising interest rates could be better for the economy than the ultra-low rates now. Will Wilkinson: How Reason Imperils Our Fake Libertarian Heritage. Choice passage: There is no form of libertarianism that...

Good morning, folks. Unfrozen Caveman Center-Fielder will stay in Detroit. Now, your morning constitutional: John McCain fends off a challenge from the right, Ben \”Obama\’s the Worst President Ever\” Quayle wins his crowded primary, and Lisa Murkowski might need to find a new job. Also, nobody\’s quite sure what happened in Vermont. Jimmy Carter is in North Korea on a mission to secure the release of an American prisoner and, quite possibly, break an impasse in U.S.-North Korean relations. The Mexican Navy has discovered 72 dead bodies on a ranch in Tamaulipas, the largest discovery of dead...

Good morning, folks. It\’s primary day in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont. But now, your morning constitutional: Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Federal District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked President Obama\’s executive order that expanded embryonic stem cell research. At least 33 were killed after Somali insurgents disguised themselves as police officers and stormed a Mogadishu hotel. According to an American aid worker and a Congolese doctor, Rwandan and Congolese rebels gang-raped nearly 200 women and some baby boys over four days within miles of a U.N. peacekeepers\’ base near remote eastern Congo...

Good morning, everybody. Is Lauren Hill back? Now, your morning constitutional: Seventeen days after they were trapped in a cave-in, rescuers discovered 33 miners still alive in a small gold and copper mine in northern Chile. The rescue. however, could take months. There is still no official result of this weekend\’s election in Australia, and it\’s expected to end with a hung parliament. How Australia would navigate a hung parliament. Many economists believe that home ownership will never be as generous an investment tool as it was during the second half of the 20th century. Protesters for...

Good morning, everybody. Steven Tyler will be a judge on American Idol. Now, your morning constitutional: Israelis and Palestinians are expected to resume direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months. More donors are pledging money for Pakistan, which has suffered devastating flooding, after an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly. The election season in Australia comes to an end today with the two rivals in a virtual tie. Conservative leader Tony Abbott is challenging Labor\’s Julia Gillard, the first female prime minister. Labor lost its very close lead in polls in recent days. Now...