US church to go ahead with Sept. 11 Quran burning (AP)

ESSAY: Post-9-11 'new normal' looks much like old (AP)
AP - In the crucible of Sept. 11, no one could imagine things would ever be the same again.

Feds warn of small airplane terror threats (AP)
AP - The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Obama to set course for drawing down Afghan war (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama will set the course for drawing down the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, when he is expected to announce plans to bring roughly 10,000 American troops home...

Congress sends terrorism-fighting bill to Obama (AP)
AP - Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the...

9 Americans dead after Afghan officer opens fire (AP)
AP - Eight American troops and a U.S. contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport — the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan...