Tuesday, September 20, 2011

2011/09/20 Headlines: Yemen: 9 Killed as Government Escalates Deadliest Period in Eight-Month-Old Uprising; President Obama Unveils Plan to Cut $3 Trillion from Deficit; "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Prohibition of Openly Gay Military Servicemembers Expires; Study: 37 Percent of Young Families with Children Were Living in Poverty Last Year; Israel Proposes Netanyahu, Abbas Meeting; Former Mexican President Sued for War Crimes Stemming from 1997 Massacre; Former FBI Informants Link U.S. Law Enforcement Officials to Mexican Drug Cartels; Mexican President Calderón Hints at Drug Legalization; Insurance Company Files Suit Against Saudi Arabia for Indirectly Funding 9/11; Oklahoma: Oil Rig Explodes in 100-Foot Flames; Chinese Protesters Shut Down Solar Factory Accused of Dumping Toxic Waste; Justice Department Accuses Texas Statehouse of Disenfranchising Minority Voters in Redistricting Efforts; Pennsylvania Considers Controversial Electoral College Voting Changes; Ralph Nader Leads Recruitment Effort to Challenge President Obama; Spanish Teacher Strike Shuts Down Hundreds of Schools; Teacher Strike Forces Tacoma, WA Schools to Remain Closed for Sixth Day; Occupy Wall Street Protests Persist amid 6 Arrests