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		Tuesday, August 24, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement U.S. Judge Rules Against Obama’s Stem Cell Policy By GARDINER HARRIS A district judge said the 2009 executive order violated a ban on federal funds being used to destroy embryos. Graft Dispute in Afghanistan is Test for U.S. By ROD NORDLAND and MARK MAZZETTI Afghan officials on Monday sought to shift the blame onto Western critics in an escalating dispute over an arrest. New Orleans Levees Nearly Ready, but Mistrusted By JOHN SCHWARTZ An ambitious $15 billion project is well on its way to completion, but some experts say the protection is inadequate. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "Everybody put me on the back burner for years and years." HENRY C. ALLEN, on official action in the 1964 killing of his father, Louis Allen, a civil rights worker in Mississippi. HEALTH OPINION Interactive: How Seniors Live Now Students at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism share video portraits on the lives of older Americans. Living Rooms: Irrational Exuberance Comes Home The building boom of the last 20 years produced some great architecture among the glitz. WORLD U.S. General Cites Goals to Train Afghan Forces By ELISABETH BUMILLER Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV said in the next 15 months he must recruit 141,000 new Afghan soldiers and officers. Plotting Doubted in WikiLeaks Case By JOHN F. BURNS Those who have knowledge of Swedish prosecutors’ sexual abuse accusations against Julian Assange discount conspiracy theories linking it to efforts to discredit WikiLeaks. In the Fields of Italy, a Conflict Over Corn By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL An agronomist, defying the government, has planted genetically modified corn. Environmentalists have also taken matters into their own hands. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS POLITICAL MEMO McCain Looks to Complete a Comeback By MARC LACEY Senator John McCain’s lead as Arizonans prepare to vote on Tuesday is a reversal from earlier in the year. Bush Ties Disputed as Crucial in Ohio Senate Race By CARL HULSE Democrats are having mixed success in painting Rob Portman, the Republican candidate, as the personification of the Bush years and policies. As HUD Chief, Cuomo Earns a Mixed Score By DAVID M. HALBFINGER and MICHAEL POWELL A review of Andrew M. Cuomo’s tenure at the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows he voiced warnings about subprime loans but could have been more effective. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on the storm. • See this front page • Buy this front page Back to Top   About This E-Mail You received these headlines because you are subscribed to Today's Headlines from NYTimes.com. Unsubscribe   |   Manage My Subscriptions   |   Suggestions   |   How to Advertise Please include the following ID number when writing to feedback@nytimes.com so that we can track any reports of problems:  60863088 Copyright 2010 | The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018