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		Monday, September 6, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement Congressional Charities Are Pulling In Corporate Cash By ERIC LIPTON At least two dozen charities that lawmakers or their families helped create or run routinely accept donations from businesses seeking to influence them. Floods in Pakistan Carry the Seeds of Upheaval By CARLOTTA GALL As devastating floods appear to widen divisions, Pakistani officials, some accused of ineptitude and favoritism, are trying to repair the political damage. Housing Woes Bring New Cry: Let Market Fall By DAVID STREITFELD Some economists and analysts urge a dose of shock therapy that would shift benefits to future homeowners from current ones: Let the housing market crash. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "People are discussing what is the alternative if we don’t belong here. There are jokes: When are we moving to Canada, when are we moving to Sydney? Nobody will go anywhere, but there is hopelessness, there is helplessness, there is real grief." IMAM ABDULLAH T. ANTEPLI, the Muslim chaplain at Duke University, on anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. AFRICA OPINION Video: Dead Join the Living in a Ritual in Madagascar Relatives remove corpses from graves every seven years to dance with them and celebrate. Article The Stone: Mystery and Evidence Is it realistic to expect religion to satisfy the demands of science? WORLD Thin Line for Group of Muslims in Egypt By THANASSIS CAMBANIS The most influential of Egypt’s dissident groups is caught between fighting and placating the government. Iranian Woman Said to Be Lashed Over Photo By RAVI SOMAIYA A mix-up over a photograph led to a sentence of 99 lashes for the Iranian woman whose earlier death sentence by stoning caused an international outcry, a lawyer said. AMBOHIMIRARY JOURNAL Dead Join the Living in a Family Celebration By BARRY BEARAK The famadihana, a ritual in which family members remove the dead from their tombs in an atmosphere of feasting, continues among various faiths in the island nation. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS For G.O.P., Tea Party Wields a Double-Edged Sword By KATE ZERNIKE The Tea Party fervor is expected to help Republicans in November, but it may also create problems for them. G.O.P. Senate Candidate in Alaska Is Charged in Accident By WILLIAM YARDLEY Joe Miller was cited in a three-car collision that happened shortly after he took a narrow lead in the Republican primary on Aug. 24. No one was injured. Democrats Go to Work on a Formidable Task By JOHN HARWOOD In a year of unremitting labor, Democrats now turn toward framing an election-year message on the economy when the economy, under their leadership, is weak. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Sept. 6, 1901, President William B. McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. • 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