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		Thursday, September 9, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement Court Dismisses a Case Asserting Torture by C.I.A. By CHARLIE SAVAGE A sharply divided appeals court dismissed a lawsuit involving the C.I.A.’s “extraordinary rendition” program. NATO Drive on Kandahar Begins, With Mixed Results By ROD NORDLAND A long-delayed push by NATO forces has finally begun, but there has been no significant let-up in the Taliban’s campaign of terrorism and assassination. On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules By KEITH BRADSHER Big government subsidies for clean energy companies, like cheap land and low-interest loans, may be in violation of W.T.O. rules. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "We want to make Google the third half of your brain." SERGEY BRIN, Google’s co-founder, on a new Internet search product. STYLE OPINION Video | A Conversation: Fashion’s New Generation Six emerging fashion designers talk about developing their businesses in New York City. Related Article Home Fires War in the City: Be a Man An Iraq war veteran chronicles his passage from youth to soldier to civilian writer. WORLD Blair Memoir a Hit, Despite a Few Hard Knocks By SARAH LYALL Some people may dislike the former prime minister, but that is not stopping record sales of his book. New Private Schools in South Africa Serve the Underserved By CELIA W. DUGGER As many public schools have failed a post-apartheid generation of children from poor townships and rural areas, a budding movement is increasingly searching for alternatives. Prison Raid in Nigeria Releases Hundreds By ADAM NOSSITER More than 700 inmates in the northern Nigeria city of Bauchi were freed Tuesday night in a daring raid on a prison where members of an Islamist sect were being held, authorities and witnesses said. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS Obama, in Rally Mode, Steps Up Jabs at G.O.P. By HELENE COOPER and JACKIE CALMES President Obama called for an end to Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy in a lengthy and sharply populist speech. CHICAGO JOURNAL Considering Daley’s Exit, With Hope and With Fear By SUSAN SAULNY Chicago has felt conflicting emotions since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he’d leave the office he has had since 1989. WHITE HOUSE MEMO For Emanuel, Temptation in the Form of a Dream Job By JEFF ZELENY Rahm Emanuel is Chicago born and bred, but he has never been seen as one of the city’s towering figures. And that, friends say, is a reason being mayor has been among his biggest ambitions. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Sept. 9, 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died in Beijing at age 82. • 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