Today's Headlines: Wide G.O.P. Field Tests the Waters for 2012 Contest

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		Saturday, September 18, 2010   Compiled 2 AM E.T. In This E-Mail: World |  Politics |  Customize Today's Headlines  |  Search TOP STORIES Advertisement Wide G.O.P. Field Tests the Waters for 2012 Contest By JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY The field is beginning to take shape in a period of intensive upheaval set off by the rise of the Tea Party movement, presenting a more complicated road to the nomination. Limited Relief for Owners of Homes With Drywall Flaws By ANDREW MARTIN Even as hundreds of lawsuits have been filed over tainted drywall, which was mostly made in China, most insurance companies have not paid a dime. Thousands of Trees Killed by New York Tornadoes By N. R. KLEINFIELD and ELISSA GOOTMAN Torn from sidewalks, ravaged trees in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, some a century old, were mourned. • NYTimes.com Homepage Back to Top QUOTATION OF THE DAY "You should know that our leaders are big belly people, and they care about themselves more than anyone else." OSMAN SHENWARI, a village mayor in Afghanistan. AUTOMOBILES OPINION Slide Show: X Prize Winners Winners for the first Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, a competition to create 100-mile-a-gallon vehicles. Related Article Living Rooms: The Geometry of Sprawl What can be gained from studying community design from high above. WORLD Afghan Votes Come Cheap, and Often in Bulk By ROD NORDLAND In the elections for Parliament, a variety of tactics are used by some candidates to purchase support. British Police Hold 6 on Terror Charges as Pope Visits By JOHN F. BURNS and RACHEL DONADIO Raids of offices and homes linked to the six people charged did not reveal any hazardous materials, police officials said. Vatican officials said there would be no change to the pope’s itinerary. Obama Is Said to Be Preparing to Seek Approval on Saudi Arms Sale By THOM SHANKER and DAVID E. SANGER The sale to Saudi Arabia, the value of which has been projected to top $60 billion, could become the largest arms deal in American history. • More World News Back to Top POLITICS Unions Find Members Slow to Rally Behind Democrats By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Labor leaders promise to devote unprecedented resources to help Democrats stave off disaster, but members aren’t showing much enthusiasm. Defeated Alaska Senator to Run Write-In Campaign By WILLIAM YARDLEY Senator Lisa Murkowski, who lost her state’s Republican primary last month to a Tea-Party-backed conservative, is likely to face steep odds. Between Stewart and Colbert, Dueling Rallies By BILL CARTER Tongues in cheek, and short on details, the Comedy Central stars plan a pair of opposing events next month in Washington. • More Politics News Back to Top ON THIS DAY On Sept. 18, 1947, the National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy and newly formed Air Force, went into effect. • 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