The Years of Shame  —  Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly subdued?  —  Actually, I don't think it's me, and it's not really that odd.  —  What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful.

Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama's Chances  —  Democrats are expressing growing alarm about President Obama's re-election prospects and, in interviews, are openly acknowledging anxiety about the White House's ability to strengthen the president's standing over the next 14 months.

9/11 anniversary: Muslim protesters burn US flag outside embassy in London  —  A group of Muslim protesters set fire to an American flag outside the US embassy in London during a minute's silence to mark the moment that the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Center 10 years ago.

Let's Roll Over  —  Waiting to be interviewed on the radio the other day, I found myself on hold listening to a public-service message exhorting listeners to go to 911day.org and tell their fellow citizens how they would be observing the tenth anniversary of the, ah, “tragic events.”

NY-9 mailer depicts mosque, ground zero  —  New York Republicans have sent out a kitchen-sink mailer in the hotly-contested Queens congressional special election depicting a mosque superimposed over the scarred Ground Zero site on one side, and Democrat David Weprin alongside President Barack Obama on the other.

How to Really Save the Economy  —  Robert Barro is a professor of economics at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.  —  THE United States is in the third year of a grand experiment by the Obama administration to revive the economy through enormous borrowing …

Sleeping Barry Awakes  —  WOW, what a relief.  —  The president was strong and House Republicans were conciliatory.  —  There was only one teensy-weensy problem: The president is weak and House Republicans are obstructionist.  —  Congressional Republicans, heeding polls indicating …

The Meaning of 9/11  —  From my essay introducing The Atlantic's special coverage of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:  —  What we saw on the morning of September 11, 2001 was evil made manifest.  The terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon …

George W. Bush's Flight 93 Memorial Dedication Speech  —  A memorial for the victims of Flight 93 was dedicated in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Saturday.  —  Former President George W. Bush addressed attendees on the meaning of 9/11 and its tenth anniversary (video of entire speech follows with transcript):

Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege  —  JERUSALEM — With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel found itself on Saturday increasingly isolated and grappling with a radically transformed Middle East …

Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88  —  Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie “Charly,” died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.

Senate to begin debate Monday on marriage amendment  —  UPDATED: See below.  —  Senate leaders will start their debate on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions Monday afternoon.  But they didn't want anyone to know about it.  —  According to the public notices released today …