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Obama says Congress must pass job program President Barack Obama said Monday that congressional Republicans must put their country ahead of their party and vote to create new jobs as he used a boisterous rally to aim a partisan barb at the opposition. Floods from weakened Lee threaten Southeast The massive Lee storm system dumped more than a foot  of rain in New Orleans and spawned tornadoes elsewhere before it weakened to a tropical depression, but forecasters warned about inland flooding. Wildfire destroys 300 homes near Austin, Texas A wildfire burning southeast of Austin, Texas, destroyed about 300 homes and was advancing unchecked on Monday through parched ranchland along a 16-mile front, authorities said. Investors are looking for help from the Fed Friday's jobs report that showed hiring in the United States unexpectedly ground to a halt in August is increasing speculation the U.S. Federal Reserve will move to stimulate the economy. But will it help stocks? UK: Inquiry to probe intelligence ties to Libya A British inquiry into the country's pursuit of terrorism suspects will examine new allegations about cozy ties between U.K. intelligence officials and Moammar Gadhafi's regime, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday. Scuffles disrupt Mubarak trial as police testify Relatives of protesters killed during Egypt's uprising scuffled with police and tried to force their way into a Cairo courtroom Monday, demanding to be allowed to attend the latest session in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Video: 9/11: Ordinary objects, extraordinary stories This week in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibits items from people's daily lives that became artifacts on 9/11. NBC's Amy Robach reports. (Nightly News) Reports: China firms offered arms to Gadhafi Chinese arms firms offered to sell weapons worth about $200 million to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces in July, reports said, as rebel forces were poised for an assault on the loyalist stronghold of Bani Walid. PFT: Peyton reportedly out indefinitely due to neck injury Video: Parents of missing student write, ‘You know where she is’ Three months after the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, her parents, Robert and Charlene Spierer, talk about actions they are taking to find their daughter. (TODAY) Police: New York retiree shot dead in Jamaica Police say a 57-year-old retiree from New York City has been shot to death outside a relative's home in a southern Jamaica. Bodies of German hikers found in Afghanistan Two Germans who disappeared nearly three weeks ago while hiking in the Hindu Kush mountains were shot to death, a police general said Monday. UN: 4 million at risk as famine spreads in Somalia Famine has spread into one more region of Somalia, leaving 4 million people in the lawless Horn of Africa nation in crisis, the United Nations said Monday. Video: Obama job plan hopes to ‘energize,’ says Secretary of Labor U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis talks about President Obama’s job plan, which he hopes will invigorate both Republicans and Democrats to support this push for job creation. (TODAY) Video: GOP candidates have ‘zero faith, ’ in Obama job plan Republican candidates gather in South Carolina to take aim at the president’s handling of the economy and as Obama preps for Thursday’s much-anticipated address on job creation. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell reports. (TODAY) Pakistan detains 3 al-Qaida suspects Pakistan's spy agency arrested three senior members of al-Qaida in an operation assisted by American intelligence, the army said Monday. Cops: Teen guns down eight at NYC house party A male teen allegedly gunned down eight people at a house party in New York City early on Sunday morning, evaded police capture and remains at large, according to New York City police officials. Giant crocodile captured in Philippines Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism park in a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday. Ex-French leader Chirac can skip corruption trial Former French President Jacques Chirac won't have to attend his long-awaited corruption trial, a judge ruled Monday, after Chirac's lawyers said the 78-year-old is suffering from severe memory lapses. Nadal overcomes blister, leg cramps to win Defending champion Rafael Nadal overcame a blister on his right foot and two tight sets Sunday to beat 2002 Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian 7-6 (5), 6-1, 7-5 and reach the U.S. Open's fourth round. Italian police defend their Knox murder probe The police official who conducted the original investigation in the Amanda Knox case defended her standards Monday, after an independent review harshly criticized the evidence used to convict the American student of murdering her British roommate. Video: Amanda Knox back in court â€" focus on forensics The vital DNA evidence that was used to convict Amanda Knox and her boyfriend of murder could possibly have been contaminated and unreliable and will be the focus of her trail going forward. NBC’s Lester Holt reports. (TODAY) 2 Mexicans face 30 years for tweet Two men face possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what may be the most serious charges ever brought against anyone using a Twitter social network account. Florida A&M women's hoops player killed Authorities say a student athlete at Florida A&M University died after she was stabbed in the neck, and another young woman has been arrested. 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