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ANALYSIS: If the 2012 election is a referendum on President Obama, it could be curtains for his hopes of a second term because the economy is making too many voters unhappy. But if it's a choice, Obama could win by persuading enough voters that his approach with a balance of spending cuts and higher taxes on the wealthy is closer to their values.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to move forward with his request for Palestinian statehood, despite the consequences. Abbas said he was under "tremendous pressure" to drop the bid.

But the president made clear that he doesn't intend to make any health cuts unless the Republicans relent on their pledge against new revenues.

Syrians have been protesting against President Bashar Assad for months. This weekend, the dissidents were allowed to meet — though it was under the watchful eye of the security police.

A News of the World investigator hacked into 13-year-old Milly Dowler's cellphone. She was missing at the time. His actions may have affected the search. And they gave her family hope she was still alive. Instead, she had been murdered.

Across the media, one of the themes in many of the stories is that the policy is going away quietly.

Standard & Poor's has lowered Italy's credit rating.

His case attracted attention after some witnesses recanted their testimony. But he's now set to be executed Wednesday.

Radiolab co-host and producer Jad Abumrad is among this year's 22 recipients of the awards from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Each person gets $500,000.

Watch your pennies. Gaps in coverage for short-term disabilities mean that if you break your arm and can't do your job for a couple of weeks, you may be on the hook financially for more than you expect.