The White House has issued guidelines for September 11 observances, which seems weird. [NY Times]

Muslim Americans say life is way more difficult in the post-9/11 world. [WaPo]

But most Muslim Americans are satisfied with President Barack Obama. [Reuters]

Jump into the Third Annual Golden Poo Awards nomination posts. There are six categories of fun so far. [Page One]

The Department of Education is backing away from a fix to help disabled student borrowers. [Pro Publica]

The Associated Press Managing Editors called the University of Kentucky’s action against the Kernel reprehensible. [H-L]

Here’s the student paper’s take on the whole thing. [Kernel]

President Barack Obama nominated Alan Krueger to be his new chief economist. [BBC]

The hospital merger? It’s going to happen. Steve Beshear and Jack Conway will make certain. [C-J/AKN]

In his new “memoir,” Unka Dick Cheney is attempting to rewrite history. [TIME]

By now, you already know that Michele Bachmann is crazier than a shithouse rat. She makes Sarah The Quitter Palin seem brilliant. So it’s no surprises he is incapable of grasping the importance of the Everglades. [The Hill]

Mouth-breathing Republicans are still complaining about the United Nations. When will they stop fearmongering? [Politico]

Redevelopment of the Red Mile race track might include instant racing. [H-L]

Yep, there are still mouth-breathing bithers out there screaming about Barack Obama. [Wonkette]

Sure, teabaggers tend to be racist lunatics but it’s a bit extreme to suggest that Tea Partiers want to see black people “hanging on a tree.” [HuffPo]

A marijuana bust in Laurel County turned into a bomb scare yesterday for Kentucky State Police troopers. [WLEX18]