Scaffolding surrounds the statue of Christopher Columbus, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012 in New York’s Columbus circle. Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi is constructing “Discovering Columbus,” a contemporary living room around a statue of Columbus as a way to intimately engage the public with the iconic figure which looms six stories above a busy intersection of mid-Manhattan. But some Italian-Americans say the art project makes a mockery of the great explorer and trivializes history. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. A CAMPAIGN TACTIC FOR DEMOCRATS: QUOTE TODD AKIN
As the Missouri congressman defies his party by staying in the Senate race, his comments on rape and pregnancy are being used against Republicans running elsewhere.
2. WHERE U.S. TROOPS KEEP DYING, LARGELY UNNOTICED
AP’s Deb Riechmann explores why Americans pay more attention to political ad wars than the Afghanistan war.