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President Obama spoke at a labor rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin promoting to modernize the nation's infrastructure of roads, rails, levees and the electrical grid. (NBC News)

American Muslims leaders are boosting security at mosques nationwide following the protests at the proposed ground zero mosque and prior to September 11th. (Other)

A new “Candid Camera”-style comedy on Iraqi TV tricked local celebrities into believing that they were mistaken for suicide bombers and would be arrested. (Countdown)

Slate.com’s Dave Weigel talks about the Tea Party candidates’ extreme faith in God and lack of belief in federal benefits. (Countdown)

Talat Hamdani, who lost her son in the 9/11 attacks, shares her opinion on Newt Gingrich’s efforts to stall the community center from being built. (Countdown)

Although 71 percent of Americans still blame former Pres. Bush for the current economic mess, the latest Gallup/USA Today poll shows voters preferring GOP candidates. Mother Jones’ David Corn discusses. (Countdown)

Playbook: While appearing on Sean Hannity’s show, Sarah Palin called the media “impotent” and “limp.” Radio host Stephanie Miller discusses. (Other)

Rev. Jesse Jackson links poverty to the recent gang violence increase on the streets of Chicago. (Other)

From Hillary Clinton to Michael Bloomberg, Hardball’s Chris Matthews examines who the president needs to put where in order turn his presidency around. (Hardball)

Could a Republican takeover of Congress lead to a government shutdown? Salon.com’s Steve Kornacki and Sam Stein of the Huffington Post join Hardball’s Chris Matthews to discuss. (Hardball)

To help highlight young Chicago men for positive accomplishments, the city held a “man-geant” to pick its top gentleman based on charity work and community involvement. Winner Bill Burfeind and “One Man Chicago” producer Scott Mayer discuss. (Other)

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich comments on the mediocre August jobs report and addresses why the economy hasn’t drastically improved yet. (Other)

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis comments on the August jobs report, saying the “engine of growth is small business.” (Other)

After passing by North Carolina overnight, Earl's powerful gusts and driving rains are being felt in southeastern Virginia and moving up the coast. (Other)

Eugene Washington of the Washington Post joins the Morning Joe gang to elaborate on his latest column, “The spoiled-brat American electorate,” which argues that “the nation demands the impossible: quick, painless solutions to long-term, structural problems.” (Other)

David Gregory, moderator of “Meet the Press,” Sam Stein of the Huffington Post and NBC’s Savannah Guthrie join the Morning Joe gang to discuss the three-way battle between Marco Rubio, Kendrick Meek and Charlie Crist for the open U.S. Senate seat in Florida. (Other)

With the administration seemingly lacking the political will for a second stimulus, what, if anything, can the government do to stimulate the economy? Carl Bernstein, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Sam Stein, Matt Lewis and Michael Crowley join the Morning Joe gang to discuss. (Other)

The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson talks about Gov. Haley Barbour’s spin about his own history, and race and life in Mississippi. (msnbc.com)

Oil industry expert Bob Cavnar talks about the conflicting reports of an oil sheen in the Gulf waters as a result of another oil rig explosion. (msnbc.com)

The Huffington Post’s Roy Sekoff wonders how potential Republican presidential candidates – Pawlenty, Palin, and Bolton(?) -- would intelligently debate each other. (Countdown)

David Paine, who founded 911dayofservice.org, discusses why some 9/11 families are outraged over the scheduled protest of the Park 51 Islamic Community Center on the 9th anniversary of the attacks. (Countdown)

Playbook: Mayor Virg Bernero of Lansing, Michigan talks about the bailed out bank. (Other)

Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter addresses the startling claims that portray President Barack Obama’s chief of staff as anti-labor. (Other)

Does Joe Sestak need to pull off another upset if he’s to defeat Republican Pat Toomey in November? The Democratic candidate joins Hardball’s Chris Matthews to discuss. (Hardball)

NPR’s Matt Miller explains how Democratic incumbents can save their political careers. (Other)

Nabil Shaath, advisor to Palestinian President Abbas talks about the factors which prevented a peace agreement in the past. (Other)

NBC's Savannah Guthrie reviews Obama's economic message, or lack thereof, with Anita Dunn, former White House communications director. (Other)

NBC's Savannah Guthrie talks with James Rubin, former spokesman for the State Department under President Clinton, about the leaders from Israel and Palestinian Authority meeting at the State Department for the first time in nearly two years. (Other)

NBC News' Anne Thompson reports 13 people are safe after an explosion and fire at an oil platform in the Gulf Of Mexico, which has reportedly created an oily sheen on the water. (Other)

Katty Kay of the BBC and Mort Zuckerman join the Morning Joe gang to discuss the history of Mideast peace talks, and puts the most recent attempt in context of past missteps. (Other)

Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the state of Mideast peace talks. (Other)

In this edition of the News You Can’t Use, msnbc’s Willie Geist examines the article that the former Alaska governor branded, “yellow journalism.” (Other)

Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ill., joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the political climate ahead of the midterm elections, as well as his decision to retire from the Senate. (Other)

Morgan Loew, investigative reporter for KPHO-TV in Phoenix, talks with Rachel Maddow about Arizona governor Jan Brewer's retaliation against his station for his investigation of her ties with private prison lobbyists. (msnbc.com)

Newsweek's Howard Fineman talks with Rachel Maddow about the political dynamics at play when Republicans who opposed President Obama's policies seek to take advantage of, and credit for, the benefits of those policies. (msnbc.com)

Scott McAdams, mayor of Sitka, Alaska and Alaskan Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate talks with Rachel Maddow about his platform and his strategy for running against Palin-backed tea party favorite Joe Miller. (msnbc.com)

Nicole Lamoureux of the National Association of Free Clinics describes how the New Orleans free clinics differed from previous ones. (Countdown)

The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel comments on the fifth Republican incumbent to be upset by a member of the Tea Party during a primary. (Countdown)

Could economic resentment stoke a populist, anti-Wall Street, anti-big shot sentiment that breaks the Republican push to November? Working America’s Karen Nussbaum and Dan Heck join Hardball’s Chris Matthews to discuss. (Hardball)

Playbook: Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., signed an executive order forbidding Minnesota State agencies from applying for grant programs made available under the new health care law. Nicole Lamoureux of the National Association of Free Clinics discusses. (Other)