Cols 2-5: Feature on the Taliban. Wires. Col 6: Well-connected lobbyists, political pressure and a good turnout at committee hearings used to be the special interest recipe for protecting turf in the state budget -- now, a potent new ingredient is being increasingly thrown into the mix: top-shelf litigators. (CALIF-LAWSUITS, moving Monday.) Above the fold: Cols 2-4: Entering a crucial congressional recess month in which President Barack Obama's health-care plan faces stiffened opposition, some members of his grassroots network, Organizing for America, say the group is still figuring out how to operate, and some also say their work has been slowed by tensions over tactics, disenchantment among some core supporters and an effective GOP resistance. (OBAMA-GRASSROOTS, moved.) Bottom of the page: Col 1: Feature on an Alaskan airstrip moving at a later date with art. Cols 2-4: Feature from the Philippines moving at a later date with art. Sent: 10:30 p.m. EDT. For questions, call (213) 237-7832. 