Headline Roundup: UnLabor Day Edition

US unemployment is up to 9.7%, but pace is seen as slowing. [Washington Post]

The stimulus worked [Washington Post], and August retail numbers contain hints of an upturn [WSJ].

Departure of chief exec Kai-Fu Lee is a setback for Google in China. [NYT]

Proctor & Gamble to sponsor US Olympic teams in 2010 and 2012. [WSJ]

T-Mobile uses Google's Android platform to launch a pay-as-you-go cell phone. [Brand Republic]

(More: Facebook follies, Verizon controversy, Disney.)

Sponsoring coal polluter Massey Energy's West Virginia "Friends of America Rally" undermines Verizon's effort to greenwash its brand. [Ad Age]

The number of brands shunning controversial Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck rises to 57 [Huffington Post]; controversial morning radio host Don Imus joins Fox Business News [FT].

Disney to repurpose Toy Story in 3-D [WSJ]; The Beatles: Rock Band drops next week [BBC].

Facebook "friends" for sale, 7.6 cents a pop [Ad Age]; UK employees of PC World and Currys form a Facebook group to attack their customers [Brand Republic].

The 99 Cents Only Store is going to go hog wild for 9/9/09. [BrandFreak]