FIRST LOOK: Accused Norway shooter led ‘parallel life’ while preparing for attack

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Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news:

• The man accused of mass murder in Norway wrote a 1,500-page manifesto that quoted Robert Spencer and other American activists who warn of the danger of Islam. (New York Times)

• He also constructed a "parallel life" while allegedly planning for the attacks--dining with his mother every Sunday and watching "True Blood." (New York Times)

• U.S. taxpayer money has been funneled to the Taliban in Afghanistan under a program to fund local businesses. (Washington Post)

• President Obama and Republicans still have no deal on the debt ceiling. (AP)

• Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser tells her side of the story in first interview. (Newsweek)

• A grizzly bear attacked seven teens on a survival course in Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)

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