Iran's Reformists Say Members Detained After Ahmadinejad WinVoice of America - 25 minutes ago
By VOA News Members of Iranian reformist groups say Tehran detained at least 10 reformists before dawn Sunday, hours after Iranian officials declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected in a landslide victory.
In museum shooting, echoes of a wicked timePhiladelphia Inquirer - 1 hour ago
By Harold Jackson That was my first thought when I heard that an 88-year-old racist was the alleged gunman in Wednesday's shoot-out at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
Video: Museum to Reopen After Tribute to Fallen Officer 
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Museum Shooter's Son Condemns Father's Violence Washington Post
Several dead in Pakistan bombingBBC News - 1 hour ago
A bomb blast has killed at least seven people at a market in the north-western Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan. Many more people were wounded in the blast, reports said.
8 killed, 20 hurt in northwest Pakistan blast CNN International
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Clinton: Pyongyang's provocations 'deeply regrettable'
AFP - 11 hours ago
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada (AFP) - North Korea's continued provocations are "deeply regrettable," top US diplomat Hillary Clinton said Saturday, vowing to do "all we can" to halt Pyongyang's nuclear proliferation.
Video: UN Imposes Stiff Sanctions Against North Korea
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Bomb Blast Kills 6 at Market in NW Pakistan
Voice of America - 11 minutes ago
By VOA News Authorities in northwest Pakistan say at least six people were killed and another 15 were wounded in a bomb blast in a busy market area Sunday.
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan The Associated Press
Some in Palau are worried about Guantanamo detainees
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
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Congress Passes Measure on Tobacco Regulation
New York Times - Jun 12, 2009
After his remarks about the tobacco bill, President Obama returned for a question about Iran. More Photos > By DUFF WILSON The House moved quickly Friday to pass the Senate's tobacco bill and send it to the White House, where President Obama promised ...
Bill to toughen tobacco rules sent to Obama Boston Globe
A court battle California doesn't need
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The Supreme Court's ruling last week in the case of a grandiosely unethical West Virginia justice opened a new field of constitutional review -- the high court may now consider when an elected state court jurist has been so tainted by politics that due ...
Judges and justice should not be for sale MiamiHerald.com
Justice for sale Boston Globe
McDonnell, Deeds Hit Ground Running
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman WILLIAMSBURG, June 13 -- Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the newly minted Democratic nominee for governor, stood with his party's elite, Mark Warner and Timothy M. Kaine, Saturday at an outdoor rally as he pledged to ...
Does McAuliffe's loss cap end of the Clinton machine? Los Angeles Times
Democrats renew focus on unity Daily Press
Global Finance Chiefs Cite Signs of Stability
Washington Post - 4 hours ago
By Anthony Faiola Financial chiefs from the Group of Eight industrialized nations yesterday offered their most optimistic assessment yet of the global crisis, noting encouraging signs of economic stabilization and calling for an "exit strategy" from ...
At Group of 8 Talks, Geithner Defends Stimulus New York Times
G-8 looking toward economic recovery Los Angeles Times
Six Flags files for Chapter 11
Bizjournals.com - 6 hours ago
Debt-ridden amusement park operator Six Flags, controlled by Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Deep in Debt, Six Flags Is Bankrupt New York Times
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announces $15M initiative ...
MiamiHerald.com - 1 hour ago
A $15 million initiative to spur new financial models for investigative reporting was announced by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Saturday during a gathering for reporters and educators in Baltimore.
Nonprofit Journalism Gets Boost from AP New York Times
Bing lands with a bang, but will it boom?
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
By Jen Leo The travel section of Bing ( www.bing.com/travel) is one of the major upsides to Microsoft's new search engine. The level of integration within the search feature makes shopping for travel a more informed experience from the first click ...
Bing modified to enable porn filtering CNET News
Shuttle Endeavour grounded by hydrogen leak
CNET News - Jun 13, 2009
by William Harwood Launch of the shuttle Endeavour, grounded by a gaseous hydrogen leak during fueling Saturday, is off until Wednesday at the earliest, NASA officials say.
Video: Hydrogen Leak Forces NASA to Scrub Launch
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Leak Halts Shuttle Launching New York Times
Is Google About To Introduce A Microblog Search Offering?
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Joseph Tartakoff - paidContent.org Google (NSDQ: GOOG) executives have openly professed their admiration for Twitter's success and they may finally be able to cash in on it.
FCC Calls Shift to Digital TV Smooth
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
The transition to digital television went fairly smoothly, with only a few glitches, federal officials said yesterday, although some viewers may still need help tuning into the new broadcast signals.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
New York Times - 5 hours ago
By AO SCOTT “I left my Rudy Giuliani suit at home,” says the mayor of New York City, brushing off an aide's plea to use an unfolding crisis as an opportunity to make a show of leadership for the cameras.
Blasts and Bedlam Knock 'Pelham 1 2 3' Off the Tracks Washington Post
Audiences can't get over 'Hangover' Hollywood Reporter
Letterman Sends No Regrets
Washington Post - Jun 12, 2009
By Paul Farhi Mel Gibson apologized. So did Michael Richards and the Greaseman (didn't do much good). Politicians do it all the time.
Could Palin flap be Letterman's Hugh Grant? The Associated Press
Watson: Palin can use bad joke as platform Times Record News
Gutsy Miguel Cotto beats Joshua Clottey
Boston Herald - 1 hour ago
By Ron Borges NEW YORK - When Miguel Cotto left the ring at Madison Square Garden, he didn't look like what he was. He didn't look like a winner.
Cotto Retains WBO Title With Split Decision Over Clottey New York Times
Magic not afraid of history, want to make it
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Brian Schmitz | Tribune Newspapers No team has ever come back in the NBA Finals to win a title after trailing 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
For Lakers, there's nothing to get too bubbly about, yet Los Angeles Times
Lewis not too old for summer camp Boston Globe
Red Sox bail out dicey Matsuzaka
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
By Adam Kilgore PHILADELPHIA - Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched last Sunday, and then the Red Sox had five pretty much perfect days. They embarrassed their rivals, vaulted to first in their division, beat the world champs, and took over as best team in the ...
Red Sox rout Phils despite Dice-K's struggles FOXSports.com
High noon on the Hill for health care reform
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Starting this week, President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill will try to do what no Congress or president has done: reform the US health care system.
Trims to Medicare, Medicaid Are Proposed to Help Fund Reform Washington Post
The who's askew flu fears
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
The World Health Organization has apparently redefined 'flu pandemic' to reflect popular angst, as well as its own. By Michael Fumento How bizarre!
Marin health officials won't change response to swine flu pandemic Marin Independent-Journal
Relay for Life teams raise $12000
Lansing State Journal - 11 minutes ago
EAST LANSING - Chad Camplease, 36, never realized the devastation cancer could create until his wife, Jennifer, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in December 2007, just one day shy of her 32nd birthday.
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Netanyahu unlikely to back Palestinian state: observers
AFP - 28 minutes ago
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to back the creation of a Palestinian state in his key Middle East peace policy speech on Sunday, observers said.
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UN Representative Calls for Review of US Raids in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
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UN Official Calls for Review of American Raids New York Times
Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Southern Afghanistan Voice of America
Rebels seize 9 foreigners in Yemen
CNN International - 25 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Nine foreigners, including three children, were kidnapped by Shiite rebels in northern Yemen, the state-run news agency reported Sunday.