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• Clinton says no consensus on Cuba at OAS (AP)
• Obama said to be open to taxing health benefits (AP)
• House GOP opposing new line of credit for IMF (AP)
• Sotomayor stays mum during Senate visits (AP)
• Cheney: No 'evidence' of Iraq, 9/11 link (Politico)
• Sotomayor counters GOP critics over bias claims (AP)
• Obama picks Lakers to win pro basketball title (AP)
• Public policy, corporate roles could blur (AP)
• AP poll finds support for Sotomayor confirmation (AP)
• Creditors use loophole to seize protected benefits (AP)
• House chairman temporarily gives up position (AP)
• Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco (AP)
• Obama to hear Saudi worries on Iran, discuss oil (Reuters)
• Minn. Gov. Pawlenty won't seek 3rd term in 2010 (AP)
• US grapples with how to retaliate in cyber attacks (AP)
• Airliner, small plane nearly collide in NC (AP)
• Obama signs bill to create Reagan centennial panel (AP)
• Pawlenty deflects 2012 speculation (Politico)
• Obama 'Hope' artist has 14 Boston charges dropped (AP)
• Obama picks NY Republican for Army secretary (AP)

Clinton says no consensus on Cuba at OAS (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 05:04 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton left an Organization of American States conference in the Honduras on Tuesday saying that the group has reached no consensus on moves to allow Cuba to rejoin.

Obama said to be open to taxing health benefits (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is leaving the door open to taxing health care benefits, something he campaigned hard against while running for president, according to senators who met with him Tuesday.

House GOP opposing new line of credit for IMF (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:29 PM PDT AP - Republicans in the House are lining up to oppose an almost $100 billion war-funding bill if Democrats insist on including in it a new line of credit for the International Monetary Fund.

Sotomayor stays mum during Senate visits (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:55 PM PDT AP - Judge Sonia Sotomayor is not shy. By all accounts, her hearing is fine. But Sotomayor stayed nearly silent in public during her debut Tuesday on Capitol Hill under a guiding principle more associated with the practice of medicine than law or politics: Above all, do no harm.

Cheney: No 'evidence' of Iraq, 9/11 link (Politico) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 09:13 AM PDT Politico - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says there was “never any evidence” that Saddam Hussein’s Iraq played any role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

Sotomayor counters GOP critics over bias claims (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday countered Republican charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings as Americans signaled a favorable first impression of President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court choice. A new Associated Press-GfK poll suggested that Americans have a more positive view of her than they did of any of former President George W. Bush's nominees to the high court. Half backed her confirmation.

Obama picks Lakers to win pro basketball title (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - OK, Mr. President, let's see how you do picking the pro game. Barack Obama thinks the Los Angeles Lakers will win the NBA crown.

Public policy, corporate roles could blur (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:59 PM PDT AP - As majority stakeholder in General Motors, the government is straddling two responsibilities that could be awkwardly at odds: corporate ownership and public policy making.

AP poll finds support for Sotomayor confirmation (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - Americans have a more favorable first impression of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor than they did for any of President George W. Bush's choices for the high court, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Creditors use loophole to seize protected benefits (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:55 PM PDT AP - Bill collectors are exploiting a legal loophole to seize Social Security and veterans' benefits even though federal law is supposed to protect the payments from creditors.

House chairman temporarily gives up position (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - Rep. Pete Visclosky, the chairman of a powerful House appropriations subcommittee, said Tuesday he is handing off control of a key spending bill, the latest sign his ties to a troubled lobbying firm are weakening his standing in Congress.

Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:42 PM PDT AP - The Senate took a step Tuesday toward giving the government some controls over the tobacco industry, bolstering the chances that a long-sought goal of anti-smoking advocates will finally be realized.

Obama to hear Saudi worries on Iran, discuss oil (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is set to discuss with King Abdullah the Arab-Israeli conflict, diplomatic overtures toward Iran and oil prices when he starts a tour to the Middle East and Europe in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Minn. Gov. Pawlenty won't seek 3rd term in 2010 (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:29 PM PDT AP - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty erased one doubt about his political future while blowing open another, passing Tuesday on a third-term bid while declining to say if he'll set his sights on the White House. Pawlenty dismissed talk of a 2012 Republican presidential campaign as premature, saying he would focus on the next 19 months to finish his term strong.

US grapples with how to retaliate in cyber attacks (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - In the murky world of computer espionage, the U.S. faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.

Airliner, small plane nearly collide in NC (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - Federal safety officials said a regional airliner and a smaller plane came within 10 feet of colliding on an airport runway in Charlotte, N.C.

Obama signs bill to create Reagan centennial panel (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama signed one for the Gipper.

Pawlenty deflects 2012 speculation (Politico) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 03:06 PM PDT Politico - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday that he'll not seek a third term next year, clearing his plate for a potential run at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.

Obama 'Hope' artist has 14 Boston charges dropped (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:57 PM PDT AP - Prosecutors in Boston have dropped 14 vandalism charges against the street artist who created the "Hope" poster of President Barack Obama.

Obama picks NY Republican for Army secretary (AP) Posted: 02 Jun 2009 02:46 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday picked a Republican congressman known for his even temperament, willingness to work with Democrats and a steadfast support for the troops to become the top civilian leader of the Army.

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