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• Al-Qaida unlikely to be damaged by leader's death (AP)
• Walking fine line, US doesn't condemn Israeli raid (AP)
• Feds meet with film director Cameron on oil spill (AP)
• Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up (AP)
• Analysis: Israeli raid puts Obama on the spot (AP)
• Kagan's early influences demanding, activist (AP)
• Gore associates: No affair involved in separation (AP)
• Turkey wants US condemnation of Israeli raid (AP)
• Al-Qaida: No. 3 official killed with family (AP)
• Iraqi high court certifies March vote results (Reuters)
• Obama, Peruvian president discuss global economy (AP)
• AP source: Obama to meet with Ariz. governor (AP)
• How Obama Haters May Help Democrats in Midterm Elections (Time.com)
• Obama expresses regret over loss of lives (AP)
• Halter, Lincoln start closing arguments in new ads (AP)
• Nevada Democrats ask FEC for Lowden probe (AP)
• Munger withdraws from Arizona governor's race (AP)
• Alabama: What To Look For In Tonight's Congressional Races (CQPolitics.com)
• Primaries in three states may yield additional clues to national electorate's mood (The Newsroom)

Al-Qaida unlikely to be damaged by leader's death (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:45 PM PDT AP - The killing of al-Qaida's No. 3 leader is unlikely to derail the terror group for long.

Walking fine line, US doesn't condemn Israeli raid (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:41 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration walked a fine line Tuesday in response to Israel's lethal raid on a flotilla trying to break the blockade of Gaza, urging Israeli leaders to let more aid into the beleaguered territory but refusing to criticize the U.S. ally for the use of deadly force.

Feds meet with film director Cameron on oil spill (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:00 PM PDT AP - "Top kill" didn't stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something "titanic"?

Right to remain silent? Suspect better speak up (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 12:54 PM PDT AP - Want to invoke your right to remain silent? You'll have to speak up.

Analysis: Israeli raid puts Obama on the spot (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:47 PM PDT AP - The diplomatic crisis prompted by Israel's raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip confronts President Barack Obama with a second major test by the Israeli leadership and presents yet another blow to his goal of brokering peace with the Palestinians.

Kagan's early influences demanding, activist (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's basic bio looks like this: raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Manhattan. Two brothers. Mother taught school. Dad was a lawyer. Look closer, and you'll find a family tree richly populated with individuals of great determination, intelligence and activism. There's even a bona fide tree-hugger and a leftist dissident in the lot.

Gore associates: No affair involved in separation (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 10:11 AM PDT AP - Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, are telling friends they "grew apart" after 40 years of marriage and there was no affair involved.

Turkey wants US condemnation of Israeli raid (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:32 PM PDT AP - Turkey demanded on Tuesday that the United States condemn the deadly Israeli raid on an aid flotilla headed to the Gaza Strip that ended with Israeli soldiers killing nine activists.

Al-Qaida: No. 3 official killed with family (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 11:38 AM PDT AP - Al-Qaida announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family — perhaps one of the most severe blows to the terror movement since the U.S. campaign against al-Qaida began. A U.S. official said al-Yazid was believed to have died in a U.S. missile strike.

Iraqi high court certifies March vote results (Reuters) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:27 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday certified the final results of a March 7 parliamentary election, affirming the narrow victory of a cross-sectarian coalition led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.

Obama, Peruvian president discuss global economy (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:30 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and the president of Peru, Alan Garcia, have met and discussed the need to work together on improving the global economy and promoting democracy, addressing nuclear nonproliferation, reducing global warming and other issues.

AP source: Obama to meet with Ariz. governor (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:21 PM PDT AP - The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Arizona's governor when she visits Washington this week.

How Obama Haters May Help Democrats in Midterm Elections (Time.com) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 04:20 PM PDT Time.com - The contrast between the right wing's excessive attacks and President Obama's famous cool will serve him, and the Democrats, well in the 2010 midterm elections

Obama expresses regret over loss of lives (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:40 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama has expressed condolences to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the loss of life and injuries after Israel's raid on a flotilla trying to break the blockade of Gaza.

Halter, Lincoln start closing arguments in new ads (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Sen. Blanche Lincoln, fighting to keep her job, is trying to convince Arkansas voters that she heard their frustration with Washington when they sent her into a runoff for the Democratic nomination.

Nevada Democrats ask FEC for Lowden probe (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - Nevada Democrats on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission about Republican Sue Lowden's spending that they say violates campaign finance laws.

Munger withdraws from Arizona governor's race (AP) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:28 PM PDT AP - John Munger is withdrawing from the race for the Republican nomination for Arizona governor.

Alabama: What To Look For In Tonight's Congressional Races (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:17 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - Rep. Artur Davis' quest to become Alabama's first black governor is just one of the big primary election contests worth watching as returns come in tonight. In addition to the Democratic gubernatorial primary, keep an eye on these House races:

Primaries in three states may yield additional clues to national electorate's mood (The Newsroom) Posted: 01 Jun 2010 02:02 PM PDT The Newsroom - Voters head to the polls today for primaries in three states: New Mexico, Mississippi, and Alabama. Today's ballotting is not expected to be as momentous as next week's June 8 primary, when voters in 10 states will head to the polls. But Washington power brokers are watching a handful of races as potential barometers of how voter sentiment might swing in November's general election.

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