Elena Kagan shows off sense of humor in confirmation hearings - Christian Science Monitor

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Elena Kagan shows off sense of humor in confirmation hearings Christian Science Monitor Elena Kagan is as guarded as any other Supreme Court nominee about her views on specific cases. But she is winning over senators anyway â€" by drawing giggles, laughs and even some outright guffaws from the lawmakers. Elena Kagan has charmed senators ... Live: Elena Kagan Senate confirmation hearing Los Angeles Times Kagan cruises on Day 3 toward easy confirmation MiamiHerald.com Day 3: Nominee Kagan won't criticize Roberts court The Associated Press CNN -USA Today -W »

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Kagan Shifts on Disclosure of Legal Views at Hearings - New York Times

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Kagan Shifts on Disclosure of Legal Views at Hearings New York Times Solicitor General Elena Kagan arrived for the second day of her confirmation hearings on Tuesday. By CHARLIE SAVAGE and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON â€" At the opening of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, ... Senators grill Kagan on military recruitment Washington Post Kagan vows to keep politics, judging separate USA Today Live: Elena Kagan Senate confirmation hearing Los Angeles Times CBS News -CNN -W »

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Supreme Court extends 2nd Amendment protection to state, local levels - Los Angeles Times

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Supreme Court extends 2nd Amendment protection to state, local levels Los Angeles Times The Supreme Court reversed a ruling upholding Chicago's ban on handguns Monday and extended the reach of the 2nd Amendment as a nationwide protection against laws that infringe on the "right to keep and ... High Court Rules in Favor of Gun Rights W »

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Police at G-20 braced for more violent protests - CNN International

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Police at G-20 braced for more violent protests CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Toronto, Canada (CNN) -- Police said they were preparing for more disruptions Sunday after groups of protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to penetrate the fence surrounding the G-20 summit. ... Recession recovery tops G20 agenda Aljazeera.net Walkom: G20 leaders agree to disagree Toronto Star Protests Turn Violent at G-20 Summit in Toronto Voice of America AFP -The Guardian -BusinessWeek  »

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Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable? - Christian Science Monitor

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Gulf oil spill: Could 'toxic storm' make beach towns uninhabitable? Christian Science Monitor Residents fear mass relocations should a hurricane kick the Gulf oil spill onto resort towns. 'Hazmat cards' are a hot commodity among residents, since they could be the key to return. Mark Woodward of Daphne, Ala., looks for tar b »

More evidence of Gulf oil spill washes ashore - The Associated Press

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More evidence of Gulf oil spill washes ashore The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS â€" More dirty evidence of the massive oil spill washed ashore along the Gulf Coast for residents who don't need any more reminders of their frustration over failed efforts to stop the crude gushing from a blown-out undersea well. ... Pensacola cleanup: last stand against Gulf oil spill MiamiHerald.com Spill gives sand-cleaning device a new use Houston Chronicle More Crude Washes Ashore, As Oil Spill Decimates Gulf Coast Tourism Newsinferno.com USA Today -Pensacola News Journal -BusinessWeek  »

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Some oil spill events on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - The Associated Press

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Some oil spill events on Thursday, June 24, 2010 The Associated Press A summary of events Thursday, June 24, Day 65 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and ... Accident causes fresh oil leak in Gulf of Mexico BBC News The Latest on the Oil Spill New York Times Obama grapples with crises Reuters MarketWatch -Bloomberg -The Guardian  »

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Face Obama: 'I've Compromised the Mission' - ABC News

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal to Face Obama: 'I've Compromised the Mission' ABC News Gen. Stanley McChrystal's job hangs in the balance as President Obama today confronts him about his disparaging comments in a Rolling Stone interview and decides whether he can effectively lead troops as top ... Dilemma for Obama in McChrystal Choice New York Times Commanders-in-Waiting Line Up to Await McChrystal's Fate FOXNews Gen. Stanley McChrystal to explain anti-administration comments Washington Post BBC News -USA Today -Christian Science Monitor  »

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal to explain anti-administration comments - Washington Post

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal to explain anti-administration comments Washington Post The top US general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of US and NATO forces in ... Top US Commander in Afghanistan Summoned to Washington Voice of America Latest McChrystal developments CNN (blog) Biden Probably Wants to Renew His Rolling Stone Subscription The Washington Independent AFP -BusinessWeek -New York Daily News  »

Van der Sloot Mom's Statements Support Her Son? - CBS News

New York Daily News

Van der Sloot Mom's Statements Support Her Son? CBS News According to a jailhouse interview with the Dutch newspaper De Telegraff, van der Sloot says that he confessed only because he was intimidated during interrogation and had been promised a transfer back to the Netherlands. The 22-year-old primary ... Inside van der Sloot's cell: A thin mattress, a hole for a toilet CNN Paper: Van Der Sloot Retracts Murder Confession CBS13.com Joran van der Sloot retracts murder confession, says he was 'tricked' into it WireUpdate MyFox Philadelphia -AFP -CNN International  »

Father's Day at 100: How It Began, Why Dads Gets Fewer Gifts - National Geographic

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Father's Day at 100: How It Began, Why Dads Gets Fewer Gifts National Geographic Find out why Father's Day is no H »

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Part-owner of Gulf well calls BP 'reckless' - USA Today

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Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed by Firing Squad in Utah - ABC News

The Guardian

Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed by Firing Squad in Utah ABC News After a quarter of a century on death row, convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed in a barrage of rifle fire Friday morning. He became the first man to die before a firing squad in Utah in 14 years. Ronnie Lee Gardner is the ... With two loud bangs, a killer's life is taken Salt Lake Tribune Utah Firing Squad Execution: Ronnie Lee Gardner Pronounced Dead at 12:17 AM CBS News Firing squad execution sobering, but dramatic The Associated Press CNN -Deseret News -Washington Post  »

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BP Shares Surge After $20B Oil Spill Fund Deal - Wall Street Journal

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President Obama: BP Oil Spill Like An 'Epidemic' - Wall Street Journal

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Obama Oval Office Gulf oil spill - USA Today

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Obama Oval Office Gulf oil spill USA Today Good morning. President Obama will discuss the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and his vision for the nation's energy future at 8 pm ET in his first-ever address from the Oval Office. Think of it as the equivalent of the nation being ... BP faces new grilling over spill BBC News Obama to discuss oil spill plan, energy policy-Gibbs Reuters White House: Obama ready to seize claims process Houston Chronicle Voice of America -New York Daily News -Boston Globe  »

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Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment' - BBC News

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Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks about environment' BBC News US President Barack Obama has said the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will have the same impact on the US psyche as 9/11. In an interview with US website Politico, he said the disaster would "shape how we think about the environment... for years to ... Pressure mounts as Gulf oil spill nears MiamiHerald.com BP's Oil Spill Costs Rise to $1.6 Billion W »

Crews search for victims after Ark. floods kill 18 - The Associated Press

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Crews search for victims after Ark. floods kill 18 The Associated Press LODI, Ark. â€" A preacher whose church has cared for survivors of the flash floods that ripped through an Arkansas campground and killed at least 18 people anguished over what he would tell them Sunday as rescue teams searched for nearly two dozen people ... Rescuers comb Arkansas wilderness looking for flash flood survivors Los Angeles Times Garland coach, family survive flooded campground D »

Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor - CNN

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Rescue teams reach stranded teen sailor CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A French fishing vessel reached a remote area in the Indian Ocean on Saturday morning to fetch a stranded 16-year-old California girl who lost contact as she tried to circumnavigate the globe in her yacht. ... Solo sailor Abby Sunderland rescued Los Angeles Times Stranded teen sailor winched to safety ABC Online French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen The Associated Press BBC News -Times Online -New York Times  »

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US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean - BBC News

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US teenage sailor Abby Sunderland found in Indian Ocean BBC News A 16-year-old US sailor who went missing while sailing solo around the world has been found safe and well. Abby Sunderland's yacht was spotted by an aerial search team in the southern Indian Ocean, midway between Australia and Africa. ... Teenage round-the-world sailor Abby Sunderland found alive Times Online Teenage Girl, Sailing Solo, Is Found New York Times Sailing experts criticise Abby Sunderland's circumnavigation attempt Telegraph.co.uk The Associated Press -ABC Online -Los Angeles Times  »

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Afghan Suicide Bombing Kills 40 - Wall Street Journal

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Whitman easily defeats Poizner - San Francisco Chronicle

Economist (blog)

Whitman easily defeats Poizner San Francisco Chronicle State Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former two-term California governor, was the easy winner in the state Democratic gubernatorial race. Meg Whitman, who spent a record-smashing $71 million of her own money to sell herself as a political outsider ... GOP picks two women to head California ticket CNN Whitman faces Brown in Calif governor's race San Jose Mercury News Women and minority candidates dominate US primary wins The Guardian Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -OCRegister  »

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I would have fired BP chief by now, Obama says - msnbc.com

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I would have fired BP chief by now, Obama says msnbc.com President Barack Obama would have fired BP's CEO Tony Hayward over controversial comments downplaying the Gulf oil spill â€" if the executive had been working for him. During an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's TODAY to be broadcast Tuesday, ... Obama lambastes BP boss Hayward BBC News Gulf spill is an outcome of our addiction to oil San Jose Mercury News Obama to Reopen Oil Drilling W »

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AT A GLANCE: BP Captures More Oil, Spill Consequences Grow - Wall Street Journal

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Israel: Seized aid ship's passengers to be deported Sunday - CNN

Telegraph.co.uk

Israel: Seized aid ship's passengers to be deported Sunday CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Ashdod, Israel (CNN) --  »

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