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• Hispanics looking for November gains in US House
• Obama prepping thousands of lawyers for election
• Much a-Youuu about nothing? Obama zinger gets buzz
• Consumer group urges FDA to reject Arena diet drug
• Utah Senator Hatch faces Tea Party rival in primary run-off
• AP sources: Syrian army stable despite defections
• Senate panel approves "Magnitsky" sanctions on Russia
• Cast out of Israel, South Sudanese face risky future
• Priest in U.S. church abuse case seeks release from jail
• Trayvon Martin's killer never identified himself: police
• Obama Motorcade Stops at 'World's Largest Drive-In'
• Rielle Hunter says she has split with John Edwards
• Obama prepping thousands of lawyers for election
• Assad says Syria at war as battle reaches capital
• Nigeria president replaces execs of state oil NNPC
• Campaign money case could propel more deregulation
• Senate leaders say they have student loan deal
• U.S. group flags chemical levels in Coke sold abroad
• TransCanada wins 1 of 3 US permits for Keystone line
• Caption Contest: Obama Places an Order
• Report: Nuclear safety chief bullied workers
• Mexico's Pena Nieto with big poll lead before election
• US diplomat honored for urging embassy rethink
• Pentagon holds gay pride event
• Kuwaitis protest after elected parliament thrown out
• Sen. Hatch looking to avoid revolt within GOP
• Romney would get tough on China: Portman
• White House says ready for Supreme Court health decision
• Student Loan Deal Taking Shape on Capitol Hill
• Spain considers tax hikes to curb deficit, please EU
• Romney presses attacks on "Obamacare" before ruling
• Much a-Youuu about nothing? Obama zinger gets buzz
• Hispanics looking for November gains in US House

Hispanics looking for November gains in US House Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT Jose Hernandez worked in farm fields with his Mexican-immigrant parents before becoming an astronaut. Iraq War veteran Julius Melendez is the third generation of his Puerto Rican family to serve in the military. And Tony Cardenas, the youngest of 11 children of immigrant farmers from Jalisco, Mexico, has served in the California Assembly and on the Los Angeles City Council.

Obama prepping thousands of lawyers for election Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT President Barack Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year's election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate.

Much a-Youuu about nothing? Obama zinger gets buzz Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT Were they booing the president? Or were they "Youuuk-ing" him?

Consumer group urges FDA to reject Arena diet drug Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:48 PM PDT (Reuters) - Watchdog group Public Citizen urged U.S. regulators on Tuesday not to approve Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental diet pill lorcaserin, citing concerns it could increase patients' risk of heart valve damage. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule on whether to approve the drug by Wednesday. Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, said physicians at last month's FDA advisory panel meeting on lorcaserin raised serious concerns about evidence of increased valve disease risks in patients who used the drug in clinical trials. ...

Utah Senator Hatch faces Tea Party rival in primary run-off Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:44 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch faced off on Tuesday against a Tea Party movement-backed challenger who was able to woo enough votes at Utah's Republican nominating convention to force a primary run-off. Hatch, a 78-year-old stalwart of the Republican Party who was first elected to the Senate in 1976, is competing against Dan Liljenquist, a former state senator who has billed himself as a face for change and more conservative leadership. Heavily Republican Utah last elected a Democrat to the U.S. ...

AP sources: Syrian army stable despite defections Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:39 PM PDT U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Syria's military remains loyal despite recent high-profile defections, while the opposition remains fragmented and unable to attack as a unified force, indicating a long, protracted conflict ahead.

Senate panel approves "Magnitsky" sanctions on Russia Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:30 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would penalize Russian officials for human rights abuses, a measure with broad support in Congress that Russia protests would be an unwarranted intrusion into its internal affairs. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the "Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act," named after an anti-corruption lawyer who died in 2009 after a year in Russian jails. It is sponsored by Democratic Senator Ben Cardin. ...

Cast out of Israel, South Sudanese face risky future Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:27 PM PDT JUBA (Reuters) - Wearing low-slung ripped jeans, a silver cross and diamond-studded earrings, Marshan Mai cursed as he stepped off the aircraft back on to the land he left years ago. He was in the second group of South Sudanese migrants who arrived at Juba airport on Tuesday after being deported from Israel and who face an uncertain future back in their war-torn and impoverished country. "I don't want to be here. I didn't want to come back. I have nothing to do here," Mai said, as migrants carried laptops, toy cars, huge plasma screens and a guitar off the plane. ...

Priest in U.S. church abuse case seeks release from jail Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:26 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A monsignor on Tuesday asked a judge to free him from jail following his conviction in the Roman Catholic Church's child sex abuse scandal, saying he was not a flight risk and is prepared to waive his right to fight extradition. William Lynn, 61, the former secretary of the clergy for the Philadelphia Archdiocese, has been behind bars since Friday when he became the only senior church official convicted for covering up the abuse. He faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced on August 13 for endangering the welfare of a child. ...

Trayvon Martin's killer never identified himself: police Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, the man charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin, failed on at least two opportunities to identify himself as a neighborhood watch volunteer before he shot the unarmed teenager, a police investigator wrote in a report made public on Tuesday. Pages of the report were among a batch of new evidence released in the case by Florida's state attorney's office. The records included video and audio recordings of Zimmerman and written statements by him and police. ...

Obama Motorcade Stops at 'World's Largest Drive-In' Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT On a campaign swing through downtown Atlanta today, President Obama and his motorcade made a pit stop for lunch at The Varsity, an 84-year-old institution that calls itself the "world's largest drive-in." The restaurant is famous for chili cheese dogs, onion rings, a sweet "Frosted...

Rielle Hunter says she has split with John Edwards Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rielle Hunter, the woman who had an affair with former U.S. Senator John Edwards during his U.S. presidential bid, said on Tuesday that she was no longer in a relationship with him. In an interview to promote her tell-all memoir, Hunter, 48, told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she and Edwards had split, but would continue to see each other as they share parenting duties of their now 4-year-old daughter, Frances Quinn Hunter. "We are a family, but as of the end of last week, John Edwards and I are no longer a couple," Hunter told the morning program. "Not at all. ...

Obama prepping thousands of lawyers for election Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT President Barack Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year's election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate.

Assad says Syria at war as battle reaches capital Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:19 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared on Tuesday that his country was at war and ordered his new government to spare no effort to achieve victory, as the worst fighting of the 16-month conflict reached the outskirts of the capital. Video published by activists recorded heavy gunfire and explosions in suburbs of Damascus. A trail of fresh blood on a sidewalk in the suburb of Qudsiya led into a building where one casualty was taken. A naked man writhed in pain, his body pierced by shrapnel. ...

Nigeria president replaces execs of state oil NNPC Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is replacing the managing director of state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) and three other senior directors on Tuesday, a presidency statement said. "To further strengthen the ongoing reforms ... and in furtherance of efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability ... President Jonathan has approved the re-composition of the executive management team of the NNPC," the statement said. ...

Campaign money case could propel more deregulation Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT If you thought the money race in the presidential campaign was already the Wild West, you haven't seen anything yet.

Senate leaders say they have student loan deal Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:13 PM PDT Senate leaders of both parties say they've reached a deal to prevent interest rates on millions of student loans from doubling beginning on Sunday. But House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) has yet to decide whether the pact will be agreeable to the Republican-run House.

U.S. group flags chemical levels in Coke sold abroad Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:11 PM PDT (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co's namesake soda sold in several countries, including Brazil and Kenya, still contains a high level of a chemical linked to cancer in animals months after it made changes to the drinks sold in California, a U.S. watchdog group said on Tuesday. The Center for Science in the Public Interest said that samples of Coca-Cola tested in nine countries showed "alarming amounts" of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, used as an ingredient in caramel coloring. High levels of that chemical have been linked to cancer in animals. ...

TransCanada wins 1 of 3 US permits for Keystone line Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:02 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted TransCanada Corp one of three permits it needs to build the $2.3 billion southern section of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project President Barack Obama had pledged to move forward quickly. TransCanada, which seeks to build the overall project in stages after Obama rejected the contentious first application, said the approval covers wetland and water crossings in the Galveston, Texas, district. ...

Caption Contest: Obama Places an Order Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:57 PM PDT "OK, OK — you can all keep the change!" [President Obama gets some food while campaigning.] If you want to be part of our caption contest, leave your own caption in the comments section below. See the previous contest here — and the winner: "All I...

Report: Nuclear safety chief bullied workers Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:56 PM PDT An internal investigation has concluded that the departing chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission engaged in bullying and intimidation, creating a tense working environment at the agency.

Mexico's Pena Nieto with big poll lead before election Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:54 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto maintained his wide lead over leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) could win a majority in Congress, a new poll less than a week before the election showed on Tuesday. The latest voter survey for the July 1 election by Consulta Mitofsky showed support for Pena Nieto at 38.4 percent, up 0.8 percentage points from a poll published last week by the firm. ...

US diplomat honored for urging embassy rethink Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:52 PM PDT An American diplomat whose cables helped spur a re-evaluation of "overly barricaded" U.S. embassies has been honored at the State Department for his efforts to improve U.S. diplomacy.

Pentagon holds gay pride event Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:46 PM PDT In the course of a year, Marine Capt. M. Matthew Phelps says he went from being a gay man "in the closet," afraid of being discharged, to invitee at the White House gay pride reception, drinking champagne with his commander in chief.

Kuwaitis protest after elected parliament thrown out Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:46 PM PDT KUWAIT (Reuters) - Thousands of Kuwaitis protested on Tuesday against a court ruling that effectively dissolved a parliament dominated by opposition Islamists and reinstated the previous, more government-friendly, assembly. They packed Erada square opposite parliament in the OPEC-oil producer and chanted "we will not surrender", after lawmakers decried the ruling as a coup against the constitution and called for protests. "We came here to say no to the previous parliament because its members were corrupt," said Khaled al-Khalifa, 24. "They stole the people's money. ...

Sen. Hatch looking to avoid revolt within GOP Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:44 PM PDT Over the past two years, GOP primaries have ended the careers of several veteran Republican politicians who were backed by the party's establishment. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch is seeking to avoid the same fate in his first primary challenge since winning office in 1976.

Romney would get tough on China: Portman Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would move aggressively to open up more foreign markets for U.S. exports, while getting tougher with China on its trade and currency practices, Senator Rob Portman said on Tuesday. The potential Romney vice presidential running mate said President Barack Obama has allowed the United States to fall "behind in a very significant way (on trade) because we are not engaging in opening up markets virtually anywhere. ...

White House says ready for Supreme Court health decision Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:41 PM PDT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it was ready for a Supreme Court verdict on President Barack Obama's flagship health reform law and remained convinced the legislation would be upheld. "We are, as I have said in the past, confident that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, in keeping with decades of precedent under the commerce clause," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We continue to implement the law accordingly and we are ready for the Supreme Court's decision, whatever it may be. ...

Student Loan Deal Taking Shape on Capitol Hill Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT Congress is starting to see some light at the end of the student loan impasse tunnel. Both the Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate today announced that a deal is almost complete to avoid student loan rates from doubling on July 1. The deal, which...

Spain considers tax hikes to curb deficit, please EU Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT MADRID, June 26 - Spain is considering raising consumer, energy and property taxes, the government said on Tuesday, as it struggles to reduce a public deficit that may have already exceeded one of its budgeted ceilings for the full year. Underlining the state of Spanish finances as it negotiates an international bailout for its banks, the central government deficit was 3.41 percent of gross domestic product from January to May, close to a end-year target of 3.5 percent, Treasury data showed. ...

Romney presses attacks on "Obamacare" before ruling Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:36 PM PDT SALEM, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney stepped up his criticism on Tuesday of President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement, saying if the U.S. Supreme Court does not overturn the 2010 healthcare overhaul when it decides its fate this week he would dump it if elected in November. Eager to change the subject back to Obama's economic stewardship after nearly two difficult weeks focusing on immigration, Romney accused Obama of taking his eye off the ball when he pushed the healthcare measure through Congress in 2010. ...

Much a-Youuu about nothing? Obama zinger gets buzz Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT Were they booing the president? Or were they "Youuuk-ing" him?

Hispanics looking for November gains in US House Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT Jose Hernandez worked in farm fields with his Mexican-immigrant parents before becoming an astronaut. Iraq War veteran Julius Melendez is the third generation of his Puerto Rican family to serve in the military. And Tony Cardenas, the youngest of 11 children of immigrant farmers from Jalisco, Mexico, has served in the California Assembly and on the Los Angeles City Council.

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