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• Clinton: Romney would be 'calamitous' for US
• Wisconsin recall battle finally goes to voters
• Obama a socialist? Many scoff, but claim persists
• Wisconsin recall battle finally goes to voters
• Clinton: Romney would be 'calamitous' for US
• Russia turns east to embrace looming China
• Clinton warns of wider Caucasus conflict
• U.S. targets senior al Qaeda leader, further strains Pakistan ties
• Redistricting sets off scramble in California primaries
• Fundraising and Friending With Celebs and Wall Street: Will It Matter in November?
• Same-sex marriage cases loom for Supreme Court
• Candidates barnstorm the state in tight Wisconsin recall
• Factbox: Details of Wisconsin union law that prompted recall
• From Hope to Fear: New GOP Talking-Point on Obama
• Senate Democrats Push for 'Paycheck Fairness' Bill for Women
• GOP plays offense in medical device tax fight
• Obama, Clinton to headline trio of NYC fundraisers
• Obama, Clinton Hit the Big Apple for Big Bucks
• Senator urges Obama to replace commodities chief
• Insight: As Afghan exit looms, U.S. debate rages over Haqqani militants
• Guatemalan cardinal who helped peace talks dies
• Top Republican woman to lead Romney's House team
• Fighting at Tripoli airport, gunmen surround planes
• Bedouin tribesmen, police clash in Egypt's Sinai, one dead: sources
• New York governor seeks changes in state marijuana law
• Socialists lead in French expatriate vote
• Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre, China censors Internet
• Factbox: Key political risks to watch in Sudan and South Sudan
• Sudan security confiscates biggest daily: editor
• South Sudan officials have stolen $4 billion: president
• Senate panel chief to detail tax code vision
• Hanoi opens 3 MIA search areas, releases letters
• Obama, Romney campaign advisers trade blame on job creation

Clinton: Romney would be 'calamitous' for US Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:21 PM PDT Bill Clinton is joining President Barack Obama for a major fundraising push in New York, and the former president is telling donors that electing Mitt Romney would be, in his words, "calamitous for our country and the world."

Wisconsin recall battle finally goes to voters Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:22 PM PDT The battle over Gov. Scott Walker's agenda has attracted millions of dollars from out of state, campaign volunteers from across the country and months of concentrated attention from the two major political parties.

Obama a socialist? Many scoff, but claim persists Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:22 PM PDT When President Barack Obama's re-election campaign unveiled its new slogan, some conservative critics were quick to pounce.

Wisconsin recall battle finally goes to voters Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:22 PM PDT The battle over Gov. Scott Walker's agenda has attracted millions of dollars from out of state, campaign volunteers from across the country and months of concentrated attention from the two major political parties.

Clinton: Romney would be 'calamitous' for US Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:21 PM PDT Bill Clinton is joining President Barack Obama for a major fundraising push in New York, and the former president is telling donors that electing Mitt Romney would be, in his words, "calamitous for our country and the world."

Russia turns east to embrace looming China Posted: 04 Jun 2012 03:04 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Russia opens a "billion-dollar bridge" on its Pacific coast this summer, Vladimir Putin can expect an enthusiastic audience among the 5,000 islanders whom it will connect to the mainland, at an eye-popping cost per head. But the president will be looking, too, for attention from a few miles further off, in China, whose rise as a trading and diplomatic partner but also as a potential rival for control of thinly populated Siberia's resources has brought a new focus in Moscow on both business and military investment in the far east. ...

Clinton warns of wider Caucasus conflict Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:53 PM PDT YEREVAN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern on Monday that violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan could lead to a broader regional conflict as three Armenian soldiers died in a border incident. Clinton began a trip to the South Caucasus region by calling on all sides to renounce violence as the former Soviet republics traded accusations over a clash that killed the Armenian soldiers and wounded troops on both sides of their border. ...

U.S. targets senior al Qaeda leader, further strains Pakistan ties Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:47 PM PDT (Reuters) - A series of drone strikes over the weekend and a confrontation on Monday near the border town of Peshawar between U.S. diplomats and local police added new strains to already tense relations between the United States and Pakistan. U.S. and Pakistani government sources said Abu Yahya al Libi, a senior Al Qaeda leader who had survived previous drone attacks, was a target of one of the latest strikes, which occurred early on Monday in North Waziristan. U.S. government sources said they were unable to confirm Abu Yahya had been killed. ...

Redistricting sets off scramble in California primaries Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:46 PM PDT SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California's nonpartisan redrawing of electoral lines for U.S. congressional districts is expected to set off the biggest scramble in at least a decade during primary polls on Tuesday in the most populous state. The new election map could end up shifting seats to the Democrats in a state that gave President Barack Obama a 24-point margin of victory over his Republican rival John McCain in 2008, analysts said. ...

Fundraising and Friending With Celebs and Wall Street: Will It Matter in November? Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT At a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty, does a presidential candidate friending and fundraising with the rich and famous matter to average voters? Republicans think so. And Democrats do, too. Both sides in the presidential election campaign are increasingly eager to lambaste the...

Same-sex marriage cases loom for Supreme Court Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - For advocates and foes of same-sex marriage, two names have suddenly taken center stage in the legal universe: Kennedy and Romer. Kennedy - that would be associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy - is the court's perennial swing vote. Romer - as in Romer v. Evans - is the 1996 decision penned by Kennedy that struck down a Colorado amendment barring the state from passing laws to protect homosexuals and bisexuals. ...

Candidates barnstorm the state in tight Wisconsin recall Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:33 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Tom Barrett barnstormed the state on Monday, the day before a recall election that could remove Walker from office over a law reducing public sector union power. Latest polls are predicting a close vote, with Walker holding a narrow lead in the single digits, and virtually no undecided voters. Political analysts said the outcome will depend on which side is best able to turn out its voters. ...

Factbox: Details of Wisconsin union law that prompted recall Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:33 PM PDT (Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker faces a recall vote on Tuesday because of a law he championed that severely curtails the power of public sector labor unions in the state. Here are the details of the law and how it was passed: * Walker was elected governor in 2010 along with Republican majorities in the state legislature. As soon as he took office, the governor said the state faced a $3.6 billion budget shortfall over two years and drastic measures were needed. He proposed a so-called budget repair bill that included the union measures. ...

From Hope to Fear: New GOP Talking-Point on Obama Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:32 PM PDT A provocative new web video from pro-Republican super PAC American Crossroads highlights what is emerging as a top talking-point in the case against President Obama. The video, titled "Fear," juxtaposes excerpts of Obama's widely-praised speech on national unity after the Tuscon shootings in 2011 —...

Senate Democrats Push for 'Paycheck Fairness' Bill for Women Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:31 PM PDT Democrats and the White House put on a coordinated full court press today, calling on Republicans in the senate to support a bill called the "Paycheck Fairness Act," which is billed as an effort to help achieve income parity for women. The senate is scheduled...

GOP plays offense in medical device tax fight Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.

Obama, Clinton to headline trio of NYC fundraisers Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:18 PM PDT President Barack Obama sought to take advantage Monday of the fundraising prowess of former President Bill Clinton, the most reliable deliverer of Democratic dollars, despite their history of testy relations and differences on campaign tactics.

Obama, Clinton Hit the Big Apple for Big Bucks Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:17 PM PDT President Obama and former President Bill Clinton are in New York City this evening for three splashy joint fundraisers expected to raise north of $3.6 million for the 2012 campaign, according to figures provided by a Democratic official. The due start their visit with a...

Senator urges Obama to replace commodities chief Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator called on President Barack Obama on Monday to replace the chairman of the chief derivatives regulatory agency with an official who will crack down more quickly on speculation in oil and other commodities markets. In a sharply worded letter, Sen. Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, slammed Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler for not swiftly putting in place position limits, which curb the size of positions that traders can hold in commodities like gold and oil. ...

Insight: As Afghan exit looms, U.S. debate rages over Haqqani militants Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five days after Afghan militants showered the U.S. embassy in Kabul last September with rockets and bullets in a bold, nearly 20-hour assault, top U.S. officials pointedly pressed the Pakistani government to take action against the Haqqani network, the Taliban-allied militant group. ...

Guatemalan cardinal who helped peace talks dies Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:07 PM PDT GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan Roman Catholic Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada, who helped broker an end to the Central American nation's bloody civil war, died on Monday. He was 80 years old. Local church officials said Quezada died in the morning at a private hospital in Guatemala City as a result of an intestinal obstruction. Quezada lent his negotiating skills to two organizations that tried to reconcile the bitter adversaries in the war, one of the most destructive to ravage Latin America. ...

Top Republican woman to lead Romney's House team Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday named his party's top woman in Congress, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, as his campaign's point person in the U.S. House of Representatives. Romney's campaign hopes McMorris Rodgers, 43, vice chair of the 242-member House Republican Conference, can help their candidate continue to shrink President Barack Obama's advantage over him among women voters. A Washington Post-ABC News poll in May found Obama with a 7 percentage point lead over Romney among women voters, down from 19 points the month before. ...

Fighting at Tripoli airport, gunmen surround planes Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:59 PM PDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias at Tripoli's international airport on Monday after angry gunmen drove armed pickup trucks on to the tarmac and surrounded planes, forcing the airport to cancel flights. In a fresh challenge to the interim government's weak authority, members of the al-Awfea Brigade occupied the airport for several hours demanding the release of their leader whom they said was being held by Tripoli's security forces. Brigades of former fighters said they had restored calm at the airport by Monday evening. ...

Bedouin tribesmen, police clash in Egypt's Sinai, one dead: sources Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:56 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - One policeman was killed and six were wounded in two separate clashes on Monday between Bedouin tribesmen and security forces at two police posts in the southern area of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security sources said. Armed Bedouin in vehicles attacked a police checkpoint, killing one policeman and wounding three, in the Wadi Firan area in South Sinai, the sources said. Three policemen were wounded in an exchange of fire with Bedouin at a police station in the same area, they added. It was not immediately clear what sparked the assaults. ...

New York governor seeks changes in state marijuana law Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:55 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new legislation on Monday to decriminalize public possession of small amounts of marijuana, lowering the penalty from a misdemeanor to a non-criminal offense. The measure - which strikes indirectly at the New York Police Department's controversial stop and frisk program - seeks to eliminate a nuance in state law that differentiates between public and private possession of the drug. ...

Socialists lead in French expatriate vote Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:48 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist candidates are leading in seven of the 11 constituencies for French citizens living abroad, Foreign Ministry figures showed on Monday, in the first parliamentary elections in which French expatriates had their own candidates. French citizens living as far afield as the United States and Japan headed to the urns at the weekend in their first chance to choose their own parliamentary deputies, after former president Nicolas Sarkozy created 11 new foreign constituencies in 2008. ...

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre, China censors Internet Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:46 PM PDT HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Tens of thousands turned out for a candlelit vigil in Hong Kong on Monday in memory of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and near Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, and China moved to halt Internet searches related to the killings. The Hong Kong demonstrators massed in a downtown park, holding candles around a June 4 memorial and a replica of the Goddess of Democracy statue that was built in Tiananmen Square before tanks and troops crushed the protests. "Long live democracy. ...

Factbox: Key political risks to watch in Sudan and South Sudan Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:32 PM PDT KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) - Fighting between Sudan and South Sudan broke out in April, the worst violence since South Sudan became independent in July after a 2005 peace deal, undermining stability in both countries and threatening to start a broader conflict. Much of their border is disputed and the two countries have failed to resolve a long list of disputes, including how much the landlocked South should pay to export oil through Sudan and who will control the contested Abyei region. ...

Sudan security confiscates biggest daily: editor Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:32 PM PDT KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Security agents confiscated the Monday edition of Sudan's most widely read newspaper after it blasted plans by the ruling party to end fuel subsidies, the paper's chairman, who wrote the critical column, said. Eltayeb Mustafa, who also is a relative of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, surprised readers on Monday by writing in an editorial that the government was "playing with fire" with its plan to lift fuel subsidies. ...

South Sudan officials have stolen $4 billion: president Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:32 PM PDT JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese officials have "stolen" an estimated $4 billion of public money and should return it to salvage the young nation's reputation and help lift its people out of poverty, the president said in a letter seen on Monday. The request came as the central African country, which seceded from Sudan less than a year ago, is scrambling for cash to make up for the loss of almost all state revenues with the shutdown of its oil output in January. ...

Senate panel chief to detail tax code vision Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the Senate tax-writing committee promised to spell out ideas for revamping the tortuous tax code next Monday, providing a glimpse of the influential lawmaker's plan for major fiscal decisions looming at the end of the year. Senator Max Baucus, the Finance Committee chairman, will deliver "a vision for tax reform" on June 11 at the Bipartisan Policy Center, his office said. ...

Hanoi opens 3 MIA search areas, releases letters Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:24 PM PDT "If Dad calls, tell him I got too close to being dead but I'm O.K. I was real lucky. I'll write again soon."

Obama, Romney campaign advisers trade blame on job creation Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney squared off on Sunday over job creation in a debate which, following Friday's weak jobs report, promises to be a deciding factor in the November vote. Ed Gillespie, a senior adviser to Romney, citing Obama's healthcare reform law and a decision to put a major oil pipeline on hold, said on "Fox News Sunday" that Obama's policies have put a damper on job creation. "The problem is this administration and this president's policies are hostile to job creators," Gillespie said. ...

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