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• Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids
• THE RACE: Some swing states seeing strong rebounds
• FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans
• Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids
• Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near
• IRS whistleblower tax take plunges, senator frets
• Bahrain opposition leader says injured in police clashes
• Turkey says Syria shot down warplane
• Paraguayan Congress votes to remove president
• Obama Stumbles at Campaign Rally
• President Obama Slams Mitt Romney's Record on Outsourcing
• Deadly Israeli raids, Gaza rockets shake truce
• Obama criticizes Romney's firm over outsourcing
• Obama to Miami Heat: see you at the White House
• Paraguay's leftist president faces impeachment
• Nigeria's president sacks defense chiefs
• UN's Annan: Iran should be part of Syria solution
• Ethiopia says troops to stay longer in Somalia
• Maine independent King could become key player in Senate
• Moroccan pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol bomb attempt
• U.S. raps Argentina, Indonesia import curbs at WTO
• Arkansas high court blocks use of death penalty
• Obama Swipes at Romney in Address to Latino Officials
• FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans
• Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster
• Russia wants quick release of detained fans
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• AdWatch: Romney ads take rosy view on his promises
• U.S. probes visit by Egyptian militant group member
• Rhode Island judge denies bid to block pension reform
• Obama says he will fight for immigration reform
• Russia warns against issuing ultimatums to Iran
• Egypt army talks tough as Tahrir protests

Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT President Barack Obama, in a strikingly personal appeal, renewed his call for an overhaul of America's immigration laws before a supportive Latino audience Friday. He portrayed rival Mitt Romney as an obstacle to measures that would give young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

THE RACE: Some swing states seeing strong rebounds Posted: 22 Jun 2012 10:30 AM PDT Mitt Romney is walking a thin line on the sluggish economy, trying to keep his focus squarely on the nation's financial problems without appearing to be wishing things get worse.

FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama flatly blamed Republicans on Friday for failing to support immigration reforms in the last few years.

Obama to Hispanics on immigrants: I see my kids Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT President Barack Obama, in a strikingly personal appeal, renewed his call for an overhaul of America's immigration laws before a supportive Latino audience Friday. He portrayed rival Mitt Romney as an obstacle to measures that would give young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:51 PM PDT Congressional bargainers seem near an agreement that would avert a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, Senate aides from both parties said Friday.

IRS whistleblower tax take plunges, senator frets Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's troubled whistleblower program said tax collections from tipsters fell sharply last year, prompting a U.S. lawmaker on Friday to say he may delay two Treasury Department nominees until the program improves. The IRS whistleblower office gathers information from people who want to alert the tax-collecting agency about tax cheating. Whistleblowers can get monetary rewards under the IRS program, which was thoroughly overhauled in 2006. ...

Bahrain opposition leader says injured in police clashes Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT MANAMA (Reuters) - The leader of Bahrain's leading opposition party was hit by a rubber bullet and teargas canister during clashes with riot police on Friday, the party said, describing it as an escalation of government efforts to stop protests led by majority Shi'ites. Sheikh Ali Salman was hit on the chest and shoulder, his Wefaq party said in a statement, and several others were also injured including Hassan Marzouk, pictures of whom circulated on social media showing him lying on the ground covered in blood around the neck. ...

Turkey says Syria shot down warplane Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:43 PM PDT ANKARA (Reuters) - Syria shot down a Turkish warplane in the eastern Mediterranean on Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said in a statement. "As a result of information obtained from the evaluation of our concerned institutions and from within the joint search and rescue operations with Syria, it is understood that our plane was brought down by Syria," Erdogan's office said. ...

Paraguayan Congress votes to remove president Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's Congress voted on Friday to remove leftist President Fernando Lugo from office in a lightning-quick impeachment trial that he said was tantamount to a coup. By law, Vice President Federico Franco should immediately take over duties as president. Security forces were lined up outside the congressional building to keep several thousand protesters at bay. (Reporting by Daniela Desantis; Writing by Helen Popper and Hilary Burke; Editing by Anthony Boadle)

Obama Stumbles at Campaign Rally Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT President Obama may have been a little too fired up and ready to go as he took to the stage at a campaign rally in Tampa, Fla., this afternoon. The president tripped as he walked up the steps, waving to the enthusiastic crowd at Hillsborough Community...

President Obama Slams Mitt Romney's Record on Outsourcing Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT President Obama is ramping up his assault against Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital, accusing him today of being "an outsourcing pioneer." Speaking at a campaign rally in Tampa, Fla., the president seized on today's Washington Post piece detailing how Romney's former private equity firm...

Deadly Israeli raids, Gaza rockets shake truce Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:28 PM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - Israel launched two air strikes in Gaza on Friday, killing two Palestinian militants and wounding five other people as rockets fired from the enclave slammed into its southern region, threatening to unravel an Egyptian-brokered truce. Palestinian officials in Gaza said both militants killed in two separate raids belonged to a pro al-Qaeda fringe Salafist Islamist group which Israel blamed in part for a deadly cross-border attack from Egypt's Sinai on Monday. ...

Obama criticizes Romney's firm over outsourcing Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:22 PM PDT President Barack Obama sought to discredit rival Mitt Romney's business background Friday, pointing to investments by Romney's former private equity firm in companies that moved jobs to low-wage countries. "We don't need an outsourcing pioneer in the Oval Office," Obama said.

Obama to Miami Heat: see you at the White House Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:13 PM PDT TAMPA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama phoned the triumphant Miami Heat on Friday from aboard Air Force One to congratulate the basketball team for winning the NBA finals. Obama told Heat coach Eric Spoelstra he "looks forward to celebrating their NBA championship" at the White House, said spokesman Josh Earnest. The U.S. president invites the champions of all major sports to the White House every year. ...

Paraguay's leftist president faces impeachment Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:12 PM PDT ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's Senate will decide whether to oust President Fernando Lugo in a lightning-quick impeachment trial on Friday that he says is tantamount to a coup. Lugo, a silver-haired former Roman Catholic bishop who quit the Church to run for the presidency, is accused of mishandling armed clashes over a land eviction in which 17 police and peasant farmers were killed last week. His rivals, who firmly control both congressional houses, were confident they would get the votes needed to remove the president. ...

Nigeria's president sacks defense chiefs Posted: 22 Jun 2012 02:09 PM PDT ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan sacked his defense minister and national security adviser on Friday, but gave no reason for the move, after several months of violence by Islamist sect Boko Haram across the country. "The president has relieved the NSA (national security adviser Owoye Azazi) of his job and replaced him with Colonel Sambo Dasuki," said presidency spokesman, Reuben Abati. "The president has also sacked the minister of defense (Bello Mohammed) and will announce his replacement later. ...

UN's Annan: Iran should be part of Syria solution Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:58 PM PDT U.N. envoy Kofi Annan said Friday that Iran should be involved in efforts to end the escalating violence that has claimed thousands of lives and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.

Ethiopia says troops to stay longer in Somalia Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:54 PM PDT ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia plans to keep its troops in Somalia until the Horn of Africa country ratifies a constitution and its military is able to fend off militant threats on its own, an official said on Friday, signaling a change in policy. Addis Ababa rolled hundreds of troops across its border in November to open up a third front against the al Qaeda-allied al Shabaab group but was keen to point out their incursion is not a repeat of their ill-fated 2006-2009 war in Somalia. ...

Maine independent King could become key player in Senate Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:18 PM PDT BRUNSWICK, Maine (Reuters) - It has been nearly a decade since Angus King finished his second term as Maine's governor, loaded his family into a recreational vehicle and set off on a 5 1/2-month road trip across America, his presumed farewell to politics. Now, at 68, King not only is back in politics, he may become an unlikely power broker in the divided U.S. Senate after the November 6 elections. ...

Moroccan pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol bomb attempt Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:18 PM PDT ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A Moroccan man pleaded guilty on Friday to attempting to bomb the U.S. Capitol building in Washington in February, 2012, and could face up to 30 years in prison. Amine El Khalifi, 29, an illegal immigrant living in Alexandria, Virginia, struck an agreement with prosecutors under which he pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in Virginia. He was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against property owned and used by the United States, intending to detonate a bomb and to shoot people. "I plead guilty," he said, standing before Judge James C. ...

U.S. raps Argentina, Indonesia import curbs at WTO Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday demanded that Argentina "immediately" end an import licensing regime and other curbs that have frustrated foreign suppliers, and expressed concerns about a "sweeping new import restriction" Indonesia has imposed. The comments came in remarks by a U.S. official at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Rachel Bae, a U.S. attache, took a notably harder line with Argentina, which is already the target of a WTO suit filed by the European Union over steps the South American nation has taken to discourage imports. ...

Arkansas high court blocks use of death penalty Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled unconstitutional the law allowing the state to carry out the death penalty, siding with 10 Death Row inmates who argued that only the legislature, and not the prison system, can decide the method of execution. The ruling effectively barred the state from carrying out the death penalty. Arkansas has 40 men on Death Row but the state has not executed anyone since November 28, 2005, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. ...

Obama Swipes at Romney in Address to Latino Officials Posted: 22 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It was billed as an "official" presidential speech on policy, but President Obama's address to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials put election-year politics front and center, including direct attacks on GOP rival Mitt Romney. "Yesterday your...

FACT CHECK: Romney, Obama on immigration plans Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama flatly blamed Republicans on Friday for failing to support immigration reforms in the last few years.

Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT There are no signs of rioters, wind-damaged homes or flooding. The brand new City Hall features gleaming marble floors and the public recreation centers offer Zumba, karate and Pilates classes.

Russia wants quick release of detained fans Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry urged Poland on Friday to release Russian soccer fans detained 10 days ago after street battles with Poles on the night their teams met in a Euro 2012 match. However, Poland's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the matter would be dealt with in line with the law. Street clashes broke out when thousands of Russian fans marched towards the National Stadium in Warsaw before the Group A match against the co-hosts, which ended in a 1-1 draw. ...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

AdWatch: Romney ads take rosy view on his promises Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:41 PM PDT TITLE: First 100 Days

U.S. probes visit by Egyptian militant group member Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday said it was investigating the case of an Egyptian lawmaker who visited Washington for official talks despite saying he was a member of a group the United States bans as a "foreign terrorist organization." State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland declined to discuss specifics of the case involving Hani Nour Eldin, who the online Daily Beast reported was both a member of parliament and a self-proclaimed member of Gama'a al-Islamiyya (IG), blamed for a spate of violence in Egypt in the 1990s. ...

Rhode Island judge denies bid to block pension reform Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - A Rhode Island superior court judge on Friday denied a bid by labor unions to block public pension reforms from going into effect July 1. Judge Sarah Taft-Carter issued the order in a closed-door hearing among lawyers just hours after the unions filed suit, court spokesman Craig Berke said. (Reporting by Hilary Russ)

Obama says he will fight for immigration reform Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday tailored his economic message to the Hispanic voters who could help swing the election, saying he would build up-middle-class opportunity for Latinos while Republican rival Mitt Romney would gut it with "top-down economics" favoring only the rich.

Russia warns against issuing ultimatums to Iran Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:25 PM PDT Russia's foreign minister said Friday that Iran shouldn't face threats over its nuclear program and that a quick settlement of the standoff over it isn't realistic.

Egypt army talks tough as Tahrir protests Posted: 22 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Cairo's Tahrir Square relived its glory days of the revolution on Friday as tens of thousands of flag-waving protesters called on the Egyptian army to relinquish power, in defiance of a stern communiqué from the generals criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood. All day, through weekly prayers in the baking midday sun to an evening clamor for change, demonstrators, mostly marshaled by the Islamist movement and its allies, called on the military to make good on promises to hand over to a civilian and end the prolonged uncertainty over last weekend's presidential election. ...

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