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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Endeavour space shuttle lands after its final flight
The Guardian
AP The Endeavour space shuttle is silhouetted by landing lights as it touches down at Kennedy Space Centre after its own final mission and the second-last for the shuttle fleet. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images Space shuttle Endeavour and ...
Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands Safely in FloridaABC News
Space shuttle Endeavour's long journey is overRegister
Endeavour returns to Earth for last timeTelegraph.co.uk
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:10 AM PDT

House GOP lawmakers to meet Obama on borrowing
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts as the price for providing any increase in the government's power to borrow. ...
House rejects bill to increase federal debt ceilingSan Francisco Chronicle
House deals symbolic blow to raising debt ceilingLos Angeles Times
In staged vote, House rejects new debt limitBoston Globe
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -Valley News Live -Washington Post
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Two in US infected in German E. coli outbreak
msnbc.com
Two US residents who recently traveled in northern Germany appear to be among victims of a massive outbreak of food poisoning that has killed 16 and sickened more than 1150 people in Europe since the second week of May, ...
Germany Upholds Warning For VegetablesNPR
Europe gripped by e-coli outbreak, death toll rise to 16Xinhua
Germany upholds warning for vegetablesBoston Globe
Seattle Post Intelligencer -Philadelphia Inquirer -Christian Science Monitor
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT

Palin's bus trip to Phila. creates media frenzy | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011 ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sarah Palin's magical mystery bus tour stormed into Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, chased down the Schuylkill Expressway by as many as 15 news-media vehicles while helicopters tracked the ragged caravan from the sky. ...
Palin confirms she's in LLC that bought Ariz. homeThe Associated Press
Trippin': Sarah Palin visits Philly | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-06-01Philadelphia Daily News
Bachmann, Palin Fuel RumorsFox News
Los Angeles Times -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Boston Herald
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:46 AM PDT

Nuclear Watchdog Says Japan Underestimated Tsunami Danger
New York Times
TOKYO — Japan underestimated the danger of tsunamis and needed more robust back-up systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, a team of inspectors from an international nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday in a preliminary report ...
UN urges Japan nuclear safety overhaul after FukushimaReuters
IAEA report: Japan nuclear plant was not ready for huge tsunami wavesCNN International
IAEA: Tsunami Risk Was UnderestimatedWall Street Journal
The Guardian -CBS News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Posted: 30 May 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Cyber Combat: Act of War
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the US to respond using traditional ...
Pentagon to Consider Cyberattacks Acts of WarNew York Times
List of cyber-weapons developed by Pentagon to streamline computer warfareWashington Post
U.S. arms makers said to be bleeding secrets to cyber foesReuters
The Guardian -Press TV -Voice of America
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Blagojevich begins discussing Senate seat charge
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich's defense team saved the most explosive allegation against him for last, with the ousted Illinois governor finally telling jurors after three days on the witness stand that he never sought to sell President Barack Obama's ...
Blagojevich begins discussing Senate seat chargeSan Jose Mercury News
Blagojevich begins discussing Senate seat chargeCt Post
Blagojevich portrays himself as victim of unusual fundraising practicesBellingham Herald
San Francisco Chronicle -Reuters -New York Times
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:05 AM PDT

In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-01
Philadelphia Inquirer
WASHINGTON - President Obama tapped energy executive John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department, putting a businessman at the helm of an agency tasked with boosting US exports and promoting American business around the world. ...
Bryson tapped to boost exportsCherry Hill Courier Post
Commerce Choice Draws Praise for BackgroundNew York Times
Obama nominates Bryson for CommerceUSA Today
Bloomberg -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times
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Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:51 AM PDT

Mavericks get burned by Heat
Boston Globe
LeBron James pushes past DeShawn Stevenson in the Heat's victory over the Mavericks in Miami. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) By Gary Washburn MIAMI — There is a pattern developing here. In front of a horde of white-clad fans the Miami Heat simply rely ...
Heat's killer instinct is finely honedFOXSports.com
Heat pull away from Mavs to claim Game 1SI.com
If Wade was ailing, Heat hope it's contagiousSportingNews.com
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