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US treads carefully with Honduras crisis
Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington — After failing to stave off a military coup in Honduras, the Obama administration moved gingerly Monday to try to undo it, leaving key levers of US influence untouched as it urged Hondurans and other …
Honduras's Deposed President Will Seek UN Help to Regain PostBloomberg
Two Presidents Locked in a Fight for International SupportWall Street Journal
Honduran interim government faces domestic protests, international …Xinhua
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Conn. firefighters
Boston Globe
Frank Ricci (left), lead plaintiff in the firefighters' case, addressed the media outside the court in New Haven yesterday. (Jessica Hill/Associated Press) By Joseph Williams WASHINGTON – A sharply divided US Supreme Court ruled yesterday in favor of a …
Supreme Court rules for white firefighters in discrimination caseDallas Morning News
Sotomayor Firefighter Ruling Fuels Debate Over Court NominationBloomberg
Firefighters 'Vindicated' by Supreme Court RulingFOXNews
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Yemeni Airliner with 150 People Crashes in Comoros
Voice of America
By VOA News Yemeni and Comoran officials say an airplane belonging to Yemen's national carrier, Yemenia Air, has crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago with 150 people on board. Officials say the accident occurred early Tuesday. …
Jet Goes Down in Indian Ocean With 153 AboardNew York Times
Yemenia Says Flight IY626 Had 142 Passengers, 11 Crew AboardWall Street Journal
Yemenia Says Plane Disappeared Over the Indian OceanBloomberg
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US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities
BBC News
US troops are withdrawing from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion, having formally handed over security duties to new Iraqi forces. A public holiday – National Sovereignty Day – has been declared, and the capital, Baghdad, …
US Hands Over Control of Iraqi CitiesVoice of America
Good signs jostle with doubts in IraqLos Angeles Times
US troops to quit Iraq citiesAFP
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Obama Pledges to Move on Gay-Rights Agenda
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, under fire from the gay-rights community over slow action on its priorities, promised to deliver by the time he leaves office. The president gave no new details about how he would advance these …
On Gay Issues, Obama Asks to Be Judged on Vows KeptNew York Times
Obama Aims to Reassure GaysWashington Post
Obama holds gay pride reception, vows to overturn 'unjust laws'CNN
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Taliban scrap peace deal in Pakistan tribal area
guardian.co.uk
AP foreign, Tuesday June 30 2009 Associated Press Writer= MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan say they have pulled out of a peace deal with the government, raising the prospect of wider unrest as the …
Pakistan Says Return of Swat Refugees May Start Within a WeekBloomberg
Deadly Ambush Could Indicate Threat to Pakistan's ArmyWashington Post
Anti-Taliban Campaign in Pakistan's Swat Valley Enters Final PhaseVoice of America
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Explosion in northern Italy kills one – state TV
Reuters
ROME, June 30 (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 50 injured in northern Italy on Tuesday when a train derailed near the town of Viareggio and gas tanks on two of the wagons exploded hitting surrounding buildings, state television said. …
Italy Train Gas Tank Blast Kills 6, Injures DozensBloomberg
Freight train derails, kills 2 in ItalyThe Associated Press
Six dead, 50 hurt as gas rail tanks explode in ItalyAFP
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Iran Dismisses Vote-Fraud Claims
Wall Street Journal
DUBAI — Iranian officials on Monday certified President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election, after a partial recount, sealing reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's last legal means of disputing the result. …
Iran's Guardian Council Affirms Vote ResultWashington Post
Ahmadinejad votes surge after partial re-countPRESS TV
Iran's election authority: Partial recount shows election validCNN
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Justices to Review Campaign Finance Law
Washington Post
The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will consider whether to uphold a ban on corporate spending in federal elections, a move that campaign finance experts said could have a dramatic effect on the 2010 and 2012 federal …
High court will rehear 'Hillary' documentary caseUSA Today
New Hearings Ordered in Campaign-Finance CaseWall Street Journal
Court Asks for Better Arguments in Clinton Movie CaseFOXNews
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High court curves in conservative direction
USA Today
By Tim Sloan, AFP, Getty Images By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In the term that ended Monday, the Supreme Court shifted more to the right, making it harder for people to bring civil rights claims, rejecting challenges by environmentalists and …
Poetry, as Souter Takes LeaveNew York Times
Mr. Smith Leaves WashingtonWashington Post
After 19 years, Souter and the Supreme Court part, with poetryChristian Science Monitor
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