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North Korea Tests Nuclear Weapon . . . Nations voice alarm and frustration about what can be done to rein in the growing security threat. Wall Street Journal
North Korea Fires Off Two Missiles . . . Tensions rise. South Korea says it will join an effort to curb proliferation. The North says it would be an act of war. Los Angeles Times
Obama Unlikely to Tap Liberal Firebrand . . . Those on Supreme Court short list are liberal but not outspoken leaders of the legal left.
New York Times
Politics
Republicans Targets Harry Reid . . . But the Senate Democratic leader is ready for a fight, and knocking him off won't be easy. New York Times
Hillary Clinton Surprises Yale Graduates . . . Commencement erupts in cheers as Clinton is introduced to accept honorary degree.
Associated Press
Obama Spends on Items Bush Found Wasteful . . . Proposes dishing out more than $38 billion to programs Bush administration said were "not performing." USA Today
Pelosi Touring China . . . The House Speaker, a fierce critic of Beijing, toured China's financial capital focusing on environment instead of human rights. USA Today
National Security
Obama Has Few Options on North Korea . . . Aides say he is seeking a tougher response than after the 2006 test, but much will depend on Russia and China. New York Times
Gates: Taliban Have the Big Mo . . . Says public support for Afghan war will dissipate in less than a year unless there is a "perceptible shift in momentum." Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan Choice Brings Back Tillman Case . . . Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, nominated to lead effort against Taliban, was one of those probed. New York Times
Rand Corp. Report Challenges Thinking on Iran . . . "Tehran feels vulnerable, both from outside and from within." Washington Post
Three NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan . . . Deaths due to suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan.
Reuters
Money
Credit Card Rewind . . . Issuers may go back to the 1960s, when lines of credit were low, rates were high, and it wasn't so easy to get a card.
Los Angeles Times
Stocks on Critical List Bounce Back . . . Restaurants, retailers, and financial services among companies coming off the mat. USA Today
U.S. Cracks Down on Corporate Bribes . . . Increases prosecutions of alleged acts of foreign bribery by U.S. corporations, forcing costly steps to defend. Wall Street Journal
International
Pakistanis in Swat Face Catastrophe . . . Severe shortages of food, water and medicine create a major humanitarian crisis for trapped civilians. Reuters
Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Charges . . . Burmese democracy leader tells a court she did not break the terms of her house arrest. BBC
Africa Being Deforested . . . Africa's forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership.
BBC
Cyclone Pounds India, Bangladesh . . . Dozens killed and thousands of homes destroyed. Associated Press
Also Today. . .
Psychiatrists' Manuel to Get an Update . . . Experts must decide what is a disorder and what falls in the range of normal human behavior. Internet Addiction? Los Angeles Times
Andrea Jaeger's New Life . . . Tennis prodigy-turned-nun tries to show compassion that she once craved by helping children with cancer.
Washington Post
Calif. Gay Marriage Ban in the Balance . . . State's highest court will rule today on legality of a voter-approved ban on same-sex unions.
Washington Post
Minn. Boy, Mom Who Fled Chemo Return . . . A 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother, who fled to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy, return voluntarily. USA Today
Gene Links Heart and Gum Disease . . . Periodontitis is known to be associated with heart disease. A German research team finds a genetic link. BBC
Mike Tyson's Daughter in Critical Condition . . . Exodus Tyson, 4, Was Found Hanging From a Cord on Exercise Treadmill.
ABC News
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