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Leading the News
GM Set for Bankruptcy Will file early today, marking the humbling of an American icon and setting up a high-stakes gamble for taxpayers. Wall Street Journal
Air France Plane Missing Over Atlantic . . . Aircraft carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris disappears off the radar. BBC
Abortion Doctor Killed at his Kansas Chuch . . . George Tiller was controversial. Suspected gunman linked to anti-government group. Obama condemns murder. The Wichita Eagle
Politics
Sotomayor Ruling to be Overturned . . . Supreme Court expected to reverse decision against white firefighters who said they were victims of discrimination. Los Angeles Times
Federal Role in GM Abounds in Potential Conflicts . . . Scope and complexity of GM rescue present thicket of conflicts unlike any seen before in Washington. Wall Street Journal
Lawmakers Keep Their Expenses Offline . . . Demand openness from companies getting bailouts but have yet to release online versions of their own expenditures. Wall Street Journal
Senators Preview Stances on Sotomayor . . . Use talk shows to debate comment on superiority of "Latina judge." Top Republican issues priase.
Wall Street Journal
Might Gitmo Detainees Want to Stay? . . . They're getting satellite TV and Soduko puzzles. Reuters
Let the 2012 Campaign Begin . . . Politicians are already hanging out in Iowa. Washington Times
National Security
North Korea May Test U.S.- Range Missile . . . Also may provoke an incident near the western sea border with South Korea.
The Korea Times
Drone Strikes Have Disrupted al Qaeda . . . Drone attacks and Pakistan's military offensive have shaken the terrorist group, officials say. Washington Post
Obama Seeking Improved Ties to Muslims . . . Will try to capitalize on his popularity in the Middle East during much-anticipated trip to Cairo. Wall Street Journal
U.S. Deaths in Iraq Rise Sharply in May . . . Highest casualty rate since September 2008 with 24 soldiers killed. BBC
Money
Ford Seeks Gain Amid Rivals' Pain . . . Will increase production in the third quarter to gain market share while GM and Chrysler are bogged down in restructuring. Wall Street Journal
Chrysler Could be Out of Bankruptcy This Week . . . Judge approves sale of carmaker to Fiat. New York Times
SEC Policies Undercut Enforcement . . . Officials say former chairman Christopher Cox adopted practices that undermined enforcement. Washington Post
International
Sri Lankan Tamils Facing Misery . . . Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced in northern Sri Lanka must be resettled quickly, a political leader says. BBC
U.S. Women in North Korea Likely to Get Prison . . . Analysts say tensions with outside world and an internal political battle bode poorly for the journalists. Los Angeles Times
Pakistan Will Attack Militant Haven . . . After forcing the Islamist extremists from the Swat valley, Pakistan plans a fullscale assault on Waziristan. McClatchy Newspapers
NATO Georgia Exercises Ending . . . Furious Russians have termed the maneuvers "provocative." BBC
Also Today. . .
Tomato Pill May Help Beat Heart Disease . . . Contains lycopene, which blocks "bad" LDL cholesterol that can clog the arteries.
BBC
Immune Therapies Finally Helping Fight Cancer . . . Researchers starting to have success using body's own defense system against the disease. Washington Post
British Singing Sensation Hospitalized . . . Susan Boyle suffers emotional breakdown and exhaustion following talent show loss.
The Sun
Last Survivor of the Titanic Dead at 97 . . . As a 9-week-old, Millvana Dean was lowered to safety in a mail sack. Her brother and mom also lived, but her father perished. New York Times
Today's Video
A Night in New York for the Obamas . . . CNN
