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Leading the News
Obama Marking 65th D-Day Anniversary . . . Trip to Normandy will also feature meeting with Sarkozy to discuss Iran. Reuters
U.S. Envoy Praises Pakistan's Resolve . . . The war-ravaged nation is now serious about crushing the Taliban, Richard Holbrooke says.
Los Angeles Times
Jobs Report Gives Hope on the Economy . . . At 9.4 percent, jobless rate at its highest in 26 years, but slowing pace of losses adds to hopes recession is ending. Wall Street Journal
Politics
Sotomayor Nomination on Track . . . Chances of confirmation to high court appear on track after 11 days of scrutiny with no revelation that would alienate Democrats. Wall Street Journal
Obama Pins Mideast Hope on Limiting Settlements . . . Believes curbing Israeli settlement building in occupied lands could begin to solve the conflict. New York Times
Kennedy Drafts Sweeping Health Plan . . . All Americans would have access to “essential health care benefits,” with no annual or lifetime limits. New York Times
Biden: U.S. Will Ramp Up Recovery Act . . . But contractors complain "Buy American" provisions of the stimulus bill are slowing down work.
Reuters
Pelosi Less Popular Than Cheney . . . Just 34 percent have a favorable opinion of the House Speaker, compared with 37 percent who view Cheney favorably. Washington Times
National Security
U.S. May Allow 9/11 Guilty Pleas in Capital Cases . . . Obama considers allowing Gitmo prosecutors to avoid trials airing interrogation techniques. New York Times
Former U.S. Official, Wife Charged as Spies . . . Prosecutors say Walter and Gwendolyn Myers, both in their 70s, worked for Castro for almost three decades. Los Angeles Times
Homeland Security Intel Nominee Withdraws . . . Longtime CIA official Phillip Mudd faced questions from Senators over his role in terror suspect interrogations. Washington Post
Ahmadinejad Opponent may be Gaining . . . Days before June 12 vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi gets "savoir's" welcome in a presidential stronghold. Christian Science Monitor
Money
GM to Sell Saturn to Penske . . . Roger Penske, 72, is one of the nation’s biggest automobile dealers. The move rescues Saturn and its dealers from an uncertain future. New York Times
When Layoff Becomes a Lifestyle . . . Even as the pace of job loss slows, a record number of Americans face long-term unemployment.
Washington Post
Poor South Dakota Rancher Hits the Jackpot . . . Neal Wanless, 23, wins $232 million lottery. Lives with mom and dad. They're $3,552 behind on property taxes. Associated Press
International
Day Care Fire Kills 29 Children in Mexico . . . The fire appears to have started in a tire depot with flammable materials next to the day-care center. BBC
Global Migration Flows Reverse . . . The developed world, which for decades has offered a promising path to riches, appears to be losing its allure. Wall Street Journal
Left on the Defensive in Europe . . . As Europe goes to the polls, left-leaning parties across the continent are looking likely to falter.
Wall Street Journal
Gordon Brown Won't Go . . . Reshuffling of Cabinet buys time for the embattled British PM. Financial Times
Also Today. . .
Air France Autopilot Not On . . . More evidence that conflicting signals from instruments may have led to plane's demise. Associated Press
L.A. Detective Arrested for Murder . . . Police allege Det. Stephanie Lazarus, 49, shot her ex-boyfriend's wife, then harbored the secret for more than two decades. Los Angeles Times
'The TV Seems to Have Gone Off' . . . Despite efforts to promote the switch to digital signals and a delay of four months, three million homes are unprepared. New York Times
Carradine's Death May Be Accidental . . . Actor may have died doing a kinky sex act. Rope he hanged himself with was also tied to his genitals.
Associated Press
A Scream Haunts the Passenger of Bus 1170 . . . Witnesses of Tim McLean's horrific murder aboard a Greyhound bus have lost the lives they had before. Globe and Mail
Today's Video
President Obama Visits Buchenwald . . . CNN
