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Leading the News
North Korea Sentences Americans to Prison . . . Reporters convicted of "grave crime" and illegally crossing into North Korea. Sent to labor prison for 12 years. Los Angeles Times
U.S. Set to Allow Banks to Repay . . . Could announce as soon as today that repayment can begin, but officials say it does not signal a recovery. Washington Post
Democrats Stoke Grassroots Health Bill Campaign . . . Campaign apparatus helps lead effort to drum up backing for Obama's initiative. Reuters
Politics
Kennedy's Cancer May Effect Health Bill . . . He has a more liberal bill than Sen. Max Baucus, but his illness may hinder his vaunted ability to round up votes. Wall Street Journal
Summers Center of Tensions on Obama's Staff . . . Known for his arrogance, economic adviser Larry Summers is picking a lot of fights.
New York Times
Lobbyists Get By Gift Ban . . . Can spend unlimited money to honor members of Congress or donate to non-profits connected to them or their relatives. USA Today
Business Groups Don't Like Health Bill . . . Reaction could complicate Obama's goal of achieving bipartisan support for his top domestic priority. USA Today
Congress Set to Pass Sweeping Tobacco Rules . . . Would give the Food and Drug Administration broad new authority over tobacco.
McClatchy Newspapers
Grassley Angrily Twitters Obama . . . "You got nerve while u sightseeing in Paris to tell us 'time to deliver' on health care. We still on skedul/even workinWKEND." Wall Street Journal
National Security
Obama May Intercept North Korean Shipments . . . Seeking a way to interdict North Korean boats suspected of carrying weapons or nuclear technology. New York Times
Pakistanis Back Fighting Taliban, for Now . . . Even in the northwest, people back the offensive. But in areas swamped by refugees, patience is wearing thin. Los Angeles Times
Erratic Afghan Forces Present Challenge . . . Obama administration has made expanding the size and abilities of Afghanistan’s security forces a priority. New York Times
Money
Supreme Court Asked to Delay Chrysler Sale . . . Indiana pension funds and consumer groups oppose the deal. Reuters
Ford Pulls Its Weight Without Bailout . . . Surpasses Toyota in May sales. Washington Times
Obama Ramps Up Stimulus . . . Will announce today new projects that are primed to create some 600,000 jobs this summer. Bloomberg
International
Conservatives Win in Europe . . . Voters spooked by the economic downturn registered their unhappiness in European parliamentary and local elections. Wall Street Journal
Mitchell Wants Immediate Mideast Peace Talks . . . But Palestinians won't talk to Netanyahu before a total freeze on settlement construction. Jerusalem Post
Acapulco Shootout Leaves 18 Dead . . . Put down the Pina Coloda and lock yourself in your room. Los Angeles Times
Also Today. . .
Diabetes Study Questions Treatments . . . New drugs, stents no better than cheaper treatments at preventing deaths, heart attacks or strokes in those with heart disease. Wall Street Journal
'Billy Eliot,' 'Carnage' Win at Tonys . . . London import is named best musical, while "God of Carnage" is crowned Broadway's best new play. Washington Post
Eight Illegal Immigrants Killed in Rollover . . . "Stacked like wood" in back of a SUV, they die when driver loses control on a remote southeastern Arizona highway. Associated Press
More Bodies Found From Lost Jet . . . Total number now at 17. Dozens of pieces of debris from the Air France plane were also picked up.
BBC
Pilots in Crashes Failed Multiple Tests . . . Records show that in nearly every serious regional accident since 1999, at least one pilot had failed tests multiple times. USA Today
Today's Video
Gov. Sarah Palin Visits New York . . . CNN
