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Shooter Kills Guard at Holocaust Museum . . . Elderly gunman known to authorities as a white supremacist fatally shoots private security guard. Washington Post
Treasury to Set Execs' Pay at Seven Firms . . . "Pay Czar" can limit salaries of top officers at companies getting most financial help from U.S.
New York Times
Surge in U.S. Bond Yields Prompts Concern . . . Tepid response to Treasury's debt sale. Fear that growing government borrowing could fuel inflation. Financial Times
Politics
Doctors Opposed to Obama Health Plan . . . AMA says in a statement that health services should be “provided through private markets, as they are currently.” New York Times
Lawmakers Hit by Downturn . . . House Speaker Pelosi leads the list, but don't worry, she's still worth at least $25 million. Boehner Loses at least a half million. Wall Street Journal
Schwarzenegger Threatens Calif. Shutdown . . . Governor says if a budget deal isn't reached, he won't approve emergency borrowing to tide California over. Los Angeles Times
Videos Shed Light on Sotomayor Views . . . Sees herself as a product of affirmative action. New York Times
Fierce Race Begins for Va. Governorship . . . National Parties will pour huge sums into race that is expected to be a bellwether for the Parties and Obama. New York Times
Obama Finds a Health Model in Green Bay . . . Will visit the city, which has managed to control medical spending without hurting quality. Washington Post
Pay-Go's Promise Routinely Broken . . . Obama touts the idea as a way to keep spending under check, but during Bush years rules were routinely waived. Washington Times
National Security
Russia Moving in on Former Soviet States . . . Instead or reigning in Putin, hard times give him opportunities in former satellite states.
Wall Street Journal
Punishing North Korea Won't be Easy . . . Sanctions have failed to rein in Pyongyang's misconduct because Kim Jong Il has ways around the embargoes. Los Angeles Times
Debate Erupts Over Muslim School in Virginia . . . Objections to the Islamic Saudi Academy’s expansion plans range from traffic to terrorism. New York Times
Maliki Warns Iraq Violence May Increase . . . Iraq's PM says coming U.S. Withdrawal from cities and national elections mean security forces must be vigilant. Wall Street Journal
Money
U.S. Take on Insular GM Culture . . . Changing the culture at General Motors is expected to be a significant challenge for the government.
New York Times
U.S. Foreclosures in May Third Highest on Record . . . But the figure is lower than April's record. Reuters
U.S. Seniors Hunt for Jobs . . . Retirement hopes fade amid the economic downturn, shrinking retirement accounts, and increasing costs for food and medicine. Reuters
Fed Says Recession is Easing . . . Uptick in home sales and improved manufacturing outlook are among the positive signs in bank's "beige book." Christian Science Monitor
International
Former Iran Leader Works to Oust Ahmadinejad . . . Ex- President Rafsanjani, though not a candidate, hates the current leader and is working for his defeat. New York Times
Pakistan Kills Scores of Taliban . . . Opens second front against militants in area bordering their stronghold in the Waziristan tribal region. Reuters
Swat Aid Problems Fanning Humanitarian Crisis . . . Cash shortages from donors and bottlenecks in delivering supplies to Pakistanis uprooted by fighting. Guardian
Indigenous Peruvians May Stage Revolt . . . Violent protests grow as government seeks to seize rainforest for agribusiness.
Christian Science Monitor
Also Today. . .
Museum Shooter was a Fixture on the Fringe . . . James von Brunn, 88, decries Jews and blacks on his rambling, racist and bitterly anti-Semitic website. Washington Post
Evidence Air France Plane Broke Up in Flight . . . Faulty air speed indicators may have led pilots to push plane faster than it could withstand. New York Times
Cities Clamp Down on Panhandlers . . . More U.S. cities are passing laws to curb beggars in an effort to clear streets and make residents feel safer. USA Today
Fleeing Phila. Driver Kills Three Children . . . Man fleeing police plows car into a crowd, killing three kids and leaving mother of one of them in critical condition. Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael Moore Pursues Wall Street in Next Film . . . He wants his money back. Actually, he wants your money back, if you lost any in the financial meltdown. USA Today
Today's Video
Sarah Palin Riled by Letterman Jokes . . . MSNBC
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