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Democrats Struggle to Pay for Health Reform . . . Cost of uniform coverage higher thans expected, so Senators pare plans or eye other savings, like Medicare cuts. New York Times
Iran Leader Demands Unity . . . Khamenei says Mousavi must join him at Friday prayer call for unity or leave the country. Times (UK)
Obama Financial Overhaul Faces Questions . . . Lawmakers have lots of concerns, particularly about idea to expand power of Fed.
New York Times
Politics
Dennis Ross Moves to the White House . . . Mideast envoy leaves State Department post after three months. Question is, why?
New York Times
White House May Include Gay Unions in Census . . . Second time in a week the administration has signaled a policy change of interest to the gay community. Wall Street Journal
Ensign Defends Payments to Lover . . . Working as his political aide, her salary was double as the affair took off. Washington Post
Public Worries About Obama Grow . . . Free-spending ways draw raised eyebrows. Approval rating down to 56 percent.
Globe and Mail
Clinton Breaks Her Elbow . . . Falls in the State Department Garage. Will have surgery. Associated Press
Senate Passes Apology for Slavery . . . Unanimously approves resolution, which does not provide restitution for slaves' descendants.
Washington Post
National Security
U.S. Fortifies Hawaii Amid Missile Threat . . . Moving ground-to-air missile defenses to Hawaii after N. Korea's moves to restart its nuclear weapon program. Wall Street Journal
Obama Takes Heat for Low Key Tack on Iran . . . Republicans, such as John McCain, accuse president of not doing enough to help protestors in Iran. USA Today
Couple's Capital Ties Obscured Spying . . . Gwendolyn and Kendall Myers sought an outlet for disgust with U.S. foreign policy and a sense of adventure. New York TImes
U.S. Military Watching North Korea Ship . . . First vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules may be carrying illicit weapons. Associated Press
Money
Credit Card Firms Toughen Rules . . . With economy shrinking and more consumers defaulting, issuers raising rates, cutting limits and slapping on new fees. Wall Street Journal
Indicted Texas Financier Surrenders . . . Billionaire R. Allen Stanford, accused of running multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, surrenders to the F.B.I. New York Times
GM Coming Back a Month Early . . . Plans to relaunch in mid-July. Financial Times
International
Protestors Pour Onto Ahmadinejad's Home Turf . . . Supeme Leader Khamenei expected to address nation today at Friday prayers . . .
Los Angeles Times
Iran's Secret Security Force Kills Protestors. . . The Basij, which government has relied on for years to enforce laws and religious codes, blamed for violence. Washington Post
Somali Security Minister Killed by Bomb . . . Somalia's president blamed al-Shabab, which is accused of links to al-Qaeda. They later claimed credit. BBC
Also Today. . .
Pilot Dies in Flight, But Jet Lands Safely . . . The 247 passengers were unaware the captain had died over the Atlantic. The co-pilot and a reserve pilot finished the flight. USA Today
Supreme Court Limits Access to DNA Testing . . . Rules prisoners do not have a constitutional right to DNA testing after their conviction. Washington Post
Saving Child's Cord Blood Seen as Costly Waste . . . The diseases cord-blood stem cells may help are rare and treated in other ways.
Chicago Tribune
ABC Health Special Drawing Ire . . . Critics say it will favor Obama plan, as does coverage of health overhaul. ABC emplyees gave mostly to Obama. Washington Times
Child Porn Found on Museum Shooter's PC . . . James W. von Brunn, 88-year-old white supremicist, is accused of killing security guard at Holocaust Museum. Washington Post
World's Oldest Man Dies at 113 . . . Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a city official said. He was 113. USA Today
Today's Video
Man Impersonates Dead Mom for Cash . . . NBC
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