Calif. budget disliked by Democrats, Republicans (AP)

AP – Democrats and Republicans each have something to dislike about California’s newest spending plan.

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State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, urged lawmakers to approve the state budget at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 28, 2011.  By majority vote, lawmakers approved a compromise budget plan reached between Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic leaders and sent it to the Brown for his signature. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP – Democrats and Republicans each have something to dislike about California’s newest spending plan.


Towns near NM fire, nuclear lab wary of smoke (AP)

AP – Residents downwind of a wildfire that is threatening the nation’s premier nuclear-weapons laboratory are worried about the potential of a radioactive smoke plume if the flames reach thousands of barrels of waste stored in above-ground tents.

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Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP – Residents downwind of a wildfire that is threatening the nation’s premier nuclear-weapons laboratory are worried about the potential of a radioactive smoke plume if the flames reach thousands of barrels of waste stored in above-ground tents.


Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Cairo (AP)

AP – Egyptian security forces and protesters clashed for a second successive day in central Cairo on Wednesday in scenes not seen since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February.

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Egyptian protesters look on after Egyptian security forces, unseen, fire tear gas toward them at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt early morning Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Egyptian security forces firing tear gas clashed with protesters in central Cairo late Tuesday.  (AP Photo)AP – Egyptian security forces and protesters clashed for a second successive day in central Cairo on Wednesday in scenes not seen since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February.


AP Source: BofA nears $8.5B mortgage settlement (AP)

AP – Bank of America Corp. is close to finalizing a deal to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims by a group of blue-chip investors that the bank sold them poor-quality mortgage-backed securities that went sour when the housing market tanked, according to a person familiar with the settlement talks.

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AP – Bank of America Corp. is close to finalizing a deal to pay $8.5 billion to settle claims by a group of blue-chip investors that the bank sold them poor-quality mortgage-backed securities that went sour when the housing market tanked, according to a person familiar with the settlement talks.

10 killed as Taliban storm Kabul hotel (AFP)

AFP – Eight heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a top Kabul hotel, sparking a ferocious battle involving Afghan commandos and a NATO helicopter gunship that ended hours later with at least 10 civilians dead.

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An Afghan soldier stands guard on a road leading to the Intercontinental Hotel at the end of a military operation against Taliban militants who had stormed the hotel on June 29, 2011.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP – Eight heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a top Kabul hotel, sparking a ferocious battle involving Afghan commandos and a NATO helicopter gunship that ended hours later with at least 10 civilians dead.


Obama, Biden plan debt talks with Senate Democrats (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to meet with Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday, the latest step in debt negotiations with Congress.

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President Barack Obama is seen in silhouette as he walks back to the Oval Office of the White House  in Washington, Tuesday, June, 28, 2011, upon his his arrival on Marine One helicopter. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to meet with Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday, the latest step in debt negotiations with Congress.


New clashes as Greek lawmakers vote on austerity (AFP)

AFP – Protestors clashed with police, who fired tear gas early Wednesday, several hours before the Greek parliament was to vote on an austerity package.

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Protestors clashed with police, who fired tear gas early Wednesday, several hours before the Greek parliament was to vote on an austerity package.(AFP/Angelos Tzortzinis)AFP – Protestors clashed with police, who fired tear gas early Wednesday, several hours before the Greek parliament was to vote on an austerity package.


Chances rise Greek austerity plan to pass in vote (Reuters)

Reuters – Greece’s parliament holds a crucial vote on Wednesday on whether to submit the country to unpopular austerity measures demanded as the price for funds to prevent the euro zone’s first sovereign default.

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A protester wearing a gas mask walks beside a burning van during violent protests against austerity measures in Athens, June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters – Greece’s parliament holds a crucial vote on Wednesday on whether to submit the country to unpopular austerity measures demanded as the price for funds to prevent the euro zone’s first sovereign default.


SEC to propose conduct rules for swap dealers (Reuters)

Reuters – Securities regulators are poised on Wednesday to propose rules for how swap dealers interact with their customers, in a move designed to manage risk and protect clients from abusive practices.

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Reuters – Securities regulators are poised on Wednesday to propose rules for how swap dealers interact with their customers, in a move designed to manage risk and protect clients from abusive practices.

Red Sox shut out by Lee in 5-0 loss to Phillies (AP)

AP – Perhaps Big Papi can help the suddenly slumping Boston Red Sox.

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Boston Red Sox's Josh Beckett pitches in the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, June 28, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP – Perhaps Big Papi can help the suddenly slumping Boston Red Sox.


Tax standoff blocks progress in debt talks (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday showed no sign of resolving an impasse over taxes that has stalled budget negotiations and could threaten the country’s top-notch credit rating

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President Barack Obama departs for a round of golf from the White House, June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters – U.S. Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday showed no sign of resolving an impasse over taxes that has stalled budget negotiations and could threaten the country’s top-notch credit rating.


Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire (AP)

AP – A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation.

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Los Alamos nuclear lab under siege from wildfire
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Firefighter Chris Teters, of Portland, Ore., mops up hot spots in Pajarito Mountain ski area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Firefighters battled a vicious wildfire that was spreading Tuesday through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP – A wildfire burning near the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb advanced on the Los Alamos laboratory and thousands of outdoor drums of plutonium-contaminated waste Tuesday as authorities stepped up efforts to protect the site and monitor the air for radiation.


Afghan police: 7 killed in attack on Kabul hotel (AP)

AP – Afghan police say seven people have been killed in a more than four-hour standoff between militants and police at a hotel in the Afghan capital.

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Afghan police officers travel in the back of a truck towards the road leading to the Inter Continental hotel, which is under attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Back-to-back explosions have rocked the Inter-Continental hotel, where Afghan police are battling insurgents who attacked with suicide bombers, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP – Afghan police say seven people have been killed in a more than four-hour standoff between militants and police at a hotel in the Afghan capital.


46 hurt in clashes on eve of key Greek vote (AP)

AP – Hours of rioting outside Greece’s parliament left 46 people injured Tuesday, on the eve of a vote by lawmakers to adopt more painful austerity measures — a condition for bailout funds needed to prevent a potentially disastrous default.

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Demonstrators run away from tear gas  during a demo in Athens on Tuesday June 28, 2011. Greece's beleaguered government is bracing for a 48-hour general strike as lawmakers debate a new round of austerity reforms designed to win the country additional rescue loans needed avoid bankruptcy.(AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)AP – Hours of rioting outside Greece’s parliament left 46 people injured Tuesday, on the eve of a vote by lawmakers to adopt more painful austerity measures — a condition for bailout funds needed to prevent a potentially disastrous default.


Texas’ Perry, with eye on 2012, makes Calif. swing (AP)

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FILE In this May 30, 2011 photo Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at a news conference before signing a tort reform bill at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Texas lawmakers started the year promising to make hard choices to solve the largest budget shortfall in the state's history. Instead, Perry signed a budget that was balanced only through accounting maneuvers, rewriting school funding laws, ignoring a growing population and delaying payments on bills coming due in 2013. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry will swing through California this week for private meetings with Republican leaders, potential fundraisers and legislators that will stoke speculation that he plans to enter the 2012 Republican presidential contest.



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