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    Somali Islamist head rejects U.N.-sponsored pact (Reuters)

    A Somali family loads their vehicle as they prepare to flee the violence in Mogadishu June 9, 2008. (Ismael Abdi/Reuters)Reuters - Hardline Islamist leaders rejected a U.N.-brokered peace pact signed by the Somali government and some opposition figures, and vowed on Tuesday that war would continue.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    US court again dismisses challenge to military ban on gays (AFP)

    Supreme Court police officers stand in front of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC. A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a lawsuit challenging the legality of the US military's ban on homosexuals, an issue with so many ups and downs it will likely end up in the US Supreme Court.(AFP/File/Manny Ceneta)AFP - A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a lawsuit challenging the legality of the US military's ban on homosexuals, an issue with so many ups and downs it will likely end up in the US Supreme Court.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:29:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Ex-colonel pleads to helping fix Iraq contract (AP)
    AP - A retired Army lieutenant colonel pleaded guilty Tuesday to steering a Pentagon contract for warehouses in Iraq to a contractor in return for $4,000 cash and a $5,000 trip to Thailand. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:36:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Package of tax breaks, energy incentives blocked in Senate (AP)
    AP - Senate Republicans have blocked action on legislation containing more than $50 billion in tax breaks and renewable energy incentives. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:06:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Reid efforts add staff diversity (Politico)
    Politico - When it comes to minority representation in the U.S. Senate, November’s election looks to be a zero-sum game: If America gets its first black president, it will also lose its only black senator.  -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    McCain says Obama policies are bad for business (AP)

    John McCain in Kenner, Louisiana, earlier this month. Barack Obama and McCain are starting the first full week of a five-month election campaign, intent on redrafting the US political landscape to capture the White House in November.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AP - John McCain said Tuesday that Obama's policies would mean higher taxes and higher overhead costs.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:15:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up as he makes a campaign stop at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and eBay 2008 National Small Business Summit in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - McCain says Obama bad for small business; Obama challenges McCain's claim ... Senator says former military leaders being considered for Obama's running mate


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:14:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    McCain, Obama trade jabs on economy, taxes (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives a thumbs up before speaking to the NFIB & eBay 2008 National Small Business Summit in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Republican John McCain said Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama is bad for business as the presidential rivals appealed to voters worried about lost jobs, rising gas prices and other economic woes.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:07:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama VP team looking at retired military (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. speaks to the media, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Barack Obama is considering former top military leaders among his possible running mates, according to a senator who met Tuesday with the Democratic presidential candidate's vice presidential vetting team.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:46:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    US, Europe to hail China talks with Dalai Lama (AFP)

    The Dalai Lama addresses journalists in May 2008. The United States and the European Union will call on China Tuesday to have AFP - The United States and the European Union will call on China Tuesday to have "results-orientated" talks on Tibet with the Dalai Lama's representatives, according to a draft joint declaration obtained Monday.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:33:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    $79 million smoker case not over (The Christian Science Monitor)
    The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court has agreed once again to take up the case of a smoker's widow in Oregon who was awarded $79.5 million in punitive damages against the tobacco firm Philip Morris. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Administration seeks 275M to boost food import protection (AP)
    AP - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday night asked Congress for an additional $275 million for import protection, following a spate of criticism that the agency is trying to do too much with too few resources. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:32:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Senate debates windfall profits tax on oil (AP)
    AP - With gasoline prices topping $4 a gallon, Senate Democrats want the government to grab some of the billions of dollars in profits being taken in by the major oil companies. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:15:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    McCain opens fundraiser to media (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reaches to shake hands with Robert Basham during a stop at a cofee shop in downtown  Richmond, Va., Monday, June 9, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Republican John McCain reversed course Monday and allowed the media into three private fundraisers, including an event where he chided Democratic rival Barack Obama for his reluctance to agree to a series of joint town-hall meetings.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:37:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama's V.P. vetter draws unwanted scrutiny (Politico)
    Politico - Jim Johnson, the disciplined, discreet and obsessively meticulous vice presidential vetter for Barack Obama, is a stalwart of the Washington establishment. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:37:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
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