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STORY OF THE DAY - MORNING EDITION

'AXIS AND ALLIES' RETURN

Insurer Cancels Policy on Syria-Bound Russian Ship

- Syria-bound Russian cargo ship turning back, British diplomat says

'Iran, Russia, China, Syria plan 'largest' war game'

VIDEO: Obama vs. Putin: 'The Two Men Barely Looked at Each Other'

- Yeah Right… Putin, Obama Urge Syria Peace

Russia readies marines for Syria mission

French envoy: Russia is key player in Syria crisis

Iran, Russia, China, Syria to Stage Biggest Joint Wargames in Middle-East

Russia raises the stakes in Syria as nation sends warships and marines into the country

STORIES OF THE DAY

VIDEO: Romney says only he knows who's being vetted after Rubio report

- Romney gets a kick out of VP speculation; only he and Beth Myer know

- VIDEO: ABC: Romney Touting Tim Pawlenty, Marco Rubio Not Being Vetted

VIDEO: Awesome: Romney responds to protesters at campaign rally today

- Anti-Romney Protesters Say They're Paid To Heckle

- Romney won't call on supporters to stop heckling Obama events; Obama won't either

VIDEO: NO APOLOGY: MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell refuses to acknowledge they misled their viewers over Romney’s Wawa comments

- MSNBC's in Trouble for Selectively Editing Romney's WaWa Moment

- VIDEO: Rush Limbaugh: MSNBC mischaracterizing Romney is more outrageous than reporter interrupting Obama

- VIDEO: SIDE-BY-SIDE: MSNBC Selectively Edits

Holder, Issa to meet at 5PM

- Holder accepts talks with Rep. Issa on Fast and Furious

- McGurn: Eric Holder's Politics of Contempt

- Border Patrol union demands Holder’s resignation over Fast and Furious

- Issa to Holder: You have until Tuesday a.m. to give up Fast and Furious docs

- Holder to meet Issa before vote

	U.S. President
	VIDEO: Biden Loses His Cool... Again
	VIDEO: Media Matters In Bed With The White House?
	Obama Supporters Not Showing The Love. Yet.
	Secret Service agents partied like rock stars on Obamas' Vineyard Vacation
	VIDEO: Biden's Wife Takes Secret Service Lingerie Shopping in Chicago
	Obama set to seek deeper cuts in nuclear arsenal
	GOP lawmakers allege cozy ties between Obama officials and solar company
	Barack Obama's group therapy… plays race card
	Classmate: Obama’s Dad Was Major Soviet Sympathiser, 'Viewed Communism as a Savior'
	VIDEO: The Daily Show' Makes Fun of Obama's Fundraiser, Starring S.E. Cupp
	Poll: Majority of voters back Obama shift on immigration policy
	VIDEO: Michelle Obama Jokes About Solar Car Explosion at OSU Commencement

U.S. Court System

Jerry Sandusky Trial: Dottie Sandusky takes the stand

- Sandusky Defense Says Troopers 'Tainted' Case

- VIDEO: New Sandusky tapes may be trial shocker

Supreme Court More Polarized Than Ever

DOJ Secretly Drops Terrorism Charges In Taliban Case

Judge considers delay in Fort Hood suspect's trial

VIDEO: Fla. fights for right to purge voter rolls

9th Circuit: Hawaii trip needed to foster 'personal interaction' among judges

Administration mulls pared health law

Roger Clemens acquitted on all counts

U.S. Senate

RUBIO: My Immigration Firestorm

- Rubio Says Own Dream Act Derailed for Now

- VIDEO: Rubio: Romney’s numbers among Latinos will increase dramatically when we start talking economics

VIDEO: McConnell Uses CBS Interview To Pressure Obama, Congress on Bush Tax Cuts

- McConnell: Romney should take GOP lead on immigration policy

Congress Borrows a Billion Dollars During Dimon Hearings

Harry Reid Shuts Down Reporter: ‘That’s A Clown Question Bro’

Can Chuck Schumer win back Wall St. for Democrats?

VIDEO: Clueless Claire McCaskill: The Senate Passed a Budget

Sens. Leahy, Grassley call on Supreme Court to televise healthcare ruling

Kerry slams ‘disgraceful’ climate denial

McCain: Boxing 'corrupt', in need of regulation

Senate Dems balk at ending Bush-era tax rates on wealthy without a deficit deal

Scott Brown Accepts Senate Debate With Elizabeth Warren, As Long As MSNBC Drops Out As Sponsor

Sen. Manchin to skip Democratic convention

	U.S. House of Representatives
	VIDEO: Allen West to Feds: Let Sovereign States Purge Voters
	Dem hopes of taking House dim
	Rep. Keith Ellison Calls SCOTUS 'A Wholly- Owned Subsidiary Of the Right Wing'
	NRCC pushes lawmakers to raise $26M
	GOP lawmaker's bill would block Obama deportation policy
	VIDEO: Dem. Chair of Immigration Task Force: President Executed ‘Will’ of the Majority in Circumventing Congress — ‘This Is the Barack Obama We Voted For’
	VIDEO: Dem Heitkamp goes on offense on healthcare in North Dakota
	Boehner announces deal to expand District school voucher plan
	Ryan future: White House or U.S. House?
	Allen West on Obama: 'The Resurrection of an Imperial Presidency'
	Boehner camp w/ Romney, says he can deliver Ohio
	Issa To Holder: Give Us Documents To Postpone Contempt Hearing

Conservative/Republicans

ROMNEY TO SPEAK AT NAACP NEXT MONTH

Ollie North answers ‘Call of Duty’

Immigrant debate shifts under GOP’s feet

For Romney, road to White House runs through nation’s Rust Belt

VIDEO: New Romney Ad in Spanish Hits Obama w/ High Latino Unemployment Rate

Rasm Poll: Romney 48%, Obama 44%

- Polls: Romney Has Topped Obama for 10 Days Straight

- Gallup Poll: Romney 46%, Obama 46%

Sarah Palin hasn’t formally endorsed Mitt Romney yet

Romney's Trying to Hit a Personal Note

Yes, Pennsylvania Is Still a Swing State

VIDEO: Krauthammer: Immigration Is A "Clever Trap By Obama"--Romney's "Wise To Punt"

VIDEO: Ex-Democratic Rep. Davis: ‘I didn’t get what I voted for’ in Obama

VIDEO: Herman Cain: Obama 'Wants to Rewrite the Bible According to Obama'

Walker's Approval 53%, Disapproval 47%

Why Are There So Many Conservative Conferences?

Glenn Beck drops his name from Web network, promises media 'revolution'

Sewall-Belmont House draws fire for honoring Laura Bush

	Progressive/Liberal/Democrats
	VIDEO: Dems, unions to divorce?
	VIDEO: Michigan Lawmakers Protest With 'Vagina Rally' At The Capitol
	HURT: Politicians — the highest-priced harlots of them all
	Gay-marriage backers seek to turn tide in votes in 4 states
	VIDEO: Mayor Booker: Obama was 'incredibly gracious' after Bain remark backlash
	Howard Dean says he hopes mandate gets “thrown out”
	Jesse Jackson’s Gun Shop Protest Brings Out 7 People
	MILBANK: The Occupy movement has hit a wall
	Author refuses to authorize Hebrew version of ‘The Color Purple’
	VIDEO: MacIver Institute releases full interview with Wisconsin Anarchist reacting to Walker recall win
	VIDEO: Jesse Ventura Slanders American Soldiers
	VIDEO: Netroots speaker mocked progressive diversity agenda
	New Hampshire Dem. Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Partial Birth Abortions
	Bloomberg Caught Touting Romney Over Obama
	Chicago Teachers Union Demands 30% Pay Raise
	Van Jones: GOP will kill EPA, poison kids
	Occupy Oakland protests in FAVOR of child sex trafficking
	AFL-CIO official says U.S. economy 'remains weak'

STORY OF THE DAY - MORNING EDITION

WILL IT COME TODAY?

House Dem: Ruling striking mandate won’t be a ‘show-stopper’ for health law

Poll: Over half of independents would be happy if Supreme Court throws out health care law

- 52% Want U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Obama’s Health Care Law

Scalia Reverses Himself: Now Disagrees With Key Precedent Supporting Constitutionality Of Health Care Reform?

- Hints in New Scalia Book of Views on Health Law

Obama Already Preparing For ObamaCare to be Shutdown

GOP on health care: Repeal quickly, replace slowly

STORIES OF THE DAY

Leon Panetta, Leaker?

- Angry public wants treason charges for leaks

MILLER: Gun ownership up, crime down

- Police To Hold Gun Turn-In Event This Weekend

Campaign claims Mubarak's ex-PM won Egypt's president vote

- Ahead of Cairo rally, Islamists claim presidency

- Muslim Brotherhood warns Egypt's generals

Job Openings Report Shows Market Is Really, Really Bad

- JOLTs Job Openings Fall to 3.416M

- Job Openings Decrease Most in Almost Four Years

	Economy
	Economic bummer: 6.9 million homes ditch cable TV
	Only 18% Want Bush Tax Cuts to Expire, 18% Want Them Permanent
	UN Official: Western Nations 'Don't Need More Cars, More TV, Whatever'
	The Almost Wealthy Pull Back on Spending
	Microsoft's Tortured History in Tablets
	UK Must Go with Strong Countries for Trade
	Chirpify puts your political money where your tweets are
	Adidas cancels 'shackle' shoes after outcry
	Fed Will Ease Monetary Policy This Week: Goldman’s Hatzius
	Study: State pension shortfall ballooned in 2010; 34 failed to maintain safe investment levels
	Housing starts fall in May, permits up sharply
	Oil edges higher above $83, market eyes Iran talks
	Food stamps, crop subsidies among US Senate farm bill amendments

	National Security / Crime / Disasters
	NSA: It Would Violate Your Privacy to Say if We Spied on You
	U.S., Israel developed Flame computer virus to slow Iranian nuclear efforts, officials say
	Two transgendered men suspected of knifepoint robbery
	19 tons of pot dumped at sea near US-Mexico border
	Groped by TSA, She Fights Back, Then Arrested
	Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
	Pastor Hoping For Return Of Stolen Food Pantry Truck
	VIDEO: Tell On Me': Israeli Music Video Satirizes White House Role in National Security Leak
	VIDEO: Pro-Life School Bus Firebomed in Rockford, Illinois
	U.S. Plans Significant Military Presence in Kuwait
	Beating death of daughter's molester is ruled homicide
	Cops: 'President' Asks to Talk To Tim Tebow

	Foreign Affairs
	Libyan weapons falling into Somali al Qaeda's hands, U.S. official warns
	Pakistan Court Removes Prime Minister
	WikiLeaks' Assange seeks asylum in Ecuador Embassy
	The Futility of European Elections
	Hamas fires 16 rockets at Israel in past 24 hours, Israel responds
	Mystery disc-like object stumps Baltic Sea divers
	‘Bubble skin man’ of Indonesia, Chandra Wisnu, seeks cure for disease with help from TLC documentary
	Police: Al Qaeda Linked Sect attacks in NE Nigeria city days after claiming trio of deadly church blasts
	Popular female Pakistani singer killed in drive-by shooting
	Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies prime minister
	Two Palestinians killed in Israel-Gaza violence surge
	Ferguson: China Should Intervene in Syria, Not America
	French Socialists eye tax rises after big poll win

	Other Interesting Issues
	VIDEO: Students Hold Rally to Sing ‘God Bless the USA’ After Principal Bans It at Graduation Ceremony
	NASA Spacecraft Nears the Edge of the Solar System
	Rabid skunk bites Md. restaurant patron
	Asians Top Legal Immigration Class
	Third-grader strip-searched at North Carolina school after stealing claim
	Bedford County dead dog receives voter registration forms
	Cambridge, Mass Also Tries Their Hand At Banning Soda… In Restaurants
	52% of workers look forward to retiring
	University Sends ‘Fear of God’ Letter to Students With Senioritis
	Kameron Slade, New York Fifth Grader, Prohibited From Giving Gay Marriage Speech At School
	Our time really is running out: Scientists put forward theory suggesting that the universe could grind to a halt

STORIES OF THE DAY

VIDEO: FLASHBACK: Ronald Reagan Being Interrupted By White House Press Corps

- VIDEO: President Obama, Daily Caller reporter spar at presser; Reporter Speaks Out

- MSNBC Analyst: Anyone Who Doesn’t Believe Racism “Played a Role” In Interrupting Obama Is “Floating Down The River of Denial”…

Women march in Rio to protest 'green economy'

- G20 summit: Barroso blames eurozone crisis on US banks

VIDEO: Lawrence O'Donnell Mocks Ann Romney for Riding Horses to Combat Multiple Sclerosis

- Report: Horseback Riding is Very Good Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Rodney King dead at 47, found in pool

- Autopsy planned today

- Police Opening Investigation Into Apparent Drowning

- A timeline of King's life

Media / News Sources

VIDEO: Krugman: More Public Sector Jobs Would Have Prevented This "Disaster"

VIDEO: O'Reilly Throws Out First Pitch at Mets Game

NYTimes Suggests Racial Motive Behind Barron Opposition

MSNBC's O'DONNELL: Avoiding a global catastrophe

VIDEO: MSNBC's Matthews Smears: Immigration Enforcement Supporters Are Like Back to Africa Types

- VIDEO: MSNBC's Matthews: Romney's a 'Dangerous' Unthinking Puppet for Neo-Cons, Religious Right and Grover Norquist

Clear Channel Cuts Deal with Performers

Sports/Entertainment

VIDEO: NFL Legend, Fran Tarkenton, Questions Obama's Ability to Lead

VIDEO: Mike Tyson Rants About Prostitutes On Today Show

- Mike Tyson, and Spike Lee, each set for Broadway debut with 'Mike Tyson-Undisputed Truth'

VIDEO: Vandal defaced museum’s Picasso with spray-paint

Scientology-Like Movie “The Master” Gets a Second, Mysterious Trailer to Decipher

Alec Baldwin punches Daily News photographer after obtaining marriage license in New York with fiancee Hilaria Thomas

Maher: GOP is the 'Party of the Apes'

VIDEO: Roseanne Barr Calls Nancy Pelosi 'A Criminal': 'She Needs To Go'

War is Over... again! Yoko Ono launches latest London exhibition with some suitably wacky artwork

Hyundai's Zombie Survival Machine

How Bravo’s Andy Cohen Made Obama Plead the Fifth on Michelle’s Outfit

Arsenio Hall will host a new late-night talk show in 2013

	Faith
	WH website falsely claiming support from Catholic groups for HHS mandate
	Police now issue statement on Boston pensioner’s ‘religions are fairy stories’ poster
	Christian Business Sued for 'Religious Discrimination' Over Bible Study?
	Hebrew National’s Hot Dogs Aren’t Actually Kosher, Claims Lawsuit
	Read a Statement by an Atheist Who Is Converting to Catholicism
	City Wants Church To Repay Back Taxes On Foreclosed Property
	Radical Nuns Come Out Swinging Against GOP Budget Cuts During Bus Tour

	Health
	Loneliness lethal for seniors, UCSF study says
	Kan. company suspected of Medicare fraud for penis pumps
	Doctors optimistic for teen after spear through head
	Man with 100-pound scrotum REJECTS offers to perform $1 million corrective surgery for free because his giant organ has made him famous