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• Woodward and Bernstein look back on Watergate
• Ex-football players dead in Auburn shooting
• Hundreds evacuated as western wildfires grow
• Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar denies beating daughter
• Republicans renew attacks over security leaks
• Study digs into secrets of keeping HIV in check
• Six killed, 38 wounded in Iraq mortar attack
• Assad forces renew Homs assault
• Undoing health care law may have ripple effects
• Mood toward Romney's prospects brighten
• Rain stops Nadal, Djokovic in French Open final
• Axelrod: Romney 'living on a different planet'
• Calif. official resigns after stepson abuse video
• Gabby Giffords pushes for Barber campaign in Ariz.
• Pinochet homage heats up bitter debate over legacy
• French left seen winning control in parliament
• Spain relieved, angry over humiliating bank rescue
• Ex-Goldman board member changes mind on testifying
• George H.W. Bush visits namesake carrier off Maine
• Earthquake shakes areas of Greece and Turkey
• RFK Jr. called wife Mary abusive in court papers
• Les Paul guitar auction fetches nearly $5M
• Iran warns Moscow nuclear talks could stall
• Heavy rains flood homes, jail in Florida Panhandle
• State of emergency declared for western Myanmar
• James 'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend faces sentencing
• Lawmakers: Justice must move fast on leaks inquiry
• Gunmen and suicide bomber attack Nigerian churches

Woodward and Bernstein look back on Watergate Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:22 AM PDT Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, arguably the two most famous newspaper reporters in American history, did something on Sunday they haven't done in 36 years: They shared a byline in the Washington Post. Woodward and Bernstein, who are on a mini-publicity tour surrounding the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-ins, published a joint opinion essay [...]

Ex-football players dead in Auburn shooting Posted: 10 Jun 2012 01:56 PM PDT Two former Auburn University football players were among three people killed in a shooting at an off-campus party late Saturday--and a manhunt is on for the suspected shooter. The players, Edward Christian and Ladarious Phillips, both 20, were confirmed dead by police on Sunday; 20-year-old Demario Pitts was also killed.

Hundreds evacuated as western wildfires grow Posted: 10 Jun 2012 04:11 PM PDT Firefighters on Sunday were fighting wildfires in parched forests in Colorado and New Mexico that have forced hundreds of people from their homes.

Megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar denies beating daughter Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:22 PM PDT The founder and leader of a Georgia megachurch--who was arrested last week on charges of choking his teenage daughter, slamming her into the ground and hitting her with a shoe--told churchgoers on Sunday that he did not beat her. "The truth is, she was not choked, she was not punched," Creflo Dollar, the pastor, said [...]

Republicans renew attacks over security leaks Posted: 10 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT Republicans on Sunday renewed their attacks on the Obama administration over suspected leaks of classified security information, with one influential senator saying the Justice Department should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.

Study digs into secrets of keeping HIV in check Posted: 10 Jun 2012 04:11 PM PDT A small number of HIV-infected patients have immune systems that are able to keep AIDS at bay by preventing the virus from reproducing for years, and researchers are reporting that they've gained new insight into how that works.

Six killed, 38 wounded in Iraq mortar attack Posted: 10 Jun 2012 01:59 PM PDT At least six people were killed and 38 others wounded when two mortar rounds struck a square filled with Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq's capital on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Assad forces renew Homs assault Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:35 PM PDT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have renewed efforts to impose control in Homs province, killing at least 35 people in one of the biggest bombardments since a failed U.N.-mandated ceasefire in April, opposition activists said on Sunday. They said the Syrian army used artillery, mortars and rockets to hit opposition strongholds in the city of Homs and the towns of Qusair, Talbiseh and Rastan in central Syria. Free Syrian Army rebels had been intensifying attacks in the area, the Syrian Network for Human Rights and other opposition campaigners said. ...

Undoing health care law may have ripple effects Posted: 10 Jun 2012 02:58 PM PDT It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama's health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers.

Mood toward Romney's prospects brighten Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:15 AM PDT Republicans riding high from a string of breaks in their favor are increasingly optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances to claim the White House in November, even among conservatives who had qualms about making him the party's nominee.

Rain stops Nadal, Djokovic in French Open final Posted: 10 Jun 2012 01:14 PM PDT His big lead over Novak Djokovic in Sunday's drenched French Open final slipping away, Rafael Nadal tossed a soaked, clay-smeared tennis ball toward the chair umpire.

Axelrod: Romney 'living on a different planet' Posted: 10 Jun 2012 06:57 AM PDT This morning on "This Week," David Axelrod told me that Mitt Romney is "living on a different planet" when it comes to the economy. Axelrod was responding to my question about the presumptive GOP presidential candidate's attacks on the president after Obama's comment Friday that...

Calif. official resigns after stepson abuse video Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:06 PM PDT A California water agency director has resigned his elected office several days after a neighbor posted online video that shows the official apparently hitting his stepson with a belt for dropping a baseball during a game of backyard catch.

Gabby Giffords pushes for Barber campaign in Ariz. Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:33 PM PDT Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spent the weekend campaigning for her ex-aide, Ron Barber, as he attempts to inherit the vacant seat left by his old boss in the House of Representatives. On Tuesday voters in Arizona's 8th District will decide the outcome of the special...

Pinochet homage heats up bitter debate over legacy Posted: 10 Jun 2012 03:19 PM PDT The poster makes its plea from one of the pock-marked walls once splattered with blood at Londres 38, a former detention and torture center where 96 people were killed or disappeared during Chile's long dictatorship. It reads: "Pinochet, may your legacy die."

French left seen winning control in parliament Posted: 10 Jun 2012 04:36 PM PDT French President Francois Hollande was on track for a Socialist-led majority in parliament after a solid win in a first-round vote on Sunday that should free him from having to rely on hard leftists hostile to European integration. Hollande's Socialist bloc looks likely to win the 289 seats needed for an outright majority in the 577-seat National Assembly in next Sunday's run-off.

Spain relieved, angry over humiliating bank rescue Posted: 10 Jun 2012 01:30 PM PDT Spain's grinding economic misery will get worse this year, despite the country's request for a European financial lifeline of up to €100 billion ($125 billion) to save its banks, Prime Minister Mariano ...

Ex-Goldman board member changes mind on testifying Posted: 10 Jun 2012 02:42 PM PDT Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta, on trial on insider trading charges, has decided not to testify in his own defense, two days after his lawyer said it was "highly likely" he would take the stand.

George H.W. Bush visits namesake carrier off Maine Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:11 PM PDT Former President George H.W. Bush was performing ceremonial duties and posing for photos while visiting an aircraft carrier named for him off the Maine coast.

Earthquake shakes areas of Greece and Turkey Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:39 AM PDT A powerful earthquake shook Greece's island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday. No deaths or serious damage were reported, but officials said six people were hurt in Turkey by jumping out of buildings.

RFK Jr. called wife Mary abusive in court papers Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:33 AM PDT Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused his estranged wife, Mary, of abusing his children from an earlier marriage, including stealing items from his young daughter, showing up uninvited on trips he took after they separated and sometimes calling him dozens of times a day, according to a legal filing revealed Sunday.

Les Paul guitar auction fetches nearly $5M Posted: 10 Jun 2012 11:08 AM PDT An auction of guitars and memorabilia owned by the late Les Paul, known as the godfather of the electric guitar, has raised nearly $5 million for a foundation in his name benefiting music education and innovation.

Iran warns Moscow nuclear talks could stall Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:49 PM PDT An Iranian negotiator warned Sunday that this month's talks in Moscow over Iran's nuclear program could stall because of faulty preparation.

Heavy rains flood homes, jail in Florida Panhandle Posted: 10 Jun 2012 04:29 PM PDT Floodwaters from torrential rains damaged homes and closed roads throughout the Florida Panhandle, cutting power to the county jail and sending residents to emergency shelters as the area braced for additional rains Sunday.

State of emergency declared for western Myanmar Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:01 AM PDT Myanmar's president on Sunday night declared a state of emergency in a western state where sectarian tensions between Buddhists and Muslims have unleashed deadly violence. He warned that if the situation spun out of control, it could jeopardize the democratic reforms he has been instituting since taking office last year.

James 'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend faces sentencing Posted: 10 Jun 2012 09:11 AM PDT Catherine Greig has been by James "Whitey" Bulger's side for more than three decades, first as a secret girlfriend he kept on the side while he lived with another woman, then as the faithful woman who left behind her life in Massachusetts so she could go on the run with him.

Lawmakers: Justice must move fast on leaks inquiry Posted: 10 Jun 2012 12:00 PM PDT The heads of the House and Senate intelligence committees say the Justice Department must move quickly and ignore politics in investigating possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information.

Gunmen and suicide bomber attack Nigerian churches Posted: 10 Jun 2012 07:47 AM PDT Militants attacked two churches in Nigeria on Sunday, spraying the congregation of one with bullets, killing at least one person, and blowing up a car in a suicide bombing at the other, wounding 41, witnesses and police said.

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