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Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, under the pictures of the late Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Vahid Salemi / AP)

House Democrats win key test vote on climate bill

House Democrats narrowly won an important test vote on groundbreaking legislation to combat global warming and usher in a new era of cleaner energy.

Forbes

Global warming's rough ride through Congress

TIME

Iranian cleric says 'rioters' should be executed

A hardline Iranian cleric called for the execution of "rioters," in a sign of the authorities' determination to stamp out opposition to the presidential election result.

Reuters

G-8 'deplores' Iran poll violence

BBC

Michael Jackson: The world says goodbye

From the streets of Gary, Ind., to the palaces of Europe and the Middle East, to New York City's Times Square, millions of fans are mourning the death of "the King of Pop."

ABC News

Police searching for Michael Jackson's doctor

CNN

Special section:

Remembering the legend

Rolling Stone

Jackson's memorable performances

People

Lt. Gov: Sanford shouldn't resign

The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his affair with a woman in Argentina says the governor should remain in office.

CBS News

Special section:

Gov. Sanford's scandal

CNN

Consumer confidence hits highest level

U.S. consumer confidence rose in June to the highest since February 2008, as expectations grew that the economic recession may be ending.

CNBC

NATION

Despite 'ramp up' call, spending slows

Federal spending meant to jump-start the economy has slowed despite President Obama's vow to "ramp up" the pace of aid.

USA TODAY

Will overstimulating the economy bring inflation?

NPR

Personal income boosted by stimulus

CNNMoney

Impeached judge says he'll resign

An imprisoned federal judge facing an impeachment trial in the Senate in a sex-abuse case says he will resign from the bench at the end of the month.

Modesto Bee

POLITICS

US Capitol is too white, say critics

A group of frustrated members of Congress, lobbyists and aides are claiming the Capitol is too white, as they press congressional leaders to adopt a version of the so-called Rooney rule.

The Hill

Former US Attorney Christie defends choice of Ashcroft for no-bid contract

Congressional Democrats blasted New Jersey's former top federal prosecutor, Chris Christie, for awarding a contract to a firm headed by his one-time boss, John Ashcroft.

CourierPostOnline.com

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

NBC about to kick-start upfront

The television upfront marketplace is starting to move after being stalled, with NBC Universal and GroupM close to finalizing a major deal for broadcast and cable inventory for next season.

Hollywood Reporter

'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

Farrah Fawcett, whose luxurious tresses and blinding smile helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's "Charlie's Angels," died after battling cancer. She was 62.

San Jose Mercury News

EDUCATION

US Supreme Court rejects claim for more funds for English learners

The court ruled 5-4 that Arizona lawmakers don't have to provide more funds statewide for students speaking English as a second language, and sent the case back to the lower courts for resolution.

Yuma Sun

Economy sending students back home to attend college

Rebecca Gottlieb faced a difficult choice: continue on at her $50,000-a-year private school in Massachusetts, or leave her new friends and life and enroll at a cheaper school near home in Washington.

San Francisco Chronicle

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

'All God's Children' to be shown

Nearly 50 years after the abuse they experienced in Mamou, Guinea, the silence of children of the Christian and Missionary Alliance boarding school is being broken.

The Gainesville Sun

Remembering John Calvin: 'great reformer's' 500th birthday

John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

The Jamestown Sun

HEALTH

Post-traumatic stress disorder screenings to be routine

The Senate Armed Services Committee has unanimously agreed to make Sen. Max Baucus’ post-traumatic stress disorder screening bill part of the annual defense bill.

Great Falls Tribune

Soldier offers support to others

The Huntsville Times

Too few in US get HIV test early enough

As many as one million Americans are infected with HIV, but up to a third don't know they have the disease because they haven't been tested for it.

Forbes

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog:

Evangelical concern for Jon and Kate

Baltimore Sun

Column:

Even Republicans admit Sanford must go

Kansas City Star

Column:

The end of the day is the end of the world

In These Times

Column (Al Neuharth):

Nobody cares about low-key NOW

USA TODAY

Column (Brian Nelson):

The tragedy of Chávez

Christian Science Monitor

Column:

Prisoners should be allowed DNA tests

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Climate change bill all pain, no gain

OC Register

Editorial:

End silence, denial on HIV

Cincinnati Enquirer

Editorial:

Court's ruling bad for environment

Las Vegas Sun

Editorial:

Preserve medical research initiatives

San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Breast cancer dip linked to locale, income, HRT decline

The nationwide drop in breast cancer rates linked to the decline of hormone replacement therapy tracks both income and locale, with more significant reductions observed in affluent areas.

MedPage Today

Drinking coffee may be good for you

Despite concerns about caffeine being detrimental to health, research suggests that regular coffee drinkers might live longer.

U.S. News & World Report

WORLD

100,000 rally against US in North Korea

Shouting "Let's crush them!" 100,000 North Koreans packed Pyongyang's main square as the communist regime promised a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" for any American-led attack.

MSNBC

At least 19 dead in Baghdad motorcycle bomb blast