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CONGRESS-MUCH ADO
WASHINGTON For the next 3 1/2 sweltering weeks on Capitol Hill, lawmakers will look busy, say many words and lob blame at each other. They will even cast votes on such weighty matters as health care reform, taxes and more. But they're not expected to pass much legislation, opting instead for what amounts to campaigning from the televised House and Senate floors, or anywhere on the stately campus where a microphone might be live. An Inside Washington story. By Laurie Kellman.
ROMNEY-NAACP
HOUSTON Mitt Romney is making a pitch to African-Americans, addressing the NAACP in speech also aimed at showing independent and swing voters that he's willing to reach out to diverse audiences and that both he and the Republican Party are inclusive. By Kasie Hunt.
US-LAOS
VIENTIANE, Laos Hillary Rodham Clinton has become the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Laos in more than five decades, gauging whether a place the United States pummeled with bombs during the Vietnam War could evolve into a new foothold of American influence in Asia. By Bradley Klapper.
BOSNIA-SREBRENICA
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina On the 17th anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since World War II, Muslims in Bosnia are heading to Srebrenica to attend a funeral for 520 newly identified victims. The remains of those Muslim men and boys slaughtered at Srebrenica around July 11, 1995, will be laid to rest Wednesday in the town whose name is now synonymous with genocide. The coffins are already at the memorial center and the burial pits have been dug. By Aida Cerkez.
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TV-MEMORABLE MOMENTS
NEW YORK No event is seared in the memory of television viewers quite like the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A study released Wednesday by Sony Electronics and the Nielsen television research company has found that only the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy comes close, and that was only among people aged 55 and over. By David Bauder.
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RUSSIAN ADOPTIONS-RANCH
HELENA, Mont. Joyce Sterkel had never seen anything like it at her northwestern Montana ranch for adopted children who are struggling at home. Outside the gate, a television crew filmed Russian government officials vowing to shut down her Ranch for Kids, which one Russian official called "a trash can for unwanted children." The timing of their visit was than two weeks before the Russian Duma approved a bilateral agreement that will allow more access to Russian officials concerned about the safety of children adopted by U.S. parents. But Stenkel sees the June 28 appearance by Russian children rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov at her doorstep as a sign that the Russians are willing to test the agreement to see if they have the muscle to check up on these children on American soil without consent. By Matt Volz.
NATIONAL
TRAIN DERAILMENT FIRE
COLUMBUS, Ohio Part of a freight train derailed and caught fire in Ohio's capital city early Wednesday, shooting flames skyward into the darkness and prompting the evacuation of a mile-wide area as firefighters and hazardous materials crews worked to determine what was burning and contain the blaze. By Kantele Franko.
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PENN STATE-ABUSE
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. The team brought in by Penn State to investigate "the facts and circumstances of the actions" at the university surrounding molestation of boys by Jerry Sandusky will release its highly anticipated report on Thursday, with the school's reputation and future direction hanging in the balance. By Genaro C. Armas and Mark Scolforo.
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PORN DOWNLOADS-LAWSUIT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. It's a common tactic for pornography producers trying to protect their product from online piracy. They sue unknown "John Does" who illegally download movies, then go to Internet providers to learn their true identities and collect. Hundreds of porn companies have filed thousands of lawsuits across the country in recent years. By Brett Barroquere.
INVESTMENT ADVISER MISSING
ATLANTA Investigators are trying to determine whether a missing south Georgia bank director accused of embezzling $17 million is dead or on the run. Aubrey Lee Price disappeared last month. He sent notes to his family saying he planned to board a ferry in Florida and jump to his death. In a rambling confession that investigators believe Price wrote, he claims responsibility for his firm's losses and alludes to plans to kill himself. His body hasn't been found. Investigators believe he may be on the run with millions in investor money. By Kate Brumback.
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FOOD AND FARM-BIG FARM FIGHT
MILWAUKEE The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to rule Wednesday in a closely watched case in which a small town is trying to force a big livestock farm to meet tougher water quality standards than the state requires. Similar cases involving so-called factory farms have been filed in six other Midwestern states, but Wisconsin's is believed to be the first to reach a state supreme court. By Dinesh Ramde.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR-HIDDEN TREASURE Revolutionary treasures await new Philly museum.
INTERNATIONAL
THAILAND-AMERICAN FREED
BANGKOK An American sentenced to two and a half years in Thai prison for translating a banned biography about the country's king and posting the content online has been freed by a royal pardon, the U.S. Embassy says. Joe Gordon was convicted in December for translating excerpts of the book "The King Never Smiles" from English into Thai. The punishment was a high-profile example of the severe sentences meted out here for defaming Thailand's royal family, an issue that has raised concern about freedom of expression in this Southeast Asian kingdom. By Todd Pitman.
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SPAIN-FINANCIAL CRISIS
MADRID Spain's government heaped further austerity measures on the country Wednesday as it unveiled sales tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at shaving (euro) 65 billion ($79.85 billion) off the state budget over the next two and a half years. By Ciaran Giles and Daniel Woolls.
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BRITAIN-BILLIONAIRE DEATH
LONDON One of Britain's richest women, American-born Eva Rausing, was found dead in her west London home and a man was arrested in connection with the case, British police said, adding that an autopsy had failed to uncover a formal cause of death. Police said they had arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of drug possession and a subsequent search of an address in London's tony Belgravia neighborhood related to that arrest turned up Rausing's body later that day. By Cassandra Vinograd.
BRITAIN-TERRORISM-Q&A Spate of terrorism arrests underline Britain's security jitters as it awaits Olympics.
AFGHANISTAN Afghans rally in protest of recent public slaying of woman, call for more rights for women.
YEMEN Yemen's Interior Ministry says 2 al-Qaida fighters who escaped from prison re-arrested.
JAPAN-WHISTLEBLOWER Japan whistleblower complains of continued humiliating treatment despite court win.
SKOREA-CORRUPTION SKorean president's brother arrested over bribery allegations in embarrassment to ruling party.
WASHINGTON
HEALTH CARE-REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON House Republicans, stung by the Supreme Court decision upholding President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, are seizing on one wrinkle to bolster their election-year case for repeal the court's judgment that the penalty for failing to get insurance is a tax. By Donna Cassata.
SPORTS
ALL-STAR GAME
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval sent the National League to a big early lead. Matt Cain and the rest of an imposing pitching staff finished off a Giant blowout in the All-Star game. By Ronald Blum.
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ALSO GETTING ATTENTION
US-MYANMAR-SANCTIONS US poised to allow investment in Myanmar oil, gas in biggest rollback yet of sanctions.
STAND UP TO CANCER Hollywood-driven Stand Up to Cancer telethon returns in September to raise money, awareness.
SAN BERNARDINO BANKRUPTCY Another California city, another bankruptcy as San Bernardino joins Stockton, Mammoth Lakes.
F-22-HAWAII Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 pilot has brief oxygen deficit; lands safely, cleared for duty
SPAIN-RUNNING OF THE BULLS 3 injured, none gored, in 5th running of the bulls in Spain's San Fermin festival in Pamplona.
JAPAN PANDA Panda born at Tokyo zoo last week dies of pneumonia; 1st panda born at the zoo since 1988.
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