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The Southern Ledger

N. Carolina wildfire may smolder for months
Newsday - 4 hours ago
AP A wildfire that has burned 30000 acres in eastern North Carolina may smolder for months as it burns decayed vegetation that makes up the soil in the area, North Carolina Forest Service spokesman Bill Swartley said yesterday.
Wildfire Burning in North Carolina New York Times
Wildfire keeps burning NC wildlife refuge The Associated Press
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Canoe.ca

Despite Concerns, Democrats In Minnesota Back Franken
New York Times - 8 hours ago
By AP ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Al Franken won a resounding endorsement for the United States Senate on Saturday from Minnesota Democrats, quickly dispatching concerns about jokes that offended some people and promising a tough challenge to Senator Norm
Franken wins endorsement for Senate in Minnesota The Associated Press
Franken wins endorsement for Senate bid Mankato Free Press
Twin Cities Planet - The Hill - Duluth News Tribune - Gather.com
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Gates Is Said to Make Pick for Air Force
New York Times - Jun 6, 2008
By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is likely to recommend that a former Air Force executive, Michael B. Donley, be nominated for the service’s top civilian post, a senior military official said Friday.
Pentagon chief nears Air Force leader decision Reuters
Air Force official tours Minot base Grand Forks Herald
AHN - Dayton Daily News - Washington Times - The News Journal
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NBC5.com

Budget talks hit low point
Chicago Tribune - 44 minutes ago
By Ray Long and Jeffrey Meitrodt SPRINGFIELD—More than six weeks into an overtime legislative session, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and lawmakers may be further apart on a new state budget deal than when they started.
Threats fly as budget standoff continues Peoria Journal Star
Playing games in Springfield Chicago Sun-Times
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Chicago Daily Herald - Rockford Register Star - Bloomington Pantagraph
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PRESS TV

Republicans also disapprove of Bush's Libby cover-up
AlaskaReport - 26 minutes ago
Washington, DC - A new American Research Group poll out Friday says a majority of Americans and nearly half of all Republicans disapprove of President Bush's commutation/cover-up of Lewis "Scooter" Libby's 30-month prison sentence.
Easy Commute TIME
THE WAY IT IS: Typewriters hurled over Scooter Libby fiasco Lake Expo
RTE.ie - New York Times - PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Washington Post
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AXcess News

Goldman Sachs threats probed
Taipei Times - 2 hours ago
The FBI is investigating anonymous mailed threats against the investment banking house Goldman Sachs, but does not consider the warnings to be of "high credibility," an investigator said on Friday.
Credibility of Threats Against Goldman Sachs Questioned Voice of America
FBI probes letter threats Peoria Journal Star
AHN - Philadelphia Daily News - Reuters - Kansas City Star
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WHDH-TV

Bush Losing Support in GOP Regarding Iraq
ToTheCenter.com - 3 hours ago
By Sari N. Kent A mounting number of Republican lawmakers are faltering in their support of President Bush and are beginning to push for adjustments in his plans regarding Iraq and our troops.
GOP wave of anti-war sentiment builds Los Angeles Times
Domenici Wants Troops to Come Home IraqSlogger
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PRESS TV

The "Scooter" Libby cakewalk
Silver Chips Online - 4 hours ago
After the US Court of Appeals denied I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's plea to avoid prison time while he worked out his next appeal, it was time for President Bush to step into action and make a decision.
Opinion - The Politics of Prosecution ABC News
Shortt Take: Libby escapes jail in DC intrigue RTE.ie
New York Times - Centre Daily Times - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - The Smoking Gun
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WREX-TV

Budget stalemate descends into bickering over meeting time
The Southern - 4 hours ago
By JOHN O'CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Democratic tiff over a new state budget descended Saturday into arguing over what time the Legislature should meet for a purely symbolic session.
The little boys of Illinois politics Edwardsville Intelligencer
House rejects Blagojevich's lottery-lease plan St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chicago Tribune - WAND - WQAD - Bloomington Pantagraph
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Washington Post

Court won't block furloughs yet
Penn Live - 14 hours ago
A Commonwealth Court judge today denied a request from two state workers' unions for a restraining order that would have prevented Gov.
As budget deadline looms, Rendell grows pessimistic Philadelphia Inquirer
Court denies union's attempts to halt furloughs Patriot-News
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