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• Gulf oil leak may be bigger than BP says (AP)
• Defense attorney: Blagojevich 'didn't take a dime' (AP)
• NY teen charged in 2nd plot on his old high school (AP)
• Ohio school hit by tornado celebrates graduation (AP)
• At inmate's request, Utah prepares firing squad (AP)
• Mexico teen killed by US Border Patrol, anger high (AP)
• 2 NJ terror suspects had brushes with authority (AP)
• NYPD undercover unit key in NJ terror arrests (AP)
• Package that emptied Atlanta building deemed safe (AP)
• Amish man accused of sex crimes with children (AP)
• FBI says Texas man called al-Qaida his 'brothers' (AP)
• US Supreme Court blocks Ariz. campaign finance law (AP)
• Anxious Gazans trying to leave blockaded territory (AP)
• GOP to pick nominee for Harry Reid showdown (AP)
• Ala. river mired in red tape to protect from spill (AP)
• Lawmakers seek prepaid cell crackdown, cite terror (AP)
• Relatives of missing Oregon boy urge optimism (AP)
• Dover mortuary receives bodies of 5 Americans (AP)

Gulf oil leak may be bigger than BP says (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:18 PM PDT AP - While BP is capturing more oil from its blown-out well with every passing day, scientists on a team analyzing the flow said Tuesday that the amount of crude still escaping into the Gulf of Mexico may be considerably greater than what the government and the company have claimed.

Defense attorney: Blagojevich 'didn't take a dime' (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - An attorney for Rod Blagojevich declared Tuesday that the former Illinois governor is an honest man who "didn't take a dime" of illegal money and simply trusted the wrong people to handle his fundraising before he was ousted by corruption allegations.

NY teen charged in 2nd plot on his old high school (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:15 PM PDT AP - A teenager plotted with another to pull off a Columbine-style attack on his former high school, authorities on New York's Long Island said Tuesday — the second time in three years he has been accused of such a plot.

Ohio school hit by tornado celebrates graduation (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:01 PM PDT AP - The superintendent of an Ohio high school that was wrecked by a tornado has opened its belated graduation ceremony by telling those gathered that "by sticking together and taking care of each other, this school district and this community will be even stronger than ever."

At inmate's request, Utah prepares firing squad (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:11 PM PDT AP - Barring a last-minute reprieve, Ronnie Lee Gardner will be strapped into a chair, a hood will be placed over his head and a small white target will be pinned over his heart.

Mexico teen killed by US Border Patrol, anger high (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:14 PM PDT AP - A U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a 15-year-old Mexican boy after a group trying to illegally enter Texas threw rocks at officers at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.

2 NJ terror suspects had brushes with authority (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:01 PM PDT AP - Two terrorism suspects arrested at an airport over the weekend ran afoul of school officials and law enforcement over the last several years, with one considered so disruptive that he was removed from school and taught privately with a security guard present.

NYPD undercover unit key in NJ terror arrests (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:42 AM PDT AP - The undercover investigator credited with helping stop two would-be terrorists had sought to begin his New York Police Department career like nearly everyone else — as a rookie patrolman.

Package that emptied Atlanta building deemed safe (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:08 AM PDT AP - A bomb scare scattered hundreds of workers Tuesday from a downtown federal building that houses Internal Revenue Service offices, but authorities later determined the suspicious package that caused the evacuation was harmless.

Amish man accused of sex crimes with children (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:37 PM PDT AP - A 26-year-old Amish man has been charged with sexually assaulting five underage girls in Missouri and Wisconsin, including a cousin of his, authorities said Tuesday.

FBI says Texas man called al-Qaida his 'brothers' (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:59 PM PDT AP - A Texas man who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he tried to help al-Qaida referred to members of the terrorist group as his "brothers," was eager to prove his dedication to the organization and wanted to die fighting alongside them, according to court documents.

US Supreme Court blocks Ariz. campaign finance law (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Supreme Court derailed a key part of Arizona's campaign financing system on Tuesday, preventing the state from giving extra money to publicly funded candidates facing privately funded rivals and changing the election rules in the thick of primary season.

Anxious Gazans trying to leave blockaded territory (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:14 PM PDT AP - A Palestinian who had to delay graduate school in Malaysia and an elderly man forced to put off eye surgery in Egypt are among thousands anxiously trying to get out of Gaza now that the blockaded territory's gateway to the world has opened just a little.

GOP to pick nominee for Harry Reid showdown (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:21 AM PDT AP - Nevada Republicans pick a nominee Tuesday to challenge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, setting the stage for an epic showdown with one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill.

Ala. river mired in red tape to protect from spill (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:09 AM PDT AP - It's hard to imagine a spot with more to lose from the Gulf oil spill than the Magnolia River. Gnarly trees shroud its slow-moving waters, rich with crabs and mullet. Docks have mailboxes; letters are delivered by boat. Seafood boils with friends are a weekend staple.

Lawmakers seek prepaid cell crackdown, cite terror (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 07:15 AM PDT AP - Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cell phones by terror suspects, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have introduced legislation requiring consumers to produce identification before buying such phones.

Relatives of missing Oregon boy urge optimism (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:38 PM PDT AP - Relatives of a 7-year-old Portland boy missing from his elementary school for five days have urged those working to find him to carry on the search with optimism.

Dover mortuary receives bodies of 5 Americans (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:05 PM PDT AP - The bodies of five American servicemen have been returned to the military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, after the deadliest day this year for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

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