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Today's Front Page News: Iran tense after police, protesters clash Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops Truck bomb kills more than 70 in northern Iraq Baucus, White House in deal with drug industry New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivity Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation British government spells end of 'i before e' rule Mousavi calls for purge of "lies" Suicide truck bomber kills 67 in northern Iraq Steve Jobs received liver transplant: report Deal reached to cut drug costs Singapore says would act if North Korea ship has WMD NY Times journalist escapes Taliban captivity: report Wide support for government health plan: poll Two British hostages feared dead in Iraq Iran police clash with defiant protestors British hostages' families 'clinging to hope' Iran tense after police, protesters clash Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:53 pm PDT AP - Iran braced for the possibility of more bloody confrontations between protesters and security forces on the streets of Tehran as fresh images of brutality emerged Sunday despite the regime's attempts to impose a news blackout. Full Story Top Rockets hit US base at Bagram, kill 2 US troops Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:32 pm PDT AP - A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said. Full Story Top Truck bomb kills more than 70 in northern Iraq Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:55 pm PDT AP - A truck bomb exploded as worshippers left a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing more than 70 people and wounding nearly 200 in the deadliest bombing this year. Full Story Top Baucus, White House in deal with drug industry Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:39 pm PDT AP - The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama's health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. Full Story Top New York Times reporter escapes Taliban captivity Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:42 pm PDT AP - A New York Times reporter known for making investigative trips deep inside dangerous conflict zones escaped from militant captors after more than seven months in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan by climbing over a wall, the newspaper said Saturday. Full Story Top Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:44 pm PDT AP - Like the house across the street gone missing and the one at the corner stripped of its front door, the weathered brown bungalow at 1430 Jane Ave. bided its time, edging nearer to a meeting with a wrecking crew. Full Story Top THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:02 pm PDT AP - One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Full Story Top Reports: Apple CEO Steve Jobs had liver transplant Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:46 pm PDT AP - Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, whose recovery from pancreatic cancer appeared less certain when he had to take medical leave in January, received a liver transplant two months ago but is recovering well, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Full Story Top FBI files show wide "Deep Throat" investigation Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:51 pm PDT AP - Newly released FBI files show agents across the country and at the highest level of the agency investigated "Deep Throat" — the 1972 porn movie, not the shadowy Watergate figure — in a vain attempt to roll back what became a cultural shift toward more permissive entertainment. Full Story Top British government spells end of 'i before e' rule Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:54 pm PDT AP - It's a spelling mantra that generations of schoolchildren have learned — "i before e, except after c." Full Story Top Mousavi calls for purge of "lies" Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:18 pm PDT Reuters - Opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said the Islamic Republic must be purged of what he called lies and dishonesty, sending out a direct challenge to conservative rulers after a day of unrest across Tehran. Full Story Top Suicide truck bomber kills 67 in northern Iraq Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:05 pm PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 67 people on Saturday as they left a mosque, shortly after the prime minister urged Iraqis not to lose faith if a U.S. military pull-back sparked more violence. Full Story Top Steve Jobs received liver transplant: report Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:44 pm PDT Reuters - Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant operation about two months ago and is expected to return to work by the end of June, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Full Story Top Deal reached to cut drug costs Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:50 pm PDT Reuters - Drug manufacturers will offer some $80 billion in prescription discounts for Medicare recipients under a deal unveiled on Saturday, which could boost President Barack Obama as he pushes to overhaul the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system. Full Story Top Singapore says would act if North Korea ship has WMD Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:51 pm PDT Reuters - Singapore will take action against a North Korean ship that the United States is monitoring, if the vessel heads to its port with a cargo of weapons, the government said on Saturday. Full Story Top NY Times journalist escapes Taliban captivity: report Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:01 pm PDT Reuters - A New York Times reporter has escaped from his Taliban captors after being held for seven months in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the newspaper reported on its website on Saturday. Full Story Top Wide support for government health plan: poll Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:45 pm PDT Reuters - Americans strongly support fundamental changes to the healthcare system and a move to create a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published on Saturday. Full Story Top Two British hostages feared dead in Iraq Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:39 pm PDT Reuters - Two Britons taken hostage in Iraq in 2007 were feared dead after bodies were handed to British officials in Iraq and three others still missing were in "grave danger," the British government said on Saturday. Full Story Top Iran police clash with defiant protestors Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:53 pm PDT AFP - Tehran was tense after thousands clashed with police, defying an ultimatum from Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for an end to protests over disputed presidential elections. Full Story Top British hostages' families 'clinging to hope' Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:12 pm PDT AFP - The families of five Britons taken hostage in Iraq were "clinging on to hope" as they awaited results from post-mortems on two bodies handed over in Baghdad. Full Story Top

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