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This edition was generated on Wed Jun 17 08:45:01 EDT 2009

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General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

In this frame grab taken from amateur video, supporters of Iranian reformist AP
Iranian opposition head calls for rally Thursday at AP – 1 hr 1 min ago

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi issued a direct challenge to the country's supreme leader and cleric-led system Wednesday, calling for a mass rally to protest disputed election results and violence against his followers. Full Story »

Senate Banking Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. greets health care
Senators dig in on massive health care legislation at AP – 20 mins ago
Single US regulator for big banks under reform plan: Obama
AP source: Benefits for govt workers' gay partners at AP – 31 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

FILE - In this June 10, 2003 file photo, fans make their feelings known as AP

Report: Ex-Cubs star Sosa failed drug test in 2003

at AP – 2 hrs 14 mins ago

NEW YORK – Sammy Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport's steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. Full Story »

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth, left, arrives at the

Browns' Stallworth pleads guilty and gets 30 days

at AP – Tue Jun 16, 9:45 pm ET

Marshall already saying his good-byes

at AP – Tue Jun 16, 10:03 pm ET
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  • Nadal gets top seeding at Wimbledon

    at AFP – 1 hr 7 mins ago
    World number one Rafael Nadal, seen here in January 2009, will... AFP/File

    LONDON (AFP) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal will be the top seed in the men's singles at Wimbledon this year ahead of French Open champion Roger Federer, seeded second, and Queen's champion Andy Murray, who will be the third seed. Full Story »

  • Mickelson says wife wants a US Open trophy

    at AP – 4 mins ago

    FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Phil Mickelson has arrived at the U.S. Open with a series of text messages and notes from wife Amy, who is home preparing to fight breast cancer. Full Story »

  • Cotto retains WBO title with win over Clottey

    at AP – Sun Jun 14, 6:03 am ET
    Joshua Clottey, left, of Ghana, fights Miguel Cotto, of Puerto... AP

    NEW YORK - Under normal circumstances, the brutal fight that Miguel Cotto and Josh Clottey waged on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade might have left fans clamoring for a rematch. Then again, with Manny Pacquiao sitting ringside, economics might prevail. Full Story »

  • F1 teams bid to resolve financial rift with FIA

    at AP – 37 mins ago

    SILVERSTONE, England - The Formula One Teams Association has made a late attempt to resolve its feud with the sport's governing body over rule changes before Friday's deadline to unconditionally enter next season's championship. Full Story »

  • Chicago leads off presentations to IOC members

    at AP – 2 hrs 9 mins ago
    Chicago 2016 bid leader Patrick Ryan looks on at the presentation... AP

    LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Chicago led off the presentations Wednesday of the four cities bidding for the 2016 Olympics, stressing strong support from the White House and offering financial guarantees for the multi-billion dollar project. Full Story »

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Bernie Mango returns the nozzle after pumping gas in North Andover, Mass. AP

Consumer prices rise less than expected in May

at AP – 8 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Consumer prices rose less than expected in May, fresh evidence the recession is keeping inflation in check. Full Story »

Current account trade deficit drops to $101.5B

at AP – 11 mins ago

FedEx posts bigger loss, issues gloomy outlook

at AP – 18 mins ago
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  • Obama to Form Consumer Protection Agency, Strip Some Fed Powers

    at Bloomberg – Wed Jun 17, 12:01 am ET

    June 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration is creating a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, taking some powers from the Federal Reserve, as part of what could become the biggest overhaul of U.S. regulations since the 1930s. Full Story »

  • Home Depot raises full-year earnings guidance

    at AP – Wed Jun 10, 4:44 pm ET
    In this file photo taken Monday, May 18, 2009, in Little Rock,... AP

    CHICAGO - Home Depot Inc. said Wednesday that its full-year earnings from continuing operations may come in better than previously forecast, thanks to a combination of individual homeowners spending more and stronger overall sales. Full Story »

  • Pakistani leader seeks EU 'trade, not aid'

    at AFP – 20 mins ago
    Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) arrives at EU headquarters... AFP

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pushed for greater access to European markets on Wednesday, saying that trade rather than aid was his chief goal in a landmark summit with the EU. Full Story »

  • Housing Starts: Up is Better Than Down

    at BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    A greater number of general contractors have been dusting off work boots and hitching up tool belts. Single-family home starts jumped 7.5% in May, the third consecutive monthly rise, indicating that new home construction might be at -- or close to -- a bottom. Full Story »

  • Retail gas rises for 49th straight day

    at AP – Tue Jun 16, 3:59 pm ET

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Retail gas prices rose for the 49th straight day Tuesday even though crude fell yet again. Full Story »

  • Housing Bust Wears Out Furniture Makers

    at BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    A vast array of companies -- from homebuilders to home-improvement stores and furniture manufacturers -- profited from the U.S. housing boom and then suffered mightily through its bust. Although there is evidence that the U.S. housing market may be stabilizing, such as the latest uptick in construction activity, a revival for some industries built around housing is expected to take much longer. Full Story »

  • Turkey stages Cyprus drills amid oil dispute

    at AP – 26 mins ago

    ABOARD THE TCG GEMLIK, - Turkish and Turkish Cypriot warships staged search and rescue drills off the island of Cyprus on Wednesday amid tensions over a disputed search for oil and gas. Full Story »

  • Meltdown 101: Reform plan's impact on consumers

    at AP – Tue Jun 16, 6:56 pm ET

    American consumers have fallen victim to one financial scandal after another in the past decade, from accounting fraud at Enron to illegal late trading by mutual funds to the subprime mortgage meltdown. Full Story »

  • Republican demands BofA-Countrywide loan emails

    at Reuters – Tue Jun 16, 5:40 pm ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of America has a Wednesday deadline to disclose any special mortgage terms the bank's Countrywide Financial unit gave to politically influential customers over an eight-year period, a senior Republican said on Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Feds Call for Consumer Financial Protections

    at BusinessWeek Online – 36 mins ago

    In a move that is drawing stiff opposition from business groups, the Obama Administration is calling for a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency that will regulate providers of financial services. The new agency, to be announced by the White House on June 17 as part of a broad set of financial regulation changes prompted by the economic meltdown, was described by an Administration official as a "strong independent agency with full authority to protect consumers" and oversee "credit, savings, payment, and other consumer financial products and services." Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 17, 2009
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
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Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)
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Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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Dan Quayle (1947 - ), 5/20/92 (reported in Esquire, 8/92)
Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.
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Jane Wagner
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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