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In Case You Missed It: A gun-toting Bucky and a senator in an Egyptian headdress? June 18, 2013
Our daily afternoon roundup of the best stuff on captimes.com and beyond.
Former Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch to head Colorado prisons June 18, 2013
Raemisch says he felt compelled to seek the job because of the murder of his predecessor.
Wisconsin among states pushing forward with anti-abortion bills June 18, 2013
The GOP's conservative base is finding success with abortion-restricting laws at the state and federal level, reports the New York Times.
Copper thieves wreck air conditioning at River Food Pantry, Salvation Army June 18, 2013
Police say copper thefts are a continuing problem across Madison.
John Nichols: Congress should check and balance president's actions in Syria June 18, 2013
On Afghanistan, Congress is reasserting its role to check and balance the president. It should do the same with regard to Syria.
Bucky in a Confederate uniform? No way, says UW June 18, 2013
A pro-gun group was told to remove the image of a gun-toting Bucky in a Confederate uniform.
Lisa Subeck: Raising campaign limits comes at expense of democracy June 18, 2013
New data reveals only a small percentage of Wisconsinites stand to gain from doubling of campaign contribution limits
State Debate: Press-Gazette urges readers to speak out against state budget June 18, 2013
A daily roundup of interesting newspaper editorials and blog posts from around Madison and Wisconsin.

The Chicago Tribune

Jimmy Hoffa search: FBI digs in Michigan field June 18, 2013
FBI agents in suburban Detroit widened their search of an overgrown field today for the remains of former Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by mobsters.
CTA unveils artwork for Red Line north stations June 18, 2013
The CTA today unveiled renderings for art that will be placed at seven Red Line north stations by the end of the year.
Hossa 'likely' for Game 4 June 18, 2013
It appears the Chicago Blackhawks will have winger Marian Hossa for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday night.
Ban on plastic bags makes comeback at City Hall June 18, 2013
Aldermen today listened to environmentalists and a teenage girl make the case for banning plastic bags in city stores, but were not expected to vote on the long-discussed move that retailers argue would hurt business.
Silvery substance prompts swim ban at Indiana Dunes State Park June 18, 2013
Swimming remains banned at Indiana Dunes State Park this morning while officials investigate a silvery substance found floating on the lake water.
New outdoor movie screen debuts at Millennium Park June 18, 2013
A 40-by-22.5-foot LED video screen bright enough to be viewed in full daylight debuts this week in Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion.
8 wounded in shootings on South, West sides June 18, 2013
At least eight people were shot Monday on the South and West sides, authorities said.
Blackhawks down a man, down in series after 2-0 loss June 18, 2013
History not on their side after 2-0 loss puts Bruins up 2-1; Hossa 'hopeful' for Game 4Looking out of sorts without Marian Hossa, the Blackhawks sputtered on offense and were a train wreck on the power play as they lost to Boston 2-0, giving the Bruins a 2-1 edge in the Stanley Cup Final.

The New York Times

McCaskill Lends Support to Group Urging 2016 Clinton Run June 18, 2013
Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who backed Barack Obama in 2008, says she is “Ready for Hillary.”
Immigration Bill Would Slash Deficit, Budget Office Finds June 18, 2013
A long-awaited analysis by the Congressional Budget Office found that the benefits of an increase in legal residents would outweigh the costs.
U.S. Lets States Delay Using Tests to Rate Teachers June 18, 2013
Responding to complaints, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said states could postpone for a year using more rigorous tests to make career decisions about teachers.
F.C.C. Nominee Points to His Lobbying Experience June 18, 2013
Tom Wheeler said his work for the cable and cellphone industries convinced him that competition was more important than regulation.
Fraud Used to Frame Farm Bill Debate June 18, 2013
While Congress debates cuts to the federal food stamp program, it has been reluctant to make changes to the crop insurance program, despite several recent fraud cases.
N.S.A. Chief Says Surveillance Has Stopped Dozens of Plots June 18, 2013
Gen. Keith B. Alexander said on Tuesday that American surveillance had helped prevent “potential terrorist events over 50 times since 9/11.”
Obama Raises Possibility of Change at the Fed June 18, 2013
The president praised Ben S. Bernanke’s leadership of the Federal Reserve but suggested that he could nominate a new Fed chairman later this year.
At Paris Show, Some Signs of Renewed Demand for Big Jets June 18, 2013
After years of emphasis on smaller, single-aisle aircraft, Airbus announced a deal for 20 of its A380 superjumbo jets.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO
Judith Salerno new Susan G. Komen CEO Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast c […]
High court rejects Arizona voting law
High court rejects Arizona voting law McClatchy News Copyright 2013 McClatchy News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. […]
Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaks
Ex-contractor vows more surveillance leaks Defiant and apparently unbowed by threats of prosecution, former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed Monday to release more secrets about U.S. intelligence surveillance systems that he described as "nakedly, aggressively criminal." Snowden unmasked himself on June 9 as the source for n […]
Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting him
Chinese dissident says NYU is evicting him Los Angeles Times Copyright 2013 Los Angeles Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 The relationship between New York University and Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng - whose flight from his homeland last year ca […]
Military plans open combat units to women
Military plans open combat units to women Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:53 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by t […]
Turkish unions boost government protests
Turkish unions boost government protests Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 8:52 pm, Monday, June 17, 2013 Labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority Monday, leading rallies and a on […]
News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18
News of the day From Across the Globe, June 18 Applebaum took over as interim mayor of Canada's second-largest city in November after former Mayor Gerald Tremblay resigned amid corruption allegations. Torrential rain and floods washed away buildings and roads and killed at least 23 people in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials said Monda […]
News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18
News of the Day From Across the Nation, June 18 Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people. Federal agents revived the hunt for the remain […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Cassidy: Apple's Steve Wozniak test-drives ancient Apple 1 computers June 18, 2013
With five Apple 1s, including three up and running, History San Jose made some history of its own. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak presided over a demo of the museum’s 37-year-old, prehistoric PC, while early Apple employees Daniel Kottke, Allen Baum and Wendell Sander joined in.
Richmond High gang rape victim takes the stand June 18, 2013
Testifying for the first time about the 2009 attack at Richmond High School, Jane Doe says she did not drink alcohol with a group of males the night she was raped and recalls waking up in hospital in 'excruciating pain.'
San Jose: New acting fire chief to be Ruben Torres June 18, 2013
City manager names deputy Fire Chief Ruben Torres to be acting chief when Chief William McDonald takes the top job in Las Vegas later this summer.
Livermore: Search suspended for missing kayaker at Del Valle June 18, 2013
The search for a Mountain House man who disappeared beneath the surface of Livermore's Lake Del Valle while kayaking with his sister Sunday has been suspended while funding is secured for additional resources.
San Jose sues MLB over stalled Oakland A's move June 18, 2013
San Jose city officials approved a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption, arguing that assigning the city to the San Francisco Giants who are refusing to allow the Oakland A's to build a downtown ballpark is unlawful restraint of trade.
From kiosks to smartphones, tech-savvy shoppers driving big changes in retail June 18, 2013
The latest retail trends were discussed at the Bloomberg Next Big Thing Summit in Half Moon Bay this week, pulling the curtain back on a retail world where technology and old-fashioned brick and mortar come together to satisfy a consumers' every need and whim
Central Valley man charged with Peninsula school burglary June 18, 2013
A Central Valley man was charged with breaking into a San Bruno school where $40,000 in laptop computers were stolen in March after police found his blood there, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Sunnyvale: One found dead in house fire June 18, 2013
A person was found dead inside a Sunnyvale home that was engulfed by a fire early Tuesday morning.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Louisiana Housing Corporation receives more than $218,000 in HUD counseling grants June 18, 2013
In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334 national, regional and local organizations. Among...
Steve Gleason's mission is stronger than ever: Editorial June 18, 2013
The grace and courage with which Steve Gleason is battling ALS is well known to Saints fans. But the former special teams ace gave us all a reminder this week after three Atlanta radio hosts mocked his illness on air...
Terrytown 5-year-old allegedly killed by brother's wrestling moves remembered as special daughter, sister June 18, 2013
Vilger Louis, 56, remembers when his 5-year-old daughter, Viloude, was born. At seven weeks premature, she was tiny."She weighed 1.75 pounds," he said Tuesday as he cupped his two hands together and recalled how he held her moments after her...
St. Tammany coroner's lawsuit paints him as visionary who modernized office June 18, 2013
After employing a rope-a-dope strategy to the mounting criticism of his spending and management practices, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan jabbed back last week with a lawsuit to thwart the state Legislature's move to give parish government control of...
Lawyers for Angola death row inmates seek preliminary injunction in heat lawsuit June 18, 2013
Lawyers representing three Louisiana State Penitentiary death row inmates moved for a preliminary injunction Tuesday, asking the courts to require that "humane conditions" are maintained in the inmates' quarters. The inmates at the prison, more commonly known as Angola, filed...
Gretna readies multi-purpose center for employee use during hurricane season June 18, 2013
In fine-tuning preparations for hurricane season, Gretna will use its new $6.5 million multi-purpose center to house almost 200 police officers, firefighters, paramedics and public works employees in the event of a major storm. But the Mel Ott Multipurpose Center...
Mayor Landrieu's communications director to leave City Hall on eve of re-election campaign June 18, 2013
Signaling that another campaign season is just around the corner, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's communications director will soon be leaving his post.Ryan Berni, who started as Landrieu's press secretary when the mayor took office in May 2010, was coy Tuesday about...
Boys burned during experiment at Covington science camp remain hospitalized June 18, 2013
Two young boys who suffered burns during an accident at a science camp in Covington remained hospitalized Tuesday, the state fire marshal said. Meanwhile, the investigation was continuing into what sparked the fire during a science experiment."This is a tragic...

The Guardian, UK

US to begin direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan June 18, 2013
'Peace and reconciliation' milestone comes after US drops request for formal rejection of al-Qaida as precondition to talksThe US is to open direct talks with Taliban leaders within days, it was revealed on Tuesday, after Washington agreed to drop a series of preconditions that have previously held back negotiations over the future of Afghanistan.I […]
Edward Snowden says US government has destroyed his chance of a fair trial June 17, 2013
In a live chat with Guardian readers, NSA whistleblower says US leaders cannot 'cover this up by jailing or murdering me'The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the truth about the extent of surveillance carried out by US authorities would emerge, even if he was eventually silenced.In a live Q&A with Guardian readers from a secret […]
Protests erupt across Brazil over high costs and poor services June 18, 2013
Some of country's biggest ever rallies sweep major cities as bus fare rise is last straw in spiral of high costs and poor servicesBrazil experienced one of its biggest nights of protest in decades on Monday as more than 100,000 people took to the streets nationwide to express their frustration at heavyhanded policing, poor public services and high costs […]
Rand Paul accuses James Clapper of lying to Congress over NSA suveillance June 18, 2013
GOP senator cites Clapper's testimony in March that US does 'not wittingly' collect data on American's communicationsSpencer Ackerman
Steve Bell on the Afghanistan peace talks – cartoon June 18, 2013
Kabul hit by massive explosion as US decides to begin direct peace talks with TalibanSteve Bell
Brazil mass protests and Erdem Gunduz's silent stand in Turkey: the best news photographs of the day June 18, 2013
The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayMee-Lai StoneJoanna RuckNicholas Pritchard
A million more people join the ranks of the global super-rich June 18, 2013
One third of the new wealthiest are from Asia, according to Royal Bank of Canada researchA million more people joined the ranks of the global super-rich last year, almost a third of them in Asia, as soaring stock markets helped bolster the fortunes of wealthy investors.The number of "high net worth individuals" climbed by 10% in 2012, taking the to […]
Syria and the G8: lost in translation June 18, 2013
Mr Putin's sympathy is with the despots, not their people. It should therefore come as no surprise that the G8 leaders had difficulty arriving at even the blandest of statements on SyriaShortly after the Boston bombings Barack Obama got a message of support and sympathy from Vladimir Putin. The curiosity of it was that the Russian original was phrased i […]

The BBC

US to open direct Taliban talks June 18, 2013
The US is to open direct peace talks with the Taliban after more than 10 years of war in Afghanistan, senior White House officials announce.
G8 backs urgent Syria peace talks June 18, 2013
G8 leaders back calls for Syrian peace talks to be held in Geneva "as soon as possible", without mentioning the fate of President Bashar al-Assad.
Brazil president 'proud' of protests June 18, 2013
Dilma Rousseff says she is proud so many people are fighting for a better country, in her first public comments since mass protests on Monday.
Mali signs peace deal with Tuareg June 18, 2013
Mali's government signs a peace deal with Tuareg rebels to end conflict in the north in the run-up to elections next month.
Pakistan funeral bomb kills 28 June 18, 2013
At least 27 people, including a lawmaker linked to Imran Khan's PTI, are killed in a suicide bombing at a funeral in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Italy school bomber gets life term June 18, 2013
An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.
Jolie double in US phone hack claim June 18, 2013
A former stunt double for Angelina Jolie sues News Corp in the US, accusing the company of hacking into her phone to gain information about the star.
Montreal mayor resigns after arrest June 18, 2013
Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.

The Independent, UK

Revealed: The 44 Guantanamo Bay inmates too dangerous to release June 18, 2013
The United States government has identified for the first time the several dozen inmates at the deeply troubled prison facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba whom it considers too dangerous to release but also too difficult to prosecute or ever put on trial.
In US, News Corp may truly be held to account June 18, 2013
The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that, whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business, “people rely on confidential communications to do their job”.
News Corp phone hacking claim: US courts more likely than English counterparts to jail executives if found guilty June 18, 2013
The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that whether it’s law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business “people rely on confidential communications to do their job.”
Brazil kicks off: World Cup excess draws hundreds of thousands to street protests June 18, 2013
When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year’s World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have “a big social and cultural impact”. It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football’s biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than […]
100,000 protesters take to Brazil's streets ahead of World Cup and Olympics June 18, 2013
Protests in Brazil turned violent as more than 100,000 people took to the streets across the country, angered by allegations of police brutality in beating and firing rubber bullets at demonstrators in a march last week.
California: Prisoners at Avenal and Pleasant Valley prisons demand move as valley fever death toll rises June 18, 2013
Thousands of inmates at two California prisons may be transferred to other facilities, to avoid the threat of a condition known as valley fever.
Angelina Jolie's former stunt double Eunice Huthart launches legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire over alleged phone hacking June 18, 2013
The British former stunt double of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the first of six people to formally launch legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in America over alleged phone hacking.
Exclusive: Angelina Jolie's former stunt double Eunice Huthart launches legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in US over alleged phone hacking June 18, 2013
The British former stunt double of Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has become the first of six people to formally launch legal proceedings against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in America over alleged phone hacking.

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