Tuesday,  June 19, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 341 • 30 of 38 •  Other Editions

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• 7. U.S. BEEFING UP TROOP PRESENCE IN GULF
• A congressional report says the Pentagon wants 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes Iran.

• 8. SANDUSKY JURORS MAY GET CASE BY WEEK'S END
• There is no indication whether the former Penn State assistant football coach will testify at his child molestation trial, which resumes at 9 a.m.

• 9. BIEBER 'TOO HOT' FOR THE APOLLO
• The power goes out at the venerable theater during the teen pop star's performance, but the show goes on for his fans.

• 10. COOPERSTOWN NEXT HURDLE FOR CLEMENS
• Acquitted in court, the pitching great must wait a half-year before finding out whether he cleared his name in the minds of Hall of Famer voters.


AP News in Brief
G-20 leaders in Mexico to unite behind coordinated

plan for global job creation

• LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) -- The leaders of the world's largest economies will portray themselves on Tuesday as united behind efforts to boost growth and job creation in order to repair a fragile global economy roiled by fears over the European financial crisis, according to a draft of the statement to be released at the end of the Group of 20 annual meeting.
• It's far from certain, however, that the reassuring words will sooth markets whose harsh judgment of the official response to the crisis appears to be pushing Europe closer to deeper catastrophe by the day. On Monday, less than 12 hours after a Greek election quelled fears that the country could make a devastating exit from the Euro, fears about Spain drove that massive economy's borrowing costs dangerously close to the level where it would need a bailout.
• The statement by the G-20 leaders includes language that appears aimed at

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