Wednesday,  June 19, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 334 • 30 of 38

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• 2. TALIBAN STRIKE ON US TROOPS AFTER PEACE TALK AGREEMENT
• Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal in protest of the Taliban peace talks.

• 3. IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL SUPPORTERS TOUT BUDGET REPORT
• The Congressional Budget Office says the overhaul could shrink the federal deficit by some $900 billion over two decades.

• 4. NSA OFFERS JUSTIFICATION FOR SPYING
• Officials at a rare open hearing on intelligence say an attack on the New York Stock Exchange was foiled by the agency's surveillance programs.

• 5. INVESTORS SEEK ANSWERS FROM THE FED
• They're looking for clarity from chairman Ben Bernanke today on whether long-term interest rates will be kept at record lows.

• 6. OHIO WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS ENSLAVED, MENACED BY SNAKES
• Authorities charged three people with forced labor, but their attorneys say the mentally impaired woman is lying and was taken in as a favor.

• 7. CHRYSLER BACKTRACKS ON JEEP RECALL
• The automaker abruptly agreed to recall 1.5 million Jeeps the government says can cause deadly fires.

• 8. WRITER ON AFGHAN GENERAL DIES IN CAR CRASH
• Michael Hastings, whose report on Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's criticism of the Obama administration led to the general's resignation, was 33.

• 9. HOW FATTENING IS A FRAPPUCCINO
• Starbucks says it will post calorie counts for all its food and drinks nationwide next week.

• 10. HEAT STAY ALIVE
• LeBron James scored 18 of his 32 points after the third quarter as Miami survived to defeat San Antonio 103-100 in overtime. Game 7 is Thursday night.


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