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Guatemala court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction

reuters.com — Credit: Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is surrounded by the media after he was sentenced for genocide charges in the Supreme Court of Guatemala City May 10, 2013. Rios Montt was found guilty on May 10 of overseeing the deliberate killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule.

Union opposes Pritzker, Trumka mum

politico.com — White House officials are relatively sanguine they will get Penny Pritzker past the GOP gauntlet and into the Commerce Department -- but they'll need to keep organized labor from making a federal case out Pritzker's controversial family history in running the Hyatt chain. The New York Daily News reports that Donald Taylor, president of the...

Clintons to stay out of N.Y.C. race

politico.com — Bill and Hillary Clinton are making clear they are staying out of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, just as the race is about to be roiled by the candidacy of their close aide Huma Abedin’s husband, Anthony Weiner. The pair of stay-on-the-sidelines statements came as Weiner is set to declare his candidacy by video this week, likely...

Justin Bieber Recovering In Intensive Care Unit After Being Badly Booed

theonion.com — LAS VEGAS-Doctors at Valley Hospital Medical Center are reporting that pop sensation Justin Bieber is in critical but stable condition today after being admitted to the facility's intensive care unit Sunday night with severe booing-related trauma sustained at the Billboard Music Awards.

Coburn Wants Tornado Disaster Aid to Be Offset

blogs.rollcall.com — The tornado damage near Oklahoma City is still being assessed and the death toll is expected to rise, but already Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says he will insist that any federal disaster aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere.