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Good Morning Aron, WED 02 Jun 2010    Japan PM Hatoyama quits BP tries again to curb oil spill as stock falls anew Israel deports flotilla activists after world outcry Blagojevich corruption trial may touch Obama U.N. investigator calls for halt to CIA drone killings China delays Gates trip in apparent snub for Taiwan Taliban attack launch of Karzai's Afghan peace bid G20 still has to prove itself after promising start Arizona governor to meet Obama on immigration U.S. fights Transocean's bid to limit liability Sarah Ferguson blames stupidity Business Update: BP tries again Clinton cautious on flotilla crisis Japan PM Hatoyama quits June 02, 2010 09:01 AM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his powerful ruling party No.2 quit on Wednesday to try to boost the party's fortunes in an election next month, less than a year after sweeping to power with promises of change. Full Article BP tries again to curb oil spill as stock falls anew June 02, 2010 08:11 AM ET VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc forged ahead with its latest effort to curb the flow of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico as the British energy giant's shares fell anew on Wednesday and the U.S. government launched criminal and civil probes into the disaster. Full Article Israel deports flotilla activists after world outcry June 02, 2010 09:16 AM ET JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said it would complete on Wednesday the deportation of all the pro-Palestinian activists seized in its raid on a Gaza aid flotilla and vowed to stop other ships from reaching the Hamas-run enclave. Full Article Blagojevich corruption trial may touch Obama June 02, 2010 01:04 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Even Rod Blagojevich's lawyer finds him a bit strange, which may provide the key to the former Illinois governor's strategy at his upcoming corruption trial -- he was all talk, but no action. Full Article U.N. investigator calls for halt to CIA drone killings June 02, 2010 09:04 AM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations investigator called Wednesday for a halt to CIA-directed drone strikes on suspected Islamic militants, warning that killings ordered far from the battlefield could lead to a "Playstation" mentality. Full Article China delays Gates trip in apparent snub for Taiwan June 02, 2010 07:38 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has turned down a proposed fence-mending visit by the U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, during his trip in the region this week in what some American officials described as a snub to protest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Full Article Taliban attack launch of Karzai's Afghan peace bid June 02, 2010 04:43 AM ET KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban suicide commandos attacked a huge gathering of Afghan leaders and notables on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai launched an ambitious peace plan he hopes will persuade the insurgents to lay down their arms. Full Article G20 still has to prove itself after promising start June 02, 2010 08:29 AM ET BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - If the Group of 20 were a wine, a connoisseur would say that it has great potential but that a lot depends on how it matures over the years. Full Article Arizona governor to meet Obama on immigration June 01, 2010 09:53 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said on Tuesday that she intends to press the issue of border security in a meeting this week with President Barack Obama at the White House. Full Article U.S. fights Transocean's bid to limit liability June 01, 2010 11:38 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday sought to challenge Transocean Ltd's bid to limit its liability for its role in the gushing oil well it drilled in the Gulf of Mexico for BP Plc. Full Article

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