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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is ready to temporarily concede the loss of much of Iraq to Sunni insurgents and is instead deploying the military's best-trained and equipped troops to defend Baghdad. Shiite militias responding to a call to arms by Iraq's top cleric also are focused on protecting the capital and Shiite shrines. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is thought to have some 10,000 fighters inside Iraq.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its European allies are finalizing a package of sanctions on Russia's key economic sectors that could be levied as early as this week. But implementation might be delayed because of positive signals from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some sanctions are already in effect because of Russia's intervention in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is talking about suing President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional authority when it comes to administering the laws that Congress passes. Boehner has frequently accused Obama of picking and choosing what portions of laws to enforce, sometimes by issuing executive orders. A Boehner spokesman says the Ohio Republican told members of the GOP rank-and-file a lawsuit is possible, but didn't provide details.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by posthumously bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal upon Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The Kings' children, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice A. King, accepted the honor in the Capitol Rotunda. The civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. His wife died in 2006.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The only abortion clinic in northern Alabama is expected to close within a week. Officials at the Alabama Women's Center for Reproductive Alternatives said they would rather close voluntarily than be subject to a state intervention. The clinic faced a July 1 deadline to bring its facility up to code as a surgical treatment center. Three facilities, in Montgomery, Mobile and Tuscaloosa are expected to be able to comply with new requirements.
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