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Washington PostNew GM to emerge from Chapter 11Detroit Free PressGeneral Motors Corp., the industrial behemoth that once defined the American corporation, plans to file for bankruptcy reorganization Monday, the Free Press learned today.Video: GM Bondholders Back New Offer Fox BusinessUS taxpayers soon may be General ... Full story

FOXNewsSotomayor's Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of TemperamentNew York TimesBy JO BECKER and ADAM LIPTAK The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation.Video: Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court UPISotomayor report shows modest finances Los ... Full story

The Associated PressAnalysts Assess Options on How to Respond to North Korea's Nuclear ...Voice of AmericaBy Kate Woodsome North Korea's recent nuclear tests and missile tests have renewed debate in Washington on how best to respond to a country that refuses to cooperate with the international community.... Full story

Washington PostDirective Limits Activity in Roadless Areas of ForestsNew York TimesBy CORNELIA DEAN Stepping into a major environmental dispute, the Obama administration said Thursday that no new timber-cutting or road project could begin in roadless areas of national forests without the permission of the secretary of agriculture.... Full story

Telegraph.co.ukPakistan extremists attack again, threaten wider warMiamiHerald.comBy Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Islamic extremists attacked two marketplaces and two police posts Thursday in northwest Pakistan, killing at least six civilians and five soldiers, and they also took credit for a deadly vehicle bombing Wednesday in ...... Full story

Houston ChronicleNo 'common ground' in sight -- even among anti-abortion CatholicsUSA TodayIs there "common ground" in a roomful of people who already agree that "abortion is an unspeakable crime?" It turns out that the definition of "common ground" between those Catholics who are relentlessly opposed to the ... Full story

ABC NewsUN Security Council Urges Burma to Release All Political PrisonersVoice of AmericaBy Margaret Besheer The UN Security Council has called for the release of all political prisoners in Burma, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and expressed its concern over her recent trial.Security Council ... Full story

CTV.caSan Jose girl in National Spelling Bee finalsSan Francisco Chronicle(05-28) 14:31 PDT WASHINGTON -- San Jose eighth-grader Ramya Auroprem has advanced to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee tonight after she correctly spelled "purlieu," "kichel," and "senryu" in three semifinal rounds at the 82nd-annual ...... Full story

Washington PostThe General Motors Reorganization and the Federal GovernmentAtlantic OnlineIt now seems certain that General Motors will declare bankruptcy on Monday, that the federal government will as part of the reorganization in bankruptcy acquire more than 50 percent of the common stock of the reorganized company, ...... Full story

BBC NewsDell: Profit slows as PC sales sink 34%CNNMoney.comA slowdown in PC and laptop sales pressured Dell's bottom line; revenue of $12.3 billion missed estimates. Company says environment remains 'challenging.Video: Dell Faces Tough 1Q On Weaker PC Sales - Bloomberg BloombergDell's Sales Miss Estimates on ... Full story