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Evening Edition is an Open Thread

1 Rockets push back rebels south of Libyan capital

By Anis Mili, Reuters

1 hr 43 mins ago

Evening Edition is an Open Thread

1 Police battle rioters as Greece adopts austerity

By Roddy Thomson, AFP

18 hrs ago

Evening Edition is an Open Thread

1 Police search Kabul hotel after Taliban attack kills 9

By Alistair Scrutton, Reuters

58 mins ago

Evening Edition is an Open Thread

1 Afghan central bank chief flees to US

By Katherine Haddon, AFP

3 hrs ago

Since April 8th, 2007 I’ve relied heavily on Yahoo as the go to source for my news pieces.  Those dirty rotten scoundrels have changed the format and organization on me to the point where it’s almost unrecognizable and I’m not at all sure I’ll be able to recover.

In any event it’s going to take a day or two of button pushing to see what I can salvage and I ask my readers to bear with me while I work through this process.

This is what I get for indulging myself in mudpies.

Due to playing in the mud (don’t ask, trust me it’s messy), the Evening Edition will brought to you by c’est moi.

French banks agree to Greek debt rollover

ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) – France offered a radical solution Monday for banks to roll over some Greek debt for 30 years as the Greek government fought for political support of its five-year austerity plan to avert bankruptcy.

With depositors fleeing Greek banks in growing numbers and financial markets watching anxiously, President Nicolas Sarkozy told a news conference in Paris that French banks had reached a draft agreement with the authorities on a voluntary rollover of maturing bonds.

Consumer spending breaks 10-month rising streak

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending failed to rise in May, breaking 10 straight months of gains, as households struggled with rising prices and automakers could not deliver some popular models due to fallout from Japan’s earthquake.

When adjusted for inflation, spending slipped 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said on Monday. It was the second consecutive monthly drop on that basis.

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Greek rebel lawmakers may block austerity: deputy PM

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s deputy prime minister warned on Sunday that rebel lawmakers may block some reforms sought by international lenders, though parliament will probably back an overall austerity package this week to avert national bankruptcy.

Adding to Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou’s dire problems, the conservative opposition rejected appeals from the government and senior European Union politicians to vote in favor of the five-year plan.

Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate’s top two Republicans on Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need not go down to the “11th hour.”

Obama is to meet separately with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders on Monday to try to revive negotiations that collapsed on Thursday when Republicans walked out over Democrats’ demands for tax increases.

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NATO says hit military targets in Libya’s Brega

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – NATO said Saturday its missiles had hit a site in Libya used by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to stockpile military supplies and vehicles, while Gaddafi’s state media said 15 civilians had been killed.

A top rebel official said rebels would be ready to discuss any political settlement that did not involve Gaddafi remaining in power, although no proposals had emerged yet at talks with Gaddafi allies that were taking place through intermediaries.

New York’s same-sex marriage law sets off waves of engagements

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Waves of gay couples rushed on Saturday to make wedding plans that had been dreams for decades, as euphoria over New York’s legalization of same-sex marriage promised to turn a traditional pride parade into an enormous roving engagement party.

In the minutes and hours after the law was passed and signed by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo late on Friday, sparkling rings were offered and accepted and champagne corks flew to kick off wedding plans likely to add an estimated $284 million to the state’s economy, according to a report by the Independent Democratic Conference.

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Lawmakers harden positions on taxes, spending

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans and Democrats dug in their heels on Friday as President Barack Obama prepared to wade into a divisive debate over taxes and spending aimed at heading off a default on the government’s debt.

The White House said Obama will meet separately with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders on Monday in an effort to resurrect negotiations that collapsed when Republicans walked out on Thursday over Democrats’ demands for tax hikes.

Banks move closer to deal on Greek bailout

ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Banks and policymakers moved closer to a deal on Friday to help Athens secure funds ahead of a parliamentary vote on austerity next week that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou must win to avert default.

Despite a refusal by the conservative opposition to back the plan agreed with international lenders and signs of revolt in his own socialist party, Papandreou said he was confident the deeply unpopular package of spending cuts, tax hikes and privatizations would pass.

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Oil dives to 4-month low as emergency stocks unleashed

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil tumbled 6 percent on Thursday to a four-month low after the world’s top consumers released emergency oil reserves for the third time ever, a surprise intervention to aid the struggling global economy.

The International Energy Agency announced it would inject 60 million barrels of government-held stocks in the global market, immediately increasing world supply by some 2.5 percent for the next month and sending prices spiraling, with U.S. crude prices erasing all of the year’s gains.