SPB News for Tuesday

Obama Declares June LGBT Pride Month

Report: Iraqi PM told Obama 'Baghdad will burn' if torture pics released

Judge: Gitmo docs must be released

Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe — * Dollar assets are safe, Geithner assures China — * Recession losing force; U.S., China must alter growth tack — * Backs strong dollar, calls for more flexible yuan — * China says cooperation can boost global confidence

62% Say Bush, Not Obama, To Blame For Ongoing Economic Problems

Nancy Reagan Speaks Out About Obamas, the Bushes, and Her Husband

CIA wages 'microchip' war against al-Qaida --The CIA is equipping Pakistani tribesmen with secret transmitters to call in airstrikes In the tribal regions of Pakistan, believed to be harbouring Osama Bin Laden and other high-ranking terrorists, America is stepping up its covert operations. The CIA is equipping Pakistani tribesmen with secret transmitters to call in airstrikes targeting 'al-Qaida' and Taliban militants.

France asks US military to help search for missing plane France is asking the US military to use its spy satellites and listening stations to help find an Air France jet that disappeared over the Atlantic, defence ministry officials said on Monday. An aide to Defence Minister Herve Morin said he would soon speak with his US counterpart, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, to discuss which of the Pentagon's other military assets might be of use.

Recruiter shot dead outside Army office — A Muslim convert who said he was opposed to the U.S. military shot two soldiers outside an Arkansas recruiting station, killing one, police said Monday. — “This individual appears to have been upset with the military, the Army in particular …