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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programsJune 19, 20138:10 AM ET BERLIN (AP) — Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.   Karzai sets new conditions for talks with TalibanJune 19, 20137:56 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground.   10 Things to Know for TodayJune 19, 20135:59 AM ET Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:   5 Somalis, 7 militants die in attack on UN officeJune 19, 20138:06 AM ET MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and breached the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, sparking gun battles with security forces that killed at least 12 people. U.N. personnel who reached the compound's secure bunker all survived, though officials hinted not all reached that bunker.   Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonusesJune 19, 20134:19 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator. 
Latest Headlines   5 things learned from Game 6 of NBA FinalsJune 19, 20133:42 AM ET MIAMI (AP) — Five things to learn from the Miami Heat's 103-100 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night:    Mum's the word on Hossa amid NHL's injury cultureJune 19, 20133:43 AM ET BOSTON (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't want to talk about the injury that forced him to scratch forward Marian Hossa from the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.  
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