Monday, July 11, 2011

2011/07/11 Headlines: National Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2 Percent, 16.2 Percent among African Americans; President Obama Fails to Break Partisan Stalemate over Federal Borrowing Limit; White House to Withhold $800 Million in Military Aid to Pakistan; South Sudan Becomes World’s Newest Independent State, Tens of Thousands Rejoice; U.S. Officials Concerned about Iran Arming Iraq Militias; Iraqi Forces Beat, Detain at Least Seven Protesters Following Demonstrations; Armor, Tank Assault in Syrian City of Homs Leaves Two Dead, 20 Injured; Syria Ambassador Summoned in D.C. amid Reports of Surveillance of Protesters in U.S.; U.S. Counterterrorism Chief Meets with Yemeni President, Urges Transfer of Power; Israel Begins Deportation of "Flytilla" Activists; Murdoch Pressured to Drop Bid to Take Over Sky Network amid Growing Phone Hacking Scandal; Senator Behind Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Facing Recall; Argentine Singer-Songwriter Facundo Cabral Murdered in Guatemala