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Thursday, June 21, 2012 (2012x124)

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2012/06/21 Headlines: Ecuador Set to Decide on Assange’s Asylum Bid; WikiLeaks Rep: Assange Fears Torture in U.S.; Suicide Bombing Kills 19 in Afghanistan; Report: CIA Coordinating Arms Shipments to Syrian Rebels; Syrian Gov’t Continues Siege of Homs Despite Deal to Aid Wounded Civilians; Report: Assad Could Get Safe Passage to Join Syria Talks; Egypt Delays Election Results Amid Anti-Military Protests; Report: U.S., Israel Used Virus in Sustained Bid to Disrupt Iran’s Nuclear Activities; U.S. Troops Involved in Koran Burning Face Lowest Possible Reprimand; "NATO 3" Indicted on Terror Charges for Alleged Plot to Attack Chicago Sites; House Panel Holds Attorney General Holder in Contempt over "Fast and Furious" Probe; Obama Asserts Executive Privilege to Aid Holder; Critics Decry New Congressional Hearings on "Radicalization" of Muslims; Sanford Police Chief Fired After Months of Criticism over Trayvon Martin Shooting; Court Rules 7,000 New Orleans School Workers Wrongfully Dismissed After Katrina; Apple Store Refuses to Sell Products to 2 Iranian Americans; "Anti-Nuclear Nun" Rosalie Bertell Dies at 83;$