1. JOBS NUMBERS WILL DEFINE SUMMER CAMPAIGN
All eyes are on the employment report coming out at 8:30 a.m. as President Obama and rival Mitt Romney press ahead with campaign four months before Election Day. 2. ARGENTINA CONVICTS FORMER DICTATORS IN BABY-STEALING CASE Guilty verdicts are a big step toward punishing human rights abuses of oppressive era. 3. WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM DESERT-SAVVY PHOENIX Keep yourself and your ride cool and think before you touch. 4. FRIENDS OF SYRIA MEETING TO PRESS ASSAD As one senior member of the president's inner circle defects, 80-nation gathering seeks action on peace plan. 5. CONSERVATIVE TEACHERS WARY OF DEMOCRATIC DIGS AT THEIR VIEWS Republican educators balk at Obama-centric convention that leaves them on the sidelines. 6. ORGANIZERS SAY LONDON OLYMPICS WILL SURVIVE RAINY WEATHER Officials say they have prepared well for every weather eventuality. 7. WHY AN OREGON LAW IS MAKING IDAHO POLICE UNHAPPY Medical marijuana runs across the two states' border are on the rise. So are police crackdowns. 8. MEXICAN VOTE COUNT CONFIRMS PENA NIETO'S VICTORY. Longtime ruling party set to return to power after 12 years. 9. WHAT A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO DO IN THE EMIRATES Inspired by the power of Twitter in the Arab Spring, this campaign is seeking a crackdown on women's skimpy fashions in the Gulf country. 10. SERENA WILLIAMS REACHES SEVENTH WIMBLEDON FINAL With a tournament-record 24 aces, Williams finds herself up for her 14th Grand Slam title in Saturday's final.
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