NPR 2012-06-07

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A great deal is going to be red into the selection from around the country, particularly, of course by supporters of Scott Walker. They'll say that this means the state of Wisconsin can, will be won by Mitt³ Romney in November. Despite polls showing President Obama is still ahead in the state but that can change between now and then. And a lot of confidence is going to come out of this victory for Republicans.  NPR's Ron Elving.

 

 

The House Ethic⁴ Committee is allowing a long-running case against Congresswomen Maxine Waters to move forward. The California lawmaker, senior member of the House Financial Services Committee is under investigations⁵ for allegedly trying to wreck⁶ money to a bank where her husband is a shareholder⁷. Waters denies wrongdoing.

 

 

Twelve jurors and an alternate have been selected for Jerry Sandusky's trial on child sex abuse charges. The remaining alternates are expected to be finalized⁹ this afternoon. NPR's Joel Rose gives us a glimpse into some of the jurors deciding the former Penn State coach's fate.

The first day of juror selection showed how big a role Penn State University plays in surrounding community. The jurors selected include a rising senior at Penn State, retired¹⁰ professor of  Soil Science who spent 37 years at the university, and a woman who has been a football season ticket holder⁸ since the 1970s. Lawyers on both sides say they are confident the jurors picked so far can be fair. Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State, denies charges that he abused ten boys over 15 years. The trial is expected to begin next week. Joel Rose, NPR News.

 

 

Defense¹¹ Secretary Leon Panetta tells New Delhi audience that India and the US are natural partners. He is urging India to step up its defense relationship with the US and become part of his new Asia-Pacific strategy. NPR's Larry Abramson reports that India's loyalties¹² are complicated.

Panetta said the two countries were fell apart during the cold war. Over the past decade, he said US-India military ties have gotten much closer.

But for this relationship to truly provide security for this region and for the world, we need to deepen our defense and our security cooperation.

Panetta said he had had productive talks with India's top officials during his visit, but he didn't name any new commitments for future military cooperation. India has been relocked into a buy by US restrictions¹³ on the transfer of sophisticated military technology. Panetta said he would ask his deputy Ash Carter to work on smoothing out the transfer process. Larry Abramson, NPR News, New Delhi.

 

 

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Voters in two major California cities have approved cuts to retirement¹⁴ benefits for city employees. Steve Julian of member station KPCC says the decision was overwhelming.

Supporters of bill in San Diego and San Jose called it a mandate¹⁵ that may lead  to similar ballot¹⁶ issues elsewhere in the country, where cities struggle with mounting pension obligations. In San Diego, 2/3 of voters approve Proposition B. Even more voters passed measure in San Jose 7 in 10 got behind it. The message was simple. Pensions for city workers were unaffordable. And more generous that many private companies offering the result, Libraries have to cut back hours, part of holes cannot be filled. The votes are expected to lead to link the challenges by public employee unions. For NPR's News, I'm Steve Julian, in Los Angeles.

 

 

The Honda Fit electric car is leaving its competitors in the dust. Environmental Protection Agency says the sub compact will be able to travel 82 miles on a single charge, outperforming the electric versions of the Ford¹⁷ Focus and Nissan Leaf. The EPA estimates a Fit's annual fuel cost at 500 dollars.

 

 

Kia is recalling more than 20,000 Borrego SUVs because of possibly defective¹⁸ brake pedal mounts that can break during collisions. The vehicles affected¹⁹ are from the 2009 model year. Kia says the recall will begin later this month.

 

 

US stocks gaining ground today, with the Dow up 228 points at 12,356; NASDAQ is up 57 more than 2%; and the S&P 500 up nearly 2% at 1,309.

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