AP 2010-07-02

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1. Hurricane warnings are now posted for parts of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Alex continues to strengthen in the Gulf¹. Forecasters think the storm's path will take it near the Texas-Mexico border. The storm could become a hurricane today. The storm's path is expected to take it away from the Gulf oil spill.

2. General David Petraeus will appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. General Petraeus is President Obama's choice to take over as commander of the Afghanistan war. He will replace General Stanley McChrystal, who was fired last week after he and his aides were quoted in a Rolling Stone article disparaging² the administration.

3. President Obama's nominee³ for the Supreme⁴ Court is likely to be pressed today about how deferential⁵ she might be to lawmakers as a justice on the high court. Confirmation⁶ hearings for Elena Kagan started yesterday. During her opening statement, Kagan pledged to be impartial⁷.

4. The search continues for an 11th alleged⁸ spy. The FBI arrested ten people yesterday accused of serving secretly as agents of the Russian government in the United States. Court papers say their assignment was to search and develop ties in policy-making circles. Arrest took place in New York, Washington and Boston