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Television satellite trucks line South Allegheny Street in front of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Sunday, June 10, 2012, in preparation for opening statements in the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State Football assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Monday morning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Television satellite trucks line South Allegheny Street in front of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Sunday, June 10, 2012, in preparation for opening statements in the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State Football assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Monday morning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2011 file photo, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad. Opponents of Al-Maliki have failed to muster enough support to bring him down in a vote of no confidence, Iraq's president said in a statement posted on his website Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
In this Sunday, May 20, 2012 photo, Congressman Tim Ryan waits to run in the Cleveland Marathon. In what?s become a daily ritual, Ryan finds a quiet spot, closes his eyes, clears his mind and tries to tap into the eternal calm. Increasingly, people in settings beyond the serene yoga studio or contemplative nature path are engaging in the practice of mindfulness, a mental technique that dwells on breathing, periods of silence and concentration to keep one?s thoughts in the present moment. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. FACT CHECK: LOOMING TAX HIKE NOT THE BIGGEST EVER
Republicans are calling it "Taxmageddon," the big tax increase awaiting nearly every American family at the end of the year.
2. OPENING STATEMENTS IN JERRY SANDUSKY CASE SET TO BEGIN
A jury of seven women and five men will get their first glimpse of the child sex abuse case against the former Penn State assistant football coach.
3. 'MINDFULNESS' GROWS IN POPULARITY ? AND PROFITS
More people are engaging in the mental technique that dwells on breathing, attention to areas of the body and periods of silence to concentrate on the present rather than the worries of yesterday and tomorrow.
4. IRAQ PRESIDENT SAYS PREMIER'S CRITICS DIDN'T GET MAJORITY VOTE
Opponents of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have failed to muster enough support to bring him down in a vote of no confidence, Iraq's president said in a statement posted on his website Sunday.
5. INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES EMBRACE DIGITAL PUBLISHING
Self-publishing has been made easier since the Espresso Book Machine by On Demand Books debuted in 2006.
6. SUSPECT SOUGHT IN AUBURN SHOOTING THAT KILLED THREE
The search continues in Alabama for a gunman in a shooting at a pool party near Auburn University.
7. 'ONCE' COMPLETES ITS CINDERELLA STORY WITH A TONY
"Once" won eight trophies and earned bragging rights as the top musical on Broadway.
8. DEFENSE TO WRAP UP CASE IN CLEMENS PERJURY TRIAL
The trial is scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. EDT.
9. SPANISH STOCKS SOAR, PRESSURE ON BONDS DOWN
Stocks are rising strongly and the interest rates on its bonds are down sharply in the first day of trading since the Spanish bailout was announced.
10. RAIN HALTS DJOKOVIC-NADAL FINAL AT FRENCH OPEN
Officials halted play at Sunday's waterlogged final with Nadal clinging to the lead. No matter who wins, this final will make history. It will be the first French Open not to end on Sunday since 1973, when Ilie Nastase wrapped up his title on a Tuesday.
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