TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Pakistan military worried about collaborators in its ranks
Top Pakistani military officials are increasingly concerned that their ranks are penetrated by Islamists who are aiding militants in a campaign against the state.
(By Karin Brulliard)
Black teen feeling inspired but not getting hired
President Obama came to Kenneth Roberson’s South Memphis high school for his graduation, saying it defied the odds. But now Roberson faces another hurdle as a young black man: finding a job.
(By Eli Saslow)
Loughner ruling clouds outlook on trial
The treatment to restore mentally unfit defendants to competence so that they can stand trial for heinous crimes can take years or fail altogether.
(By David Nakamura)
A nameless yet irresistible serenade
The ice cream man’s music never changes: We might not know what it is, but it makes us freeze in our tracks and run to the truck.
(By Steve Hendrix)
Gil Scott-Heron, pioneering author of 'Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' dies in NYC at 62
NEW YORK — The author of the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” — which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap — has died in New York City. Musician Gil Scott-Heron was 62.
(By Associated Press)
POLITICS
Coy for months, GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry now says he will consider running for president
WASHINGTON — The race for the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 is suddenly getting more interesting.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Romney tests waters in Iowa
On maiden trip to Iowa, Mitt Romney leaves open the question of how seriously he will compete there.
( by Philip Rucker , The Washington Post)
Sotomayor gets $1.2 million advance for memoir
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is to write a memoir of her rise from a South Bronx housing project to the nation’s highest court.
( Associated Press , The Washington Post)
Tough lesson for GOP freshmen
Back home, the same hoarse-throat tactics that helped House GOPers bring down incumbents last year — attacks on a health-care plan, town-hall heckling — have now been used against them.
( by David A. Fahrenthold , The Washington Post)
Perry may run for 2012 GOP nod
Texas governor’s gesture sets up an intense speculation about whether he will run and whether he can win.
( by Chris Cillizza , The Washington Post)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Test your defense
(, Tribune Media Service)
Ask Amy: Pro-coaching for kids gets low score
A mom wonders if she should enroll her 10-year-old into an “extreme coaching” program; Amy tells her to let the kid be a kid.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Owning a chihuahua
Those little tiny moufs might not be able to handle regular dry dog food.
(, King)
On the road with youngsters
Traveling with kids can be a chore, especially if you have to ask for concessions from your host.
(, The Washington Post)
TV highlights
TV Highlights: National Memorial Day Concert; Sunday talk-show listings.
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Streaking Seattle wins for 9th time in 11 games, rallies for 4-3 win over Yankees
SEATTLE — At six different points this season — less than two weeks ago even — the Seattle Mariners were a season-worst seven games below .500.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Swisher robbed, Burnett throws well, but Yanks bullpen can't hold lead in 4-3 loss to Seattle
SEATTLE — A.J. Burnett looked as if he was finally going to snap a lengthy road losing streak. It appeared Nick Swisher had hit his first homer in a month.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Warren's Blossom wins Hollywood Park feature in turf debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Warren’s Blossom defeated Pincelada by 1½ lengths to win the $66,620 feature at Hollywood Park on Friday night in her debut on the turf.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Orioles' five-game win streak ends with loss to Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles had Oakland starter Gio Gonzalez reeling in the second inning, with one run in and the bases loaded.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Feliz blows save, Bush gets loss for Rangers in 12-7 loss to Royals in 14 innings
ARLINGTON, Texas — Neftali Feliz might be relying too much on his fastball.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Pakistani officials: Bomb kills 8 tribesmen in country's northwest
KHAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb ripped through a restaurant at a market in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight men and wounding 10 others, officials said.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Explosion at bus company in central China kills 1 days after bombing spree rattles country
BEIJING — An explosion at a bus company killed an employee and injured at least two others in central China on Saturday, state media reported, days after a bombing spree in another city rattled the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Looking to boost Arab uprisings, Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change
WARSAW, Poland — Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Egypt permanently opens Gaza border crossing, eases its 4-year blockade of Palestinian strip
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — After four years, Egypt has permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Looking to boost Arab uprisings, Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change
WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned from the fall of communism to help fledgling democracies in the Middle East and North Africa.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Naomi Wolf on the 'Aging Myth'
Twenty years ago, Naomi Wolf wrote the best-selling book, "The Beauty Myth." Two decades later, she finds growing older means getting better.
(, vForum)
Real Wheels Live
Live online discussion with Real Wheels columnist Warren Brown about car-buying and the auto industry.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Facebook Still Has No iPad App But They’re Building A Desktop Software Team?!
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Disrupt Hack Baitr Skewers Viral Launch Pages
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
LinkedIn Halo Effect? Facebook Shares Surge To New High In SecondMarket
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
The Ultimate Guide To Disrupt NYC 2011
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
After Surging Past Angry Birds, The Heist Now Selling An App A Second
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
2 NYC diamond dealers sentenced to more than a year in prison for staging fake heist
NEW YORK — Two diamond dealers were sent to prison Friday for more than a year for staging an elaborate heist in hopes of snaring insurance money to save their failing business, a crime their attorneys said was driven by desperation.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Facebook Still Has No iPad App But They’re Building A Desktop Software Team?!
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Mexico denies Slim's Telmex right to offer TV service, says company must change practices
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican regulatory agency on Friday denied billionaire Carlos Slim’s request to offer television services through his giant telephone company, saying its practices are discriminatory toward competitors.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Disrupt Hack Baitr Skewers Viral Launch Pages
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
LinkedIn Halo Effect? Facebook Shares Surge To New High In SecondMarket
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Pakistan military worried about collaborators in its ranks
Top Pakistani military officials are increasingly concerned that their ranks are penetrated by Islamists who are aiding militants in a campaign against the state.
(By Karin Brulliard)
Black teen feeling inspired but not getting hired
President Obama came to Kenneth Roberson’s South Memphis high school for his graduation, saying it defied the odds. But now Roberson faces another hurdle as a young black man: finding a job.
(By Eli Saslow)
Loughner ruling clouds outlook on trial
The treatment to restore mentally unfit defendants to competence so that they can stand trial for heinous crimes can take years or fail altogether.
(By David Nakamura)
A nameless yet irresistible serenade
The ice cream man’s music never changes: We might not know what it is, but it makes us freeze in our tracks and run to the truck.
(By Steve Hendrix)
Gil Scott-Heron, pioneering author of 'Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' dies in NYC at 62
NEW YORK — The author of the song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” — which helped pioneer sounds that would fuse to become rap — has died in New York City. Musician Gil Scott-Heron was 62.
(By Associated Press)
POLITICS
Coy for months, GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry now says he will consider running for president
WASHINGTON — The race for the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012 is suddenly getting more interesting.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Romney tests waters in Iowa
On maiden trip to Iowa, Mitt Romney leaves open the question of how seriously he will compete there.
( by Philip Rucker , The Washington Post)
Sotomayor gets $1.2 million advance for memoir
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is to write a memoir of her rise from a South Bronx housing project to the nation’s highest court.
( Associated Press , The Washington Post)
Tough lesson for GOP freshmen
Back home, the same hoarse-throat tactics that helped House GOPers bring down incumbents last year — attacks on a health-care plan, town-hall heckling — have now been used against them.
( by David A. Fahrenthold , The Washington Post)
Perry may run for 2012 GOP nod
Texas governor’s gesture sets up an intense speculation about whether he will run and whether he can win.
( by Chris Cillizza , The Washington Post)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Test your defense
(, Tribune Media Service)
Ask Amy: Pro-coaching for kids gets low score
A mom wonders if she should enroll her 10-year-old into an “extreme coaching” program; Amy tells her to let the kid be a kid.
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Owning a chihuahua
Those little tiny moufs might not be able to handle regular dry dog food.
(, King)
On the road with youngsters
Traveling with kids can be a chore, especially if you have to ask for concessions from your host.
(, The Washington Post)
TV highlights
TV Highlights: National Memorial Day Concert; Sunday talk-show listings.
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Streaking Seattle wins for 9th time in 11 games, rallies for 4-3 win over Yankees
SEATTLE — At six different points this season — less than two weeks ago even — the Seattle Mariners were a season-worst seven games below .500.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Swisher robbed, Burnett throws well, but Yanks bullpen can't hold lead in 4-3 loss to Seattle
SEATTLE — A.J. Burnett looked as if he was finally going to snap a lengthy road losing streak. It appeared Nick Swisher had hit his first homer in a month.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Warren's Blossom wins Hollywood Park feature in turf debut
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Warren’s Blossom defeated Pincelada by 1½ lengths to win the $66,620 feature at Hollywood Park on Friday night in her debut on the turf.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Orioles' five-game win streak ends with loss to Athletics
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Baltimore Orioles had Oakland starter Gio Gonzalez reeling in the second inning, with one run in and the bases loaded.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Feliz blows save, Bush gets loss for Rangers in 12-7 loss to Royals in 14 innings
ARLINGTON, Texas — Neftali Feliz might be relying too much on his fastball.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Pakistani officials: Bomb kills 8 tribesmen in country's northwest
KHAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb ripped through a restaurant at a market in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight men and wounding 10 others, officials said.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Explosion at bus company in central China kills 1 days after bombing spree rattles country
BEIJING — An explosion at a bus company killed an employee and injured at least two others in central China on Saturday, state media reported, days after a bombing spree in another city rattled the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Looking to boost Arab uprisings, Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change
WARSAW, Poland — Seeking ways to support Arab uprisings, President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned during the fall of communism to aid fledgling democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Egypt permanently opens Gaza border crossing, eases its 4-year blockade of Palestinian strip
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — After four years, Egypt has permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Looking to boost Arab uprisings, Obama asks Poland for lessons learned from political change
WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama is asking Polish leaders to use the lessons they learned from the fall of communism to help fledgling democracies in the Middle East and North Africa.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Naomi Wolf on the 'Aging Myth'
Twenty years ago, Naomi Wolf wrote the best-selling book, "The Beauty Myth." Two decades later, she finds growing older means getting better.
(, vForum)
Real Wheels Live
Live online discussion with Real Wheels columnist Warren Brown about car-buying and the auto industry.
(, vForum)
Free Range on Food
Free Range on Food is a forum for discussion of all things culinary.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
Talk about Travel
Have a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel section's editors and writers are at your service.
(, vForum)
TECHNOLOGY
Facebook Still Has No iPad App But They’re Building A Desktop Software Team?!
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Disrupt Hack Baitr Skewers Viral Launch Pages
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
LinkedIn Halo Effect? Facebook Shares Surge To New High In SecondMarket
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
The Ultimate Guide To Disrupt NYC 2011
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
After Surging Past Angry Birds, The Heist Now Selling An App A Second
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
BUSINESS
2 NYC diamond dealers sentenced to more than a year in prison for staging fake heist
NEW YORK — Two diamond dealers were sent to prison Friday for more than a year for staging an elaborate heist in hopes of snaring insurance money to save their failing business, a crime their attorneys said was driven by desperation.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Facebook Still Has No iPad App But They’re Building A Desktop Software Team?!
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Mexico denies Slim's Telmex right to offer TV service, says company must change practices
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican regulatory agency on Friday denied billionaire Carlos Slim’s request to offer television services through his giant telephone company, saying its practices are discriminatory toward competitors.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Disrupt Hack Baitr Skewers Viral Launch Pages
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
LinkedIn Halo Effect? Facebook Shares Surge To New High In SecondMarket
( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
