IMPORTANT NOTE: These headlines are applicable to June 18, 2008, and may be out of date.

If you’ve watched the (national) news today, demand that they cover THESE headlines before ANY filler (and comment if there are some I missed yet):

1. China yuan hits new high against US dollar
2. Bali bomber warns of al-Qaida attacks if executed
3. Iraq foreign minister hails US “flexibity”
4. Bipartisan accord reached on war funding bill
5. Judge: Calif. Blackwater facility may remain open
6. Guantanamo Bay detainees have rights. Now what?
7. US disputes claim Guantanamo detainee was ill
8. Report: Former detainees still suffer from trauma
9. US-India nuclear deal appears to be in trouble
10. Dow briefly dips below 12,000 as oil rises
11. Bush sending energy chief to Saudi oil parley
12. Midwest flooding may cause more levee overflows
13. Audit cites lack of planning for Afghan security
14. ACLU seeks to clear 2 charities in Holy Land case
15. Many CEOS have visions of swirling pink slips/Job cuts likely in HP’s overhaul of printing group
16. Housing rescue bill could be slowed by Republicans
17. White House seeks $1.8 billion for Midwest flood aid
18. Boeing wins key round in Air Force tanker protest/McCain: Tanker report unfortunate for taxpayers
19. Obama says bin Laden must not be a martyr/Obama meets with national security advisory group
20. Forces deployed to Sudan’s oil-rich Abyei region
21. Olmert, Assad could meet in Paris
22. Home buying practices adjust to high gas prices
23. Belgian truckers, farmers protest high fuel prices
24. Chinese engineer sentenced for economic espionage
25. Rice to host UN talks on rape, Zimbabwe

Honorable Mentions:

26. Second fromer EADS exec charged in trading probe
27. CDC counts 383 salmonella cases from tomatoes
28. UN says Colombia coca crop grew by 27 pct. in ’07
29. Congress enacts farm bill over Bush veto, again
30. Official: Charges loom for 2 Bear Stearns execs
31. TD Ameritrade close to settling data theft lawsuit
32. Flight delays spur fight over air travel changes
33. Airline passengers sue to stop Delta-Northwest deal
34. Even best efforts can’t prevent all heart attacks
35. Credit card fees: Some gas stations say ‘no more’
36. FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve
37. Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment
38. Anglican Bible conservatives hold strategy summit
39. Bono, Bob Geldof press G-8 on aid to Africa
40. Sweden adopts law allowing official eavesdropping
41. Israel urges Lebanon to open peace talks

Other important stories:

42. Australian minister says drought needs attention
43. Scientists fighting disease with climate forecasts
44. Suit asks Coast Guard to protect whales from ships
45. Political leaders pay tribute to TV’s Russert
46. YouTube opens screening room for indie filmmakers
47. Continental Airlines studying first-bag fee
48. Tiger won US Open with torn ligament, 2 fractures
49. Banner 17: Celtics add to record championship haul
50. Fla.’s Crist has new view of offshore drilling ban/States weigh options in offshore fight
51. Bush rallies behind McCain at fundraising dinner
52. Michelle Obama grateful for first lady’s defense
53. Muslim woman: Scarf kept her from seat near Obama
54. Texas GOP cuts off vendor that sold racist button
55. Board member, former Microsoft president to retire
56. Founders of Yahoo’s Flickr head for the exits
57. Fla. court declines jurisdiction in Allstate suit
58. Morgan Stanley 2Q profit falls 61 percent
59. West Coast shippers, dockworkers near new deal
60. Collapsed bridge’s successor may be done by Sept.
61. Internet domain name for China surpasses “.net”
62. Voted items at FCC are secret, agency says
63. Fifth Third to raise $2B capital, cut dividend
64. FedEx swings to 4Q loss; guidance disappoints
65. Sprint sets price for new smart phone: $129.99
66. 3 men charged with killing suspected mob informant
67. Teenager from faith-healing family dies in Oregon
68. Tribal casinos continue growth in 2007
69. Study shatters myths on personal Net use at work
70. Low-caste Indian group ends weeks of protests
71. Cuba says 2 die as as smugglers overturn boat
72. Mexico freezes prices on 150 foods for 6 months
73. Official says Chad’s army kills 161 rebels
74. Somalis flee terror, pour into Kenya refugee camp
75. Srebrenica survivors seek damages from UN, Dutch
76. Monsoon floods kill 29 in India
77. South Korea: Japan should give aid to North Korea
78. Japan, China reach deal on undersea gas exploration
79. Georgia authorities release 4 Russian peacekeepers

Also important:
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials.

A story that isn’t important but worth reading anyway:
Veganic farmers work without animal fertilizers