Truthout roundup 6/1

Bush administration issues order to halt any new proposals for regulations on June 1; Obama campaign offers "negotiated surrender"; ten killed in Iraq suicide bombing; what realities lie behind the mythology of John McCain; economic impact of California chinook salmon bag limits; and more ... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org

Bush Administration Orders Stop to New Regulations
http://www.truthout.org/article/bush-administration-orders-stop-new-regulations Charlie Savage and Robert Pear report for The New York Times: "The Bush administration has told federal agencies that they have until June 1 to propose any new regulations, a move intended to avoid the rush of rules issued by previous administrations on their way out the door."

Hillary Clinton to Be Offered Dignified Exit
http://www.truthout.org/article/hillary-clinton-be-offered-dignified-exit In The Telegraph UK, Tim Shipman reports: "Hillary Clinton will be offered a dignified exit from the presidential race and the prospect of a place in Barack Obama's cabinet under plans for a 'negotiated surrender' of her White House ambitions being drawn up by Senator Obama's aides."

Suicide Bomber Kills At Least Ten West of Baghdad
http://www.truthout.org/article/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-ten-west-baghdad Kim Gamel reports for The Associated Press: "A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 10 people including the local police chief, an official said."

Michael Tomasky Who Is John McCain?
http://www.truthout.org/article/test-footnotes-for-who-is-john-mccain In the New York Review of Books, Michael Tomasky takes a detailed look at the realities behind the John McCain myth: "It is little remembered today that the political career of John Sidney McCain III, a career now thoroughly laundered in mythology, began with the help of several fortuities."

California Salmon Closure May Lead to Estimated $250 Million Loss
http://www.truthout.org/article/california-salmon-closure-may-lead-estimated-250-million-loss Dan Bacher writes for Sacramento News and Review: "Fishing for chinook salmon on the Sacramento and American rivers in downtown Sacramento, just a short distance from the state Capitol, is a unique tradition that has been an integral, iconic component of life in the capital city for decades."