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SelectPlusAP Top StoriesAP Top StoriesThe Associated PressHere's the latest news for Thursday, June 19th: Obama campaign says no to public financing; Midwestern towns hurry to sandbag river banks; Hamas and Israel hold a truce; Police officer fired for participation in transexual beating[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]THIS IS A-P NEWSMINUTE.BARACK OBAMA IS OPTING OUT OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING. HE SAYS THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND REPUBLICANS HAVE "BECOME MASTERS AT GAMING'' IT. OBAMA HAS ALREADY SHATTERED FUNDRAISING RECORDS BY TAKING IN MORE THAN 265 MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH APRIL. OF THAT, NEARLY 10 MILLION IS RESERVED FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.FLOOD WATERS ARE HITTING TINY TOWNS IN A BIG WAY. VOLUNTEERS UP AND DOWN THE MISSISIPPI RIVER IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAVE JOINED SANDBAGGING OPERATIONS IN THE FRANTIC EFFORT TO CONTAIN FLOOD WATERS. FORECASTERS EXPECT THE WATER LEVELS TO CONTINUE RISING.MIDEAST MILITANTS ARE DISMANTLING ROCKETS AND COLLECTING WEAPONS. A SIX MONTH TRUCE GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL. IT BRINGS AN END TO A YEAR OF FIGHTING THAT KILLED SEVEN ISRAELIS AND MORE THAN 400 PALESTINIANS. A MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICER IS OUT OF A JOB. THIS VIDEO SHOWS HIM HOLDING A SELF-IDENTIFIED TRANSSEXUAL SUSPECT -- WHILE ANOTHER POLICEMAN BEAT HER. SHE CLAIMS INCIDENT BEGAN WHEN THE OFFICER REFERRED TO HER BY A DEROGATORY NAME. THE OTHER OFFICER IS ON NON-ENFORCEMENT STATUS PENDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. ___ ___, the associated press with ap newsminute. (****End****) (voice: EDonahue---------------------------------------producer: NHawkins---------------------------------------video approval: EFreeland--------------------------------------- station: affiliation: location: contact: number: e-mail:)

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