WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early.
On Monday, May 4, the president will attend a Cinco de Mayo event with Mexico’s Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan (sahr-oo-KHAN’) at the White House. The first lady, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, also plan to attend.
The holiday celebrates the Mexican troops’ defeat of the French on May 5, 1862, at Puebla.
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Justice David Souter has told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court’s term in June, a source said Thursday night.
The source spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for Souter.
Speculation that the 69-year-old justice will be stepping down has been fueled by his failure to appoint law clerks from the fall term.
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