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June 04, 2012 | | EXCLUSIVE Outreach workers had been trying to get the homeless Roland Poppo off the streets of Miami. Meet the man who tried to save him days before a grisly attack left his face mangled—and the nation shocked. By Aram Roston. DIPLOMACY As international outrage intensifies over violence in Syria, EU officials prepare to turn up the heat on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday as leaders gather at a summit in St. Petersburg. “The Russian side has certainly not been very helpful in finding solutions in terms of a political way out,” one EU official told Reuters regarding the stance Putin’s country has taken toward its ally. Russia and China have resisted efforts by the United States and United Nations to condemn President Bashar al-Assad and armed forces in support of his regime that have carried out violent action since a popular uprising began in the country 14 months ago. Favorability Mitt Romney is becoming a lot more popular lately—but he’s still not as well liked as President Obama. A new CNN/ORC International poll finds that Romney has gone from 34 percent favorability in February to 48 percent. Forty-two percent have a negative impression of the Republican presidential contender—the same percentage that dislike Obama. The president, however, is considered favorable by 56 percent of polled voters. “The biggest gap between Obama and Romney’s favorability ratings is among younger Americans,” observered CNN’s polling director. “Romney may have a small advantage among independent voters, but that is offset by his lower favorability rating among Republicans than Obama has among Democrats.” BULLISH As the newspaper industry flounders, one billionaire is still bullish about snatching up local papers. In an exclusive interview, Warren Buffett tells Howard Kurtz why he thinks print has a future. HORRIFIC Iraq’s Shiite religious-affairs office was the target of a brutal car-bomb attack Monday that claimed 18 lives and left dozens wounded. The explosion in the city’s capital came at about 11 a.m. local time and damaged surrounding buildings. “The scene was horrific,” one witness told The Associated Press after the vehicle wired with explosives went off, causing the first floor of the religious-affairs office to collapse, shattering glass, and damaging nearby cars. The building housed offices that oversee the management of religious sites such as mosques and other locations for the country’s Shiite Muslim population. | | 
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