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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:33:01 GMT
AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:34:24 GMT
AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.

SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:08:50 GMT
AP - South Korea says North Korea has fired a fourth missile off its eastern coast.

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:34:53 GMT
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:35:19 GMT
AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend.

Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:19:01 GMT
AP - A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge.

Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:35:54 GMT
AP - NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:43 GMT
AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.

Ramirez apologizes to fans, Dodgers teammates (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:27:36 GMT
AP - Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could.

Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final (AP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:37:47 GMT
AP - Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road. Where does Venus draw the line? At Grand Slam championships. The sisters face each other again in a major final, meeting Saturday for the Wimbledon title for the fourth time.

Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:01:33 GMT
Reuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.

North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:31:15 GMT
Reuters - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.

Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:49 GMT
Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.

Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:20 GMT
Reuters - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday.

Honduras rulers renounce OAS charter (Reuters)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:30 GMT
Reuters - Honduras's interim rulers spurned a demand from the Organization of American States on Friday to restore leftist President Manuel Zelaya to power and said they would no longer recognize the OAS charter, deepening Central America's worst political crisis in decades.

U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26 (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:21 GMT
Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area.

Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:27:27 GMT
Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.

U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats (Reuters)
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:43:00 GMT
Reuters - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.

NKorea test-fires three missiles: SKorea ministry (AFP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:58:36 GMT
AFP - North Korea test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff.

Myanmar junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi (AFP)
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:15:46 GMT
AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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