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5:20pm PDT |
McCain says Palin to play leadership role as ex-Governor
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Summary: Reuters - Republican Senator John McCain expressed support for his former presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, on Saturday as Washington speculated about why the Alaska governor abruptly announced her resignation. |
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5:09pm PDT |
Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout
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Summary: Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and prosperity. |
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4:56pm PDT |
Majority 'do not exercise enough' |
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Summary: Nearly two thirds of UK adults risk their health through insufficient exercise, a survey shows. |
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4:50pm PDT |
Beatles 'shark' Klein dies at 77 |
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Summary: Ruthless music entrepreneur Allen Klein, blamed by many for contributing to The Beatles' demise, dies in New York at 77. |
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4:38pm PDT |
Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'
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Summary: AP - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. |
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4:36pm PDT |
Court law 'hinders terror police' |
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Summary: A former senior counter-terror officer calls for limits on reporting cases involving suspected terrorists to be eased. |
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4:31pm PDT |
In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US set to begin
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Summary: AP - The Fourth of July weekend is shaping up as a celebration for Americans watching fireworks around the country — and for three elephants and a turtle. |
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4:23pm PDT |
Truck hauling fireworks explodes; 2 dead 3 hurt |
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Summary: One person was killed and four others were critically injured Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
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4:11pm PDT |
Chestnut chows down record 68 hot dogs |
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Summary: Setting a new world record, Joey Chestnut won Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on Saturday, solidifying himself to many as the greatest gustatory athlete of all time.
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4:08pm PDT |
Bangladeshi banking to help Scots |
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Summary: A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh could be brought to Scotland to help people out of poverty. |
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4:06pm PDT |
Former NFL star McNair found dead in Nashville
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Summary: Reuters - Former star NFL quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death in Nashville on Saturday, police said. |
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4:00pm PDT |
Murray urged to change mentality |
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Summary: Andy Murray is "stuck playing defensive tennis" and needs to "change his mentality" in order to win grand slams according to top coach Larry Stefanki. |
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3:59pm PDT |
Liberty's crown open for first time since 9/11 |
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Summary: Thirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark's crown since it was closed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center |
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Cnn.com |
3:57pm PDT |
2,000 TEA Party activists rally at Capitol |
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Summary: Instead of celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with barbecues and sparklers, about 2,000 small-government advocates, toting signs and chanting slogans, rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Saturday.
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3:49pm PDT |
Former NFL quarterback McNair dead, police say |
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Summary: Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said Saturday. Police said they found McNair and a woman shot to death in a Nashville residence. A law enforcement source close to the investigation said the |
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3:42pm PDT |
Safety questions after flat fire |
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Summary: Questions are raised about the design of a South London block of flats after a fire which killed six people. |
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3:10pm PDT |
African move on Bashir dismissed |
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Summary: The African Union's decision not to help arrest Sudan's president will not affect the international court's work, its prosecutor says. |
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3:01pm PDT |
Palin keeps low-profile after plan to resign
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Summary: AP - Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, s |
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2:47pm PDT |
Former NFL star Steve McNair found dead: reports
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Summary: Reuters - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been found dead in Nashville of a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide, according to local media reports. |
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2:42pm PDT |
US community fears serial killer |
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Summary: A teenage girl's death from a gunshot wound brings to five the victims of a suspected serial killer in a rural South Carolina community.
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Cnn.com |
2:37pm PDT |
Jackson family mum on burial plans |
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Summary: Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.
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2:37pm PDT |
Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
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Summary: AP - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed. |
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2:30pm PDT |
Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
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Summary: AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Afri |
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2:20pm PDT |
Analysis: Palin's resignation raises questions
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Summary: AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. |
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Cnn.com |
2:18pm PDT |
Former quarterback McNair dead, police say |
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Summary: Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said Saturday. Police said they found McNair and a woman shot to death in a Nashville residence. Authorities were questioning people who were near the reside |
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2:10pm PDT |
Honduras' swift coup was months in the making
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Summary: AP - Soldiers ringed President Manuel Zelaya's modest home, spilled into the cul-de-sac and swarmed the neighborhood, blocking what little traffic there was in a posh corner of the Honduran capital so early on a weekend morning. |
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1:53pm PDT |
Formerly Detained Eritrean Christians Expose Harsh Treatment |
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Summary: After five months in a tiny pitch-black cell, Hzkias, an Eritrean Christian jailed for his faith, said he "looked like another creature." |
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1:44pm PDT |
Analysis: Palin's resignation may hurt her future
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Summary: AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy. |
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Yahoo News |
1:39pm PDT |
Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverage
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Summary: AP - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television. |
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Cnn.com |
1:25pm PDT |
S.C. serial killer claims fifth victim |
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Summary: A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of the man believed t |
