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Today's Front Page News: Michael Jackson's body given to family Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour Madoff ordered to forfeit over $170 billion House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees 9 killed in Okla. turnpike traffic wreck Obama scoffs at Ahmadinejad's demand for apology AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told him to stop affair Islanders draft high-scoring Tavares No. 1 overall Michael Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy House passes landmark climate change bill Iran election violence "outrageous," says Obama Brazil calls off search for Air France victims Ruling delays Allen Stanford's jail exit Prosecutors ask judge to imprison Madoff for life New H1N1 flu not going away: U.S. health agency Mounting U.S. jobless claims force states to borrow Jackson verdict 'weeks away' as drug rumors swirl UN troubleshooter discusses Ban visit in Myanmar Michael Jackson's body given to family Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:44 pm PDT AP - The body of Michael Jackson, who died Thursday, has been released by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Full Story Top Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:43 pm PDT AP - The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback. Full Story Top Madoff ordered to forfeit over $170 billion Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:27 pm PDT AP - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff must forfeit $170 billion, a federal judge ordered Friday. Full Story Top House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:30 pm PDT AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. Full Story Top Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:34 pm PDT 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. Full Story Top AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:37 pm PDT AP - Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday. Full Story Top 9 killed in Okla. turnpike traffic wreck Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:42 pm PDT AP - Nine people died Friday when a tractor-trailer slammed into a line of cars stopped by an earlier accident on a northeast Oklahoma turnpike, leaving twisted metal and debris strewn on the highway and stranding miles of traffic in scorching heat. Full Story Top Obama scoffs at Ahmadinejad's demand for apology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:36 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama's criticism of Iran escalated Friday into an unusually personal war of words. To Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's demand he apologize for meddling, Obama shot back that the regime should "think carefully" about answers owed to protesters it has arrested, bludgeoned and killed. Full Story Top AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told him to stop affair Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:39 pm PDT AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair. Full Story Top Islanders draft high-scoring Tavares No. 1 overall Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:52 pm PDT AP - The New York Islanders kept everyone guessing, including John Tavares himself, right up until they made the high-scoring center the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Full Story Top Michael Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:48 pm PDT Reuters - Doctors conducted an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson on Friday but could not immediately determine what killed the "King of Pop," amid reports he had been injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing. Full Story Top House passes landmark climate change bill Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:08 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial pollution that is blamed for global warming. Full Story Top Iran election violence "outrageous," says Obama Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:47 pm PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday praised the bravery of Iranians who protested against a disputed election in the face of "outrageous" violence, while a hardline Iranian cleric called for the execution of leading "rioters." Full Story Top Brazil calls off search for Air France victims Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:28 pm PDT Reuters - Brazil's Air Force and Navy on Friday called off the search for additional victims and wreckage from Air France Flight 447, which crashed over the Atlantic on June 1 carrying 228 people. Full Story Top Ruling delays Allen Stanford's jail exit Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:04 pm PDT Reuters - Financier Allen Stanford will remain in a Texas jail at least until Monday as a federal judge reconsiders his $500,000 bond at the urging of prosecutors who say the accused swindler is a flight risk, according to a ruling on Friday. Full Story Top Prosecutors ask judge to imprison Madoff for life Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:21 pm PDT Reuters - Swindler Bernard Madoff should spend the rest of his life in prison, U.S. prosecutors argued on Friday, citing the "unique scope and duration" of his crimes as the leader of Wall Street's biggest fraud. Full Story Top New H1N1 flu not going away: U.S. health agency Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39 pm PDT Reuters - More than 1 million people in the United States may have been infected with the new H1N1 swine flu, U.S. health officials said on Friday, and infections continue to rise. Full Story Top Mounting U.S. jobless claims force states to borrow Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:51 am PDT Reuters - The government unemployment checks keeping Candy Czernicki afloat are fast running out and her prospects of getting a new job appear remote. Full Story Top Jackson verdict 'weeks away' as drug rumors swirl Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:01 pm PDT AFP - Michael Jackson's cause of death will not be confirmed for several weeks, officials said, as attention turned to the possible involvement of drugs in the tragic King of Pop's demise. Full Story Top UN troubleshooter discusses Ban visit in Myanmar Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11 pm PDT AFP - The UN special envoy to Myanmar met with junta leaders on Saturday as he paves the way for a visit by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon next month expected to focus on the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi. Full Story Top

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