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Today's Front Page News:
Spokeswoman: Jackson cardiologist not a suspect
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:28 pm PDT
AP - The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson when he collapsed is "in no way a suspect" in the pop singer's death, a spokeswoman for the doctor said Saturday after a three-hour interview with detectives. Full Story
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Iran's opposition leader rejects partial recount
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:32 pm PDT
AP - Iran's opposition leader has rejected a partial recount of the recent presidential election and insists the disputed results be nullified. Full Story
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Thread of pain ran through Jackson's career
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:37 pm PDT
AP - It was the last day of shooting for a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1984, and the only hiccup had been an argument between Michael Jackson and an ad executive over whether the young superstar would take off his sunglasses. Full Story
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Roberts: High court not setting school rules
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:23 pm PDT
AP - Don't look to the Supreme Court to set school rules, only to clarify them when officials have abdicated that responsibility, Chief Justice John Roberts said Saturday. Full Story
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Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale - privately
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:45 pm PDT
AP - Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, Painter is now backing an idea that makes it easier for insiders like him to sell shares in their companies even before they go public. Full Story
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Legality of S.C. gov's tryst raises questions
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:42 pm PDT
AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he used bad judgment when he secretly visited his mistress during a state-funded trip to Argentina last year. But did he break the law? Full Story
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Obama pushes Senate to act on climate measure
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:48 pm PDT
AP - Hailing the House, President Barack Obama put pressure on senators Saturday to follow its lead and pass legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, helping usher the U.S. into a new age of energy efficiency. Full Story
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Under-bite helps Pabst become World's Ugliest Dog
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:43 pm PDT
AP - A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. Full Story
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Oudin, 17, stuns ex-No. 1 Jankovic at Wimbledon
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:44 pm PDT
AP - As a tyke growing up in Marietta, Ga., Melanie Oudin would watch Venus and Serena Williams on TV and tell anyone who would listen that she was going to play at Wimbledon, too, one day. Full Story
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Argentina's Maidana stuns Victor Ortiz
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:25 pm PDT
AP - Marcos Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz early in the sixth round of an action-packed fight Saturday night, using a punishing right hand to upset one of boxing's top prospects. Full Story
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Doctor queried in Michael Jackson death, 2nd autopsy held
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:59 pm PDT
Reuters - Los Angeles police on Saturday again questioned Michael Jackson's doctor, while the family of the pop music icon ordered its own private autopsy two days after his death shocked fans around the world. Full Story
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Mousavi rejects partial Iran vote recount
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:31 am PDT
Reuters - Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi on Saturday rejected authorities' proposals for a partial recount of votes from this month's election and repeated his demand the entire ballot be annulled. Full Story
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South Korea getting U.S. missiles to boost defences: report
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:44 pm PDT
Reuters - South Korea is acquiring 40 U.S.-made missiles for an Aegis destroyer this month to boost its defenses amid reports North Korea may soon test-fire missiles, Yonhap news agency on Sunday quoted a military source as saying. Full Story
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U.S. reverses Afghan drug policy
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:06 am PDT
Reuters - Washington is to dramatically overhaul its Afghan anti-drug strategy, phasing out opium poppy eradication, the U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan told allies on Saturday. Full Story
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NATO and Russia resume security ties despite Georgia row
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:59 am PDT
Reuters - NATO and Russia on Saturday resumed formal cooperation on broad security threats but failed to bridge major differences over Georgia in their first high-level talks since the war in the Caucasus region. Full Story
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Iraq ready to handle security without U.S.
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:11 pm PDT
Reuters - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday that the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities at the end of June showed Iraq can handle its own security, despite a wave of bombings this week. Full Story
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Ruth Madoff forfeits asset claims, left with $2.5 million
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:13 am PDT
Reuters - Ruth Madoff, the wife of epic swindler Bernard Madoff who reaped billions and a lavish family lifestyle, will be left with $2.5 million and have to look for a new home as she forfeits claim to some $80 million in assets. Full Story
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Pakistani jets hit militant compounds in Waziristan
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:20 pm PDT
Reuters - Pakistani aircraft bombed Taliban on Sunday in their bastion of South Waziristan on the Afghan border after the militants attacked two military camps, killing two soldiers, officials and residents said. Full Story
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Jackson family order new autopsy, anger mounts
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:17 pm PDT
AFP - The family of Michael Jackson ordered a second autopsy of the tragic pop icon as associates told of mounting anger over "unanswered questions" surrounding the superstar's death. Full Story
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Japan, SKorea summit to focus on NKorea
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:15 pm PDT
AFP - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has arrived in Japan for talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso, as simmering tensions over North Korea's nuclear programmes topped the agenda. Full Story
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