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Today's Top Stories: Spokeswoman: Jackson cardiologist not a suspect Iran's opposition leader rejects partial recount Thread of pain ran through Jackson's career Roberts: High court not setting school rules Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale - privately Legality of S.C. gov's tryst raises questions Obama pushes Senate to act on climate measure Under-bite helps Pabst become World's Ugliest Dog Oudin, 17, stuns ex-No. 1 Jankovic at Wimbledon Argentina's Maidana stuns Victor Ortiz Doctor queried in Michael Jackson death, 2nd autopsy held Mousavi rejects partial Iran vote recount South Korea getting U.S. missiles to boost defences: report U.S. reverses Afghan drug policy NATO and Russia resume security ties despite Georgia row Iraq ready to handle security without U.S. Ruth Madoff forfeits asset claims, left with $2.5 million Pakistani jets hit militant compounds in Waziristan Jackson family order new autopsy, anger mounts Japan, SKorea summit to focus on NKorea 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top 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 Top

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