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Today's Top Stories: Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves Artest going to Lakers Hope for California budget deal as IOUs planned Honduras to meet OAS but tells Zelaya "don't come" Sanford cleared on use of state funds U.S. marshals seize Madoffs' $7 million NY apartment U.S. drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan Ex-wife's custody bid looms over Jackson memorial Vice President Biden visits Baghdad US Marines push deeper in Afghan assault UN chief in Myanmar mission to free Suu Kyi Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:52 pm PDT AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over. Full Story Top Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:35 pm PDT AP - The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring. Full Story Top Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:53 pm PDT AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police. Full Story Top GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:57 pm PDT AP - General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company. Full Story Top GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:57 pm PDT AP - A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination. Full Story Top Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:58 pm PDT AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001. Full Story Top Senate bill fines people refusing health coverage Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:58 pm PDT AP - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Full Story Top FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:59 pm PDT AP - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister. Full Story Top Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:59 pm PDT AP - Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press. Full Story Top Artest going to Lakers Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:51 pm PDT AP - Ron Artest is joining Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Full Story Top Hope for California budget deal as IOUs planned Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:42 pm PDT Reuters - Top California lawmakers raised hope on Thursday that an elusive budget deal could be at hand, as officials began issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis on the second day of a new fiscal year without an agreement to balance the state's books. Full Story Top Honduras to meet OAS but tells Zelaya "don't come" Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:08 pm PDT Reuters - An interim government in Honduras warned ousted President Manuel Zelaya to stay away but indicated it could be more conciliatory in talks on Friday with the Organization of American States over the country's crisis. Full Story Top Sanford cleared on use of state funds Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:42 pm PDT Reuters - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over an extramarital affair, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. marshals seize Madoffs' $7 million NY apartment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:47 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday. Full Story Top U.S. drone strike kills 10 in Pakistan Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:32 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on the Afghan border killed 10 militants and wounded seven, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said. Full Story Top U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:32 pm PDT Reuters - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war. Full Story Top Ex-wife's custody bid looms over Jackson memorial Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:41 pm PDT Reuters - Pop star Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe cast a shadow over the unveiling of plans on Friday for the King of Pop's memorial service next week, as a legal battle shapes up over custody of their kids. Full Story Top Vice President Biden visits Baghdad Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:51 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and city centers. Full Story Top US Marines push deeper in Afghan assault Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:30 pm PDT AFP - US Marines have pushed deeper into Taliban strongholds after suffering the first fatality of their massive offensive against Afghanistan's hardline Islamist militia. Full Story Top UN chief in Myanmar mission to free Suu Kyi Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:11 pm PDT AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar on a difficult mission to press the chief of the ruling military junta to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners. Full Story Top

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