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Today's Top Stories: Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis Ramirez apologizes to fans, Dodgers teammates Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26 Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea Myanmar junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:33 pm PDT AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. Full Story Top Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:34 pm PDT AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. Full Story Top SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:43 pm PDT AP - North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. Full Story Top 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:14 pm PDT AP - A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. Full Story Top Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried Fri, 3 Jul 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 Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:35 pm PDT AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend. Full Story Top Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:26 pm PDT AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" after Myanmar's military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Full Story Top Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:19 pm PDT AP - A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge. Full Story Top MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:36 pm PDT AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. Full Story Top Ramirez apologizes to fans, Dodgers teammates Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:27 pm PDT AP - Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Full Story Top Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:01 pm PDT Reuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor. Full Story Top North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:31 pm PDT Reuters - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. Full Story Top Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:49 am PDT Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week. Full Story Top Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:17 am PDT Reuters - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday. Full Story Top OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:49 pm PDT Reuters - The Organization of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and defiantly renounced the OAS charter in an apparent preemptive move. Full Story Top U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:45 am PDT Reuters - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area. Full Story Top Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial Fri, 3 Jul 2009 02:27 pm PDT Reuters - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions. Full Story Top U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:43 am PDT Reuters - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday. Full Story Top NKorea test-fires four ballistic missiles: SKorea Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:38 pm PDT AFP - North Korea has test-fired four ballistic missiles, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, according to South Korean officials, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Full Story Top Myanmar junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:15 pm PDT AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Full Story Top

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