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Today's Most Popular News: Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino, dead at 76 Dems win approval of health bill in committee Web site helps time mid-movie bathroom breaks Analysis: Obama's rare race foray a positive step A superstar real estate agent plots his comeback US economy appears poised to start growing again Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth II Gates sends flowers, note to woman who called 911 Franken feuds with T. Boone Pickens Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers' Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell books Madonna writes of her spiritual awakening Jackson's personal doctor was in financial trouble House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses As Oklahoma mining town fades, holdouts give up Town halls gone wild Profit reports push Dow to best July in 20 years Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:57 pm PDT AP - A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels. Full Story Top Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino, dead at 76 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:11 pm PDT AP - Filipinos mourned former President Corazon Aquino by displaying yellow ribbons and holding Masses as the nation prepared to bid farewell to the beloved democracy icon who swept away a dictator and fought off seven coup attempts. Full Story Top Dems win approval of health bill in committee Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:16 pm PDT AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. Full Story Top Web site helps time mid-movie bathroom breaks Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:18 pm PDT AP - The mid-movie dash to the restroom can turn us into calculating Usain Bolt wannabes: Ah, this looks like a lull — time to dash. Full Story Top Analysis: Obama's rare race foray a positive step Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:39 pm PDT AP - Perhaps the biggest "teachable moment" from the Henry Louis Gates Jr. saga was for President Barack Obama: If you want to improve race relations, you have to enter the fray. Full Story Top A superstar real estate agent plots his comeback Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:33 pm PDT AP - It's the perfect Miami morning at Carlos Justo's penthouse — warm and bright, with luxury yachts powering through the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean some 30 stories below. Full Story Top US economy appears poised to start growing again Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:12 pm PDT AP - At long last, the worst recession since World War II appears on the verge of ending. Full Story Top Sikh soldiers guard Queen Elizabeth II Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:33 am PDT AP - Queen Elizabeth II has switched bearskin hats for turbans outside Buckingham Palace, where Sikh soldiers have begun guarding the monarch and her treasures, Britain's defense ministry said Friday. Full Story Top Gates sends flowers, note to woman who called 911 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:01 pm PDT AP - Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sent flowers and a note to the woman who unwittingly sparked a national debate on race by calling police to report what she thought might be a break-in at Gates' home. Full Story Top Franken feuds with T. Boone Pickens Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:40 pm PDT Politico - Five years after he put his money behind the Swift Boat ads that helped tank John Kerry’s presidential campaign, Senate Democrats gave T. Boone Pickens a warm welcome at their weekly policy lunch Thursday.  Full Story Top Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:31 pm PDT AP - The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran's border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Full Story Top Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:07 am PDT AP - Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday. Full Story Top Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers' Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:41 pm PDT AP - This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick. Full Story Top Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell books Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:52 am PDT AP - A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too. Full Story Top Madonna writes of her spiritual awakening Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:59 am PDT AFP - Pop diva Madonna recounted to Israelis the long spiritual search that led her to the Jewish mystic religion Kabbalah, in an article published on Friday by Israel's largest newspaper. Full Story Top Jackson's personal doctor was in financial trouble Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:07 pm PDT AP - Dr. Conrad Murray was in dire financial shape when he signed on as Michael Jackson's personal physician earlier this year at $150,000 a month. Full Story Top House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:50 pm PDT AP - Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy. Full Story Top As Oklahoma mining town fades, holdouts give up Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:34 pm PDT AP - Two years ago, Orval "Hoppy" Ray vowed it would take someone meaner than him to make him leave the town where he was born. Full Story Top Town halls gone wild Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:30 am PDT Politico - Screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, congressmen fearful for their safety — welcome to the new town-hall-style meeting, the once-staid forum that is rapidly turning into a house of horrors for members of Congress. Full Story Top Profit reports push Dow to best July in 20 years Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:55 pm PDT AP - New hope for the economy just gave the stock market its best July in 20 years. 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