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- Sarah Palin Stepping Down as Alaska Governor
- WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run…
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Associated Press- Honduras Supreme Court says it has rejected OAS…
- Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president African leaders denounce international court Gen. Petraeus says Taliban is a resilient enemy Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan Syria mends US, Arab ties as ally Iran in turmoil…
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Houston Chronicle- L.A. judge arrested for suspected DUI
- A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the Baldwin HIlls/Crenshaw area of South L.A., authorities said today. Hon. Judge John Thaddeus Doyle, 56, was arrested about 11:15…
- Los Angeles Times
- Navy: No evidence sailor's death was terrorism-related
- The Navy said today there is no indication the shooting death of a sailor standing guard at Camp Pendleton was "terrorist-related" or a hate crime. Seaman August Provost, 29, of Houston, was fatally shot while standing guard protecting the…
- Los Angeles Times
- Obama-AP Interiew
- WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will head to Russia soon and is reminding its top leaders that the Cold War is over. In an interview with The Associated Press, Obama says it's important that former Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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PR Inside- At least 642 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since…
- As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 642 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last…
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- Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home
- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A powerful sedative, normally confined to hospital operating rooms, has been found in the rented home where Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles. That word from a law enforcement official. The drug is called Diprivan.…
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WXYZ- Earnhardt eyes Daytona as part of turnaround
- DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't know when he'll end his winless streak, or how long it will take to turn around his horrendous season. The only thing NASCAR's most popular driver — winless in 38 races — is certain of…
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ThatsRacin.com- LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial
- LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public. Assistant Police…
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Huffingtonpost.com- Calif. bullet trains hit criticism on SF peninsula
- MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. As planning…
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Town Hall- Oil hovers above $66 after weak jobs data
- Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices tumbling. By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August delivery was down 16 cents to…
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Boston Globe- Mexico wins praise for swine flu response
- Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's official death toll to 44. He now estimates that as many as 320,000 people have been stricken with influenza, including about 100,000 with swine flu -- a huge…
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Associated Press- L.A. judge arrested for suspected DUI
- A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the Baldwin HIlls/Crenshaw area of South L.A., authorities said today. Hon. Judge John Thaddeus Doyle, 56, was arrested about 11:15…
- Los Angeles Times
- Navy: No evidence sailor's death was terrorism-related
- The Navy said today there is no indication the shooting death of a sailor standing guard at Camp Pendleton was "terrorist-related" or a hate crime. Seaman August Provost, 29, of Houston, was fatally shot while standing guard protecting the…
- Los Angeles Times
- Website for Jackson tickets gets 500 million hits in first…
- Organizers of Michael Jackson's memorial said that in the first hour after ticket details were announced this morning, the website www.staplescenter.com had received more than 500 million hits. Fans must register on the site for a chance to…
- Los Angeles Times
- Fans stick it out at Neverland Ranch
- Fourteen-year-old Belen Morales still holds on to the hope that there will be a public memorial for Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch. Belen, her older brother and a friend drove up from Los Angeles' Lincoln Heights in a pickup truck,...
- Los Angeles Times
- San Diego suspect in sex attacks hangs himself in jail cell
- A suspect in a string of home invasions and sexual assaults was found dead in his jail cell this morning in downtown San Diego. Thomas James Parker, 39, was arrested Wednesday in an alleged attack on a woman in Mission...
- Los Angeles Times
- Drawing to determine attendees for Michael Jackson memorial
- Organizers of Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center said today they will give away 17,500 tickets to the event and will randomly draw names from those who sign up online to determine who gets to attend. The service will...
- Los Angeles Times
- Discovery of anesthetic at Michael Jackson's home raises…
- The discovery of a powerful sedative at the home where Michael Jackson died last week raises the stakes in the investigation of the entertainer's death. The Times reported Thursday that a law enforcement source said that propofol was among…
- Los Angeles Times
- Councilwoman says city will pick up police costs for Michael…
- L.A. City Councilwoman Jan Perry said this morning that the city will dip into a special fund set aside for extraordinary events to pay for the security costs associated with Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday at Staples Center. She…
- Los Angeles Times
