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Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair killed, police say
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed in a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said Saturday. -
'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday. -
Report: Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday. -
10 humor sites sure to make you LOL
Bored with Pearl, the cursing toddler landlord demanding rent money? Not amused by those cutesy pictures of cats with the baby-speak captions? -
Palin is Alaska's 'greatest gift' to U.S., her successor says
Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov. Sarah Palin after she leaves office this month, called Palin Alaska's greatest gift to the United States on Saturday.
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Palin cites ‘higher calling’ in quitting
Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cites a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines. -
Ex-Titans, Ravens QB McNair shot, killed
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Poli... -
Rural S.C. terrorized by 5 killings in past week
A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrori... -
Lightning strike kills 1, hurts 18 in Florida
One person is killed and 18 others injured by a lightning strike at a church function in North Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday. -
Night of BBQ, fireworks on tap at White House
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited nearly 1,200 military families to the evening festivities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Op-Ed Columnist: Behind the Facade
In many ways society has descended into a Michael Jackson-esque fantasyland, trying to leave the limits and obligations of the real world behind. -
Long pigeonholed as a hotbed for frat parties and activism, the town also has a vibrant side brimming with arts, culture and food.
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Choice Tables: Alive and Evolving: the Paris Bistro
Offering reliable and affordable food, the bistro choices are better than they have been in years. -
The Land and Words of Mary Oliver, the Bard of Provincetown
For venturing into a hidden but intensely alive corner of Cape Cod, there’s an insightful guidebook in the lyrical words of this poet. -
Your Money: A Day to Tackle the Financial To-Do List
Taking time, 10 or 12 hours, to tackle ever-postponed money tasks and clear the books can be lucrative.
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Economists point to rising debt as next crisis
MSNBC - Found 7 hours ago"Unless we demonstrate a strong commitment to fiscal sustainability in the longer term, we will have neither financial stability nor healthy economic growth," Federal Reserve... -
Back to Business: For Banks, Wads of Cash and Loads of Trouble
New York Times - Found 22 hours agoIt is a formula being replicated at banks across the United States. Rather than simply wooing local customers, they have turned to out-of-state brokers who deliver b... -
Shanghai plans own "Wall Street bull": report
Exec Digital US - Found 18 hours ago- Read Digital Magazine Now - View Publications STORY TOOLS Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its ow... -
GM Europe says to sell Opel to Magna
Interactive Investor International - Found 4 hours agoFRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors Europe President Carl-Peter Forster expects to sell German unit Opel to Canadian auto parts supplier Magna so... -
China Investment Corp: Invest In Teck Resources About US$1.5 Billion
Morningstar.com - Found 23 hours agoBEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China Investment Corp. said its investment in Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. (TCK) will be about US$1.5 billion. China's US$200 b...
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Slate V: Palin Announces Resignation
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. (July 3)... -
Smokey Bear, McGruff the Crime Dog, and more of history's greatest pedagogical animals.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the creation of Smokey Bear, one of the most recognizable animals in the pop culture canon. In honor of this milestone, the Ad Council launched a new wildfire p... -
Gov. Sarah Palin resigns, fueling speculation about her political future.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin capped off a week of bad publicity with a stunning decision: The Republican captured the lead story in all the papers today after announcing Friday afternoon that she will... -
In Sarah Palin's GOP, the leaders keep quitting and the troubles don't.
"It may be tempting and more comfortable to just keep your head down [and] plod along," Sarah Palin said Friday, in an attempt to suggest that serving her full term as governor would add to the nation... -
Sarah Palin picked the wrong day to resign as governor of Alaska.
If Sarah Palin wanted to avoid the speculation and attacks that drove her crazy as governor, she should have picked a different time to leave office. She made her surprise announcement on the day befo...
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Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question from the Supreme Court bench since Feb. 22, 2006. . . . “I have on many occasions or a number of occasions when things were bec...
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The Museum of the City of New York celebrates the four-hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the original Dutch colonies in New York with an exhibition of works by twelve Dutch photographers, mos...
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Peter Schjeldahl on the painter James Ensor.
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Since 1937, this Village red-sauce relic had sat quietly at the end of Minetta Lane--that is, until recently, when the restaurateur Keith McNally (Odeon, Balthazar, Pastis) revamped the place, with th...
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Sasha Frere-Jones; The Grates, at Pianos.
The Grates are an Australian trio who specialize in exuberance. Their sound is bouncy, unadorned rock that has family ties to the riot-grrrl tradition but has passed through several generations of pop...
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The Making of America: The Legacy of F.D.R.
Franklin D. Roosevelt led the U.S. through a depression and a world war. By the time he died, the nation was profoundly changed -- and we owe much of the change to him and his bold presidency...
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Wimbledon: Serena Wins; Roddick, Federer On Deck
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams faced off in the Wimbledon championship Saturday. This time, younger sister Serena proved the victor. On Sunday, it's on to the men's championship, where American... -
Honduras' Coup Prompts Meeting Of OAS
The Organization of American States held an emergency meeting Saturday in Washington, D.C., to discuss whether to suspend Honduras' membership. Last week, a military coup sent leftist president Manue... -
July Fourth Festivities Around The U.S.
Guy Raz takes a look at the festivities across the nation honoring this Fourth of July. -
Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopens
For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, New Yorkers can view their city from Lady Liberty's crown. -
Armstrong Back Among Tour De France Cyclists
The Tour de France began Saturday with the first of its 21 stages. And for the first time in four years, Lance Armstrong was among the participants. Guy Raz talks with Joe Lindsey, a writer for Bicyc...
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Fireworks explosion on N.C. island kills 2
A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically ... -
Biggest fireworks show in U.S. set to start
The U.S. Independence Day weekend is shaping up as a celebration for Americans watching fireworks around the country and for ... -
Arizona woman accused of leading sons on crime spree
Police say Cynthia Mary Roberson led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and ... -
Statue of Liberty's crown reopens
The Statue of Liberty's crown gets its first visitors in almost eight years. One couple marked the occasion by getting engaged. -
Honduras quits OAS over coup criticism
Honduras rebuffed demands to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and pulled out of the Organization of American States.
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Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay
First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be r... -
Governor says he's seeking budget compromise
As California's fiscal crisis careened out of control with today's issuance of IOUs, Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked, largely over one of the state's biggest responsibilities: providing... -
The next round of anti-tax Tea Party protests will be held nationwide on Saturday - July 4 - as organizers and leaders hope the 1,300-plus events, including several in the Bay Area, evolve into a grow...
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Washington Post's pay-for-chat idea falls flat
For generations, the Washington Post has been a scrupulous watchdog over the capital's cozy world of power networking. For a short time, it almost became the network's host. The Post decided today to... -
Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
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. Why didn't police seal the mansion whe...
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Sudden resignation seems to hint at a fundamental misunderstanding of governing.
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Mousavi Details Alleged Election Fraud in Iran
Opposition candidate accuses Ahmadinejad supporters of handing out incentives, printing extra ballots, while Mousavi is accused of treason. -
Border Hostility Impedes Troops
Longstanding Afghanistan-Pakistan feud hampers U.S. efforts to tame the chaotic border region.
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Sarah Palin Is Hiding Something
Sarah Palin's surprise resignation announcement is the top story in the political media this 4th of July and while the media is giving the story a fairly straight treatment the question on every exper... -
Economists point to rising debt as next crisis
The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt, which is a staggering $11.4 trillion - about $37,000 for every American. -
Republican Accidentally Admits Government Healthcare Better
Well, at least someone finally said it. -
Muslims attack fleeing Christians with acid
President Obama said America is a Muslim country. It is not. It is a Judeo-Christian country who allows Muslims to peacefully practice their religion. -
Pathology as ideology: A unified theory of GOP behavior
Narcissism. Xenophobia. Superstition. Bigotry. Sadism. Cultism. Denial. Sexual predation. Arrested development. Delusion. Bullying. Dissociation. Paranoia. Repression. Obse...
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Zelaya vows to return to Honduras
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vows to return home on Sunday accompanied by several Latin American leaders. -
African move on Bashir dismissed
The African Union's decision not to help arrest Sudan's president will not affect the international court's work, its prosecutor says. -
Beatles 'shark' Klein dies at 77
Ruthless music entrepreneur Allen Klein, blamed by many for contributing to The Beatles' demise, dies in New York at 77. -
Biden urges Iraq reconciliation
US Vice-President Joe Biden marks 4 July in Baghdad, urging Iraqi leaders to foster political reconciliation. -
Iran executes 20 on drug charges
Iran has executed 20 people for drug trafficking at a prison west of the capital Tehran, official media reports.
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Fireworks explode over the United States Capitol dome and Washington ...
(Reuters) - Fireworks explode over the United States Capitol dome and Washington Monument on Independence Day in Washington, July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINM... -
Fireworks explode near the White House in Washington Saturday, ...
(AP) - Fireworks explode near the White House in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)... -
Evangelical pastor Rick Warren speaks at the Islamic Society ...
(AP) - Evangelical pastor Rick Warren speaks at the Islamic Society of North America's 46th annual convention Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington. Evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren says Amer... -
Sami M. Angawi, left, talks with Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, ...
(AP) - Sami M. Angawi, left, talks with Evangelical pastor Rick Warren, right, at the Islamic Society of North America’s 46th annual convention in Washington, July 4, 2009. Evangelical megachurch pa... -
In this photo taken on May 8, 2006, sharks are seen swimming ...
(AP) - In this photo taken on May 8, 2006, sharks are seen swimming around during a shark seeing tour three miles from Haleiwa, Hawaii town on the North Shore of Oahu. (AP Photo/Hugh E. Gentry)...
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You have the right to remain silent while we make out. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on kissing cops caught on cam.
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Protests over India gay ruling
Jul. 4 - Politicians and clerics march in New Delhi in protest over a court’s ruling that legalises same-sex relations. -
US Troops Push Deeper Into Southern Afghan Towns
U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders as a major offensive continues to unfold. (July 3)... -
Fireworks light up early across America
July 4: Fireworks displays got off to an early start this year in many places across the U.S. (NBC News Channel)... -
Raw Video: Popping the Question in Lady Liberty
Aaron Weisinger surprised girlfriend, Erica Breder, by getting down on one knee Saturday as they were among the first to enter the Statue of Liberty’s crown. Breder said yes and describes the propo...
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The bailout bill has passed. But how will we know if it succeeds? By Robert E. Litan So, will it work? Now that Congress has passed the bailout bill -- an unprecedented riverboat gambl...
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Why should Sarah Palin benefit from the fact that the media expects her to do poorly against Joe Biden? Low expectations might be the secret to happiness, but are they the secret to win...
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The Chilling Innocence of Piracy
Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian vessel carrying tanks and other military hardware in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy warships have surrounded them. This year alone, pirates have attacke... -
Barack Obama and John McCain both think they can win the election by accusing the other of not understanding America. In Friday's debate John McCain said six times that Barack Obama do...
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The bailout crashed, and so did democracy. Democracy is not perfect, and one of its many imperfections is that voters tend to be ignorant. I don't mean to be insulting. There are, after...
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Jefferson—The Risk of Too Much Confidence in Elected Government
It would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in the men of our choice to silence our fears for the safety of our rights; that confidence is every where the parent of despotism; free government i... -
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KEN SILVERSTEIN—The Clinton Foundation: It depends on how you define “is”
When Barack Obama nominated Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, he made her appointment contingent on her husband revealing the contributors to his foundation in order to avoid any questions about... -
KEN SILVERSTEIN—Absolute Last Word on Soccer: Fans make PETA activists look open-minded
Not since endorsing horse slaughter have I received so many angry emails from readers of this blog as I have in response to my recent posts about the lamentable American soccer team. Really, American... -
KEN SILVERSTEIN—Washington Post and Reporters For Sale to Highest Bidder
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Palin Links Resignation to 'Higher Calling'
Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along... -
Lady Liberty's Crown Reopens on Fourth
It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit. -
Fireworks Truck Explosion Kills 2
A second worker has died from injuries he suffered after a fireworks truck exploded on a remote North Carolina Island. -
Historic Papers Missing From Archives
National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find... -
Powell Warns Obama on Big Government
In a television interview to be aired Sunday, Colin Powell warns President Barack Obama of expanding government too much in order to tackle a host of problems the country faces. "Keep it as small as p...
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Earlier this year, the unpopular president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, introduced a referendum as a first step toward drafting a new constitution. Opposition to the referendum was strong, with the Hon...
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Iraq takes a step toward sovereignty
Six years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the government of Iraq set aside Tuesday as a national holiday, celebrating "Sovereignty Day" as U.S. troops, on schedule, pulled out of all major Iraqi citi... -
Over the weekend, approximately 190,000 people made their way to Worthy Farm in western England to attend the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Attendees came to see performances at what is billed as "Europe...
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Earlier this week, NASA released an amazing photograph of an eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, taken by astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). Seeing that great photo promp...
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South Africa is currently hosting the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, an international soccer tournament held every four years. The Confederations Cup is regarded as a dress rehearsal for the 2010 FIFA...