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  1. In this Oct. 12,1961, photo released by the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston, Secretary of Defense Robert S.McNamara views military demonstrations at Ft. Bragg, N.C. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as 'terribly wrong,' died Monday, Jult 6, 2009. He was 93. (AP Photo/Cecil Stoughton, White House via John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Boston)
    McNamara, defense chief during Vietnam War, dies AP - 13 minutes agoSent 789 times

    WASHINGTON - Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong," died Monday. He was 93.

  2. Liu Minggui who was beaten up by protesters recuperates at the Urumqi Friendship hospital in Urumqi, China, Monday, July 6 , 2009. Police sealed off streets in parts of the provincial capital, Urumqi, after discord between ethnic Muslim Uighur people and China's Han majority erupted into violence. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
    Ethnic riots spread in China's west; 156 killed AP - 1 hour, 40 minutes agoSent 613 times

    URUMQI, China - Riots and street battles killed at least 156 people in China's western Xinjiang province, state media said Tuesday, and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades. Officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

  3. Katherine Jackson, left, and an unidentified driver enter the Jackson family home, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in the Encino section of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
    Jackson's mother loses control of son's estate AP - 55 minutes agoSent 404 times

    LOS ANGELES - A judge said Monday that Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the pop singer's estate for now, rejecting a request from Jackson's mother to be put in charge or share control.

  4. Vistors exit the EPCOT theme park past the monorail station at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2009. The park's monorail transit system was shut down after two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
    Federal agency probes Disney World monorail death AP - 48 minutes agoSent 364 times

    ORLANDO, Fla. - A witness to the monorail accident that killed a train operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend described it as "a head-on collision" between two trains in a 911 call released Monday.

  5. Living Healthily on Less HealthDay - Sun Jul 5, 11:49 PM ETSent 328 times

    SATURDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Most people are cutting back in these tough economic times, trying to save more and make do with less. But can you cut back when it comes to your health?

  6. British actor Rupert Grint, seen here in February 2009, has spoken of his fears after contracting swine flu. Grint -- who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films -- said he initially thought he might die from the A(H1N1) virus.(AFP/DDP/File/Sebastian Willnow)
    Harry Potter actor tells of swine flu fear AFP - Mon Jul 6, 11:37 AM ETSent 262 times

    LONDON (AFP) - Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, spoke Monday of his fears after contracting swine flu, saying he initially thought he might die.

  7. U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev exchange documents before a joint press conference at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
    Obama, Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reduction AP - 2 hours, 52 minutes agoSent 239 times

    MOSCOW - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third, down to the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia accord, and counter what Obama called "a sense of drift" in the countries' relations.

  8. This undated picture made available by the British Library shows a reader examining a page from the earliest surviving Christian Bible.  The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Bible have been reunited — digitally. The library says the early Christian work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years. It became available Monday for perusal on the Web so scholars and others can get a closer look.  The library says the work will allow scholars to further study the 'unique treasure.'  The project united organizations from Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Egypt. Each possessed parts of the 1,600-year-old manuscript.  They worked together to publish new research into the history of the Codex and transcribed 650,000 words during a four-year period.  (AP Photo/The British Library)
    World's oldest Christian Bible digitized AP - 2 hours, 1 minute agoSent 174 times

    LONDON - The surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited — digitally.

  9. Revelers hold up a woman as they enjoy during the 'Chupinazo', the official opening of the 2009 San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2009. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
    Lean times at Pamplona for running of bulls AP - Mon Jul 6, 9:47 AM ETSent 164 times

    PAMPLONA, Spain - Daredevils sprinting with one-ton fighting bulls swallow an exhilarating cocktail of adrenalin and fear. Now, a new brand of jitters has set in at one of the world's great fiestas as businesses ponder the partypooping impact of economic woe.

  10. Bankruptcies low in states that don't seize wages AP - Mon Jul 6, 12:02 AM ETSent 132 times

    States that allow debt collectors to seize consumers' wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, an Associated Press analysis has found.

  11. John Sawers, the new head of Britain's spy agency, is pictured in this June 4, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdala
    British spy chief's cover blown on Facebook Reuters - Mon Jul 6, 8:23 AM ETSent 121 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - The wife of the new head of Britain's spy agency has posted pictures of her husband, family and friends on Internet networking site Facebook, details which could compromise security, a newspaper said on Sunday.

  12. A video frame grab shows former U.S. Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announcing that she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor in Wasilla, Alaska, July 3, 2009. REUTERS/KTUU-TV
    Rove 'perplexed' by Palin, Huckabee calls move 'risky' Politico - Sun Jul 5, 11:21 AM ETSent 110 times

    Former Bush adviser Karl Rove and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee both seemed to be scratching their heads over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign her office in an appearance along with Alaska Lt. Gov Sean Parnell on "Fox News Sunday."

  13. Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, speaks during a press conference at Comalapa's international airport, in El Salvador, in support of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya Sunday, July 5, 2009.  Zelaya arrived in El Salvador, via a short stop in Managua, after being kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by soldiers with military vehicles, some of them lined up against a crowd of thousands outside. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
    Honduras slides toward greater instability AP - Mon Jul 6, 10:27 AM ETSent 96 times

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' interim government closed its main airport to all flights on Monday after blocking the runway to prevent the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Clashes with his supporters caused the first death in a week of protests.

  14. FILE -- In a June 30, 2009, file photo General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson leaves bankruptcy court  in New York. A bankruptcy judge said late Sunday, July 5, 2009,  that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer/file)
    Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan, appeal looms AP - 2 hours, 1 minute agoSent 82 times

    NEW YORK - A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection.

  15. A Dodger Stadium worker holds a ticket for the Michael Jackson memorial is seen in Los Angeles, Monday, July 6, 2009. The memorial will be held on Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    Jackson to be buried Tuesday in LA: official AFP - Mon Jul 6, 12:32 PM ETSent 77 times

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Michael Jackson will be buried at a Los Angeles cemetery on Tuesday shortly before a gala tribute to the pop icon at an arena here, the city's acting mayor said.

  16. Pay Off Your Student Loan with Help from Uncle Sam U.S. News & World Report - Wed Jul 1, 4:08 PM ETSent 68 times

    Today could be a day of liberation for millions of college graduates who are struggling with college loan payments. Thanks to the federal government's new Income Based Repayment Plan, which takes effect today, many debtors can cut their payments on their federal student loans to less than 15 percent of their incomes.

  17. In this Monday, March 15, 2004 picture, Kline Cash looks over the buds on peach trees at Cash Farms in Cherokee County. Cash was killed on June 27, 2009 at his home in Cherokee County, S.C. Investigators are looking for a serial killer believed to have shot four people, including Cash, to death. (AP Photo/The Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Tim Kimzeya)
    SC police at NC shooting near serial killings AP - 30 minutes agoSent 63 times

    GASTONIA, N.C. - South Carolina authorities are on the scene of a fatal North Carolina shooting Monday, about 30 miles from a city terrorized by a serial killer blamed for five deaths.

  18. Minnesota's Democratic Senator-elect Al Franken, right, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill  Monday, July 6, 2009, in Washington.  The former Saturday Night Live performer and satirist offered no jokes, just a promise that he is 'ready get to work.' Franken is expected to be sworn in to the Senate on Tuesday.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Franken in Washington, says he's ready to work AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes agoSent 61 times

    WASHINGTON - Democrat Al Franken has arrived in Washington offering no jokes — just a promise that he is "ready to get to work."

  19. In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during during a ceremony to commemorate a revered Shiite saint, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, July 6, 2009. Iran's supreme leader warned Western governments on Monday of a 'negative impact' on relations due to what he called their meddling in Iran's post-election riots, state television reported. (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT
    Iran's opposition leader makes public appearance AP - 49 minutes agoSent 58 times

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi made his first public appearance in a week Monday, vowing to continue his campaign against a government that he said lacks legitimacy. But his comments suggested he is abandoning massive street protests after they were quashed by a tough crackdown.

  20. U.S. specialist Nikolas Kloberdanz of 2nd Platoon from the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, walks during a road clearance patrol in the mountains of Wardak province in Afghanistan July 4, 2009.   REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)
    Taliban confirms capture of US soldier AP - Mon Jul 6, 10:39 AM ETSent 55 times

    CAIRO - The Taliban confirmed on its Web site that it is holding an American soldier that the U.S. military had earlier described as possibly being in enemy hands.

  21. A child passes a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Sunday, July 5, 2009. The venue is the planned location for late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service scheduled for Tuesday, July 7.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    Debbie Rowe confirmed to attend Jackson memorial AP - Mon Jul 6, 11:46 AM ETSent 55 times

    LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service.

  22. Harry Potter Star Recovering From Swine Flu(E! Online)
    Harry Potter Star Recovering From Swine Flu E! Online - Sun Jul 5, 10:51 PM ETSent 53 times

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Not all the magic in Hogwarts could save Rupert Grint from catching the dreaded swine flu.

  23. Tix to Jackson memorial being sold for thousands AP - Mon Jul 6, 12:10 PM ETSent 52 times

    NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's concerts always were difficult to get tickets to, but that's nothing compared to the pop star's memorial service.

  24. FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blows a kiss to supporters after speaking at a rally at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Kissimmee, Fla. A day after abruptly announcing she would soon give up her job as governor, Palin on Saturday July 4, 2009 indicated on a social networking site that she would take on a larger, national role, citing a 'higher calling' to unite the country along conservative lines. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool, File)
    Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin' on job AP - Mon Jul 6, 5:52 AM ETSent 48 times

    JUNEAU, Alaska - As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered few hints at her political future, except to say she'd gone fishing.