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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 (POO'-tihn) and his hand-picked successor understand that ...
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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 updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. Of those, the ...
Read moreAt least 642 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says - Minneapolis Star Tribune
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' Supreme Court has rejected an ultimatum to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. Court spokesman Danilo Izaguirre says the head of the Organization of American States asked the president of the court to reinstate Zelaya, but he said no. Izaguirre said ...
Read moreHonduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president - Philadelphia Inquirer
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. It's an anesthetic widely used to put patients to sleep and it ...
Read morePowerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home - KGAN.com
Tickets for Tuesday's Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be free, and those wishing to attend can register now on the offical website for a chance to attend the service. A total of 17,500 tickets will be available for the 10 a.m. event, but only 11 ...
Read moreDetails released on attending Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Quick hits: Jeff Gordon tops the all-time win list among active drivers at Daytona with six Cup victories. ... Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth is seeking to become the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982 to sweep both Daytona events in a single season. ... Chevrolet won eight straight Daytona ...
Read moreFrance defends NASCAR's drug policy - USA Today
MONROE, Mich. - The U.S. Coast Guard and others are searching Lake Erie for four fishermen whose 19-foot boat set sail a day earlier. The men, who are between 52 and 75 years old, left Sterling Park in Monroe at 8 a.m. Thursday. A family member notified the Coast Guard around 10 p.m. Thursday when ...
Read moreUS Coast Guard, Canada search Lake Erie for 4 Michigan missing fishermen - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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 $66.57 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York ...
Read moreOil hovers above $66 after weak jobs data - Baton Rouge Advocate
CANCUN, Mexico—As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's ...
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