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Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:03:19 GMT
| OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
(AP)
 AP - A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint — a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the impoverished Central American nation.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:00:05 GMT
| NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared
(AP)
 AP - North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:20:33 GMT
| FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge
(AP)
 AP - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall." Months later, he was caught hiding at the same farm where he had fled in 1959 after taking part in an attempt to kill the country's prime minister.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:31:23 GMT
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Venus, Serena make Wimbledon final again (AP)
Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage. So once again, the patriarch of the greatest sister act in tennis history is heading home to the United States before the Wimbledon final.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:14:35 PDT
| Mayfield misses Daytona entry deadline (AP)
Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend's race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:52:49 PDT
| Kim shoots record 62 at Congressional (AP)
Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning. Kim ran off eight birdies over his final 13 holes and set the course record at Congressional with an 8-under 62, giving him a two-shot lead over tournament host Tiger Woods and...
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:50 PDT
| Galaxy's Donovan: Beckham a bad teammate (AP)
David Beckham has become a bad teammate on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Landon Donovan. "All that we care about at a minimum is that he committed himself to us," Donovan was quoted as saying in an excerpt of Grant Wahl's "The Beckham Experiment," scheduled for publication July 14.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:21:47 PDT
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Bleak payrolls report mauls Wall St; volume thin
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks tumbled on Thursday, driving the S&P 500 down to its third-straight weekly loss, as a steeper-than-expected slide in June non-farm payrolls revived caution about economic recovery prospects.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:47:56 GMT
| U.S. job losses spike in June, dampen recovery hopes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. employers cut far more jobs than expected last month and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years, underscoring the likelihood of a long, slow recovery from recession.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:33:13 GMT
| J&J buys $1 billion Elan stake, gains Alzheimer's R&D
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $1 billion for an 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp , and will acquire a major stake in Elan's portfolio of experimental drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:40:02 GMT
| Earnings to set tone for stocks in week ahead
(Reuters)
 Reuters - With Wall Street stuck in a range since May, the start of second-quarter earnings season next week could prove to be a decisive factor for determining how much faith investors should have in an economic recovery.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:02:48 GMT
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Who makes bank at the White House
(The Yahoo! Newsroom)
 The Yahoo! Newsroom - In the spirit of transparency, the Obama Administration posted on its White House blog a detailed list of who makes what at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:20 GMT
| Judge tentatively acquits woman in MySpace case
(AP)
 AP - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:35:51 GMT
| SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair
(AP)
 AP - The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:14 GMT
| WaPo cancels lobbyist event
(Politico)
 Politico - Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive "salon" at her home where for as much as $250,000, the Post offered lobbyists and association executives off-the-record access to "those powerful few" — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and even the paper’s own reporters and editors.
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:04:00 GMT
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