Janet Jackson Pays Tribute To Brother Michael At BET Awards
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'To you, Michael is a icon; to us, Michael is family,' Janet says before Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx perform 'I'll Be There.' By Shaheem Reid and Jem Aswad Clad all in white, a visibly distraught Janet remained strong as she fought back tears while addressing …
BET Awards: All the performances graded (and Janet Jackson's speech)Los Angeles Times
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New Honduran leader sets curfew
BBC News
Interim President Roberto Micheletti has imposed an overnight curfew in Honduras, hours after being sworn in. The Congress speaker took office after troops ousted elected leader Manuel Zelaya and flew him to Costa Rica. The removal of Mr Zelaya came …
Honduran President Is Ousted in CoupNew York Times
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Central American fms condemn military coup in HondurasXinhua
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Iran 'frees five' UK embassy staff
BBC News
Five of the local staff at the British embassy detained in Tehran have been released, Iranian officials say. Iran's media earlier said Iranian staff at the British mission were held over their alleged role in protests against disputed presidential …
Iran: British embassy detainees stirred unrestWashington Post
Arrests in Iran Raise Ire of U.K.Wall Street Journal
Iranian minister blames Britain, US for unrestCNN
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A celebration of gay pride in a difficult year
San Francisco Chronicle
(06-28) 18:23 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Carrying rainbow flags and "legalize gay" signs, legions of people packed downtown San Francisco on a hot Sunday to see the 39th installment of a parade that, all these years later, still combines steel-jawed outrage …
Chicago gay pride parade glows in its growing acceptanceChicago Tribune
Seattle joins nation with gay pride paradeSeattle Post Intelligencer
Memories of Stonewall are still aliveNew York Daily News
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All Obama, all the time: The president is getting overexposed
Seattle Post Intelligencer
If President Obama's job approval ratings begin to dip, the cause isn't likely to be disapproval of policies so much as the public getting exhausted at an overexposed presidency. Obama speaks two or three times a day, invites news …
Obama and the stone tabletsSan Francisco Chronicle
White House open to new tax on health benefitsWashington Post
Obama willing to be flexible on health care, adviser saysWashington Times
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South Carolina Politics Looks Past Affair to Its Effects on …
New York Times
Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, walking back toward his office with his aides after his news conference last week in the Statehouse in Columbia, SC By SHAILA DEWAN and JIM RUTENBERG COLUMBIA, SC — The future of Gov. Mark Sanford's political career …
In SC, Governor's Wife Is 'the Hero in This Story'Washington Post
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Some GOP lawmakers await Sanford resignationThe State
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Neighbors shocked by kidnapping case
Boston Globe
HANOVER - On most summer days, the Hanover Woods apartment complex buzzes with activity: Children ride bikes or play on swing sets as their parents watch from a distance. But the complex was quiet yesterday, a day after police arrested …
Girlfriend: Man In Rape Attempt 'Demented'Boston Channel.com
Prosecutor: Mass. girl escapes would-be rapistWashington Post
Hanover neighbors rattled by girl's abductionBoston Herald
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Doggone ugly! Unattractive Pleasanton pooch competes for World's …
San Jose Mercury News
The Chinese Crested dog "Elwood" appears at the 2007 World's Ugliest Dog Contest Friday, June 22, 2007, in Petaluma, Calif. Elwood, who weighs in at just 6 lbs and was rescued as the result of a New Jersey SPCA investigation, has won the title of …
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Assembly Democrats OK budget package
Los Angeles Times
Measure passes in a rare Sunday night session without GOP votes. A veto is expected. By Shane Goldmacher Reporting from Sacramento — Democratic leaders in the state Assembly, frustrated by the refusal of Republicans to support tax hikes to help …
California Democrats Try to Bypass Two-Thirds Rule Amid ImpasseBloomberg
Calif. lawmakers try again to close deficitSan Jose Mercury News
Governor adds new proposals in talks with DemsSan Francisco Chronicle
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Supreme Court to decide 3 final cases, say goodby to Justice Souter
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AP - June 29, 2009 3:33 AM ET Decisions are expected today in three final cases, including a closely watched discrimination lawsuit by white firefighters who say they have been denied promotions unfairly. A federal appeals court ruled that officials in …
Promotional Exam At Center Of Supreme Court CaseFireFighting News.com
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