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Federal agents to join probe into Jackson's death

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:46
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The investigation into Michael Jackson's death deepened late Wednesday with word that federal authorities will step in to help local police take a look at Jackson's doctors and his medications....
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Major military operation under way in Afghanistan

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:45
NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops poured into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armor and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country....
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New Dem health plan has public option, lower cost

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:29
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats on a key Senate Committee outlined a revised and far less costly health care plan Wednesday night that includes a government-run insurance option and an annual fee on employers who do not offer coverage to their workers....
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June jobless rate seen rising to 9.6 percent

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:23
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Out-of-work with no place to land, the legions of America's unemployed are growing....
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Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:14
Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed....
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Hossa's long deal with Hawks tops busy NHL day

AP Top News - Thu, 2009/07/02 - 00:00
Just when the slowing global economy figured to put a crimp in spending for NHL free agents, Marian Hossa hit the open market again....
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Young: ESPN franchise rankings way off - AZ Central.com

Google - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 23:38

Young: ESPN franchise rankings way off
AZ Central.com
The rankings seek to rate the 122 major pro sports franchises in eight categories from "bang for the buck" to "stadium ...
UOP Stadium outranks Chase Field in fan surveyTriangle Business Journal

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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 22:36
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97....
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'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 22:21
NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died - music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come....
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AP: Ex-Edwards aide appears at federal courthouse

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 22:00
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss....
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Teen clung to Comoros plane wreckage for 13 hours

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 21:33
MORONI, Comoros (AP) -- The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone Wednesday, asking for little - except for a chance to see her mother....
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SC gov's revelations befuddle residents, lawmakers

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 19:31
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina residents - and the simply curious around the world - have watched Gov. Mark Sanford's lovelorn saga unfold, the central character spewing an odd script that would seem more appropriate for a soap opera than state government....
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Major military operation under way in Afghanistan

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 19:17
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Marines and Afghan security forces moved into Taliban-infested villages Wednesday evening in one of the Obama administration's first major military operations in the previously forgotten war in Afghanistan....
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Emotion, few details, in Obama's health care pitch

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 19:08
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. Fighting back tears, Debby Smith, 53, told Obama of her kidney cancer and her inability to obtain health insurance or hold a job....
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Officials: Escaped pet python strangled Fla. child

AP Top News - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 19:07
OXFORD, Fla. (AP) -- A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said....
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Pizza Patron Expanding Quick-Serve Pizza Concept

QSR Magazine - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 18:56
Second San Antonio location includes drive-thru and pick-up window, walk-up window, and retail-styled lobby.

New Study Supports Cottonseed Oil

QSR Magazine - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 18:56
Texas Woman's University study shows cottonseed oil boosts vitamin E intake without affecting fat intake.

Green Restaurant Association Endorses Oil Recycler

QSR Magazine - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 18:56
Vegawatt uses vegetable oil waste to create electricity and hot water.

NRA's Restaurant Activity Index Falls in May

QSR Magazine - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 18:56
Restaurant Performance Index declined for first time in five months.

Taco Del Mar Using Alaska Pollock for Promo

QSR Magazine - Wed, 2009/07/01 - 18:56
For a limited time, specialty fish will be featured in fish tacos.