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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:01:25 GMT

South Carolina governor did not misuse state funds: official (Reuters)

Reuters - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over his affair with an Argentine woman, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:36:27 GMT

Honduras interim government says open to early election (Reuters)

Reuters - Honduras' interim government said on Thursday it was open to holding early elections to resolve the impasse over ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as the Organization of American States readied a mission to Honduras to push for his reinstatement.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:37:48 GMT

Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man (AP)

AP - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday. Read more...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:55:14 GMT

Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves (AP)

AP - Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press.

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:55:31 GMT

GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents (AP)

AP - A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination. Read more...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:51:55 GMT

Iran hardliners urge legal action against Mousavi (Reuters)

Reuters - Iranian hardliners pressed on Thursday for legal action against moderate leaders accused of inciting post-election turmoil that has dimmed Western hopes of engaging Tehran on its disputed nuclear program.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:32:34 GMT

U.S. Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan (Reuters)

Reuters - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:15 GMT

US Marines capture Afghan district in major offensive (AFP)

AFP - Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:51:22 GMT

VP Biden travels to Iraq to meet leaders, U.S. commanders (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to meet Iraqi leaders and U.S. military commanders just days after American troops withdrew from Iraqi towns and city centers.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:13:02 GMT

NKorea fires four short-range missiles (AFP)

AFP - North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:47:38 GMT

U.S. marshals seize Madoffs' $7 million NY apartment (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. marshals seized the luxury $7 million New York City penthouse apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth, officials said on Thursday. Read more...

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:33:13 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 22:43:34 GMT

California turns to "IOUs" amid budget impasse (Reuters)

Reuters - As California marked its second day of a new fiscal year without a budget agreement, the state government moved ahead on Thursday to issue billions of dollars in "IOUs" in order to avoid a cash crisis.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:34 GMT

Lawyer: Rowe deciding whether to seek custody (AP)

AP - Deborah Rowe, the ex-wife of Michael Jackson and the mother of two of his children, has not reached a final decision on whether to seek custody of the children, a lawyer said Thursday.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:43:42 GMT

Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War (AP)

AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:43:43 GMT

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 23:43:46 GMT

Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death (AP)

AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:04 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 23:44:07 GMT

French: Air France plane hit the sea belly first (AP)

AP - Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life jackets, French investigators said Thursday in their first report into the June 1 accident.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win (AP)

AP - Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. The Houston Astros — who once had the "Killer Bs" — beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at Petco Park.