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  1. Palin Calls It Quits

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:58 pm MDT

    Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces she's quitting effective the end of the month | VIDEO | PHOTOS | FULL COVERAGE
    • Palin Vanity Fair Article Reignites Feud
    • Palin's Resignation Has Many Asking, What Next?
    • PHOTOS: Palin's Most Controversial Moments

  2. 'Options' If North Korea Targets U.S.

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:58 pm MDT



  3. Obama Dodging Dad's Homeland

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:58 pm MDT

    President says African trip won't include stop in father's Kenyan homeland because country far from democracy

  4. Madonna to Pay Tribute to M.J. at His Comeback Arena

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:56 pm MDT

    Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.

  5. Analysis: Palin Was Fed Up

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:53 pm MDT

    Alaska Governor Struggled With an Inhospitably Post-Campaign Environment


  6. Most Dangerous Job In The World?

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:44 pm MDT

    Movie Seeks to put a Human Face on Unit that Dismantles IEDs


  7. Sarah Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm MDT

    At Hastily Convened Press Conference Says She Will Not Run for 2nd Term, Mum On Future Plans


  8. Sarah Palin To Resign As Alaska Governor

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm MDT

    At Hastily Convened Press Conference Says She Will Not Run for 2nd Term, Mum On Future Plans


  9. Is Palin Eyeing 2012 Presidential Run?

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm MDT

    Alaska Governor Makes Surprise Announcement that She Is Resigning from Office


  10. Is Palin Eyeing 2012 Presidential Run?

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm MDT

    Alaska Governor Makes Surprise Announcement that She Is Resigning from Office


  11. Palin to resign as Alaska governor

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:15 pm MDT

    July 3: Sarah Palin announced Friday that she won't be seeking re-election as Alaska's governor, and that she's leaving office with over a year and a half remaining in her term. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.  (Nightly News)Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government.




  12. Small Plane Crashes in Iowa, Killing 1

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:52 pm MDT

    Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Corey says the plane went down just after 1:30 p.m. Friday near Latimer in Franklin County.

  13. 3 kids among 6 killed in London high-rise fire

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:45 pm MDT

    Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said. Sixteen people were injured.


  14. Prison Guards Nab Cell Phone on Pigeon

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:45 pm MDT

    Officials believe incident was an attempt to smuggle phone into prison.




  15. Federer, Roddick to Meet for Third Time at Wimbledon Final

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:41 pm MDT

    Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.

  16. Palin Stepping Down: 'I Know When It's Time to Pass the Ball'

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:31 pm MDT

    There's speculation Palin has her eye on the 2012 presidential race, but it's unclear why she's resigning before her gubernatorial term ends in 2010. "All I can ask is you'll trust me: It's not more politics as usual," she says.




  17. Settled: Elephants Can Out-Eat People

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:27 pm MDT

    Elephant trio downs 505 hot dog buns in six minutes at Brooklyn's Coney Island.




  18. Texas Officials Hunt for Serial Palm Tree Arsonist

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:24 pm MDT

    Officials in Texas are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months.

  19. Health tech may have exposed many to hepatitis

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:18 pm MDT

    A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.


  20. Navy: Sailor slain on sentry duty in California

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:17 pm MDT

    A sailor found dead earlier this week at California's Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said.


  21. 500M Hits for Jackson Memorial Tix

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 pm MDT

    Fans May Register Online for Random Drawing of 17,500 Free Tickets; Family Announces Worldwide Streaming Video of Event


  22. Palin quitting early as Alaska governor

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:57 pm MDT

    Sarah Palin said today that she will step down as Alaska's governor by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. Palin, a Republican, was elected governor in 2006. She was tapped as Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate last year.


  23. Billy Mays Laid to Rest: Mourned as Great Pitchman, 'Even Better Man'

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:55 pm MDT

    Ubiquitous pitchman mourned at Pittsburgh-area funeral.




  24. Federer-Roddick III for Wimbledon Title

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:48 pm MDT

    Pair to meet in final for third time in six years. Federer seeks 15th Slam win.




  25. Iran Ups Ante: May Try Embassy Brits

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:44 pm MDT

    Top Iran cleric accuses British Embassy staffers of fueling protests.




  26. Jackson memorial tickets available in lottery

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:05 pm MDT

    Fans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said. People who don't have one of the 17,500 free tickets to be handed out should stay away and watch on TV, officials said.


  27. WATCH: Jackson's Ex-Wife and Her Horses

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm MDT




  28. Serial Killer on the Loose: Four Dead in SC

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:43 pm MDT

    State Sen. Peeler says residents have "their guard up and their gun handy."




  29. Liberty's Crown Reopens for July 4

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:20 pm MDT

    First time since 9/11, visitors to be allowed in statue's crown on July 4.




  30. Ed Sec Pushes Charter School Debate

    → ABC News: ABCNews | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:19 pm MDT

    With stimulus money on the line, states urged to embrace the charter movement.




  31. U.S. Company Sells Coffins Made of Banana

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:01 pm MDT

    Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. One American company is selling caskets made of banana sheaves.

  32. Source: Powerful Sedative Propofol Found at Michael Jackson'

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:07 pm MDT

    Given intravenously, Propofol is used for inducing general anesthesia in the operating room, and for heavy sedation of patients who are intubated in the intensive care unit

  33. 'Incorruptible' Commandos Sign of Hope in Afghanistan

    → FOXNews.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:53 pm MDT

    Better equipped, better trained, better paid and reputedly incorruptible, the Afghan Commando is meant to be everything the Afghan National Army is not. Competition to join is grueling, and the reward is battle against deadly insurgent forces.

  34. Sanford spends holiday with wife, kids

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:36 pm MDT

    South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left the Governor's Mansion on Friday to visit with his family in Florida, his office said.


  35. Funeral for Billy Mays draws hundreds

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:58 am MDT

    Pallbearers carry the coffin of the television pitchman Billy Mays from the church where the funeral mass was held in Mays' hometown, in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks, Pa., on Friday.Television product pitchman Billy Mays is remembered as a pop culture icon at his funeral near Pittsburgh.




  36. Cops hunt serial killer after 4 shootings

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am MDT

    Authorities in South Carolina are looking for a serial killer they believe has shot four people to death within 10 miles of each other over the past six days.

  37. Toxic air sickened flight attendant, suit says

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:31 am MDT

    The last time Terry Williams can remember being headache-free was in December. A chronic migraine has plagued her ever since. So have balance and vision problems, a tremor in her left arm, a prickly sensation in her feet and a loss of childhood memories.


  38. High-ranking British soldier dies in Afghanistan

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am MDT

    The commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.


  39. Cheney discussed inquiries into CIA leak

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:23 am MDT

    Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing.

  40. Cop nabs robber minutes after graduating

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:54 am MDT

    Officer Dariel Firpo, 23, has been praised after arresting an alleged mugger in what may be the "fastest police action upon graduation" in NYPD history.One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.




  41. Ruling disappoints MySpace victim’s mom

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:28 am MDT

    July 3: Tina Meier, whose 13-year-old daughter Megan committed suicide after being taunted online, tells TODAY’s Natalie Morales that she is disappointed that neighbor Lori Drew won’t be going to jail but will continue her work to spotlight the dangers of cyber-bullying. (Today Show)Tina Meier had hoped to see her neighbor and former friend, Lori Drew, go to prison for her role in the online hoax that caused Meier's 13-year-old daughter, Megan, to end her life. But even though a judge is throwing out Drew's conviction, Meier believes Drew didn't get away with anything.




  42. Zakaria: Iran is a 'naked dictatorship'

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:09 am MDT

    Three leading Iranian reformists who have rejected the results of last month's election questioned the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government Wednesday.


  43. Drug raids reveal 'sobering' mass of arms

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:07 am MDT

    Federal agents busted a drug-trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico in Washington state and carried unusually powerful weaponry.

  44. 4th of July -- not just for America anymore

    → CNN.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:41 am MDT

    Hot dogs? Check. Fireworks? Check. Big Ben? Wait a minute...


  45. Marines Push Deeper into S. Afghan Towns

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:30 am MDT

    One Marine Killed, Several Injured in Helmand Province Operation; Little Resistance from Taliban Reported


  46. Johnny comes marching home — to no job

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:55 am MDT

    National Guardsmen are coming home from Iraq to face a new enemy – a swooning economy that has landed like a KO’d heavyweight on the canvas of their home towns.

  47. July 4 fireworks shows go up in smoke

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:49 am MDT

    July 3: With tight local budgets, cities and towns are cutting back on fireworks shows. NBC’s Ron Mott reports.  (Nightly News)With the recession eating away at state and local budgets everywhere, it will be a silent Fourth of July across the country for many communities that have canceled their annual fireworks shows.




  48. Hate crime probe in gay sailor's death?

    → msnbc.com: U.S. news | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:58 am MDT

    The chairman the House Veterans Affairs Committee is calling for a Defense Department and Marine Corps probe to see if the killing of a gay sailor at Camp Pendleton was a hate crime.

  49. S.C. Serial Killer Blamed in 4 Deaths

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:30 am MDT

    Manhunt on for Suspect In 6-Day Murder Spree; Police Say No Evidence Killer Knew His Victims


  50. Powerful Sedative Found in Jackson's Home

    → Breaking News: CBS News | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:00 am MDT

    Anesthetic Used in Operating Rooms to Induce Unconsciousness Discovered at Singer's Residence, Police Said




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