Los Angeles Times

O'Neal leads mourners at Farrah Fawcett funeralReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ryan O'Neal led friends and family in a private funeral service on Tuesday for actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week aged 62 after a long and public battle with cancer. O'Neal, the long-time companion …Farrah Fawcett being remembered at LA funeralThe […]

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ABC News

Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular PainkillersNew York TimesADELPHI, Md. — A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver. …FDA Panel For Eliminating Some Acetaminophen ProductsCNNMoney.comFDA Advisers Urge Smaller […]

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Washington Post

Franken will have to prove himself againmsnbc.comWASHINGTON - Al Franken and I have been friends for more than 20 years, but I admit I wasn't sure he could do what was required to be where he is now: a soon-to-be-seated US senator. Long before his memorable campaign in Minnesota, …Turns out this won't be […]

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Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq steps into precarious but sovereign unknownReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq takes a major step toward reasserting its sovereignty on Tuesday when US combat troops hand urban areas over to its relatively untested police and soldiers. Will the end of one aspect of the "surge" strategy …Revelry in streets as US withdraws from Iraqi citiesSeattle TimesUS […]

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Malaysia Star

Yemen plane crashes off Comoros with 153 on boardguardian.co.ukAP foreign, Tuesday June 30 2009 Associated Press Writer= SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — A passenger jet from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday en route to the island nation of Comoros, a Yemeni aviation official said. …Yemen: Comoros-bound plane […]

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BBC News

Two Presidents Locked in a Fight for International SupportWall Street JournalBy JOSé DE CÓRDOBA Hondurans awoke Monday in a country with two presidents. One, adjusting to his second day of exile, is still recognized by countries around the world. The other, who enjoys the strong backing of all of Honduras's major …International support grows […]

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FOXNews

Firefighters 'Vindicated' by Supreme Court RulingFOXNewsA Supreme Court ruling that a group of white firefighters were unfairly discriminated against has quickly turned into a political football — since the opinion reverses a decision high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor had endorsed in the lower court. …Ruling May Not Derail NomineeWashington PostRuling in firefighters case fuels critics […]

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Telegraph.co.uk

U.S. treads carefully in Honduras crisisLos Angeles TimesA US effort to forestall a military takeover failed, and it is now focused on encouraging a political solution. But it doesn't threaten sanctions and won't say whether it regards events as a coup. By Paul Richter Reporting from Washington — After …Obama says coup in Honduras is […]

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ABC News

Ruling May Not Derail NomineeWashington PostThe Supreme Court's rejection of a decision against white firefighters endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor gives Republicans a renewed chance to attack her speeches and writings but is not expected to imperil her …Ruling in firefighters case fuels critics of SotomayorLos Angeles TimesHigh court backs white firefighters in race […]

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BBC News

Ruth Madoff says she feels 'betrayed and confused'The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — She's been hounded by news photographers, vilified by former clients of her husband and ostracized in high society. She's also kept quiet for months — until Monday. Ruth Madoff — memorably christened "The Loneliest Woman in New York" in …Madoff Sentenced […]

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