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BaltimoreStar.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Pentagon confident radar can counter North Korea missile test
Tillman shines in Tides' win over Gwinnett
Jackson Fans Crash Ticket Web Site
City School Employee Charged With Stealing Payroll Checks
Veteran Baltimore Rabbi Stripped Of Title After Sex Conviction
Mother Sentenced In Assault On Son's Teacher

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'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'
Qadir summoned by Pak NA committee to explain reason for his sudden resignation
motor sports / Stewart on pole again due to rain
Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs

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'Jackson kids don't think Debbie Rowe is their mother'
Debbie Rowe preparing to gain custody of Jackson kids
Surge in Jacko's music's post-death sales to benefit Dutch pension fund
Loneliness Among Older People, Study

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Three Yankee Doodle Marylanders
Peter Angelos is taking a rare day off. Pam Shriver is leaving the television spotlight and making a dash from England to California to be with her three...

Gov. Sarah Palin leaving Alaska office
Sarah Palin chose a slow news day before a holiday to shake up the political world, saying she will step down as governor of Alaska but leaving open the question of her political future. "We've...

Eyeing stimulus money for Westport development
Vote Seven months after the Baltimore City Council gave the green light to borrowing $160 million for the planned Westport development, investors have shown no interest in the bonds, leading...

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International News
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Girls convey their anger, hostility through meanness
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    Aniston plans to open own restaurant
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    New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
    Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka
    800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
    AU ruling means Bashir can travel in Africa -Sudan

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Having taken the Heathrow Express to Paddinton station (a 15 minute ride, with trains running every 15 minutes), I then took a...


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    Girl, 5, still in critical condition from stray bullet wound
    Turnover fills Maryland school board with newcomers
    Hernandez delivers for Orioles in 6-4 victory over Angels
    Building on Historic Register gets new life
    SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast