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Venezuelan official: Radio licenses to be revoked
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7.3.2009 : 6:07 pm
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- The head of Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency said Friday that 240 radio stations will have their licenses revoked for failing to update their registrations with the government.
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LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial
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7.3.2009 : 6:01 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public.
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Kwan returning to ice for August show
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7.3.2009 : 6:01 pm
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009 in Seoul, South Korea, in August.
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Essence Fest celebrates black music, culture
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7.3.2009 : 5:43 pm
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NEW ORLEANS -- Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night.
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Cards hit air at World Series of Poker main event
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7.3.2009 : 5:32 pm
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LAS VEGAS -- Cardplayers, celebrities and amateurs with deep pockets are back in Las Vegas and hoping for a handsome score as the World Series of Poker main event begins.
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Andy Murray fails to reach 1st Wimbledon final
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7.3.2009 : 5:31 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- With an often boisterous crowd fully behind him, it was the man in front of Andy Murray that kept the third-ranked Scot from becoming the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final in 71 years.
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Hunter-Reay stoic in spite of it all
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7.3.2009 : 4:55 pm
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- A year ago, Ryan Hunter-Reay left Watkins Glen International brimming with confidence after a surprising IndyCar victory.
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Madonna to pay tribute to Jackson in concert
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7.3.2009 : 4:14 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback.
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4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.
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7.3.2009 : 3:58 pm
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JACKSON, Miss. -- Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble.
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Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home
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7.3.2009 : 3:55 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.
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SC residents mixed over fate of cheating gov
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7.3.2009 : 3:31 pm
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office.
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Will or trust? Understanding the differences
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7.3.2009 : 1:26 pm
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NEW YORK -- One of the big mysteries in the chaotic days following Michael Jackson's death was whether he left behind a will.
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South Africa holds Jackson moonwalk tribute
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7.3.2009 : 1:15 pm
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JOHANNESBURG -- Several hundred South Africans gathered on Friday for a moonwalking tribute to the King of Pop that reflected the diversity of the rainbow nation.
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Obama tells Russia's Putin the Cold War is history
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7.3.2009 : 12:17 pm
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit.
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Rare bust of George Washington to be auctioned
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7.3.2009 : 9:48 am
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LONDON -- Art lovers looking for a way to mark U.S. Independence Day may want to consider a rare bust of George Washington being auctioned by Sotheby's in London.
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Trainer banned, fined after Queen's horse is doped
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7.3.2009 : 8:55 am
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LONDON -- A trainer has been fined and banned three months from entering horses after one of Queen Elizabeth II's racehorses failed a doping test.
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Czech film fest opens with Milos Forman premiere
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7.3.2009 : 8:13 am
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PRAGUE, -- The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.
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Producer Quincy Jones says Jackson's death surreal
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7.3.2009 : 8:00 am
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LONDON -- Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process.
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Obituaries in the news
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7.3.2009 : 7:18 am
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Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, died Thursday. He was 91.
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Japan's royal couple head to Canada, Hawaii
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7.3.2009 : 6:22 am
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TOKYO -- Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but they won't be going to Pearl Harbor.
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Imelda Marcos sure she'll beat corruption charges
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7.3.2009 : 3:22 am
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MANILA, Philippines -- She glided down a red carpet with a bouquet of roses, trailed by tuxedo-wearing violin and flute players who rendered her favorite love song. She blew out the candles on her 80th birthday cake amid glittering confetti and fireworks.
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Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak
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7.2.2009 : 10:59 pm
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WASHINGTON -- 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.
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NorCal students get X-rated version of class DVD
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7.2.2009 : 10:45 pm
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ELK GROVE, Calif. -- A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.
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Prosecutors: Flirty juror no reason for new trial
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7.2.2009 : 10:19 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting seven women and teenage girls should not be granted a new trial even though a juror flirted over the phone with the defendant's sister, prosecutors argued Thursday.
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Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death
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7.2.2009 : 10:07 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- 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.
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AEG chief: Rehearsal footage may become motion pic
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7.2.2009 : 10:05 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- A 30-second snippet of Michael Jackson rehearsing two days before his death was released Thursday, part of more than 100 hours of footage that could be turned into live albums, a movie and a pay-per-view special, the promoter said.
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Tributes to Jackson spring up in unlikely locales
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7.2.2009 : 9:36 pm
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PITTSBURGH -- More than 100 people have been clapping, dancing and singing along with Michael Jackson's hits at a Pittsburgh funeral home, one of many such memorial services held around the country.
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AEG boss says Jackson insurance covers overdose
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7.2.2009 : 9:33 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Concert promoter AEG Live's chief executive said Thursday that insurance will help cover any losses on the now-canceled Michael Jackson concert series if the pop star died accidentally — including of a drug overdose — but not if he died of natural causes.
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Calif. attorney general joins Jackson probe
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7.2.2009 : 8:46 pm
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SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown says his office is helping Los Angeles police investigate the possible involvement of prescription drugs in Michael Jackson's death.
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LA judge postpones Gerard Butler's arraignment
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7.2.2009 : 8:23 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- Arraignment has been postponed for "300" actor Gerard Butler, who's been charged in Los Angeles with misdemeanor battery for a scuffle with a paparazzo.
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Jackson portrait displayed in NYC car showroom
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7.2.2009 : 8:09 pm
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NEW YORK -- A rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson is on display inside a New York City showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities.
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Neverland just a shell without Jackson
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7.2.2009 : 8:04 pm
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LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- The gates to Michael Jackson's fabled Neverland Ranch swung open Thursday to reveal a shell of the fantasyland the boy-man had created in his heyday.
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Inquiry reopened in discovery of poet's remains
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7.2.2009 : 7:47 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Any doubt that remains found in the Utah wilderness were those of Everett Ruess, a legendary wanderer of the 1930s, seemed to be erased by a battery of forensic and genetic tests a few months ago.
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Former Nirvana bassist is small-town politico
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7.2.2009 : 7:31 pm
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- It's been a busy year for former Nirvana bassist turned politico Krist Novoselic (noh-voh-SEL'-ich).
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Expert: Asphyxia likely killed actor Carradine
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7.2.2009 : 7:27 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- The private pathologist who conducted a second autopsy on David Carradine's body said Friday that Thai authorities have determined the actor died of asphyxia and so far, he agrees.
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James Frey writing teen science fiction novels
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7.2.2009 : 6:44 pm
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NEW YORK -- James Frey (FRY) is writing for young people, and Hollywood has signed on.
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Shakira says after album's birth, she wants babies
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7.2.2009 : 6:05 pm
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BOGOTA -- Colombian pop star Shakira says after her latest album is born she plans to undertake a new labor: multiple children.
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Post says publishers' conference won't be held
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7.2.2009 : 5:29 pm
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NEW YORK -- The Washington Post asked lobbyists and business leaders to pay $25,000 to attend a dinner discussion with government officials and journalists at the home of its publisher, and then canceled the event after the invitations became public.
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Wife of actor Gary Coleman arrested in Utah
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7.2.2009 : 5:27 pm
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SANTAQUIN, Utah -- Police say the wife of actor Gary Coleman was booked into jail after an argument at the couple's Utah County home.
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Dance Gal Dance wins Wandering Cloud Stakes
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7.2.2009 : 5:25 pm
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NEW YORK -- Dance Gal Dance shook off early pressure Thursday, pulling clear in midstretch for a 4ΒΌ-length victory in the $67,450 Wandering Cloud Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park.
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CW's 'Gossip Girl' recruits Hilary Duff
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7.2.2009 : 5:08 pm
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NEW YORK -- Hilary Duff is joining the cast of "Gossip Girl" — but not on a regular basis.
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Report: Jackson's ex to seek custody of older kids
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7.2.2009 : 4:27 pm
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LOS ANGELES -- A TV station says the mother of Michael Jackson's two eldest children wants custody of them.
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After Minn. test run, Kushner looks to Broadway
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7.2.2009 : 4:05 pm
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MINNEAPOLIS -- With a sometimes bumpy Minneapolis test debut for his new family drama out of the way, playwright Tony Kushner is setting his sights on getting the play to Broadway by the end of the year.
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Holmes to perform on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
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7.2.2009 : 3:45 pm
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NEW YORK -- So Katie Holmes thinks she can dance — and in few weeks, she'll display her moves before a discriminating audience.
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Actress Anna Karen Morrow dies at 94
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7.2.2009 : 3:40 pm
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ENCINO, Calif. -- Anna Karen Morrow, an actress who had a regular role on the prime-time soap opera "Peyton Place" and also appeared on Broadway, in films and on numerous other television shows, has died. She was 94.
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Obama says he grew up listening to Michael Jackson
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7.2.2009 : 3:33 pm
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WASHINGTON -- The King of Pop had a fan in the White House.
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Immigrant high school student endures detainment
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7.2.2009 : 3:06 pm
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TRENTON, N.J. -- He was born on the Fourth of July, an irony he would only appreciate later, during the dark period of his life, when liberty and freedom became far more than mere words in his high school history book.
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AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage
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7.2.2009 : 2:52 pm
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NEW YORK -- The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters in London.
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Andy vs. Andy: Roddick faces Murray at Wimbledon
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7.2.2009 : 2:38 pm
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WIMBLEDON, England -- The current edition of Wimbledon is the 23rd Grand Slam tournament since Andy Roddick won his lone major championship at the 2003 U.S. Open.
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Possible Michelangelo self-portrait revealed
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7.2.2009 : 2:20 pm
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VATICAN CITY -- The restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Vatican's Pauline Chapel may have produced a special prize — a previously unknown self-portrait of the artist.
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TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV
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7.2.2009 : 1:42 pm
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NEW YORK -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday.
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Appalachian State, Wofford each on TV 3 times
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7.2.2009 : 1:41 pm
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Defending Southern Conference champion Appalachian State will make three TV appearances on the league's football telecast schedule this fall.
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Geller, ex-bodyguard tell of Jackson drug abuse
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7.2.2009 : 1:12 pm
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LONDON -- Two of Michael Jackson's former confidantes, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt Fiddes, say they tried in vain to keep the pop superstar from abusing painkillers and other prescription drugs suspected of leading to his death — but others in the singer's circle kept the supplies flowing.
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Essence Fest to celebrate black music in La.
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7.2.2009 : 1:09 pm
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NEW ORLEANS -- The celebration of black music and culture at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans will provide comfort to artists and fans alike after a tough week following Michael Jackson's death.
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Jermaine Jackson: 'I wish it was me'
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7.2.2009 : 12:47 pm
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NEW YORK -- Jermaine Jackson says he would like to see Neverland Ranch as his brother Michael's final resting place.
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