Bomb blast kills 3 in Philippines
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Three people were killed and 37 injured after a bomb exploded Sunday morning in Cotabato City, Philippines, the military said.
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Archive for July 4th, 2009
Ex-Beatles, Rolling Stones manager Allen Klein dies
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Music manager Allen Klein, whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, died Saturday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his publicist said. Klein was 77.
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Former NFL QB Steve McNair found shot to death
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, at a Nashville, Tennessee, condominium, authorities said Saturday.
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Honduras suspended from OAS
Saturday, July 4th, 2009The Organization of American States suspended Honduras late Saturday because the nation’s new leaders refused to reinstate ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya.
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Rafsanjani doubts Iranians ’satisfied’ with election aftermath
Saturday, July 4th, 2009A former Iranian president who backed the top opposition leader in last month’s disputed elections has delivered strong and carefully worded support of the grass-roots protest movement, saying he doubts “any wakened consciousness would be satisfied with the resulting situation.”
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Iraqis want educational, scientific assistance, says VP Biden
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Iraqis “want us want us to be engaged with them in helping them realize their potential,” said Vice President Joe Biden after leaving Baghdad on Saturday.
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2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Two people were killed and three others were in critical condition Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina’s Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
Emergency OAS meeting held over Honduran coup
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Thousands of protesters demanding the return to power of ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya pushed through riot police at Tegucigalpa’s airport and surrounded the terminal Saturday, but there were no reports of violence.
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July Fourth marriage proposal in Statue of Liberty
Saturday, July 4th, 2009After huffing and puffing up 354 steps to the newly reopened Lady Liberty crown, Aaron Weisinger figured it was time to pop the question to his girlfriend Erica Breder.
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TEA Party activists rally at Capitol
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Instead of celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with barbecues and sparklers, about 2,000 small-government advocates, toting signs and chanting slogans, rallied outside the U.S. Capitol Saturday.
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