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Jobless figures blunt hopes
July 3, 2009 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Mounting job losses rattled optimism Thursday that the economy is on track to grow later this year, showing that prospects for American workers are terrible – and still …
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Missing soldier complicates mission
July 3, 2009 on Page A1 KABUL, Afghanistan – The apparent capture of an American soldier by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, believed to be the first such case in nearly eight years of warfare, presents U.S. …
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Bush accepts invite to small-town Fourth
July 3, 2009 on Page A2 WOODWARD, Okla. – When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward invited George W. Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept. But he …
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California prints up IOUs
July 3, 2009 on Page A3 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Deep in debt and short on cash, California on Thursday churned out its first batch of IOUs in nearly two decades amid grumbles from bankers, growing public …
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Jackson death probe focusing on drugs
July 3, 2009 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Los Angeles Police Department’s request for federal drug agents to join the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death indicates that illegal activity may be suspected in the dispensing …
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Sanford didn’t misuse S.C. funds
July 3, 2009 on Page A3 Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state money to pay for trips to New York and South America to see his Argentine mistress, state …
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North Korea fires barrage of missiles
July 3, 2009 on Page A4 SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over …
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New Delhi court rules gay sex is not a crime
July 3, 2009 on Page A4 NEW DELHI – New Delhi’s gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling Thursday that decriminalizes homosexuality – a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for …
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Biden arrives in Iraq after troops pull back
July 3, 2009 on Page A4 BAGHDAD – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of …
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U.N. leader to seek Suu Kyi’s release
July 3, 2009 on Page A4 Yangon, Myanmar – Officials say the U.N. secretary-general has arrived in Myanmar for a two-day mission aimed at winning the release of jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ban …
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467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent
July 2, 2009 Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy.
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Marines to live among Afghans
July 2, 2009 on Page A1 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys today, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test …
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, 97, dies
July 2, 2009 on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. …
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SEC alerted to Madoff in ’04
July 2, 2009 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An investigator at the Securities and Exchange Commission warned superiors as far back as 2004 about irregularities at Bernard L. Madoff’s financial management firm, but she was told …
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