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Colorado Company Offers Banana Coffins

AP   |  CATHERINE TSAI   |   July 3, 2009

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DENVER — Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in...

Shanghai Planning Own "Wall Street bull": Report

Reuters   |   July 4, 2009

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Wall Street may be down on its luck, but China's growing business hub, Shanghai, plans to install its own version of the Street's famed charging...

First Lady Summer Style: A Slideshow Retrospective

Huffington Post   |  Hilary Moss   |   July 4, 2009

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The first lady's garb is a great way to gauge what's hot for summer style. Michelle Obama often makes news with her warm-weather wear comprised...

College Stars Sue Over Likenesses In Video Games

New York Times   |  Katie Thomas   |   July 4, 2009

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One of the best parts about being the quarterback for Arizona State was the thrill that Sam Keller got whenever he played NCAA Football, the...

Joey Chestnut Wins Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest

AP   |   July 4, 2009

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(AP)-- Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase...

Pedro Espada: Man In Middle Of State Senate Stalemate

New York Magazine   |  Chris Smith   |   July 4, 2009

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Pedro Espada has been cast as the prime villain in the Albany mess--and he's giving an amazing performance in a role he loves. Politics more...

Murkowksi Blasts Palin: You Abandoned Our State

The Huffington Post   |  Nick Sabloff   |   July 4, 2009

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Alaska's Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski issued a surprisingly harsh statement late on Friday, ripping Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to leave office at the end of...

Obama Urges Health Care Advocacy Groups To Stop Attacking Moderate Dems

Washington Post   |  Ceci Connolly   |   July 4, 2009

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President Obama, strategizing yesterday with congressional leaders about health-care reform, complained that liberal advocacy groups ought to drop their attacks on Democratic lawmakers and devote...

New Museum's Next Generation Party (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post   |  Cara Parks   |   July 4, 2009

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The New Museum is currently hosting its "The Generational: Younger Than Jesus" exhibit, which features artists born after 1976. To accompany the show, the Museum...

Cancellara wins first Tour de France stage

AP   |  JAMEY KEATEN   |   July 4, 2009

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MONACO — Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on...

Palin Resignation Splits GOP

Politico   |  Jonathan Martin   |   July 4, 2009

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Even those who were less critical of her choice were taken aback by Palin's rambling, hard-to-follow news conference by the side of a lake outside...

Serena Williams Wins 3rd Wimbledon Title

AP   |  HOWARD FENDRICH   |   July 4, 2009

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WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the...

WaPo's Publisher Sold Her Paper's Editorial Integrity

New York Times   |  David Carr   |   July 4, 2009

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Katharine Weymouth, the relatively new publisher of The Washington Post, is a lawyer who worked for the company for 12 years and was educated at...

Madoff Hires Prison Consultant To Help Him Find Best Possible Jail

Fox News   |   July 4, 2009

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Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him to find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for...

Levi Johnston Planning On Writing Tell-All Book About The Palins

New York Post   |   July 4, 2009

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THE battle between Levi Johnston (above) and Sarah Palin isn't over yet. Johnston -- best known for impregnating the former vice-presidential candidate's daughter, Bristol --...

America's Most Troubled Luxury Neighborhoods

ABC News   |  STEPHANE FITCH and MATTHEW WOOLSEY   |   July 4, 2009

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Has the housing market scraped bottom? Not in some of the wealthier neighborhoods -- places like New York City's Greenwich Village, Santa Monica, Calif. and...

In Obama Success, Russia To Open Airspace To US For Afghan War

nytimes.com   |  PETER BAKER   |   July 4, 2009

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MOSCOW â€" The Russian government has agreed to let American troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan fly over Russian territory, officials on both sides said...

Honduras Pulls Out Of OAS, Refuses TO Restore Zelaya

AP   |  WILL WEISSERT and MARCOS ALEMAN   |   July 4, 2009

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras rebuffed demands by the international community to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and pulled out of the Organization of American States, thrusting...

Biden Calls Saddam An "S.O.B." While Celebrating July 4 With Troops

AP   |  KIM GAMEL   |   July 4, 2009

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BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after...

Biden Celebrates July 4th With US Troops In Iraq

AP   |  KIM GAMEL   |   July 4, 2009

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BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after...
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