US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:36:09 GMT
AP - It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.
Jesse Helms: a polarizer, not a compromiser
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:33:43 GMT
AP - "Compromise, hell!" Jesse Helms screamed in a 1959 editorial that captured what would become the legacy of his Senate career and his place in the conservative movement.
Video shows hostages rejoicing at moment of rescue
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:53:20 GMT
AP - Video recorded during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free.
Wind keeps California fires raging on 2 fronts
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:33:49 GMT
AP - A pair of out-of-control wildfires roared along California's central coast Friday, chewing through opposite ends of a parched forest and threatening a total of more than 4,500 homes.
Statue of Liberty's crown may reopen to public
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:10:26 GMT
AP - The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on July Fourth.
Auction house seeks to sell Rosa Parks collection
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:09:22 GMT
AP - Arlan Ettinger will never forget the response he got when he took one of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' hats to a meeting at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Prado says 'Colossus' is not the work of Goya
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:37:59 GMT
AP - For years Spain's famed Prado museum had its suspicions about one of its most prized Goyas. Now the museum says it is certain the painting is not by the 18th-century master.
Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:30:48 GMT
AP - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.
Winehouse sings in Spain, glass of wine in hand
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:29:43 GMT
AP - Soul diva Amy Winehouse sipped from a glass of red wine and looked a bit unsteady on her feet as she appeared in front of a large audience at the Rock in Rio music festival southeast of Madrid on Friday.
On the fence: Youkilis triples off top of wall
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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:41:32 GMT
AP - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win.
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