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BaltimoreStar.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"We did it in Saddam's palace and I can think of nothing better. That S.O.B. is rolling over in his grave right now."
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
The vice president was presiding at a naturalization ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces in Iraq.

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Woods and Kim tied for lead at Congressional
Palin keeps low-profile after plan to resign
Little Sister Wins At Wimbledon
Serena beats sister Venus to win third Wimbledon title
Baltimore police make arrest in shooting of girl
Man uninjured after vehicle catches fire on I-70

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'Top PCB officials have no knowledge about sports management'
Qadir summoned by Pak NA committee to explain reason for his sudden resignation
Spice girl Skye Gyngell hots things up for summer
Health Officials Warn Against 'Swine Flu' Parties

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'Jackson kids don't think Debbie Rowe is their mother'
Debbie Rowe preparing to gain custody of Jackson kids
Surge in Jacko's music's post-death sales to benefit Dutch pension fund
McNair's Escalade involved in DUI arrest of 20-year-old woman this week

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Breaking News
Orioles on the verge of ... something
The Orioles have reached the mathematical halfway marker in this transitional 2009 season, and we've learned as much about ourselves as we have about this maddening team. We've learned that we...

Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
(AP Photo/Josh Anderson)Nashville police gather outside of an apartment where the body of Steve McNair was found in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron...

Steve McNair Found Fatally Shot
Former Baltimore Raves quarterback Steve McNair was fatally shot in the head in a Nashville condo complex, city police spokesman Don Aaron said early Saturday...

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International News
Police find powerful prescription in Jackson home
There has been renewed speculation about Michael Jackson’s death after a powerful anaesthetic was found in his...

Prescription drugs in public spotlight
Since Michael Jackson's death, prescription drugs have come under scrutiny throughout the...

Fears that Australian aborigines will succumb to flu
Swine flu cases in Australia have soared past the 4,500 mark, and authorities are worried about the health of the country’s indigenous...

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Business News
Asian pipeline to carry gas to Europe
The Nabucco pipeline, which will carry Central Asian gas to western Europe via Turkey and the Balkans, will soon pipe gas into the European Union...

Spanish bank becomes Venezuelan owned
The Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela has been taken over by the Venezuelan...

Garuda soon to return to Europe
The European Union’s Air Safety Committee has recommended that Garuda Indonesia should once be allowed to fly into European...

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    Saturday 85°F/29°C Partly Cloudy
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    Girls convey their anger, hostility through meanness
    New method to detect food borne pathogens
    Here's how Oprah, Miley, Britney, Paris, Macca, 'died' in hoax reports
    Coke, KFC's secret recipe 'myth' busted
    Aniston plans to open own restaurant
    Madge's foul language for tour promotion upsets Russian leaders

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    New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
    Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
    800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
    Satisfaction with Airlines Drops ... Again

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Having taken the Heathrow Express to Paddinton station (a 15 minute ride, with trains running every 15 minutes), I then took a...


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    Tornadoes spotted in Montgomery County
    Lee well placed in Maryland
    1 Of 2 Victims In Rockville Shooting Still Hospitalized
    Explosion Collapses Oregon Avenue Home
    D.C. Police Investigate 2 Fatal Shootings on Holiday