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FloridaStatesman.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Edition 185/2009
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Russia OKs U.S. Arms Shipments
Serial Killer Has Rural S.C. Town on Edge
7 Months of Detention, and High School Immigrant Still Shines
Florida Officer Charged In Escape Attempt
Powerful Sedative Found at Jackson Home

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Road rage leads to shooting outside Palms of Pasadena Hospital
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Stewart on pole after rain washes out qualifying
Federer vs. Roddick in final

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'New York' gets good press in US
Do social networks influence fashion trends among friends
Tom Cruise buys daughter Suri 'kangaroo' in Melbourne

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Rahman, Danny Boyle invited to become Oscar voters
Kissing scenes don't make Daniel Radcliffe nervous anymore
Genetic region linked with rare ability to recognize, name musical notes identified

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(L-R) Waite Willis P.hD., Professor of Religion and Chair of the Humanities Division at FSC, with his mother Evelyn Willis in the Evelyn and Warren Willis Garden of Meditation on the campus of...

Iranian Cleric Says British Embassy Staff to Be Tried
A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations...

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New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
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Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

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    Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
    Details released on Michael Jackson memorial
    US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive
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    Young leads Silver Stars over Sky
    Canada edges Jamaica in opener
    Moss and Vazquez lead Pirates over Marlins
    Hunter, Rangers beat Rays 3-1
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    Robotic 'Obama' debuts at Disney
    Are Race Fans Stimulating Local Economy
    Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
    Shooting Spills Into Parking Lot Of Pinellas Hospital
    Central Fla. Fourth Of July Events

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