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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/154063713fe5da1f/ en-us Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:19:39 -0400 30 Indian tourists now outspend Americans in Britain The number of Indian tourists to Britain has grown by 170 percent since 1993, and they are outspending American visitors, a report said Saturday. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378823/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:01:45 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378823/cs/1/ Bengali mega-show casts spell on Toronto The heart of Toronto city turned into a mini-Bengal as more than 50,000 Bengalis from North America and India descended on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to join in what has been billed as the biggest Bengali cultural show outside West Bengal. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378669/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:00:53 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378669/cs/1/ American elderly suffer from high gasoline price impact New York, July 5 : Elderly folk across the United States are experiencing a shortage of gas supply due to soaring gasoline prices. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378893/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:00:02 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378893/cs/1/ Rihanna would rather deal with paparazzi than screaming fans New York, July 5 : Even though most celebrities find the paparazzi annoying, Barbadian singer Rihanna has admitted that she will choose them any day, over screaming fans. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378862/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:59 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378862/cs/1/ Guy Ritchie drowns his sorrows at his and Madge New York, July 5 : English screenwriter and film director Guy Ritchie was spotted drowning his sorrows at the same London pub where he and Madge used to hang out. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378832/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:02:19 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378832/cs/1/ `No money till you keep your word, New York, July 5 : Stop giving money to Barack Obama! Don't volunteer for him! That's the biting message from some unhappy precincts of Obama Nation. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378779/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:43 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378779/cs/1/ Fifth International Convention of New York, July 5 : Union Steel Minister and Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan began the Fifth International Convention of 'Dalit and Minorities' Seminar in New York on Friday. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378764/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:25 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378764/cs/1/ World hot dog chomping champ retains his crown after eat-off! Melbourne, July 5 : American Joey Chestnut retained his crown at the annual hot dog eating contest in the Big Apple by gulping down a whopping 64 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378707/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:40 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378707/cs/1/ US Congressman calls Musharraf a "terrible leader" New York, July 5 : US Congressman Gary Ackerman who returned home after a two-day visit to Pakistan and talked with the region's residents, tribal leaders and troops as well as Pakistani government officials, including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, has said that he deliberately did not meet President Pervez Musharraf because "he was a terrible leader". http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378705/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:38 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378705/cs/1/ Ticket sales for High School Musical reach £20 million London, July 5 : Emmy Award winning American television show High School Musical made a record breaking 20 million pounds from sale of its tickets in the UK. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378693/cs/1/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:17 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378693/cs/1/ US marks Independence Day Americans across the United States are celebrating Independence Day Friday, commemorating the country's birth as a nation 232 years ago. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378614/cs/1/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:42:17 -0400 Florida Statesman.com http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/378614/cs/1/ The American Red Cross Has a Big Turnaround on Blood Platelets for Cancer and Burn Patients. Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 09:00 CDT By Lee Logan, Tulsa World, Okla. Jul. 5--Lantzey Rutledge has watched her brother Paul battle melanoma for the past year. After the first three months, she... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983199/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:37:42 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983199/ Madonnas trysts with Yankee star The story began last week amid tabloid stories that Madonna, who is married to the British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, had consulted a high-profile London divorce attorney. Her publicist issued a statement... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984346/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:24:16 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984346/ Kenyan village gets clinic from brothers it helped NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When residents of a tiny Kenyan village sold their chickens and cattle to buy Milton Ochieng's $900 plane ticket to Dartmouth College, they told him they wanted something in return... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984312/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:23:34 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984312/ Employers use federal law to deny benefits The story has played out often under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Designed to protect employee benefits, the law has been used by employers as a shield against suits. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983518/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:21:30 -0400 USA Today http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983518/ President Bush heads for Japan today and his last G-8 Summit WHITE HOUSE (AP) - President Bush heads to Japan today to take part in his final G-8 summit. At the top of the agenda are soaring oil prices and the struggling world economy, plus global warning. Bu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983163/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:05:56 -0400 WISH TV8 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983163/ Clinton Township police blotter JUVENILE COMPLAINT FOR DRUGS, 4:35 p.m. July 1: Police pulled over a car on Route 22 near Petticoat Lane because the car had a brake light out. The police report states that while conducting the motor... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983342/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:03:28 -0400 My Central Jersey http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983342/ Oz teens adopting American accents Roly Sussex, linguistics expert from University of Queensland said that teenagers are very susceptible to imitating what they saw as being "snazzy or powerful". "It's called the prestige model. Presti... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983407/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:52:29 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983407/ Traditions -- fun and solemn -- mark July Fourth NEW YORK (AP) -- Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating hijinks. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983907/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:44 -0400 CNN http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983907/ 2 fires still raging along Calif. Pacific Ocean for cover.Hundreds of firefighters lit controlled fires along Highway 1 in a final effort to stop the Big Sur fire from crossing the highway where many more homes and businesses are loca... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984405/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:30:20 -0400 The Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984405/ Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House Lawrence Summers, a treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, predicted that more than 2 million foreclosures are coming over the next two years and that as many as 15 million homeowners will ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983473/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:35:57 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983473/ Bond denied for woman charged murder in Chicago police officer CHICAGO (AP) - A 45-year-old woman charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer early Wednesday will be held without bond. Robin Johnson is charged with first-degree murder in the shooti... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983247/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:05:59 -0400 WISH TV8 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983247/ Man Beheads Adolph Hitler Wax Figure BERLIN, Germany (AP) ― Berlin police say a man has ripped off the head of a wax figure of Adolf Hitler at Madame Tussauds' newly opened branch in the German capital.A police statement says the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983838/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:41:45 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983838/ Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86 RALEIGH, North Carolina - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983896/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:22:53 -0400 MSNBC http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983896/ Dwindling Bush Term Hangs Over G8 Summit WASHINGTON (AP) ― The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies.Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring o... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983837/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:41:45 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983837/ University gets 50 tons of records New York City store owner wills discs to Syracuse University 200,000 records weigh 50 tons, worth $1 million University's collection of 78s is second only to Library of Congress' Donor wanted recordin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983908/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:45:45 -0400 CNN http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983908/ NJ party town relaxes rules on kegs, rude gestures (AP Photo/Brian Branch-Price)In this Friday, June 21, 2002 file photo, visitors and residents spend the day on the beach in Belmar, N.J. Revelers in this Jersey shore party town can now legally drink ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984404/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:30:19 -0400 The Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984404/ Baseball slugger and wife split Cynthia Rodriguez, 34, has gone to the Paris apartment of rock star Lenny Kravitz, 44, the Daily News said, but Kravitz released a statement saying the two are just friends. "There is absolutely no af... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984345/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:24:16 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15984345/ McCain turns to man who made who orchestrated Mr McCain's against-the-odds victory in the primaries, will remain campaign manager but shift his focus to ­long-term strategy.The challenge confronting Mr Schmidt has some similarit... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983845/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:33:49 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983845/ Philanthropy goes to the dogs revealed that Helmsley had cut humanity out of her will, too. If the terms of a 2003 'mission statement' are upheld, her money will go to a charity for dogs.So a vast amount of the productive energy o... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983846/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:33:44 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983846/ Car Thief Finds Bomb-Packed Van in New York City A car thief on Thursday night found a bomb-laden van wired to detonate by remote control that likely had been sitting there for more than five months, sources said. Investigators believe the homemade ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983472/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:32:21 -0400 Fox News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15983472/ The Age of Anxiety: From Boom to Gloom Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 06:00 CDT By Ana Veciana-Suarez, The Miami Herald Jul. 5--Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be. -- Abraham Lincoln In these rollercoaster times... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981483/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:35:41 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981483/ Smooth sailing for yacht builders despite economy A worker climbs aboard a super yacht at Trinity Boats in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. These days at New Orleans-based Trinity Yachts, the largest domestic builder, the biggest problems are ha... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982498/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:18:40 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982498/ Feds Plan to Allow Foreign Accounting Rules reports. The move would make businesses more competitive, the administration argues, but it would also effectively exempt them from the investor-protection measures instigated after the collapse of En... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981275/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:52:55 -0400 Newser http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981275/ Ben Hesen Downs American Record in 50 Back During Time Trials of 100 Back OMAHA, Nebraska, July 4. BEN Hesen pulled a surprise American record during time trials at the U.S. Olympic Trials today with a 50 back American record as part of a 100 back swim.Hesen, who checked in... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981630/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:22:12 -0400 Swimming World http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981630/ Garrett Weber-Gale Sets American Record in 100 Free Prelims, Right After Jason Lezak Lowers It; Phelps is One and Done By John LohnOMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. IF the French thought the United States would roll over and allow the 400 free relay title to reside in Europe, they were badly mistaken. As the preliminaries of t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981632/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:21:24 -0400 Swimming World http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981632/ San Francisco Examiner will offer a Sunday edition James E. Pimentel , the executive editor of The Examiner. 'We listened to our readers and to our advertisers, and they all are looking forward to this new paper.'The Sunday edition will recap the news... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981426/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:32:03 -0400 San Francisco Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981426/ Obama seeks to tackle doubters Brendhan from Florida is not happy with Barack Obama. 'What the heck is going on?' he asks the senator in a blog entry on the official web portal of the Democratic presidential campaign. 'I keep havin... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981985/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:21:25 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981985/ Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U Huge trove of 78 rpm records donated to Syracuse U A vast collection of 78 rpm records _ valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history _ is... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982296/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:37:28 -0400 Federal News Radio http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982296/ Threat of disruption hangs over US ports Threat of disruption hangs over US ports By Robert Wright, Transport Correspondent Published: July 3 2008 11:43 | Last updated: July 3 2008 11:43 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981982/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:21:07 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981982/ Tough choices in a dangerous moment It is quite possible that we are now at the most dangerous moment since the American financial crisis began last August. Staggering increases in the prices of oil and other commodities have brought Am... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981980/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:55 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981980/ What drives the race to the top Poverty and Inequality in the UK survey . My only quarrel with it is that it follows the academic herd in using the loaded term 'inequality'.Its summary finding is that the so-called Gini coefficien... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981979/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:50 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981979/ Katie Hoff Scorches 200 IM American Record By John LohnOMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. THIS girl is something else. It's one thing to try to tackle the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley double. It's another thing entirely to pull it off... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981635/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:21:36 -0400 Swimming World http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981635/ Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress Franken, a Democrat, best-selling author and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, once penned a racy piece for Playboy that has offended the Midwestern sensibilities of some Minnesotans. It is th... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982520/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:19:23 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982520/ Twenty Year Veteran of Mass Notification Systems for The United States Government Takes The Helm at Desktop Alert Inc. PRWEB ) July 5, 2008 -- Desktop Alert Inc., a premier provider of network centric emergency mass notification systems to the United States Government, United States Military and industry today announc... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981629/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:24:33 -0400 PR Web http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981629/ Trade has saved America from recession The global economy has clearly decoupled from the US and world growth remains close to 4 per cent in spite of the absence of any increases in domestic US demand. Continued expansion abroad, especially... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981981/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:58 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981981/ US jobs fall for sixth straight month The US lost jobs in June for the sixth month in a row while unemployment remained elevated, signalling an ongoing deterioration in the labour market and helping to push back thoughts of a hike in inte... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981984/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:21:14 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981984/ SEC urged to act against short-selling Much stronger action against abusive short-selling needs to taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a leading US law firm has urged.Warning of an increase in rumour-mongering and raids by tra... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981977/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:45 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981977/ Alaskan oil, the Latin American drug trade A reader's curiosity about where that oil ends up - and who profits from its sale - inspired one of three questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to rea... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981319/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:09:23 -0400 Tampa Bay Online http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981319/ Man shot, wounded in downtown Chicago A 22-year-old man was shot and wounded early Saturday in downtown Chicago, police said. The victim was with a group that encountered another group of people around 12:45 a.m. at Randolph Street and... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981443/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:52:33 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981443/ IRS to seek accountants The US Internal Revenue Service is to solicit the help of the world's top accounting firms in its widening effort to clamp down on offshore tax evasion. The IRS is planning to speak on Tuesday to six ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981983/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:21:12 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981983/ Spitzer call girl drops (AP Photo, file)This undated image obtained from a MySpace Web page shows Ashley Dupre, the former call girl for ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York. Dupre dropped a $10 million lawsuit claiming "Girls ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982596/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:26:15 -0400 The Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15982596/ Output from Alberta sands held up Production from Alberta's oil sands will be delayed as a result of labour and raw material bottlenecks and heightened regulatory and environmental scrutiny, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Produ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981974/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:37 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981974/ Canadian fund to mine China A Canadian mining fund is raising about $250m, mainly from sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East and China, to target investments in Chinese mining projects overseas.Keith Spence, president of Tor... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981975/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:35 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981975/ Canada apologises for schooling policy Canada sought to turn the page on a dark chapter of its history on Wednesday as Stephen Harper, the prime minister, apologised to the country's aboriginals for abusive schooling policies that had trie... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981973/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:33 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981973/ Reviled Republican courted by his adversaries To many around the world and to those in America who would consider themselves of the political centre or to the left of it, Jesse Helms, the Republican Senator from North Carolina who died on Friday ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981971/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:20:30 -0400 Financial Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15981971/ Can Obama Turn Red States Blue With just three electoral votes and its reputation as a red state, Montana rarely sees presidential candidates in the summer before a general election. Republicans usually take the state for granted, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979989/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:47:39 -0400 ABC News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979989/ Fireworks display accident in Iowa injures 12 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLES CITY, Iowa -- Fire officials in northern Iowa say at least a dozen people were injured during a municipal Fourth of July fireworks display. The Charles City Fire Depar... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980745/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:12:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980745/ FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit The Detroit News said he was videotaped accepting cash from a now-suspended Synagro official.The probe into the sludge deal only adds to investor skepticism about Detroit, http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980834/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:09 -0400 The Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980834/ Alison Moyet comes to New York in Yaz reunion Alison Moyet isn't one of those '80s stars stuck in the past. Sure, she's in the middle of the much-anticipated Yaz reunion tour, teaming up with synthesizer wiz Vince Clarke for the first time in... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979669/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:10:47 -0400 Newsday http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979669/ Freed U.S. Hostages Reunite with Families Back on U.S. soil, three American hostages rescued from Colombia rebels are now in the process of reintegrating into a society they've been absent from for more than five years. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979988/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:47:42 -0400 ABC News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979988/ AMERICAN LEAGUE / More drama at Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium has a history of drama on the Fourth of July. There was Lou Gehrig's farewell speech in 1939, and Dave Righetti's no-hitter against Boston in 1983. It's George Steinbrenner's birthday, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979670/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:09:10 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979670/ Environmentalists gird for battle with Bush over rule changes WASHINGTON — Environmentalists are bracing for a final battle with the Bush administration over its efforts to weaken clean water, air and toxic waste regulations before a new president moves int... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979801/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:09:37 -0400 USA Today http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979801/ Cute babies go toe to toe in All-American contest This year's first place winner is 15-month-old Tristan Bower-Moore of Wilmington with 494 votes. He received a $75 gift certificate to Babies "R" Us. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979680/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:38:48 -0400 The News Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979680/ Park service looking into ways to open Statue of Liberty crown The National Park Service is considering reopening Lady Liberty’s crown for the first time since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to documents a congressman released on July Fo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979673/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:52:07 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979673/ 2 Chicago officers hurt in car accident Two Chicago police officers were hurt Friday night after a vehicle ran a stop sign and hit their squad car on the South Side, police said.The officers, members of the Area 1 Midnight Gang Team, were h... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979486/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:45:25 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979486/ Emerald Ash Borer Recently Discovered in Chicago Posted on: Saturday, 5 July 2008, 00:00 CDT The emerald ash borer, a colorful beetle from Asia that has killed tens of millions of ash trees in seven U.S. states, was first reported in the U.S. in 20... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979487/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:26:51 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15979487/ U.S. to open Berlin embassy on symbolic land Berlin - The July 4 inauguration of the United States Embassy in the heart of this city is the last stone in the postwar edifice of a whole and free Europe, diplomats say. But Berliners are call... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980464/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:32 -0400 Christian Science Monitor http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980464/ Today In History - July 5, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) ― Today is Saturday, July 5, the 187th day of 2008. There are 179 days left in the year Today's Highlight in History:On July 5, 1946, the bikini bathing suit, designed by Louis ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980152/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:30:33 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15980152/ President Bush salutes new citizens at naturalization ceremony CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - President Bush's final Fourth of July as president has been marred by protesters who called for his impeachment during a naturalization ceremony where Bush welcomed new Ame... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977951/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:49:43 -0400 WISH TV8 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977951/ American keeps title as hot-dog eating king NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut achieved frankfurter immortality Friday, outdueling his celebrated Japanese rival in an epic hot-dog eating contest that pushed both of the gluttonous gladiators to ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978741/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:46:21 -0400 Deseret News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978741/ Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist proposes to girlfriend Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist proposes to girlfriend Gov. Charlie Crist won't be sleeping alone in the governor's mansion much longer _ he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who qu... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978971/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:04:46 -0400 Federal News Radio http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978971/ A popular July 4th anthem isn , conductor of the Boston Pops since 1984.  The popularity of the song skyrocketed after the Pops' first televised 4th of July event in 1976, Lockhart says. Since then, many Americans have come to as... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978013/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:23:57 -0400 MSN Slate http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978013/ Teens Attacked in New York Town Mocked on YouTube Click here to watch one of the YouTube videos. State police investigator Eric Schaefer said it wasn't the first time out-of-towners were attacked by local residents. "My advice is simple," said the in... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978037/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:15:05 -0400 Fox News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15978037/ Chicago 2, St. Louis 1 Bob Howry . He's 5-for-9 with two homers against Howry, and made it to the milestone at 28 years, 170 days, beating Hall of Famer Mel Ott by one day. Alex Rodriguez is the youngest to 300 homers at 27... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977226/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:13:57 -0400 Sporting News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977226/ 3 American hostages rescued arrive safely in TX LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AP) -- The American ambassador to Colombia said U.S. and Colombian forces cooperated closely on a daring hostage rescue mission. Three U.S. military contractors were ca... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977315/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:06:20 -0400 KXAN 36 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977315/ Wilmington votes on All-American Baby The annual Wilmington Independence Day Freedom Celebration offered a variety of events to help residents mark the Fourth of July.It also gave parents a chance to show off their patriotic tots during t... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977317/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:13 -0400 The News Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977317/ 5 arrested in Rainbow Family clash with feds CHEYENNE - About 400 members of the Rainbow Family threw rocks and sticks at 10 federal officers as they tried to arrest a member of the group, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday.Five members of the ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977344/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:56:13 -0400 Billings Gazette http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977344/ Boston Celebrates July 4 With Concert, Fireworks BOSTON (AP) ― A colorful fireworks display lit the banks of the Charles River where more than half a million people had gathered for July Fourth celebrations. Friday's festivities featured a f... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977519/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:19 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977519/ Court Orders YouTube To Hand Over User Records NEW YORK (AP) ― Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disc... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977518/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:20 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977518/ U.S. Strike Killed 22 Civilians KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ― The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, in... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977517/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:54:21 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15977517/ Big Sur Wildfires Rage On Two Fronts A firefighter walks along a large hill backfire on a wildfire burn in Big Sur, Calif., Friday, July 4, 2008. The raging blaze near Big Sur was one of more than 1,700 wildfires, mostly ignited by light... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975389/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:23:50 -0400 ABC News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975389/ Four People Dead in Milwaukee Shooting At least one person fired a gun into a crowd in a street early Friday, killing four people and sending panicked revelers running for cover, police said. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975388/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:23:48 -0400 ABC News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975388/ Rosa Parks Collection Could Sell for $10M This undated photo provided by New York City auction house Guernsey's, shows a hat believed to have been worn by Rosa Parks the day in December 1955 she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975390/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:23:45 -0400 ABC News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975390/ Facts about super yachts By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A look at the super yacht industry: Number of yachts at least 80 feet in length: About 3,800 Projected number of at least 80 feet by 2010: About 5,000 Where they are buil... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976318/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:46:33 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976318/ Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales 7th victim of helicopter crash dies in hospital Authorities say the lone survivor of a mid-air crash of two medical helicopters has died at a hospital. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975948/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:08:35 -0400 Federal News Radio http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975948/ Vocal US critic of India WASHINGTON: Jesse Helms, a veteran conservative Republican senator who opposed a nuclear India and took the Clinton administration to task for its failure to detect New Delhi's nuclear tests in 199... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975991/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:22 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975991/ Guerrilla gardeners fight weeds, wastelands Gardeners pick up litter, plant flowers in neglected public spaces Modern form of guerrilla gardening started in the 1970s in New York It's now a worldwide movement that some cities welcome Gardeners ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975751/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:06:47 -0400 CNN http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975751/ Bush welcomes 72 new Americans in final July 4 appearance WASHINGTON: Calling America "a melting pot of cultures" from across the world, US President George W Bush made his final Independence Day appearance at Monticello in Virginia by welcoming 72 new citiz... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976380/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:47:16 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976380/ Jindal to challenge US SC ruling on child rape Indian-American governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal is hogging US media headlines as he mulls challenging a recent controversial supreme court ruling forbidding the death penalty in child-rape cases... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975992/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:19 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975992/ Hundreds remember 9/11 flight crews with sculpture GRAPEVINE, Texas -- On a pedestal in a Texas intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976317/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:46:32 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15976317/ Murtha Gives Nod To Surge, Still Wants U.S. Out PITTSBURGH, Pa. (CBS) ― When Vietnam War veteran and local Congressman John Murtha, a strong defense advocate, turned against the war in Iraq two years ago, it made national headlines, CBS sta... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975143/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:38:29 -0400 CBS 2 Chicago http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975143/ Companies Begin Drilling For Oil Off Fla. Coast PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) ― Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide.No m... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975624/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:03:03 -0400 WBZ4 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975624/ 50mn more face hunger due to food spiral NEW YORK: An additional 50 million people across the world face hunger as a result of soaring food prices, the United Nations has said, calling for stepped up global cooperation to boost food secur... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975990/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:21 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975990/ YouTube ordered to reveal viewers NEW YORK: Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1b copyright-infringement lawsuit against online video-sharing website YouTube has ordered the site to disclose who watches which... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975994/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:18 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975994/ Internet addressing agency loses own address NEW YORK: This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the internet's addresses recently lost track of its own. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, said ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975995/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:16 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975995/ Paparazzi feel the heat in California LOS ANGELES: For years Hollywood's paparazzi have hounded celebrities, but now — with help from local politicians, a lawyer in the Monica Lewinsky case, and Malibu surfers — they are the ones f... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975993/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:02:13 -0400 Times of India http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/154063713fe5da1f/id/15975993/