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07/04/2009 07:51 AM
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.



07/04/2009 07:32 AM
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP)

A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.



07/04/2009 09:14 AM
On Independence Day, Liberty's crown reopens (AP)

In this June 2, 2009 photo, the Statue of Liberty is seen in New York harbor. The crown is set to open July 4 after being closed since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years began the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom and national pride.



07/04/2009 07:52 AM
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)

Jermaine Jackson, right, and Jackie Jackson drive out of the Jackson family home in the Encino section of Los Angeles, Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home.



07/04/2009 09:13 AM
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP)

A U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines pauses briefly in the heat to rest with his heavy pack filled with mortar equipment, ammunition, food, and water in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, July 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday with an explosives-laden truck that blew up outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said.



07/04/2009 07:50 AM
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)

Iranian worshippers perform Friday prayers, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday that he should be tried for committing crimes against the nation.



07/04/2009 07:55 AM
Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP)

President Barack Obama points to members of his family and friends as he walks across to Marine One helicopter before his departure from Ft. McNair in Washington, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is traveling to Camp David to join his family and returning tomorrow to the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John McCain called for Americans to support Iranian election protesters. The one-time presidential rivals both cited the spirit of the nation's founders in their Fourth of July radio and Internet addresses.



07/04/2009 07:50 AM
SC serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer (AP)

This is an updated composite drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, South Carolina made available on Friday, July 3, 2009. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal)AP - A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.



07/04/2009 07:57 AM
Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend (AP)

FILE  --  In this July 16, 2009, file photo, Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is seen in Moscow. Medvedev's wife Svetlana is pious and discreet and met her husband while she was a schoolgirl. She supports charity and the arts, but has assumed no independent voice on issues facing the country. She dresses conservatively, lacking the edgy fashion sense that has attracted a nationwide following for Michelle Obama who will accompany her husband U.S. President Barack Obama on his summit with the Russian president, this weekend. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.



07/04/2009 07:58 AM
Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon final (AP)

Serena, left and Venus, right Williams return speak while playing Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the U.S. during their doubles match at Wimbledon, Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road. Where does Venus draw the line? At Grand Slam championships. The sisters face each other again in a major final, meeting Saturday for the Wimbledon title for the fourth time.



07/04/2009 12:01 AM
Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters)

U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain delivered his concession speech in Phoenix, November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor.



07/04/2009 05:54 AM
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters)

Anti-North Korea protesters shout slogans behind North Korean flags and mock North Korean missiles at a rally denouncing the North's missile launch, in Seoul July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.



07/04/2009 07:42 AM
Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial (Reuters)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran.

Iranian government spokesman Gholamhossein Elham attends his weekly news conference in Tehran, July 4, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS)Reuters - A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court.



07/04/2009 05:04 AM
Suicide bomber attacks foreign base in Afghan east (Reuters)
Reuters - One U.S. soldier and an Afghan were killed when a suicide bomber tried to attack a base in southeast Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, two days after a major operation against the Taliban was launched in the south.
07/04/2009 02:49 AM
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter (Reuters)

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya waves upon his arrival at Comalapa international airport, in San Salvador July 2, 2009. REUTERS/La Prensa Grafica/Milton Flores/PoolReuters - The Organization of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and defiantly renounced the OAS charter in an apparent preemptive move.



07/04/2009 07:47 AM
U.N.'s Ban denied Suu Kyi meeting (Reuters)

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) holds a meeting with Myanmar's junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe (R) in Naypyidaw, July 3, 2009. Ban had a rare meeting with Shwe on Friday but left with no clear answer to his request to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. REUTERS/Louis Charbonneau (Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" that military-ruled Myanmar's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.



07/04/2009 09:04 AM
Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said.
07/04/2009 06:42 AM
Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets (Reuters)

Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine speaks at a news conference announcing details of the Michael Jackson public memorial service in Los Angeles July 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCartenReuters - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.



07/04/2009 07:33 AM
N.Korea test-fires seven missiles: S.Korea (AFP)

North Korea fires rockets during a military exercise in January 2009. North Korea has test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)AFP - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.



07/04/2009 03:56 AM
Myanmar junta blocks UN chief from meeting Suu Kyi (AFP)

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is seen here at a hotel in Yangon, following his arrival in Myanmar. Ban said he was AFP - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the reclusive chief of Myanmar's military junta refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.



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07/04/2009 07:55 AM
Early road closures for Gus Macker upset some businesses
Despite objections to early road closures for the recent Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament from some local businesses, organizer Randy Drewyor said the event was a success.
07/03/2009 11:48 PM
Clothing drive receiving more customers
Helping those who are less fortunate, Community of Christ Church has been giving away free clothing items from its clothing drive.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
Pets and fireworks don't mix, experts say
Nearly every dog owner is familiar with their pet pricking up its ears when it hears even the slightest unusual sound, followed often by a barrage of barking as the animal tries to chase down the source of that sound.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
OHS seeks input on mound management
The Ohio Historical Society will conduct a public meeting Wednesday to solicit input concerning the future management of Serpent Mound and Fort Hill state memorials in Adams County.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
Camelin Hill, Page break-ins probed
The Ross County Sheriff's Office is investigating another rash of car thefts, this time on Page Road, and several home break-ins on Camelin Hill Road.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
State's citizens getting fatter
CINCINNATI - Ohio's adults moved up to 10th fattest in the U.S. in a new national report ranking the chunkiest states.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
PRCTC principal officially resigns for Lima job
The previously expected resignation of Pickaway Ross Career and Technology Center Principal Judy Wells to take a superintendent's position in northwest Ohio will become official Aug. 1.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
ATHENS WOMAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT NEAR MCARTHUR
An Athens woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday on U.S 50 near Milepost 26 in Vinton County.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
BAND TO OPEN KENTUCKY CONCERT
ASHLAND, Ky. - A Chillicothe worship band will open for a national Christian act after winning an online vote.
07/04/2009 01:00 AM
SENATOR'S STAFF TO MEET VOTERS
U.S. Sen. George Voinovich's staff will conduct "Connecting with Communities" office hours in Ross County from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 15.