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RaleighTimes.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Volume 7/27
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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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Apex, North Carolina Artist Laura Kelly to Join Sharpie Uncapped Blog
Dead retailers live on the Internet
Price spike causesbrokerage losses
Ex-CEO accused of hiding money
Air crew in video wears only paint

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Courtney Love trashes her high-end hotel room in just 8hrs
Peter Andre cosies up with 'Big Brother' winner Chantelle Houghton
Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
Peter Andre finds break-up with Jordan to be worst time of his life

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OAS could suspend Honduras after post-coup leaders balk
Police, protesters clash ahead of G8 in Italy
A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
Sarah Palin's daughter's ex to pen tell-all book

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Breaking News
1 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina
One killed, four critically injured when truck carrying fireworks exploded The five were to set up Fourth of July show on Ocracoke Island in Outer Banks Truck blew up at the Ocracoke Island docks...

North Carolina Education Lottery results
did you see the below article in the courier journal? Ga. women wins $681,000 on scratch-off Official: Lottery exec's daughter clear The Courier-JournalA Georgia women who is the daughter of a...

Fireworks Explosion Kills 1 in North Carolina
OCRACOKE, N.C. — Authorities say a fireworks explosion on a North Carolina island only reachable by ferry has killed one worker and critically injured four...

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International
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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    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Now 78.7°F/25.9°C Clear
    Saturday 88°F/31°C Clear
    Sunday 83°F/28°C Thunderstorm
    Monday 88°F/31°C Partly Cloudy
    Tuesday 90°F/32°C Partly Cloudy
    Wednesday 90°F/32°C Partly Cloudy

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    Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
    800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
    Interstate travel cheaper for grey nomads
    Vacation Idea of Choice for 4th of July
    Satisfaction with Airlines Drops ... Again

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    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind
    Planck space observatory's detectors become coldest known objects in space
    why rape story erred
    Fourth's Fireworks to Go Greener

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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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    The Hyatt Regency Almaty is a near new luxury hotel situated in the central business district of Almaty near the Exhibition...


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    Volunteers Capture Missing Wallaby
    Several Chase contenders crash at Daytona
    Petty feels NASCAR founders should get HOF nod
    Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 2, hurts 3
    In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US set to begin