Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:25:26 GMT
AP - 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 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July. He was 86.
Freed hostage gets hero's welcome in France
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:55:08 GMT
AP - "I cry with joy," Ingrid Betancourt said. And she did. After six years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle, the former Colombian presidential candidate and French citizen flew back to her beloved France to be embraced Friday as an icon by the country that raised her.
Bush welcomes new US citizens on 4th of July
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:36:38 GMT
AP - President Bush invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson Friday in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Monticello, saying "I'll be proud to call you a fellow American."
Obama and family spend 4th of July in Montana
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:26:22 GMT
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrated the Fourth of July with his family in Montana.
Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:59:23 GMT
AP - Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism at Big Sur, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames.
Gas prices hit another high for holiday weekend
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:11:05 GMT
AP - Fireworks aren't the only thing skyrocketing on this Fourth of July. The price of gas has hit another all-time high.
Chestnut wins hot dog contest after eat-off
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:38:10 GMT
AP - Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.
Larry Harmon, longtime Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:36:16 GMT
AP - Larry Harmon wasn't the original Bozo the Clown, but he was the real one. Harmon, who portrayed the wing-haired clown for more than half a century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure, said his publicist, Jerry Digney. He was 83.
Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:52:12 GMT
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 disclose who watches which video clips and when.
Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final
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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:13:13 GMT
AP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in their third consecutive Wimbledon final after commanding semifinal victories Friday.
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