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Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq
(AP)
 AP - Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party Friday in the southern city of Basra, police said.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:03:43 GMT
| US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July
(AP)
 AP - It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:36:09 GMT
| Aghan official says US strikes killed 22 civilians
(AP)
 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, including a woman and a child, were killed.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:04:11 GMT
| Video shows hostages rejoicing at moment of rescue
(AP)
 AP - Video taken during the rescue of 15 rebel hostages shows them filing grim-faced toward the helicopter that would fly them to safety, then hugging one another and crying with joy after they are aloft and realize they are free.
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:21:33 GMT
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Federer, Nadal back in Wimbledon final (AP)
Add up all of Roger Federer's greatness on grass courts, and the numbers are striking: 40 wins in a row at Wimbledon, 65 overall on the surface. Now he seeks an additional victory, a victory that would make him the first man since the 1880s to win six consecutive Wimbledon titles, a victory that would give him a 13th Grand Slam championship, one shy of Pete Sampras' career record.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:30:36 PDT
| Martin returns to NASCAR, joins Hendrick (AP)
Running a partial schedule the past two years, Mark Martin was able to rekindle his passion for racing and ponder the championship that has eluded him his entire career.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:19:18 PDT
| Jagr leaves NHL, signs with Russian team (AP)
Jaromir Jagr signed with a Russian team a day after his split with the New York Rangers, leaving the NHL after nearly two decades and returning to the club he joined during the 2004-05 lockout. The Russian League team Avangard Omsk announced the signing of the 36-year-old Czech winger on its Web site Friday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:40:11 PDT
| Bizarre triple helps Red Sox top Yankees (AP)
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, so it's always an important date to circle on New York's calendar. Kevin Youkilis made the final Fourth at the ballpark truly memorable, sparking a come-from-behind 6-4 victory for the Red Sox on Friday...
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:44:12 PDT
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BCE buyers finalize funding
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Announcing what it said were "essential
milestones" allowing the world's largest leveraged buyout to go
ahead, BCE Inc said on Friday that its buyers
had finalized funding and were sticking to their C$34.8-billion
($34.1 billion) purchase price.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:01:01 GMT
| Merrill nears deal to sell Bloomberg stake: report
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell
its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider
Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor
Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:01:26 GMT
| French bank body fines SocGen $6 million over Kerviel
(Reuters)
 Reuters - France's Banking Commission on Friday
fined Societe Generale 4 million euros ($6.3 million) for
serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the French
bank's 4.9 billion euro rogue trading loss.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:34:07 GMT
| Tax credit to save UBS from hefty loss
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Battered Swiss bank UBS said on Friday
it should be saved from another hefty loss in the second
quarter by a large tax credit, giving a much-needed though
short-lived boost to its share price.
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:19:51 GMT
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