Friday, July 03, 2009

by Arthur MacMillan

BAGHDAD-A fiery protest marked the start on Friday of US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Iraq, with supporters of the Shiite anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burning the Stars and Stripes.

A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election.

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Governor Sarah Palin at a news conference announcing her proposed July 26, 2009 resignation.”


by Ola Awoniyi

ABUJA-Three African countries on Friday signed an accord to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan gas pipeline linking vast reserves in Nigeria to Europe.



BUSINESS

by Rob Lever

WASHINGTON-Halfway through 2009, the US economy is still struggling in recession amid fragile hopes for recovery by the end of the year.

by Stephen Collinson

WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama said he was confident the US economy would recover, despite new data showing unemployment at a 26-year-high of 9.5 percent, which dampened hopes of a quick rebound.

METRO

by Pirate Irwin

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -Chicago bid chief Pat Ryan admitted he was inspired by US President Barack Obama's world-famous campaign catchphrase of 'yes we can' as the city tried to woo Olympic chiefs and win the right to host the 2016 Games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, The New York Times reported Tuesday on its Web site, the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport's steroids scandal of the past decade.

WORLD

by Anna Smolchenko

MOSCOW -The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.

by Ben Sheppard

GARMSIR, Afghanistan -US Marines are in a "hell of a fight" as they storm into Taliban strongholds during a major assault in Afghanistan, their commanding officer said Friday.

AFRICA
SIRTE, Libya-The African Union has decided not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case, delegates said Friday.

by Imed Lamloum

SIRTE, Libya -Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional authority.

SPORTS
Roddick beats Murray, faces Federer in Wimbledon final

LONDON -Andy Roddick ended Andy Murray's dream of becoming the first British men's Wimbledon champion since 1936 on Friday with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/5) semi-final victory.

POLITICS

WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor.

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EDUCATION
US first lady asks new graduates to 'lead the way'

SAN FRANCISCO -First Lady Michelle Obama electrified graduates at a California university, telling them they -- and not just Washington -- were needed to lead the country out of crisis.

EDITORIAL

WASHINGTON — Facing a rare defeat, President Barack Obama put a big dose of political capital on the line and scored a major victory just when he needed one.

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