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MilwaukeeSun.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1900
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DJI: 223.32 8280.74 2.63%
NAS: 49.20 1796.52 2.67%
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FTSE: 2.01 4236.28 0.05%
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Canada, Dollar United Kingdom, Pound Japan, Yen
United States, Dollar - 0.714 1.161 0.612 96.15
Euro 1.398 - 1.624 0.856 134.5
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.615 - 0.527 82.79
United Kingdom, Pound 1.632 1.167 1.896 - 157.0
Japan, Yen 0.010 0.007 0.012 0.006 -

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Cubs 2, Brewers 1
New Seat Belt Enforcement Begins This Week
Mukwonago neighborhood seeks flood solution
Homicides up from 2008
Wisconsin agency's logo likened to anarchy symbol

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New 203 room hotel opens in Mumbai this week
Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
800 Pakistani pilgrims duped in travel scam, stranded in Saudi Arabia
Mass. Rep. Wants Travel Sites To Offer Safety Info

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Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot race
A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
'New York' gets good press in US

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Breaking News
Summerfest honors military this weekend
Milwaukee 's music festival is honoring members of the military and their families on Sunday."Summerfest's Salute to the Military" will feature patriotic music and military band performances. There...

Law firms get 'no confidence vote' by peers
Chief legal officers remain “deeply skeptical” of their peers at corporate law firms and whether they are serious about changing the pricing and staffing models prevalent today, according...

Woman & Child Killed in I-94 Crash
WADSWORTH, ILLINOIS - A woman and child were killed and five other people were injured in a wrong way crash on I-94. It happened late Friday night just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. ...

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International
Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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We and our sources around the world work hard to gather more information, verify facts, and provide a perspective of the major stories. Expert opinion often accompanies our articles to better inform readers, and provide a more complete understanding
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    bullet Media corner
    'Transformers' on top heading into holiday
    Film Festival Punch TV Network
    ‘Allow 24% FDI in FM radio’
    Venezuelan official says 240 radio stations to have licenses revoked

    bullet Wisconsin corner
    Wis. watches for bleeding fish disease
    States forced to delay priorities due to budget problems
    Search on for man who fled Kenosha prison
    OAS eyes Honduras suspension, but beaten to punch

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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 Shelbourne
    The Shelbourne

    I walked around St Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square, to the Shelbourne Hotel, which is managed by Renaissance, a...


    bullet Space corner
    Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title
    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Mixing in Earth's outer core causes geomagnetic dipole to collapse
    Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on Mars