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    July 5, 2011

    Nation shows it knows how to revel

    From the mountains to the prairies, Americans celebrate the country's 235th birthday.

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    July 5, 2011

    In Focus: ‘Veterans’ cemetery that America forgot’

    Service retirees lament that Washington isn't willing to help fund the maintenance of the Philippines facility.

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    July 5, 2011

    Nation and World Dispatches

    WASHINGTON Secret Service to investigate false update on Fox account The Secret Service said Monday it will investigate the hacking of Fox’s political Twitter account over updates claiming that President Obama had been assassinated. Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said the law enforcement agency, whose job it is to protect the president, will conduct a […]

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    July 4, 2011

    Monster catfish comes of age in Virginia

    A 143-pound 'blue cat’ smashes the state record and may set a world mark – but many experts fear it could harm native species.

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    July 4, 2011

    Thousands return home as Los Alamos fire danger subsides

    LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A smattering of summer rain gave a boost to firefighters battling a huge forest fire near Los Alamos, giving authorities enough confidence Sunday to allow about 12,000 people to return home for the first time in nearly a week. Residents rolled into town, honking their horns and waving to firefighters as […]

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    July 4, 2011
    Jeffery Mellinger

    Last draftee is ready to retire

    Command Sgt. Maj. Jeff Mellinger was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, and found a new home.

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    July 4, 2011

    Congress moves to cut screening for food E. coli

    The commercial produce industry had suggested ending the program's $4.5 million in funding.

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    July 4, 2011

    Pipeline break fouls Yellowstone River

    Montana’s governor slams Exxon Mobil for seeking to downplay harm to wildlife from the weekend oil spill.

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    July 4, 2011
    Casey Anthony

    Prosecutor: Anthony ‘sacrificed’ child

    ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony briefly wept Sunday as prosecutors told jurors during closing arguments that she murdered her 2-year-old daughter Caylee to reclaim the carefree life she had before the girl was born. Prosecutors portrayed Anthony as a woman who killed her daughter because she got in the way of her love life. “Something […]

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    July 4, 2011

    World/Nation Dispatches

    BANGKOK Sister of fugitive ex-leader gets landslide election win The U.S.-educated sister of Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, led his loyalists to a landslide election victory Sunday, a stunning rout of the military-backed government that last year crushed protests by his supporters with a bloody crackdown that left the capital in flames. The […]