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TuscaloosaTimes.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Volume 7/27
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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 - 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
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Fireworks manager stresses safety, supervision
Montgomery County's white flight continues
Officers group honors student
Mother, daughter team takes to the skies in annual race
Prattville's new Web site easier, has more features
Car left at exit ramp stolen

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British PM's Wife Joins 1000s at Gay Pride Parade
Rescuers Recount Comoros Girl's Rescue
Barak, Mitchell to Meet Again on Settlements
3 More Countries, 1 Broad Mission

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'Jackson kids don't think Debbie Rowe is their mother'
Debbie Rowe preparing to gain custody of Jackson kids
Surge in Jacko's music's post-death sales to benefit Dutch pension fund
Changes in pool schedules hits seniors' health routines, advocate says

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Retailers Say Fireworks Sales Strong this Summer
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Fourth of July Fireworks and Celebrations in Central Alabama
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Elephant deaths not from breeding
A Montgomery Zoo veterinarian said the final necropsy reports show the deaths of a 23-year-old African elephant and her 1-month-old calf were not related to breeding elephants in zoos, a conclusion...

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The World
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...

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...

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Business News
657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette...

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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    Now 84°F/28.9°C Clear
    Saturday 94°F/34°C Clear
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    Monday 90°F/32°C Partly Cloudy
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    bullet Alabama corner
    Baseball, her mother led beauty, Biscuit to each other
    Top junior tennis players set to compete in city
    Welch, family give Spring his Tide pride
    Man seeks death certificate for missing wife
    Permanent campers on the rise
    Suns strike back against Biscuits

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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
    Details released on Michael Jackson memorial
    Sarah Palin's daughter's ex to pen tell-all book
    Kevin Jonas bagged his girl with 210 diamond-encrusted engagement ring

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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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    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
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind