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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Canada 'ready' for 2010 Olympics

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Representatives of the International Olympic Committee declared the Vancouver and Whistler areas in British Columbia ready for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The IOC's Coordination Commission, led by Rene Fasel, made its final visit to the site of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy to be buried next to brothers

BOSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The body of Sen. Edward Kennedy will lie in repose at his brother's presidential library before a funeral at a historic Boston church, officials said Wednesday. The senator, who died of brain cancer Tuesday night at age 77, will then be buried at Arlington National Cemetery... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Report: Jackson's death ruled a homicide

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office has ruled the death of pop icon Michael Jackson was a homicide, KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, reported Monday. The report cited a law enforcement official whose name was not reported. It came the same day as court documents unsealed in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dead at 86

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Award-winning U.S. news producer and "60 Minutes" creator Don Hewitt died Wednesday, CBS said. He was 86. Marilyn Berger, his wife of 30 years, told The New York Times he died of cancer at his home in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Hewitt's journalism career spanned more than six... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Senators discuss cutting healthcare bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate heathcare negotiators agreed to keep working on a measure that could win bipartisan support, aides said. Among the tasks the three Democratic and three Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee agreed to in a conference call Thursday was to fashion a... Sign in to see full entry.

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