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• Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP)
• Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control (AP)
• Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge (AP)
• 4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss. (AP)
• SC residents mixed over fate of cheating gov (AP)
• Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful (AP)
• Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail (AP)
• Product pitchman Mays remembered as natural seller (AP)
• NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP)
• Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif. (AP)
• Mom in MySpace case says it was properly dismissed (AP)
• States set to ring in Independence Day sans budget (AP)
• Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)
• IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses (AP)
• SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation (AP)
• Judge eyes quick action on Calif. gay marriage ban (AP)
• Powerful weapons found in Northwest drug raids (AP)
• Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard (AP)
• Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death (AP)
• Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorial (AP)

Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried — he's already running out of money.

Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 01:43 PM PDT AP - Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.

4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss. (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:58 PM PDT AP - Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble.

SC residents mixed over fate of cheating gov (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT AP - After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office.

Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:11 PM PDT AP - Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk.

Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:45 AM PDT AP - A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks.

Product pitchman Mays remembered as natural seller (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.

NYC Muslims push to add holidays to school year (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:25 AM PDT AP - Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both.

Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif. (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT AP - Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong.

Mom in MySpace case says it was properly dismissed (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:06 AM PDT AP - A Missouri mother said she never should have been prosecuted for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.

States set to ring in Independence Day sans budget (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 04:26 AM PDT AP - Several states are facing the prospect of government shutdowns and program cuts as they enter the first weekend of the fiscal year and July Fourth holiday without a budget in place.

Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.

IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:57 AM PDT AP - Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold. Dairyman Mike O'Kelly is wondering whether he is going to have to let employees go.

SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:49 AM PDT AP - The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel.

Judge eyes quick action on Calif. gay marriage ban (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:08 AM PDT AP - A federal judge in San Francisco said a lawsuit seeking to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban will likely one day reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

Powerful weapons found in Northwest drug raids (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:17 AM PDT AP - Federal agents busted a drug-trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico in Washington state and carried unusually powerful weaponry, injecting a dangerous new factor into drug crime in the region.

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 01:03 AM PDT AP - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2009 10:53 PM PDT AP - The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police.

Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorial (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2009 05:01 PM PDT AP - Like an old Western boomtown, the makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, with visitors and vendors packing up tents, tarps, posters and CDs.

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