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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)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.


Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP)

An Iranian worshipper chants anti-US and anti-Israel slogans during a Friday prayer's ceremony, at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 3, 2009. A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.


SKorea says NKorea fires 2 missiles off east coast (AP)

A South Korean conservative activist burns a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said.


Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president (AP)

Police protect a vehicle carrying Organization of American States (OAS) chief Jose Miguel Insulza as he attempts to reach the OAS office in Tegucigalpa July 3, 2009. Insulza was prevented from reaching the office by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore Zelaya or suffer a diplomatic sanction from the Western Hemisphere. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (HONDURAS CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - The head of the Organization of American States says he has found no willingness in Honduras' interim government to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.


US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns (AP)

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines takes positions along a tree line in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Friday, July 3, 2009. U.S. forces have encountered little resistance in the initial phase of a massive operation by some 4,000 Marines in Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan, but that's a common tactic by insurgents. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - NAWA, Afghanistan ? U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.


VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, arrive at a joint news conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009. Biden made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival late Thursday came just came days after all U.S. combat troops were pulled out of Iraq's cities and towns on June 30, part of a security agreement that will see all American soldiers out of the country by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, Pool)AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.


MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP)

The soaring national debt is recorded on the National Debt Clock in New York, Friday, July 3, 2009. Already complicating efforts by President Barack Obama and Congress to cope with the worst recession in decades, economists warn that the mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington. (AP Photo/Yanina Manolova)AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.


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Wim Wenders stops Pina Bausch movie (Reuters)
Reuters - German director Wim Wenders has stopped production on the planned 3D dance film "Pina" following the death of the film's subject -- the legendary choreographer Pina Bausch.
Twilight Cast Reveals Breaking Dawn Details (E! Online)

Twilight Cast Reveals Breaking Dawn Details(E! Online)E! Online - After Robert Pattinson confirmed he was signed on for the fourth Twilight installment, Breaking Dawn, back in Cannes, we've all been dying for more juicy deets on the hypersexualized film. (More on exactly how much naughtier the flick will be, next week.)


Czech film fest opens with Milos Forman premiere (AP)
AP - The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman.
Potter is back: box office big bucks assured (Reuters)
Reuters - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio.
Belgian film offers complex portrait of Singing Nun (Reuters)
Reuters - "Sister Smile," Stijn Coninx's film on the life of the Belgian "Singing Nun," Jeanine Deckers, owes much of its success in Belgium and France to star Cecile de France.
"Asteroids" lands at Universal (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids."
"Ice Age" heats up box office with record opening (Reuters)

Actors (from L) Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Megan Fox, film director and executive producer Michael Bay and Shia Labeouf pose for a picture as they arrive for the Russian premiere of Reuters - "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" grossed a cool $13.8 million in North American theaters on Wednesday, marking Hollywood's biggest mid-week opening for an animated film.


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Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP)

Luis Aldama, 17, of Salinas, Calif., holds a portrait of Micheal Jackson near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)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.


Michael Jackson's videos set a new standard (Reuters)
Reuters - A seldom-seen 1989 music video for Michael Jackson's song "Liberian Girl" is a good indication of the pop star's clout.
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks (AP)
AP - Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network.
Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists (Reuters)
Reuters - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
Unscripted TV fare balances real with "reality" (Reuters)
Reuters - When the Oxygen network green-lighted the reality series "Addicted to Beauty," the idea was to chronicle the day-to-day workings of a trendy California medical spa via the lives of its married co-owners, a socialite and a doctor.
Neil Patrick Harris closes in on Emmys gig (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS is close to signing "How I Met Your Mother" co-star Neil Patrick Harris to host this year's Emmys.
'Never the Sinner' Will Play Philly's Gay Theatre in August (Playbill)
Playbill - Mauckingbird Theatre Company, Philadelphia's only professional theatre company devoted to gay-themed work, will present John Logan's Never the Sinner: The Leopold and Loeb Story Aug. 8-30.

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