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TucsonPost.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 - 0.716 1.161 13.21 96.15
Euro 1.395 - 1.620 18.45 134.2
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.616 - 11.38 82.79
Mexico, Peso 0.075 0.054 0.087 - 7.273
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Oregon company wins Tucson streetcar bid, but no contracts signed yet
Health officials think death was hanta virus
Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack feces
Budget impasse forces campers out of state parks
KOLD Morning Team works out at Davis Monthan Air Force Base

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Britney's dad to remain her legal guardian till 2010
Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
Madonna to pay homage to Jacko at O2 arena
James Gandolfini throws out intruder during Broadway performance
Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs

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Researchers edge closer to optical computer
Seoul to spend billions on thwarting North Korea threat
Too much gaming may harm parent-child bond
Spider-Man does exist, says comic-book guru

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Arizona woman led sons on crime spree
PHOENIX ยป Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the...

Cleaning up and reorganizing Southside neighborhood
email A Southside community joined forces with some volunteers to give their neighborhood some much need attention. The Arroyo Vista Community, which is located near Drexel and Vine, was left without...

Elephants outdo humans in NYC bun-eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) - They called it a bun-eating competition, but it wasn't much of a contest. Three elephants ate 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to win an eating competition against three humans Friday...

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Global News
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...

Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan...

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Business News
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...

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 71.2°F/21.8°C Thunderstorm
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    70 boaters cited at Lake Powell
    Prescott raising impact fees July 11
    WNBA | Phoenix's Diana Taurasi is cited for DUI
    De La Rosa leads Rockies to 5-0 win over Arizona
    $22 million slated for Mesa Verde visitor center

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    A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
    Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
    'New York' gets good press in US
    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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    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
    'Nodes' power $100-million NEPTUNE quest