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This edition was generated on Sat Jul 11 08:45:01 EDT 2009

Table of Contents

General News Update
Sports News Update
Business News Update
Miscellaneous Daily Information
Boston Area Weather

General News Update

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-General News:

President Barack Obama walks with Ghana President John Atta Mills, right, at the AP
Son of Africa, Obama scolds forces of tyranny AP – 1 min ago

ACCRA, Ghana – An American president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise. Full Story »

Former President George W. Bush, right, waves as he is introduced to speak at
Report: Too few officials knew of surveillance AP – 57 mins ago
South Korean conservative activists march as they hold a mock coffin and
Report: NKorean army suspected over cyberattacks AP – 26 mins ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

San Francisco Giants' Jonathan Sanchez, right, is embraced by his father at the AP

Giants' Sanchez pitches no-hitter vs. Padres

AP – 55 mins ago

SAN FRANCISCO – On a night when Jonathan Sanchez was nearly perfect, his father chose the perfect time to show up in San Francisco and cheer him. The Giants' left-hander threw the majors' first no-hitter of the season Friday night and came within a whisper of a perfect game. The only runner to reach against him in an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres came on an error by third baseman Juan Uribe with one out in the eighth. Full Story »

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2008, file photo, USA's Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy

Lefty to skip British Open, citing wife's health

AP – Fri Jul 10, 8:29 pm ET
American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong grimaces as he rides

Contador strikes in duel with Armstrong at Tour

AP – Fri Jul 10, 8:32 pm ET

  • Mississippi to remember Steve McNair at funeral

    AP – Sat Jul 11, 5:22 am ET

    HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Tennessee and the city of Nashville have remembered the life of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. Now his home state of Mississippi is honoring him with his funeral and burial. Full Story »

  • Moneybags Bargnani ponders how to spend his millions

    Reuters – Sat Jul 11, 5:44 am ET
    Toronto Raptors center Andrea Bargnani (R) blocks a shot by New... Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) - Andrea Bargnani has earned so much money with the Toronto Raptors he does not know what to do with it all. Full Story »

  • Uribe's error ends Sanchez's bid for perfection

    AP – Sat Jul 11, 3:00 am ET
    San Francisco Giants' Jonathan Sanchez works against the San... AP

    SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Sanchez knows how close he came to perfection. Still, he doesn't blame Juan Uribe for fumbling it away. Full Story »

  • Iraq wins first home match since 2003 invasion

    AFP – Fri Jul 10, 3:59 pm ET
    Palestine player Amar Abu Salil (L) fights for the ball against... AFP

    ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq won the first international football match in the country since the US-led invasion in 2003, beating the Palestinian national football team 3-0 in a friendly on Friday. Full Story »

  • Morales, Aybar homer, Angels beat Yankees 10-6

    AP – Sat Jul 11, 1:51 am ET
    Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar kisses his hand as he looks to... AP

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to spoil Mark Teixeira's first appearance in Anaheim with a 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Full Story »

  • Correction: Oklahoma St-NCAA story

    AP – Fri Jul 10, 12:43 pm ET

    OKLAHOMA CITY - In a July 9 story about potential NCAA rules violations in Oklahoma State's baseball program, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the school said coach Frank Anderson initially determined that a gift to a former player wasn't a rules violation. The school's associate athletic director for compliance, Scott Williams, made that determination. Full Story »

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero surveys earthquake damage during a visit to L'Aquila Reuters

Obama rejects 2nd stimulus: Give recovery time

AP – 12 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be patient with his economic recovery plan. Full Story »

General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson prepares to address the media during a

CEO vows better performance as GM exits bankruptcy

AP – Fri Jul 10, 7:20 pm ET

CIT Group shares dive as government aid uncertain

AP – Sat Jul 11, 5:16 am ET

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 11, 2009
Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter because nobody listens.
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Nick Diamos
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I'm a born-again atheist.
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Gore Vidal (1925 - )
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Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
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Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910), Anna Karenina, Chapter 1, first line
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If you're not scared or angry at the thought of a human brain being controlled remotely, then it could be this prototype of mine is finally starting to work.
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John Alejandro King, My War On Terror!
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