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This edition was generated on Sun Jun 28 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:

The home of Michael Jackson's personal cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray is shown AP
Doctor tells police about Jackson's final moments AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

LOS ANGELES – The cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson during the pop star's final moments sat down with investigators for the first time to explain his actions — and left three hours later as a witness, not a suspect. Full Story »

In this image issued by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency, Iranian
Iran detains some local staff at British Embassy AP – 2 mins ago
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2008 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen outside
GM to take on future product liability claims AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

Sports News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Sports:

Melanie Oudin of U.S. returns a shot to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia during their AP

Oudin, 17, stuns ex-No. 1 Jankovic at Wimbledon

AP – 1 hr 56 mins ago

WIMBLEDON, England – As a tyke growing up in Marietta, Ga., Melanie Oudin would watch Venus and Serena Williams on TV and tell anyone who would listen that she was going to play at Wimbledon, too, one day. Full Story »

New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett delivers a pitch during the first

Burnett, Yankees roll past Mets 5-0

AP – Sun Jun 28, 1:58 am ET
File - Cleveland Indians' Mark DeRosa talks to his teammates in the dugout

Indians ship DeRosa to Cardinals

AP – Sun Jun 28, 2:16 am ET

Business News

Yahoo! Reuters Headlines-Business:

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2008 file photo, the General Motors logo is seen outside AP

GM to take on future product liability claims

AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

NEW YORK – General Motors Corp. has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, removing what could have been a sizable roadblock on the automaker's path to a quick sale of its assets and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a new company. Full Story »

In this screen shot taken from SharesPost.com, the SharesPost homepage is shown.

Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale - privately

AP – 1 hr 57 mins ago

Emaar to merge with rivals in Dubai

AP – 1 hr 45 mins ago

  • California plans more furloughs due to budget

    Reuters – Fri Jun 26, 7:36 pm ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California will force state employees to take a third unpaid day off work per month starting in July if the legislature cannot close a mounting budget gap, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Friday. Full Story »

  • KB Home new home orders up from 1Q

    AP – Fri Jun 26, 5:42 pm ET
    In this photo taken June 24, 2009, a KB Home sign stands in front... AP

    LOS ANGELES - Going into its second quarter, KB Home had everyone wondering whether the homebuilder could duplicate the standout performance of its first quarter — posting a 26 percent year-over-year increase in new orders for the first time in more than three years. Full Story »

  • US announces big shift in Afghanistan drug policy

    AP – Sat Jun 27, 2:21 pm ET
    In this June 20, 2009 image, U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 2nd... AP

    TRIESTE, Italy - The U.S. is shifting its strategy against Afghanistan's drug trade, phasing out funding for opium eradication while boosting efforts to fight trafficking and promote alternate crops, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan said Saturday. Full Story »

  • AIG's Alico set for Europe restructuring: letter

    Reuters – Fri Jun 26, 11:10 am ET

    PARIS (Reuters) - AIG's American Life Insurance Company (Alico) will restructure its western European businesses in order to generate cost savings, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters. Full Story »

  • Amazon.com ends commission program in NC

    AP – Sat Jun 27, 4:56 pm ET

    RALEIGH, N.C. - Amazon.com said Friday it has pulled the plug on commissions for North Carolina Web sites that make referrals to the online retailer because a law designed to collect sales taxes on these transactions could soon be enacted. Full Story »

  • The 10 Most Dollar-Discounted Housing Markets

    U.S. News & World Report – Fri Jun 26, 3:04 pm ET

    As the historic real estate bust continues to gut home prices throughout the country, property owners everywhere are scrambling to attract buyers. For some home sellers, that might mean chipping in for closing costs; others might try to sweeten the deal by handing out perks, like a free parking spot. But for many homeowners, the most efficient way to sell a home in a depressed market is to simply drop the listing price. ... Full Story »

  • Winners and losers emerge in climate bill

    AP – Sat Jun 27, 7:04 pm ET

    NEW YORK - In addition to raising energy prices, the climate legislation that's winding through Congress would create a parallel financial system with a carbon-based currency. Full Story »

  • Thinking of Switching Financial Planners?

    BusinessWeek Online – Fri Jun 26, 9:28 am ET

    You've got a dirty little secret. During long lunch breaks, or after work when everyone else heads home to their families, you're sneaking out to a secret rendezvous. You know what you're doing is perfectly justified, but you still feel a little bad afterwards. You never thought it would come to this. But here you are -- cheating on your financial planner. Full Story »

  • KB Home posts loss, orders decline, shares drop

    Reuters – Fri Jun 26, 10:39 am ET
    A worker constructs a new home in Geneva, Illinois, June 23,... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - KB Home , the No. 5 U.S. homebuilder, posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday and reported a year-over-year decline in orders, sending its shares down nearly 8 percent. Full Story »

  • The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs?

    BusinessWeek Online – Fri Jun 26, 9:28 am ET
    Mayela Hernandez (R) of North Carolina cheers during a "Health... Reuters

    The primary-care doctor is gaining new respect in Washington. Battles may be breaking out left and right over the various health-care bills emerging from Congress, but reformers on both sides agree that general practitioners should be given a central role in uniting the fragmented U.S. medical system. Full Story »

Miscellaneous Daily Stuff

Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 28, 2009
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
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Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845)
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If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day.
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John A. Wheeler
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.
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Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
Sometimes people are layered like that. There's something totally different underneath than what's on the surface. But sometimes, there's a third, even deeper level, and that one is the same as the top surface one. Like with pie.
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Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
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