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WisconsinStar.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 Euro Canada, Dollar United Kingdom, Pound Japan, Yen
United States, Dollar - 0.714 1.161 0.612 96.15
Euro 1.398 - 1.624 0.856 134.5
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.615 - 0.527 82.79
United Kingdom, Pound 1.632 1.167 1.896 - 157.0
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Budget battles keep states from tackling reforms
Wisconsin mother, infant son die in car crash
On Independence Day, Liberty's crown reopens
Fireworks explosion on NC island injures several
Celebrate Michael Jackson's art
Many taken by surprise by Palin announcement

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Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title
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

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Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
Zac Efron, Megan Fox get cosy
Beckhams spend $81,660 on luxury eco-spa
Peter Andre cosies up with 'Big Brother' winner Chantelle Houghton
Peter Andre finds break-up with Jordan to be worst time of his life

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Breaking News
Mom, child killed in N. Ill. head-on crash
WADSWORTH, Ill. (AP) -- A 24-year-old Wisconsin mother and her 1-year-old son have died in a head-on collision in northern Illinois that authorities believe was...

Illinois woman dies in Kenosha County accident
Posted: July 4, 2009 11:48 a.m. A 28-year-old Illinois woman died and a 39-year-old Wisconsin man was injured in what appeared to be a drunken-driving crash in Kenosha County early Saturday, the...

Cedarburg teen wins Wis. park sticker contest
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A design featuring two silhouetted children splashing on a swimming beach is the winner of 2010 Wisconsin State Park admission sticker contest. The Department of Natural...

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World
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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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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    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
    Courtney Love trashes her high-end hotel room in just 8hrs

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    Law firms get 'no confidence vote' by peers
    Woman & Child Killed in I-94 Crash
    Cubs 2, Brewers 1
    New Seat Belt Enforcement Begins This Week
    Mukwonago neighborhood seeks flood solution
    Homicides up from 2008

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    I walked around St Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square, to the Shelbourne Hotel, which is managed by Renaissance, a...


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    Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
    Jacko had breezed through rigorous medical test, say O2 concert bosses
    Jacko's long-time costumers to design his burial suit
    Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs
    Surge in Jacko's music's post-death sales to benefit Dutch pension fund