AP – Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.

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Astronauts return from space to sushi overload
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Reuters – Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose ouster of one of the 20th Century’s most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.

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Cory Aquino dies; Philippine people power heroine
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AP – Jake Peavy said yes to the Chicago White Sox, and Victor Martinez will take aim at the Green Monster.

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Peavy to White Sox, Martinez lands in Boston
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Reuters – Democrats pushed forward healthcare reform legislation in a key congressional panel on Friday but the battle over President Barack Obama’s top domestic policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington as lawmakers prepared for a month-long break.

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Health reform gets House boost, battle heads home
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AP – Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son’s girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month Corey said she was four months’ pregnant — the next it was eight. Her due date pushed back drastically as it neared. And Corey suddenly refused to let Dion’s son, Alex, accompany her to the doctor.

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Family believed baby cut from womb was theirs
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AP – Dr. Conrad Murray was in dire financial shape when he signed on as Michael Jackson’s personal physician earlier this year at $150,000 a month. Read more from the original source: Jackson’s personal doctor was in financial trouble (AP)

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Jackson’s personal doctor was in financial trouble
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AP – Dr. Conrad Murray was in dire financial shape when he signed on as Michael Jackson’s personal physician earlier this year at $150,000 a month.

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Jackson’s personal doctor was in financial trouble
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AFP – President Gloria Arroyo declared a 10-day national mourning period for former leader Corazon Aquino, who died after a battle with colon cancer.

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Philippines in 10-day mourning for Aquino
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Reuters – Wall Street may have momentum on its side next week as the S&P 500 tries to puncture the 1,000 level, but the rally’s staying power will depend on whether U.S. data and corporate earnings provide more signs of economic stabilization.

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S&P eyes 1,000 but could be ripe for retreat
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AP – Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks so big they could bring down the entire economy.

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House votes to clamp limits on Wall Street bonuses
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