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• Russia to allow U.S. arms shipments to Afghanistan (AP)
  AP - Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies.
• VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress (AP)
  AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.
• Demjanjuk pronounced fit to stand trial in Germany (Reuters)
  Reuters - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk has been deemed fit enough by medical experts to stand trial for helping to kill 29,000 Jews in World War Two, the state prosecutors office in Munich said Friday.
• Hello Music World, This is Charice
  Meet Charice - a seventeen year old superstar whose powerful voice shines wise beyond her years. Charice was originally discovered by Oprah’s producers via a YouTube video which was filmed when she was just fifteen years old.
• Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash (AP)
  AP - Protesters linked arms across an entrance at Paris' main airport on Friday to keep passengers off a Yemeni flight to Comoros — a route that saw a deadly crash this week, after years of complaints about dangerous conditions on the flight path to the Indian Ocean island nation.
• S.C. Serial Killer Has Residents On Edge
  Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
• Sarah Palin resigning as Alaska governor
  (Updated below) First came news that Alaska governor Sarah Palin wouldn't run for re-election, confirmed by CNN around 3 pm ET. Minutes later, Alaska television station KTUU reported that Palin had actually announced she will resign her office at the end of the month. In an angry, rambling press conference that will rival Gov. Mark Sanford's as a […]
• Big bargains for July 4th
  While everyone else is sleeping off their BBQ, take advantage of deep discounts at these chains.
• Wimbledon-Federer storms into seventh final in a row
  Roger Federer stood one match away from a record 15th grand slam title after he snuffed out the challenge of Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday.
• MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP)
  The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.