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HoustonMirror.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Issue 1899
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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 Japan, Yen Mexico, Peso
United States, Dollar - 0.716 1.161 96.15 13.21
Euro 1.395 - 1.620 134.2 18.45
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.616 - 82.79 11.38
Japan, Yen 0.010 0.007 0.012 - 0.137
Mexico, Peso 0.075 0.054 0.087 7.273 -

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North Texas student crowned Miss Texas
Galveston tree arsonist baffles police
Twin milestones for Hunter
Hamilton not returning just yet
Holland tries to contain runnin' Rays

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Spider-Man does exist, says comic-book guru
Little brewery in Shiner, Texas, keeps bottling the next round
Texas Heat Kills Twins, 82
Texas brewer, once near defeat, shines again
Healthcare overhaul plans are provoking debate in North Texas

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Zac Efron, Megan Fox get cosy
Matt Damon, Ben Affleck gamble for charity
'New York' gets good press in US
Aniston plans to open own restaurant

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Breaking News
Texas inmates forced to sweat it out
RIVERSIDE — Glowing like an atomic peach, the summer sun vaulted from Lake Livingston and hung in the cloudless sky like a thousand heat lamps from hell. Inside Riverside’s Ellis Unit,...

Houston-area vendors hold out hope fireworks sales pop
And so the Thomas family made the seasonal pilgrimage to one of dozens of fireworks stands lining the highways along the edge of town Friday, stocking up on things that will go boom in the...

Dead Galveston trees may branch out into ship repair
Some of the trees might be used to refurbish the world’s only remaining wooden whaling ship. The Mystic Seaport maritime museum is hoping to haul six to eight truckloads — about 176 tons...

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World News
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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    Richards, Isinbayeva among six left in jackpot race
    A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
    Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
    Details released on Michael Jackson memorial
    US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive

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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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    Sweet Home Hotel
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    It is not often we review a hotel of this size, or of this budget range, so it was a welcome change to report on the Sweet Home...


    bullet Space corner
    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
    The man who fell to Earth