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MassachusettsSun.com Sunday 5th July 2009 Issue 1900
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"We did it in Saddam's palace and I can think of nothing better. That S.O.B. is rolling over in his grave right now."
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
The vice president was presiding at a naturalization ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces in Iraq.

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$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Canada, Dollar United Kingdom, Pound Japan, Yen
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Euro 1.398 - 1.624 0.856 134.3
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.615 - 0.527 82.67
United Kingdom, Pound 1.632 1.167 1.896 - 156.7
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Eight killed in wrecks before dawn
Man, 24, slain in South End
Anguished families mourn lost promise
Sprout it from the rooftops, green's on the scene
Biodiversity, professor have their day

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Andy Roddick in Roger Federer's way
Cannons win fourth in row
'Pat Patriot' creator and his 'son' happily get back in the game
U.S. Golden in Cup opener
Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair shot dead

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Sunday News Briefs & Editorial
Ulster bridges religious divide
Refugees are not criminals
Warm memories of Temescal
America stands as shining beacon for rest of world

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Breaking News
'Danger's Hour' struck Quincy-made ship in '45
I t was the fall of 1943, the height of World War II, and a task force of fast new aircraft carriers was leading America’s assault in the Central Pacific. By the end of the following year,...

Big brother watching Carlos Sastre from Boston
D efending champion Carlos Sastre of Spain was under the watchful eye of coaches as the Tour de France kicked off yesterday in Monaco, but not all of those eyes were watching from that small...

Thefts plague yacht owners
A rash of motor and engine thefts is sucking the fun out of the summer boating season at a Dorchester yacht club that has been the target of a summer seaside crime wave. “You just feel...

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International
US Marines under heavy fire in Afghanistan
Troops from a US Marine company in Afghanistan have been under almost constant fire since entering the country with 4,000 other troops during the...

Manager to Beatles/Stones dies in New York
The former manager of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has died in New York at the age of...

Lady Liberty opened to tourism
The peak of the Statue of Liberty has been reopened to the public in New...

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Business News
British PM expecting backbench dissention
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been told by his backbench to expect a revolt over his 2007 decision to scrap the 10p bottom rate of income...

Mexican economy is one of the worst
Mexico's economy is being devastated by the effects of the global economic...

Rogue trader costs boss ten million
In London, a rogue trader has cost his employer US$10...

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    Boston, Massachusetts
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    Sunday 83°F/28°C Clear
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    Honduras suspended from Organisation of American States
    OAS could suspend Honduras after post-coup leaders balk
    US committed to Iraq withdrawal, says Biden
    Police, protesters clash ahead of G8 in Italy
    Now, Iran's most important clerical group blasts Khamenei on election irregularities

    bullet Seniors corner
    Beatles 'shark' Allen Klein passes away aged 77
    Pension players looking for tax benefits in budget
    Interstate travel concession for seniors
    Bogus water workers drain elderly man's home
    GM forced to dip into pensions

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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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    The Helmsley Park Lane, New York
    The Helmsley Park Lane, New York

    The best feature of this hotel is its location, overlooking Central Park in the heart of Manhattan. The hotel also has a rear...


    bullet Space corner
    Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title
    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Serena was 'too good'
    Penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday
    A threatened universe of dazzling creatures