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US-MICHAEL JACKSON
LOS ANGELES _ The final act of Michael Jackson's life came into clearer focus, a picture of a fallen superstar working out with TV's «Incredible Hulk» and under the care of his own private cardiologist as he tried to get his 50-year-old body in shape for a grueling bid to reclaim his glory. While the exact circumstances of his death remain unclear, early clues suggested he may simply have pushed his heart too far. By John Rogers. AP Photos.
WITH: US-MICHAEL JACKSON-APPRECIATION; US-MICHAEL JACKSON-GARY; US-MICHAEL JACKSON-COLLECTIBLES
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-FINAL DAYS
LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson's final days were spent toiling away at rehearsals for a 50-date concert tour in London, a schedule many wondered if his body could endure. His final hours were spent at the hands of paramedics, who spent nearly two hours trying to revive him. By Gillian Flaccus. AP Photos.
US-GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
WASHINGTON _ Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, administration officials say. By Lara Jakes and Pamela Hess.
US-CLIMATE BILL
WASHINGTON _ In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passes sweeping legislation that establishes the United States' first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. By H. Josef Hebert and Dina Cappiello. AP Photos.
US-GERMANY
WASHINGTON _ Standing next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Barack Obama says the United States and Germany share «one voice» in condemning the Iranian effort to crush dissent. He says Iran's leaders cannot hide the «outrageous» behavior of clamping down violently on their people. By Jennifer Loven. AP Photos.
US-GOVERNOR'S AFFAIR
COLUMBIA, South Carolina _ It was a routine state Cabinet meeting, one with reports on declining tax revenues, the number of kids on Medicaid and an update on a drunken driving campaign. By Tamara Lush and Jim Davenport. AP Photos.
SC GOVERNOR-THE MISTRESS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _ Her name was drawing more Google searches than Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett the morning after they died. Her picture was plastered across front pages. An eight-year-old video from her brief career as a television producer ran over and over. But is she really the mystery lover of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford? By Eduardo Gallardo.
HONDURAS-CONSTITUTION
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras _ With backing from Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, Honduras' leftist president pushes ahead with a referendum on revamping the constitution, risking his rule in a standoff against Congress, the Supreme Court and the military. By Freddy Cuevas.
PUERTO RICO-MONKEY
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Residents of a Puerto Rican town are vowing to fight a planned monkey-breeding facility for fear that the primates will escape and overrun their community. By Danica Coto.
BRAZIL-PLANE
SAO PAULO _ The search for the black boxes of the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean will likely continue for at least another 16 days, even though their audio beacons are likely fading away, an American officer says. By Bradley Brooks.
US-RACIAL SCHOOL FIGHT
JENA, Louisiana _ Five black students plead no contest to misdemeanor simple battery and won't serve jail time, ending a case that thrust a small Louisiana town into the national spotlight and sparked a massive civil rights demonstration. By Mary Foster. AP Photos.
US-JEWISH DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON _ Russia tells a U.S. court that American judges have no authority to tell the country how to handle sacred Jewish documents held in its state library that were seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies. By Nedra Pickler.
US-KYRGYZSTAN-ANALYSIS
WASHINGTON _ Sometimes, paying three times the price for the same merchandise can be a good deal. That is the American calculation behind quiet negotiations that will allow the United States to hang onto a Central Asian air base crucial to the expanding war in Afghanistan. By Anne Gearan. AP Photo.
US-IRAN-JOURNALISTS ARRESTS
WASHINGTON _ More than two dozen Iranian journalists are among the hundreds of people being imprisoned by the hardline government in Tehran as part of the violent post-election crackdown, according to Amnesty International. By Pamela Hess.
BUSINESS & FINANCE
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-ESTATE
LOS ANGELES _ Michael Jackson spent the last years of his life buried in debt. But the King of Pop's death is likely to yield a financial bonanza more lucrative than any comeback tour ever could, as fans snap up his music and memorabilia and perhaps one day get the chance to tour his Neverland home. By Ryan Nakashima and Michael Liedtke. AP Photos.
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-MUSIC SALES
NEW YORK _ Michael Jackson's death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight. By Rachel Metz. AP Photos.


US-MADOFF SCANDAL
NEW YORK _ Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff has been ordered to forfeit over $170 billion, prosecutors said. By Tom Hays.
UN-FINANCIAL SUMMIT
UNITED NATIONS _ More than 140 countries agreed on a blueprint giving the U.N. a new role representing developing countries hit hard by the world's worst economic crisis in 70 years. By Edith M. Lederer.
US-STANFORD ARRAIGNMENT
HOUSTON _ Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, facing trial on charges he swindled investors out of $7 billion, will spend the weekend behind bars after a federal judge ruled to delay his release on bond. By Juan A. Lozano. AP Photo.
US-BANK REPAYMENTS
WASHINGTON _ The Obama administration established its process for pricing billions of dollars worth of warrants that large banks must repurchase to exit the $700 billion bailout program. By Daniel Wagner and Martin Crutsinger.
US-ECONOMY
WASHINGTON _ Households raised their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as many used a big boost in money from the government's stimulus program to bolster nest eggs rather than to spend more. By Martin Crutsinger. AP Photos.
FEATURES
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-RACE
UNDATED _ The wider his fame spread, the whiter he became. From his appearance to his music to the company he kept, Michael Jackson had a complicated relationship with race. By the time his last big hit, «Black Or White,» was released in 1991, many people wondered if the song title applied to Jackson himself. By National Writer Jesse Washington. AP Photos.
US-MICHAEL JACKSON-THE MEDIA MOMENT
NEW YORK _ «Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,» the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand. By Jocelyn Noveck. AP Photos.
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