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  • William Safire: N.Y. Times Columnist Dies!

    The Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Bill Safire has died at the age of 79, reportedly from pancreatic cancer. He worked at the Times for over 30 years, he was a conservative, who once was a speechwriter for President Richard Nixon. In the past Mr. Safire spent a lot of time accusing the Clinton's of various "scandals", which were never borne out by the facts, according to reports. That did not seem to stop him, he just left what he said hanging out there and moved on, as one reporter stated. He also said that Saddam Hussein was linked to the 9/11 attackers, the 9/11 Commission Report discredited this reporting. Mr. Safire will be missed greatly in his community of friends.

    Iran test fired short range and long range missiles in a matter of a few days. Sending a message that they are ready for any potential attack on their country. All of this comes after a secret underground nuclear weapon development facility was reportedly discovered and revealed by U.S. Intelligence. British, French and U.S. leaders, with Germany being in accord, held a joint press conference on Friday of last week to announce the discovery, which had been under surveillance, according to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates for well over a year. Iran has according to the press conference, until December to allow inspection of the facility and to cease their building of nuclear weapons. A summit will be held this week with Iran in the mix, but Iran officials state they are not prepared to discuss nuclear weapons at the meeting. They did however say, according to reports, that they would allow inspectors into the facility at some future date.

    President Obama is headed to Copenhagen, Denmark, to lobby for the city of Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. A delegation from Chicago will also be there to lobby the IOC as well.

    President Obama is suggesting that summer vacations for American school children be curtailed. Well, he will now lose the love of the kids. :o)

    A vaccine has been discovered, which will reportedly stop infection from the HIV virus.

    The U. S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to stop Medicare premium increases.

    The Senate Finance Committee continues its deliberation over 564 amendments to Senator Baucus' health care reform bill proposal.
    Senators Schumer and Rockefeller will present two proposals for a public option to the proposed bill today. Reports are that the public option may not be a part of the Senate bill, but may survive the House version.

    German Chancellor Merkel has won a second term in office.

    Stranger than fiction, an Arkansas woman, who is expecting a child, found out that she is also pregnant with a second child and the children are not twins, one is scheduled for delivery in 2009, the other in 2010. Doctors report that they will deliver both babies at the same time. Has this ever happened before?

    An Afghanistan born man was arrested on terrorism charges, after discovery by police officers, of large purchases of bomb making materials
    by the man. He also had information on his computer related to bomb construction. Digital fingerprints and phone taps lead to the man's arrest. To other men were also arrested in other states on similar charges, reportedly unrelated to the Afghan born individual.

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  • Afghanistan Top Commander: More Troops Needed!

    The top commander in Afghanistan has requested more troops be sent, the Pentagon is holding off non the request because a reassessment is reportedly underway. General McChrystal, has stated that unless more troops are sent in, the United States could risk failure in Afghanistan. Other analysts have said the country does not have any additional troops available to send. President Obama's liberal base, it has been reported wants him to draw down the troops and end the mission in a set time frame, within a short period of time. The Republicans want the president to maintain the troops, send more, from where, who knows, and keep fighting the Taliban. The sensible argument has been made that the Afghan people should be trained, armed, reinforced if need and allowed to fight for their own country's welfare and security.

    Three men including a father and a son, who was born in Afghanistan were arrested in Colorado, and held on terrorism charges. One of the men had bomb making information on his computer. As a result of the arrest and additional information, there was an alert issued to all major mass transit systems in the country by authorities. Stadiums, Hotels and Entertainment Centers were also included.

    President Obama while at a U. N. meeting held a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister and the Palestinian leader to try to restart the peace talks. The President did get the two men to shake hands.

    The United States government is going to start tracking Greenhouse gas emissions, it has been announced.

    The U. S. Senate Finance Committee has started its mark-up of the 564 amendments being considered in the health care reform bill.

    A report is surfacing that the FDIC may borrow money from the banks.
    New York Governor David Paterson, is being encourage not to run for a full term in 2010, because of his low poll numbers and approval rating.
    It has been reported, that no segment of the population in New York is pleased with his performance as Governor.

    Former Representative Tom Delay was featured on Monday night's "Dancing With the Stars". He and his partner danced the Cha Cha to "Wild Thing".
    The couple received 16 points out of 30, which means they will be back to dance next week. Mr. Delay reportedly fractured his foot but decide to dance any way.

    The SEC will be going to trial against Bank of America over the bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives. A Judge refused the settlement offer that Bank of America had made in the dispute.

    The state of Georgia has had massive downpours of rain in the last few days, 20 inches of rain reportedly fell. Eight people were killed in the flooding that resulted. More rainfall is expected in the state in the next few days. Entire neighborhoods are completely submerged.

    David Hasselholf of American Idol, was reportedly treated for alcohol
    poisoning and released from the hospital.

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  • Laboratory Technician: DNA Matched to Murdered Woman!

    The laboratory technician, Raymond Clark, III, who had been under surveillance by authorities, and had been taken in for questioning, was arrested and arraigned for allegedly murdering another worker at the laboratory where they both worked. Annie Li's body was found in the wall at the laboratory in Connecticut. The authorities were reportedly able to match the man's DNA to evidence in the investigation, and made the arrest soon after they had released the man, who they brought in for questioning. There are reports that the man was quite concerned with the mouse cages in the laboratory being clean as he was in charge of keeping the cages clean. He had written Ms Li an e-mail about the condition of the cages, which he thought were not as clean as they should have been. The woman was scheduled to get married, the day her body was found.

    John Dean revealed on MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Obermann" that the Watergate burglars were trying to find financial information about kick backs on the Democrats which could be used to embarrass them. Nixon, Dean said did not authorize the break-in, but noted that he thought the Democratic Headquarters was the only place where the information could be found. Nothing was found when they broke in.

    President Obama will be using this weekend to make a media blitz, trying to sell the health care reform program. He will appear on five news shows on Sunday including Meet the Press, State of the Union, the George Stephanopolis Show, and Face the Nation. The president will also make an appearance on David Letterman's show on Monday night.

    There is a new Senate gang coming together, to try to present a better bill on the health care reform plan than the gang of six with Senator Max Baucus. The four include Senator Olympia Snowe, Senator John Luger, Senator Joe Lieberman and Senator Claire Mc Closkey.

    A bill allowing Governor Deval Patrick to appoint someone to fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy, on an interim basis until January 2010, is moving forward in the Massachuetts' government.

    The U. S. military has closed the largest detention center in Iraq.

    Vice-President Joe Biden made a visit to Iraq this week, at the same time a bomb went off in the Green Zone where two civilians were killed.

    The Europeans have called for a major discussion regarding the goals for Afghanistan.

    The Republicans kick off a family values summit this weekend, with many top Republican leaders. Values Voter Summit 2009 is the title of the meeting.

    Former Vice-President Dick Cheney underwent back surgery this week.

    The United States will be sharing 10% of its swine flu vaccine with other nations, which include Australia, France, Brazil and New Zealand.

    A Judge has threatened to sanction an individual who continues to file frivolous lawsuits, challenging the birthplace of President Barack Obama.

    Jodie Powell, President Jimmy Carter's Press Secretary had died from a heart attack, he was 65 years old.

    Burt Reynolds is reportedly under treatment for drug abuse, according to his manager.

    Reportedly the Federal Government suspended the security clearance of Governor Mark Sanford, when he announced he had had an affair. The clearance was reinstated after a month, it was stated that it was a mistake made by an unannounced individual.

    China tries to allay fears of a trade war, with the United States.

    Japan has a new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and a new finance minister
    Hirohisa Fujii.

    An Egyptian Judge sentenced two American couples, to two years in prison for alleged illegal trafficing in humans in adoption cases.

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  • President Shimon Peres Loses Consiousness!

    The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, was taken to the hospital, after he momentarily lost consciousness during a conference in Tel Aviv. The 86 year old Peres, has recovered and is in good health, according to his physician.

    The end of the 2009 U. S.Open was delayed by rain and the final matches were not competed until Monday. But a few things made the last few days
    very interesting and very surprising. On Saturday, Kim Cljisters, 2005 U. S. Champion and the 2008 U.S. Champion, Serena Williams, played each other for a spot in the finals against Caroline Wozniacki. Cljisters won the first set and was on her way to winning the second, best two out of three set for the match. The score was two points away for Clijisters on a break point chance against Williams, the lines woman called a controversial foot fault. Serena had earlier banged her racket and received a warning, after the foot fault call, Serena started to scream at the woman, waving her racket at her, and saying a few choice words which rhyme with bucking, describing what she would do
    with the tennis ball. The chair umpire called the woman over to ask her what Serena had said, two officials came out as well. When everything was settled, Serena received a second point against her because of the earlier warning and the match went to Kim Cljisters. Serena initially
    said she had no remorse, but upon second thought, she apologized the next day to all, she and her sister played doubled for the doubles championship and won. Serena was fined ten thousand dollars. Kim Cljisters of Begium, went on to win the womens singles championship against Wozniacki of Denmark, pocketing one-million, six hundred thousand dollars. The next day, Monday, Roger Federer, five time U. S. Open Champion, played Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, a 20 year old
    underdog who took out Raphael Nadal, the number three player in the world. The match went to five sets, with Del Potro playing remarkable come back tennis. He won the match in an upset of the number one mens
    singles player in the world, 6-3,6-7,6-4,6-7,6-2. Del Potro earned over two-million dollars plus a convertible.

    U. S. retail sales fell for the 12th straight month in August.

    Pfizer was reportedly fined 2.3 billion dollars for illegal marketing practices.

    Judge reportedly rejects Bank of America settlement for Merrill Lynch bonuses.

    New York State is demanding 1.2 billion dollars in taxes from Lehman Brothers.

    U. S. is reportedly considering selling its 34% share in Citi-group, that it acquired in the bank rescue.

    Tiger Woods, golfs number one in the world, won the BMW Golf tournament,
    on Sunday, with an eight stroke lead.

    Thousands of protesters marched in front of the White House on this past Saturday, against the huge spending by the Federal Government and the health care reform, being proposed by the Obama Administration.

    French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner reportedly said that their troops will stay to secure Afghanistan until agriculture, health and education projects can take hold.

    Actor Patrick Swayze 57, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
    He will be very much missed. Sentiments to his family and friends.

    Ex-Blagojevich adviser dies one week before he was to go to prison for fraud. Christopher G. Kelly, 51,died at a Chicago hospital. The mayor of the town where he died reportedly said the death was being investigated as a suicide.

    Incumbent President Hamid Karsai of Afghanistan, holds a comfortable lead in the country's disputed election, according to early results, while deadly attacks took place reportedly in all corners of the country, despite the record number of U. S. and NATO troops.

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  • Female Athlete's Controversial Gender Dispute Continues!

    The South African 18 year old female runner, who beat everyone in the World Championships in Berlin, is still in the news, concerning the dispute over gender, as it still has not been resolved. The International Association of Athletics Federation, had the young lady take blood, chromosome and gynecological examinations. The speed with which she won her 800 meter race caused a stir, which officials are trying to resolve, according to reports. The results will be released in November. The IAAF officials stated that the gender verification test results will be examined by a group of medical experts. A final decision will be made at the next meeting of the council in Monaco, November 20-21. Caster Semenya was accused of not being female. The IAAF would not confirm or deny Australian newspaper reports that the recently crowned women's 800 meter champion has male and female sexual organs. An Australian newspaper reported on in its Friday edition, that medical reports indicate she has no ovaries but rather has internal male testes, which are producing large amounts of testosterone. She has not cheated, IAAF spokesman, Nick Davies reportedly said, "legally, if she proves to have an advantage because of the male hormones, it would be extremely difficult to strip her of her medal, since she has not cheated. This is not a doping offense. She was naturally made that way, and she was entered by the team in Berlin and accepted by the IAAF". The father insists his daughter is a female and his little girl. If this is information the family is just learning about the young woman, please goodness let there be a good psychiatrist nearby.

    Annie Leibowitz, the famed photographer, has been granted an extension of time to repay the multi-million dollar loan, thus allowing her reportedly to retain the copyrights to her works and ownership of her real estate. No details were released as to the duration of time the extension.

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  • President Karzai Moves Toward Victory! But!

    The votes are being counted in the Afghanistan presidential election, with a possibility of President Karzai receiving over 50% of the votes cast. But in the other corner, a U. N. commission is ordering a total recount of the votes, due to what has been called, "clear and convincing
    evidence", of election fraud. An observer said that the questionable votes were in the areas of Afghanistan where it was too dangerous for the people to vote and those were the areas where the president had his strongest support. So it has been assumed that the Karzai supporters were trying to make up the difference for those who did not vote but wanted to vote for the president. A recount will take place according to the latest reports, the outcome to be determined. If the recount does not provide a clear victor, then will a new election be in the works? We await the answer.

    The "gang of six", three Democrats and three Republicans are meeting to try to work out a cohesive plan for health care reform. Their plan is reportedly going to be introduced today, before the president speaks tonight. Reportedly the proposed plan does not contain a public option. Lawrence O'Donnell remarked on MSNBC that he does not think that the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi will request that the public option be a part of the reform package. My question, what then is the reason for the reform? Just end it now and let the insurance companies, drug companies and the Republicans mark up a victory, and allow the scalping of the public to continue, the costs of health care keep rising and the entire U. S. health care system keeps moving toward collapse. Great job guys.

    President Obama comes out tonight after his speech to school children of America, on Tuesday, to stay in school and set goals. The speech was criticized by many, out of some belief that the children were going to be exposed to political rhetoric, wrong! He will now tackle health care reform in a speech at 8 p.m., before a joint session of Congress, to try to get Congress and the Senate to help the country, help itself by reducing the cost of rising health care through providing competition for the insurance companies with a public option health care plan for
    consumers.

    South Carolina's speaker of the house has requested that Governor Mark Sanford resign. The speaker is the highest Republican official to call for the Governors resignation.

    Former Governor Tim Pawlenty will be campaigning in Virginia on Wednesday.

    The Federal Reserve is reporting a drop in borrowing by consumers.

    Gold rises above the $1,000 per ounce mark.

    Beatlemania is being stirred up again in the form of digitally mastered music video games, being introduced to the public today, 09-09-09. Early
    reviews are very positive, as an entire new generation discovers the Beatles music.

    More questions are arising regarding the release of the Lockerbie bomber. The Scottish Minister who made the final decision to release the prisoner, reportedly has a brother whose company has an interest in obtaining oil contracts from Libya. This information has stirred up more questions as to whether or not a deal was made behind the scenes. Really?

    The reward for information related to the arsonist involved in the California wildfire incident has risen to one-hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

    Doctors are reportedly slashing vaccines due to rising costs.

    Dozens have reportedly been killed in a mine explosion in China.

    Taiwan's Premier resigns over response to typhoon.

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  • U. S. Open Tennis: Top Seeds Falling Fast!

    At Flushing Meadows in New York, where the 2009 U. S. Open Tennis Tournament is being held, the seeded players are dropping all over the place. A Cinderella story is also emerging, in the form of 17 year old Melanie Oudin, one of a set of twins, out of the state of Georgia. As of today Andy Roddick, James Blake, Layton Hewitt, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova and the number one women's player in the world, Dinara Safina have been eliminated from the competition. Only one American male John Isner, who eliminated Andy Roddick is still standing. If he loses today, this will reportedly be the first time in the history of the U. S. Open that no American male has made it to the quarter-finals. The charming, young Melanie Oudin is being cheered on as she keeps eliminating top seeded players, one after another. Her boyfriend told her to " believe", she said and had the word written on the tennis shoes she wears. So far he has eliminated Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova and one other top seed early on. Her twin sister along with her other family members were in the stand today when, she lost the first set to Petrova, as she typically starts her matches, and then came back to win the match, 1-6, 7-6, 6-3. Her tennis playing is beyond her years and she has a very good chance of being in the finals. When you watch her play, she appears to be in a zone, with confidence beyond her years. She is already the youngest women's player in some 10 years to make it to the quarter-finals. The excitement is growing, she may just win it all, but if not, it's an amazing show of tennis excellence. You gotta believe.

  • Photographer Annie Leibovitz: Beseiged By Huge Debt!

    The famous photographer, whose beautiful pictures grace the covers of Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines, Annie Leibovitz, reportedly has run into serious financial problems. Reportedly Ms Leibovitz, must pay back a twenty-four million dollar loan by Tuesday. Art Capital Group, a New York company, that issues short-term loans against fine and decorative arts and real estate, sued her in late July for breach of contact. Some experts say filing for bankruptcy reorganization could be the best option for Leibovitz, 59, who has put up as collateral, her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, an upstate property and work. She bought two of the townhouses in 2002 and did extensive renovations to combine them into one property, spurring protests from historic preservationists, and a fifteen million dollar lawsuit by a neighbor. A reorganization filing would suspend all litigation against Leibovitz and place her finances under the protection of a federal judge. Last year Leibovitz put up her homes and the copyright to every picture she has ever taken or will ever take as collateral to secure the loan. In addition to her mortgage, court records show she piled up years of federal, state and city lien judgments from vendors, for unpaid bills, all presumably now satisfied with the twenty-four million dollars she borrowed.

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  • U. S. 9th Circuit Court: Ashcroft Wrong in Detaining Suspect!

    A three judge panel of the U. S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, ruled against former Attorney General John Ashcroft, saying that he could be sued in the case where a suspect was wrongfully detained, as a material witness after 9/11. The panel ruled that the government's improper use of material witnesses after 9/11, was "repugnant to the Constitution and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history." The court found that a man who was detained as a witness in a federal terrorism case, can sue Ashcroft for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. Adullah al-Kidd, a U. S. citizen and former University of Idaho student, filed the lawsuit against Ashcroft and other officials in 2005, claiming his civil rights were violated when he was detained as a material witness for two weeks in 2003. Al-Kidd said the investigation and detention not only caused him to lose a scholarship to study in Saudi Arabia, but cost him employment opportunities and caused his marriage to fall apart. He argued that his detention exemplified an illegal government policy created by Ashcroft to arrest and detain people, particularly Muslim men and those of Arab
    decent, as material witnesses, if the government suspected them of a crime, but had no evidence to charge them. Ashcroft had asked the judge to dismiss the matter, saying that because his position at the Department of Justice was prosecutorial, he was entitled to absolute immunity from the lawsuit. The court said that al-Kidd's
    claims plausibly suggest that Ashcroft purposely used the material witness statute to detain suspects who he wished to investigate and detain, preventively. Not because there was evidence that they may have committed a crime, but merely because the government wished to investigate them for possible wrong doing, or to prevent them from having contact with others in the outside world. The Department of Justice may now ask the full 9th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the ruling by the three-judge panel, may appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court or it could allow the lawsuit to revert back to Boise's U. S. District Court . If the case goes back to the lower court, the government will likely have to comply with al-Kidd's discovery requests--
    releasing documents and files that it has previously maintained were highly confidential and that could pose a threat to national security. Al-Kidd's attorney, Lee Gilernt of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the ruling by the three-judge panel had implications reaching far beyond the government's actions in detaining material witnesses post-9/11. Judge Milan D. Smith , Jr., one of the three judges, thought the actions by Ashcroft were "repugnant to the Constitution".
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  • Lockerbie Bomber Taken to Intensive Care!

    Abdel Baret al-Megrahi's condition reportedly has worsened, and he has been taken to a hospital intensive care unit in Libya. He is said to be unable to speak. The only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing was released from prison early for humanitarian reasons by the Scottish authorities. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer and said to have less than three months to live.

    President Obama will reportedly address Congress on the ninth of September. The Republicans have succeeded in confusing many people as to what the health care reforms will look like when finally revealed. The public has been fed so many untruths, half-truths and outright lies, until the whole debate has turned into a gray mush. The White House must take back the message with a clear outline of what will be in the reform plan. The public needs to find out where their best interest lies, and listen for the sound of truth and not horse manure. Insurance companies and drug companies, neither Wall Street have the public interest at heart, all of these entities are looking for profits, the more the merrier.

    Former Governor Ron Blagojevich's new book "Governor" will be released next week, and is already number one on Amazon.com

    American Airlines will reportedly cut 921 flight attendant jobs.

    ABC news anchor, Charlie Gibson, will be retiring, and the news is that when he does, Diane Sawyer will replace him.

    Two Texas police officers have been indicted for beating an unarmed suspect.

    Former Miss USA, Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against pageant officials, charging libel, slander and religious discrimination.

    Smoke from the California wildfire, can be seen by residents in Denver, Colorado. One-hundred and ninety-nine acres of land, reportedly has burned in California from the fire. A state of emergency has been declared in eight counties in California. Two firefighters sadly, have been killed fighting the wildfire, 50 homes have been destroyed and thousands more are threatened.

    Ford, Toyota and Honda saw their profits increase in August from the "Cash for Clunkers" program.

    Worker productivity in the U. S. rose 6.6%, while labor costs decreased 5.9%.

    Hurricane Jimena is reportedly headed for the Baja California Pennisula.
    Reports are that it will not help the wildfires

    Tropical storm Erika is reportedly gaining strength in the Atlantic Ocean.

    At the U. S. Open, Roger Federer, Rapael Nadal, Venus and Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters (returning after a year and a half maternity leave of sorts), are among those who moved forward to the next round in the tournament.

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  • Japanese Election Brings 50 Year Control to End!

    The Japanese election swept the opposition into power, in a historic victory, ending the long ruling Conservative party in Japan. The conservative party has been in power for most of the post war era. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has conceded defeat in the country's election, handing victory to the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). The centrist DJP says it will shift the focus of government from supporting corporations to helping consumers and workers. Japan is suffering record unemployment and trying to recover from a crippling recession.

    Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert has reportedly been indicted.

    Columbia President Alvaro Uribe, 62, has been diagnosed with swine flu, after attending a summit in Bariloche, Argentina, with other Latin American officials. On August 11, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias announced he had swine flu, he was quarantined and has since recovered.

    President Karzai of Afghanistan, is said to be increasing his lead over his opponent.

    Former first daughter, Jenna Bush, has reportedly joined the Today show, as a special correspondent.

    Pat Robertson, 79, has reportedly had surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat. He is expected to make a full recovery according to his doctors.

    The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush,
    is reportedly going to be released early.

    A wildfire near Los Angeles, is heading north, threatening thousands of homes.

    Heath Solcum pulled off a surprise victory at the Barclay's PGA tournament. He made a 20 foot par at the 18th hole putting him ahead of Tiger Woods and others who were tied with Tiger, by one shot. This was Solcum's third PGA career victory, he won $1.35 million dollars.

    Former Governor Sarah Palin will head off to Asia for the first time in her life, to start her speech giving journey. She has reportedly received thousands of requests for speaking engagements. Six figure fees are reportedly the going rate for her words of wisdom. Amazing.

    A complete revamping of strategy is said to be needed in Afghanistan.

    White oak crosses mark the graves of Ted and Bobby Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery. The burial was completed on Saturday in the early darkness of the evening, for Senator Kennedy, with his wife Vicki and all of his family members and friends gathered at the grave site, to say farewell. Earlier 500-600 current and former staff members lined the Capitol steps as the funeral procession came by, stopping for Senator Kennedy's wife to greet the crowd and for Representative Patrick Kennedy, his sister Kara and brother Teddy, Jr., to thank the people. An estimated 4,000 people were gathered across the street and sang America the Beautiful, as the procession left to go to the cemetery.

    The Discovery space shuttle arrived safely at the International Space Station.

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