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	economic healthwatch: Vellejo, Calif, filing Chapter 9
	Ruling: Bankrupt Judge decides Vallejo is eligible for Chapter 9 protection By JESSICA A. YORK/Times-Herald staff writer Article Launched: 09/06/2008 07:21:03 AM PDT A federal judge ruled Friday that Vallejo is eligible for municipal bankruptcy protection, setting the stage for a major battle over possible dissolution of... more » By danny burstein - 7:03pm - 1 new of 1 message

	Sgt. Prescott (Scott) Shipway: Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan
	[link] Canadian soldier killed, 7 wounded in Afghanistan Last Updated: Sunday, September 7, 2008 \| 1:00 PM ET CBC News By Charlene - 4:06pm - 1 new of 1 message

	Healthwatch: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
	- [link] U.S. Unveils Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants By EDMUND L. ANDREWS [New York Times] WASHINGTON[DC] — The Treasury Department on Sunday [September 7, 2008] seized control of the quasi-public mortgage finance giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and announced a four-part rescue plan that included... more » By DGH - 3:48pm - 1 new of 1 message

LeRoy Gardner Jr., 61; Playground Basketball Legend Became Figure in College Football Scandal

LeRoy Gardner Jr., 61, prep star and Gopher basketball player He led his St. Paul Central team to the state tournament and had a long career at the U. By PAT PHEIFER, Star Tribune Last update: September 6, 2008 - 6:49 PM There's no doubt that LeRoy Gardner Jr. was a playground basketball legend. And it's become community lore that as a freshman at St. Paul... more »

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	Larry Shaben, First Muslim provincial cabinet minister (Canada)
	[link] First Muslim provincial cabinet minister dies Appointed by Peter Lougheed, Larry Shaben dies of cancer Keith Gerein Edmonton Journal Sunday, September 07, 2008 Selfless and stubborn, Larry Shaben refused to let a little thing like a... more » By La N - 1:16pm - 1 new of 1 message

Anita Page (Washington Post)

Silent-Era Movie Star Anita Page Dies at 98 Actress Was Once Promoted as 'The Girl With the Most Beautiful Face in Hollywood' By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 7, 2008; 10:22 AM Anita Page, one of Hollywood's last silent-era screen stars and a leading lady in one of the first sound musicals, "The Broadway... more »

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	Mila Schön, A Pioneer Of High-End Ready-to-Wear, 91, NY Times
	- [link] Mila Schön, 91, a Pioneer of High-End Ready-to-Wear, Is Dead By BRUCE WEBER [New York Times] Mila Schön, whose understated designs and precisely tailored clothes made her a stalwart of Italian haute couture beginning in the 1960s... more » By DGH - 1:03pm - 1 new of 1 message

	Breno Mello, Star Of ‘Orpheus,’ 76, NY Times
	- [link] Breno Mello, 76, Star of ‘Orpheus,’ Dies By DENNIS HEVESI [New York TImes] Breno Mello, the handsome, sculptured leading man in the classic 1959 Brazilian movie “Black Orpheus,” died on July 14 [2008] in Porto Alegre, Brazil, his hometown. He was 76.... more » By DGH - 12:58pm - 1 new of 1 message

	Barbara Harris, Wrote Science Fiction Novel "Who is Julia?"
	Barbara Harris, who wrote the Science Fiction novel "Who Is Julia?" and who helped launch the Ross Minnority Program in Real Estate at the University of Southern California died of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs, abdomen and heart related to asbestos exposure. You can read the article "Barbara S. Harris, 80; co-founder... more » By Faye - 11:50am - 2 new of 2 messages

	Nobody likes Ike!
	x-no-archive: yes "I Like Ike!" --campaign slogan, D. Eisenhower (1952) "Nobody likes Ike!" --general feeling about Hurricane Ike (2008) By A - 11:15am - 2 new of 2 messages