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Title: North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo (AP)

A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.



Title: Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee (AP)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair scrambles against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the rain during the first quarter of their NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in this file photo taken on November 5, 2007. McNair was killed on July 4, 2009 from a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville ESPN.com reported quoting police. REUTERS/ Jason Cohn/Files (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL OBITUARY)AP - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman were found shot to death Saturday inside a residence in Nashville, police said.



Title: Palin keeps low-profile after plan to resign (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, is joined by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, right, and daughter Piper at the end of her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn't sure what activities she planned to attend.



Title: Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks (AP)
AP - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given.

Title: Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer (AP)

This is an updated composite drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, South Carolina made available on Friday, July 3, 2009. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal)AP - A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.



Title: Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image (AP)

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.



Title: Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth (AP)

Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman)AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride — and for one couple, romance.



Title: Oasis amidst war, Afghan valley looks to tourism (AP)

In this photo taken Wednesday, June 17, 2009, women walk past the cliffs that once held giant Buddhas destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan. In an attempt to return one small part of the country to normalcy government officials and international donors are promoting tourism to attract visitors to the Bamiyan area. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - There's a new building in town, and it isn't a military barracks or a hospital. It's a Tourist Information Center.



Title: Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverage (AP)

Lynne Champion, of Melbourne, Australia, poses near the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.



Title: Serena Williams beats sister Venus at Wimbledon (AP)

Serena Williams, right of U.S. greet her sister Venus Williams, left of U.S. in their women's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.