Manny Ramirez blasts first homer since return to Los Angeles Dodgers - (ESPN)

Climate change shrinks sheep - (Science News)

Taste Of Chicago Gun, Knife Arrests Include Teen With Shotgun - (Huffington)

McCain: Palin To Play Leadership Role - (Huffington)

Colin Powell Cautions Obama On Big Government - (Huffington)

Taste Of Chicago 2009, In Pictures (SLIDESHOW) - (Huffington)

Barack Obama and John McCain give competing holiday addresses - (NY Daily News)

Sega Toys makes indoor fireworks infinitely safer, to Elvis Costello's dismay - (Engadget)

Poll: How's your Palm Pre holding up? - (Engadget)

New cyclone predictor - (Science News)

It's all our fault, Hillary tells Mexico on drug wars in offical visit - (NY Daily News)

'Saturday Night Live' star Al Franken wins Minnesota Senate race - (NY Daily News)

Al Franken wins Minn. Senate seat - (NY Daily News)

Australia Investigates Navy 'Sex Game' Claims - (Huffington)

Quinn Cutting Out Madigan, Taking Tax Hike Push Directly To Lawmakers - (Huffington)

Some US Cities Hoping To Host Gitmo Detainees - (Huffington)

Cenk Uygur: Here's What We Know About Sarah Palin's Decision - (Huffington)

Palin's Future - (Weekly Standard)

Kristol: A Contrarian Take - (Weekly Standard)

Seven banks fail, pushing 2009 tally to 52 - (CNN Money)

Report: Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair found dead of gunshot wound - (ESPN)

Japan is losing patience with politics-as-usual - (Financial Times)

The Palin Statement - (Weekly Standard)

Wisdom From Around The World On Healthy Eating - (Huffington)

Francesca Biller-Safran: Fourth of July "Truly" Patriotic and Politically Significant for African-Americans - (Huffington)

Television networks planning Jackson coverage - (Associated Press)

Tiny, printable batteries promise to change the face of obnoxious greeting cards forever - (Engadget)

AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence - (Associated Press)

Windows 7 release to manufacturing reportedly on track for July 13th - (Engadget)

Colorware offers up $6,000 Stealth MacBook Pro: it's really dark - (Engadget)

Oasis amidst war, Afghan valley looks to tourism - (Associated Press)

Cool gadgets: Where tech is headed - (CNN Money)

Shocker! Palin steps down as Alaska governor - (Worldnetdaily)

Harlem Children's Zone's Geoffrey Canada takes bow at White House with Barack Obama - (NY Daily News)

Biden Rejects Palin Complaint She Was Victim Of 'Political Blood Sport' - (Huffington)

Michael Brenner: Obama's Pattern of Accommodation - (Huffington)

Obamas' July 4th Celebrations: Barbecue, Fireworks At The White House - (Huffington)

Wall Street's reality check - (CNN Money)

Chien-Ming Wang leaves New York Yankees game with strained shoulder - (ESPN)

iPhone facing potential trademark issues in China? - (Engadget)

New drug hits leukemia early - (Science News)

Obama hosts lunch for gay-rights supporters - (NY Daily News)

Saturday Evening Post Undergoing A Redesign - (Huffington)

Reyne Haines: Where to find the best antiques on the East Coast! - (Huffington)

Tom Gregory: The Stuff that Dreams Were Made Of (VIDEO) - (Huffington)

MLB pays tribute to Lou Gehrig on 70th anniversary of speech - (ESPN)

Asia will struggle to escape its export trap - (Financial Times)

Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer - (Associated Press)

Updated: Palin to Resign - (Weekly Standard)

Illegals to kill Obama health plan? - (Worldnetdaily)

NYC forced to honor Islam on Sept. 11? - (Worldnetdaily)

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Divisions Dominate as Third Quarter Begins - (CNBC)

Phil Jackson's return to Los Angeles Lakers is finalized - (ESPN)

Tiger Woods moves into AT&T National lead with 4-under 66 - (ESPN)

Sony exec says UMD-less PSP was "always the plan" - (Engadget)

'Asteroids' heading towards the big screen? - (Engadget)

Engadget Podcast 153 - 07.03.2009: Independence Day edition - (Engadget)

Engadget's recession antidote: win a Transformers Nintendo DS Lite Armor case and stylus! - (Engadget)

iPhone 3GS prototype scooped up at airport, now on eBay - (Engadget)