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12 July 2009 

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Black Hereford-Angus cattle graze in a pasture on Homer Buell's north-central Nebraska ranch
US Livestock ID Plan Stirs Debate  Audio Clip Available
Producers say they can identify their animals; health officials say 'not fast enough'
Sign inside General Motors, Global Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan
GM Bankruptcy Hits Small Tennessee Towns   Video clip available
General Motors' Spring Hill manufacturing plant scheduled to suspend production in November
The Statue of Liberty, photographed after the 1986 restoration, is one of the most recognized symbols of the United States
Renovations Keep Lady Liberty Strong  Audio Clip Available
Architect who led restoration 25 years ago still proud of work to restore towering symbol of freedom
Portraits of Meriwether Lewis (L), William Clark (File)
New Efforts to Discover How US Explorer Meriwether Lewis Died  Audio Clip Available
Lewis' descendants are appealing to public to help persuade government to allow them to exhume body
Obama – Supreme Court Nomination
Supreme Court Nominee a Role Model in the Bronx  Video clip available
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, nominated as justice of US Supreme Court, came from  humble Latino background in northern New York City
An image provided by the US Olympic Committee shows the official 2016 US Olympic Committee Applicant City logo (File)
Chicago Gets Boost from Obama for Bid to Host 2016 Olympics
US president says games offer opportunity to renew friendships, promises 'historic' games if Chicago is chosen as Olympics host
Saaliha Khan is the first Muslim student body president at her high school
Muslim Student President is Peacemaker at Los Angeles High School  Audio Clip Available
Saaliha Khan leads classmates through door of cultural understanding
Fireworks will light up the sky in Lowell this year, thanks to local businesses, which chipped in to fund the celebration
Fireworks Show Will Go on in Massachusetts Town, Thanks to Local Businesses  Audio Clip Available
Budget cuts threatened to cancel annual Fourth of July tradition, before one banker stepped in
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Philadelphia Home of American Independence  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
US celebrates nation's 233rd birthday July 4th
California state employee protests against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furloughs and pay cuts at Capitol in Sacramento, 30 Jun 2009
California, Other US States Face Budget Crisis
California state government says it will begin using promissory notes rather than money to pay some bills, after legislators fail to close budget shortfall
Scene at Iran protest rally in New York, 26 Jun 2009
Activists Rally in Support of Iranian Opposition in New York  Audio Clip Available
More than 300 activists and opposition supporters, many sporting green bracelets, scarves and headbands and holding green ballons, gathered at the edge of New York's Central Park during a heavy rain storm
A coral reef in Florida
Scientists say Florida's Coral Reef has Diminished by Over 50 Percent  Video clip available
Florida's fishing, warm weather, beaches, marine life comprise multimillion dollar industry, but changes taking place underwater threaten economic, environmental sustainability
Venezuela's Maestros del Joropo at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Folklife Festival Opens in Washington  Video clip available
This year, festival focuses on oral traditions in African-American culture, Latin American music, and culture of Wales
A painting of Michael Jackson is held aloft outside Harlem's Apollo theater
NYC Mourns Jackson's Death, Celebrates Music  Audio Clip Available
Fans have been holding 24-hour memorials and dance parties outside famed Apollo theater
US Capitol, Washington DC
Copying World Capitals
Geographic gestures of goodwill show up in America
There are three types of bees in a hive
Beekeeping the New 'Green' Thing to Do  Video clip available
More people turn to beekeeping to help the environment