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(Anne Cusack / LAT)

1.	Microsoft plans free, online version of Office
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4.	ABC News' interview of Joe Jackson questioned
5.	Review: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'

Monday: The day in photos

World in Photos

Operation Khanjari in Afghanistan

Running with the bulls in Pamplona

Memorial service for Michael Jackson at Staples Center

$99 Las Vegas Bus Tour

September 9, 2006

It was a jaw-dropping bargain - Vegas, Laughlin, the Grand Canyon and more for $99. Was it too good to be true? The sightseeing adventure began in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, where many of the people on the three-day tour boarded Big Yellow, a.k.a. Bus No. 18. Most of the travelers on the tour were Asian, but there were also a few Europeans, Aussies and a handful of visitors from the eastern United States.