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1.	Republican pundits open fire on Sarah Palin
2.	Clamor grows over CIA secrets
3.	Marking the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. nuclear meltdown
4.	Calderon's drug offensive stirs 'wasp nest'
5.	As the Hollywood machine abandons L.A., its supporting workers struggle

Thursday: The day in photos

Running with the bulls in Pamplona

Remembering Michael Jackson

Military operation in Afghanistan's Helmand province

Fans mourn Michael Jackson

Pièce de résistance

Alfredo Santos was sent to San Quentin State Prison in 1951 on a heroin charge. He left his mark on the state’s oldest prison by painting 4 100-foot-long California-themed murals in the mess hall.