Bruce Springsteen performs surprise set at Keflavik airport terminal
Bruce Springsteen added a last minute gig in Iceland between Berlin and the United States. He played a six song acoustic set for the overnight terminal staff at Keflavik International Airport during a refueling stop. The performance supported his Devils & Dust album.
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Birthdays listed for musicians, actors and writers
Jazz musician Pete Fountain is 75. Actor Michael Cole is 60. Writer Dave Barry is 58. Actor Tom Cruise is 43. Actress-singer Audra McDonald is 35. Singer Shane Lynch is 29. Actor Grant Rosenmeyer is 14.
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Boyzone
On This Day History Highlights From 1608 to 1987
Key events include Que bec founded by Champlain in 1608, Washington's Continental Army command established in 1775, Gettysburg victory in 1863, Spanish-American War naval win in 1898, Veterans Administration creation in 1930, Algeria’s independence in 1962, Jim Morrison’s death in 1971, and Branson and Lindstrand crossing the Atlantic in 1987.
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Fox marks fifth year as Mexico president amid celebrations
In Mexico City Vicente Fox celebrated five years in office calling it democracy awakening. The rally at Angel of Independence drew hundreds of thousands, coinciding with regional elections in the State of Mexico and Fox's 63rd birthday and fourth wedding anniversary to Marta Sahagun. Lech Walesa joined the march, recalling Fox’s 2000 victory tour.
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Boy 9 Dies After Fall From Carnival Ride in Town Park
A 9-year-old boy died after falling more than 25 feet from the Wind Shear ride at a Fourth of July festival in Highland Indiana. The ride was shut down after the incident as investigators determine whether rider error operator error or equipment failure caused the death.
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Congress in recess as House backs pay raise and Amtrak funds
Congress returns from Independence Day recess with key votes on HR 3058. The House approved a 1.9 percent pay raise for rank and file members and leaders, effective next January, amid a 263 to 152 tally. Separately, a 269 to 152 vote preserved subsidies for Amtrak’s top routes, with further actions to protect the rail network's budget for fiscal 2006. A 313 to 114 vote supported restricting Ex-Im Bank financing of Westinghouse’s bid to build four nuclear reactors in China.
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Lawmaker votes in June shape foreign aid and policy
Voting details show amendments on Plan Colombia funding and property rights, plus a veterans health care emergency, a DC gun law nullification, Cuba travel easing defeat, CAFTA passage, and a human pesticide testing ban amid budget debates. Names include Leach Boswell Nussle Latham King Grassley Harkin and organizations HR 3057 HR 3058 S 1307 EPA budget.
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