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he said he gave jackson five doses of three different drugs between 1:30 a.m. and 7 kpln 30 a.m. at 10:40 a.m., he said he gave jackson the propofol. >> did anybody witness what happened? >> just the doctor, sir. >> 911 was called at 12:21. emergency responders will testify they believe jackson was dead when they arrived. another question jurors must ask was using propofol, an anesthetic for surgery as a sleep aid so reckless that murray should be held responsible for jacksons death? >...

fewer americans filed first-time jobless claims last week. the labor department says that it got 395,000 initial claims. thats a drop of 7,000. it is the first time the number dipped below 400,000 since early april. united nations says that the drought ravaging the horn of africa has not peaked. that means a long-term threat of famine. the u.n. says 12 million people, if you can believe that, are at risk. desperately needs more than a billion dollars to feed them. musician and activist...