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Articles for June 12, 2009

Breaking News
 •  Japan's emperor to visit Punchbowl in July
 •  12 escape Waipahu fire unharmed
 •  Makakilo brushfire extinguished
 •  Family holds funeral service for baby and details released in infant's death
 •  City to install 100-kilowatt photovoltaic system at Halawa baseyard
 •  Donated toys from St. Francis School arrive at Manila children's hospital
 •  Hawaii awards $10 million airport boarding bridge contract to JBT
 •  UH regents approve Dykstra as chancellor at Windward CC
 •  Hawaii counties to receive $225 million in bond authority
 •  South shore surf to drop today
 •  Mostly sunny day in the forecast
 •  Talbot's 2 goals lift Penguins to Stanley Cup title
 •  UH's Kaufman gets bronze, Sheppard 10th in high jump;Wichmann 7th in heptathlon
 •  Falcons release suspended QB Michael Vick
 •  UH's Kolten Wong named to freshman All-America first team
 •  Punahou alum Alex Ching is All-America honorable mention
 •  Pirates' Yates undergoes tests on ailing elbow
 •  MLB: Padres ace Peavy out for at least a month
 •  Track and field: Holliday, Hooker win NCAA titles
 •  Swimming: Phelps cruises past competition in Santa Clara
 •  NFL: Oregon State CB Lewis among 3 Steelers picks to sign
 •  College World Series: Bats get inspected amid concerns some too lively
 •  MLB: Indians pitcher Reyes has surgery, expected to miss 12-18 months
 •  NBA notebook: In any language, Gasol angry with Pietrus foul
 •  MMA: UFC hopes to change minds with 1st Germany show
 •  NFL: Cowboys’ wives, players help raise $10,000 for paralyzed staffer
 •  CFB: ’Bama weighs appeal after NCAA vacates wins
 •  NBA: Dwight Howard searching for Magic free throw touch
 •  2009 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class honored
 •  College baseball: Capsules for the College World Series
 •  College: Former KU athletic director injured in bicycle mishap
 •  NFL: QB Trent Green retires after 15 seasons
 •  NFL: Broncos WR Marshall skips mandatory minicamp
 •  NFL: Burress gun case to be adjourned until September
 •  NFL: Report: Vikings reps will soon visit Favre
 •  NFL: Texans sign Q Rex Grossman
 •  MLB: Red Sox reliever Papelbon fined for slow play
 •  NBA: After Game 4 falter, Magic still believe
 •  NBA column: Basketball is a foul game
 •  CFB: 2 Washington State football players arrested
 •  CFB: ESPN gets Rose Bowl in 2011 to corner BCS market
 •  Tennis: Roddick, Murray reach semis at Queen's Club
 •  NFL: Thrash cut by Redskins, may retire due to injury
 •  NFL: Raise locked up, McNabb wants to win Super Bowl
 •  NBA: Dwight Howard’s record night ends in heartbreak
 •  NBA: L.A. Bumper Sticker? How about `I’d Rather Be Fisher’
 •  NBA: Magic point guard Alston ’shocked’ about being benched in 4th, OT
 •  Baseball: Japan fans to submit petition to support Bobby Valentine
 •  NBA: Fisher, like Robert Horry, is the new Mr. Big Shot
 •  Tennis: Sharapova defeats Wickmayer to reach semifinals
 •  NFL: Pats’ Thomas shies away from Rex Ryan’s remarks
 •  Euro soccer clubs look like the real capitalists
 •  NBA: With Cavs bid, Huang becomes US sports big shot
 •  NFL calendar: Draft in early May 2010
 •  MLB: Mariners end draft, now must deal
 •  Tennis: Former Aussie Open champ Thomas Johansson retires
 •  Auto racing: U.S. team among 13 in F1 for 2010 season
 •  Cycling: Former Tour de France victor Fignon has cancer
 •  On this date: 1991 — The Chicago Bulls win first NBA championship in team history
 •  S&P lowers long-term credit rating on Matson and A&B
 •  Community opposes proposed Big Island wood-burning power plant
 •  Lenders cut size of Horizon Lines' credit line
 •  Dance troupe Jabbawockeez, unmasked, leads cultural movement
 •  Not quite like a virgin: Lady Gaga feels the fame
 •  MC Hammer opens home to viewers in new A&E reality show
 •  Doctor says Vegas entertainer Danny Gans had old prescription

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Local News
 •  Pension settlement reached
 •  City focusing on beach erosion
 •  Monk seals to receive added habitat protection
 •  Native Hawaiian bill in Congress defended as not 'race-based'
 •  Japanese firms may get in on Guam military housing contracts
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
 •  Senate grants FDA power to regulate Big Tobacco
ENVIRONMENT
 •  Halema'uma'u glow 'a wow' in night sky Video
HEALTH
 •  Response plan in motion
MY COMMUNITIES
 •  Winners of Father's Day essay contest announced
 •  Bank of Hawaii adviser to speak at business luncheon
 •  Aloha United Way aided with $3M in tax refunds
 •  Fundraising dinner to send 9 to Damien canonization
 •  400 households lose water in break of main pipe
 •  Army set to celebrate 234th birthday on Wednesday
 •  Deputy to get 4th star, head up U.S. Southern Command
OTHER NEWS
 •  'Model of leadership' Photo gallery Video
 •  Volunteers fix up Moanalua school
 •  Community calendar
 •  Obituaries

Sports
 •  Four more with Hawaii ties drafted
 •  Family support helped Scott's climb to MLS
 •  Smaller tourneys up for vote
UH SPORTS
 •  Wichmann 8th after Day 1
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
 •  Smaller tourneys up for vote
GOLF
 •  Wie five strokes off lead in LPGA Championship
BASKETBALL
 •  Fisher has Lakers one win from title Photo gallery
 •  Magic appears to have run out
BASEBALL
 •  Mets put Maine on 15-day DL
 •  Collegiate league has some familiar names
 •  Red Sox sweep Yankees again
RECREATION
 •  Family support helped Scott's climb to MLS
 •  Lau earns way to King of the Groms in France
 •  Blanton, Lyau to run cross country camp
OTHER SPORTS
 •  Mickelson returns to contend on PGA Tour
 •  2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Fair West Regionals
 •  On the Air
 •  For the Record

Island Life
 •  Dressing a queen Photo gallery Video
 •  Quick-change Miche bags a snap Video
 •  Hilo native competing for poker stardom
MUSIC
 •  Q&A: Nicole Scherzinger
 •  Hawaiian culture celebrated in nation's capital
 •  On my iPod
 •  Black Eyed Peas stay true to dance roots
MOVIES
 •  Helms follows Carell's lead
 •  Murphy pulls off enjoyable family comedy
 •  Film reveals how a local boy rocks the lens
PEOPLE
 •  Chastity Bono has begun sex change Photo gallery
K-DRAMA
 •  'Brilliant' promises surprises
 •  Screening room
 •  Ongoing events
 •  Date book
 •  The hot list

Business
 •  Weaker economy forecast
 •  Grim jobs outlook crimps spending
 •  Isle clean-energy jobs growing fast
OTHER BUSINESS
 •  Hawaii-based Hoku Scientific in financing crunch, posts loss
 •  Stock market rally continues, but at slower pace than before
BUSINESS BRIEFS
 •  House targets regulators, bank CEO

Opinion
 •  Merit pay experiment worth a closer look
COMMENTARY
 •  Hawaii must move quickly on health technology
 •  'Identity politics' is hardly unusual
 •  Rail transit

Entertainment/TGIF
 •  Home at last
 •  'Til we tweet again at the next Hoku awards
 •  'Sesame Street Live' ready to sweep clouds away
MOVIES
 •  Helms follows Carell's lead
 •  Murphy pulls off enjoyable family comedy
 •  Film reveals how a local boy rocks the lens
MUSIC
 •  Q&A: Nicole Scherzinger
 •  Hawaiian culture celebrated in nation's capital
 •  On my iPod
 •  Black Eyed Peas stay true to dance roots
DINING
 •  Street eats par excellence — that's Chinatown Photo gallery Video
 •  Hawaii eats section
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
 •  Festival lauds Nelson, Deschanel
 •  Screening room
 •  Ongoing events
 •  Date book
 •  The hot list