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Final farewell
Family and friends say goodbye as former President Ronald Reagan is laid to rest in a sunset ceremony in California. • FULL STORY | • SLIDE SHOW

• Video: ‘He is home now. He is free.’
• WP: Bushes’ styles imprint praise

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• WP: General granted latitude at Iraq prison

• Nichols death penalty spared as jury deadlocks

• Al-Sadr says he’ll work with new Iraqi leaders

• Alleged al-Qaida tape assails U.S. in Mideast

• FBI warns of possible eco-terrorist acts

• Inflation surge could make Fed’s task harder

INSIDE MSNBC.COM

• Saturn probe zooms by tiny moon

• Comment: Ray Charles’ long musical journey

• Bearcats might bench coach after DUI arrest

• How to enjoy Rome’s ‘eternal summer’ cheaply

• Rush Limbaugh announces end of his marriage

• New troubles between Lakers’ O’Neal, Bryant?

POLITICS

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• FINAL FAREWELL TO REAGAN
A solemn funeral procession for the nation's 40th president was under way Friday, after the public viewing period at the Capitol Rotunda ended and Ronald Reagan's casket was en route to the National Cathedral for a funeral service.

• Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004• Final honors ‘by the book’• Matthews: Reagan's love affair with TV• How Reagan's passing helps Bush

BUSINESS

STOCKS | PERSONAL FINANCE | MORE

• INFLATION SURGE COULD MAKE FED'S TASK HARDER
A surge in employment growth over the past three months and an unexpectedly sharp upturn in consumer prices have revived the prospect of uncomfortably high inflation, complicating the Federal Reserve's task of raising interest rates.

• Mandalay rejects MGM's takeover offer• Bush gets little credit for 1 million jobs created• NASD probes bankers’ fairness opinions• Spitzer subpoenas 3 more insurance firms

SPORTS

SCORES | TEAMS | MATCHUPS | MORE

• ORTIZ SPOILS DODGERS' FIRST FENWAY APPEARANCE
Boston wins 2-1 as Ortiz gets game-winning hit after Ramirez's gaffe in 9th inning allows Los Angeles to tie game

• Huggins reportedly to be suspended after DUI arrest• Shaq, Kobe may be at odds — again• Red Wings won't re-sign Hull• Police investigating allegation about Malone

ENTERTAINMENT

MOVIES | GOSSIP | MORE

• LIMBAUGH ANNOUNCES END OF MARRIAGE
Rush Limbaugh announced that he and Marta, his wife of a decade, will divorce. The radio commentator entered drug rehab in October.

• Jackson’s lawyer fined in Blake case• William Hung to record ‘We are the Champions’• Soul Man: Remembering Ray Charles• Bittersweet Hall of Fame ceremony

TECH AND SCIENCE

MARS | TECH | MORE

• PRESIDENTIAL PANEL URGES NASA OVERHAUL
Presidential commission to recommend spinning off at least some of NASA's field centers and relying more on private industry.

• Saturn probe zooms by tiny moon• Music industry seeks digital radio limits• Digital camera guide• In pursuit of the perfect kilogram

HEALTH

WEB MD | HEALTH LIBRARY | MORE

• VEGETABLES AND FRUITS: VARIETY OR POWERHOUSE?
Americans need to eat more vegetables and fruits. Although all produce is good for us, "powerhouse" vegetables and fruits are best and should be eaten more often, according to a new report.

• Alzheimer's research moving forward• Sleep machine promises better rest at night• Panel to review pacemaker device for brain• Fighting cancer, one lemonade at a time

TV NEWS

TODAY | NIGHTLY NEWS | DATELINE

• DATELINE: BEHIND MAGIC OF 'HARRY POTTER'
In the latest "Harry Potter" film, the special effects wizards faced a new challenge -- creating Buckbeak, the hippogriff. It was almost impossible to get one detail exactly right. But without it, the movie wasn't going to fly. NBC's Al Roker reports.

• Nightly: ‘Reaganomics’ still defines policy• Nightly: Patti Davis recalls life with her parents• Today: Beat the heat with this sizzling beachwear• Today: I've gone to the seafood market. Now what?

TRAVEL

SAVINGS SLEUTH | MORE

• ROME: THE ETERNAL CITY IN SUMMER
Roam through Roma in July or August when the natives are gone and the prices are low, low down.

• Weblog: Savings Sleuth• European pet passports on hold• Planning your family vacation• All inclusive resorts: Just say no

OPINIONS

SLATE | MORE

• REYNOLDS: CAN BLOGS UNITE US?
Does the blogosphere encourage genuine debate across the political aisle, or does it merely foster the cyberequivalent of people screaming past each other?

• Alterman: Slacker Friday• Tori Amos: Sharing some of her hidden treasures• The Gipper's forgotten tax victory• Reagan's lessons for Bush and Kerry

WASHINGTONPOST.COM HIGHLIGHTS

• GENERAL GRANTED LATITUDE AT ABU GHRAIB PRISON
The senior U.S. military officer in Iraq borrowed heavily from a list of high-pressure interrogation tactics used at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and approved tough tactics for prisons in Iraq.

• The presidents Bush differ in Reagan eulogies• McCain’s resistance doesn’t stop talk of Kerry ticket• Use of dogs to scare prisoners was OK'd• Gorbachev: 'We all lost Cold War'

DECISION 2004