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S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade: Is it the Right Move ?

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Credit ratings agency S&P threw a monkey wrench in the works by downgrading its long-term credit rating for the U.S. from AAA to AA+, just days after President Obama signed a debt-limit compromise.

Lollapalooza closes with muddy, rainy dance party

"Girl Talk" performs at the Lollapalooza music festival in Grant Park in Chicago
Mouse ears in the mud. It seemed a fitting end to the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza, the three-day music festival that started under warm, sunny skies but ended on Sunday night in a rainy dance party.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner walks to the Rose Garden

China Weighs in on S&P Downgrade, Says U.S. Should Live Within its Means [SLIDESHOW]

China holds a large amount of U.S. debt. Xinhua, the official press agency of China, issued a commentary on Aug. 6 titled After historic downgrade, U.S. must address its chronic debt problems. The commentary stated that the days when debt-ridden Uncle Sam could leisurely squander unlimited overseas borrowing seemed to be numbered because S&P slashed the country's AAA rating for the first time.
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Amy Winehouse?s Last-Ditch Recovery Hope: Dr. Drew Pinsky

?Rehab? singer Amy Winehouse, who died at the age of 27 in London last week, tried to enlist the help of celebrity recovery expert Dr. Drew Pinsky in the days before her death, the ?Celebrity Rehab? host told Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM on Friday.
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Amy Winehouse's Dad: She Would Have Wanted Her Fans to Get Her Clothes

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch, 60, handed out the singer's clothes, jewelry, and trinkets outside of her Camden flat Thursday. Mitch Winehouse distributed some of her clothes in the street. He said, "These are Amy's T-shirts. This is what she would have wanted - for her fans to have her clothes."
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse Posthumous Album With A Dozen Songs Speculated

At least a dozen 'never heard' songs by Amy Winehouse could be released this year, according to Chris Goodman, a spokesman close to the Winehouse family of the late 'Back To Black' singer and songwriter. The songs are said to be "personal and autobiographical."
Mitch Winehouse, the father of British singer Amy Winehouse, looks at memorabilia left by fans outside her house in London

Amy Winehouse Dead, Body to be Cremated [VIDEO]

Amy Winehouse will be cremated after her funeral service in north London. The Winehouse family held a private funeral service for the British singer on Tuesday where on close friends and family were invited.
Mitch Winehouse, the father of deceased British singer Amy Winehouse, arrives at Golders Green Crematorium in London

Amy Winehouse Death, Foundation Created in Her Name

The death of Amy Winehouse has sparked not only international bereavement, but a philanthropic opportunity. Mitch Winehouse, Amy's father, announced plans at her funeral Tuesday to create a foundation in her name aimed for children and drug addicts.
Kelly Osbourne leaves Golders Green Crematorium after the cremation of British singer Amy Winehouse, in north London 26/07/2011

Amy Winehouse Funeral: Father Proposes Foundation to Help Addicts

The foundation is to be called the Amy Winehouse Foundation and Mitch said it purpose is "to help the things she loved - children, horses, but also to help those struggling with substance abuse." Member of parliament Keith Vaz will help set up the foundation, which could include a rehabilitation center.

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