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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402628&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Forget "Fore!" "Fire!" was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough Saturday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402627&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff's office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that position would be more comfortable.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402626&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A South Dakota sheriff said two Minnesota men are lucky to be alive after they drove underneath a stalled semi truck towing a flatbed. Potter County Sheriff Alan McClain said he's amazed the men were not decapitated.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402625&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402615&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Washington Nationals rookie ace Stephen Strasburg will have Tommy John surgery on Friday to rebuild his injured right elbow, an operation that is expected to sideline him for 12 to 18 months.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402613&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Los Angeles County coroner's office says a 15-year-old girl who collapsed during the Electric Daisy Carnival rave in June died as the result of an ecstasy overdose.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402602&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Opposed to the war from the start, President Barack Obama on Tuesday formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq as promised, declaring: "It is time to turn the page." He said the nation's most urgent priority must be fixing its own economy.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402591&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Too bad Ryder Cup eligibility is based on passports instead of property taxes. There still might be hope for Paul Casey, who has been living in Arizona for most of his adult life.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402590&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK SNL Financial's list ranks the largest U.S. banks and thrifts by assets. The following list gives the current ranking, the bank or thrift's name, its previous ranking, its headquarters, its total assets (in billions) and its total deposits (in billions).

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82402568&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Securities and Exchange Commission has declined to seek fraud charges against Moody's Investors Services over its ratings of risky investments that led to the financial crisis.