By The Weekend Desk B Team
While new mama Natasha Julius tends to her young Cub, we follow the holiday weekend news so you don’t have to.
1. LeBron James Watch.
2. Barbecue & Fireworks Watch.
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3. Cubs Suck Watch.
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4. Blast at BP Texas Refinery in ’05 Foreshadowed Gulf Disaster.
5. This just in:
“Preservation scientists at the Library of Congress have discovered that Thomas Jefferson, even in the act of declaring independence from England, had trouble breaking free from monarchial rule,” AP reports.
“In an early draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote the word ‘subjects,’ when he referred to the American public. He then erased that word and replaced it with ‘citizens,’ a term he used frequently throughout the final draft.
“The Library released news of the struck word for the first time on Friday.”
6. Exclusive photo of Blago’s walk-in closet. (By previous owner).
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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Holiday hours.
Posted on July 3, 2010