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A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo
8 hrs ago - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.
Nashville police gather outside of an apartment where the body of Steve McNair was found in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that police were called to the residence and found McNair and a woman shot to death inside. Aaron said authorities don't yet know the circumstances of the shooting. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson) Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
1 hr 29 mins ago - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead.
Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman) In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US set to begin
1 hr 15 mins ago - The Fourth of July weekend is shaping up as a celebration for Americans watching fireworks around the country - and for three elephants and a turtle.
Sarah Palin along with daughter Bristol, left watch the Juneau Fourth of July parade, as husband Todd, looks over son Trig and grandson, Tripp, Bristol's son, Saturday, July 4, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn't sure what activities she planned to attend. (AP Photo/Claire Richardson) Palin links resignation to 'higher calling'
1 hr 56 mins ago - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Brian Knight, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, pauses briefly in the heat to rest with his heavy pack filled with mortar equipment, ammunition, food, and water in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, July 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday with an explosives-laden truck that blew up outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July 4
9 hrs ago - Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009, which will be the site for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service taking place Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorial
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This is an updated composite drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, South Carolina made available on Friday, July 3, 2009. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal) Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
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Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya stand next to the fence protecting the airfield as soldiers guard the international airport on the other side in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Zelaya announced Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite the interim government's insistence that he faces arrest and trial. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) Exiled Honduran president vows return on Sunday
44 mins ago - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation and the interim government's vow to arrest him and put him on trial.
Serena Williams, right of U.S. greet her sister Venus Williams, left of U.S. in their women's singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Serena Williams beats sister Venus at Wimbledon
5 hrs ago - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.

More Sacramento Customers Gain Video Choice, Innovative Features With AT&T U-verse TV

Distributed by Press Release

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Map) - SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More Sacramento-area residents and their televisions can break free from cable. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced that AT&T U-verse(SM) TV and Internet services are now available to more than 160,000 living units in and around the Sacramento area.

AT&T has continued to make U-verse TV available to more and more customers in the Sacramento area since introducing the service there in August 2007. U-verse TV is offered today in parts of 17 communities, including Sacramento County, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Folsom, Gold River, Lincoln, Modesto, Rancho Cordova, Rocklin, Loomis, El Dorado Hills, Stockton, Fairfield, Vacaville, Mountain House, Tracy and Ceres. There are plans to continue reaching even more customers.

Sacramento customers also can enjoy a suite of new U-verse TV features -- currently available for all local U-verse TV customers at no extra charge -- that further differentiate the service from cable, including:

-- AT&T U-bar, which brings customizable weather, stock, sports and traffic information to the U-verse TV screen, without interrupting the current program. Customers who also subscribe to AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet can personalize the U-bar from their AT&T Yahoo! home page to display weather at specific locations, their personal stock portfolio and scores for their favorite sports teams. -- YELLOWPAGES.COM TV, which lets U-verse TV customers easily search for local businesses and other information via their TV screen. -- AT&T Yahoo! Games, so U-verse TV customers can now play their favorite online games -- including Sudoku, Solitaire, JT's Blocks, Mah-jongg Tiles and Chess -- on the TV screen.
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"U-verse TV continues to get bigger and better, and we're happy that more Sacramento-area consumers can now enjoy this innovative new video choice," said Loretta Walker, AT&T vice president and general manager for the Sacramento area. "Delivering more choice, unmatched features and great value is what U-verse TV is all about, and that's what we're offering customers today."

AT&T is the only national provider to offer a 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service, making AT&T U-verse TV one of the most advanced television offerings available anywhere. AT&T is deploying next-generation video services, including AT&T U-verse TV, as part of its mission to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else.

Customers who want additional information on AT&T U-verse TV -- or to find out if it's available in their area -- can visit http://uverse.att.com or stop by the nearest AT&T retail location. To find the closest store, visit http://www.wireless.att.com/find-a-store/.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.

(C) 2008 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies.

AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet provided by AT&T Internet Services with customized content, services, and applications from Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logos and other product and service names are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. For more information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

SOURCE AT&T Inc.

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