National: JACKSON (1stld) -- LOS ANGELES -- In the end, they bring Michael Jackson to the one place where his life always made sense -- beneath a spotlight and in front of his adoring fans. 1,500 words, by Geoff Boucher and Cara Mia DiMassa (Times). Fifteen photos. With JACKSON-POST, JACKSON-MUSIC, JACKSON-KIDS, JACKSON-NEVERLAND, JACKSON-TV, JACKSON-TV-COMMENT, JACKSON-SECURITY and JACKSON-CROWD-STYLE. JACKSON-REACT (1stld) -- DETROIT -- It is a moment shared by perhaps a billion people, as they gather in London, Las Vegas, Berlin, Conyers, Ga., the Jackson hometown of Gary, Ind., swaying together to the music flowing out of Staples Center, murmuring as ancient videos of the young Michael are projected onto the screen in front of them; through the sunshine of Los Angeles and the darkness of the early morning in Beijing, they all shared a moment. 900 words, by P.J. Huffstutter and Richard Fausset (Times). JACKSON-WORLD -- CAIRO -- Michael Jackson was a pop star whose talent, like that of Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan, turned him into a global wonder and the epitome of Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideal that a man's singular gifts make irrelevant the color of his skin. 800 words, by Jeffrey Fleishman (Times). JACKSON-LOGISTICS -- LOS ANGELES -- With help from the largest deployment of Los Angeles police since the 1984 Summer Olympics, the producers of the Michael Jackson memorial at Staples Center manage to pull off a smooth-running, emotionally affecting event that does not bring the city to a standstill. 920 words, by Harriet Ryan and Richard Winton (Times). JACKSON-SCENE -- LOS ANGELES -- Emotional fans bid farewell at the Michael Jackson memorial. 500 words, by Carla Hall (Times). FRANKEN (1stld) -- WASHINGTON -- Al Franken, the funnyman who wrote the best-seller 'Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot,' is sworn in as the junior senator from Minnesota without doing one single funny thing. 750 words, by Faye Fiore (Times). PROFESSOR -- BOULDER, Colo. -- The University of Colorado professor who was fired after likening victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to a Nazi leader cannot return to his job, a state judge rules. 640 words, by DeeDee Correll (Times special). CALIF-SPEAKER -- LOS ANGELES -- California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass takes pride in being a consensus-builder, a soothing and maternal let's-get-along kind of leader, but now Madam Speaker is ticked off about the state budget impasse. 920 words, by Eric Bailey (Times). Financial: RECESSION -- WASHINGTON -- Five months after Congress approved a massive package of spending and tax cuts aimed at reviving an ailing economy, the jobless rate is still climbing and the White House is scrambling to reassure an anxious public that President Barack Obama's prescription for economic recovery is on the right track. 1,100 words, by Lori Montgomery (Post). BAILOUT -- WASHINGTON -- As the financial system tries to right itself after its near-collapse last fall, the Treasury Department has assembled a team to examine what could still bring it down and has identified several trouble spots that could threaten the still-fragile lending industry. 1,100 words, by David Cho and Binyamin Applebaum (Post). SUMMIT-ASSESS -- WASHINGTON -- As President Barack Obama heads for his second economic summit in three months, he's holding stronger cards than he did the last time, but lingering skepticism about U.S. leadership threatens to produce a policy stalemate that could undercut prospects for recovery at home and abroad. 1,100 words, by Don Lee (Times). International: OBAMA -- MOSCOW -- President Barack Obama calls for a new relationship between the United States and Russia, saying the frequent rivals would both prosper by joining forces to combat common threats and pursue their mutual interests. 660 words, by Michael A. Fletcher and Philip P. Pan (Post). With OBAMA-REACT and OBAMA-ANALYSIS. CLINTON -- WASHINGTON -- Honduras' ousted president and the officials who exiled him have agreed to try to resolve their conflict through Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a U.S.-endorsed mediator, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces. 830 words, by Paul Richter and Tracy Wilkinson (Times). IRAN-FRENCHWOMAN -- BEIRUT, Lebanon -- French researcher Clotilde Reiss, 23, sits in a notorious Iranian prison, according to Western diplomats, arrested July 1 and accused of espionage; her detention has placed her at the center of an international drama that pits the European Union against Iran. 690 words, by Borzou Daragahi (Times). With IRAN, IRAN-POST and IRAN-GENERATIONS. Health and Science: CANCER -- WASHINGTON -- Blacks are less likely than whites to survive breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive equal treatment, according to a large study that offers provocative evidence that biological factors play a role in at least some racial disparities. 980 words, by Rob Stein (Post). 