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Greece mobilises military amid strike

Treasurys rise as GDP report shows slow 2Q growth

US rig count increases by 1

Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot

Scotia Capital quietly opens carbon credit group

Weirdly alluring, WikiLeaks's founder brings sexy back to whistle-blowing

Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies

iPhone 4 pandemonium

L.A.-area blaze battled from land and sky

Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest

Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest (Reuters)

Look what these labels have up their sleeves: stylish iPad cases

Attorney: Returned Russian boy back in orphanage

Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)

House investigators recommended Rangel reprimand (AP)

AP - The panel that charged New York Democrat Charles Rangel with 13 counts of ethical misdeeds recommended he receive a relatively mild rebuke by the full House, one of the investigators said Friday.

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling - The Associated Press

The Hindu

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling The Associated Press PHOENIX — Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. Nowhere in the US is local enforcement ... Arizona: Your viewsBBC News Immigration law protesters hit the streetsNorthJersey.com Arizonans React to Court Ruling as Limited Immigration Law Takes EffectVoice of America Today's THV -FOXNews (blog) -KUSI all 6,966 news articles »

Five Immigrant Cities Among The Top Ten Safest In America

Lawmakers set for casino compromise this afternoon

Chrysler adds 900 jobs in Detroit

Feds arrest Polish immigrant in NM smuggling case

Bill Clinton emerges on Chelsea's NY wedding eve (AP)

AP - Former President Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married tomorrow, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

Briton Turner wins European gold

College students may get break on textbook expenses

BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on reforms that would put tougher restrictions on offshore drilling.

BP to try well kill Tuesday

Michelle Obama's communications director leaving

Saudi, Syrian leaders make rare visit to Lebanon

Recovery lost speed in the second quarter

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.

Brady says contract talks won't be distraction

Hunt is on for high-reaching Idaho graffiti artist

GM hikes production capacity for Volt by 50 pct

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes - The Associated Press

Los Angeles Times (blog)

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes The Associated Press PALMDALE, Calif. — A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased. ... Fire prompts evacuation of 2000 homes north of LAReuters Africa Crown Fire In LA Consumes 8000 AcresNational Underwriter Property And Casualty Insurance News Fire continues to burn in Antelope ValleySignal Pasadena Star-News -Los Angeles Times (blog) -Fire Department Network News all 1,024 news articles »

Weir dealing with latest adversity

BP CEO: Time to scale back Gulf cleanup

The government's point man for the Gulf oil spill said Friday that the start of a procedure that could help stop the gusher for good will be delayed.

Has Obama worn out his welcome on Capitol Hill?

Muslim students demand that female teacher wear burka

AT&T spent $3.09M on lobbying in 2nd quarter

House vote seen close on oil spill bill

House Panel Recommends Reprimand For Rangel

A member of the panel handling Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics case has recommended a reprimand by the full House. Rangel is facing 13 charges of wrongdoing, and the case now goes to another bipartisan panel of his peers

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Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes (AP)

AP - A huge wildfire churned through high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles on Friday, destroying a few buildings and forcing people from about 2,000 homes. Most of the displaced residents were allowed to return as the threat eased.

Paris police: Tear gas in letter for US Embassy

World junior roster starting to take shape

Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup (AP)

AP - BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but stressed the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.

Cisco spent $370,000 to lobby government in 2Q

2 hurt in Norfolk condo explosion

BP boss scaling back oil effort

Canadian serial killer Pickton denied new trial

Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable

Friday Throwdown: Tax haven no safe harbor for Sen. Kerry

July is deadliest month for U.S. in Afghan war

Slowing economic rebound raises unemployment fears (AP)

AP - The recovery is losing so much momentum that employers are unlikely to step up hiring anytime this year, and unemployment could return to double digits.

NY reps. spar in House over 9/11 responder bill

WikiLeaks 'has blood on its hands' over Afghan war logs, claim US officials - The Guardian

The Hindu

WikiLeaks 'has blood on its hands' over Afghan war logs, claim US officials The Guardian WikiLeaks and its editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, have come under attack from US officials and their allies for potentially endangering informants and troops in Afghanistan by posting the texts of thousands of leaked war logs. The US defence secretary ... White House Urges WikiLeaks to Not Publish More SecretsVoice of America Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of ReportsNew York Times US military launches review of IT security after Wikileaks breachComputerworld CBS News -The Associated Press -The Australian all 2,199 news articles »

1 dead, 1 critically hurt in South L.A. explosion

Subcommittee recommends reprimand for the embattled Rep. Charles Rangel - Washington Post

New York Times (blog)

Subcommittee recommends reprimand for the embattled Rep. Charles Rangel Washington Post The subcommittee that investigated Rep. Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) has recommended that the embattled lawmaker face just a "reprimand," a mild form of punishment similar to that given to Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) when he was rebuked in 1997. ... Ethics Panel Recommends Reprimand for Charles RangelCBS News Rangel Denies Misconduct Charges as Ethics Panel Meets to Decide His FateFOXNews Rangel Reprimand Recommended by House Ethics Subcommittee, Chairman SaysBloomberg The Associated Press -New York Times -The Washington Independent all 4,416 news articles »

Idiot Tries to Drive Bulldozer on Frozen Lake (Video)

More People Getting DVDs From Library Than From Netflix

Malaysia TV's 'imam idol' crowned

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US (AP)

AP - NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.

N.J. May Forgo 2012 Pension Payment, Christie Says - San Francisco Chronicle

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

N.J. May Forgo 2012 Pension Payment, Christie Says San Francisco Chronicle July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey said the state may not be able to make a required pension payment in the next fiscal year. Christie's comment contrasts with those of his treasurer, Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, ... New Jersey May Not Make Pension Payment in Fiscal 2012, Christie SaysBloomberg Gov. Chris Christie swears in new NJ child welfare agency chiefThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com NJ Gov: Rutgers Leadership On Pot 'Disjointed'CBS 3 The Associated Press -Aquarian Weekly -Gov Monitor all 130 news articles »

Argentine gay weddings go ahead

Chevrolet Volt Fatigue Setting In - BusinessWeek

Chevrolet Volt Fatigue Setting In BusinessWeek The Chevrolet Volt may be wearing out its welcome. General Motors has been hyping the gasoline-electric car ever since the company showed it off to the public 1300 days ago. The company has let countless reporters into its battery labs and given ... President Obama drives Chevy Volt and touts job gainsUSA Today Chevrolet's Battery-Powered Volt Now on Sale in USVoice of America GM hikes production capacity for Volt by 50 pctThe Associated Press Inside Line -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Washington Post all 252 news articles »

With one day to go, town braces for Clinton wedding

Local law firm announces $28M victory for client

Dorchester man charged with gunning down 14-year-old

Teen tries to steal policeman's rented SUV in CA

Obama tours GM plant, test drives Chevy Volt - Detroit Free Press

msnbc.com

Obama tours GM plant, test drives Chevy Volt Detroit Free Press President Barack Obama is in Detroit today visiting Chrysler and General Motors automotive plants. Stay tuned here for live feeds from the scene. 1:35 pm | GM CEO Ed Whitacre and North American president Mark Reuss are ... Obama says proving naysayers wrong on auto bailoutReuters Obama to auto workers: 'You are proving the naysayers wrong'USA Today Obama says U.S. auto industry 'growing strong' after bailoutCNN Wall Street Journal -The Detroit News -The Associated Press all 1,061 news articles »

Ravens CB Domonique Foxworth out for year with knee injury

Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident

Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25

Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country's hottest summer on record.

Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25

Picking up Penguins

Liberia to require birth registration; fewer than 4 percent of children under 5 are registered

Liberia's government, still recovering from a 14-year civil war and previous decades of poverty and illiteracy, said Friday it will now require all children to get birth certificates, a document...

Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A (Reuters)

Fire prompts evacuation of 2,000 homes north of L.A

Argentine couples wed under new gay marriage law

Immigrant worker limit criticised

Greg Ansley : Voters to choose macho or makeover

City that chose to outsource everything

Ireland's sheriffs in debt pursuit

Moms Keep Up Fight To Free 3 Held In Iran

The Ten Video Games Roger Ebert Should Play

How To Clean Your Owl {PIC}

Toy boy at 100th birthday

Cambodia says it is winner in battle over UN review of border temple management plan

Cambodia declared victory Friday in a diplomatic standoff with Thailand after the U.N. cultural agency agreed to consider its plan for managing a temple that is on land claimed by both countries...

Rail passengers still at risk eight years after Potters Bar crash, says coroner

Calcium Supplements May Increase Heart Attack Risk

Calcium supplements are widely prescribed, particularly among women over 50, as a way to reduce fractures and increase bone density. But a new study suggests those pills carry some potential risks for your heart.

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21 Amazing Examples of Droste Effect Photos

Imports slow second-quarter growth

How Banks Prey On Their Customers

Roman Catholic bishops ask Tories to back off on planned census change

Disney to sell Miramax for more than $660 million

Video: Donkey's Milk: Nutritious for Kids?

Tear Gas in Letter Sent to U.S. Embassy in Paris

7 injured in bus-train collision in downtown L.A.

Calif. wildfire forces hundreds from homes

Anderson puts England in command

Roadside bomb north of Baghdad kills 5 members of family, including 4-year-old girl

Iraqi police say a roadside bomb north of Baghdad has killed five members of a family, including a 4-year-old girl.

New BP CEO: Some Gulf Efforts To Be Scaled Back

The changes do not signify a lessening of the oil giant's commitment to clean up the oil spill, but do signify that some areas don't need a continuing effort, incoming executive Bob Dudley said Friday.

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Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel

Floods kill more than 400 in Pakistan's northwest

Ultimate rejection

Death of Vietnamese bride by mentally ill SKorean husband draws attention to int'l matchmaking

Young and poor, the Vietnamese woman jumped at the chance to marry a South Korean introduced to her through a matchmaking agency.

Coroner raises rail safety fears

Floods ravage NW Pakistan, kill 430 people

Colombia's Santos comes to power very popular-poll

Troops Kill Senior 'Capo' of Mighty Mexican Drug Cartel

Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.

Firefighters launch aerial assault on Leona Valley wildfire; 8,000 acres burned

Tribune proposes severance package for top executives

Fatal Crash Stokes Afghan-U.S. Tension in Kabul

Catholic pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in U.K.

Top court rejects Canadian serial killer's appeal

Kabul rioters burn SUVs, yell 'Death to America'

Liam Fox fuels Trident row with warning over Iran

July is Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan

UN removes 5 Taliban members from sanctions blacklist, including 2 who died

The U.N. Security Council on Friday removed five Taliban members from its sanctions blacklist, a move sought by the Afghan government to promote reconciliation.

Televangelist Benny Hinn asks for $2M in donations

Pittsburgh diocese sued after suicide of priest abuse accuser

Cities, Websites And Hotels At Odds Over Taxes

Online travel companies such as Orbitz and Expedia don't believe they need to collect taxes on the full amount they charge for hotel rooms. This has led to a big lobbying fight in Congress and dozens of lawsuits nationwide.

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New York Lawmakers Spar Over Failed Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders - FOXNews

Washington Post

New York Lawmakers Spar Over Failed Bill to Aid Sick 9/11 Responders FOXNews Hours after two New York congressmen engaged in a shouting match on the House floor over whose political party is to blame for the failure of a bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust, ... NY reps. spar in House over 9/11 responder billThe Associated Press Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in HouseNew York Times Dueling Memos for DemocratsWall Street Journal CQPolitics.com -NY1 -AFP all 4,225 news articles »

Iran: West taints cigarettes with pig blood

France's Sarkozy cracks down on crime and immigrants

Optimism Revs Up At GM, Chrysler Plants

President Obama visits GM and Chrysler auto plants in Detroit on Friday to call attention to the successes -- so far -- of the bailed-out companies. A White House report says the industry has added 55,000 jobs, GM will stay open during its usual two-week summer shutdown and Chrysler added another production shift.

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Exiled Yemen opposition leader killed on return

Suspected remains of 57-year-old Irishman abducted, killed by IRA in 1981 are found in a bog

The suspected remains of a 57-year-old Northern Ireland man who was abducted by the Irish Republican Army in 1981 have been unearthed in a bog in Ireland.

Fires Rage Across Russia Amid Record Heat

The fires have spread quickly across more than 200,000 acres in recent days after a record heat wave and severe drought. July has been the hottest month in Moscow in 130 years of recorded history.

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Daydreams really can take you far away

Swiss authorities link fatal derailment to excessive speed+

Floods Kill At Least 430 in Pakistan

Floods, Landslides Kill at Least 430 in Pakistan, Officials Say

The death toll from three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 430 on Friday, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.

2ND LD: 13,000 visit museum as Hayabusa capsule displayed to public+

French police question Bettencourt's wealth manager

First gay couples tie the knot in Argentina as same-sex marriage law takes effect

After a 27-year courtship, two men on Friday became the first gay couple to wed under Argentina's historic same-sex marriage law — the first of its kind for a Latin American nation. ...

Singapore Airlines to go paperless on flights+

No bail for Afghan-born mom who stabbed daughter's head in alleged 'honour crime'

Charlie Rangel: List of Charges - CBS News

CBS News

Charlie Rangel: List of Charges CBS News For each violation, the Investigative Subcommittee scrutinizing Rangel determined there is "substantial reason to believe that a violation of the Code of Official Conduct, or of a law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the ... and more »

Fired bondage club worker charged in shooting death of former boss, burning club

Railways still at risk eight years after Potters Bar, says coroner

Tax credits and benefits could be replaced with 'negative income tax' under shake-up

Video: U.S. Hikers Jailed in Iran One Year

Strategy: Fight hard but be a good guest

Sarkozy wants to take away French citizenship of immigrants who attack police

President Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put police officers' lives in danger.

U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade

Economy slows sharply in second quarter - Los Angeles Times

NPR

Economy slows sharply in second quarter Los Angeles Times The nation's measure of economic growth shows a modest 2.4% gain in spring, compared to a 3.7% rise earlier in the year, more evidence the fragile recovery is losing steam, a Commerce Department report says. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times A new ... US growth slows in second quarterFinancial Times Four things to learn from new GDP dataChristian Science Monitor US economic growth slowed in 2nd quarterMiamiHerald.com USA Today -AFP -Benzinga all 1,038 news articles »

Economy slows sharply in second quarter

China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief

Health Care Fight Heats Up Over New Tax Report Repeal Effort

A battle is being waged by small businesses, accountants, and members of Congress to repeal a new tax reporting requirement in the health law. But it could raise $16 billion for the government.

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SEC Cites Brothers In $550 Million Insider Scheme

Sam and Charles Wyly, Dallas billionaire investors known for their support of conservative candidates and causes, made $550 million in undisclosed profits through 13 years of insider trading, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit. The SEC said the Wylys traded shares in companies on whose boards they served and "defrauded the investing public."

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Pace Of The Nation's Economic Recovery Slows Down

U.S. growth slowed to a 2.4 percent rate in the second quarter, the weakest pace in nearly a year. That compares with the upwardly revised 3.7 percent increase in the first quarter of this year.

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Soldier suspected in WikiLeaks case moved from Kuwait to Virginia military jail

Why Same Hotel Rooms Generate Different Tax Bills

How you make your reservation -- through an online travel company or directly with the hotel -- could determine how much a city is able to collect.

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3 Americans killed in Afghanistan, making July deadliest month of war for U.S.

China Pipeline Explosion

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Iran US Hikers One Year

They made the video in 2007 as students at the University of Free State in protest at plans to integrate student housing

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits an uranium enrichment facility in Natanz

Fini has been a key ally of Berlusconi since the billionaire media tycoon entered politics in 1994

After months of acrimony, Berlusconi demanded that Fini leave his post which the speaker categorically refused

A record-breaking heatwave has seen the agriculture ministry declare emergency situations in 23 regions

A fireman was killed while fighting a fire in the Moscow region

Benefits could be localised

South African students fined for racist video

Imran Khan says David Cameron is making Pakistan a scapegoat for Afghanistan failures

Former Fiji PM pleads not guilty

Disney agrees to sell Miramax Films to investor group led by Ron Tutor

Human rights advisor, Ella Pamfilova (left), has unexpectedly announced her resignation without giving a reason

Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Army Clash

U.S. Closes Ciudad Juarez Consulate in Mexico

Attackers torch Sri Lankan media outlet

Amnesty welcomes Fiji case dismissal

A man way, way outside Beltway

Kevin Rudd in hospital

Top Mexican drug lord killed in army clash

Obama urges a dialogue on race after Sherrod case

Video: Pakistan's UN Ambassador on WikiLeaks

Many men with low-risk prostate cancer treated aggressively

Russians may be more negative but less depressed than Americans

Summer falls, bike crashes, drownings top risks to kids

Conservatives: come off benefits and we'll make work pay