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GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP WASHINGTON — Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one. Rep. Charles Rangel, DN.Y., puts on his jacket as he leaves his ...
Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections NearNew York Times
The allegationsWashington Post
Panel Hits Rangel With 13 Ethics ChargesABC News
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ABC Online
Former Australian Leader Rudd Admitted to Hospital
BusinessWeek
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was admitted to hospital to have his gallbladder removed today. Rudd, 52, was taken to the Mater Private Hospital in Brisbane with acute abdominal pain ...
Australia Expands Fiber Internet Network FootprintWall Street Journal
Gillard Takes Campaign for Mining Tax to Western Australia as Polls NarrowBloomberg
PM denies Labor SOS call to RuddThe Australian
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New York Times (blog)
More diversity might have served USDA well in Sherrod fiasco
Washington Post
"Let's not be so quick to judge," was Shirley Sherrod's message to a gathering of black journalists. (Mark Gail/the Washington Post) By Joe Davidson "We should all make more of an effort to discuss with one another, in a truthful and mature and ...
Ousted USDA official says Obama 'needs a little lesson' in race relationsDallas Morning News
Obama: Shirley Sherrod Deserved BetterCBS News
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Globe and Mail
Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history
Philadelphia Inquirer
'We're making American history!" cried the announcer on ABC's The View. And they were. Special guest Thursday on the late-morning talk show: President Obama, the first sitting president to make a personal appearance on a daytime TV ...
Television review: President Obama on 'The View'Los Angeles Times
A 'View' to a shillBoston Herald
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Los Angeles Times
Wikileaks Afghanistan: Taliban 'hunting down informants'
Telegraph.co.uk
The Taliban has issued a warning to Afghans whose names might appear on the leaked Afghanistan war logs as informers for the Nato-led coalition. By Robert Winnett in Washington In an interview with Channel 4 News, Zabihullah Mujahid, ...
Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of ReportsNew York Times
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen: WikiLeaks release endangers troops, AfghansWashington Post
Pentagon Partners with FBI to Investigate Leaked Military DocumentsVoice of America
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Telegraph.co.uk
Amid protests, Arizona appeals ruling on state immigration law
Boston Globe
Phoenix police arrested people protesting the immigration law at the Maricopa County sheriff's office yesterday. (Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic via Associated Press) By Bob Christie Associated Press / July 30, 2010 PHOENIX — Arizona asked an appeals ...
'I can get my family back': immigrants driven out of Arizona return homeIndependent
The 'Dangerous' Border: Actually One of America's Safest PlacesTIME
Hundreds protest as Arizona's immigration law takes effectArizona Republic
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msnbc.com
1500 LA homes threatened
Los Angeles Times
Hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's disastrous Station fire, Los Angeles officials on Thursday took a helicopter tour of some of the region's most fire-prone areas, even as three wildfires broke out in the ...
While crews battle 2 fires, third ignitesCNN
1200 homes evacuated in LA Co. as fire spreadsThe Associated Press
LA mayor urges brush clearance to stop firesSan Jose Mercury News
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Jakarta Post
Mexican troops kill top Sinaloa cartel figure
Los Angeles Times
Ignacio Coronel Villarreal died in a gunfight in an upscale suburb of Guadalajara, authorities say. Separately, dozens of Tijuana law enforcement officers are arrested in an anti-corruption sweep. Some of the police officers who were arrested in an ...
Mexico's war on drugs: timelineTelegraph.co.uk
Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartelYnetnews
Officials: Mexican drug lord killed in raidCNN International
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Sydney Morning Herald
Is Jennifer Lopez A New 'American Idol' Judge?
MTV.com
J. Lo will take over one of the panel spots vacated by Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres, according to Deadline.com. By Mawuse Ziegbe With two open seats now on the "American Idol" judging panel, all types of celebrity names have been bandied about as ...
Reports: Jennifer Lopez Tapped As New 'American Idol' JudgeAccess Hollywood
'Idol' Insider: Jennifer Lopez 'Accepts' Offer to Judge 'American Idol'OK! Magazine
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Washington Post
GOP Rep.: Bill to aid 9/11 responders will fail
BusinessWeek
A bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic dust from the World Trade Center will fall short in a House vote, one of its key supporters said Wednesday. The House is expected Thursday to take up a measure to ...
Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in HouseNew York Times
House Lawmakers Vote Down Reopening Sept 11 Compensation FundWall Street Journal
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 respondersThe Associated Press
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Globe and Mail
Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near
New York Times
WASHINGTON — In laying out 13 charges of ethical violations committed by Representative Charles B. Rangel, the House ethics committee set the stage for a rare public trial of the Democratic Congressman this fall, ...
Democrat Rangel charged with 13 ethics violationsWashington Post
Panel hits Rangel with 13 alleged ethics chargesSeattle Times
Panel Hits Rangel With 13 Ethics ChargesABC News
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New York Times (blog)
A 'View' to a shill
Boston Herald
That was the lone surprise of Barack Obama's dubious history-making appearance yesterday on ABC's “The View,” as he became the first sitting president to appear on a daytime talk show. Resident conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, ...
Katie Couric's Notebook: Obama on "The View"CBS News
Obama on 'The View': How did he do?Christian Science Monitor
War, jobs ... and SnookiTampabay.com
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Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup
Reuters
GUADALAJARA Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one that is unlikely to end ...
Top Mexican Trafficker Killed in RaidWall Street Journal
Mexico drug gang kingpin killed in raid: officialAFP
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CBC.ca
Military plane that crashed was practicing for Alaska air show
CNN International
(CNN) -- All four airmen on board an Air Force C-17 were killed when the cargo plane crashed during a training mission near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on Wednesday, the Air Force reported Thursday. ...
Four killed in Air Force plane crash in AlaskaReuters
Air show to go on despite deadly crashThe Associated Press
Tucson passed over for now as F-35 baseArizona Daily Star
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Reuters
Thousands of more classified documents missing: Gates
The Hindu
PTI "It could be a substantial additional number of documents. And we have no idea what their content is, either," The US Defense Secretary said. Days after the WikiLeaks went onto release more than 92000 classified documents pertaining to the war ...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen: WikiLeaks release endangers troops, AfghansWashington Post
Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of ReportsNew York Times
Pentagon Partners with FBI to Investigate Leaked Military DocumentsVoice of America
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Fantasy Knuckleheads
Nationals send Capps to Twins for Ramos
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have reportedly traded closer Matt Capps to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for highly regarded catcher prospect Wilson Ramos. Additionally, according to multiple news outlets, the Nationals ...
Source: Twins close on CappsESPN
Twins acquire right-handed pitcher Matt Capps and Cash from WashingtonMLB.com
Twins Acquire Closer Capps From NationalsABC News
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Telegraph.co.uk
Mexico kills kingpin in drug war coup
Reuters
GUADALAJARA Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers shot and killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against defiant drug cartels. ...
Top Mexico drug lord 'killed'Aljazeera.net
Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with armyThe Associated Press
Mexican drug lord Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel killed by armyThe Guardian
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AFP
Pentagon Report Places Blame for Military Suicides
New York Times
WASHINGTON — At a time of record-high military suicides, commanders are ignoring the mental health problems of American soldiers and not winnowing out enough of those with records of substance abuse and crime, a United States Army ...
Soldiers' Suicide Rate Tied to Access to Problems at HomeWall Street Journal
US army suicide rate exceeds national averageFinancial Times
Poor leadership, not repeat deployments blamed for rise in Army suicidesMiamiHerald.com
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msnbc.com
Ellen DeGeneres to Leave 'American Idol'
Wall Street Journal
Fox Broadcasting Co. announced late Thursday that Ellen DeGeneres will leave her role as a judge on "American Idol," in what is likely to be the first of several changes aimed at rejuvenating the aging reality-TV series. ...
DeGeneres to leave 'Idol'CNN
Ellen DeGeneres is out as 'American Idol' judgeLos Angeles Times
'American Idol' shocker: Ellen DeGeneres is leaving the showThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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USA Today
Scouts out in force for Jamboree
USA Today
By Cherie Cullen, Department of Defense, via AP By Stacy Jones, USA TODAY FORT AP HILL, Va. — Onis Lentz of Merced, Calif., remembers receiving his Cub Scout pin in 1939 right after his father signed him up for what he calls "the greatest youth ...
Scouts learn skills along Merit Badge MidwayRichmond Times Dispatch
Utah Scout checks in from JamboreeDeseret News
'Arena Show' highlights JamboreeEvening News and Tribune
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