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Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen (AP)

Streaks of oil and a line of emulsified oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are seen near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:36 am

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Officials: Floods kill at least 267 in Pakistan (AP)

Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flooded village near Nowshera,  Pakistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 267 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:35 am

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House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of smoke at ground zero in New York. A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, July 29, 2010, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool, File)AP - A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:33 am

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Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep (AP)

Demonstrator Devin Fleenor of Phoenix handcuffs himself to the doors of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office in protest of Arizona's SB1070 immigration-enforcement law Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:29 am

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Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges (AP)

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., leaves his office to go to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:29 am

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Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol' (AP)

FILE - Jennifer Lopez arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 63rd Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France in this May 20, 2010 file photo. Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's 'American Idol' as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday July 29, 2010. The person, who was not authorized to comment publicly, spoke on condition of anonymity.  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:19 am

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Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home (AP)

FILE - This undated file photo released by the FBI shows Noshir S. Gowadia. The attorney for a former B-2 bomber engineer from Hawaii accused of selling military secrets to China says his client designed a cruise missile part for China but did so based on public information. (AP Photo/FBI, File)AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:16 am

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Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move (AP)

FILE - In this July 18, 2010 file photo, Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. A person with knowledge of the deal says Houston ace Roy Oswalt has agreed to waive his no-trade clause and accept a swap to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:11 am

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1,200 homes evacuated in LA Co. as fire spreads (AP)

A fast moving wildfire burns above Elizabeth Lake Road in Leona Valley near Palmdale, Calif. on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the community of Leona Valley on Thursday evening, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Matt Levesque said. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - A brush fire swept over more than 7 square miles, prompted evacuations and burned structures in rural Los Angeles County Thursday as water-dropping helicopters and crews scrambled to get ahead of the blaze.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:10 am

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Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter (AP)

In this July 20, 2010 photo, Haley Wright, left, human resources professional with Plastipak Packaging Inc., meets with a prospective job applicant during a National Career Fairs Job Fair in Plano, Texas. New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks, but remain above 450,000, where they have been all year. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:08 am

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House to take up offshore drilling reform bill (Reuters)

Reuters - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling practices.

Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1:02 am

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Economic growth seen slower in Q2 on imports (Reuters)

People wait in line to enter the City University of New York (CUNY) Big Apple job fair in New York, April 23, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is expected to show on Friday.


Posted on 30 July 2010 | 12:02 am

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Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup (Reuters)

Mexican soldiers stand guard on a street in Guadalajara City, Mexico July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Alejandro AcostaReuters - 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 spiraling violence.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 11:44 pm

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Several held in tense Arizona immigration protests (AFP)

Protesters block the enstrance to the offices of controversial Maricopa county sheriff, Joe Arpaio, who has vigorously enforced new immigrant laws in Phoenix. Several hundred activists have marched through the centre of the Arizona capital as toned down new legislation came into effect, sparking a standoff with police in which about two dozen people were arrested.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AFP - Several hundred activists have marched through central Phoenix as a toned down new Arizona immigration law went into effect, sparking a tense standoff with riot police in which about two dozen people were arrested.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 11:40 pm

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Leaked Afghan war files a 'dangerous' risk: Gates (AFP)

Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblowing website 'WikiLeaks', speaks during a press event in London. A massive series of leaks posted online exposed sources and methods for US intelligence agencies and allowed US adversaries to learn about military tactics and procedures, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said, over the role 'Wikileaks' has played in hosting leaked information.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said leaked US documents on the Afghan war posed grave risks for Americans in battle and for US relationships in the region.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 9:49 pm

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Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska (Reuters)

Reuters - All four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed in flames while practicing for an aviation show at Elmendorf Air Force Base, the Air Force said Thursday.

Posted on 29 July 2010 | 8:50 pm

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Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests (Reuters)

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio walks past a map showing drop houses that have been found in the past crime suppression sweeps as he announces a new round of sweeps in Phoenix on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the state's controversial SB1070 immigration law. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Reuters - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested scores of activists protesting the remaining measures in the law.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 8:37 pm

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BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage (Reuters)

A large sheen of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, background, is seen approaching Timbalier Island in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Reuters - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc should be merged.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 7:35 pm

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WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says (Reuters)

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of a newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London, July 26, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, the Pentagon said on Thursday, warning its unprecedented leak of secret U.S. military files could cost lives and damage trust of allies.


Posted on 29 July 2010 | 6:52 pm

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Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus (Reuters)

Reuters - Federal Reserve officials clashed on Thursday over whether the central bank should be more aggressive in supporting the stumbling economy and one said the Fed's current policy may be contributing to worryingly low levels of inflation.

Posted on 29 July 2010 | 5:40 pm

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