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Thursday, July 29
EVENTS
DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'
Wildfire explodes in rural LA County hills
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Five killed as wildfires sweep central Russia
Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska
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3 US troops die, deadliest month of Afghan war
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Body of Second Missing Sailor Found in Afghanistan
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Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
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U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez
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Rocket from Gaza hits Israeli city, no injuries
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Sri Lanka TV station firebombed
Violence in Dhaka over wage rise
Fire engulfs tour boat off Turkey
Rain slows hunt for air crash bodies in Pakistan
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Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
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North Korean diplomats seize books on Kim in Myanmar
Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests
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House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
Prosecutors: Revenge pushed Ark. doctor to bombing
French Mother Indicted in Smothering of Infants
Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama
Police Toss Out Arrest Warrant for Chinese Reporter in Hiding
Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas
Yemen: President Makes Offer to Rebels
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UN-North Korea meeting goes ahead
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Cuban hunger striker Farinas leaves hospital
Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut
Mont. officials await test results in bear attack
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AGENDAS
Air show to go on despite deadly crash
FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe
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Dudley to outline BP plans to help Gulf recover
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House to take up offshore drilling reform bill
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China to crack down on pro-Cantonese protesters
FINDINGS
Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
Life on Mars? Rocks may contain remains of life
REACTIONS
Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan
Police say 4 soldiers killed in landmine attack
WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says
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Pakistan Media Say Reports on Leaked Documents Unfairly Malign Spy Agency
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Pakistani Journalists Bemoan Chaos After Plane Crash
China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains
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Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling
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Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus
Iraq intelligence 'insubstantial'
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Arab League endorses direct talks
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HEARSAY
Many Questions About Damaged Japanese Tanker
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
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BACKGROUND
BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage
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Serbia pushes for UN Kosovo text
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In Rhinebeck with Chelsea: Rocky Horror, cows
Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes
Taiwanese wary about China amid warming ties
Wednesday, July 28
EVENTS
Cargo plane crashes at Alaska base; 4 on board
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Bear attack in Montana leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
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Mother Nature helping firefighters battle Cal fire
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Greek police tear gas protesting fuel drivers
Relatives search for corpses at Pakistan air crash
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Indonesian woman gets 3-years' jail for terrorism
Medvedev widens powers of KGB successor agency
Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked
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Schwarzenegger orders government worker furloughs
Court orders Japan government to pay over U.S. base noise
Ukraine: Bomb Strikes Orthodox Church
Iran stoning lawyer 'is missing'
Egypt: Attorney General Addresses Police Abuse Case
U.N. Appoints New Director of Troubled Watchdog Group
Nigeria brings stock market cases
Lawmakers in Catalonia Vote to Ban Bullfighting
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Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair
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Nepal government lifts Iraq ban
Former Nazi Guard, 88, Charged in Mass Murder of Jews
Italy: Austerity Package Wins Vote of Confidence
British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties
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N Korea minister in Burma visit
Doomed 1848 ship found in Arctic
No charges for Jackson's doctors
100m Facebook users' data published
AGENDAS
BP aims for quick well kill and weighs asset sales
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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good
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Russia to sell $29 billion state assets on market
France to shut illegal Roma camps
Iran: Plants to Use Benzene to Increase Gas Production
FINDINGS
Foreclosures up in 75 percent of top U.S. metro areas
Dogs 'mimic movements of owners'
Plankton declining across oceans
REACTIONS
Al-Qaida-linked group claims TV bombing in Baghdad
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Karzai: Target militants outside Afghanistan
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China urges change in U.S. policy to avoid friction
Cameron defends Pakistan comments
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Toyota says to recall 412,000 cars in the U.S.
North China gas well fire burning for nearly week: Xinhua
Iran and U.S. send positive signals on nuclear talks
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HEARSAY
Drug hitmen kidnap four Mexican journalists: report
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Somali pirates release Turkish ship: TV
BACKGROUND
Informants Who Aided U.S. Named in Classified Reports
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Leaked Documents May Be Opportunity for Intelligence Community
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Immigration ruling could send message to states
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Tuesday, July 27
EVENTS
Bus hits roadside bomb, killing 25 in Afghanistan
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Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds
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11 killed in Iraq helicopter crash, bombing
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Chinese factory blast kills 6, injures hundreds
Wildfires burn dozens of homes, force evacuations
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3 NJ teens charged with videotaped immigrant death
Neb. city suspends immigration law, goes to court
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Utah court orders new trial for polygamist leader
California city OKs tax rates for marijuana
Police in Mexico find human heads
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Haiti Investigates Prison Shootings
US Lockerbie hearings postponed
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Bedouin village razed in Israel
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Scientist killed in car-jacking
Japan hangs two death row inmates
French police sent death threats
South Africa: Students Plead Guilty Over Racist Video That Spurred Protests
South Africa: Murder Charges in Death of Mandela’s Great-Granddaughter
Bosnian's UK extradition blocked
British PM visits India to boost trade links
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U.S. Delays Decision on Keystone Project to Deliver Oil From Canada
Boy, 10, quizzed over death crash
AGENDAS
Blagojevich's fate to be in the hands of jurors
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Women to head GOP, Democratic tickets in Oklahoma
Five to face terrorism charges
Fidel Castro to release memoirs
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FINDINGS
Electric fault, oversight blamed in DC subway crash
Alcohol can 'lessen' arthritis
REACTIONS
Pakistan: 45 bodies recovered from plane crash
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US att'y general: Probe seeking Afghan leak source
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WikiLeaks: We don't know source of leaked data
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U.S. Military Chief Presses Iraqis to End Political Deadlock
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Lockheed Says Several Parts for F-35s Are Failing
Cameron says Gaza 'a prison camp'
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Greece: In Statement, Guerrilla Group Claims the Killing of a Journalist
Adams heirs skeptical about lost negatives claim
Zimbabwe 'run by military junta'
HEARSAY
France: Hostage Held by Islamists May Have Died Before Rescue Attempt
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Spanish region may say adios to bullfighting
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BACKGROUND
China floods test massive 3 Gorges Dam
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100 days of oil: Gulf life will never be the same
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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
Do speed cameras really cut accidents?
Monday, July 26
EVENTS
Twin car bombs kill 25 in Iraqi city of Karbala
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Tornado touches down in NE corner of Mont, kills 2
BP replaces CEO Hayward, makes record loss
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Middle East: Yemen: Fighting Intensifies Between Rebels and Government
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12 Muslims fined for Malaysia Hindu temple protest
Senior Khmer Rouge cadre jailed for mass murder, torture
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US, SKorean troops drop anti-sub bombs in drills
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Chavez beefs up border troops in Colombia spat
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British PM visits Turkey
Trial closes in New York airport bomb plot case
Egypt 'police death' trial opens
Pirates sentenced in Seychelles
China bans "shame parades" of criminal suspects
Staff ill at Indian Foxconn plant
French Police Question L’Oréal Heiress
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United Nations: $700,000 Awarded to Official Passed Over for Promotion
Kyrgyzstan seeks $1bn in pledges
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India welcomes Burma junta leader
Cameron of Britain Seeks More Business Ties With India
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Fidel makes latest appearance as Cuba says no rush on reform
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Blagojevich lawyer irks judge, may risk jail
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Fog from peat fires covers Moscow
Google unveils government version of software
San Diego council sinks offshore boozing
AGENDAS
China Gorges flooding set to peak
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President Obama to go on The View
New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck
Africa to boost its Somalia force
Ecuador to redraw oil contracts
FINDINGS
US 'fails to explain Iraq fund'
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Home sales surge in June with inventory at 42-year low
Warming 'to draw Mexico migrants'
REACTIONS
NATO: 1 missing sailor killed in Afghanistan
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NATO rocket killed 45 Afghan civilians: government
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Leaked archive fuels doubts on Afghan war
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China Warns U.S. to Stay Out of Islands Dispute
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PM says France "at war" with al Qaeda
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Russia says new EU sanctions on Iran "unacceptable"
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Dad cites hospital miscommunication for ID mix-up
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Immigrant groups criticize fingerprint initiative
Honduras Faces Criticism Over Journalist Killings After a Coup
Greece berated over asylum care
Move to Limit Cantonese on Chinese TV Is Assailed
HEARSAY
7 crew reported dead in Israeli copter crash
Neb. town may halt immigration law to save money
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BACKGROUND
Oil spill legal mess likely one of costliest ever
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EU banks could seek 25 billion euros in capital top-up
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Target Corp. spending company money on candidates
Natural gas could lead to new Lebanon-Israel war
Gazans want "Marshall Plan", Israel policy falls short
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Sunday, July 25
EVENTS
Bomb blast near Pakistan provincial minister kills 7
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Pakistan drone raids kill dozens
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Bomb kills 6 at Baghdad office of Arabic channel
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Maoist rebels 'killed' in India
Khmer Rouge jailer found guilty of war crimes
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Mass power outages hit DC metro area after storms
Flooding causes millions in damage in Iowa
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Israeli-Arab activist is jailed
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Prosecutors launch probe into 19 Love Parade deaths
Suspended death sentence for top Chinese adviser
Boat made of plastic bottles arrives in Sydney
AGENDAS
EU to adopt new sanctions against Iran
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Closing arguments to start in Blagojevich trial
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Raul Castro set for rare speech
Scouts to celebrate 100th anniversary in Virginia
FINDINGS
Education 'helps fight dementia'
REACTIONS
Police: 26 killed in Afghan bus crash
Taliban say they're holding U.S. soldier and second killed
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US hits out at Afghan war leaks
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Blast in Afghan capital was controlled: police
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France's Sarkozy confirms Al Qaeda hostage dead
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Hitmen behind Mexico massacre were prisoners: government
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Chavez warns of US oil cutoff in Colombia dispute
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BP says 'no final decision' on replacing Hayward
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Police: Mother apparently wrote note in NYC fire
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ID mixup: Family planning funeral now hopeful
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Diplomat: Iraq evidence 'blocked'
HEARSAY
Mexico: Prison guards let killers out, lent guns
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Calif. town's council likely to see angry public
Pakistan secretly helping Taliban: report
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BACKGROUND
Ariz. law comes after years of mounting anger
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Saturday, July 24
EVENTS
Death toll from German music festival rises to 19
US missiles kill 5 militants in NW Pakistan
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Petrochemical factory blast kills 4 in Iran
2 Conn. firefighters killed at scene of house fire
2 killed when Pa. experimental plane crashes
Congo rebels seize Indian pilot in attack on plane
Floods close Chicago interstate, damage Iowa dam
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Eastern US cooks in summer heat, temps reach 100s
Search ends for Lake Michigan crash survivors
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US aircraft carrier leads drills with South Korea
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51 bodies found at northern Mexico dumping ground
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Man charged over throat slashing
1 arrested in scuffle at Comic-Con in San Diego
Ships head back to oil well, ready to resume work
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AGENDAS
Gay Lutheran pastors to join church roster
REACTIONS
Police: 5 dead in Japan helicopter crash
Afghan gov't: Taliban kills 1 US sailor, 1 held
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Iran will react if ships inspected: Ahmadinejad
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Putin pledges bright future to former spies in U.S
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Uganda leader urges Somali action
BACKGROUND
Ex-mayor makes Memphis, Tenn. primary about race
By-election offers glimpse into Thai political mood
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News Analysis: Hezbollah Makes Its Case on Hariri Killing
Friday, July 23
EVENTS
17 killed after bus plunges into gorge in Kashmir
US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan
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Russia: 5 Killed in Attacks in Muslim Separatist Region
4 US troops die in bomb blast in south Afghanistan
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Mosque blast kills Afghan election candidate
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One dies, 42 hurt when Swiss tourist train derails
Mich. rescuers search for 4 missing in plane crash
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38 bodies found at northern Mexico dumping ground
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Mexican official charged with aiding drug dealing
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Turkey: 102 Military Officers Charged With Plotting Coup
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Mauritania: Raid Hits Al Qaeda, but Fails to Free French Hostage
Army sergeant guilty of sex trafficking in Wash.
Ships steam to safer waters as storm guns for Gulf
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Despite oil, baby turtles being released to Gulf
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Thousands gather for Thai "red" rally before vote
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Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S.
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Dismissed Gen. McChrystal gets hero's send-off
Democratic Republic of Congo: Militia Leader Ordered Back to Jail
Rallies for jailed Iranian woman
China 'jails Uighur journalist'
Seven banks fail Europe stress test
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First steps toward arms trade treaty
Egypt's president not attending Africa summit
Peru emergency over cold weather
Pilot escapes from fighter jet crash
'Eternal plane' returns to Earth
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Quake off Philippines, no damage reported
Apple's white iPhone 4 delayed in latest headache
Vandals in Dresden Attack Memorial to Slain Egyptian
Brazil's Rousseff pulls ahead in election
AGENDAS
Guineans Will Bolster Peace Efforts in Somalia
FINDINGS
Australian govt consolidates lead over opposition: poll
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Neurons 'show way for computers'
Can chance make you a killer?
REACTIONS
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attacks in Iraq
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NKorea vows nuclear response to US-SKorea drills
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U.K. foreign secretary defends BP to Senate
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Senator makes plea over Lockerbie
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Offering to Aid Talks, U.S. Challenges China on Disputed Islands
Calif. town outraged to learn of officials' pay
Chavez says U.S., Colombia seek pretext for "invasion"
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Biden: Democrats must focus on successes before November
G20 man's family 'not giving up'
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Gay priest article angers Church
BACKGROUND
Rangel ethics charges create headache for allies
BP tries to limit release of oil spill research
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Simon Bolivar an obsession for Venezuela's Chavez
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Iran studies building fusion reactor
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Thursday, July 22
EVENTS
Typhoon lashes southern China, killing 3
Afghanistan: 2 Die in Copter Crash
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Israeli Forces Kill Unarmed Palestinian
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In Rare Deadly Attack, Rocket Hits Iraq’s Green Zone
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Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill
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Turkey battered by severe weather
NKorea, US-led UN Command discuss ship sinking
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Kosovo independence declaration deemed legal
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No ruling in hearing over Arizona immigration law
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Lawyers seek injunction to halt military gay rule
Calif. council accepts resignations of 3 managers
U.S. issues travel alert for Kenya, citing al-Shabaab
Israel: Controversial conversion bill shelved
Mubarak gives public speech after health rumors
Nigeria senate seeks earlier poll
Pakistan extends army chief term
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Indonesia Moves to Block Pornographic Web Sites
Race to find 'God particle' hots up
AGENDAS
Scots to skip US Lockerbie hearing
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Europe to go public with bank stress test results
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FINDINGS
Northwest Airlines flout safety orders: U.S. gvt report
Gilead AIDS drug safe for HIV prevention in study
China 'main source of EU fakes'
Stars reveal carbon 'spaceballs'
REACTIONS
Ariz. judge raises the realities of porous border
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Obama says USDA "jumped the gun" on Sherrod ouster
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North Korea threatens "physical response" to U.S. moves
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Aid ships from Lebanon won't reach Gaza: Israel
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Direct peace talks decision in seven days: Abbas
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Slain Calif. teen's sister urges killer to give up
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France says joins Mauritanian strike on al Qaeda
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U.S. blames fax for diplomatic gaffe over Russian
Rights Group Criticizes China’s Actions in Tibet Violence
Attorney: 'Barefoot Bandit' just an immature kid
Hariri tribunal to accuse Hezbollah members: Nasrallah
Spy swap Russian wants to go home
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HEARSAY
Boy said to slash throats, set fire to his NY home
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Climate bill in doubt as Democrats delay action
Expect vigilance at likely NY Clinton wedding site
China 'reviews execution policy'
BACKGROUND
News Analysis: At AIDS Gathering, Experts Call for End to War on Drugs
Iraq's battle for football control turns sectarian
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Cambodians seek justice in "Killing Fields" verdict
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Bogus insurance claims at record
Some Internet porn sites in China now accessible
Massachusetts program turns refugees into farmers
Wednesday, July 21
EVENTS
Machine gun and mortar battle in Yemen kills 19
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Car bomb kills at least 15 at Iraqi market
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Two soldiers die in Afghan rescue
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Gaza: 2 Militants Killed by Israeli Shells
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16 climbers safe; search for 1 suspended for night
IMF cancels $268 million Haiti debt
Rebels attack power station in Russia's Muslim south
Pipeline repaired as China works to contain spill
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Kyrgyz police detain ex-president's brother
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'South Park' critic faces unrelated terror charge
EMT with `fireman's key' accused of NY sex attacks
Alaska pair pleads guilty to lying about hit list
2 groups sue Nebraska city over immigration law
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Ex-media baron Conrad Black freed from U.S. prison
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Blagojevich opts not to testify, defense rests
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Venezuela: 21 Police Officers Arrested
Colombia recalls Venezuela envoy
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German Inquiry Into Top Cleric Ends With No Proof
Strikes end at two Chinese automotive suppliers
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Chad rules out arresting Bashir
Kenya torture victims compensated
Chile bishops seek army pardons
Russia: Dispute Over Detained Pilot
New Zealander in Cambodia for Khmer Rouge verdict
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Obama signs financial reform law
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Archaeologists make new find near Stonehenge
AGENDAS
Ships ready to leave leaky well as storm brews
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Tropical storm heads to China as flood toll hits 700
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Lebanon to raise Israel spy charge at U.N.
Decision due in G20 death probe
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US to resume ties with Indonesia's special forces
Kosovo faces independence ruling
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FINDINGS
Calif. girl, 17, slain; parents told to watch kids
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'Toxic trio' triggers gut disease
Vibrations 'to replace batteries'
REACTIONS
NKorea warns US exercises threaten region
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Clinton pushes Vietnam on human rights progress
Abbas signals will resist U.S. pressure for talks
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White House apology over sacking
Fed chief uncertain on US economy
China accused over Tibet unrest
Cameron criticised over WWII slip
China vote-buying 'costing more'
Texas mom tells 911 she used wire to kill children
HEARSAY
Obama budget review may trim 2010 deficit forecast
BACKGROUND
Gaza flotilla has roots in pro-Palestinian group
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Sherrod case shows power of conservative media
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Tuesday, July 20
EVENTS
Four killed in Bangladesh attack
2 U.S. Trainers Are Shot Dead in Afghanistan
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United flight hits severe turbulence; 30 injured
Rubberized dam breaks at man-made Arizona lake
Clinton announces new US sanctions against NKorea
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Senate breaks deadlock on jobless benefits
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Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wins committee approval
Oakland votes to permit large marijuana farms
Arizona fights Obama challenge to immigration law
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Workers strike for higher pay at Omron plant in China
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Israel lifts post-flotilla Turkish travel warning
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Burundi: Journalist Who Criticized Military Is Charged With Treason
UN court orders retrial for former Kosovo PM
PKK sets disarmament conditions
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Tonga ferry disaster trial opens
Ex-Romanian dictator Ceausescu and wife exhumed
AGENDAS
Autopsy scheduled on unidentified Calif. body
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Darfur rebels to sign child deal
Chavez to put representative on opposition TV board
American Activists Plan Gaza Flotilla Ship Named for Obama Book
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Instruments from Elvis' embalming to be auctioned
FINDINGS
Report Says U.S. Fails to Assess Drug Aid to Mexico
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REACTIONS
Insurgents behead 6 Afghan police in north: NATO
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Afghan gov't: Soldier shot Americans amid argument
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Turkey: Kurdish Separatists Kill 6 Soldiers, Military Says
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Official: 'Severe threat' as China oil spill grows
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Iran says scientist provided information on CIA
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Japan PM: Ex-NKorean spy visit will help abductees
Abbas: Specific US assurances on borders needed
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BP denies CEO leaving as it readies asset sales
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Financial system support up $700 billion in past year: watchdog
Scotland says no conspiracy over Lockerbie release
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Senators call for Lockerbie probe
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Japan: Decision on U.S. Base Not Likely Before November
U.N. "falling apart" under Ban Ki-moon: ex-official
E.U. Scolds Romania for Faltering on Reforms
Obama: UK link is truly special
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Briton Who Led MI5 Disputes Reasons to Invade Iraq
Japanese Trainee Program Accused of Exploiting Migrant Workers
HEARSAY
Relief tunnel should reach Gulf well by weekend
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UK troops may start leaving Afghanistan in 2011
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Will Blagojevich backpedal on vow to testify?
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BACKGROUND
China flooding kills 701, worst toll in a decade
Messy cleanup of BP oil spill damages the Gulf
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Palin still a draw for hometown, Alaska
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Israel wants fewer civilian deaths in future wars
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Monday, July 19
EVENTS
Greece: Journalist Is Shot Dead; Police Suspect Leftist Guerrillas
Turkish 'coup plotters' indicted
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Bailiffs evict protesters from London's square
Iran's parliament adopts bill against inspections
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Judge refuses to withdraw from drilling ban case
Ex-NKorean spy who blew up jetliner visits Japan
Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities
Spider-infested ship turned back from Guam landing
Thai goverment lifts emergency in more provinces
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Germany investigates report of bank aiding Iran
Test for China's Three Gorges dam
Suriname strongman back in power
Blogs closed over terror threats
Germany: Aid for Islamists Looking to Quit Movement
Anti-aircraft laser makes debut
Model of supersonic car unveiled
AGENDAS
US, SKorea to conduct military drills next week
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BP to continue test as seepage unrelated to well
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Obama and Cameron to hold talks clouded by BP concerns
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U.S. troops to arrive at Mexico border August 1
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EU ministers to approve tighter sanctions on Iran
Ex-MI5 chief facing Iraq inquiry
FINDINGS
AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection
Poverty-stricken U.S. cities have HIV epidemics
Paper exposes US 'security flaws'
REACTIONS
Pakistan police say army kills 3 suspected bombers
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Karzai reaffirms 2014 goal for Afghan-led security
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Obama: Republicans playing politics with jobless
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U.S. reviewing more sanctions on North Korea: South
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New Israeli rocket shield passes final test: ministry
Qaeda's Zawahri mocks Obama, slams Arab leaders: web
UK's Cameron: releasing Lockerbie bomber was wrong
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EU urged to keep firm Cuba policy
Abducted girl was loved, says man who raised her
China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks
HEARSAY
Driver 'error' led to India crash
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United Nations: Abuse Allegations Reported in Peacekeeping Missions
BACKGROUND
Air show fuels hope of better days for airlines
Feds look past oil leaking from BP's cap
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In Fla., resentment washes ashore along with oil
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RI, Ariz. immigrant measures diverge on key points
Sunday, July 18
EVENTS
61 people killed in trains crash in east India
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Tropical storm leaves 17 missing in Vietnam
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Cold snap kills nine in Argentina
Clinton reveals new aid projects in Pakistan visit
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Singapore arrests British writer for defamation
China seals oil port after spill
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Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well
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Uganda 'bombers' photos released
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Moody's downgrades Ireland on bank and growth worries
U.S. defense chief in Seoul for talks on North Korea
Bazaar Strike Ends in Tehran
Australian PM extends lead in election race
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Serbia and Croatia forge new ties
Virginia Man Flies Home on Waiver
WWI troops found in mass grave reburied in France
Filipino singer undergoes cosmetic fix for `Glee'
First family wraps up packed Maine holiday
Germans throw huge party in middle of motorway
Video Shows Iran Terror Attacks
AGENDAS
Afghan and NATO forces ready security for Kabul Conference
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Defense to start in trial of Blagojevich brothers
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UK to raid dormant bank accounts to fund charity
FINDINGS
In US cities, HIV linked more to poverty than race
Ecstasy 'may help trauma victims'
REACTIONS
Officials say gunmen kill 17 at party in Mexico
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U.S. says Kyrgyz must act now to stop more violence
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Israel 'must open Gaza borders'
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Iranian Scientist Says U.S. Wanted to Swap Him for 3 Hikers
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Watchdog questions GM and Chrysler dealer closings
HEARSAY
Spill probe eyes anomalies in crew's response: report
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China on track to aim 2,000 missiles at Taiwan: report
BACKGROUND
Argument led to deadly Wash. state park shooting
Spill success marred by BP, government bickering
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RICO law made to combat Mafia used in BP lawsuits
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NY mulls indoor tanning rules, cites cancer risk
Oakland pot-growing plan worries small bud tenders
Indonesian Muslims facing Africa during prayers
Ga. softens once lauded strict sex offender law
Saturday, July 17
EVENTS
Suicide bomber kills at least 43 people in Iraq
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China coal mine accident kills 28
Fourteen die in Albania bus crash
Suicide bomb in Afghan capital kills 3 civilians
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Thousands evacuated as storm batters Vietnam
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Strong earthquake shakes Alaska island region
20 Arrested Over Attacks in Uganda
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Sudan’s Army Clashes Twice With Rebels
China's CNPC seeks to contain oil spill after pipe blast
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Feds nab alleged PR drug lord after 10-year hunt
Evidence of abduction found for missing SoCal teen
Storm hits sports festival stadium, injures 5
Storm cuts short start of Austrian Life Ball
Scientists get another day to study Gulf spill cap
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Clinton arrives in Pakistan for talks on security
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Biden 2008 presidential campaign penalized $219,000
Gay Parade in Warsaw Meets Jeers From Some
Hamas Moves to Enforce Water Pipe Ban in Gaza
Colombia takes Venezuela to OAS
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Chile finds no anthrax in ministry parcel
Director Polanski attends Swiss jazz fest
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Australia's election campaigning kicks off
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Divers find 200-year old champagne in Baltic wreck
AGENDAS
U.S. to send stern message to North Korea
Afghan aid boost to be announced
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FINDINGS
Giant oil skimmer won't work in Gulf spill cleanup
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REACTIONS
Officials: No one under NJ parking garage rubble
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U.S. Backs Trial for Four Detainees in Afghanistan
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Iran Says Pakistan Is Harboring Rebels
Goldtrail customers promised help
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AIDS groups call for "renaissance" in vaccine hunt
Moat ex-partner describes attack
BACKGROUND
Man with neo-Nazi ties leading patrols in AZ
For US, ongoing battle against changing oil 'Blob'
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Friday, July 16
EVENTS
Militants kill 18 in NW Pakistan convoy attack
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Car bomb signals new dimension to Mexican drug war
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Blast kills 2 NATO troops in southern Afghanistan
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NJ parking garage collapses; at least 1 trapped
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94 charged in Medicare scams totaling $251M
Police detains 40 after Iran mosque bombing
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State Department Ex-Official Sentenced to Life for Espionage
U.S. government told to review terrorist list decision
US cleric put on terror blacklist
Judge: Law penalizing fake heroes unconstitutional
Top Texas criminal judge warned but keeps job
Australian PM Gillard announces Aug 21 elections
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AIG agrees to $725m fraud payout
British tour operator collapses
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BP, scientists try to make sense of well puzzle
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Typhoon Conson reduces to storm on way to Vietnam
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Thousands held over football bets
Nigeria football passports taken
Kosovo: Judges Say No to U.S. Request for Extradition of Terrorism Suspect
Police focus on couple who raised abducted girl
Zimbabwe gets diamond agreement
OSCE agrees Kyrgyz police mission
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German bishop resigns over abuse
Step Taken to End Impasse on Cybersecurity Talks
Solar plane flies for seven days
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Venezuela opens Bolivar's tomb to examine remains
Iroquois Lacrosse Players Lose Passport Dispute With the British
AGENDAS
Warsaw to stage gay rights rally
FINDINGS
NATO not winning Afghan hearts and minds: poll
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Malaria-proof mosquito engineered
Red Sea coral 'feeling the heat'
REACTIONS
Abbas clarifies terms for direct Mideast talks
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Sudan army: 300 rebels, 75 troops killed in Darfur
Tricked, Rwandan Refugees Are Driven Home, U.N. Says
Chavez says may break Colombia ties in rebel spat
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Fidel Castro appears again, warns of war
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Women priests and sex abuse not equal crimes: Vatican
France: Group Claims Responsibility for Making Fake Web Site About Haiti
Defiant Jobs stands by iPhone 4, dishes out cases
BACKGROUND
Texas mayor who killed self had financial troubles
Spy Swap Forced Prosecutors Into Balancing Act
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Immigrant deaths in Arizona desert soaring in July
Obama export control reform plan faces some bumps
World simmers in hottest year so far
Charles Packer
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