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3 US troops die, deadliest month of Afghan war (AP)

NATO and US soldiers are seen standing guard in Kabul. Three foreign soldiers were killed in two separate Taliban-style bomb attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south, NATO said Friday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - Three U.S. service members were killed in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.


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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.


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Obama to sell auto bailout good news in Michigan (AP)

President Barack Obama smiles after signing a supplemental spending bill at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.


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Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling (AP)

Angry protesters shout at sheriff's deputies outside the offices of controversial Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix. Several hundred activists marched here Thursday as a new Arizona immigration law went into effect, sparking a tense standoff with riot police in which about two dozen people were arrested.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AP - 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.


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GOP gets wish: Rangel case in campaign season (AP)

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., puts on his jacket as he leaves his office to go vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Republicans wanted an election-season ethics case against Democratic powerhouse Rep. Charles Rangel of New York. And now, it looks like they have one.


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FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears (AP)

FILE - In this June 28, 2010, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington. Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. The administration's proposal to change the Electronic Communications Privacy Act 'raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns,' Leahy said Thursday, July 29, 2010, in a statement. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.


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In Rhinebeck with Chelsea: Rocky Horror, cows (AP)

Rhinebeck residents Gary Kiernan, right, and Laurie Bathrick wear Bill and Hillary Clinton masks while walking in downtown Rhinebeck, Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Rhinebeck, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - If some of Chelsea Clinton's wedding guests want to make a weekend of it in Rhinebeck, there's a stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" on the boards Saturday night and Sunday.


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Dudley to outline BP plans to help Gulf recover (AP)

Captain Vatroslav Garbin stands near his commercial oyster boat while on standby with the vessels of opportunity program in Empire, La., Thursday, July 29, 2010. Garbin signed a contract to participate in the vessels of opportunity program, but he has yet to be called to assist. As less heavy oil is found on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico and commercial fishing waters remain closed, local fishermen who signed up for the program are becoming worried about their futures as they wait dockside for a call to assist in spill cleanup efforts. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley was set to outline his company's long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning, and will be getting help from a Clinton administration-era emergency management official.


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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 - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."


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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.


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Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests (Reuters)

Day laborers run to a motorist offering work during the first official day of Arizona's controversial Senate Bill 1070 immigration law in Phoenix July 29, 2010. 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. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)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.


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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.


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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.
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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.


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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.


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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.


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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.
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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.
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Lebanon hosts rare Arab leader summit (AFP)

Beirut's landmark Martyrs Statue is seen in front of the Al-Amin mosque where the late Lebanese premier, Rafiq Hariri, is buried. The country is hosting a rare summit of regional leaders aimed at defusing tensions over reports of an impending indictment against Hezbollah members for the murder of Hariri.(AFP/File/Joseph Barrak)AFP - Lebanon on Friday hosts a rare summit of regional leaders aimed at defusing tensions over reports of an impending indictment against Hezbollah members for the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri.


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Bangladesh garment workers riot over wage row (AFP)

A Bangladeshi police officer uses his baton against a civilian during a clash between police and garment workers in Dhaka. Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked highways, attacked factories and looted shops in Dhaka, police said, after rejecting the terms of a government wage hike.(AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked highways, attacked factories and looted shops in Dhaka on Friday, police said, after rejecting the terms of a government wage hike.


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