Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:53:26 GMT
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.
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Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:44:51 GMT
AP - The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker.
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Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:19:01 GMT
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.
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Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:17:11 GMT
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.
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House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:05:32 GMT
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.
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As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:17:52 GMT
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.
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Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:22:17 GMT
AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.
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Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:36:43 GMT
AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel died in a gunfight with soldiers Thursday, ending the long run of a mysterious capo considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade.
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Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:50:29 GMT
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.
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Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:06:19 GMT
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)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:37:20 GMT
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)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:02:06 GMT
Reuters - 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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BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage
(Reuters)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:35:53 GMT
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
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:52:10 GMT
Reuters - 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
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:44:29 GMT
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 spiraling violence.
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Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:50:13 GMT
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)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:40:47 GMT
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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U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:45:37 GMT
Reuters - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions.
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Leaked Afghan war files a 'dangerous' risk: Gates
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:49:03 GMT
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.
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Several held in tense Arizona immigration protests
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:45 GMT
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.
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