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Updated : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:02 GMT

Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious (AP)

In this photograph taken July 22, 2010, employees sort garlic cloves at the Christopher Ranch, in Gilroy, Calif. The recovery lost momentum in the second quarter as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:26:43 GMT

3 more US troops die in southern Afghanistan (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 more U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the U.S. death toll for July to at least 66 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:47:49 GMT

Saudi, Syrian leaders make rare visit to Lebanon (AP)

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, receives Saudi King Abdullah, left,  and Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 30, 2010. The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)AP - The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia launched an unprecedented effort Friday to defuse fears of violence over upcoming indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:02 GMT

Firefighters attack river of flame northeast of LA (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 - Aircraft and about 500 firefighters attacked a river of flame running through grassy hills northeast of Los Angeles Friday as residents of about 1,000 homes waited to see if the blaze is kept away.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:31:11 GMT

White House: Don't post more secret war papers (AP)
AP - The White House is imploring the website WikiLeaks not to post any more classified documents about the Afghanistan war, saying U.S. national security and Afghan lives are at risk.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:25:44 GMT

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.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:19:20 GMT

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 for a vote on the House floor 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.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:18 GMT

4th bear caught after deadly MT campground attack (AP)

A sign at the entrance of the Soda Butte Campground outside Cooke City, Mont. in this July 29, 2010 photo tells would-be visitors to stay out after a man was killed and two people injured when a bear rampaged through the campground. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)AP - The last grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park has been captured, and Montana wildlife officials are awaiting DNA tests to confirm their suspicions.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:43 GMT

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."



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:20:03 GMT

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.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:21:03 GMT

China overtakes Japan as No.2 economy: FX chief (Reuters)
Reuters - China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:36 GMT

Imports slow second-quarter growth (Reuters)
Reuters - Economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and consumers spent less, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:05:37 GMT

House begins debating oil spill bill (Reuters)

Drill ships and response vessels work in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast line while attempting to drill relief wells at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill wellhead July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation on Friday to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the BP oil spill.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:10:36 GMT

U.N. rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade (Reuters)

Palestinian children fly kites on the beach of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip during a summer camp organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) July 29, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed SalemReuters - Israel must lift its military blockade of the Gaza Strip and invite an independent, fact-finding mission to investigate its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a United Nations rights body said on Friday.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:05 GMT

Afghan police fire shots to quell protest after accident (Reuters)
Reuters - Afghan police fired shots on Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting the deaths of civilians in an accident involving a U.S. embassy vehicle, police said.
Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:05:16 GMT

Italy speaker refuses to resign, deepens crisis (Reuters)

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (rear C) votes as he is flanked by his ministers during a debate at Italy's upper house of Parliament in Rome July 29, 2010 REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - The influential speaker of Italy's lower house refused to step down on Friday after being censured by his own party, and said his supporters could vote against the government of his former ally Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:50 GMT

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.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:44:29 GMT

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.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:49:12 GMT

Syrian, Saudi leaders urge Lebanon to avoid violence (AFP)

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (left) shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as Lebanese President Michel Sleiman smiles upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. Assad and Abdullah urged Lebanese parties to avoid resorting to violence in the face of mounting political tensions in the country.(AFP/Str)AFP - Visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday urged Lebanese parties to avoid resorting to violence in the face of mounting political tensions in the country.



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:20:41 GMT

Berlusconi in crisis after revolt by key ally (AFP)

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a Parliament session in Rome. Berlusconi faced a parliamentary crisis after splitting with his one-time ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini, citing AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday faced a parliamentary crisis after splitting with his one-time ally, lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini, citing "obvious divisions".



Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:04:30 GMT

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