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US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs
(AP)
 AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:17 GMT
| Kingpin's death could mean more violence in Mexico
(AP)
 AP - One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:06 GMT
| Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
(AP)
 AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:24:29 GMT
| US investigates threats against Mexican consulate
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. State Department said Friday it is evaluating threats surrounding the consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez as hundreds with appointments for visa applications and other services stood outside the shuttered office wondering what to do.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:49:39 GMT
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Rams, QB Bradford agree to $78M, 6 years (AP)
No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford has agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams, with $50 million in guaranteed money. The Rams and the former Oklahoma quarterback concluded negotiations Friday night, just in time for the first full-squad workout set for Saturday. The guaranteed money is the highest ever in the NFL.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:11:35 PDT
| Yankees working to get Astros' Berkman (AP)
The Yankees expect to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros on Saturday and already worked out a deal to obtain outfielder Austin Kearns from the Cleveland Indians. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:20:37 PDT
| Oswalt pounded by Nats in Phillies debut (AP)
Craig Stammen carried a shutout into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals roughed up Roy Oswalt in his Philadelphia debut, halting the Phillies' eight-game winning streak with an 8-1 victory Friday night. Oswalt (6-13), a former 20-game winner acquired from Houston in a four-player trade Thursday, allowed five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits in six innings.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:47:47 PDT
| Attorney: 3 armed men sought Wright (AP)
Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife was threatened at her home by three men who were carrying guns and looking for the former NBA player about six weeks before he was shot to death, the woman's attorney said Friday. Sherra Wright warned her ex-husband, the father of her children, about the visit by men dressed in sport coats with weapons tucked in their waistbands, lawyer Gail Mathes said.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:14:24 PDT
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Wall Street marks best month in a year in July
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results that offset the impact of poor economic data.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:45:12 GMT
| Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:46:17 GMT
| Cuomo widens insurer probe with 6 more subpoenas
(Reuters)
 Reuters - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed six more insurers as the state widens a probe into whether life insurance companies have defrauded families of deceased members of the military.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:32:25 GMT
| Imports slow Q2 growth as business spending surges
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:06:04 GMT
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Many in Gulf are outraged at reports of vanishing oil
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - Now that BP engineers have managed to place a cap on the company's bleeding well in the Gulf, the sprawling oil slicks seem to have retreated from the water's surface, claimed many media reports this week. "Where is all the oil?" an AFP headline asked. Time magazine ran a piece suggesting that the environmental impact of [...]
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:24:41 GMT
| Obama courts the ladies of ‘The View’
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - As President Obama fights the lowest approval ratings of his career, he took a dramatic step to boost his Q ratings Thursday by visiting ABC's "The View." In a segment taped Wednesday and broadcast Thursday, the president entertained questions on everything from the war in Afghanistan to Mel Gibson's anger problems. He sparred with the [...]
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:14:00 GMT
| Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration
(AP)
 AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:34 GMT
| Chelsea Clinton's wedding: An instant guide
(The Week)
The Week - Neither Chelsea Clinton nor her fiancé, Marc Mezvinsky, are speaking publicly about their plans to wed this weekend, and Chelsea's tabloid-savvy parents have offered few clues. Yet, America being America, the internet has been abuzz with questions and rumors about Chelsea's upcoming nuptials — and the first glimpse of her "sizable" engagement ring on April 25 (not to mention reports that Bill's dieting) have only fueled the speculation. Here's what's been reported to date:
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:57:00 GMT
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