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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Resignation of Shirley Sherrod  
 The Star 
Obama seeks to mend rift with U.S. black community
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration's firing of an African-American gover... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Ike Thacker, center, holds a sign as he joins others in protesting the Arizona immigration law outside the federal courthouse in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Arizona   Immigration   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Arizona SB 1070  
 The Star 
Weakened Arizona immigrant rules still draw protests
| PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona brought in a weakened anti-immigration law on Thursday after a U.S. court blocked its most intrusive provisions and analysts said the court ruling would stall similar tou... (photo: AP / Ed Reinke)
A worker monitors water in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River as oil from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc, is attempted to be trapped by booms Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The New York Times 
Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan
| BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeline’s owner initially est... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya)
Environment   Michigan   Oil Spill   Photos   Wikipedia: Great Lakes  
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China.  The New York Times 
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life spans will also lead to a a pr... (photo: AP)
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
Top Stories
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates and assessment of the country's financial and economic troubles. Stocks pulled well off their lows Tuesday as the financial sector partially recovered from Wall Street's worst session in years and as investors grew hopeful about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a wide range, sometimes dropping more than 100 after a 500-point slide on Mond The New York Times
Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift
| WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Federal Reserve   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deflation  
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The Star
BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the compan... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
Some Indonesian families and communities chain up severely mentally ill people Business Journal
Mental health advocates ask county to rescind plan
Send this story to a friend | Email address of friend (insert comma between multiple addresses): Your email address: Add a brief note: | Enter words from the security ima... (photo: IRIN / Courtesy Aceh Provincial Health Office)
Health   Mental   Photos   Plan   Security  
Coca-Cola - Soda - Soft drinks The Examiner
Coca-Cola admits in court that vitaminwater is not a healthy beverage
| Coca-Cola admits in court that vitaminwater is not a healthy beverage. Millions of  consumers of Coca-Cola's heavily marketed vitaminwater brand drink are now deal... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Coca   Consumers   Court   Photos   Vitaminwater  
Jamaica's Usain Bolt prepares for a Men's 200m first round heat during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Star Tribune
Bolt thinks 9.4 in the 100 is possible, but what he really wants is more ...
| Usain Bolt thinks about winning the gold medal more than setting another world record. | He worries about entertaining the fans as much as establishing a legacy. | Trac... (photo: AP / David J. Phillip)
Bolt   Entertaining   Gold   Photos   Record  
File:Britney Spears - Circus Tour 2009.jpg The Examiner
Radiance: Singer Britney Spears reveals new frangrace ad to the world via Twitter
| Singer, dancer and performer Britney Spears has been very successful with her line of fragrances. According to a new report, Spears has taken to her official Twitter ac... (photo: Creative Commons / Sam Lavi)
Britney   Frangrace   Million   Photos   Social  
cartoonist Fresno Bee
Mass. humor contest draws world's cartoonists
| - Associated Press Writer Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/29/2022943/mass-humor-contest-draws-worlds.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments ... (photo: Creative Commons / Vogler)
Cartoonists   Generated   Humor   Mass   Photos  
Citigroup, Canary Wharf Herald Tribune
Citigroup paying $75M to settle civil charges
| WASHINGTON - Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as t... (photo: Creative Commons / LoopZilla)
Banking   Charges   Citigroup   Civil   Photos  
Politics Business
- 3 charged in theft at government building
- Golden ruler: Like Sugar Ray Leonard, Manny Pacquiao bullies
- House party turns violent in Richer, Man.
- Scrapping census will cost Manitoba: Bjornson
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou stands at attention as he pays respect to soldiers killed during the civil war at the Martyrs Shrine, Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.
ECFA could marginalize Taiwan
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- TransX Group of Companies to pay tribute to 894 drivers
- ECU assistant resigns over possible NCAA violations
- Lightning cap a busy Friday adding Wayne Fleming as assistan
- Drunks force Winnipeg business to close: owner
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Economy & Finance Ecology
- Maury Chaykin, Character Actor, Dies at 61
- Rolls-Royce cheers Canadian Air Force order
- Detroit Red Wings re-sign D Derek Meech for 1 year
- Businessman charged in fraud scheme
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- Crews work to keep oil spill from Lake Michigan
- Phytoplankton vanishing from warming oceans
- BP Stations Shut Down In London
- Legislature sheriffs start bike patrol
Fussy eaters - what's wrong with GM food?
Fussy eaters - what's wrong with GM food?
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Market Sport
- Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Canada and the UN
- 'Show Your Working': What 'ClimateGate' mean
Queen Elizabeth II, left, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, right, are seen during a visit to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Greenbelt, Md.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Canada and the UN (Roundup)
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- Ticats' Thigpen relishes return
- Alouettes planning tough night for Boyd
- Bombers release special teams ace Doggett
- Pirates searching for assistant
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