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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800 (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:58:48 AM CST

AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.

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Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:21:49 AM CST

AP - Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.

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Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:14:02 AM CST

AP - Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.

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Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's NY wedding (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:49:42 AM CST

AP - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials.

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Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:37:09 AM CST

AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.

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Admiral: US-led drills not about sending message (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:28:37 AM CST

AP - The commander of military drills in the Pacific says the focus of the exercises was training to combat terrorism, not sending a message to North Korea.

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LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:31:04 AM CST

AP - The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail.

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Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:45:45 AM CST

AP - Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.

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Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:16:22 AM CST

AP - "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.

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Pete Carroll all smiles to begin new Seahawks era (AP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:47:31 AM CST

AP - Pete Carroll is out running, clapping and smiling through the morning fog in his first NFL preseason since 1999.

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BP to try well kill Tuesday (Reuters)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:33:07 AM CST

Reuters - BP said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.

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House approves oil spill reform bill (Reuters)

Friday, July 30, 2010 5:16:05 PM CST

Reuters - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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U.S. worried more secret documents may be released (Reuters)

Friday, July 30, 2010 7:06:51 PM CST

Reuters - U.S. officials are worried about what other secret documents the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may possess and have tried to contact the group without success to avoid their release, the State Department said on Friday.

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Obama hopes Rep. Rangel can leave "with dignity" (Reuters)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:59:02 AM CST

Reuters - President Barack Obama called ethics charges against Representative Charles Rangel "very troubling" on Friday and said he hoped the lawmaker could end his career "with dignity."

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Arizona immigration law appeal set for November (Reuters)

Friday, July 30, 2010 11:18:02 PM CST

Reuters - A U.S. court denied a request for an expedited hearing on Friday and instead set a November date for Arizona's appeal to a federal court ruling that blocked key parts of a state law cracking down on illegal immigration.

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Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks (Reuters)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:21:56 AM CST

Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has called off a trip to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks on its militant ties, as Islamabad is hit by a barrage of criticism of its alleged links to terror groups.

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Nebraska's Nelson first Democratic senator to oppose Kagan (Reuters)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:19:33 AM CST

Reuters - Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has announced he will oppose the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, making him the first Democrat to declare against her.

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Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza (Reuters)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:28:22 AM CST

Reuters - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket-maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.

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Pakistan monsoon floods kill up to 800 (AFP)

Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:21:49 AM CST

AFP - Rescue workers and troops in northwest Pakistan struggled Saturday to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods in living memory, as the death toll rose to 800.