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Barack Obama more

Obama slips behind wheel of a Volt in Motor City Miami Herald 23:19 

Citing gains, Obama proclaims auto bailout a success Orlando Sentinel, Florida 23:17

House Votes to Set Aside Obama's Drilling Ban for Rigs... Bloomberg 23:16

Sen. Cardin: Obama Hasn't Been Transparent On Gitmo, Detainees Yahoo! US 23:15

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Zimbabwe more

World Cup venue to be named after Murali Daily Times 23:12

Japan: Land of the Rising Debt SeekingAlpha 23:12

Plucky Compton grabs the lead The Peninsula 22:57

Zvimba mourns heroine Sabina The Herald 22:57

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill more

US House Votes to End Deepwater Drilling Moratorium CNBC.com 23:19

Plan to plug oil well ahead of schedule New Zealand Herald 23:17

Trio team on Arctic acreage upstreamonline.com 23:14

Oil threat recedes for U.S. East Coast, much of Florida The Star Online 23:14

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Israel/Gaza more

UN rights body tells Israel to end Gaza blockade Daily Times 23:12

Departing British envoy criticizes Israel UPI 23:08

Eight Palestinians wounded in Israeli air raid on Gaza Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) 23:08

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Afghanistan more

Mob torches US embassy vehicles in Kabul Daily Times 23:12

The Guardian Takes A Look At The Afghanistan Endgame: 'It's Taken A... The Huffington Post 23:00

U.S. casualties soar in Afghanistan Reuters.co.uk 22:58

Are Schools Enough To Help the Women of Afghanistan? Slate 22:53

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WikiLeaks Afghan War Revelations more

U.S. Worried More Secret Documents May Be Released ABCNews.com 23:12

WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, says US Daily Times 23:12

White House To Site: Stop Leaking War Secrets 16min TheKCRAChannel.com, California 23:08

Whistleblower site's greatest hits New Zealand Herald 23:00

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Flu Pandemics more

Swine flu cases on the increase TV3 23:14

Swine flu outbreak at primary school Radio New Zealand 23:12

Flu shots: Novartis ships flu vaccine early this year Orlando Sentinel, Florida 23:11

Northland flu patients flock to hospital NewsTalk ZB 22:36

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Sudan/Darfur more

Head of UNAMID stresses need to find solution to Darfur crisis ReliefWeb 22:50

UN demands that rebels join Darfur peace talks ArabNews 22:43

Thousands of Darfur IDPs flee violent clashes in camp Sudan Tribune 22:41

Why Turkey sits outside the tent FT.com 22:25

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David Cameron more

EDITORIAL: Exporting terror Daily Times 23:12

Cameron resurrects Thatcher diplomacy New Zealand Herald 23:07

Gaza is like a prison camp: British PM Vancouver Sun 22:59

Why Turkey sits outside the tent FT.com 22:25

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Iraq more

Roadside bomb in Iraq kills 5 members of family Yahoo! US 23:11

Why leftists should support Israel Harry's Place (Weblog) 23:04

Deputy leader doubted case for Iraq war ABC Online 22:48

Judge: Iraqis can't sue anonymously in Ponzi case The Detroit News 22:48

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Climate Change more

Making sense of the impasse on U.S. climate change policy | Guest columnist The Seattle Times 22:55

Weather or Not?: Last Winter's Record Snow Driven by Short-Term Meteorologic Patterns, Not Long-Term Climate... Scientific American 22:32

Support for ETS dwarfs backing for assembly The Sydney Morning Herald 22:22

EPA denies petitions to reconsider greenhouse gas findings SNL Financial 22:22 

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Financial/Economic Crisis more

Banking recovery brings threat of backlash FT.com 22:42

Japan: Land of the Rising Debt The Huffington Post 21:49

Zach Carter: Where Are The Prosecutions? SEC Lets Citi Execs Go Free... The Huffington Post 21:26

Where Are The Prosecutions? SEC Lets Citi Execs Go Free After $40 Billion Subprime Lie AlterNet.org 21:04

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Coalition Government more

EDITORIAL: Exporting terror Daily Times 23:12

'Brokeback coalition' label has positive side, says minister guardian.co.uk 22:28

Francis Maude drives the pace of coalition's deep spending cuts guardian.co.uk 22:06

Coalition is more radical than Thatcher government, says senior Tory minister guardian.co.uk 22:06

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Sri Lanka more

Robot + Ayngaran + Rajnikanth + Tamils’ Blood Money =? Asian Tribune 22:47

Rankings boost for India The Telegraph, Calcutta 22:36

Police blamed for Sri Lanka bus ambush WA Today 22:12

ME tourists to Lanka up by 102 per cent Gulf Today 22:00

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Guantanamo more

Panel picks 3 IN Supreme Court finalists WAVE 3, Kentucky 23:12

Panel Picks 3 Supreme Court Finalists TheIndyChannel.com, Indiana 22:57

Sen. Cardin: Obama Hasn't Been Transparent On Gitmo, Detainees The Huffington Post 21:08

Book on Guantanamo Suggests Torture Was Systemic OpEdNews.com 19:04

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Israel Flotilla Assault more

Gaza is like a prison camp: British PM Vancouver Sun 22:59

Israel told to respect rights, end Gaza siege Gulf Today 22:08

End siege of Gaza, UN rights body tells Israel Gulf Times 20:48

UN rights body urges Israel to allow international inquiry into flotilla raid Jurist's Paper Chase (Weblog) 18:48

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Iran Weapons more

'West has yet to respond to Iran letter' Trend News Agency 22:52

China opposes EU’s Iran sanctions ArabNews 22:12

Iran ‘ready’ for immediate talks, denies bid to stockpile enriched uranium The Daily Star, Lebanon 22:11

Iran says ready for immediate N-talks Gulf Today 22:02

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US Financial Reform more

Financial crime whistleblowers to be rewarded San Diego Daily Transcript 22:55 

Questions for Barney Frank: Taking It to the Banks The New York Times 21:29 

Taking It to the Banks The New York Times 21:23 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What To Expect, And When Hartford Courant, Connecticut 20:37

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Germany Festival Deaths more

BestWeek: Love Parade Disaster Highlights Worst-Case Risks in Insuring Festivals Business Wire 21:47

Deadly German Stampede Gets Its Villain The New York Times 21:33 

Calls grow for mayor to step down on eve of Love Parade funeral Monsters and Critics 12:53

Top honour for Marathi movie at Germany festival The Asian Age 10:21

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Pakistan Plane Crash more

Code of ethics or common sense? Daily Times 23:12

Pakistan narrows search for black box Bangkok Post 19:30

Airbus A321 crash ArabNews 18:55

Pak Air Crash: Authorities Identify Remains of 95 People outlookindia.com 18:30

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MPs' Expenses more

Losses at Mactaggart slashed The Herald, Scotland 23:06

Ex-Labour MPs, Tory peer lose expenses appeal The Asian Age 19:06

Sarah Teather cleared over election expenses Channel 4 19:04

Expenses: Court denies accused defence of parliamentary privilege guardian.co.uk 18:37

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Russian Spies in US more

Peru: Husband of Peruvian journalist in US-Russia spy ring could face fraud... Sun Sentinel, Florida 21:15

US show faces of Russian spy scandal stars RT.com 20:54

Anna Chapman's Police Mugshot Revealed Sky News 17:12

Vanquish: First Look! Zoo 10:41

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Haiti Earthquake more

At a Glance: Women in Haiti ReliefWeb 21:18

UN ambassador Nicole Kidman spotlights needs of women in post-quake Haiti United Nations 20:05

World Bank Managing Director and Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean to Visit... World Bank 19:32

Anger, despair in Port-au-Prince grows Dallas Examiner 19:29

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Burma more

Myanmar’s 2010 elections: a human rights perspective, Benjamin Zawacki openDemocracy 20:44

No Practical Agenda for People of Burma, Ahead of Sham Elections Asian Tribune 20:34

V V: Inside Myanmar - Fact and fiction The Business Standard 19:51

Join St Albans Burma Star veterans in their final event Herts Advertiser 19:04

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Alex Higgins Dies more

The Hurricane finally blows out Bangkok Post 20:43

Tributes to 'adopted son' Alex Higgins Manchester Evening News 14:36

Let's take this cue to support sporting talent Belfast Telegraph 12:19

Being Alex Belfast Telegraph 11:14

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Goldtrail Collapse more

TravelMole Guest Comment: All the signs were there, says Turkey... TravelMole 12:03

City Insider: Is your business a turkey? SWOT it and see Travolution.co.uk 11:39

Holiday hell for family Weston Mercury, Somerset 13:07 29-Jul-10

Only 6 Percent Consider Financial Stability of Airline When Booking... Business Wire 09:12 29-Jul-10

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Burka Ban more

Al Arabiya News Channel viewers express mixed reaction toward European veil bans Examiner.com 21:16

MP speaks out over burka ban Solihull News 15:22

Global Voices: Fashion designers bust burqa stereotypes Toronto Star 13:09

Burka must be banned as it could conceal criminals Derby Telegraph 08:22

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Digital Economy Bill more

Bedrock of our digital future Public Servant 16:39 29-Jul-10

Last chance to respond to OFCOM's DEA consultation Pirate Party UK 16:04 29-Jul-10

A different debate Open Rights Group (Grassroots Campaign) 15:54 29-Jul-10

Digital Economy Act here to stay, insists Vaizey PublicTechnology.net 10:22 29-Jul-10

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Identity Cards more

If the Tory grassroots do not waken up soon, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will... Telegraph.co.uk 18:35

ID cards scrappage bill set for December ZDNet UK 10:58

Accenture will give Indian residents ID cards TechEye 17:16 29-Jul-10

ID card repeal bill completion planned for December Kable 12:20 29-Jul-10

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News Corp BSkyB Bid more

BSkyB could force News Corp to raise offer This is Money 08:55

Business as usual at BSkyB despite News Corp takeover talk The Herald, Scotland 06:13

BSkyB till awaits formal bid from Murdoch as World Cup boosts HD The Scotsman 00:08

BSkyB profit advances on HDTV Irish Independent 15:13 29-Jul-10

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Iceland Volcano more

BA losses widen to £122m in Q1 Gulf Today 22:07

BA losses hit 122m pounds on strike action, ash cloud Channel NewsAsia 14:06

Strikes and ash extend BA losses BBC 13:47

Some TV pilots have bumpy flights on their way to premieres The State, South Carolina 13:22 

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Peak Oil (The Oil Crunch) more

Why We'll See $300 Oil by 2020 SeekingAlpha 15:42

‘Peak oil boost for our industry’: 2020 Vision TransportXtra 10:50

Disguised Blessing Forbes.com 10:28

A Critical Examination of Matt Simmons' Claims Energy Tribune 18:07 29-Jul-10

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