Sen. Ensign admits parents gave money to mistress and familyLos Angeles Times - - 40 minutes ago
The Nevada Republican's lawyer says $96000 was given legally and ethically 'out of concern' for Cynthia Hampton's family.
Ensign's Parents Made Payments to Mistress, Her Family Washington Post
Star Report: Ensign's mom, dad gave his mistress nearly $100K San Jose Mercury News
China bans Urumqi mosque prayersBBC News - 1 hour ago
China has ordered mosques in its restive western city of Urumqi not to open for Friday prayers. The order comes after several days of ethnic violence between Uighur Muslims and Han Chinese.
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Illinois Senator Won't Run in '10, Officials SayNew York Times - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Senator Roland W. Burris, the Illinois Democrat appointed by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich before his ouster to fill the seat of President Obama, is expected to announce Friday that he will not seek election in 2010 to a full ...
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Iran Protesters Take to Streets Despite Threats
New York Times - - 54 minutes ago
AP Protesters in front of burning public trash bins during an opposition rally in Tehran on Thursday. More Photos > By MICHAEL SLACKMAN and NAZILA FATHI CAIRO - Thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran on Thursday, clapping, chanting, ...
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Honduran coup general says army "saved democracy"
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran armed forces chief who ousted President Manuel Zelaya said the decision to throw him out of the country was made by "the state" to save lives, because violence would have ...
Mr. Arias Steps In New York Times
Despite Obama's pledge, G-8 makes little headway on global warming
Los Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
The president promises at the Italy summit that the US will lead on climate change, but familiar obstacles -- compounded by the global recession -- produce familiar results.
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Operation FALCON nets 35190 fugitives in annual sweep
CNN - - 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than 35000 fugitives across the United States were arrested in June as part of an annual sweep that teams the US Marshals Service with local law enforcement in a summer push to clean up the streets, US Marshals said Thursday.
US roundup includes 1469 arrests in Houston area Houston Chronicle
US Marshals operation nets more than 35000 arrests nationwide San Jose Mercury News
New York Senate's 5-Week Stalemate Ends
New York Times - - 48 minutes ago
Pedro Espada Jr. during negotiations at the Capitol on Thursday. He agreed to return to the Democrats and was named Senate majority leader.
NY Senate gets to work but runs into roadblock The Associated Press
Stalemate In NY Appears Resolved Washington Post
No Michael Jackson resolution in Congress
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi balks at a vote to honor the late pop star. Some lawmakers worried that the debate would get ugly. By Richard Simon Reporting from Washington -- The controversy that has followed Michael Jackson, in life and in death, ...
Pelosi nixes Jackson Lee's Jackson tribute Houston Chronicle
Michael Jackson resolution isn't needed, Pelosi says Kansas City Star
AIG Seeks Clearance to Release Bonuses
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
American International Group Inc. is asking the Obama administration's new compensation czar whether it should pay previously agreed-to retention bonuses, including about $235 million pending for employees at the ...
AIG Seeks to Give $2.4 Million in Bonuses New York Times
Report: AIG asks gov't to approve bonus payments The Associated Press
Iron Ore Prices May Extend Gains on Supply Drop, Rio Concern
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Bloomberg News July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Cash prices of iron ore shipped into China, which rose as much as 5 percent this week, may extend gains on dwindling imports and amid a reported crackdown on traders in the world's biggest buyer.
Japan deflation deepens, BOJ may keep funding support
Reuters - 25 minutes ago
(For more stories on the Japanese economy click [ID:nECONJP]) * Wholesale prices fall at a record 6.6 percent yr/yr * Drops in commodity costs, weak demand weigh on prices * Analysts say BOJ to prolong corporate finance support (Adds comments, details, ...
Japan wholesale prices fall 6.6 percent in June BusinessWeek
Chrome vs. Android
BusinessWeek - - 20 minutes ago
Google makes no bones about its new PC software competing with an earlier operating system: Is Chrome OS the beginning of the end of Android?
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Microsoft Bing Nibbles At Google's Dominance
ChannelWeb - 6 hours ago
Microsoft Bing is making progress against Google in the search-engine market. But unfortunately for Bing, Microsoft's search engine is nibbling at Google's crumbs rather than taking large bites out of its pie.
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Amazon's Kindle to Sell Law Books
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
A nonprofit group that provides continuing education for lawyers is making its books available for sale on Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, underscoring the widening appeal of the digital reader.
Amazon's Kindle 2 Gets A Price Cut InformationWeek
'Potter' rivalry with Malfoy turns wicked in sixth film
USA Today - - 3 hours ago
By Jaap Buitendijk, Warner Bros. Pictures By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY WATFORD, England - In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the ongoing schoolboy feud between the bespectacled boy wizard and his bratty blond nemesis, Draco Malfoy, ...
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'Bruno' set for fabulous boxoffice
Hollywood Reporter - - 1 hour ago
Moviegoers are being offered lots of laughs at domestic multiplexes this weekend, with a pair of comedies targeting distinct audiences unspooling wide Friday.
Brüno's Wild Pride Washington Post
Bummed about Bruno? Austrians 'get ueber it' The Associated Press
LA coroner seeks Jackson medical files - report
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles County coroner's office has issued subpoenas for medical files from several doctors who treated Michael Jackson, whose sudden death two weeks ago remains shrouded in mystery, the Los Angeles Times ...
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Jackson medical records subpoenaed msnbc.com
Royals-Red Sox Runs
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - 32 minutes ago
AP (AP) - Red Sox first. J.Drew grounded out, second baseman Callaspo to first baseman Butler. Pedroia doubled to left. Youkilis singled to left, Pedroia scored.
Royals rally from four-run deficit to beat Red Sox Kansas City Star
Hochevar, Royals beat Red Sox The Associated Press
Bats help Wolf maintain hold over Mets
MLB.com - - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK -- It's all in the numbers for Randy Wolf, who changed to uniform No. 43 for Thursday's start and enjoyed a windfall of runs as the Dodgers beat the Mets, 11-2.
New York Mets close out series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers with 11-2 loss The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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At Women's Open, Pressel Looks for Lost Success
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Morgan Pressel, who won an LPGA major at 18, has struggled over the last two years as her driving distanced has diminished. By CHRIS HINE BETHLEHEM, Pa.
Amid drama at the top, South Korea's Choi leads Women's Open The Canadian Press
Choi carries on surge of youth at US Women's Open Washington Post
Obama Warns of Return of Swine Flu in the Fall
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
BETHESDA, Md. - The Obama administration warned Americans on Thursday to be ready for an aggressive return of the swine flu virus in the fall, announcing plans to begin vaccinations in October and offering states and hospitals ...
Fewer calories slows aging in monkeys, a clue for humans
Los Angeles Times - - 2 hours ago
With a restricted diet, the animals are less likely to die of an age-related disease -- cancer, heart disease or diabetes, reports a study in the journal Science.
Study Finds Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan of Monkeys Wall Street Journal
Why GOP Is Nowhere on Health Care
Wall Street Journal - 54 minutes ago
Regarding George Newman's "Parsing the Health Reform Arguments" (op-ed, July 1): His economic analysis is excellent.
Obama campaign vow of public debate on health care fading MiamiHerald.com
Secret Program Fuels CIA-Congress Dispute
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
Four months after he was sworn in, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta learned of an intelligence program that had been hidden from Congress since 2001, a revelation that prompted him to immediately cancel the initiative and ...
House Democrats likely to alter intel bill The Associated Press
To Get to Sotomayor's Core, Start in New York
New York Times - - 23 minutes ago
This article was reported by Russ Buettner, Serge F. Kovaleski and Michael Powell, and written by Mr. Powell. WEST VILLAGE LIFE Judge Sonia Sotomayor leaving her Greenwich Village apartment ...
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No Shriners hospitals closing; some may be outpatient-only
CNN International - - 24 minutes ago
(CNN) -- All 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children will stay open, but some eventually might become outpatient-only surgery facilities, the system that offers free specialty pediatric care said Thursday.
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Struggling Shriners will keep hospitals open Houston Chronicle