 Sydney Morning Herald | Small NY town gets ready for Chelsea Clinton wedding Los Angeles Times 'It's like a carnival,' says one resident as security and celebrity guests descend on Rhinebeck. The daughter of former President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will marry Marc Mezvinsky at an estate just outside town. ... Local Restaurant Pays Homage To Clinton Family Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's NY wedding How Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky Found Love |
 Telegraph.co.uk | House votes to remove oil spill liability cap CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives passed legislation Friday which would lift the current $75 million liability cap for oil spills while imposing new safety standards for offshore drilling. The Senate has yet to act, ... When will spill be cleaned up? Maybe never Gulf Oil Spill Seal Operation Delayed a Day Officials Optimistic That Cement Will Kill BP Well |
 Kansas City Star | House Ethics Inquiry on Waters Is Tied to Bank New York Times WASHINGTON — When Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, called Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. in late 2008 to ask him to host a special meeting that would feature a California bank executive she knew well, ... A House divided against itself cannot please constituents Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges Second Democratic Lawmaker Faces High-Profile Ethics Trial |
 CNN International | Informant says WikiLeaks suspect had civilian help The Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday. The development, first reported in the New York Times, suggests an expansion of ... Military airstrike video leak suspect in solitary confinement Army Broadens Inquiry Into WikiLeaks Disclosure Alleged Rogue GI Sent to US in WikiLeaks Probe |
 Globe and Mail | Massive Flooding in Pakistan Kills More than 800 Voice of America Pakistani officials estimate that more than 800 people have been killed since monsoon rains started in earnest across the country in the final week of July. This is the country's worst flooding in more than 80 years. Pakistani authorities say days of ... Death Toll Rises to 800 as Floods Hit Pakistan Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3000, Rescue Service Official Says |
 Boston Globe | Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses. His election-year push for additional job measures suffered a ... Obama Accuses Republicans of Blocking Aid for Small Businesses Obama Pushes Small Business Bill in Radio Address Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage" |
 Reuters | Arizona police release 80 immigration protesters from jail Los Angeles Times Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio also announces that three illegal immigrants were arrested in his sweep. A sheriff's deputy processes a suspect in Phoenix after an immigration sweep on Thursday. (Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images / July 29, ... Court denies request for expedited hearing on Arizona immigration law Arizona immigration law appeal set for November 64 arrested in Arizona crime, immigration sweep |
 The Guardian | Al Gore Cleared in Sexual Assault Case Seattle Post Intelligencer Former Vice President Al Gore has been cleared of allegations that he made unwanted advances towards a masseuse in a Portland, Oregon hotel in 2006, according to ABC News. Multnomah County prosecutors said there was no basis for prosecution following a ... Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations Al Gore Won't Face Prosecution Al Gore cleared of assault allegations made by masseuse |
 CBS News | Crews bringing California wildfire under control CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- More favorable weather conditions Saturday helped firefighters in their bid to contain the roaring Crown Fire, one of several in southern California. Firefighters had the fire 62 percent contained ... Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA Aerial Assault Waged on Calif. Wildfire Hundreds of local firefighters head to LA, Kern |
 New York Times | Debate Heating Up on Plans for Mosque Near Ground Zero New York Times Logan Wallace/AP Ilario Pantano, center, has made a planned Muslim center near ground zero part of his Congressional campaign in North Carolina. By MICHAEL BARBARO An influential Jewish organization on Friday announced its opposition to a proposed ... Jewish group says putting a mosque near Ground Zero will cause 'more pain' Jewish group opposes plans for mosque near Ground Zero Jewish group opposes ground zero mosque |
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