CBC.ca
Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday. The death toll only affects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, ...
Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistani floodsThe Associated Press
Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistan floodsThe Associated Press
Pakistan flooding 'affects 1m'BBC News
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Boston Globe
Obama: GOP Stalling Small Business Jobs Act
ABC News
President Obama continued to tout the progress made in the auto industry during his weekend address, released this morning but taped during his visit to a GM plant in Michigan on Friday. “What's important is that we're finally beginning to see some of ...
Obama Pushes Small Business Bill in Radio AddressWall Street Journal
Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"msnbc.com
Obama decries GOP over small business lending billThe Associated Press
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msnbc.com
Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker
The Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people in five targets hit across Gaza overnight, the group and the military said Saturday. The Israeli military said the ...
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on GazaCNN
Hamas rocket maker killed in raidAljazeera.net
'Senior Hamas man killed in Gaza strike'Ynetnews
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msnbc.com
Obama Says `Tough Decisions' on $60 Billion Automaker Aid Now Paying Off
Bloomberg
President Barack Obama said the “tough decisions” he made to give almost $60 billion in aid to the US auto industry saved a million jobs and led to the strongest period of growth for automakers in a ...
Obama in Detroit: Honing His Economic MessageTIME
Obama: GM plant 'might not exist' if he listened to criticsThe Detroit News
In Mich., Obama links gains in car industry to rescue planPhiladelphia Inquirer
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Globe and Mail
Ethics Trial Expected for California Congresswoman
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California, will face charges of misusing her office and is expected to contest the claims in a House trial, the second powerful House Democrat to opt for such a public airing in ...
Obama: It's the end for RangelNew York Post
Keeping House in order? Dem investigator recommends reprimand for defiant CharlieNew York Daily News
Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: sourceReuters
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ABC Online
Germany mourns Love Parade dead
The Guardian
A memorial service is being held in Germany for the 21 people crushed to death at the Love Parade techno music festival last weekend. Thousands of mourners, including the chancellor, Angela Merkel, are expected at a service of commemoration at Salvator ...
Merkel Attends Memorial for 21 German Love Parade Victims Crushed to DeathBloomberg
Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victimsmsnbc.com
Love Parade victims mourned in GermanyAFP
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Washington Post
Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments
The Associated Press
LONDON — A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday, when Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London after the British leader suggested that Pakistan exports terrorism. A senior Pakistani intelligence ...
Pak to seek explanation from UK envoy on Cameron's remarksHindustan Times
Pakistan security talks with UK cancelledFinancial Times
Pakistan protest over PM commentsBBC News
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Obama Pushes Small Business Bill in Radio Address
Wall Street Journal
By SHAYNDI RAICE WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama excoriated Senate Republicans Saturday for holding up legislation that would provide loans and temporary tax cuts to small businesses, as Republicans countered that the president's policies kill jobs. ...
Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"msnbc.com
Obama decries GOP over small business lending billThe Associated Press
Weekly remarks: Sen. Mike Johanns on taxes, President Obama on auto bailoutLos Angeles Times (blog)
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msnbc.com
Afghanistan: War via the web
Times of India
This week,via the internet,the world found itself the surprised recipient of thousands of leaked American military documents dealing with the war on terror in Afghanistan.The documents revealed American intelligence and classified findings detailing ...
Julian Assange: is 'Wikileaker' on a crusade or an ego trip?Telegraph.co.uk
WikiLeaks vows more leaks as US steps up investigationXinhua
US worried more secret documents may be releasedReuters
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The Hindu
Pakistan Investigators Find Plane's 'Black Box' at Crash Site
BusinessWeek
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Investigators in Pakistan have found the so-called black box, or flight data recorder, at the site of a July 28 plane crash that killed 152 people. “The black box has been located and it is in our custody,” ...
Pakistan plane crash 'black box' foundThe Associated Press
Black box found at Pakistan crash siteABC Online
Black box of crashed Pakistan plane foundHindustan Times
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Reuters
Keeping House in order? Dem investigator recommends reprimand for defiant Charlie
New York Daily News
A Democratic investigator recommended a reprimand for Rep. Charlie Rangel's ethics violations, but a September trial for the Congressman has not been ruled out. Washington - Rep. Charlie Rangel should be ...
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resignThe Associated Press
Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: sourceReuters
Nation/world news briefs: Just a reprimand recommended in Rangel caseDetroit Free Press
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Washington Post
House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns ...
Critics warn drilling crackdown will cost jobsHouston Chronicle
House approves bill with new safeguards for oil rigsBoston Globe
House approves oil spill legislationLos Angeles Times
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Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.

Telegraph.co.uk
Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed. Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006. ...
Al Gore Sex Attack Scandal: DA Says No Charges to be Filed Against GoreDBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
Al Gore Won't Face ProsecutionDaily Beast
Al Gore cleared of assault allegations made by masseuseThe Guardian
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Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies.

The Greek government ordered the country's armed forces to help deliver fuel as truck drivers voted to continue a contentious strike, state media reported.

Moneycontrol.com
A new phase for oil-spill cleanup
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP BILOXI, Miss. - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. ...
House approves oil spill bill; stalled in SenateThe Associated Press
House Votes to Overhaul System of Offshore DrillingWall Street Journal
Critics warn drilling crackdown will cost jobsHouston Chronicle
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CBC.ca
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, ...
Immigration a hot issue in state racesSan Francisco Chronicle
Court denies request for expedited hearing on Arizona immigration lawCNN
Arizona immigration law appeal set for NovemberReuters
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New Zealand Herald
Jewish group says putting a mosque near Ground Zero will cause 'more pain'
Washington Post
The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group opposes the planned mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is "counterproductive to the healing process. ...
Debate Heating Up on Plans for Mosque Near Ground ZeroNew York Times
Jewish group opposes plans for mosque near Ground ZeroSeattle Times
Jewish group opposes ground zero mosqueThe Associated Press
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The United Nations Security Council has renewed the mandate of its mission in the Darfur region of Sudan for another 12 months.