From the Associated Press

Arizona preparing appeal of immigration ruling

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 3:56 pm

By BOB CHRISTIE 2010-07-29T15:56:02Z
PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round victory for the federal government in a fight that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court....
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2nd US Navy sailor's body recovered in Afghanistan

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 2:27 pm

By AMIR SHAH and DEB RIECHMANN 2010-07-29T14:27:16Z
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursday....
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Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View'

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 3:00 pm

By JULIE PACE 2010-07-29T15:00:25Z
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out....
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