From the Associated Press

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 3:51 pm

By 2010-07-29T15:51:25Z
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week....
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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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Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:04 am

By HARRY WEBER and TAMARA LUSH 2010-07-29T12:04:21Z
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing....
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