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2010-07-31: Headlines

• Inquirer.net: Paris swooned over la dame en jaune in 89 2010-07-31

  Keywords: addthis_logo= 'http:/ / images.inquirer.net/ images/ inquirerlogo150x45.jpg'; | ContentSlider("newslistbox", "", linktext) | Months before the visit, Philippine Ambassador to France Fely Gonzales and Consul Junie del Mundo were looking around for someone to work as an interpreter cum personal assistant to Cory. The two were quite familiar with my line of work.

• allvoices: Chelsea Clintons Wedding Day, Obama not invited 2010-07-31

  The long-awaited Chelsea Clinton's wedding is underway and the excitement is on peak. | The Chelsea Clinton wedding is the day when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton will enjoy the parental glow on their faces. | A much-anticipated appearance was made by Bill Clinton in the New York village, where Chelsea Clinton is all set to exchange the vows with boyfriend Marc Mazvinsky.

• Gospel Herald: Vampire Author Anne Rice Quits Christianity 2010-07-31

  Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice declared Wednesday that she ìquit being Christian.î AP Photo / Jennifer Graylock Enlarge Anne Rice attends the book signing for Christ the Lord, Out of Egypt by author Anne Rice, held at Posman's Books, Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in New York.

• Kingston Daily Freeman: 2 pm UPDATE: Clinton wedding frenzy resumes in Rhinebeck 2010-07-31

  Sidewalks in this Northern Dutchess village are teeming again today with reporters and onlookers anxious to spot A-list stars or notable politicians attending the wedding this evening of Chelsea Clinton and her longtime boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky.The crowd started forming mid-morning Saturday after weeks of intrigue and secrecy about a ceremony with a VIP guest list said to include such luminaries as Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.

• OfficialWire: Booming Morocco Opts For GE Gas Turbines To Feed Growing Demand 2010-07-31

  Morocco's strong economic growth and growing demand for electricity have landed GE and French Cegelec a $260 million contract to equip the country's national electricity grid with fuel-flexible gas turbine technology. | The turbines will be installed at the Kenitra power plant, about 25 miles north of the capital, and will help the Office National de l'Electricite, the state-run power utility, to meet an increasing demand for electricity.

• ESPN: Friendlies: Arsenal draw with Milan, Celtic thriller 2010-07-31

  Marouane Chamakh celebrates his goal. | put the Premier League side ahead just before the break. | nodded in a free-kick with 14 minutes left. | No.1 is in doubt, as Lukasz Fabianski started. | interest from Aston Villa and Tottenham. | three points in a tournament in which goals are also worth points. | With 37 minutes gone Gael Givet hit a long ball which Steven N'Zonzi flicked on and Emerton controlled before firing in the opener.

• OCR: Progressive Jackpots Wins A Plenty At Popular Online Casino 2010-07-31

  A sign of good things to come during a weekend can be shown by a hefty amount of big wins from progressive slots inside online casinos. One online gaming company, Cryptologic, is keeping their online casino players happy and playing by releasing many of theirs. There have been at least 4 nice size wins in the last 24 hours. Who is going to compete with that?

• Portsmouth News: Sport 2010-07-31

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2010-07-30: Headlines

• Franklin News Post: Beirut stamp now in circulation 2010-07-30

  For more than seven years, U.S. Marine veteran Wayne Hodges of Rocky Mount and other veterans have been working to keep the memory alive of the 241 Marines who died in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983 from a terrorist bombing attack.

• Earthtimes: Five dead in Jordan bus crash 2010-07-30

  Five people were killed and 25 injured when a bus overturned on the Dead Sea highway Thursday night, a senior official said Friday.Unconfirmed reports said that Britons and Iraqis were among the casualties.

• Martinsville Bulletin: Interns relate lessons learned 2010-07-30

  Southside Virginia is a place where young professionals can get involved in their communities and make a difference, local business leaders told college students this week.

• New York Post: Looming threat from illegals: terror 2010-07-30

  Arizonans will be grateful for some extra help from the National Guard, starting Sunday, in protecting the border and fighting drug violence -- especially now that a federal judge has blocked ke...

• Game Guru: NBA 2K11 Soundtrack Revealed 2010-07-30

  The month of July played host to a couple of highly-awaited NBA 2K11 revelations. The official cover art featuring Michael Jordan was revealed while a few days back 2K Sports announced a new Jordan Challenge. If all these features haven€™t caught the eye of basketball fans already, then the latest news surely would. The company has disclosed the complete ecstatic soundtrack for NBA 2K11.

• Cincinnati.com: Iran starting to feel heat 2010-07-30

  For more than seven years, U.S. Marine veteran Wayne Hodges of Rocky Mount and other veterans have been working to keep the memory alive of the 241 Marines who died in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1983 from a terrorist bombing attack.

2010-07-29: Headlines

• Santa Cruz Sentinel: Kinky Friedman the last of a dying breed 2010-07-29

  It's an election year in Texas and Kinky Friedman has already made public his endorsement for governor -- Woodrow the Rescue Dog. In the race between GOP incumbent Rick Perry and his Democratic challenger Bill White, Friedman is backing a loyal and kind-hearted Austin canine. | You can laugh, but don't assume Friedman is joking. It's not a subject that he finds particularly funny.

• Sierra Vista Herald: Authorities arrest 7 in burglary cases 2010-07-29

  A multi-agency investigation into several residential burglaries in and around the Sierra Vista area in recent weeks has resulted in the arrests of seven people, authorities announced Wednesday. | Country Acre. 2BR/1BA. Living room, kitchen, deck. $595/mo+ $400 dep. | 8 acres Sunizona. Secluded valley, great views. $29,000. Owner finance. | Sun, 08/01/2010 (All day) - Mon, 08/02/2010 (All day) | Weather for Sierra Vista, AZ.

• Sierra Vista Herald: Saturday workshop offers tips to avoid foreclosure 2010-07-29

  Homeowners with questions about foreclosure can find answers this Saturday at a foreclosure prevention workshop at the library. | From 10 a.m. to noon, representatives from the Southwest Fair Housing Council, Tucson-based anti-predatory lending campaign Don't Borrow Trouble and the state attorney general's office will be on hand to answer questions and advise those facing or worried about foreclosure.

• TideSports.com: Franchione, staff came on board with businesslike approach with the Tide 2010-07-29

  Donnie Lowe will never forget the day Dennis Franchione first met the University of Alabama football team.

• European Voice: The ties that dont bind 2010-07-29

  Donnie Lowe will never forget the day Dennis Franchione first met the University of Alabama football team.

• Santa Cruz Sentinel: Science and religion clash in Agora' 2010-07-29

  The new togas-and-sandals epic "Agora" has a lot on its mind -- everything from the age-old battle between science and religion, to the mysteries of the cosmos. | Give it credit for wrestling with big themes, but it is also pretty convincing evidence that even the most stunning CGI special effects can't create a sense of you-are-there verisimilitude all by itself. | The story here unfolds in the fourth century A.D.

2010-07-27: Headlines

• Armenian Reporter: Farewell to a patriot and an American hero 2010-07-27

  Hovsep Melkonian recalls the life and legacy of George Juskalian (1914-2010), who will be laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on October 19.

• BusinessWeek: BP Replaces Hayward, Quickens Asset Sales on Loss 2010-07-27

  BP Plc appointed U.S.-born Robert Dudley as chief executive officer and pledged to accelerate asset sales to as much as $30 billion after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill led to a record loss.

• Media Matters for America: Fox News long history of race-baiting 2010-07-27

  Howard Dean and Joan Walsh recently called out Fox News, criticizing what they called its "racist" handling of the deceptively edited Shirley Sherrod video clip. Indeed, Fox News and its personalities have a long history of aggressive race-baiting and racially charged commentary. | Sotomayor and all this other stuff." | racist is preposterous. | that Fox News is hyping "one 'scary black people' and 'Obama's a racist'

• iranian.com: Rational Americans vs Irrational Iranians 2010-07-27

  Ad Dimension: Skyscraper (160x600) | "Shah & People Revolution" | John Limbert's "Negotiating with Iran" | United States Institute of Peace Press (2009) | I picked this book to read after finishing the author€™s Shiraz in the age of Hafez, a scholarly monograph I found delightfully informative: a must-read for those Hafez lovers who are curious about the historical €“ if not necessarily socioeconomic €“ landscape of his enduring poetry.

• Winnipeg Free Press: Talisman Energy records net income of $603 million in Q2 2010-07-27

  Keywords: .S. efforts to get Israel and the Palestinians to move from indirect proximity talks to face-to-face peace negotiations have shown little sign of progress. Here are factors that could...

• Reuters AlertNet: FACTBOX-Factors to watch in Israeli-Palestinian conflict 2010-07-27

  Keywords: .S. efforts to get Israel and the Palestinians to move from indirect proximity talks to face-to-face peace negotiations have shown little sign of progress. Here are factors that could...

• Wigan Today: Murder appeal rejected 2010-07-27

  A WIGAN teenager jailed for the murder of Garry Newlove has been told he cannot appeal against his conviction. | Jordan Cunliffe was one of three defendants found guilty of murdering the dad-of-three outside his Warrington home in August 2007. | Cunliffe, Adam Swellings, 19, and Stephen Sorton, 17, were handed life sentences following a six-week trial at Chester Crown Court. | Cunliffe was told he would serve a minimum of 12 years in prison.