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Book says many U.S. universities are waste of money (Reuters)
July 31, 2010
Reuters - Spending as much as $250,000 on a bachelors degree from world-renowned U.S. universities such as Harvard University and Yale is a waste of money, a new book asserts.
Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.
Obama: Rangel case troubling; some Dems say resign (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges.
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war.
Out of pilots, Philippine airline grounds flights (AP)
July 31, 2010AP - Good morning, passengers, and welcome aboard. We're expecting clear skies today, but we're out of pilots.
Kingpin's death could mean more violence in Mexico (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.
Andy Griffith's new role: pitching health care law (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare.
Many in Gulf are outraged at reports of vanishing oil (The Upshot)
July 31, 2010The Upshot - Now that BP engineers have managed to place a cap on the company's bleeding well in the Gulf, the sprawling oil slicks seem to have retreated from the water's surface, claimed many media reports this week. "Where is all the oil?" an AFP headline asked. Time magazine ran a piece suggesting that the environmental impact of [...]
Wealthy Dallas brothers become SEC fraud target (AP)
July 31, 2010
AP - Brothers Charles and Sam Wyly, born a year apart during the Great Depression, almost always have been joined at the hip.
Rangel: What’s in it for him to stand and fight? (The Upshot)
July 31, 2010The Upshot - Charlie Rangel's dealing days are over. Whatever else happens to the embattled Democratic congressman from New York â who's facing 13 charges from the House Ethics Committee, involving everything from incomplete financial filings to improper fundraising for a center named in his honor at New York's City College â he won't have a settlement in [...]
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