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Tampering With Gas Line Caused Blast, Officials Say - New York Times
July 31, 2010 CBC.ca | Tampering With Gas Line Caused Blast, Officials Say New York Times Gus Ruelas/AP Members of a Los Angeles Fire Department search-and-rescue team surveyed the damage after a blast at an industrial building. By REBECCA CATHCART LOS ANGELES — An explosion on Friday caused by tampering with a gas line at a South Los ... Gas line sparks deadly explosion in LA Gas explosion blows roof off Los Angeles welding shop, hurls and seriously ... Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif. |
Obama's appearance on 'The View' sets ratings record - New York Post
July 31, 2010 New York Times (blog) | Obama's appearance on 'The View' sets ratings record New York Post President Barack Obama's appearance on daytime talk show "The View" may have raised a few eyebrows in political circles, but it proved to be a winner for the TV network, entertainment site TheWrap.com reported Friday. The episode, which screened ... Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history Television review: President Obama on 'The View' Katie Couric's Notebook: Obama on "The View" |
Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations - The Associated Press
July 31, 2010 Washington Post | 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 Won't Face Prosecution Former US VP Al Gore 'will not face assault charges' Al Gore cleared of assault allegations made by masseuse |
9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers - CNN
July 31, 2010 Boston Globe | 9/11 responders bill fails, parties point fingers CNN Washington (CNN) -- A verbal flash-fire erupted on the House floor Thursday night over nine-year battle to pass a benefits bill for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the 9/11 attacks. Frustrated with Republican votes against the $7.4 ... Weiner Outraged Over Congressional Failure To Pass 9/11 Health Bill Races wide open for both chambers Anthony Weiner rant reveals why nobody likes Congress |
Jewish group says putting a mosque near Ground Zero will cause 'more pain' - Washington Post
July 31, 2010 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 Zero Jewish group opposes plans for mosque near Ground Zero Jewish Group Fights Ground Zero Mosque |
Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows LA wildfire - Washington Post
July 31, 2010 CBS News | Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows LA wildfire Washington Post AP PALMDALE, Calif. -- Water-dropping aircraft slowed the progress of a wildfire that was bearing down on hundreds of homes in the high desert north of Los Angeles. The blaze had consumed 20 square miles of brush, jumped an aqueduct ... Crown fire grows to more than 13000 acres Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes Third California wildfire erupts, first two now half contained |
Obama touts auto bailout during Michigan trip - Washington Post
July 31, 2010 msnbc.com | Obama touts auto bailout during Michigan trip Washington Post President Barack Obama smiles after signing a supplemental spending bill at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite - AP) By Michael D. Shear and Peter ... Obama praises auto bailout Obama heralds success of auto bailout Obama touts success of GM, Chrysler bailouts |
Critics warn drilling crackdown will cost jobs - Houston Chronicle
July 31, 2010 Reuters | Critics warn drilling crackdown will cost jobs Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON — The House narrowly approved a sweeping plan to crack down on offshore drilling Friday, despite objections from Gulf Coast lawmakers and oil industry advocates who said the measure would slash US jobs and curb domestic ... House approves bill with new safeguards for oil rigs House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate House approves oil spill legislation |
Maxine Waters faces ethics charges - Los Angeles Times
July 31, 2010 msnbc.com | Maxine Waters faces ethics charges Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles congresswoman plans to fight the allegations in a House trial, a source says. A panel has been investigating her efforts on behalf of OneUnited Bank, which had ties to her husband. By Richard Simon and Lisa Mascaro, Reporting from ... Second senior Democrat to face ethics trial: source Headlines House panel suggests reprimand of Rangel |
Arizona police release 80 immigration protesters from jail - Los Angeles Times
July 31, 2010 Reuters | 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, ... Arizona immigration law appeal set for November Gov. Brewer considers tweaking Arizona's immigration law Immigration divides conservatives among GOP |
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