1) More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:17:27 GMT
More than 800 people in Pakistan and dozens more in Afghanistan have been killed in floods that have lashed the region for days, officials said Saturday.



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2) Crews beat back wildfire north of L.A.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:06:48 GMT

Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.

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3) Report: Wikileaks suspect raged on Facebook
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:46:02 GMT

Bradley Manning raged against the  Army and "society at large" on his Facebook page before allegedly downloading thousands of secret Afghanistan memos, according to a newspaper.

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5) BP preps for 'static kill' of Gulf spill
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:39:34 GMT
Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil spill a small memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.



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6) Reports: Waters plans House trial over ethics charges
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:30:19 GMT

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., chooses to go through an ethics trial rather than accept charges of misuse of office made by a House ethics panel, sources say.

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7) Beckham won’t return to AC Milan, coach says
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:25:41 GMT

AC Milan coach Massimo Allegri says David Beckham will not return for a third spell at the Italian club.

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8) Democrats call on Rangel to resign
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:28:22 GMT

Calls for Rep. Charlie Rangel's resignation rained down on Capitol Hill late Friday from House Democrats who said the lawmaker showed a disregard for the rules and undermined the public's confidence in Congress.

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