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Breaking News Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Ringsend power station in Dublin. Similar to electricity, the natural gas distribution network is also now all-island, with a pipeline linking Gormanston, County Meath, and Ballyclare, County Antrim.
Open   Photos   Pipeline   Producers   Shipping  
 The New York Times 
Open Season for Alaska Gas Pipeline Closes Friday
| Filed at 6:02 p.m. ET | JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaskans should know by the end of Friday whether natural gas producers have any interest in building a major pipeline in the state. But few other deta... (photo: Creative Commons / Sir James)
File- Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division (MAR DIV), returns a salute from Marines of 1st Battalion (BN) 4th Marines about to be promoted, at Camp Commando, Kuwait while forward deployed in support of Operation enduring Freedom.
Defence   Photos   War   Washington   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
 WorldNews.com 
The 'Real' Rogue Soldiers
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | At first glance and in regards to the title, it might seem this article pertains to the Afghan army sergeant who recently turned his weapon and... (photo: USMC / SSgt Daniel Schrubb)
A child eating orange fruit  Nashville Tennessean 
Schools offering healthier options
| Getting kids to eat can be difficult. But getting kids to eat healthy may seem nearly impossible at times. | However, with the rate of obesity rising in America, it's important to shape kids' health... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Food   Health   Kids   Photos   Wikipedia: Eating  
Tony Stewart  Canada Dot Com 
Stewart takes Pocono pole
| Tony Stewart unbuttoned the top button on his racing suit and let out a sigh. | Qualifying for the pole always makes a trip to Pocono Raceway more fun. | Stewart zipped his No. 14 Chevy for a qualif... (photo: Creative Commons / BSquared, TN)
Pennsylvania   Photos   Racing   Sports   Wikipedia: Tony Stewart  
Top Stories
Members of the Los Angeles Fire Department urban search and rescue team survey damage after a suspected natural gas explosion at a welding shop collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, Friday, July 30, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Guardian
Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif.
| THOMAS WATKINS | Associated Press Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) — A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker wa... (photo: AP / Gus Ruelas)
Accident   Emergency   Los Angeles   Photos   Wikipedia: Los Angeles  
  Two men, waiting to cross illegally into the U.S., watch from the Mexican side of the border wall in Tijuana, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, as Thad Christopher, back right, and Lynn Gilbert, back left, return to San Diego after a beach-side walk to Tijuan The Independent
Leading article: A country of immigrants turns upon itself
| The ruling this week by a US federal judge that blocks the most objectionable parts of Arizona's new immigration law is a victory for the Obama administration, for the ... (photo: AP / Dario Lopez-Mills)
Human Rights   Immigration   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Arizona SB 1070  
President Barack Obama waves to employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. ) Wall Street Journal
Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
By SHARON TERLEP | DETROIT—President Barack Obama on Friday declared the controversial bailout of the U.S. auto industry a success in visits to Detroit auto plants ... (photo: AP / Carlos Osorio)
Automaker   Obama   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Troubled Asset Relief Program  
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The Guardian
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
| For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… ... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky)
Disaster   Louisiana   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Louisiana  
Oil booms lie alongside Bayou La Loutre in Hopedale, La., at a BP Lpc oil boom deployment location Monday, May 17, 2010. The Times Of India
BP to set aside $100 million for unemployed rig workers
HOUSTON: BP Plc said on Friday it will establish a $100 million fund to help drilling rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed as a result of the company's oi... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Industry   Oil Spill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
Stones with the word "hero" written on them lay on grave stones in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, Thursday,July 29, 2010, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The Australian
Thousands of errors unearthed at Arlington
| THE debacle at the Arlington National Cemetery on the edge of Washington is much worse than first thought, with thousands of graves estimated to be unmarked or wrongly ... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Military   Photos   Society   US   Wikipedia: Arlington National Cemetery mismanagement controversy  
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. Asia Times
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking at a news conference at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China, Friday, June 11, 2010. Asia Times
Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
|      Jul 31, 2010 Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's statement this week that "they ha... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
Defence   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
This photo released by the Fars News Agency claims to show an Iranian satellite launching rocket named "Safir-2", translated in English as "Ambassador-2", carrying the satellite "Omid", or "Hope" in English, photographed at launch at an undisclosed location on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Iran has successfully sent its first domestically made satellite into orbit, the country's president announced Tuesday, claiming a significant step in an ambitious space program that has worried many international obser WorldNews.com
Iran Aims for Space, U.S. Aims for War
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran plans to send a man into space by 2019, it evoked ... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency)
Iran   Peace   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Iran United States relations  
File:Flag of Mexico.svg The Examiner
Was This Town In Mexico? No! It was in Louisiana - Part 2
| Even though a modern n street pattern was imposed on the site, some original structures survive, Images courtesy of the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation | Part 2 | Mak... (photo: AP / Zscout370)
Archaeologists   Louisiana   Mexico   Photos   Wikipedia: Transportation  
File:Clafoutis de courgettes.jpg The Examiner
Zucchini-tomato frittata muffins
| Zucchini-Tomato Frittata MuffinsClaudia Haas Related articlesCaprese frittata Eggs baked - al forno Poached eggs in tomatoes recipe Truffled eggs | These zucchini-... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot)
Eggs   Photos   Related   Tomatoes   Wikipedia: Zucchini  
Politics Telecom
- When Double Dippers become economic party poopers
- Maxine Waters ETHICS CHARGES: Democratic Rep May Face Public
- AP EXCLUSIVE: On tour of oil production rigs, Salazar says d
- Ethics panel to charge California Rep. Waters
  Two men, waiting to cross illegally into the U.S., watch from the Mexican side of the border wall in Tijuana, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, as Thad Christopher, back right, and Lynn Gilbert, back left, return to San Diego after a beach-side walk to Tijuan
Leading article: A country of immigrants turns upon itself
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- Around the NRV
- U.S. Had Long Suspected Billionaire Brothers of Evading Taxe
- AMETEK Announces Appointment of Anthony J. Conti to Board of
- Ore. parents arrested in newborn's death
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 (tmg1)
Ahead of elections, Obama ramps up his fundraising
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Media & News Technology & Science
- Complaint offers details of alleged assault
- Brighter Side -- the brighter side of the daily news
- California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial
- NC Democrats hold state convention in Fayetteville
President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Indian Hills Community College, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, in Ottumwa, Iowa.
U.S. fears more Afghan document leaks
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- Giant South Dakota hailstone breaks US record
- World-renowned Astronomer Donald C. Backer Passes Away
- Roundup: Facebook Letting fbFund Fizzle, NYC Bringing Wirele
- Experts urge US to improve nuke sleuthing abilities
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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Energy & Oil Business
- Oil spilled in Michigan river is contained, company says
- China’s oil spill may be bigger than reported
- Gas prices to remain steady to Labor Day
- US specialist says China oil spill understated
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- Palmer leading in financial race among council candidates
- Lucas' house from 'One Tree Hill' goes on market
- Animal cases pinch finances as Wood Co. confronts multiple s
- Oil spilled in Michigan river is contained, company says
President Barack Obama waves to employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. )
Obama Says Auto Bailout Is Success
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