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Ousted USDA employee Sherrod to sue blogger
By Kathryn Watson - The Washington Times
Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department employee whose hasty dismissal by the Obama administration sparked a national uproar over race, said Thursday that she will sue the conservative blog mogul who posted the edited video that led to her removal. Published 12:39 p.m. July 29, 2010
Passport officials ask for tools to fight fraud
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
updated 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
The Obama administration is asking Congress for new powers to fight identity fraud after undercover government investigators obtained U.S. passports using forged documents for the second time in less than two years. Published 1:25 p.m. July 29, 2010
OMB nominee got $900,000 after Citigroup bailoutTWT Politics
2nd U.S. sailor's body recovered in AfghanistanSecurity
4 killed in plane crash at Alaska military baseNational

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Portland's dark world of child sex traffickingTWT National
Obama steps up money chasePolitics
Arizona preparing appeal of immigration rulingNational
Initial jobless claims drop to 457,000 Economy
Pakistani general denies terror linksTWT World
Medvedev widens powers of KGB successor agencyWorld
Services aimed at parents likely to growTWT Family & Kids

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Now that the most controversial elements of Arizona’s immigration law (which still goes into effect Thursday) have been blocked by a state judge, will the controversy quiet down?

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Gaza children go for kite record
Thousands of Palestinian children fly kites in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, in an attempt to break the world record,
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Obama at the National Urban League's 100th anniversary
President Obama delivers an education reform speech.
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Pakistan flooding
Monsoon rains that contributed to yesterday's plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan, have caused flooding that has killed at least 60 and stranding hundreds of thousands.
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Pakistan crash victims
Family members of the 152 killed in Wednesday's plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan, give blood for DNA testing to identify their relatives.
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Gates addresses Boy Scouts
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.
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Catalans abolish bullfighting
The Catalan Parliament in Barcelona has passed a law that abolishes bullfighting in Catalonia by 2012.
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California wildfires
More than 30 homes have been lost and many more are threatened by wildfires in Southern California.
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Pakistan plane crash
A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, during heavy rain, with no sign of survivors.
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Arizona immigration law
U.S. Border Patrol agents patrol the border separating Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Mexico, on the eve of the scheduled implementation of Arizona's new immigration law.
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Garage-sale Adams negatives
Rick Norsigian claims that glass negatives he bought at a garage sale for $45 were shot by renowned photographer Ansel Adams.
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Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, walks to his office after going for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, July 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House panel lodges 13 ethics charges against Rangel

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Kicking off what promises to be a politically perilous process, the House ethics committee on Thursday officially lodged 13 different charges against Rep. Charles B. Rangel, including that he used his office to raise more than $8 million for a college public policy center named after him. Published 3:26 p.m. July 29, 2010

Obama defends education plans

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

President Obama on Thursday defended his education policies before a skeptical audience at the National Urban League convention, calling his signature "Race to the Top" program the most "meaningful" initiative the nation has pursued in years. Published 11:36 a.m. July 29, 2010

Army Spc. Matthew Burt, 25, of Titusville, Penn., with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as

Panel: Arlington Cemetery errors could be iceberg's tip

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

The mismanagement and neglect of Arlington National Cemetery that led to hundreds of veterans' graves being either mislabeled or lost now appears much more far-reaching than officials previously disclosed, according to a Senate hearing Thursday. Published 2:23 p.m. July 29, 2010

GETTING THE GANG BACK TOGETHER? Members of the network named after Abdul Qadeer Khan are gaining in popularity. (Associated Press)

Nuke-smuggling network in demand

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times

Scientists, engineers and financiers involved in the A.Q. Khan nuclear-smuggling network are being contacted by several governments in an effort to lure these specialists out of retirement. Published 8:31 p.m. July 28, 2010

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OMB nominee got $900,000 after Citigroup bailout

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

EXCLUSIVE: President Obama's choice to be the government's chief budget officer received a significant windfall from his Wall Street employer, who received a massive taxpayer bailout only months earlier. Published 8:41 p.m. July 28, 2010