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Family, friends mourn for former NBA player Wright (AP)
July 29, 2010AP - Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis.
Scientists say global warming is continuing (AP)
July 29, 2010
AP - Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming, one day after President Barack Obama renewed his call for climate legislation.
What do RIM and AT&T have up their sleeves for next week? (Ben Patterson)
July 29, 2010Ben Patterson - What do RIM and AT&T have up their sleeves for next week?
Obama pushes business bill as an all-American goal (AP)
July 29, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday cast his latest economic pitch as a matter of patriotism, urging the Senate to ditch its partisan mode at least long enough to pass a package of tax cuts and loan relief for small businesses. "This is as American as apple pie," the president said.
Obama on 'The View': Canny Decision or Unpresidential? (The Atlantic Wire)
July 29, 2010
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Blasts targeting Iraqi military kill at lleast 5 soldiers
July 29, 2010Attacks on military posts in Iraq claimed at least five lives Thursday.
Bear attacks leave one dead, two injured at Montana campgrounds
July 29, 2010Bear attacks on separate campsites in Montana left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday, according to wildlife officials.
Essence Magazine defends choice of white fashion director
July 29, 2010The editor of Essence Magazine defended Wednesday her recent hiring of a white fashion director -- a first for the 40-year-old publication that celebrates black women.
Pakistan observes day of mourning
July 29, 2010Pakistan observed a day of mourning Thursday for the 152 people who died when a passenger plane went down in the outskirts of the capital Islamabad the day before.
Police: 'Credible sightings' regarding missing California woman
July 29, 2010There have been "credible sightings" recently of a California woman who vanished nearly a year ago after being released from a sheriff's station, authorities said Wednesday.
