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  • Top Pakistan Spy Scrubs U.K. Trip
    Pakistan's military spy chief has canceled a trip to the U.K. after Prime Minister Cameron made remarks about Pakistan's role in sponsoring terrorism.

  • Border Crossing Gives Visitors a Kick
    India and Pakistan are clashing about toning down an overly hostile and bizarre gate-closing ceremony that takes place between the countries' border guards every day at sunset.

  • The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
    A Wall Street Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest growing businesses on the Internet is the business of spying on American consumers. First in a series.

  • Hamas Probe Leads to American Firms
    American investigators, cooperating in a probe of the assassination of a Palestinian leader in Dubai, have identified a handful of U.S.-based companies believed to have been used to transfer money to suspects in the case.

  • Myanmar Loosens Yoke on Rice Farmers
    Moves by Myanmar's military regime to loosen its grip on the impoverished nation's once-mighty rice industry in advance of an election this year have raised cautious hopes for the nation's economy.

  • July Is Deadliest Month for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
    Three U.S. troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for U.S. troops since the Afghan war began.

Ethics panel to charge California Rep. Waters (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. A House investigative panel has decided to charge Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second trial this fall. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted, said Friday July 30, 2010 the charges could be filed next week. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - A House investigative panel has decided to charge Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second high-profile trial with political implications for Democrats this fall.



House approves oil spill reform bill (Reuters)

Drill ships and response vessels work in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast line while attempting to drill relief wells at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill wellhead July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Sean GardnerReuters - The House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.



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