Panel hits Rangel with 13 alleged ethics charges (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:05:37 GMT
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.

AZ appeals order blocking parts of immigration law (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:11:16 GMT
AP - Arizona is appealing a federal judge's order that put most of the state's immigration law on hold.

As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:37:55 GMT
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.

Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:09 GMT
AP - More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.

Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:38:24 GMT
AP - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist.

Gov't warned company about oil pipeline monitoring (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:51:52 GMT
AP - A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in the pipeline was insufficient.

Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Pakistanis view US as enemy (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:59:42 GMT
AP - Despite billions in aid from Washington and a shared threat from extremists, Pakistanis have an overwhelmingly negative view of the United States, according to results of a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday.

Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:49:36 GMT
AP - Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq's capital.

DC sniper claims conspirators in Shatner interview (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:43:45 GMT
AP - Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man for backing out, according to the program set for airing Thursday.

Oswalt approves deal, Astros trade ace to Phillies (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:56:40 GMT
AP - Roy Oswalt is going to pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies.