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Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA Saturday, July 31, 2010

PALMDALE, Calif. - Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
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The big day: Chelsea Clinton to wed in upstate NY Saturday, July 31, 2010

RHINEBECK, N.Y. - Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of a glimpse of a former president, a secretary of state or their publicity-shy daughter.
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Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law Saturday, July 31, 2010

PHOENIX - A federal appeals court has decided not to step into the controversy over Arizona's tough immigration law until November, leaving state officials to consider other steps they might take in the meantime.
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Gore will not be charged over masseuse allegations Saturday, July 31, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. - The case of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the massage therapist has been closed.
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The nation's weather Saturday, July 31, 2010

Severe storms were expected to continue sweeping through the Central U.S. on Saturday following a low pressure system moving eastward.
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Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows LA wildfire Saturday, July 31, 2010

PALMDALE, Calif. - Water-dropping aircraft slowed the progress of a wildfire that was bearing down on hundreds of homes in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
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Obama calls charges against Rangel 'troubling' Saturday, July 31, 2010

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Friday called ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel "very troubling" and said he hopes the longtime lawmaker can end his career with dignity.
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Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase Saturday, July 31, 2010

BILOXI, Miss. - BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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12-year-old girl injured on Wis. 'free fall' ride Friday, July 30, 2010

MADISON, Wis. - A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her.
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Deadly gas explosion destroys building in Calif. Friday, July 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES - A deadly gas explosion obliterated an industrial building with such violent force Friday that a worker was hurled into the street, car windows were shattered and a survivor had his hair singed in the inferno.
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