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German rage over festival deaths focuses on mayor (AP)

July 30, 2010

AP - The mayor of the German city where 21 people were crushed to death at a music festival last weekend is facing growing pressure to resign amid nationwide outrage over the tragedy.
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Obama tour aims to tout Motor City success story (AFP)

AFP - President Barack Obama visits Detroit Friday to tout the motor industry's rebirth as proof that his economic policies are working.
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A farewell to bullfights in northeastern Spain (AP)

AP - Lawmakers in the region of Catalonia thrust a sword deep into Spain's centuries-old tradition of bullfighting, banning the blood-soaked pageant that has fascinated artists and writers from Goya to Hemingway.
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Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked (Reuters)

Reuters - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.
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Voting twice for Senate OK in Illinois this year (AP)

AP - Vote early, vote often. It's an old joke in Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
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Top US Afghan commander mocks Biden: report (AFP)

AFP - The US commander in Afghanistan mocks the vice president and denounces a top diplomat in a magazine interview, while his aides speak dismissively of President Barack Obama.
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US seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance (AP)

AP - U.S. officials sought to shore up support Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran's nuclear program by saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing renewed confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher U.N. penalties.
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Dog rescued from icy Baltic waters returns to sea (AP)

AP - Baltic, the Polish dog rescued from the frigid Baltic Sea after a long journey on an ice floe, is again braving those waters — this time safely onboard the ship that saved him.
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Freelance diplomats lend a hand to would-be states (AP)

AP - Northern Cyprus, Western Sahara and Somaliland may not have much in common, but they share the same predicament: all are unrecognized states striving to capture international attention.
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