Archive for July, 2010

Allen: Don’t underestimate oil’s impact

The man taking over BP says “there will be changes” in the oil industry because of the Gulf disaster. Robert Dudley is replacing Tony Hayward.

Utah court orders new trial for polygamist leader

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial of a polygamist leader of a breakaway Mormon sect, who was convicted of forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.


Crook or big talker? Lawyers differ on Blagojevich

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prosecutors portrayed former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday as corrupt and bent on enriching himself but his lawyers said he was a talkative dreamer with no intention of doing anything illegal.


Sequoia National Forest wildfire grows

About 300 additional firefighters joined a battle Tuesday to contain a growing wildfire in California’s Sequoia National Forest.

Obama aims to limit damage from Afghan war leak

WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday played down the gravity of leaked Afghanistan war documents, while the Afghan government accused the United States of ignoring Pakistan’s role in the Taliban insurgency.


WikiLeaks papers hint about bin Laden

The recently released cache of U.S. reports from Afghanistan provides fleeting glimpses into the possible whereabouts of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the years since his escape from American forces at Tora Bora.

Maradona out as Argentine coach

Diego Maradona’s contract as coach of the Argentine national soccer team will not be renewed, the spokesman for the Argentine Football Association said Tuesday.

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