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• LA Grim Sleeper suspect had 4-decade arrest record (AP)
• Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it (AP)
• Seventh lawsuit filed over Ariz. immigration law (AP)
• 2 Hungarian boat crash victims remembered in Pa. (AP)
• Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall (AP)
• Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money (AP)
• Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain (AP)
• Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlements (AP)
• Democrat Bill White charms West Texas for votes (AP)
• Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case (AP)
• Spy mystery: Was NY columnist a wife betrayed? (AP)
• Rio Grande rises in Texas city that bears its name (AP)
• LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal (AP)
• Biden tells Leno US did fine in Russian spy swap (AP)
• New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds (AP)
• Angry protesters eye sentencing in transit killing (AP)
• White House silent on Mass. gay marriage ruling (AP)
• Scientists roll out mats to kill Lake Tahoe clams (AP)

LA Grim Sleeper suspect had 4-decade arrest record (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - The man charged with 10 murders in the Los Angeles "Grim Sleeper" case was arrested at least 15 times over four decades but never sent to state prison despite recommendations of probation officers, including one who urged he receive a maximum sentence because it was a bad sign that a man in his 50s still committed crimes, court and jail records show.

Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Robotic submarines working a mile underwater removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil well Saturday, starting a painful trade-off: Millions more gallons of crude will flow freely into the sea for at least two days until a new seal can be mounted to capture all of it.

Seventh lawsuit filed over Ariz. immigration law (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT AP - A seventh challenge to Arizona's tough new immigration crackdown says training materials designed to teach police officers how to enforce the law give "vague and ill-defined factors" as reasons to question someone's legal status.

2 Hungarian boat crash victims remembered in Pa. (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:06 PM PDT AP - Friends silently and solemnly dropped white roses into the Delaware River on Saturday in memory of the two Hungarian students who died when the amphibious tourist boat they were riding was struck by a barge and sank.

Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - It's the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that's causing some of the world's most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. His ground-breaking work attracts interest from Congress and reporters worldwide.

Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:50 PM PDT AP - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging Congress to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can't wait until the fall to determine if they must lay off thousands of teachers.

Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:04 AM PDT AP - The value of one highly touted facet of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup â€" the small navy of vessels skimming oil from the surface â€" has proven all but impossible to measure, which could make it difficult to figure out how much damage BP is liable for when the gusher is finally stopped.

Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlements (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:29 PM PDT AP - Presbyterian leaders strongly backed a proposal Friday that included a call to end U.S. aid to Israel unless the country stops settlement expansions in disputed Palestinian territories.

Democrat Bill White charms West Texas for votes (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:45 PM PDT AP - Bill White's got the monogrammed cowboy boots, the worn jeans and the ability to appear at ease connecting with Texans he doesn't know but dearly needs in his race to be governor.

Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:32 PM PDT AP - A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is "unconstitutionally excessive."

Spy mystery: Was NY columnist a wife betrayed? (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:06 PM PDT AP - Vicky Pelaez met her husband, Juan Lazaro — or so he called himself — some 30 years ago in her native Peru. She was a gutsy TV reporter, he a talented photographer and a karate black belt. "To her, he was a hunk," a friend says.

Rio Grande rises in Texas city that bears its name (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 09:32 PM PDT AP - Upstream communities began to assess the damage Friday wrought by a Rio Grande that jumped its banks in the Texas city of Laredo, while down river people marveled warily at a river that bore little resemblance to the lazy waterway that usually divides border cities.

LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:11 PM PDT AP - The elimination ceremony boiled down to a single sentence, uttered by the most coveted bachelor of them all.

Biden tells Leno US did fine in Russian spy swap (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:52 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden had to convince a skeptical Jay Leno that the United States didn't get a raw deal from Russia in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.

New Palin biography aimed at 9- to 12-year-olds (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 11:57 PM PDT AP - You might call it Sarah Palin's introduction to the cubs.

Angry protesters eye sentencing in transit killing (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 08:21 PM PDT AP - The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a white former transit officer in the death of an unarmed black man set the stage for a sentencing that could be just as explosive as the trial depending on how the judge interprets the verdict.

White House silent on Mass. gay marriage ruling (AP) Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:22 PM PDT AP - A key part of a law denying married gay couples federal benefits has been thrown out the window in Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage. The ball now lies in the White House's court, which must carefully calculate the next move by an administration that has faced accusations it has not vigorously defended the law of the land.

Scientists roll out mats to kill Lake Tahoe clams (AP) Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Scuba-diving scientists are unrolling long rubber mats across the bottom of Lake Tahoe coves in an attempt to quell a clam invasion that could cloud the world-reknown cobalt waters.

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