Monthly Archives: July 2011

Busy Arizona signs TE Heap, trades for DL Holliday (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The off-field frenzy has not let up for the Arizona Cardinals. The team, revamping its roster in a bid to return to the top in the NFC West after a 5-11 season a year ago, started Sunday … Continue reading →

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Ways to Create Jobs — Without Cost to Taxpayers

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Job News

Much of the economic debate over the past two years has been whether – or how much – money is needed from the federal budget to create jobs. The argument that taxpayer money is needed to save or create jobs … Continue reading →

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Red Sox acquire Bedard in 3-team trade (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

SEATTLE – The Boston Red Sox have added a much-needed starter after an earlier trade fell through, acquiring oft-injured left-hander Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners in a three-tem trade. The Red Sox, whose deal for Oakland’s Rich Harden fell … Continue reading →

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Jimenez passes physical, trade to Indians complete (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

CLEVELAND – Ubaldo Jimenez has passed his physical, completing a trade that sends him from the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians. The surprising Indians announced during Sunday’s game against Kansas City that the deal was done. They hope Jimenez … Continue reading →

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‘Potter’ finale conjures up $1 billion worldwide (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES – Harry Potter has joined the billion-dollar club. Distributor Warner Bros. said Sunday that “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. It’s soon expected to pass “Pirates … Continue reading →

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Obama unfurls 11th-hour deal to avert US default (AFP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama announced that he and top lawmakers had reached an 11th-hour deal to avert a first-ever US debt payment default that would have sown chaos across the world economy. “I want to announce that … Continue reading →

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UN seeks to sweep away last traces of imperial age (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

UNITED NATIONS – One was Napoleon’s last place of exile. Another became home to survivors of the mutiny-stricken Bounty. They are St. Helena and the Pitcairn Islands, flecks of real estate set in vast oceans, each occupying a special place … Continue reading →

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In debt debate, pols drive off metaphorical cliff (AP)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – Not too long ago there was lofty talk of doing something big. Of a reasonable path. Of a grand bargain. That was a few weeks and a few thousand tortured metaphors ago. The debate over raising the federal … Continue reading →

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Debt deal: Obama, Hill leaders break through (Politico)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

With their backs to the wall, the White House and congressional leaders reached a landmark debt ceiling deal Sunday night after weeks of confrontation that pushed the nation to the brink of default and dramatized the huge divide between the … Continue reading →

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Health law boosts care, lowers cost (Politico)

Written on July 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

Everyone in Washington agrees that we have an obligation to tackle health care costs. Rapidly rising costs are not sustainable for businesses, and they are not sustainable for families. But there’s a big difference between President Barack Obama’s plan to … Continue reading →

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