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Obama to discuss education reform
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Education reform is the thrust of a speech U.S. President Obama will deliver Thursday at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington.
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Air Force cargo plane crashes in Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 29 (UPI) -- An Air Force C-17 cargo plane with a four-member crew practicing for an air show crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, military officials said.
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11 Somali pirate suspects plead not guilty
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NORFOLK, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- Eleven Somalis accused of piracy and related federal charges for their alleged attacks on two U.S. Navy ships pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Norfolk, Va.
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Obama, small-business owners meet
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Obama met with small-business owners in New Jersey Wednesday and then called for tax cuts and loans legislation he called "as American as apple pie."
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U.S. indictment in Kuwait fatal crash
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- A grand jury in Virginia has indicted a former Army contractor on charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault in a fatal crash in Kuwait, documents show.
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Candidate taped pulling up opposing signs
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MILTON, Fla., July 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they were investigating whether a crime was committed when a political candidate was videotaped pulling up his opponent's signs.
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Irish boy gets $9,700 in defamation suit
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BALBRIGGAN, Ireland, July 28 (UPI) -- An Irish 5-year-old was awarded $9,700 from a grocery store in an out-of-court settlement concerning false accusations of stealing a bag of chips.
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Biden marks impending end of Iraq combat
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FORT DRUM, N.Y., July 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told troops returning from Iraq Wednesday, "America's combat mission in Iraq will end" in a month.
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Analyst predicts nasty election cycle
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A political analyst predicts the 2010 U.S. election cycle will set a new record for the volume of negative political ads.
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Mass. adopts Electoral College bill
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BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts Legislature has approved a law aimed at ensuring the winner of the popular vote becomes U.S. president.
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Judge open to Blackwater hearing in Kabul
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NORFOLK, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Virginia says he'll consider sending two former Blackwater employees accused of murder to Afghanistan to confront a key prosecution witness.
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Firms face deluge of oil spill lawsuits
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Even though BP agreed to create a $20 billion escrow account for oil spill claims, companies associated with the spill face a deluge of class-action lawsuits.
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2 cadets hit by lightning at Fort Knox
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 28 (UPI) -- A female cadet was injured by a lightning strike at Fort Knox in Kentucky, and another woman was injured without taking a direct hit, officials said.
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Tennessee pol clarifies Muslim 'cult'
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NASHVILLE, July 28 (UPI) -- A gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee said he was talking about militant Muslims when he dropped the word "cult" in remarks about religious freedom and Islam.
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Dad compromises on soldier's grave
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SKOKIE, Ill., July 28 (UPI) -- An Illinois cemetery has resolved a dispute with a father who placed two poles with the U.S. and POW/MIA flags over his son's grave.
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