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BRIEF: US Consulate closed for security check
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July 30--The U.S. Consulate in Juarez will be closed today and until a security review is completed, officials said Thursday evening.
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Senate panel holds Arlington hearing
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. Senate panel heard testimony Thursday on what its chairwoman called "catastrophic incompetence" at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Protesters greet Arizona immigration law
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PHOENIX, July 29 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people protested the new Arizona immigration law as parts of it took effect Thursday, with demonstrations throughout the day in Phoenix.
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Report: U.S. Army showing stress
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army appears to be under increased stress from repeated deployments of soldiers and inadequate support when they return home, an Army report concluded.
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Calif. man sues govt. for family's deaths
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UNIVERSITY CITY, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- A California man who lost his family when a Marine Corps jet crashed into their home is suing Boeing Co. and the government for negligence, his lawyers said.
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Kilpatrick gives deposition in civil suit
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DETROIT, July 29 (UPI) -- Lawyers refused to give any information on what former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said in a deposition Thursday.
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Skelton questions defense review
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton questioned a finding in a report on U.S. defenses that current Army and Marine strength is adequate.
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Suicdde's family sues Catholic church
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PITTSBURGH, July 29 (UPI) -- The family of an alleged victim of priestly sexual abuse who killed himself filed a wrongful death suit Thursday against the Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh.
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House panel charges Rangel with 13 counts
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A House ethics subcommittee charged U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., Thursday with 13 counts of violating House rules and U.S. laws.
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Building tenants don't want charter school
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 (UPI) -- The operators of an office building near the Texas Capitol in Austin have gone to court to evict a charter school because tenants do not want children around.
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32 killed in Somalia; al-Shabab gains ally
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BOSASO, Somalia, July 29 (UPI) -- At least 13 combatants were killed in an intense insurgent-government battle in the normally stable Puntland region of northern Somalia, authorities said.
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Terrorism suspect may face death penalty
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NASHVILLE, July 29 (UPI) -- The botched house attack and a subsequent slaying and rampage allegedly by a Nashville man was kept quiet pending an FBI investigation, a local rabbi said.
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Suit over burning of student settled
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29 (UPI) -- An Ohio family claiming a teacher burned a cross on their son's arm and taught Christian doctrine in class says they've settled a suit against the teacher.
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'Boehner for Speaker' campaign launched
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ohio Congressman John Boehner has launched a "Boehner for Speaker" campaign to raise money for the Republican election effort.
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Obama to discuss education reform
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday called for more stringent educational standards in touting his Race to the Top education program.
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