Wildfire Threatens Oak Creek Canyon In Sedona Drive
Firefighters battled a 2,450 acre blaze in Oak Creek Canyon as flames neared a two lane highway and evacuated homes. About 600 firefighters, a dozen aircraft, and thirty fire trucks were on scene with only partial containment as rugged terrain limited progress. In Washington, estate tax reform advocates signaled willingness to accept a compromise short of full repeal, impacting 2010 and beyond.
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Sedona
Ariz
Scenic
Oak Creek Canyon
Washington
Pat Toomey
Conservative Club For Growth
Offshore drilling bill advances in House
The House Resources Committee approved a bill 29 to 9 to allow oil and gas development in restricted offshore waters unless a state bans it. Sponsors say it has good chances in the House but faces a poor Senate outlook with coastal state senators threatening to filibuster.
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Wadhinu Lun
House
House Resources Committee
Senate
Florida
Oil majors split on offshore lease changes discussed
Several big oil firms signaled willingness to discuss royalty terms with the Interior Department over offshore drilling leases amid a possible $10 billion windfall. Exxon Mobil opposed changes, urging existing lease terms be honored, as Tim Cejka of Exxon Exploration Co. testified at a House hearing. Meanwhile a separate Cleveland rape case was dismissed after the prosecutor arrived late, prompting outcry from the victim’s mother and defense counsel. The case may be reindicted with a different judge.
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Waanyarury
D.C
Interior Department
Exxon Mobil Corp
Tim Cejka
Exxon Exploration Co
Cleveland (Ap
Eileen A Gallagher
Cleveland
Prison guards shoot at FBI agents during arrest at Tallahassee facility
A gun battle erupted inside the Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution when guards opened fire on FBI agents seeking to arrest six guards on sex for contraband charges. Two people died, including a guard and a Justice Department investigator, and another guard was wounded. A BOP employee aiding the arrest was hospitalized, and the prison went into lockdown as investigators combed the scene.
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Tallahassee
Fla
FBI
USS
Justice Department
Federal Correctional Office
John Gingenti
Bureau of Prisons
Inspector General
Proto
Kassee Federal Correctional Institution
Panda population in Wanglang Nature Reserve doubles
Scientists from Britain and China estimate 66 to 72 pandas live in Wanglang Nature Reserve, more than double the prior count of 32. Using DNA from droppings, researchers credit habitat protections and natural growth, though broader China totals remain about 1,600.
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Shanghai
China
Wanglang
Wei
Current Biology
Seven Marines and a sailor charged with murder in Iraq
Seven Marines and a sailor face murder charges in the April killing of an Iraqi civilian, also accused of kidnapping and conspiracy. Separate U S military reports in Iraq say another Army soldier is charged with premeditated murder related to the May 9 deaths of three detainees as the 101st Airborne and 10th Mountain units face similar cases.
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Washington, D.C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
U.S
Spc
Juston R. Graber
10St Airborne Division
101St Airborne Division
Marine Corps Installations West
Col
Stewart Navarre
Auhival
Tag
Sad
Dam Hussein
Tral
Baghdad
Iraq
International Headlines From AP Newsroom
North Korea asked for direct talks with the United States after hinting at a missile test, but the Bush administration dismissed the offer as not conducive to dialogue. U S President Bush warned of deeper isolation if a launch proceeds. In Ukraine, reformists form a coalition to restore Tymoshenko, while Iran says it will respond to incentives on its nuclear program by mid August, drawing mixed international reaction.
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Seoul
North Korea
United States
Bush
U.N
John Bolton
Austria
Tehran
Iran
State Department
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Islamic Republic
Second botched Israeli airstrike kills two in Gaza
In Gaza Khan Younis, an airstrike hit a house instead of militants killing a man and a woman and wounding at least 13 including five children. Militants vow revenge as Palestinians bury three children from a prior attack. Israel faces questions on aerial strikes harming civilians amid rising casualties.
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KMAN
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Tim Jansen
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Secret Service
Inspector General's Office
Tallahassee Federal Correctional Institution
Ya‘an
Sichuan Province
Liang Guanglie
People’s ‘Army
Ri Yong Hwan
Beijing
Tymoshenko
Airy
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Yulia Tymoshenko
Cam
Ukraine
Saddam
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