The two hundred and fifty most recent news items from the San Francisco Examiner. http://www.sfexaminer.com/templates/rss Sat 31 Jul 2010 11:37:20 -0700 en-us Copyright 2010 Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT webmaster@sfexaminer.com editor@sfexaminer.com newspapers, news, headlines Publiser PubSys 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/99678914.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:30:10 GMT $util.encode.xml($!creator) These Delaware lotteries were drawn Saturday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/de-lottery-99678914.html News, DE LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T18:30:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99690269.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:30:6 GMT A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a Baltimore man charged with killing a Frederick cab driver. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/jury-deadlocks-in-md-cabbie-murder-case-99690269.html News, MD Cab Driver Killed, headlines 2010-07-31T18:30:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99689244.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:25:7 GMT The New York Yankees have completed their trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/new-york-yankees-acquire-lance-berkman-from-houston-astros-to-be-their-designated-hitter-99689244.html News, BBO Astros Yankees Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T18:25:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/va/99678919.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:20:20 GMT These Tennessee lotteries were drawn Saturday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/va/99678919.html News, TN LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T18:20:20Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99688544.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:35:15 GMT The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals were the prime players in a three-team trade Saturday, getting pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and sending outfielder Ryan Ludwick to NL West-leading San Diego. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/indians-trade-pitcher-jake-westbrook-to-cardinals-st-louis-sends-of-ludwick-to-padres-99688544.html News, BBO Cardinals Padres Indians Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T18:35:15Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99680459.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:10 GMT These Maryland lotteries were drawn Saturday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99680459.html News, MD LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T18:10:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99679114.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:35:7 GMT The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/united-nations-says-devastating-floods-affect-1-million-people-in-pakistan-430-people-killed-99679114.html News, AS Pakistan Floods, headlines 2010-07-31T18:35:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99677469.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:0:40 GMT Rep. Charlie Rangel is getting sympathy from some fellow Democrats but scant support from others as he faces trial on several ethics charges. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/obama-calls-charges-against-rangel-troubling-as-several-dems-urge-congressman-to-resign-99677469.html News, US Rangel Ethics, headlines 2010-07-31T18:00:40Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99689304.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:0:9 GMT Major League Baseball has rescinded a four-game suspension for Braves reliever Jonny Venters, deciding he didn't purposely throw at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/mlb-rescinds-venters-4-game-suspension-99689304.html News, BBN Braves Venters, headlines 2010-07-31T18:00:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99689089.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:13 GMT BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/oil-spill-mars-uc-berkeleys-bp-funded-research-99689089.html News, US BP Energy Partnership, headlines 2010-07-31T18:10:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99688799.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:32 GMT The Arizona Diamondbacks traded catcher Chris Snyder, minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday for former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby, outfielder Ryan Church and right-hander D.J. Carrasco. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/arizona-sends-snyder-to-pittsburgh-for-crosby-church-and-carrasco-99688799.html News, BBN Diamondbacks Pirates Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:32Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99688779.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:30 GMT As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/us-to-hold-1st-gitmo-trial-under-obama-but-stalls-on-fate-of-5-accused-in-sept-11-attacks-99688779.html News, CB Guantanamo Sept 11 Trial, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:30Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99689014.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:18 GMT A Danville man convicted of defrauding investors out of $62 million in a Ponzi scheme that targeted Korean-Americans has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/danville-man-charged-in-investment-scam-sentenced-99689014.html News, CA Scam Korean Americans, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:18Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99689009.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:9 GMT NAME: Nathan Deal http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/candidate-bio-boxes-for-gop-gubernatorial-runoff-99689009.html News, GA Georgia Governor Bio Boxes, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:09Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99689004.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:5 GMT After 32 years, Patricia Bonney believes she may find out who killed her son, Kirk Bonney, a young soldier who was found shot to death at Fort Benning. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/mom-hopes-authorities-near-to-finding-sons-killer-99689004.html News, GA Soldier Killed, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99688549.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:35:23 GMT The Los Angeles County district attorney's office is looking into whether the city of Bell overpaid for a property connected to a politician who served time in federal prison. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/bells-46-million-purchase-of-property-examined-99688549.html News, CA Bell Business Deals, headlines 2010-07-31T17:35:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99688959.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:35:11 GMT After 32 years, Patricia Bonney believes she may find out who killed her son, Kirk Bonney. He was a young soldier at Fort Benning who was found shot to death at Fort Benning in 1978. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/mom-hopes-authorities-near-to-finding-sons-killer-99688959.html News, AL Soldier Killed, headlines 2010-07-31T17:35:11Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99688954.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:20:16 GMT Second baseman Martin Prado broke the second knuckle on his right pinkie finger while diving into home plate in the Atlanta Braves' latest win, an injury that will sideline the leadoff hitter for at least a week. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/braves-2b-prado-has-broken-knuckle-99688954.html News, BBN Braves Prado, headlines 2010-07-31T18:20:16Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99678924.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:35:5 GMT These Georgia lotteries were drawn Saturday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ga-lottery-99678924.html News, GA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T17:35:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99688809.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:30:28 GMT Mesa County sheriff's officials say an inmate accused of stabbing his wife to death killed himself in his cell. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/inmate-accused-in-wifes-death-commits-suicide-99688809.html News, CO Wife Killed Colorado, headlines 2010-07-31T17:30:28Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99688749.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:30:5 GMT Chile is formally recognizing the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo a year after a coup ousted his predecessor. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/chile-to-return-ambassador-to-honduras-recognize-new-government-a-year-after-coup-99688749.html News, LT Chile Honduras Coup, headlines 2010-07-31T17:30:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99688604.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:20:8 GMT Pete Carroll is out running, clapping and smiling through the morning fog in his first NFL preseason since 1999. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/carroll-takes-off-seahawks-coach-opens-first-training-camp-with-music-blaring-fists-pumping-99688604.html News, FBN Seahawks Carroll Begins, headlines 2010-07-31T17:20:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99684764.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:40:13 GMT Albert Haynesworth came to work Saturday morning with a slightly swollen knee, forcing him to scrap his latest chance to pass the Washington Redskins conditioning test and keeping him exiled from practice for yet another day. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/haynesworth-skips-fitness-test-watches-practice-99684764.html News, FBN Redskins Haynesworth, headlines 2010-07-31T17:40:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99683259.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:15:6 GMT A roadside bomb killed three Iraqi soldiers responding to an earlier blast Saturday in an area south of Baghdad, officials said. One bystander was also killed. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/iraqi-officials-roadside-bomb-kills-4-wounds-11-south-of-baghdad-99683259.html News, ML Iraq, headlines 2010-07-31T17:15:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99688479.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:10:16 GMT A Tennessee truck driver accused of plowing through an upscale Colorado neighborhood, damaging 17 parked cars, and knocking down trees, a lamppost, street sign and fence has pleaded guilty to 37 charges, including driving under the influence. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/tenn-trucker-pleads-guilty-to-37-charges-in-colo-99688479.html News, CO Semitrailer Damage Sentence, headlines 2010-07-31T17:10:16Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99688219.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:0:30 GMT At age 17, Karen Handel fled her home in Maryland after she says her alcoholic mother held a shotgun to her head. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/handels-drive-fuels-gop-gubernatorial-run-99688219.html News, GA Georgia Governor Handel, headlines 2010-07-31T17:00:30Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/99686769.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:0:27 GMT His name is all but forgotten today, but a century ago Franz Schreker was considered perhaps the most important operatic composer since Richard Wagner. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/schrekers-1912-opera-a-distant-sound-rings-out-in-1st-fully-staged-us-production-at-bard-99686769.html News, US Opera Der Ferne Klang, headlines 2010-07-31T17:00:27Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99688159.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:15:9 GMT Cleveland's Jake Westbrook has been scratched from his scheduled start at Toronto, a sign the Indians are close to trading the pitcher. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/westbook-scratched-sign-a-trade-to-st-louis-close-99688159.html News, BBA Indians Westbook, headlines 2010-07-31T17:15:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99688149.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:0:17 GMT A cargo ship operator accused of illegally dumping oil and other harmful waste overboard has pleaded guilty to failing to maintain a record book and making a false statement to the U.S. Coast Guard in an Oakland courtroom. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/ship-company-pleads-guilty-in-oakland-dumping-case-99688149.html News, CA Ship Dumping, headlines 2010-07-31T17:00:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99686554.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:0:13 GMT The Cleveland Indians have activated Kerry Wood from the disabled list. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/indians-activate-kerry-wood-from-disabled-list-to-fill-austin-kearns-spot-99686554.html News, BBA Indians Wood, headlines 2010-07-31T17:00:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99688129.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:0:7 GMT Nathan Deal has been building the resume to run for governor his whole life. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/nathan-deals-steady-career-leads-to-gop-bid-99688129.html News, GA Georgia Governor Deal, headlines 2010-07-31T17:00:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99688074.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:55:10 GMT A Denver man who entered an insanity plea in the beating death of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a barrel has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/man-convicted-in-death-of-woman-found-in-barrel-99688074.html News, CO Body in Barrel, headlines 2010-07-31T16:55:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99687414.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:55:6 GMT Cleveland Browns second-round draft pick Montario Hardesty will miss "a couple weeks" after twisting a knee during a pre-camp drill. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/promising-running-back-montario-hardesty-doesnt-make-appearance-at-first-browns-camp-workout-99687414.html News, FBN Browns Camp, headlines 2010-07-31T16:55:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99687314.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:50:12 GMT All is quiet at the what was once the Placer County dispatch center in Tahoe City. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/tahoe-city-dispatch-center-goes-quiet-99687314.html News, CA Dispatch Shutdown, headlines 2010-07-31T16:50:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99687999.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:50:6 GMT Officials say a Baltimore police officer has shot a 22-year-old man in the hand after he fired several shots at his neighbors and at police. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/baltimore-police-officer-returns-fire-in-shooting-99687999.html News, MD Officer Shoots Suspect, headlines 2010-07-31T16:50:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99687914.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:45:9 GMT Huntsman Corp. said Saturday it has agreed to acquire the chemicals business of India's Laffans Petrochemicals Ltd. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/huntsman-to-purchase-chemicals-business-from-laffans-petrochemicals-builds-on-asian-strategy-99687914.html News, US Huntsman Acquisition, headlines 2010-07-31T16:45:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99680434.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:45:6 GMT Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/buried-in-paperwork-congress-struggles-to-fix-tax-requirement-that-could-swamp-businesses-99680434.html News, US Tax Surprise, headlines 2010-07-31T16:45:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99687859.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:40:33 GMT Got a quick message you want to send to a friend or a family member? http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/law-banning-texting-while-driving-to-be-enforced-99687859.html News, GA Texting While Driving, headlines 2010-07-31T16:40:33Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99687854.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:10:14 GMT China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/china-milestone-economy-seen-overtaking-japans-highlighting-challenges-at-home-and-abroad-99687854.html News, AS China Surging Ahead, headlines 2010-07-31T17:10:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99687319.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:40:23 GMT Denver Broncos rookie offensive lineman Zane Beadles doesn't want to be pigeonholed into one position. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/broncos-banged-up-offensive-line-a-mystery-99687319.html News, FBN Broncos O Line, headlines 2010-07-31T16:40:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99687254.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:55:14 GMT The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with commuter rail. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/la-pushing-to-become-nations-mass-transit-leader-99687254.html News, US LA Transit Expansion, headlines 2010-07-31T16:55:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99687244.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:40:10 GMT The first accounts of 7-year-old Kyron Horman's disappearance were a parent's nightmare: A boy vanishes from the safe haven of his elementary school. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/the-case-of-kyron-horman-takes-bizarre-twists-but-the-or-boy-is-still-missing-2-months-later-99687244.html News, US Where is Kyron?, headlines 2010-07-31T16:40:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99687789.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:40:8 GMT The commander of military drills in the Pacific says the focus of the exercises was training to combat terrorism, not sending a message to North Korea. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/admiral-us-led-military-drills-focus-on-combatting-terrorism-not-sending-message-to-n-korea-99687789.html News, US Military Exercises, headlines 2010-07-31T16:40:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99687799.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:35:25 GMT The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired reliever Chad Qualls from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/tampa-bay-rays-acquire-reliever-chad-qualls-from-arizona-diamondbacks-99687799.html News, BBO Diamondbacks Rays Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T16:35:25Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99687794.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:35:22 GMT A construction worker who was pulled from the rubble of an explosion at a Massachusetts condominium has died. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/construction-worker-pulled-from-rubble-of-mass-condo-explosion-dies-4-others-hospitalized-99687794.html News, US Condominium Explosion, headlines 2010-07-31T16:35:22Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99687779.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:35:8 GMT The Buccaneers have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/buccaneers-reach-deals-with-first-round-draft-pick-gerald-mccoy-left-tackle-donald-penn-99687779.html News, FBN Buccaneers McCoy, headlines 2010-07-31T16:35:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99687759.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:35:6 GMT Aid group Doctors Without Borders said it has been forced to suspend work in a volatile part of South Sudan because of attacks against his staff, as violence between rival tribes surges in the area. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/violence-forces-doctors-without-borders-to-suspend-aid-work-in-volatile-part-of-south-sudan-99687759.html News, ML Sudan Doctors Without Borders, headlines 2010-07-31T16:35:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99687584.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:30:6 GMT A woman who, police say, bound and taped her boyfriend's puppy to the side of a refrigerator last year is out of jail early. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/early-jail-exit-for-woman-who-taped-dog-to-fridge-99687584.html News, CO Dog Taped to Fridge, headlines 2010-07-31T16:30:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99687499.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:25:13 GMT A group of young men have gathered in the longhouse for the feather dance, and the sounds of their singing filter outside, where Mohawk Chief Howard Thompson sits. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/living-uneasily-among-americans-many-iroquois-still-believe-theyre-fighting-for-survival-99687499.html News, US Nation in a Nation, headlines 2010-07-31T16:25:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99687419.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:20:15 GMT Sgt. Thomas Riordan didn't want to return to Afghanistan after home leave. He had just fought through a battle that killed eight soldiers, and when he arrived home his wife said she was leaving. He almost killed himself that night. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/military-treats-mentally-distressed-soldiers-at-combat-site-rather-than-returning-them-to-us-99687419.html News, AS FEA Afghan Combat Stress, headlines 2010-07-31T16:20:15Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99687249.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:10:21 GMT An Ohio judge has postponed the custody hearing of a biological father from Ohio who is fighting with a California woman who has been trying to adopt the child. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/ohio-judge-postpones-interstate-custody-battle-99687249.html News, OH Adoption Custody Battle, headlines 2010-07-31T16:10:21Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99687144.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:5:11 GMT A partnership owned by Williams plans to build a natural gas processing plant in western Colorado. http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/williams-planning-new-gas-processing-plant-99687144.html News, CO Williams Gas Plant, headlines 2010-07-31T16:05:11Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99687139.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:35:16 GMT A former D.C. fire captain has been acquitted of rape and sex offense charges during his second trial for allegedly assaulting his stepdaughter's friend. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/ex-dc-fire-captain-aquitted-of-rape-charges-99687139.html News, MD Fire Captain Cleared, headlines 2010-07-31T16:35:16Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99682474.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:55:14 GMT President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/obama-decries-republicans-for-blocking-30-billion-small-business-lending-bill-99682474.html News, US Obama Small Business Lending, headlines 2010-07-31T15:55:14Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99684679.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:50:23 GMT They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/those-predicting-double-dip-recession-may-be-helping-to-cause-one-by-raising-consumer-anxiety-99684679.html News, US Double Dippers, headlines 2010-07-31T15:50:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99686779.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:50:17 GMT Dancers in Carroll County will have a chance to show off their skills at the Arts Center's inaugural Premiere Dance Showcase. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/arts-center-to-host-dance-showcase-99686779.html News, MD Dance Showcase, headlines 2010-07-31T15:50:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99686774.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:50:12 GMT The mother of Georgia's first soldier killed in combat in the Iraq war faced a deadline to move out of her house by Aug. 2, but has gotten a reprieve. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/mother-of-dead-soldier-wont-lose-her-home-99686774.html News, GA Soldier's Mother Foreclosure, headlines 2010-07-31T15:50:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99685944.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:40:6 GMT Life is still imitating art at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/whistle-stop-cafe-still-open-20-years-after-movie-99685944.html News, GA Whistle Stop Cafe, headlines 2010-07-31T15:40:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99677874.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:20:7 GMT Two strong earthquakes shook different parts of Iran in less than 24 hours, injuring more than 200 people and damaging hundreds of homes, Iranian media reported Saturday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/57-quake-injures-110-in-northeast-iranian-city-of-torbat-e-heydariyeh-99677874.html News, ML Iran Earthquake, headlines 2010-07-31T15:20:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99686249.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:15:13 GMT The Seattle Sounders traded two-time MLS All-Star Freddie Ljungberg to the Chicago Fire on Friday for a conditional pick in the 2011 or 2012 SuperDraft. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/sounders-trade-designated-player-2-time-all-star-freddie-ljungberg-to-chicago-fire-99686249.html News, SOC MLS Sounders FC Fire Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T15:15:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99680429.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:5:6 GMT Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/roy-oswalts-debut-with-philly-a-dud-lance-berkman-headed-to-yankees-as-trade-deadline-nears-99680429.html News, BBO Trades Rdp, headlines 2010-07-31T15:05:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99685934.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:0:16 GMT A tea party success story in search of a statewide triumph, Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul volunteers that he's spent two decades "popping off" about one issue or another. Not quite so much now, though. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/a-tea-party-favorite-republican-rand-paul-alters-tone-in-bid-to-capture-kentucky-senate-seat-99685934.html News, US Kentucky Stakes, headlines 2010-07-31T15:00:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99685869.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:20:21 GMT Former NASCAR driver Tommy Ellis and his wife will serve time in prison for their scheme to defraud the Internal Revenue Service by not reporting all the proceeds from their car wash service. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/former-nascar-driver-wife-sentenced-in-tax-scheme-99685869.html News, VA NASCAR Tax Fraud, headlines 2010-07-31T15:20:21Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/99685709.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:45:9 GMT Mark Hemingway The Hill: The tally of House Democrats calling on Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to resign his seat in Congress stood at eight as members adjourned for the August recess late Friday. That number includes Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-N.Y.), the first Democrat from Rangel’s home state to call for his ouster. // <![CDATA[ //<![CDATA[ document.MAX_ct0 ='INSERT_CLICKURL_HERE'; [...] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/eight-congressmen-now-calling-for-rangel-to-give-up-his-seat-99685709.html News, congress, ethics, obama, rangel, resignation, headlines 2010-07-31T14:45:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99683784.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:50:5 GMT Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," died Saturday at age 96. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/veteran-italian-screenwriter-cecchi-damico-known-for-neo-realist-films-work-with-visconti-is-dead-99683784.html News, EU Italy Obit Cecchi D'Amico, headlines 2010-07-31T15:50:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99684359.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:10:10 GMT Violence continued to rage across Indian Kashmir on Saturday with two people shot dead and five wounded after police in two towns opened fire on protesters who attacked their camps and pelted them with rocks. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/authorities-impose-rigid-curfew-in-kashmir-but-anti-india-violence-continues-99684359.html News, AS Kashmir Violence, headlines 2010-07-31T14:10:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99684769.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:50:13 GMT Greek authorities are using military trucks and commandeered fuel trucks to restore fuel supplies cut by a strike that has hurt the country's industry and tourism at the height of vacation season. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/army-vehicles-help-slowly-restore-fuel-supplies-in-greece-as-truckers-continue-strike-99684769.html News, EU Greece Financial Crisis, headlines 2010-07-31T13:50:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99684634.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:40:7 GMT No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/rams-no-1-overall-pick-sam-bradford-agree-to-6-year-78-million-contract-99684634.html News, FBN Rams Bradford, headlines 2010-07-31T13:40:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99684514.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:45:8 GMT The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor. http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/ap-exclusive-on-tour-of-oil-production-rigs-salazar-says-deepwater-drilling-ban-to-continue-99684514.html News, US Gulf Oil Spill Salazar, headlines 2010-07-31T17:45:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99684504.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:30:8 GMT The big issue in Kansas' U.S. Senate race is which of two veteran Republican congressmen will fight hardest — and loudest — against President Barack Obama's agenda. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/kansas-often-genial-politics-turns-nasty-in-senate-race-as-gop-looks-for-conservative-fighter-99684504.html News, US Kansas Senate Race, headlines 2010-07-31T13:30:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99677304.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:20:15 GMT A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/ethics-panel-decides-to-charge-california-rep-waters-with-violations-no-announcement-made-99677304.html News, US Waters Ethics, headlines 2010-07-31T14:20:15Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/99684019.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:55:9 GMT Gary Andres The proportion of Republicans, Democrats, and independents that turnout to vote shape the outcome of every election.  Even small shifts in these percentages can dramatically alter political outcomes. And this November’s midterm is no exception. But estimating the partisan composition of the electorate – and especially making comparisons over time — is [...] http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/growing-independent-nature-of-electorate-is-helping-gop-99684019.html News, democrats, election 2010, polling, republicans, headlines 2010-07-31T12:55:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99683949.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:45:6 GMT Thousands of protesting garment workers in Bangladesh clashed with police, injuring dozens of people Saturday amid continued violence over a new minimum wage. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/police-dozens-injured-as-bangladesh-garment-workers-protest-over-low-wages-99683949.html News, AS Bangladesh Wage Protests, headlines 2010-07-31T12:45:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99682564.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:45:5 GMT ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India's growing economy. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/indias-icici-bank-says-quarter-profits-up-17-pct-to-221-million-on-better-loans-99682564.html News, AS India Earns ICICI Bank, headlines 2010-07-31T12:45:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/99683869.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:35:7 GMT Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend says she's the victim of a "smear campaign" and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/gibsons-ex-girlfriend-says-shes-victim-of-a-smear-campaign-urges-gibson-tell-the-truth-99683869.html News, US People Grigorieva Gibson, headlines 2010-07-31T12:35:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99682539.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:20:15 GMT Thousands of grief-stricken mourners watched in tears on Saturday as rescue workers lit one white candle for every one of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/germany-holds-memorial-service-for-victims-of-love-parade-99682539.html News, EU Germany Love Parade Deaths, headlines 2010-07-31T15:20:15Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/99678904.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:10:5 GMT These Colorado lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/co-lottery-99678904.html News, CO LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T12:10:05Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyle/99677399.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:25:24 GMT "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. http://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyle/jersey-shores-snooki-charged-with-disorderly-conduct-in-nj-beach-town-home-to-mtv-show-99677399.html News, US Jersey Shore Arrest, headlines 2010-07-31T11:25:24Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99681604.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:25:9 GMT Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/official-workers-found-black-box-data-recorder-from-pakistan-plane-crash-that-killed-152-99681604.html News, AS Pakistan, headlines 2010-07-31T11:25:09Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99683164.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:15:8 GMT They were bloody medieval warriors who spread Catholicism by the sword and seized Polish lands with great cruelty. But that's not stopping the Polish city of Kwidzyn from capitalizing on the aura surrounding the Teutonic Knights. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/once-bloody-warriors-today-tourist-draw-polish-city-trying-to-cash-in-on-teutonic-knights-99683164.html News, EU Poland Teutonic Knights, headlines 2010-07-31T11:15:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99682464.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:10:6 GMT Severe storms were expected to continue sweeping through the Central U.S. on Saturday following a low pressure system moving eastward. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/the-nations-weather-99682464.html News, US Weatherpage Weather, headlines 2010-07-31T10:10:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/99679034.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 9:0:14 GMT These California lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/ca-lottery-99679034.html News, CA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T09:00:14Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/99681469.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 8:30:22 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-derby-game-99681469.html News, CA LOT Daily Derby, headlines 2010-07-31T08:30:22Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/99681464.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 8:30:18 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/winning-numbers-drawn-in-fantasy-5-game-99681464.html News, CA LOT Fantasy 5, headlines 2010-07-31T08:30:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/99678869.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 8:10:18 GMT These Dist. of Columbia lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/99678869.html News, DC LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T08:10:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99680489.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 8:0:12 GMT A prosecutor sprang a surprise claim Friday that Anna Nicole Smith was a co-conspirator in the actions that have brought her two doctors and lawyer-boyfriend to trial for over-prescribing and obtaining massive amounts of prescription drugs. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/prosecutor-makes-surprise-claim-in-case-against-doctors-boyfriend-lawyer-of-anna-nicole-99680489.html News, US Anna Nicole Smith, headlines 2010-07-31T08:00:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99680484.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:55:37 GMT The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-approves-offshore-drilling-bill-but-senate-dispute-could-delay-final-action-until-fall-99680484.html News, US Gulf Oil Spill Congress, headlines 2010-07-31T07:55:37Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99680479.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:55:18 GMT Both Breckenridge and Vail are family-friendly ski towns that attract visitors from around the world each year, so why do the town leaders from each town differ on medical marijuana laws? http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/2-colo-ski-towns-contrast-in-marijuana-agendas-99680479.html News, CO Marijuana Towns, headlines 2010-07-31T07:55:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/va/99680474.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:55:10 GMT These Virginia lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/va/99680474.html News, VA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T07:55:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99680404.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:45:25 GMT Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to clean up the mess, and damage to wetlands and wildlife may last considerably longer. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/cleanup-of-mich-river-oil-spill-to-take-months-damage-to-wildlife-to-last-much-longer-99680404.html News, US Michigan River Oil Spill, headlines 2010-07-31T07:45:25Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99679039.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:10:21 GMT Omar Zumot goes to extremes when making his organic wine. Specially cultivated sheep slurp the dry leaves off the vines, their saliva serving as an anti-bacterial, while fish from a nearby pond produce nitrates to fertilize this northern vineyard. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/from-chateau-migraine-to-awards-new-breed-of-vintners-are-redefining-mideast-wines-99679039.html News, ML Mideast Wine, headlines 2010-07-31T07:10:21Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99680264.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:10:14 GMT While the election season in the U.S. is steaming ahead, another campaign is being launched in Colorado by a man who wants to save his native land from graft and greed. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/greeley-resident-running-for-president-of-nigeria-99680264.html News, CO Nigerian Candidate, headlines 2010-07-31T07:10:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99680259.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:10:6 GMT The Arizona Diamondbacks traded away an All-Star pitcher for the second time in a week, sending right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox on Friday for rookie Daniel Hudson and prospect David Holmberg. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/diamondbacks-trade-another-all-star-send-rhp-edwin-jackson-to-white-sox-for-2-young-pitchers-99680259.html News, BBO White Sox Diamondbacks Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T07:10:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99680084.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:0:17 GMT Maria Sharapova outlasted fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, in a match Friday night that lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the Classic. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/sharapova-azarenka-win-quarterfinals-matches-99680084.html News, TEN Stanford, headlines 2010-07-31T07:00:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99680109.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:55:14 GMT It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/obamas-carry-out-friday-night-mission-x2014-to-spy-museum-99680109.html News, US Obama Spy Museum, headlines 2010-07-31T07:55:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99677284.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:45:10 GMT In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/us-casualties-in-afghanistan-soar-to-record-highs-as-us-presses-offensive-99677284.html News, AS Afghanistan, headlines 2010-07-31T06:45:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99677774.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:30:12 GMT Overcoming a five-run lead is one thing. Overcoming a nine-game deficit is another. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/angels-hand-hunter-1st-loss-beat-rangers-9-7-99677774.html News, BBA Rangers Angels, headlines 2010-07-31T06:30:12Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99678909.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 7:10:10 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/winning-numbers-drawn-in-mega-millions-game-99678909.html News, GA LOT Mega Millions, headlines 2010-07-31T07:10:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99677464.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:10:20 GMT Some of China's most well-known activists are circulating an open letter protesting the 15-year prison term for a Uighur journalist snared in tensions that followed the country's worst ethnic rioting in decades. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/chinese-activists-speak-out-for-jailed-uighur-journalist-calling-15-year-sentence-wrong-99677464.html News, AS China Xinjiang, headlines 2010-07-31T06:10:20Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99678019.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:10:16 GMT Leading 5-2, the Colorado Rockies were looking for an insurance run with two outs in the eighth. Fourteen batters later they were comfortably ahead. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/rockies-12-run-eighth-sparks-17-2-rout-of-cubs-99678019.html News, BBN Cubs Rockies, headlines 2010-07-31T06:10:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99678889.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:10:13 GMT A person with knowledge of the situation says the Los Angeles Dodgers are exploring a trade with the Chicago Cubs to acquire left-hander Ted Lilly. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/dodgers-explore-trade-for-lilly-99678889.html News, BBN Dodgers Lilly, headlines 2010-07-31T06:10:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99677404.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:10:7 GMT With one swing, Alex Gordon turned a miserable night at the plate into a glorious ending. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/gordons-9th-inning-homer-leads-royals-99677404.html News, BBA Orioles Royals, headlines 2010-07-31T06:10:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99676929.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 6:0:15 GMT An overnight blast near a workers' dormitory killed at least 17 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/explosion-at-coal-mine-kills-at-least-15-in-northern-china-known-for-mining-disasters-99676929.html News, AS China Mine Explosion, headlines 2010-07-31T06:00:15Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99677474.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 5:40:14 GMT The Florida Marlins got a small measure of revenge against the San Diego Padres, and in spacious Petco Park, no less. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/ross-sanchez-homer-for-marlins-in-4-2-win-99677474.html News, BBN Marlins Padres, headlines 2010-07-31T05:40:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99677769.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 5:20:6 GMT Shaun White's return to skateboarding wasn't enough to stop the P.L.G. Express. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/gagnon-skate-gold-ruins-whites-return-at-x-games-99677769.html News, X Games Notebook, headlines 2010-07-31T05:20:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99677309.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 5:5:29 GMT Mexico says its economy expanded by an estimated 7 percent in the second quarter, the fourth consecutive quarter of growth following a punishing recession. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/mexico-says-economy-expanded-by-an-estimated-7-percent-in-2nd-quarter-99677309.html News, LT Mexico Economy, headlines 2010-07-31T05:05:29Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99676964.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 5:0:13 GMT A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/girl-injured-falling-40-feet-to-ground-when-wis-amusement-park-attractions-safety-net-fails-99676964.html News, US Bungee Jump Accident, headlines 2010-07-31T05:00:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99676939.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 5:0:8 GMT Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini left his club's U.S. tour early because of a family illness. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/mancini-leaves-man-city-us-tour-early-99676939.html News, SOC Manchester City Mancini, headlines 2010-07-31T05:00:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99675984.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:55:5 GMT Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Stewart and Dexter Fowler homered and the Colorado Rockies used a record-setting 12-run eighth inning to rout the Chicago Cubs 17-2 on Friday night. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/rockies-12-run-eighth-sparks-17-2-rout-of-cubs-99675984.html News, BBN Cubs Rockies, headlines 2010-07-31T04:55:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99676444.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:50:15 GMT Cody Ross and Gaby Sanchez homered off Wade LeBlanc and the Florida Marlins had just five hits in beating NL West-leading San Diego 4-2 on Friday night in Miguel Tejada's first game with the Padres. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/ross-sanchez-homer-for-marlins-in-4-2-win-99676444.html News, BBN Marlins Padres, headlines 2010-07-31T04:50:15Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99676429.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:50:10 GMT A House investigative panel has decided to charge Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility of a second trial this fall. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/ethics-panel-to-charge-california-rep-waters-99676429.html News, US Waters Ethics, headlines 2010-07-31T04:50:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99672009.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:50:6 GMT No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/rams-sam-bradford-agree-to-six-year-78-million-contract-99672009.html News, FBN Rams Bradford, headlines 2010-07-31T04:50:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99605464.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:45:17 GMT When he wasn't yelling at himself and breaking two rackets, defending champion Sam Querrey kept it together long enough to beat Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic on Friday. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/murray-lopez-blake-win-2nd-round-matches-in-la-99605464.html News, TEN Los Angeles, headlines 2010-07-31T04:45:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99673039.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:45:12 GMT When Lucas Harrell woke up in the morning, he was preparing to make a start for Triple-A Charlotte. He ended the day with his first major league victory. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/white-sox-beat-as-6-1-for-12th-straight-home-win-99673039.html News, BBA Athletics White Sox, headlines 2010-07-31T04:45:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99674934.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:30:6 GMT Thunderstorms rolling along Colorado's Front Range have flooded some city streets and gusty winds in northern Colorado have toppled trees. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/thunderstorms-roll-along-colos-front-range-99674934.html News, CO Colorado Weather, headlines 2010-07-31T04:30:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99675624.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:40:8 GMT A person with knowledge of the situation says the Los Angeles Dodgers are exploring a trade with the Chicago Cubs to acquire left-hander Ted Lilly. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/dodgers-exploring-trade-with-cubs-to-acquire-left-hander-ted-lilly-99675624.html News, BBN Dodgers Lilly, headlines 2010-07-31T04:40:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99609874.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:20:10 GMT These Georgia lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ga-lottery-99609874.html News, GA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T04:20:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99664114.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:10:37 GMT A 12-year-old girl at an amusement park plunged more than 40 feet to the ground on Friday, seriously injuring herself when a safety net under a "free fall" attraction failed to catch her. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/girl-injured-falling-40-feet-to-ground-when-safety-net-fails-at-wis-amusement-park-attraction-99664114.html News, US Bungee Jump Accident, headlines 2010-07-31T04:10:37Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99661794.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:10:33 GMT Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel prize winner's reputation. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ore-prosecutor-says-gore-wont-be-prosecuted-over-masseuses-allegations-99661794.html News, US Gore Sex Allegations, headlines 2010-07-31T04:10:33Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99675139.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:10:23 GMT After years of planning, construction nearly is complete on a new farm for the University of Georgia's livestock herds on a slice of land near the border of Oglethorpe and Clarke counties. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/uga-previews-livestock-farm-for-neighbors-99675139.html News, GA UGA's New Farm, headlines 2010-07-31T04:10:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99613219.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:10:7 GMT Alex Gordon hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/wiggintons-sac-fly-leads-orioles-to-win-in-11-99613219.html News, BBA Orioles Royals, headlines 2010-07-31T04:10:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99673999.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:5:19 GMT Good morning, passengers, and welcome aboard. We're expecting clear skies today, but we're out of pilots. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/this-is-not-your-captain-speaking-flights-grounded-after-filipino-pilots-jet-for-jobs-abroad-99673999.html News, AS Philippines Grounded Flights, headlines 2010-07-31T04:05:19Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/99638834.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:20:7 GMT These Tennessee lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/99638834.html News, TN LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T04:20:07Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99673194.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:5:5 GMT Manager Bobby Cox was so wrapped up in another wild, last-minute win that he didn't realize his Atlanta Braves were going in the right direction again in the NL East standings. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/braves-rally-for-6-4-win-over-reds-in-10-99673194.html News, BBN Braves Reds, headlines 2010-07-31T04:05:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99673589.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:0:25 GMT Colorado Republican Chairman Dick Wadhams has had his hands full trying to fend off a party defector from entering the governor's race. Now there's a website calling for his ouster as party chief. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/website-calls-for-colorado-gop-chiefs-ouster-99673589.html News, CO Colorado GOP Chairman, headlines 2010-07-31T04:00:25Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99674709.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:0:21 GMT Shaun White's return to skateboarding wasn't enough to stop the P.L.G. Express. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/gagnon-skate-gold-ruins-whites-return-at-x-games-99674709.html News, X Games Notebook, headlines 2010-07-31T04:00:21Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99663079.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:55:21 GMT The owners of the New York Mets should be held accountable for letting their workers put more than $16 million in 401(k) assets into accounts controlled by jailed financier Bernard Madoff, a widow said in a lawsuit filed Friday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/lawsuit-blames-ny-mets-owners-for-letting-workers-put-retirement-money-in-madoff-investments-99663079.html News, US Madoff Scandal Mets, headlines 2010-07-31T03:55:21Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99671244.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:55:5 GMT Angel McCoughtry scored 20 points and the Atlanta Dream used a 25-0 run bridging halftime to beat the Connecticut Sun 94-62 Friday night. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/mccoughtry-leads-dream-to-94-82-win-over-sun-99671244.html News, BKL Dream Sun, headlines 2010-07-31T03:55:05Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99672849.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:50:10 GMT Fidel Castro accused U.S. authorities of torturing a convicted Cuban spy, telling a meeting of communist youths that the agent had been placed in solitary confinement in California. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/fidel-castro-accuses-us-of-torture-while-meeting-with-young-people-including-elian-gonzalez-99672849.html News, CB Cuba Fidel Castro, headlines 2010-07-31T03:50:10Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99674159.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:45:9 GMT The Philadelphia Eagles have traded linebacker Joe Mays to the Denver Broncos for running back J.J. Arrington or a 2012 conditional draft choice. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/eagles-send-lb-mays-to-broncos-99674159.html News, FBN Eagles Broncos Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T03:45:09Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99673674.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:45:5 GMT Temple City won the $125,000 Cougar II Handicap on Friday at Del Mar, leading wire-to-wire en route to a 3 1/4-length victory. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/temple-city-wins-del-mar-feature-99673674.html News, RAC Del Mar, headlines 2010-07-31T03:45:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ap/99672024.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:40:14 GMT These Colorado lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ap/co-lottery-99672024.html News, CO LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T03:40:14Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99607404.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:0:30 GMT BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/as-oil-disappears-from-surface-of-gulf-so-goes-fallback-source-of-income-for-idled-fishermen-99607404.html News, US Gulf Oil Spill, headlines 2010-07-31T04:00:30Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99633224.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:40:7 GMT These Maryland lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99633224.html News, MD LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T03:40:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99673994.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:40:5 GMT An explosion ripped through a workers' dormitory area and killed at least 15 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/explosion-at-coal-mine-kills-at-least-15-in-northern-china-known-for-mining-disasters-99673994.html News, AS China Mine Explosion, headlines 2010-07-31T03:40:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99673834.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:35:8 GMT A bank and companies from Brazil will help Nicaragua finance an $800 million hydroelectric power plant on a river that flows to the Central American country's Caribbean coast. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/brazil-development-bank-to-finance-800-million-nicaragua-hydropower-plant-99673834.html News, LT Nicaragua Brazil Hydropower, headlines 2010-07-31T03:35:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99672529.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:35:5 GMT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday said he has deployed troops and air units in case of a conflict with neighboring Colombia. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/chavez-says-venezuela-has-deployed-troops-aircraft-amid-tensions-with-colombia-99672529.html News, LT Venezuela Colombia, headlines 2010-07-31T03:35:05Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/99610634.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:30:16 GMT These California lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/ca-lottery-99610634.html News, CA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T03:30:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/99641614.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:30:13 GMT These Virginia lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.sfexaminer.com/breaking/99641614.html News, VA LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T03:30:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99670779.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:25:26 GMT Lindsey Harding isn't showing any signs of her lingering hip injury. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/hardings-career-high-33-points-leads-mystics-99670779.html News, BKL Mystics Fever, headlines 2010-07-31T03:25:26Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/99673584.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:30:10 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/winning-numbers-drawn-in-mega-millions-game-99673584.html News, GA LOT Mega Millions, headlines 2010-07-31T03:30:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99640749.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:25:9 GMT These Delaware lotteries were drawn Friday: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/de-lottery-99640749.html News, DE LOT Lottery Glance, headlines 2010-07-31T03:25:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99672789.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:25:5 GMT Home plate umpire Wally Bell left the Baltimore-Kansas City game in the top of the sixth inning Friday night because of heat exhaustion and dehydration. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/umpire-bell-leaves-game-in-6th-inning-99672789.html News, BBA Orioles Royals Umpire, headlines 2010-07-31T03:25:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/99668544.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:20:49 GMT "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lifestyle/jersey-shores-snooki-charged-with-disorderly-conduct-in-nj-beach-town-home-to-mtv-show-99668544.html News, US Jersey Shore Arrest, headlines 2010-07-31T03:20:49Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99673499.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:20:11 GMT Eric Berry's tweet was true. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/first-round-pick-eric-berry-signs-with-kansas-city-chiefs-99673499.html News, FBN Chiefs Berry, headlines 2010-07-31T03:20:11Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99607264.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:20:9 GMT In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S. losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for the war. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/death-of-2nd-missing-us-navy-sailor-only-deepens-mystery-of-their-disappearance-in-afghanistan-99607264.html News, AS Afghanistan, headlines 2010-07-31T03:20:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99673049.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 4:40:4 GMT Two men carrying Mexican flags ran into the outfield during the seventh inning of the New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Citi Field. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/men-run-onto-field-carrying-mexican-flags-in-protest-of-arizona-immigration-law-99673049.html News, BBN Citi Field Immigration Protest, headlines 2010-07-31T04:40:04Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99673054.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:10:17 GMT Kelly Johnson and Miguel Montero homered in a five-run sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stopped a seven-game losing streak with a 9-6 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/homers-by-johnson-montero-help-diamondbacks-snap-7-game-slide-with-9-6-win-over-mets-99673054.html News, BBN Diamondbacks Mets, headlines 2010-07-31T03:10:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99638149.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:5:33 GMT Massachusetts House and Senate leaders agreed Friday to the state's most sweeping expansion of gambling in four decades — drawing immediate criticism from Gov. Deval Patrick, who said he can't sign the bill. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/mass-lawmakers-weigh-expanded-gambling-deal-calling-for-3-casinos-2-slot-parlors-99638149.html News, MA Massachusetts Gambling, headlines 2010-07-31T03:05:33Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99670489.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 3:5:9 GMT Roy Oswalt's first game as a Philadelphia Phillie left ample room for improvement. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/nats-ruin-oswalts-phillies-debut-with-8-1-victory-99670489.html News, BBN Phillies Nationals, headlines 2010-07-31T03:05:09Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99666949.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:55:20 GMT Boo Weekley's bum shoulder is improving and the self-proclaimed redneck has put down the fishing pole, hoping it might lead to a win at a tournament not named the Heritage. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/seeking-1st-win-overton-shoots-62-to-lead-by-4-at-greenbrier-classic-99666949.html News, GLF Greenbrier Classic, headlines 2010-07-31T02:55:20Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/99672534.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:55:17 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Colorado Lottery's "MatchPlay" game were: http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/ap/winning-numbers-drawn-in-matchplay-game-99672534.html News, CO LOT MatchPlay, headlines 2010-07-31T02:55:17Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99670814.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:55:13 GMT The New York Liberty are showing how far they've improved this season. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/liberty-beat-sparks-88-79-for-4th-win-in-5-games-99670814.html News, BKL Sparks Liberty, headlines 2010-07-31T02:55:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99669269.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:55:8 GMT Victoria Azarenka beat defending champion Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals, ending the Frenchwoman's run of eight straight victories in the event. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/azarenka-ends-bartolis-win-streak-99669269.html News, TEN Stanford, headlines 2010-07-31T02:55:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99668999.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:55:27 GMT It's hard to travel incognito when you're the president — even on a mission to a spy museum. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/obama-visits-spy-museum-99668999.html News, US Obama Spy Museum, headlines 2010-07-31T02:55:27Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99669084.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:45:32 GMT Federal officials are blocking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to sell the state's student loan guarantee operation to help address California's $19 billion deficit. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/feds-block-schwarzeneggers-plan-to-sell-edfund-99669084.html News, CA California Budget EdFund, headlines 2010-07-31T02:45:32Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99662079.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:45:28 GMT A father and son are accused of stealing $1.6 million from residents who were owed money from California's unclaimed property fund. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/father-son-charged-with-stealing-unclaimed-funds-99662079.html News, CA Unclaimed Funds Charges, headlines 2010-07-31T02:45:28Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/99610799.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:30:18 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/winning-numbers-drawn-in-fantasy-5-game-99610799.html News, CA LOT Fantasy 5, headlines 2010-07-31T02:30:18Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99671159.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:30:7 GMT Wade Davis shrugged off a rocky start to pitch seven innings and Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer Friday night to lead the surging Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees 3-2. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/a-rod-comes-up-short-again-in-bid-for-no-600-rays-rally-for-3-2-victory-over-yankees-99671159.html News, BBA Yankees Rays, headlines 2010-07-31T02:30:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ap/99671514.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:20:19 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Colorado Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/ap/winning-numbers-drawn-in-cash-5-game-99671514.html News, CO LOT Cash 5, headlines 2010-07-31T02:20:19Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99670174.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:20:14 GMT The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed former Denver Nuggets swingman Joey Graham. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Friday. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/cavaliers-sign-swingman-joey-graham-99670174.html News, BKN Cavaliers Graham, headlines 2010-07-31T02:20:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99658054.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:30:11 GMT Regulators on Friday shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession. http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/regulators-shut-down-small-georgia-bank-makes-104-us-bank-failures-this-year-99658054.html News, US Bank Closures, headlines 2010-07-31T02:30:11Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/99671509.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:20:7 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-4-game-99671509.html News, CA LOT Daily 4, headlines 2010-07-31T02:20:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/99610624.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:15:23 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/west/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-derby-game-99610624.html News, CA LOT Daily Derby, headlines 2010-07-31T02:15:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99671379.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:15:18 GMT The Oakland Athletics have signed first-round pick Michael Choice to a minor league contract. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/as-sign-first-round-draft-pick-99671379.html News, BBA Athletics Choice, headlines 2010-07-31T02:15:18Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99667889.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:30:13 GMT Miguel Tejada found himself in a pennant race and back at shortstop when he reported to the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Friday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/tejada-playing-shortstop-batting-4th-for-padres-99667889.html News, BBN Padres Tejada, headlines 2010-07-31T02:30:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99662799.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:15:8 GMT It's time for Jeff Fisher to open his 16th straight training camp with the Tennessee Titans, and that first practice Saturday will be a welcome return to football after a busy offseason. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/titans-open-camp-with-cj-happy-vy-unpunished-coaching-staff-reshuffled-after-busy-offseason-99662799.html News, FBN Titans Camp, headlines 2010-07-31T02:15:08Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/99671284.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:10:44 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3" game were: http://www.sfexaminer.com/topics/california/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-3-game-99671284.html News, CA LOT Daily 3, headlines 2010-07-31T02:10:44Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99605909.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:10:28 GMT One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/top-drug-lord-killed-in-gunbattle-with-soldiers-in-major-blow-to-mexicos-most-powerful-cartel-99605909.html News, LT Drug War Mexico, headlines 2010-07-31T02:10:28Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99623604.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:10:24 GMT State police divers on Friday recovered the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/officials-find-wreckage-of-medical-plane-in-lake-michigan-after-1-week-4-still-missing-99623604.html News, US Medical Plane Crash, headlines 2010-07-31T02:10:24Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99671264.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:10:13 GMT Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini left his club's U.S. tour early because of a family illness. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/mancini-leaves-man-city-us-tour-early-99671264.html News, SOC Manchester City Mancini, headlines 2010-07-31T02:10:13Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99657709.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:5:12 GMT The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/person-familiar-with-situation-says-yankees-working-to-acquire-lance-berkman-from-astros-99657709.html News, BBA Yankees Berkman, headlines 2010-07-31T02:05:12Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/99671154.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:5:9 GMT Mexico's biggest television network canceled a popular news show to protest the kidnapping of four reporters in what media advocates said Friday is an escalation of a campaign by drug gangs to control information. http://www.sfexaminer.com/world/mexicos-biggest-tv-network-cancels-news-program-in-solidarity-with-kidnapped-reporters-99671154.html News, LT Mexico Missing Journalists, headlines 2010-07-31T02:05:09Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99671149.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:5:6 GMT International military exercises in the Pacific Ocean are concluding after more than a month of training, tactical coordination and communication between the United States and its allies. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/military-leaders-say-multinational-training-exercises-in-pacific-were-successful-99671149.html News, US Military Exercise, headlines 2010-07-31T02:05:06Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99670804.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:0:14 GMT Kevin VanDam took a familiar position atop the leader board Friday to win the Evan Williams Bourbon Trophy, but he remains in a tight race with Skeet Reese for the Bassmasters Angler of the Year. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/reese-vandam-in-tight-battle-for-angler-of-year-99670804.html News, Bassmaster, headlines 2010-07-31T02:00:14Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99669259.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:55:13 GMT Relatives of two of the teenagers slain in a 2008 shooting rampage on the Wisconsin-Michigan border say they are suing the convicted killer to make sure he doesn't profit from the crimes. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/2-families-sue-man-convicted-in-2008-wis-mich-ambush-that-killed-3-say-he-should-never-profit-99669259.html News, US Wisconsin Shooting Lawsuits, headlines 2010-07-31T01:55:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99670504.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:50:28 GMT Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan has offered to buy out minority stakeholders in power and gaming firm Tanjong PLC for 4.66 billion ringgit ($1.46 billion) as he seeks to expand his business empire. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/malaysian-tycoon-offers-146-billion-to-buyout-power-firm-tanjong-to-expand-business-empire-99670504.html News, AS Malaysia Tanjong Takeover, headlines 2010-07-31T01:50:28Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99670499.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:50:23 GMT The Los Angeles Angels have recalled pitchers Trevor Bell and Bobby Cassevah from Triple-Salt Lake and optioned infielder Kevin Frandsen to their Pacific Coast league club. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/angels-recall-bell-cassevah-option-frandsen-99670499.html News, BBA Angels Moves, headlines 2010-07-31T01:50:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99670494.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:50:20 GMT Chemical weapons dumped in deep water five miles south of Pearl Harbor after World War II should remain at the site because moving them could pose more of a threat to people and the environment, the Army said Friday. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/army-chemical-weapons-dumped-off-hawaii-after-world-war-ii-should-stay-in-place-99670494.html News, US Dumped Weapons, headlines 2010-07-31T01:50:20Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/99670349.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:50:9 GMT Mark Hemingway Here’s your Friday night news dump — move over Charlie Rangel: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial, like the one lined up for New York Rep. Charles Rangel, rather than accepting charges made by an ethics subcommittee, a source familiar with the process tells POLITICO. The back-to-back trials [...] http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/its-not-just-rangel--rep-maxine-waters-d-calif-to-be-tried-on-ethics-charges-99670349.html News, Charles Rangel, House Ethics Committee, maxine waters, racism, scandal, headlines 2010-07-31T01:50:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99670059.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:35:23 GMT City administrators don't think Boulder should renew a 20-year franchise agreement with Xcel Energy and will ask the City Council to pass that recommendation on to voters. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/boulder-weighs-renewal-of-agreement-with-xcel-99670059.html News, CO Boulder Utility Franchise, headlines 2010-07-31T01:35:23Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99662469.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:35:18 GMT The president of a Colorado think tank has turned in petitions to the state for a ballot proposal aimed at blocking some of the new federal health law. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/petitions-for-health-care-ballot-measure-turned-in-99662469.html News, CO Health Care Initiative, headlines 2010-07-31T01:35:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99670049.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:35:5 GMT Atlanta Braves right-hander Kris Medlen was hit on the inside of his right forearm in the sixth inning and later left the game against Cincinnati for treatment. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/braves-rhp-medlen-hit-on-forearm-99670049.html News, BBN Braves Medlen, headlines 2010-07-31T01:35:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99663964.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:30:12 GMT The Arizona Diamondbacks traded away an All-Star pitcher for the second time in a week, sending right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox on Friday for rookie Daniel Hudson and prospect David Holmberg. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/diamondbacks-trade-another-all-star-send-rhp-edwin-jackson-to-white-sox-for-2-young-pitchers-99663964.html News, BBO White Sox Diamondbacks Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T01:30:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99642289.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:25:18 GMT The San Diego Chargers didn't have perfect attendance Friday for their first two full-squad practices of training camp. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/chargers-missing-4-stars-at-1st-full-squad-workout-99642289.html News, FBN Chargers Camp, headlines 2010-07-31T01:25:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99667169.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:25:11 GMT Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand will be suspended for 30 days and fined $100,000 for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy following his guilty plea to driving while impaired, the league announced Friday. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/detroit-lions-president-tom-lewand-suspended-30-days-fined-100000-for-impaired-driving-99667169.html News, FBN Lions President Arrest, headlines 2010-07-31T01:25:11Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99669554.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:20:13 GMT Relatives of 62 current and former police officers arrested in Tijuana for allegedly aiding drug traffickers protested outside the state attorney general's office on Friday to demand they be released. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/relatives-protest-arrest-of-62-mexican-police-99669554.html News, LT Mexico Violence, headlines 2010-07-31T01:20:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99669544.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:20:7 GMT A small band of protesters have gathered in downtown Berkeley to protest the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP's research partnership with the University of California. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/activists-protest-bp-gulf-oil-spill-in-berkeley-99669544.html News, CA BP Protest, headlines 2010-07-31T01:20:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99669239.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:15:9 GMT Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant could miss the rest of training camp after the first-round draft pick suffered a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. The team said he will be out four to six weeks. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/cowboys-rookie-receiver-dez-bryant-out-4-6-weeks-with-high-right-ankle-sprain-suffered-friday-99669239.html News, FBN Cowboys Bryant Injured, headlines 2010-07-31T01:15:09Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99669089.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:10:19 GMT Kevin Mitchell, a former Padre and the National League's MVP in 1989, has pleaded not guilty to felony charges that he assaulted a man last week at a golf club. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/former-padre-and-mvp-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-99669089.html News, CA Golf Club Assault 0129, headlines 2010-07-31T01:10:19Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99656539.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:10:6 GMT Jorge Cantu learned he had been dealt to the Texas Rangers after he was pulled from Florida's game at San Francisco as part of a double switch. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/texas-adds-cantu-to-roster-demotes-davis-again-99656539.html News, BBA Rangers Moves, headlines 2010-07-31T01:10:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99636204.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:5:6 GMT The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group has come out against the planned mosque and Islamic community center near ground zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is "counterproductive to the healing process." http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/anti-defamation-league-comes-out-against-proposed-islamic-center-mosque-near-ground-zero-99636204.html News, US Ground Zero Mosque ADL, headlines 2010-07-31T01:05:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99668794.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:0:17 GMT Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal greeted more than 300 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne on Friday night as they returned to North Carolina from deployment in Iraq. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/army-leader-greets-paratroopers-returning-to-nc-99668794.html News, NC Army Leader Ft Bragg, headlines 2010-07-31T01:00:17Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99668564.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:50:29 GMT President Barack Obama calls the ethics charges against longtime Rep. Charlie Rangel "very troubling" and says he hopes Rangel can end his career with dignity. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/obama-calls-ethics-charges-against-rangel-very-troubling-99668564.html News, US Obama Rangel, headlines 2010-07-31T00:50:29Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99664129.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:0:7 GMT An environmental group that wants to block construction of a $3 billion gas pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday, saying the pipeline will cut across pristine land and harm endangered fish. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/group-sues-over-wyoming-to-oregon-gas-pipeline-99664129.html News, WY Gas Pipeline, headlines 2010-07-31T01:00:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99668559.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:50:19 GMT The Minnesota Vikings signed second-round draft pick Toby Gerhart to a four-year deal Friday, putting all eight of the team's draft picks under contract before the start of training camp. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/vikings-sign-gerhart-to-4-year-deal-99668559.html News, FBN Vikings Gerhart, headlines 2010-07-31T00:50:19Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99668554.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:50:10 GMT A more than 2-year-old backlog of federal oil and gas leases in Wyoming began breaking loose Friday as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced it finally will issue 145 leases sold in June 2008. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/oil-gas-backlog-breaking-loose-with-145-leases-issued-in-wyoming-99668554.html News, WY Suspended Drilling Leases, headlines 2010-07-31T00:50:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99668434.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:45:38 GMT In a July 29 story about Belmont's moratorium on new massage therapist permits due to concerns about prostitution, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the California Massage Therapy Council said that schools it deemed illegitimate may allow sex workers to set up businesses by selling diplomas. Council CEO Ahmos Netanel said these schools also might have sold diplomas or committed other infractions unrelated to prostitution. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/correction-massage-moratorium-story-99668434.html News, CA Massage Moratorium, headlines 2010-07-31T00:45:38Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99668429.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:45:12 GMT First-round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey had a five-year contract waiting for him at the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp. Plus an early morning wakeup call. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/steelers-1st-round-pick-maurkice-pouncey-reaches-terms-99668429.html News, FBN Steelers Pouncey, headlines 2010-07-31T00:45:12Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99668424.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:45:5 GMT The Atlanta Braves have traded minor league outfielder Mitch Jones to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/braves-send-of-mitch-jones-to-pirates-99668424.html News, BBN Pirates Braves Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T00:45:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99668324.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:40:37 GMT A Colorado ski resort executive has been selected to head the Heavenly Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe's south shore. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/colo-man-to-head-heavenly-ski-resort-at-tahoe-99668324.html News, NV Heavenly Ski Chief, headlines 2010-07-31T00:40:37Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99668314.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:40:32 GMT The Athletics activated starter Brett Anderson off the disabled list and placed closer Andrew Bailey on the 15-day DL retroactive to July 21 on Friday. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/as-activate-anderson-put-bailey-on-dl-99668314.html News, BBA Athletics Moves, headlines 2010-07-31T00:40:32Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/99668304.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:40:24 GMT The former chief of Chile's feared secret police who was convicted in the 1974 assassination of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's biggest enemy in exile says the CIA committed the crime. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/former-chilean-general-convicted-in-1974-political-car-bombing-blames-cia-for-the-attack-99668304.html News, LT Chile Contreras Speaks, headlines 2010-07-31T00:40:24Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/99668299.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:40:16 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Dist. of Columbia Lottery's "DC Daily 6" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/winning-numbers-drawn-in-dc-daily-6-game-99668299.html News, DC LOT DC Daily 6, headlines 2010-07-31T00:40:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99665579.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:45:18 GMT Turns out Miss Iowa really can pitch. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/belittled-pageant-winners-message-to-nats-pitcher-batista-do-not-talk-smack-to-an-iowan-99665579.html News, BBN Nationals Miss Iowa, headlines 2010-07-31T00:45:18Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99613744.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:40:6 GMT Gov. Charlie Crist is slightly ahead of Republican Marco Rubio in a three-way general election matchup for the U.S. Senate while the race to succeed Crist as governor is about even, a poll released Friday suggests. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/poll-florida-gov-crist-leading-in-3-way-race-for-us-senate-seat-republican-rubio-close-99613744.html News, US Poll Florida General Election, headlines 2010-07-31T00:40:06Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99667894.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:0:12 GMT The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's long-term wild horse and burro initiative. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/blm-extends-comment-period-on-wild-horse-plan-99667894.html News, NV Wild Horses Salazar, headlines 2010-07-31T01:00:12Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99667549.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:5:21 GMT TransCanada Corp. has received multiple bids from "major industry players and others" that want to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, a company official said Friday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/transcanada-gets-multiple-bids-from-entities-interested-in-using-proposed-alaska-pipeline-99667549.html News, US Alaska Pipeline, headlines 2010-07-31T02:05:21Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99667554.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:20:29 GMT Colorado Senate candidate Jane Norton has won the backing of fellow Republican and former U.S. Senate Hank Brown. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/former-sen-brown-backs-norton-in-senate-race-99667554.html News, CO Colorado Senate Norton, headlines 2010-07-31T00:20:29Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99667544.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:20:19 GMT The New York Islanders acquired James Wisniewski from the Anaheim Ducks on Friday for a conditional third-round pick in 2011. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/islanders-acquire-wisniewski-from-ducks-99667544.html News, HKN Islanders Ducks Trade, headlines 2010-07-31T00:20:19Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/99667534.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:20:13 GMT The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Maryland Lottery's "Bonus Match 5" game were: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/md/winning-numbers-drawn-in-bonus-match-5-game-99667534.html News, MD LOT Bonus Match 5, headlines 2010-07-31T00:20:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99664409.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:15:27 GMT Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano was activated from the restricted list Friday and the right-hander is ready to pitch after making amends with his teammates. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/cubs-reinstate-rhp-zambrano-release-rhp-howry-99664409.html News, BBN Cubs Zambrano, headlines 2010-07-31T00:15:27Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99666944.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:5:12 GMT Maywood officials say the interim city manager has resigned in the wake of the salary scandal in the neighboring city of Bell. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/maywood-official-resigns-following-salary-scandal-99666944.html News, CA Bell Salaries Maywood, headlines 2010-07-31T00:05:12Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99663059.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:0:16 GMT Juan Manuel Marquez is eager to get back in the ring against Juan Diaz, and not just because he has been away from boxing for nearly a year. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/marquez-meets-diaz-in-rematch-of-acclaimed-bout-99663059.html News, BOX Marquez Diaz, headlines 2010-07-31T00:00:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99666334.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:55:16 GMT Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson says he'll vote against confirming Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/nebraskas-sen-nelson-announces-hell-vote-against-kagan-for-supreme-court-99666334.html News, US Kagan Nelson, headlines 2010-07-30T23:55:16Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99625954.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:55:10 GMT Three veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis and further testing will be necessary to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame, VA officials said Friday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/apnewsbreak-4-positive-tests-of-vets-treated-at-st-louis-but-illness-sources-undetermined-99625954.html News, US VA Faulty Procedure, headlines 2010-07-30T23:55:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99642359.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:50:10 GMT The House approved a bill Friday to boost safety standards for offshore drilling, remove a federal cap on economic liability for oil spills and impose new fees on oil and gas production. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/house-takes-up-bill-to-crack-down-on-offshore-drilling-remove-liability-cap-99642359.html News, US Gulf Oil Spill Congress, headlines 2010-07-30T23:50:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99665564.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:36 GMT No one knows what the first X Games SuperRally auto race will look like, but everyone agrees there will be chaos before any medals are handed out. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/new-superrally-promises-chaos-for-x-games-drivers-99665564.html News, X Games, headlines 2010-07-30T23:45:36Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99643474.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:33 GMT Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/buried-in-paperwork-congress-struggles-to-fix-tax-requirement-that-could-swamp-businesses-99643474.html News, US Tax Surprise, headlines 2010-07-30T23:45:33Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99665929.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:29 GMT Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/golf-capsules-99665929.html News, GLF Golf Capsules, headlines 2010-07-30T23:45:29Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/99627909.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:18 GMT Imprisoned for 27 years for a rape he didn't commit, Michael Anthony Green walked out of jail a free man on Friday and in the process was able to leave behind some of the anger that had fueled his survival behind bars. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nation/judge-orders-texan-imprisoned-for-27-years-for-rape-he-didnt-commit-freed-on-bond-99627909.html News, US DNA Exoneration, headlines 2010-07-30T23:45:18Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99611714.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:10:25 GMT Wildlife officials euthanized a grizzly bear Friday after DNA tests confirmed that the sow and her cubs were responsible for a triple mauling that killed a Michigan man and injured two other campers. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/wildlife-officials-await-test-results-to-confirm-captured-bears-attacked-campers-99611714.html News, US Bear Mauling Death, headlines 2010-07-31T00:10:25Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99665924.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:0:13 GMT John Wall still has a hard time believing all that has happened in the last 36 days. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/john-wall-still-adjusting-to-being-no-1-nba-pick-99665924.html News, BKN Wall's Way, headlines 2010-07-31T00:00:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99665914.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:7 GMT Ben Roethlisberger is understandably glad that his troubled offseason is behind him. He's about to find out if the Pittsburgh Steelers' fans are ready to forget about it, too. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/roethlisberger-reports-to-steelers-camp-glad-to-put-offseason-behind-him-99665914.html News, FBN Steelers Camp, headlines 2010-07-30T23:45:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99615079.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:35:27 GMT Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Corp., generic competition and other factors. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/despite-big-revenue-jump-merck-posts-big-2q-profit-drop-on-higher-costs-lower-equity-income-99615079.html News, US Earns Merck, headlines 2010-07-30T23:35:27Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99665304.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:35:17 GMT The Seattle Sounders traded two-time MLS All-Star Freddie Ljungberg to the Chicago Fire on Friday for a conditional pick in the 2011 or 2012 SuperDraft. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/sounders-trade-designated-player-2-time-all-star-freddie-ljungberg-to-chicago-fire-99665304.html News, SOC MLS Sounders FC Fire Trade, headlines 2010-07-30T23:35:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99665569.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:35:13 GMT Two oil and gas companies have sued BP PLC and Apache Corp. over rights to purchase about $400 million worth of assets in New Mexico. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/concho-marbob-sue-bp-and-apache-over-rights-to-purchase-assets-in-new-mexico-99665569.html News, US Concho Resources BP, headlines 2010-07-30T23:35:13Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99635719.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:40:20 GMT Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/tim-tebow-gets-head-start-on-training-camp-99635719.html News, FBN Broncos Tebow's Arrival, headlines 2010-07-30T23:40:20Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99665289.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:17 GMT Homebuilder and mortgage company MDC Holdings Inc. said Friday it trimmed its second-quarter loss from a year ago as a surge in home closings helped boost revenue by 67 percent. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/homebuilder-mdc-holdings-cuts-year-ago-2nd-qtr-loss-as-revenue-surges-on-home-closings-99665289.html News, US Earns MDC Holdings, headlines 2010-07-30T23:30:17Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99665269.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:10 GMT The federal government has awarded a $14.6 million contract to start a project that will link state and federal canals in California's San Joaquin Valley. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/146m-contract-awarded-for-calif-water-project-99665269.html News, CA Calif Water Project, headlines 2010-07-30T23:30:10Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99665234.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:5 GMT The Washington Wizards have signed No. 17 overall pick Kevin Seraphin, who was acquired in a draft-day trade with the Chicago Bulls. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/wizards-sign-no-17-pick-kevin-seraphin-99665234.html News, BKN Wizards Seraphin, headlines 2010-07-30T23:30:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99631554.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:20:22 GMT Real Madrid completed a deal to sign Germany midfielder Sami Khedira from Stuttgart, agreeing to a five-year contract. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/germanys-khedira-to-join-real-madrid-99631554.html News, SOC Real Madrid Khedira, headlines 2010-07-30T23:20:22Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99664704.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:20:15 GMT State lawmakers expressed frustration and anger Friday after an international research firm defaulted on a tax study, leaving legislators without an updated playbook as they face a budget deficit that could top $3 billion going into the 2011 session. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/tax-study-default-leaves-nevada-lawmakers-upset-angry-as-state-faces-huge-deficit-99664704.html News, NV Nevada Tax Study, headlines 2010-07-30T23:20:15Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99615219.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:20:7 GMT A man wanted in the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend was in intensive care at a hospital after he was wounded in a confrontation with deputies, authorities said. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/man-wounded-by-officers-in-nw-ga-after-manhunt-99615219.html News, GA Shootings Manhunt, headlines 2010-07-30T23:20:07Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99653499.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:15:31 GMT A Broomfield-based restaurant chain abruptly closed three of its Colorado restaurants and canceled plans to open 17 others after its CEO was arrested on an unknown parole violation. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/3-restaurants-close-after-chains-ceo-arrested-99653499.html News, CO Abrupt Restaurant Closure, headlines 2010-07-30T23:15:31Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99609909.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:20:19 GMT Gov. Bob McDonnell says Virginia is getting more than 100 new high tech jobs. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/harris-corp-says-adding-100-jobs-in-va-99609909.html News, VA New Tech Jobs, headlines 2010-07-30T23:20:19Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99664399.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:15:14 GMT Donovan McNabb wears different colors. Brian Westbrook is job-hunting. Sheldon Brown and other veterans are gone, too. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/fans-may-need-a-program-to-identify-eagles-at-training-camp-99664399.html News, FBN New Look Eagles, headlines 2010-07-30T23:15:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99664134.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:10:36 GMT The Weld County district attorney's office says no charges will be filed against a 30-year-old man whose pickup crashed into a Greeley store, killing two women. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/no-charges-in-crash-that-killed-2-at-greeley-mall-99664134.html News, CO Greeley Fatal Store Crash, headlines 2010-07-30T23:10:36Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99664119.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:10:24 GMT The Detroit Lions have signed running back Jahvid Best to a five-year contract. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/detroit-lions-sign-best-still-waiting-for-suh-99664119.html News, FBN Lions Best, headlines 2010-07-30T23:10:24Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/99640349.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 1:40:43 GMT The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo. http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/obama-administration-considering-going-around-congress-to-let-illegal-immigrants-stay-in-us-99640349.html News, US Immigration Skirting Congress, headlines 2010-07-31T01:40:43Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99663959.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:5:17 GMT Bumble Bee Foods is considering selling the company among other options, the food maker said Friday. http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/bumble-bee-considers-possible-sale-engages-jp-morgan-as-financial-adviser-99663959.html News, US Bumble Bee Foods Sale, headlines 2010-07-30T23:05:17Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99663954.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:5:14 GMT Broncos tight end Marquez Branson is generating a lot of buzz for a practice squad player. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/broncos-te-catching-attention-for-catching-passes-99663954.html News, FBN Broncos Notebook, headlines 2010-07-30T23:05:14Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/99658599.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:0:22 GMT Mexico's aviation safety rating was downgraded Friday due to concerns about the country's safety oversight, the Federal Aviation Administration said. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ap/faa-to-downgrade-mexicos-air-safety-rating-could-have-economic-impact-on-some-airlines-99658599.html News, US Air Safety Mexico, headlines 2010-07-30T23:00:22Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99663329.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:0:15 GMT Middlesex Water Co. said Friday its second-quarter net income jumped 57 percent on sales growth driven by higher base rates and increased water demand. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/middlesex-water-co-says-2q-net-income-surges-57-percent-as-sales-rise-on-pricing-demand-99663329.html News, US Earns Middlesex Water, headlines 2010-07-30T23:00:15Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99653749.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 0:20:8 GMT Donte' Stallworth formally resumed his football career Friday, taking the field in pads for the first time since "the situation." http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/stallworth-rebuilds-life-after-manslaughter-plea-99653749.html News, FBN Ravens Stallworth, headlines 2010-07-31T00:20:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99655884.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:55:18 GMT "I'm in the bar," a voice said behind the static of a radio. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/nj-woman-canoes-along-pacific-coast-99655884.html News, OR Canoeing Mom, headlines 2010-07-30T22:55:18Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99658574.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:41 GMT An Air Force unit says it has successfully tested a technique to correct an older-model satellite's orientation in orbit without burning scarce fuel. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/air-force-says-it-found-way-to-save-satellite-fuel-99658574.html News, CO Satellite Fuel Saver, headlines 2010-07-30T22:50:41Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99662809.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:30 GMT Floyd Landis got a warm greeting Friday as he competed in the Tour of the Catskills in upstate New York. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/landis-rides-in-catskills-race-gets-applause-99662809.html News, CYC Landis Tour of Catskills, headlines 2010-07-30T22:50:30Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/99662804.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:26 GMT A task force studying animal cruelty in Baltimore has recommended low- or no-cost spaying and neutering programs for pit bills as part of a plan to reduce the problem. http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/panel-urges-steps-to-reduce-animal-abuse-99662804.html News, MD Animal Cruelty, headlines 2010-07-30T22:50:26Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99662789.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:14 GMT California Rep. Dan Lungren was forced to cut short a radio interview when he was stopped by police in Virginia for speeding while he was live on the air. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/california-rep-dan-lungren-pulled-over-for-speeding-during-on-air-interview-99662789.html News, US Speeding Congressman, headlines 2010-07-30T22:50:14Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99662774.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:8 GMT A southern Arizona tribe has become the first to issue identification cards with enhanced federal security features to its members. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/arizonas-pascua-yaqui-tribe-first-to-issue-enhanced-identification-cards-to-its-members-99662774.html News, US Enhanced Tribal ID, headlines 2010-07-30T22:50:08Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99619959.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:15:21 GMT Early Friday morning, the cones were lined up 25 yards apart on the field for Albert Haynesworth's conditioning test. He needed to complete the first part in 70 seconds or less to have a chance to pass. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/haynesworth-again-not-at-redskins-training-camp-practice-after-failing-conditioning-test-99619959.html News, FBN Redskins Haynesworth, headlines 2010-07-30T23:15:21Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661219.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:43 GMT Google Inc. has spent $1.1 billion during the first half of the year buying up 22 companies, with more than half of the amount going toward its recently completed acquisition of mobile ad service AdMob. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/google-has-spent-11-billion-snapping-up-22-companies-through-first-half-of-year-99661219.html News, US Google Acquisitions, headlines 2010-07-30T22:40:43Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99653784.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:39 GMT Motorola Inc., the maker of cell phones and other telecommunications equipment, spent $880,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on laws such as those that sought to discourage electronics manufacturers from using minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo, according to a disclosure report. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/motorola-spent-880000-in-second-quarter-to-lobby-government-on-minerals-patents-99653784.html News, US Motorola Lobbying, headlines 2010-07-30T22:40:39Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661769.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:36 GMT Among the earnings stories for Friday, July 30, from AP Financial News: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/earnings-roundup-genworth-financial-results-widely-miss-expectations-chevron-earnings-triple-99661769.html News, US Earns Roundup 1, headlines 2010-07-30T22:40:36Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99649489.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:55:35 GMT Infielder Cristian Guzman is heading to the first-place Rangers from the last-place Nationals in a deal that sends two minor league pitchers to Washington. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/washington-appears-set-to-trade-guzman-99649489.html News, BBO Nationals Guzman, headlines 2010-07-30T22:55:35Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/99647979.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:12 GMT Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum will be together at least five more years, hoping to deliver the New York Jets a Super Bowl. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/jets-give-coach-ryan-2-year-extension-sign-gm-tannenbaum-to-5-year-deal-99647979.html News, FBN Jets Ryan Tannenbaum, headlines 2010-07-30T22:40:12Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661804.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 2:45:25 GMT Brothers Charles and Sam Wyly, born a year apart during the Great Depression, almost always have been joined at the hip. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/dallas-based-wyly-brothers-big-gop-donors-rose-together-from-rags-to-riches-to-sec-lawsuit-99661804.html News, US Wyly Brothers Insider Trading, headlines 2010-07-31T02:45:25Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661474.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:35:35 GMT By day, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke weighs dramatic acts to stabilize the U.S. economy. At home, he takes a more passive approach to finance. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/bernankes-retirement-plan-buy-and-hold-no-frills-investments-keep-it-simple-write-books-99661474.html News, US Bernanke Financials, headlines 2010-07-30T22:35:35Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/99661739.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:35:5 GMT A former California Highway Patrol officer has pleaded not guilty to a charge that he tried to pay $10,000 to have a police informant killed. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/ex-chp-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-seeking-murder-99661739.html News, CA CHP Officer Arrested, headlines 2010-07-30T22:35:05Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661464.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:30:35 GMT Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Friday that Canadian antitrust regulators have cleared the company's acquisition of Ratiopharm, owned by the Merckle family. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/teva-pharmaceutical-says-canadian-antitrust-bureau-clears-its-takeover-of-ratiopharm-99661464.html News, US Teva Canada, headlines 2010-07-30T22:30:35Z http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/99661449.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:30:31 GMT Chicago officials say the city's budget shortfall next year will be at least $654 million because of weak tax revenue. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/chicago-faces-budget-shortfall-next-year-of-654-million-because-of-weak-tax-revenue-99661449.html News, US Chicago Budget Shortfall, headlines 2010-07-30T22:30:31Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/99661204.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:25:26 GMT Laveranues Coles is back with the Jets for the third time. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/wr-laveranues-coles-a-member-of-jets-for-third-time-after-signing-1-year-deal-99661204.html News, FBN Jets Coles, headlines 2010-07-30T22:25:26Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99661199.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:25:23 GMT A former Reno man who fled to the Caribbean in 1988 after he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl is finally headed to a Nevada prison. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/reno-man-who-fled-after-1988-rape-finally-sent-to-prison-after-returning-to-see-dying-mother-99661199.html News, US Rapist Finally Sentenced, headlines 2010-07-30T22:25:23Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/99638859.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:25:21 GMT A North Carolina man accused of killing two Americans in Panama was married with three kids, living a successful life with a lucrative landscaping business and a beautiful mountain home. http://www.sfexaminer.com/nation/man-charged-in-panama-killings-had-checkered-past-in-north-carolina-before-life-on-the-lam-99638859.html News, US Panama Dead Americans Suspect, headlines 2010-07-30T22:25:21Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99661124.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:38 GMT A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: : : http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/top-10-new-york-stock-exchange-traded-stocks-posting-largest-volume-decreases-99661124.html News, NYSE Weekly Most Actives Weekly Glance, headlines 2010-07-30T22:23:38Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99661119.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:34 GMT A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: : http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/top-10-new-york-stock-exchange-traded-stocks-posting-largest-volume-decreases-99661119.html News, NASD Weekly Most Actives Weekly Glance, headlines 2010-07-30T22:23:34Z http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/99661114.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:23:31 GMT A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/top-10-new-york-stock-exchange-traded-stocks-posting-largest-volume-decreases-99661114.html News, NYSE Volume Laggards Final Glance, headlines 2010-07-30T22:23:31Z