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Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phaseFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:27PM(AP:BILOXI, Miss.) 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.

Signs Of Oil Spill Recovery Entering New PhaseFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:11PMBp'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...

Mortgage applications riseFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:10PMMortgage applications rose 2.3 per cent in the June qtr, but credit card applications dropped 9 per cent.

Chavez says Venezuela has deployed troops, aircraft amid tensions with ColombiaFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:04PMVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has deployed infantry troops and aircraft in case of a conflict with neighbouring Colombia.

France's high court orders police to advise suspects of their rights upon arrestFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:44PMPARIS -- France's highest constitutional court Friday ordered that French police be stripped of their power to arrest ordinary suspects and interrogate them for 48 hours without bringing charges or reading them their rights. Police - France - Law - Law Enforcement - Government

France's high court orders police to advise suspects of their rights upon arrestFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:09PMPARIS -- France's highest constitutional court Friday ordered that French police be stripped of their power to arrest ordinary suspects and interrogate them for 48 hours without bringing charges or reading them their rights. Police - Law - France - Law Enforcement - United States

Madison budget hearing date reset for July 26Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:56AMMADISON - The ripple effect from defeated school budgets in April had everyone scrambling to make deadlines, including the state, which also has to review municipal budgets before the towns can adopt them.

Stimulus hits schoolsMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:52AMIn Sioux Falls, a federal stimulus program for struggling schools will pay for 15 teachers and five instructional coaches, two new after-school programs, summer classes at 10 schools and 396 iPods. In all, the school district will spend $4.32 million in school improvement grants over three years at Axtell Park Family Immersion Center and the city's nine poorest elementary schools. Eight other ...

Steak whiz's gift: Wit or witout strings?Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:45AMThe police department has a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle that sources say was donated by a prominent business owner in exchange for patrols of his home outside township limits.