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7 N.C. terror suspects due in court

Seven North Carolina terrorism suspects are due in federal court for a detention hearing.

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Dems rush to win GOP support for clunker plan

The Obama administration expressed more confidence that Senate Democrats can win over enough Republicans to pass a $2 billion extension of the popular cash for clunkers program.

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Pending home sales up for 5th straight month

The National Association of Realtors says pending home sales rose in June for the fifth straight month, another encouraging sign of life for the embattled U.S. housing market.

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Mortgage modifications moving at snail's pace

The government's $50 billion program to ease the foreclosure crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners.

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Consumer spending rose again in June

American consumers opened their wallets and pocketbooks a bit more in June, increasing their spending for the second straight month while saving a bit less, even as incomes fell.

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China disinfects plague-ridden town

Authorities killed rats and fleas on Tuesday as they disinfected a town sealed off after three people died of pneumonic plague in a remote farming town in northwestern China.

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Hillary Clinton kicks off 11-day Africa tour

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's seven-nation tour of Africa seeks to affirm a commitment by the Obama administration to tackle trouble spots.

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Iran accuses 3 Americans of illegal entry

Three American hikers were last seen at Dukan Resort, near Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.Iran said Tuesday the three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq are under arrest for illegal entry and claimed their case is being used by the West for propaganda.




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Scoop: Mariah Carey says ‘yes’ to product placement

Mariah Carey's new album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” will be bundled with ads for Elizabeth Arden, Angel Champagne and the Bahamas Board of Tourism.Mariah Carey's new album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” will be bundled with ads for Elizabeth Arden, Angel Champagne and the Bahamas Board of Tourism.




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Senate opens debate on Sotomayor nomination

Aug. 3: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, previews the Senate vote on the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor later this week.  (MSNBC)The Senate is starting a debate Tuesday on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who's on track to be confirmed this week to be the first Hispanic and third female justice.




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Clinton meets Kim Jong Il in N. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, speaks with former President Bill Clinton in Pyongyang on Tuesday.Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.




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U.S. general in Iraq nixes early pullout plan

General Ray Odierno says that American forces are still needed in Iraq to protect security gains.The top U.S. general in Iraq said Tuesday that he disagrees with a colonel's memo urging an early troop withdrawal although the security situation is better than expected.




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Toyota posts loss, but hikes forecast

Jan. 21: CNBC's Phil LeBeau discusses the news of Toyota replacing GM as the world's largest automaker ending the U.S. giant's 77-year run as the leader. (CNBC)Toyota reported its third straight quarterly loss, but beat expectations and said its annual loss would be smaller than earlier forecast, as cost cuts help make up for some of the slump in vehicle sales.




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1 dead as airliner skids into control tower

Rescue workers inspect a Bangkok Airways plane after it skidded off the runway and hit the control tower at Samui airport on Thailand's Ko Samui on Tuesday. A passenger plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a building after landing on the Thai resort island of Samui on Tuesday, killing the chief pilot and injuring at least seven people.




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Rockets slam into Afghan capital

A police officer stands guard next to the broken window of a house after a rocket attack near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.Taliban militants fired at least nine rockets at the Afghan capital before dawn on Tuesday in the biggest attack of its kind for several years.




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F-word in Cobain quote sparks controversy

From Alice in Chains to Temple of the Dog, grunge bands rocked the Northwest and beyond during the 1990s.The late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is igniting a new controversy in his hometown of Aberdeen, Wash. This one involves one of the quotes attributed to him on a new granite marker at an unofficial neighborhood park honoring him.




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DOT says fewer flights on-time in June

An editorial cartoon roundup by Daryl Cagle depicting the trials and tribulations of air travel.U.S. airlines in June turned in their worst on-time performance since December, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.




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Women scorned? 4 charged in glue revenge plot

Aug. 4: A group of women are accused of exacting a painful revenge on a married man after finding out he was having relationships with all of them. Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz talks to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira about the case. (Today Show)A married man who planned to meet with one of his lovers at a motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents.




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4 held in Australia ‘suicide terrorist’ plot

An Australian police officer stands near a house in Melbourne which was raided Tuesday in connection with an alleged terror plot.Australian police said Tuesday they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons.




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