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Arizona to challenge law blocks

Americas - BBC online - 14 hours 13 min ago
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.
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As Desert Deaths Soar, a Morgue Grows Crowded

US - NY Times - Americas - 14 hours 51 min ago
An Arizona morgue is running out of space as a growing number of border crossers have been found dead in the deserts around Tucson.

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Barack Obama makes chat show appearance

Americas - BBC online - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 22:52
US talk show The View interviews US President Barack Obama, the first sitting US president to appear on any daytime chat show.
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GM says goodbye to Windsor

Canada - National Post - Financial post - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 22:14
While the plant’s closure was announced more than two years ago during the 2008 round of CAW-GM contract talks, the future is “scary” for a lot of workers
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Migrants' sanctuary

Americas - BBC online - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:32
How New Mexico's approach to immigration differs to Arizona
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Michigan spill fuels opposition to Enbridge pipeline

Canada - National Post - Financial post - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:08
Opponents of a proposed $5.5-billion pipeline to Canada's West Coast have seized on a crude spill in Michigan to escalate their fight against Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., which is behind both projects
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Casey's rejects Couche-Tard bid, plans $500M buyback

Canada - National Post - Financial post - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 17:43
U.S. convenience store chain Casey's General Stores Inc. has rejected a sweetened takeover offer from Canadian-based rival Alimentation Couche-Tard, and several analysts are predicting a protracted tug-of-war
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Arizona helped deport thousands without new law

US - AP Latest Washington Headlines - Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:01
WASHINGTON - Officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the U.S.
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