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Good Morning Aron, THU 22 Jul 2010    Obama challenges Arizona immigration law in court Jobless claims rise more than expected last week BP defends CEO and eyes new option for plugging well North Korea says U.S. drills pose danger to region Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid Ex-media baron Conrad Black freed from U.S. prison Obama budget review may trim 2010 deficit forecast U.S. ends ban on ties with Indonesian special forces Direct peace talks decision in seven days: Abbas World court Kosovo ruling could have global impact Earth -- our sun -- monster sun S. Korean boxer dies after match Clinton arrives in Hanoi for ASEAN Obama challenges Arizona immigration law in court July 22, 2010 08:27 AM ET PHOENIX (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration heads to court on Thursday in a showdown over whether Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants encroaches on federal authority over immigration policy and enforcement. Full Article Jobless claims rise more than expected last week July 22, 2010 09:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for jobless benefits climbed more steeply than anticipated last week, the latest sign that the moribund labor market is struggling to recover. Full Article BP defends CEO and eyes new option for plugging well July 22, 2010 09:05 AM ET LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc defended its embattled chief executive on Wednesday and denied he would soon leave as the company prepared to launch within days a new approach to ending the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Full Article North Korea says U.S. drills pose danger to region July 22, 2010 08:05 AM ET HANOI (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday denounced planned U.S.-South Korean military drills as a grave danger to the region and criticized new U.S. sanctions as "hostile," urging Washington to focus instead on restarting nuclear weapons talks. Full Article Senate ends standoff and votes to restore jobless aid July 22, 2010 07:44 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Wednesday to reinstate unemployment benefits for about 2.5 million Americans whose checks were cut off in recent months due to a partisan standoff over deficit spending. Full Article Ex-media baron Conrad Black freed from U.S. prison July 22, 2010 07:55 AM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday released former media baron Conrad Black from prison on $2 million bond, while she decides whether to throw out his 2007 conviction for defrauding shareholders. Full Article Obama budget review may trim 2010 deficit forecast July 22, 2010 01:59 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration may report somewhat better fiscal news when it delivers its mid-session budget review later this week, but the United States still faces a massive deficit and rising debt. Full Article U.S. ends ban on ties with Indonesian special forces July 22, 2010 09:00 AM ET JAKARTA (Reuters) - Washington said on Thursday it was dropping a ban on ties with Indonesia's special forces, imposed over human rights abuses in the 1990s, a move that may eventually allow combat training of the notorious unit. Full Article Direct peace talks decision in seven days: Abbas July 22, 2010 06:29 AM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said he would decide in the next seven days whether conditions are now ripe to proceed to face-to-face peace talks with Israel. Full Article World court Kosovo ruling could have global impact July 22, 2010 06:47 AM ET THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court rules on Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia on Thursday in a case that could have implications for separatist movements around the globe, as well as Belgrade's stalled EU membership talks. Full Article

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