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| Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep
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| Oswalt approves deal, Astros trade ace to Phillies
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 AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested.
|  AP - There's a new Roy in town — and he's an ace, too.
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| Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
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| Pitino tells jury he hoped to keep tryst secret
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 AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.
|  AP - Rick Pitino, worried that his wife and kids would find out he had a one-night stand with a woman he met in a bar, acknowledged Thursday that he didn't immediately tell police about demands for cars, cash and housing in order to keep the tryst secret.
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| As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
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| Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager
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 AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.
|  AP - Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them.
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| Pentagon: Leak investigaton may go beyond military
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| Liverpool, Juve make winning Europa League starts
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 AP - A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be a target.
|  AFP - European giants Liverpool and Juventus began life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties on Thursday.
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| Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling
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| Haynesworth fails conditioning test, no practice
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 AP - On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama administration. But neither party is sure it will play out that way politically, either this fall or beyond.
|  AP - The first Washington Redskins training camp practice is over — and Albert Haynesworth wasn't a part of it.
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