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Pakistan: 25 bodies recovered from plane crash (AP) $\"A$ AP - A government official says at least 25 bodies have been recovered from the site of the plane crash in the hills surrounding Pakistan\'s capital.
BP hopes to turn page with new CEO, leaner company (AP) $\"Members$ AP - Battered BP began reinventing itself in the shadow of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Tuesday, naming its first American CEO as it reported a record $17 billion quarterly loss. Its outgoing chief miffed the White House anew with his parting comments.
APNewsBreak: FBI scrutinized over test cheating (AP) $\"FILE$ AP - The Justice Department is investigating whether hundreds of FBI agents cheated on a test of new rules allowing the bureau to conduct surveillance and open cases without evidence that a crime has been committed.
Neb. city council votes to delay immigration law (AP) $\"Two$ AP - A voter-approved ban on hiring and renting property to illegal immigrants was suspended late Tuesday by the Fremont City Council, less than two days before it was set to take effect in the small Nebraska city.
Arizona helped deport thousands without new law (AP) $\"FILE$ AP - Without the benefit of their state\'s strict new immigration law, officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the U.S. through a federal-local partnership program that has been roundly criticized as fraught with problems.
AP Impact: Mexico justice means catch and release (AP) $\"FILE$ AP - It\'s practically a daily ritual: Accused drug traffickers and assassins, shackled and bruised from beatings, are paraded before the news media to show that Mexico is winning its drug war. Once the television lights dim, however, about three-quarters of them are let go.
Wildfires burn dozens of homes, force evacuations (AP) $\"The$ AP - Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly in Southern California have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of the state\'s Kern County.
China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam (AP) $\"In$ AP - Record-high water levels put the capacity of China\'s massive Three Gorges Dam to the test Wednesday after heavy rains raged on across the country, compounding flooding problems that already have left more than 1,200 people dead or missing.
Woo joins cast of Chinese propaganda blockbuster (AP) $\"File$ AP - A-List filmmaker John Woo is the first celebrity to join the cast of the second major film in the leading Chinese state film studio\'s campaign to reform the propaganda genre with a heavy dose of star power.
Ethier\'s pinch single lifts Dodgers to 2-0 win (AP) $\"Los$ AP - Pinch-hitter Andre Ethier delivered a clutch two-run single with two outs in the seventh off Jon Garland to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 2-0 win over the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
Economy erodes election hope for Democrats (Reuters) $\"President$ Reuters - Americans by a large majority believe President Barack Obama has not focused enough on job creation, as economic fears threaten Democrats ahead of November 2 congressional elections, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.
BP gets \"wake-up call\" and $32 billion in spill charges (Reuters) $\"A$ Reuters - BP Plc\'s newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a \"wake-up call\" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.
Congress gives Obama long-delayed Afghan war funds (Reuters) $\"Democrat$ Reuters - The Congress on Tuesday gave President Barack Obama long-delayed funding for his troop increase in Afghanistan despite opposition from many fellow Democrats, while Obama played down the gravity of leaked war documents.
Consumer confidence dims as home prices climb (Reuters) $\"Construction$ Reuters - Job worries drove July U.S. consumer confidence to its lowest since February, with one in six people expecting lower income in the next six months, underscoring the precarious state of economic recovery.
Few survivors as Pakistan jet with 152 on board crashes (Reuters) $\"Smoke$ Reuters - A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather in hills near Islamabad on Wednesday, and police said they expected few had survived.
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