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• Arias proposes Honduran leader's return in 2 days (AP)
• Biden pledges support for Georgia, Ukraine (AP)
• Iran president defies supreme leader over deputy (AP)
• AP IMPACT: Many translators unfit in any language (AP)
• Why a Jerusalem Standoff Threatens Obama's Mideast Peace Plans (Time.com)
• Church of England to combine marriage and baptism (AFP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,328 (AP)
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• 'G-Force' likely to put guinea pigs atop pet list (AP)
• US holds out carrots, sticks to NKorea (AFP)
• Scientist: Massive earthquake has moved New Zealand (AP)
• Report: Big cuts needed at huge Baghdad embassy that Bush built (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Court ruling looms on disputed Sudan oil-town (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Could the E.U. Lose Bulgaria to Russia? (Time.com)
• Urban Farming 'Mushrooms' During Recession (OneWorld.net)

Arias proposes Honduran leader's return in 2 days (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - A new proposal to end Honduras' political crisis would restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya in two days.

Biden pledges support for Georgia, Ukraine (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:21 PM PDT AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged support for efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to break free of Russia's orbit, saying Washington would not recognize Kremlin claims to an exclusive sphere of influence over former Soviet states.

Iran president defies supreme leader over deputy (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:17 PM PDT AP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad showed rare defiance of his strongest backer, Iran's supreme leader, by insisting on his choice for vice president Wednesday despite vehement opposition from hard-liners that has opened a deep rift in the conservative leadership.

AP IMPACT: Many translators unfit in any language (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:57 PM PDT AP - Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days of hiking with Marines through southern Afghanistan's 115-degree heat had exhausted him. This was not what he signed up for.

Why a Jerusalem Standoff Threatens Obama's Mideast Peace Plans (Time.com) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - Sharing the Holy City between Israel and the Palestinians has long been viewed as an essential component of a two-state solution. But the Netanyahu government refuses to apply the settlement freeze there, and appears willing to fight about it

Church of England to combine marriage and baptism (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:47 PM PDT AFP - The Church of England will offer two in one wedding and baptism services, officials said Thursday, as research shows increasing numbers of couples are having children out of wedlock.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,328 (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 06:10 PM PDT AP - As of Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at least 4,328 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

(AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Mediator: New proposal to end Honduran crisis includes ousted president's return in 2 days.

'G-Force' likely to put guinea pigs atop pet list (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:46 PM PDT AP - The Disney movie "G-Force" shows a squad of specially trained, computer-generated guinea pig spies coming to the world's rescue. After the movie comes out, though, animal activists say it will be real life guinea pigs who need rescuing.

US holds out carrots, sticks to NKorea (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 05:58 PM PDT AFP - The United States held out both incentives and the threat of reprisals in a bid to prod a defiant North Korea into dismantling its nuclear programme once and for all.

Scientist: Massive earthquake has moved New Zealand (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 07:05 AM PDT AP - Southern New Zealand has moved slightly closer to the east coast of neighboring Australia as a result of a massive earthquake last week off the country's South Island, a scientist said Wednesday.

Report: Big cuts needed at huge Baghdad embassy that Bush built (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 07:28 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the government's largest overseas diplomatic mission, is significantly overstaffed and needs to be downsized to reflect the reduced American role in the country, according to a new State Department report.

Court ruling looms on disputed Sudan oil-town (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Abyei is a town used to living on the edge.

Could the E.U. Lose Bulgaria to Russia? (Time.com) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:30 PM PDT Time.com - Two new reports paint Bulgaria as the crime-ridden, corrupt black sheep of Europe and warn that the country is drifting into Russia's reach

Urban Farming 'Mushrooms' During Recession (OneWorld.net) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 08:46 AM PDT OneWorld.net - CHICAGO, Jul 22 (The Media Consortium) -  As food prices continue to rise worldwide and the global economy struggles to recover, urban agriculture plots are sprouting up across the United States. While growing one's own produce can be challenging in a city environment, advocates say urban agriculture is often a healthier, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly alternative to the grocery store.Â

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