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| Jul.1 |
Washington |
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US: Iran transferred radar to Syria |
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New York |
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Judge grants Russian spy suspect bail |
| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
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Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians'
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Virginia |
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Russian 'spy ring' suspects denied bail
| Jul.3 |
London |
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Serena powers to fourth Wimbledon title
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Baghdad |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4
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Kabul |
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Petraeus calls for Afghan unity |
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Microsoft |
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Buffett gives charities $1.93bn |
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Kabul |
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Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign
| Jul.4 |
Louisiana |
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Giant skimmer tested at BP oil spill site |
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Baghdad |
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Mortars hit Green Zone during Biden visit |
| Jul.5 |
Iceland |
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Fischer's body exhumed in paternity case |
| Jul.6 |
Washington |
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Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk US President has urged the Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks before a settlement freeze expires in September
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Los Angeles |
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Lindsay Lohan jailed for 90 days |
| Jul.7 |
Guantanamo |
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Former bin Laden aide pleads guilty |
| Jul.8 |
New York |
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Court move ahead of spy 'swap' |
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Washington |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange'
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China |
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U.S. missile subs deployed near China |
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New York |
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Russian spies plead guilty in U.S. court |
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Austria |
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US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way
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Ohio |
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LeBron 'King James' picks Miami Heat |
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New York |
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U.S. expels Russian intelligence gatherers |
| Jul.9 |
Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies
Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna
The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. A US jet which picked up 4 Russians freed by the Kremlin has landed in Washington. It dropped two of them off in the UK en route
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Louisiana |
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BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak BP will start replacing the cap over the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend
| Jul.10 |
Afghanistan |
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6 U.S. service members among 9 killed One service member died in an accidental explosion, one was slain in small-arms fire, and two died in bombings in eastern Afghanistan
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Louisiana |
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BP in new attempt to plug oil leak
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Washington |
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Marine picked to fill Petraeus' old job |
| Jul.12 |
Cuba |
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Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro: The United States is pushing for what would become nuclear wars against Iran and North Korea
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North Korea |
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U.S., N. Korea meeting in DMZ postponed |
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Louisiana |
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BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well BP has successfully installed a new cap on the Gulf of Mexico oil well. BP warned the cap efficiency and ability to contain the oil cannot be...
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Switzerland |
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Switzerland's frees filmmaker Polanski |
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Miami |
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Cuban 'Queen of the Bolero' dies at 87 |
| Jul.13 |
Washington |
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Iran nuclear scientist free to leave US
The US insists that Shahram Amiri who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave
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New York |
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Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies |
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Miami |
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'Barefoot bandit' returned to U.S. |
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USA |
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Guatemalan women seeks asylum in U.S. |
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Louisiana |
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BP starting pressure test on well BP is starting a key test, expected to last between six and 48 hours, on its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to see if the flow of oil can be shut...
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Microsoft |
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'Virtual human' makes Xbox debut |
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Louisiana |
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BP delays pressure test on well
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USA |
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Recording captures Gibson's ethnic slur |
| Jul.14 |
New York |
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Red Bulls sign Henry |
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Afghanistan |
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In last two days, 12 coalition troops killed |
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Tehran |
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Iranian scientist back in Tehran
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Louisiana |
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Preparations for BP oil well test under way
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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BP fixes leaking cap on oil well
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Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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U.S. Senate |
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US financial reform passed by Senate The Senate has given final approval to the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades
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Baghdad |
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U.S. hands over last Iraq detention facility |
| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple offers free iPhone 4 cases |
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Ohio |
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AIG agrees to $725m fraud payout |
| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
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BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
Tests on BP's newly capped Gulf of Mexico well show pressure has been building up slightly as hoped with no signs of leakage
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Washington |
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Hillary Clinton to visit Afghanistan |
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Louisiana |
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BP extends testing of capped oil well
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Switzerland |
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Polanski makes first public appearance |
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Puerto Rico |
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Twister strikes Puerto Rico; 4 hurt
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Puerto Rico |
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Caribbean 'drug baron' arrested |
| Jul.18 |
Pakistan |
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Clinton in Pakistan to bolster relations U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived, as Washington struggles to change its relationship with 'one of the most critical countries...
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Louisiana |
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Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold
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USA |
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U.S. citizen writing for al Qaeda website |
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Louisiana |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site Government says testing has revealed that there is a 'detected seep a distance from the well'
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Washington |
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US seeks BP well cap release plan
| Jul.19 |
Louisiana |
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Leaks near BP well may be natural
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Chicago |
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Conrad Black is granted bail |
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London |
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Airbus, Boeing battle for airshow sales |
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Washington |
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Paper exposes US 'security flaws' |
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London |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting
| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault' UK Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted BP should not be blamed for the 'completely wrong' decision to release the bomber
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South Korea |
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Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Defence Secretary Robert Gates have visited the Demilitarized Zone separating North and Sout...
| Jul.21 |
Washington |
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Obama signs financial reform law
President Barack Obama has signed into law the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook hits 500m user milestone |
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North Korea |
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North Korea criticises new US sanctions
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U.S. Senate |
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BP boss invited to Lockerbie hearing |
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Washington |
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Bernanke uncertain on US economy |
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Florida |
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Conrad Black released from prison |
| Jul.22 |
Guantanamo |
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Spain, Latvia take Guantanamo detainees |
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USA |
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BP 'buying silence' over oil leak |
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Louisiana |
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Storm forces ships off spill site 
Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers pace | |
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Microsoft |
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Windows 7 boosts Microsoft profit |
| Jul.23 |
Louisiana |
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Oil workers set to leave as storm nears
| Jul.24 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Bombs kill five U.S. troops in Afghanistan
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Louisiana |
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Oil spill vessels return to site Ships involved in the effort to secure BP's blown-out oil well are preparing to resume work after a tropical storm weakened
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South Korea |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises
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Iowa |
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Residents flee after U.S. lake dam fails |
| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Abducted U.S. service member killed |
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USA |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010 | |
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Paris |
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Armstrong team honors cancer survivors |
| Jul.26 |
Washington |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak
| Jul.27 |
Washington |
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Pentagon: Leaked reports not top-secretInvestigation |
| Jul.28 |
Arizona |
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Judge blocks part of AZ immigration law A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial parts of the law
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Mexico |
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Mexico approves decision on immigr. Law |
| Jul.29 |
Arizona |
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Arizona to challenge law blocks
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FBI |
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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google search working again in China
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Louisiana |
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Gulf oil cleanup chief details plans |
| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago
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USA |
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US economic growth slows to 2.4% The growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%. comparing with a rate of 3.7% in the previous quarter
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USA |
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Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'
| Jul.31 |
Upstate New York |
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Clinton pride at Chelsea wedding |