Agency weighs skirting Congress on immigration (AP)

Felipa Solario pauses as she cries while telling her story of having her husband, an illegal immigrant, taken away by authorities some months ago, while she joined hundreds at a solidarity rally at St. Matthews Church  to protest the provisions of the new Arizona immigration law that went into effect Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix, the day after portions of Arizona's SB1070 went into effect, but after a federal judge struck down some of the law's provisions. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Obama administration, unable to push an immigration overhaul through Congress, is considering ways it could go around lawmakers to let undocumented immigrants stay in the United States, according to an agency memo.



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Obama says he'll call GOP's bluff on deficit talk (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it.
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Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law (AP)

AP - Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses.
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Obama blames GOP on small business lending bill (AP)

President Barack Obama addresses employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses.



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China setting milestone as economy passes Japan's (AP)

Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing July 26, 2010. There is no basis for a major appreciation in the yuan exchange rate, the State Information Center, a government think tank, said on Monday. REUTERS/Jason LeeAP - China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.



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When Double Dippers become economic party poopers (AP)

FILE - In this July 29, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama addresses the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery.



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Poles hope deadly knights will now bring some good (AP)

FILE - In this file photo dated July 17, 2010, actors perform as modern-day ancient knights, to re-enacted the Battle of Grunwald in which Poles and Lithuanians helped by Russians and Czech forces,  repulsed a German force of Teutonic knights, on July 15, 1410, in Grunwald, northern Poland. The massive ancient ramparts, with tales of bloody cruelty, torture and the Teutonic Knights,  are being used by the modern authorities in Poland to attract international travelers to the region. The medieval warriors who tried to spread Catholicism by the sword are now attracting tourists with cameras and sun cream to watch their show.  (AP Photo/Ludmila Mitrega, file)AP - They were medieval warriors who spread Catholicism by the sword and seized Polish lands with great cruelty. But that's not stopping the Polish city of Kwidzyn from capitalizing on the aura surrounding the Teutonic Knights.



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Michigan voters search for economic savior (AP)

President Barack Obama addresses employees at the Chrysler's Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Friday, July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Michigan voters frustrated over lost jobs, home foreclosures and budget deficits will vote in Tuesday's primary election for leaders they hope can move the state out of its economic morass.



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ICICI Bank profit up 17 percent on better loans (AP)

AP - ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, said quarterly profit rose 17 percent as it cut costs and eliminated bad loans amid revived credit demand in India's growing economy.
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BP may sell German gas stations for $2.6 billion: report (Reuters)

Reuters - BP Plc is seeking to sell its German petrol station chain Aral for around 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing investment bankers familiar with BP's plans.
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