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Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton’s NY wedding

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890450&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking to the small village for the Saturday evening nuptials.

Report: Mexican police rescue kidnapped reporters

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890446&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Mexican TV network says police have rescued two reporters kidnapped by drug traffickers five days ago.

Russian police arrest Kremlin opponent at rally

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890345&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russian police arrested a leading Kremlin opponent and dozens of fellow activists Saturday at a demonstration demanding freedom of assembly.

Arizona, Pittsburgh in 5-player trade

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890344&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Arizona Diamondbacks traded catcher Chris Snyder, minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday for former AL Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby, outfielder Ryan Church and right-hander D.J. Carrasco.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Salazar tours rigs, keeps drill ban

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890253&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico — with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface — when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a [...]

Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890252&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.

Roethlisberger practices with Steelers starters

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890250&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ben Roethlisberger took snaps only with the starters, alternating with Byron Leftwich, during the Pittsburgh Steelers' first practice of training camp.

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80890249&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.

Swollen knee keeps Haynesworth from taking test

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80889349&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Albert Haynesworth came to work Saturday morning with a slightly swollen knee, forcing him to scrap his latest chance to pass the Washington Redskins conditioning test and keeping him exiled from practice for yet another day.

Italian group says executions on the rise in Iraq

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=80888987&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Italian anti-death penalty group says Iraq is now among the world's top executioners for the first time since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein after the number of executions in the country rose dramatically last year.