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July 29, 2010
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Arizonans Grapple With Judge’s Decision Striking Down Much Of New Immigration Law

Federal judge Susan Bolton struck down the most controversial aspects of the state law yesterday, including the provision that requires local police officers during a stop to question a suspect about immigration status. But some sections of the law will go into effect today, such as the part making it a crime to stop a vehicle in traffic or block traffic to hire a day laborer. Both supporters and critics are vowing to make their voices heard, possibly through civil disobedience.

China Moves Fast To Cover Country With High Speed Rail

An elderly man watches the testing of a high speed train in front of his house in Xinping, in Chinas Shaanxi province in 2006. (AP)

In the coming decade, China plans to spend more than $3 billion dollars on high speed rail to link the country’s major cities. China is also planning on exporting its high speed rail technology throughout the world, including to the United States. We talk about China’s ambitious plans with Bill Powell, China Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine.

Louisiana Activist Calls For Cutting Oil Dependence

BP says the “Static Kill” could come as early as Monday. That’s when crews will attempt to pump drilling mud and cement into the well that’s caused the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history. That disaster led the Obama administration to order a 6 month moratorium on drilling in deepwater, which Republican Governor Bobby Jindal has called “a second man-made disaster,” since the area’s economy relies on the oil industry. But Louisiana community activist Patty Whitney wants to state to move away from its dependence on the oil industry. We hear Whitney’s ideas for how that could happen.

Two Sisters Navigate Love, Historic Cookbooks And The Dot-Com Boom And Bust

In author Allegra Goodman’s acclaimed new novel, “The Cookbook Collector,” Emily is the CEO of a Silicon Valley start-up, while her younger sister Jessamine works part-time in a bookstore and fights to save redwood forrests. But as Emily’s company rides the NASDAQ rise and fall and Jessamine struggles to find a direction in her life, the sisters’ bond remains strong. We speak to Goodman about her book.



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Fabrice Tourre testifies before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (AP)

Confused by all the financial jargon as Congress investigates Goldman Sachs? Check out this glossary of terms to understand the difference between a CDO and a CDS.

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Attorney General Eric Holder looks on during a news conference in Miami, Friday, July 16, 2010. Federal authorities said they are conducting the largest Medicare fraud bust ever in five different states and arrested dozens of suspects accused in scams totaling $251 million. (AP )

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