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    Immigration is Top Story, but Terror Takes Over

    With the apparent demise of the immigration reform bill, a major Supreme Court decision on race, and a few natural disasters, last week was jammed with big news events. But nothing got the media’s attention like a couple of suspicious cars parked in London.

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    New State Laws as of July 1

    The start of a new fiscal year in 46 states has activated a host of new laws bringing bad news for body dismemberers in Iowa and brass-knuckle wearers in Mississippi, but good news for grocery buyers in Arkansas and flag-makers in Arizona along with a host of other winners and losers.

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    Democrats Go Domestic: Analyzing the 6-28 Debate

    Before a predominantly black audience at Howard University, the eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination focused on issues of special interests to minorities including health care, education, taxes and racial discrimination.

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    Countries Worry About China’s Military Power

    That’s the number of countries, among the 47 nations covered in the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes survey, in which majorities or pluralities called China’s growing military power a “bad thing.”

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    Nations Call US Biggest Threat to Environment

    That’s the number of countries, among the 37 nations where data are available from the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes survey, in which a majority or clear plurality name the U.S. as the country that is “hurting the world’s environment the most.”

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    Northeastern Flag Flyers

    That’s the portion of residents of the Northeastern United States who say they display the American flag at their home, office or on their car — significantly more than say so among residents in the South or West.

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    Bloomberg and Clinton Top the Talkers’ Agenda

    The race for the White House was easily the most discussed story on the radio and cable talk shows last week. But the debate over the hotly contested immigration bill also bubbled over on the airwaves. And one of the top talk topics even involved a call for more political diversity along the radio dial.