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Chelsea Clinton's wedding: An instant guide (The Week)

July 31, 2010

The Week - Neither Chelsea Clinton nor her fiancé, Marc Mezvinsky, are speaking publicly about their plans to wed this weekend, and Chelsea's tabloid-savvy parents have offered few clues. Yet, America being America, the internet has been abuzz with questions and rumors about Chelsea's upcoming nuptials — and the first glimpse of her "sizable" engagement ring on April 25 (not to mention reports that Bill's dieting) have only fueled the speculation. Here's what's been reported to date:

Ariz. governor considers changing immigration law (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

Chinese activists speak out for jailed Uighur (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Some of China's most well-known activists are circulating an open letter protesting the 15-year prison term for a Uighur journalist snared in tensions that followed the country's worst ethnic rioting in decades.

Kingpin's death could mean more violence in Mexico (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind.

Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.

Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.

Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.

Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce. The 23-year-old starlet and plastic surgery devotee filed for divorce Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., citing irreconcilable differences.

Clintons emerge in NY on eve of Chelsea's wedding (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.

French woman admits to suffocating her 8 newborns (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter.