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Funding pressures start to ease for European banks -Funding pressures for European banks are gradually starting to ease following the region’s stress tests, with Spain’s BBVA and Santander both dipping a toe in the bond markets, but weaker lenders may still have to rely on central bank support for some time. Date: 2010/07/30
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B5E7598A7-136A-4A76-B003-CE285AF7DEF2%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1

Cork's heroine of communist literature -The name Ethel Voynich might not be as famous as some of her peers, but her landmark novel ‘The Gadfly’ sold millions of copies around the world Date: 2010/07/30
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Lee proves the most local of heroes -GALWAY FESTIVAL DAY FOUR:IT TOOK Graham Lee nearly 20 years, but Overturn’s victory in yesterday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle finally proved to be a “dream come true” homecoming for the locally born jockey. Date: 2010/07/30
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Colgate shares slide as sales, volume growth lags -Colgate-Palmolive shares drop in late morning activity after the toothpaste maker posts second-quarter sales and volume growth that falls short of analyst expectations and slows from the first three months of the year. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BB39A76EB-A3F4-4EAA-8ECA-A602C7E67FA6%7D&siteid=rss&rss=1

Newspaper review -What's making the headlines in Thursday's papers Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-10799964

Example 'threatened' over Jedward tweet -Example reveals that he was sent hate messages by Jedward fans after tweeting about the twins. Date: 2010/07/29
Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a252689/example-threatened-over-jedward-tweet.html?rss

Notre Dame quarterback signs with Carolina Panthers (updated with quotes) -SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Carolina Panthers signed rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen to a ground-breaking four-year contract worth potentially $6.4 million on Wednesday, meaning they won’t have to worry about any holdouts this summer. Clausen... Date: 2010/07/28
Source: http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/clausen-49397-year-million.html

College expansion talk, plus thoughts on Michigan-Ohio State rivalry and more -Michigan defensive lineman Craig Roh, left, tells CBSsportsline.com that Michigan's defense is more close-knit than ever following offseason workouts.Lon Horwedel | AnnArbor.comCall me a cynic, but I’m skeptical of the recent New York Post article suggesting the Big Ten’s next...... Date: 2010/07/28
Source: http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-football/college-expansion-talk-isnt-over-but-dont-expect-any-massive-realignment-soon/

Lowry in defensive form -IMAGINE IF you had a winning lotto ticket in your hand, only for it to blow away in the wind. Would you laugh, or cry? On a magical Sunday in Baltray just over a year ago, Shane Lowry – despite seeing runner-up Robert Rock’s name scribbled onto the winning cheque for half a million euro – laughed and cried, only the tears were of sheer joy at the enormity of what he, as an amateur, had achieved ... Date: 2010/07/27
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The paper clip, 28 July -Le Monde and Libération both lead with reports on the confidential Afghan war documents that have been put into the public domain through WikiLeaks. Libération reports that the leak has revealed the “absurdity of the fighting and the blunders on the terrain”. Date: 2010/07/28
Source: http://www.europeanvoice.com/page/european-voice-blogs/366.aspx?blogitemid=639