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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 (2011x143)

: 20, 2011

2011/07/20 Headlines: U.N. Declares Famine in Southern Somalia; Cameron, Murdoch Address Phone-Hacking Scandal; News Exec Advised Top British Aide; Report: News International Tried to Block Phone-Hacking Probe; Families of 9/11 Victims Press for Meeting on Phone Hacking by Journalists at Murdoch's News Corp.; Obama Backs Bipartisan Senate Plan in Debt-Limit Standoff; Deal Would Reduce Taxes on Wealthy; Syrian Forces Kill 15 Mourning Slain Protesters; Israel to Deport Jailed Flotilla Passengers; 2 Indicted in Alleged Pakistan Lobbying Scheme; FBI Arrests 16 in Raids Targeting Online Hackers; Minnesota Legislature Ends State Shutdown; Democratic State Senator Survives Wisconsin Recall Vote; African-American Mother Faces More Jail Time than Drunk Driver Who Killed Her Son