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AP – Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 13-19. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

Reuters – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday fought hard to protect the independence of the U.S. central bank and keep responsibility for consumer protection on financial products in its hands.

AP – Whitney Houston says the support of her daughter helped fuel her as she geared up for her comeback record.

AP – A New Jersey woman’s bake sale has helped her forestall foreclosure.

AP – Reality TV star Randal Pinkett says he’ll consider running for lieutenant governor in New Jersey if ? and when ? an offer is made.

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Three U.S. troops have been killed in fighting west of Baghdad, the military said Friday, making April the deadliest month this year for American forces in Iraq. The deaths pushed the U.S. toll for April to 18, doubling the number who died the previous month. The U.S. military reported 17 Americans killed in February and 16 in January.

“America is back” in Asia: That’s the message Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which is meeting in Phuket, Thailand. Raising concerns about North Korea’s ties to Myanmar, Clinton tells NPR, “We have to be cautious and find out what is going on.”

Reuters – “Super Size Me,” the Oscar-nominated documentary that took the fast-food diet to extremes, is getting a companion piece in the form of a graphic novel.

AP – Court records show actor Stephen Baldwin is millions of dollars in debt and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.