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After much fanfare last week over Tiger Woods's decision to play at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania, his agent said he was worn out from the Ryder Cup.
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The United States beat Brazil 2-1 in extra time to win the women's Olympic football tournament.
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DaimlerChrysler and General Motors said on Monday they would co-operate on developing hybrid technology to produce cleaner cars. The two said in a joint statement they would work together to
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Carlton Fisk in 1975. David Ortiz in 2004. Twelfth inning both times. Hold on to those tickets for this afternoon's fifth game of the 2004 American League Championship Series. The left-for-dead Red Sox are still breathing.
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MacCentral - A few years back, Apple Computer Inc. touted its hardware and software with the marketing slogan "Think Different." After using the company's latest, greatest and largest Apple Cinema Display (ACD) for the past few weeks, I've come to wonder if maybe that ad campaign has morphed into "Think Big."
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The United Nations accuses insurgents in Afghanistan of acting with a 'staggering disregard' for civilian lives.
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AP - Take it from Terrell Owens: Roy Williams is such a hard-hitter that offensive players look for him before the ball is snapped so they can try avoiding the star safety.
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Blog: Everyone is focusing on the iPhone, but Jobs' other company, Pixar, also has a huge product launching Friday.
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AP - Two senators are abandoning legislation that would have hit Chinese goods with steep tariffs. The lawmakers promised, however, to renew efforts next year meant to spur Beijing to change currency policies they say cost millions of American jobs.
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Sprint said on Friday it has made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.
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While the Red Sox celebrate their first Thanksgiving as world champions since 1918, general manager Theo Epstein can reflect fondly on the most productive turkey dinner in franchise history last year even as he considers a full plate of challenges before him, including the latest rumblings out of New York about the Yan...
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World leaders are arriving in the Swiss resort of Davos for this year's World Economic Forum, with Iraq and transatlantic relations top of the agenda.
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Strawberry Frog Blog Via PSFK Scott Goodson of the creative agency Strawberry Frog blogs that the world has moved from mono- to multi- to trans-culturalism, giving rise to ‘‘the active mosaic.’’ Existing culture ‘‘meets emerging culture, they exchange and mutate characteristics — creating an ever-evolving mosaic.’’ Exa...
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ST. LOUIS -- On Seattle's first offensive play of the game, Matt Hasselbeck knocked knees with running back Shaun Alexander, leaving the Seahawks' quarterback with a bruised muscle in his right thigh and the passing game without a healthy leg to stand on.
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Put together the mixed and mashed art of Scott Pagano and the multifarious music of Jochem Paap and you get something the likes of which you’ve never experienced before.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Novell Inc. last week filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Microsoft Corp. illegally tried to eliminate competition in the desktop applications market in the mid-1990s.
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AP - Some police may have been accomplices in a decade-long string of women's slayings in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, a federal official said, citing the case of an ex-officer who recruited young girls to a prostitution ring.
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Germany's Roechling family completed the sale of its stake in weapons-maker Rheinmetall AG to institutional investors for 561 million euros ($743 million), people familiar with the transaction said.
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AP - Pakistan will join an international initiative aimed at keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday, holding above $42 a barrel as dealers awaited signs of any renewed cold snap that would revive demand for winter heating fuels in the United States.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Basque guerrillas ETA vowed on Sunday to continue attacks on the Spanish state, saying last year's exploratory peace talks showed there was no point in negotiating with the government.
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Reuters - NATO nations faced renewed calls on Friday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not plug the shortfalls.
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Blog: Originally announced at $599, the BDP-S300 model next-gen DVD player will sell for $499 when it ships this week.
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Friday Night Lights, HG "Buzz" Bissinger's nonfiction best seller about a Texas town's obsession with high school football, could have been made into several different movies.
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AP - The protective netting in place to protect fans from falling concrete at Wrigley Field must be replaced with a permanent solution if the Chicago Cubs want to play at the stadium next spring.
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A group of new cookbooks takes the peril out of hosting holiday events
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AP - The House approved a bill Thursday that would grant legal status to President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program with new restrictions. Republicans called it a test before the election of whether Democrats want to fight or "coddle" terrorists.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices fell to a five-month low yesterday amid easing gasoline demand and growing doubts among some traders that Iran will pull supplies off the market.
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West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez was more concerned about the 89 yards in penalties than the 300-plus yards of rushing offense piled up by his Mountaineers.
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AP - Who says "Solitaire" must be a lonely endeavor? Games tailored for cell phones are increasingly adding community-oriented elements, such as tournaments for top scores, head-to-head combat or chatting with other players.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three British nationals, believed to be civilians, were snatched by gunmen from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after bond yields retreated from a sharp rise to 5.25 percent, easing concerns about the impact of rising interest rates on stocks.
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AP - North Korea is accelerating preparations for a long-range missile test, a U.S. government official said Friday, declaring that a launch may be imminent.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Men all over the world distort the teachings of Islam and Christianity to justify abusing their wives and daughters, leading to thousands of "honor" killings a year for which courts provide virtual impunity, experts say.
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Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.
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Holy gadget a go-go! See every tool the Dark Knight keeps tucked inside his utility belt (and some he should add). In Gear Factor.
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Reuters - Investment bank HSBC has revised downward its forecast for 2007 economic growth and cautioned that the risk of an outright recession is growing as a retreat in housing threatens household balance sheets.
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Sony's new headset looks great, but doesn't perform very well for most kinds of music.
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VIENNA (Reuters) - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the semifinals of the Linz Open when she continued her run of success against Ai Sugiyama by beating the defending champion 6-2, 6-4 Friday.
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Midfielder Shalrie Joseph is preparing to start the season with the Revolution after Major League Soccer rejected a $2 million transfer offer from Celtic FC. The Glasgow club increased its initial offer for Joseph just before the FIFA-imposed transfer deadline last Thursday, according to a source close to the negotiati...
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Reuters - Iran has hanged three drug smugglers in a public square in the southern province of Kerman, the Jomhuri-ye Eslami newspaper reported on Saturday.
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A fire has destroyed the upper portion of one of the tallest buildings in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. The cause of the fire in the 56-storey East Tower of Pargue Central complex is not yet known.
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Reuters - Turk Telekom blocked access to Google's YouTube video-sharing site on Wednesday after a court ruling over videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.
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A defiant David Coulthard says he has no plans to retire from Formula One after the season-ending race in Brazil. The Briton will leave McLaren after the
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It seems that Microsoft will release a Second Edition of Windows XP: If you thought that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP was the last of the big updates, think again.
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WASHINGTON: The United States of America, divided as never before, goes to the polls a few hours from now with the nerve-jangling possibility of not knowing the outcome immediately.
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AP - 1906 — The Chicago Cubs won their 116th game of 152 played for a winning percentage (.763) since unmatched. The Cubs were 60-15 on the road for an .800 winning percentage.
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German chemical and drug maker Bayer AG announced Monday it has entered a strategic alliance with the Schering-Plough Corporation that will have the New Jersey-based company market and distribute Bayer's primary care pharmaceutical products in the United
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After decades on the sidelines, women are finally taking to the slopes. Now the ski industry is having to slalom to keep up
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (North) -- A group of 29 people claming to be North Koreans entered a school for South Koreans
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has received its first shipment of Olympic-standard sand -- 1,400 metric tons of it -- which will be used to create the beach volleyball venue, state media reported on Saturday.
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Novell (Quote, Chart) announced today that it was moving up the timetable by 10 months on its new Open Enterprise Server (OES). The new server, due out in February, will include Novell's NetWare operating
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Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie hit two-run homers to help the Minnesota Twins clinch their third straight AL Central title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
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Coach John Calipari has plenty to worry about this week as his No. 2 Memphis prepares to face No. 5 Georgetown in the first game this season between two teams ranked among the nation's top five.
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LOS ANGELES - The 98-pound weakling tried to kick a little sand in the face of the muscle-bound bullies atop the National League West here on Tuesday night.
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AP - The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial report accusing Britain, Germany, Italy and other European nations of turning a blind eye to CIA flights transporting terrorism suspects to secret prisons in an apparent breach of EU human rights standards.
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At Search Engine Strategies Chicago last week, top bloggers informed marketers that they'll need to leave their comfort zones to succeed in the social ecosystem.
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IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys keep finding ways to win - weird, wacky, harder-than-they-have-to-be ways.
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SAN ANTONIO -- With big, bad Ben Wallace back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons almost rallied from a big deficit for a big win. A bigger night from their big man might've helped.
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AP - As President Bush weighs new strategies for Iraq, the Army's top general warned Thursday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves.
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AP - Curt Schilling said he will become a free agent after the season and won't let that distract him during his fourth year with the Boston Red Sox. General manager Theo Epstein wouldn't rule out in-season discussions for a new contract.
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Hard-earned tips from a biotech investor.
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AP - In a world of million-dollar motorhomes, private jets and McMansions on nearby Lake Norman, it's hard to argue NASCAR drivers are underpaid. But all that wealth can't hide this fact: No major league takes a more hands-off approach toward its competitors' future than NASCAR.
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Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , left, arrives at the the presidential palace to submit his resignation to President Emil Lahoud Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.
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Reuters - Tokyo stocks were higher at midday on Wednesday thanks to gains in telecom shares and a handful of small-caps, but the rise was limited as big technology firms wilted ahead of a business update from bellwether Intel Corp.
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On Wednesday, Glen Metropolit learned from the source that Brandon Bochenski had been swapped for Shane Hnidy and a 2008 sixth-round pick.
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The party allied to ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra claims it has enough backing to form a coalition.
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By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Sep. 9--Sports talk radio station WDNC 620 AM, which bills itself as "the Bull," has cut a deal with ESPN Radio to broadcast the network's sports programs beginning Friday.
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Essence Carson scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds, and No. 5 Rutgers held off Georgetown on Tuesday night, 57-47.
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A new service, supported by advertisements, will let consumers download a huge catalog of songs from the world’s largest record company for free.
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BRAINTREE -- Clinched. Is there a better sounding word in early November? Not to the Archbishop Williams football squad, which assured itself of a Division 3 playoff berth with a thrilling 33-20 victory over visiting Austin Prep yesterday to claim the Catholic Central Large title.
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State Street set aside $618 million to cover costs associated with its investment unit, which has been hurt by exposure to subprime mortgages, and replaced the head of the unit, William Hunt.
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Utah could hardly have done more to justify its sixth-place ranking in the Bowl Championships Series standings last weekend. The Utes walloped Colorado State, 63-31, to extend their record to
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Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $389 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, sharply above earnings of $49 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year.
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World number three golfer Tiger Woods of the United States and his new Swedish bride Elin Nordegren have come ashore in Barbados after spending their wedding night aboard a yacht following an elaborate wedding at a private club.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders at U.S. factories were unchanged in August, a stronger showing than expected, but they were down after stripping out orders for transportation equipment, a government report on Wednesday showed.
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AFP - What happens to those scissors, lighters and the occasional machete confiscated at US airports? Some land in an Ali Baba-style cave here, to be auctioned on eBay.
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The Yankees won for the sixth time in eight games Thursday night, catapulted by a two-run double by Bobby Abreu that broke a tie in the eighth inning.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is testing an experimental social network service called Mash that makes it easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with friends and family online, the company said on Sunday.
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(Sports Network) - Orlando Hernandez tries to rebound from his first loss of the season this evening when the New York Yankees open a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome.
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Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.
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A suicide bomber in Qaim drove a vehicle packed with explosives into four American soldiers, killing all of them. The US military also confirms that one of their soldiers was killed in Mosul.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Andy Roddick beat Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-3 in the Minnesota Tennis Challenge exhibition Wednesday night. Roddick, playing for the first time since firing coach Brad Gilbert over the weekend, was fighting a cold but still managed to win.
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PARIS (Reuters) - England go into their first World Cup match on Saturday in much the same way they have operated since winning the last one; defeated, uncertain and minus Jonny Wilkinson.
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VIENNA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talks on where to build the world's first nuclear fusion reactor ended indecisively on Tuesday, while the European Union toned down threats to site the plant in France.
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[World News]: Dhaka, Dec 26 : Bangladesh today pulled off a major upset when they beat India by 15 runs in the second One Day International at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka.
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A mutilated body found in Iraq last month was not that of aid worker Margaret Hassan, officials have said. Dental records definitely proved the corpse US troops discovered in Falluja on 14 November was someone else's, a Foreign Office spokesman said.
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A senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister is abducted by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.
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Royal Mail is asking for a 6p rise in the price of UK stamps to stem losses and help ensure its future.
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to find and make public by next week any unreleased files about President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard service to resolve a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by The Associated Press. U.S...
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits rose last week by the largest amount since early August, providing further evidence that economy has slowed.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine Feb. 8--PITTSFIELD -- Pittsfield has been invited to the second round of environmental assessment in its attempt to secure a brownfields grant to clean up an Eelwier Road warehouse.
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Episode 1 Uh... Holiday?
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): UN peacekeepers and Haitian police rounded up 75 people for questioning Wednesday in a dawn sweep of the capital’s Bel-air district, bastion of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide’s partisans, aimed at quelling violence
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A grandson of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was killed when caught by the tidal waves as he was jet skiing in the south of the country yesterday.
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AP - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons released four-time Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler and six other players Friday in the first step of a major rebuilding job in the post-Michael Vick era.
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Tiger Woods struggled yesterday, and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under-par 65.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson, England's head coach, said last night that he would be advising David Beckham that "silence is golden".
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