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David Letterman Extortion Case: CBS News Producer Pleads Guilty
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The Examiner: Robert "Joe" Halderman pleads guilty in David Letterman Extortion Case.AP/Louis Lanzano Related articlesTop 10 celebrity sex scandals...
Major business groups launch major ad campaign to stop Obama health care bill
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Star Tribune: WASHINGTON - Major business groups say President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is a job killer, and they're launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to take that...
Struggles at bank owned by candidate's family loom over Ill. race for Obama's old Senate seat
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Star Tribune: CHICAGO - With the public still furious over bank bailouts, Democrats desperate to keep President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations...
A.C. Milan's David Beckham is looking forward to return to Man. U - Soccer - SI.com
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CNN: Story Highlights David Beckham hasn't played at Old Trafford since leaving Man. Utd, in 2003 Beckham leads A.C. Milan into Champions League match vs. Man. Utd. Paul...
 
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Toyota Supra MKIV from the en:2 Fast 2 Furious movie.
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The Daily Tribune: The Toyota myth is shattered
Barack Obama and Joe Biden at rally held in their honor at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on October 29, 2008
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Star Tribune: Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama's health care overhaul bill
Liverpool's manager Rafael Benitez talks to the media during a press conference at the club's Anfield stadium, Liverpool, England, Monday March 5, 2007.
photo: AP / Dave Thompson
Independent online (SA):  Benitez losing patience as time runs out
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during the men's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
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Independent online (SA):  Nadal says he's fit for Indian Wells
Dogs - Animal - Pet
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Star Tribune: A chip for spot: British dog owners could be forced to microchip and insure their pets
Classic General Electric neon sign, in Willacoochee.
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Star Tribune: GE proposes limiting downstream PCB contamination during Hudson River dredging
Workers leave the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma in Osaka Prefecture
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Star Tribune: Samsung and Panasonic try to launch the era of 3-D TVs, with models going on ...
Cars - Vehicles - Parking Lot
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Inquirer: Summer heat no picnic for your car
Manchester United's manager Alex Ferguson, left, and his assistant Carlos Queiroz watch proceedings during a practice session at the team's Carrington training ground before their upcoming FA Cup semi-final soccer match against Watford, in Manchester
photo: AP Photo / Jon Super
The Independent: Brown ruled out for over a month
Vitali Klitschko,left, former WBC and WBO heavyweight champion during a training session in Going in the Austrian province of Tyrol, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Klitschko will fight against WBC boxing world champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 11, 2008 for Peter's WBC heavyweight title.
photo: AP / Kerstin Joensson
MSNBC: Vitali Klitschko to fight Albert Sosnowski
Netherlands' Ryan Babel
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Sky Sports: Babel keeps the faith
Former Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher
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The Daily Telegraph Australia: Michael Schumacher will fail - Mark Webber
Retailing- super market- mall- India
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Star Tribune: Publix Super Markets recalls some seasoning mixes that may be contaminated with salmonella
Brazil's top model Gisele Bundchen, right, and U.S. American football star Tom Brady
photo: AP / Tadeu Vilani/Agencia RBS
Boston Herald: Buyers beware of Tom Brady & Gisele Bundchen’s Back Bay digs
USA's Bode Miller reacts in the finish area after taken the second place together in the same time with Mario Scheiber from Austria during the men's Downhill World Cup race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (bb2)
photo: AP / Kerstin Joensson
USA Today: Bode Miller decides to skip World Cup finals
President George W. Bush discusses the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan at the Etta & Joseph Miller Performing Arts Center in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, April 11, 2006. ula1
photo: White House by Eric Draper
The Daily Beast: Bush's Ghostwriter
Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns the ball to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn during their Women's singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010.
photo: AP / Mark Baker
China Daily: Kim Clijsters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista
photo: AP / Misha Japaridze
Star Tribune: Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee about the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request May 13, 2009, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.
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Star Tribune: Gates praises troops in hard-hit battle unit in southern Afghanistan
Joe Biden
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Star Tribune: Biden in Israel says United States will back those who "take risks for peace"
Bollywood (Hindi film) actress / heroine Bipasha Basu at the launch of Filmfare cover issue featuring her in a hot & sexy bikini.
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The Siasat Daily: Bipasha Basu harassed
Mark Alan Webber,is an Australian Formula One driver. (rs1)
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The Times of India: Schumacher in for a hard season: Webber
Pakistan cricket Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq looks on during a practice session in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Pakistan will play three One-Day Internationals and two Test matches with Sri Lanka beginning March
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Newstrack India: Pak cricket should move on from Oz debacle : Inzamam
Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, takes a jump on her way to winning an alpine ski, Women's World Cup Downhill race, in Are, Sweden, Wednesday, March 11, 2009.
photo: AP / Marco Trovati
m&c: Vonn poised for third straight World Cup overall title (News Feature)
people in a garden in the morning
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The Examiner: Bluestocking green-thumb: Literary quotes provide garden inspiration

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The world championships of America2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments DORAL, Fla. (Map, News) - On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru. So at least it sounds like a World Golf...
Ga. Tech's Radakovich withholding review on Hewitt2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments ATLANTA (Map, News) - Georgia Tech is down to one last opportunity to salvage its season. Athletic director Dan Radakovich wouldn't say Tuesday if the ACC tournament also is the last chance for coach Paul Hewitt to save his job. Georgia Tech, coming...
Big 12 looking to get 7 in NCAA tournament2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Map, News) - Postseason conference tournaments offer one final chance to build the resume or make a miraculous run to the NCAA tournament. The Big 12 tournament will likely have a different kind of feel this year. Barring an...
Evans leads St. John's over UConn, 73-512010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - For the fifth straight year, Connecticut left the Big East tournament without winning a game. And for the second time in the run, there won't be an NCAA tournament bid to offset the hurt. St. John's ran away from the Huskies...
Boeheim, Johnson give Syracuse top Big East awards2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Jim Boeheim has been voted Big East coach of the year, joining Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun as the only four-time winners of the award. Syracuse forward Wes Johnson is the player of the year, giving the top individual awards...
`Spartacus' star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately. The network says the...
Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000. Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is the era of 3-D...
Swarbrick: Expansion could force ND into move2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Notre Dame wants to remain independent in football, but that might not matter if the Big Ten and Pac-10 decide to expand and create sweeping changes to major college sports. "Our preference is clear," Notre Dame athletic...
Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec 302010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series...
Steinbrenner says no extensions for Jeter, Rivera2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Hal Steinbrenner says the New York Yankees won't alter their policy against contract extensions and will deal with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi after the season. "Everybody does business in a different way," the...
ACC names Vasquez player of year2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (Map, News) - Greivis Vasquez is the Atlantic Coast Conference's player of the year. The Maryland star on Tuesday won the league's top individual honor following a season in which he averaged nearly 20 points and helped lead the...
ACC names Williams coach of year2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (Map, News) - Maryland's Gary Williams is the Atlantic Coast Conference's coach of the year. The ACC on Tuesday named Williams as its top coach as determined by a vote of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Williams was an...
For 2nd straight season, there's a 3rd Bedlam game2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments OKLAHOMA CITY (Map, News) - There will be a third round of Bedlam basketball for a second straight season. This time when Oklahoma State and Oklahoma meet in the first round of Big 12 Conference tournament, there doesn't seem to be nearly as much at...
PIAA wrestling tourney to get under way in Hershey2010-03-09
The Examiner: Comments HERSHEY, Pa. (Map, News) - Eighteen wrestlers entered the 2009-10 wrestling season with hopes of winning another PIAA title. At least three of the returning champions will not be wearing a gold medal when the PIAA championships conclude Saturday at...
Clemson's Swinney to earn $1.75 million as coach2010-03-09
The Press Democrat: The Clemson coach got a one-year contract extension and a raise of $900,000 after leading his team to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in 2009. Swinney will earn $1.75 million next year - more than double what he made a year ago and almost nine...
Matt Fraction: Deconstructing IRON MAN For Games & Comics2010-03-09
Yahoo Daily News: Matt Fraction is in a unique position with Marvel right now, and particularly with the character of . As Iron Man 2 flies toward its big-screen debut, Fraction anxiously awaits the movie, where he can see some of his work as a consultant translate onto screen....
Rampant Rangers pull further ahead2010-03-09
Yahoo Daily News: KILMARNOCK, Scotland (AFP) – Rangers extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League to 13 points on Tuesday as second-half goals from Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller sealed a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock. The runaway league leaders put all...
Pacquiao confident speed can trump Clottey's size2010-03-09
Yahoo Daily News: DALLAS (Reuters) – Filipino ring king Manny Pacquiao said his lightning fast speed will be enough to nullify Joshua Clottey's size advantage when the two meet in Dallas on Saturday. "My quickness will be the key, my speed," the seven-time...
SH netters win two matches at regional team tennis event2010-03-09
Longview News Journal: The Spring Hill High School tennis team defeated Hudson and Pleasant Grove and fell to Van over the weekend in the Northeast Texas Regional Team Tennis Tournament held in Longview. Center and Van will represent the region at the state tournament in San Marcos...
Greetings from Fort Myers2010-03-09
Star Tribune: Maybe, as Sid says, I am the kiss of death. I show up in Fort Myers, the weather turns balmy, I start scouring the clubhouse for good interviews...and then Ron Gardenhire calls us all into his office so Joe Nathan can tell us he has a torn ulnar...
Two Mavs, one Seawolf honored2010-03-09
Star Tribune: Davis, a 5-9, 175-pound junior who played for his father at Wayzata High School, scored the game-winner and set up two goals as the Mavericks beat St. Cloud State 4-2 on Friday. And on Saturday, he has an assists on Rylan Galiardi's game-tying goal in a 2-2...
Business Highlights2010-03-09
Star Tribune: Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a...
No sticker shock expected at the pump: gasoline prices will rise, but not much above $32010-03-09
Star Tribune: As the economy recovers, energy prices are rising and that is placing extra strain on families' budgets. Each spring brings a familiar ritual in gasoline markets — rising prices — and this year won't be an exception. But motorists aren't likely to...
How the Dow Jones industrials and other major stock indexes fared in Tuesday's trading2010-03-09
Star Tribune: Financial companies led stocks higher Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of the market's hitting a 12-year low. The gain in bank stocks came as traders reacted to rumors that the government might prohibit the trades known as short sales in the stocks of...
Summary Box: A year later stocks are up big from lows but many questions about ...2010-03-09
Star Tribune: A YEAR LATER: The Dow Jones industrial average is up 61.4 percent since it closed at a 12-year low of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. On paper, U.S. stocks have gained about $5.7 trillion but are still down about $5.5 trillion from the peak in October 2007. SHOW ME:...