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Maddux ties Clemens at 354 wins
01.09.2008 22:22
usatoday.com
Greg Maddux regrets not having spent more time talking shop with Roger Clemens at the five All-Star games when they were in opposing dugouts.
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Baseball
Change in the air as baseball enters final month of season
01.09.2008 22:22
usatoday.com
They are talking about magic numbers this year in Tampa. They are talking about next year at Yankee Stadium. And they are talking about how, for the first time in a century, next year could be this year in Chicago for the Cubs.
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Baseball
Hearing to determine if Pirates-Alvarez contract valid
01.09.2008 22:22
usatoday.com
The Pittsburgh Pirates could be waiting several weeks to find out if first-round draft pick Pedro Alvarez is part of their organization. Meanwhile, Eric Hosmer, who already was playing in the Kansas City Royals system, could have his future hinging on the same decision.
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Baseball
Bipartisan Calls for New Federal Poverty Measure
01.09.2008 22:13
nytimes.com
Congressional lawmakers and officials of some cities argue that the current definition fails to reflect fully the hardships or resources available to struggling Americans.
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Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process
01.09.2008 22:13
nytimes.com
The disclosure that Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter was pregnant was one of several revelations that called into question how thoroughly Senator John McCain had screened her.
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News Analysis: In Political Realm, ‘Family Problem’ Emerges as Test
01.09.2008 22:13
nytimes.com
Republicans rallied around Gov. Sarah Palin, but the disclosure of her teenage daughter’s pregnancy brought uncertainty.
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At Command Center, Watching the Water Rise
01.09.2008 22:13
nytimes.com
As water approached the top of the floodwalls in New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers set to work.
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La. assesses storm damage to protective wetlands
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
Louisiana officials still were conducting flyovers and assessing damage to the miles of natural cypress marshes in Gustav's path, ...
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Suns to limit Nash's minutes to keep him fresh for the playoffs
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
It's always interesting to see how players who have been through the Gregg Popovich system in San Antonio evolve when they move ...
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Basketball
Bol pushes for education in native Sudan
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
When Manute Bol unfolds his 7-foot-7 frame from a Cadillac Escalade and walks into a suburban Kansas City restaurant, eyes turn ...
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Basketball
With insurance settled, Deng to suit up for Great Britain
01.09.2008 20:20
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Luol Deng will play in Great Britain's European Championship qualifying games after the national association bumped up the insurance ...
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Basketball
NBA moving trucks arrive in Oklahoma City
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown ...
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Basketball
Spurs' Ginobili says he needs surgery on ankle
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.
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Basketball
Knicks trade for Ewing Jr.
01.09.2008 20:20
usatoday.com
Talk about pressure. Patrick Ewing Jr. is following in the footsteps of his famous father again. The New York Knicks acquired ...
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Basketball
Grizzlies sign Iranian center Haddadi
01.09.2008 20:20
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The Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent center Hamed Haddadi, who played for the Iranian national team in the Olympics.
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