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LONDON - Kanye West is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball - at least that’s what West thinks, in his humble estimation.
“I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice,” he said […]

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CLEVELAND - Get this: LeBron listens to Barry Manilow. Or Brian Manilow.
A big fan of all styles of music, Cleveland’s superstar always gets ready for games by listening to hip hop. On Thursday before facing the Denver Nuggets, James walked into the Cavaliers’ locker room wearing headphones and bouncing as a track by rap star, […]

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Although baseball is often referred to as “America’s countrywide pastime”, this moment bat and ball game is played and enjoyed during the world. The obvious contest is between the pitcher and batter. The pitcher aims to slap the ball previous the batter, who attempts to hit the ball as hard as he can (most of […]

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Pakistan Sports Board was shown beneath the Ministry of Education in the Sports (Development and Control) Ordinance, 1962 as a corporate person for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform criteria of competition in sports in Pakistan comparable to the criteria prevailing internationally, and regulating and controlling sports in Pakistan on a countrywide basis. Subsequently, […]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taylor Swift’s “Teardrops On My Guitar” won country song of the year, and Hank Williams Jr. was honored as a music icon during the 56th Annual BMI Country Awards.
The awards were presented Tuesday in Nashville.
Casey Beathard won songwriter of the year for the second time. Beathard co-wrote several recent hits including Kenny […]

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ROCKFORD, Ill. - The nation’s economic troubles play out one family at a time at the New Horizons Learning Center in this struggling city two hours northwest of Chicago.
Some parents have been laid off and must pull their children out of the day care center until they can find a job. Others’ employment hours have […]

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TEBERO, Congo - High in the mist-shrouded Mushaki mountains, amid a drenching tropical storm, the rebel leader swept into the crumbling brick farmhouse, his sinewy frame swathed in a red-and-black shawl - dutifully followed by a pet lamb called Betty.
Gen. Laurent Nkunda, extolled by supporters as a gift from God, beamed a toothy smile as […]

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called her critics cowards and jerks Friday for deriding her anonymously and insisted she never asked for the expensive wardrobe purchased for her use on the presidential campaign.
“I never asked for anything more than a Diet Dr. Pepper once in a while,” Palin said as she returned to […]

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LOS ANGELES - One of Hugh Hefner’s live-in girlfriends is trading the grotto for the gridiron.
The Playboy mogul said in a statement Thursday that “The Girls Next Door” co-star Kendra Wilkinson is engaged to Philadelphia Eagles receiver Hank Baskett. The 23-year-old model-actress has lived with Hefer since 2004 and currently co-stars as one of his […]

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NEW YORK - Given the historic election we’ve all just experienced, it’s hard to remember back to last week, let alone June 2007, when Barack Obama was a true underdog, polling way behind front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.
That’s when a 32-year-old ad executive came up with an idea for a new Web video. Seeking something catchy […]

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