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Cycling: Sorensen wins 12th stage of Tour

Sorensen was part of a seven-strong breakaway group which established a big lead over the main bunch on the 211.5km stage from Tonnerre to Vittel and eventually contested the stag ...
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Parents of 18 wonder how octuplet mom will cope

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of Springdale, Arkansas, are the parents of 18 children, and their family is the focus of a TLC network reality series. Joy Behar, guest host Thursday night on "Larry King ...
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Great Depression holds lessons for surviving tough economy

Memories of salvaging and stealing to avoid going hungry are part of the legacy of the Great Depression. Some iReporters say they can't help but look at the current economy and feel the past holds ...
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How faith and grit helped Cherie DeVaux earn her place in Kentucky Derby history

Golden Tempo’s win is a victory for DeVaux’s team, her family, the horse’s owners and Ortiz. But it’s also a win for women ...
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Rising costs could push college out of reach

The cost of attending college has risen nearly three times the rate of the cost of living, and could eventually put higher education out of reach for most Americans, according to a National Center for ...
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Is it morning in America, or has hope given way to malaise?

To them, Langston said, it's the dawning of a new age, as depicted in a famous 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign ad that declared, "It's morning again in America." Both Obama and Carter were elected into ...
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Gas prices up nearly 2 cents, ending 9-week decline

The average cost of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline increased by nearly two cents over the past two weeks, ending a nine-week decline in the price, a nationwide survey of gas prices released ...
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Gay marriage supporters take to California streets

The ballot initiative, which passed 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent Tuesday, overturns a May ruling by the California Supreme Court that struck down a 2000 ban on same-sex unions. In ...
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TGIT: 17,000 state workers move to four-day weeks

Carolyn Dennis, mother of a 5-year-old, initially wasn't too keen on Utah's decision to move her to a four-day workweek. Dennis and 17,000 other state employees this month began working four 10-hour ...
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On campaign trail, Bush touts his wife's Monday night convention speech

Both Bushes practiced their speeches separately on the TelePrompTer on Sunday night before about a dozen friends at the home of William DeWitt Jr., Bush's one-time business partner. Bush will watch ...
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Pentagon reserves call-up reaches 15,600

The Pentagon called to active duty Wednesday 701 more members of the Naval and Air Force reserves as part of the mobilization of 35,000 authorized by President Bush. The Pentagon said majority of the ...
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CNNdotCOM Tools: Instant messaging

In a poll of 50 Fortune 500 companies, Forrester Research found that nearly half expect to use instant messaging services for business in the next two years. "Instant messaging is a way to communicate ...