Bradley’s late strike seals US draw with Slovenia (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jun 18, 2010

US midfielder Landon Donovan waves to supporters at the end of their Group C first round 2010 World Cup football match against Slovenia in Johannesburg.(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - Midfielder Michael Bradley's late goal sealed the United States' fight back as they drew 2-2 with Slovenia at the World Cup on Friday night to keep their hopes of reaching the Last 16 alive.



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Poet Eamon Grennan gives literary archive to Emory (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 15, 2010
AP - Irish poet Eamon Grennan is placing his literary papers at Emory University's library in Atlanta.
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US author Kingsolver wins top book award for women (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 9, 2010

Winner of the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction, US novelist Barbara Kingsolver reacts after receiving the 2010 Orange Prize for Fictionher award with her sixth novel AFP - US author Barbara Kingsolver won Britain's Orange Prize for Fiction, which honours English-language novels by women from around the world, on Wednesday with her sixth novel "The Lacuna".



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Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski sues Steve Forbes for libel (Reuters)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jun 1, 2010
Reuters - Dennis Kozlowski, the imprisoned former chief executive of Tyco International Ltd, is suing Steve Forbes and publisher Random House Inc for libel.
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NM mayor sues local newspaper publisher for libel (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 28, 2010
AP - The mayor of Gallup in western New Mexico has filed a defamation lawsuit against the local newspaper publisher, claiming the newspaper intentionally harmed him by publishing articles about a 1948 rape case in which the mayor was implicated but never tried nor convicted.
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In Allen’s book, sports is allegory for politics (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 25, 2010

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2006 file photo, Sen. George Allen, R-Va., gives a thumbs up to the crowd  after delivering a concession speech in his U.S. Senate race, in  Alexandria, Va. Former Sen. George Allen addresses the six-letter slur that undid his 2006 campaign in a new book that applies lessons from sports to Washington politics and sets up what Republicans widely regard as a two-year bid to reclaim his Senate seat. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)AP - Former Virginia Sen. George Allen addresses the six-letter slur that undid his 2006 campaign in a new book that applies lessons from sports to Washington politics and sets up what Republicans widely regard as a two-year bid to reclaim his Senate seat.



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Virginia lacrosse coasts in return to field (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on May 15, 2010
AP - Playing for the first time since one of its players was charged with murder, Virginia dominated Mount St. Mary's 18-4 on Saturday night in the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament.
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Teen girl finishes round-the-world sail in Sydney (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on May 15, 2010

Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson waves as she sails past the finish line at the entrance to Sydney Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, May 15, 2010, capping off a nearly 23,000 nautical miles voyage. Watson crossed the finish line of her round-the-world journey Saturday, becoming the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A 16-year-old Australian who braved boat knockdowns and seven months of solitude on a sail around the world set foot on dry land outside the Sydney Opera House on Saturday and quickly set an earthier goal — getting her driver's license.



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Facebook top publisher of display ads: comScore (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 13, 2010

Facebook has passed Yahoo! to become the top US publisher of display ads on the Web, another milestone for the fast-growing social network, according to figures released on Thursday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Facebook has passed Yahoo! to become the top US publisher of display ads on the Web, another milestone for the fast-growing social network, according to figures released on Thursday.



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Book: Obama dressed down Pentagon brass (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on May 3, 2010
AP - President Barack Obama reprimanded top Pentagon officials last year for pressing publicly for a troop increase in Afghanistan.
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