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18 Smaller Olympic Countries to Root For

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s easy to get wrapped up in all of the big name countries that go to the Olympics, such as the United States or Russia, but have you ever thought about those countries that don’t have as much money for a team or only have a few athletes who qualify?
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Gas prices continue to drop across the nation (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

A New York City cab driver fills his taxi up with gas at a Hess station in New York in this July 2, 2008 file photo. U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease further in coming weeks if the price of crude oil keeps dropping, according to the latest nationwide Lundberg survey. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)AP - A national survey shows gas prices continue dropping across the nation.


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Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Georgian soldiers sit on a tank moving near the town of Tskhinvali, some 100km (62 miles) from Tbilisi, August 10, 2008. Georgia has withdrawn its forces from breakaway South Ossetia, where they had been fighting Russian troops for control, the Georgian interior ministry said on Sunday. But the Russian army said Georgian forces were still there. The announcement of a pullout followed three days of fighting in a Georgian push to take control of the pro-Moscow enclave from separatists, which prompted Russia to pour troops into South Ossetia and launch air strikes inside Georgia.   REUTERS/Gleb Garanich  (GEORGIA)AP - Russia expanded its bombing blitz to the Georgian capital, deployed ships off the coast and, a Georgian official said, sent tanks from the separatist region of South Ossetia into Georgian territory, heading toward a border city before being turned back Sunday.


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Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

This undated image provided by the National Parks Service shows the Wall Arch prior to it's collapse Monday Aug, 4, 2008. One of the largest and most visible arches in Arches National Park collapsed according to park officials. Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park. For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for photographers. Henderson said the arch was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy others in the park: gravity and erosion. (AP Photo/National Parks Service)AP - One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed.


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US beats China 101-70 in Olympic opener (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Team USA's Kobe Bryant goes up for a dunk against China during a men's basketball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 10 2008.  Bryant scored 13 points in their 101-70 win. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, Pool)AP - This was the stuff a Dream Team is made of. Acrobatic moves, reverse slams and tomahawk dunks. Who needs outside shooting? Just toss it up and throw it down.


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Soul icon Isaac Hayes dies in Memphis at 65 (Reuters)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Oscar-winning soul music veteran Isaac Hayes is shown at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in this July 2, 2005 file photograph. Hayes died in Memphis on Sunday, aged 65, his friend and former manager Onzie Horne said. (ARC-Jean-Bernard Sieber/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Oscar-winning soul singer Isaac
Hayes died in Memphis on Sunday, aged 65, his friend and former
manager Onzie Horne said.


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Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65 (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

In this Aug. 28, 2002 file photo,  Isaac Hayes performs, at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit.  Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless 'Theme From Shaft' won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home on Sunday Aug. 10, 2008. He was 65.  (AP Photo/Paul Warner, File)AP - Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless “Theme From Shaft” won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said. He was 65.


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Bring on the French! Phelps set for next showdown (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

United States' Michael Phelps reacts after a men's 200-meter freestyle heat during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Michael Phelps left Ryan Lochte in his wake.


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Clinton to headline second night of convention (AP)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline her own night at the Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama’s campaign announced Sunday, in a nod to her strong second-place showing in the party’s presidential primary.


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Average gasoline prices slip to $3.85/gal: survey (Reuters)

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments

A New York City cab driver fills his taxi up with gas at a Hess station in New York in this July 2, 2008 file photo. U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell over the past two weeks and could ease further in coming weeks if the price of crude oil keeps dropping, according to the latest nationwide Lundberg survey. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. average retail gasoline prices
fell over the past two weeks and could ease further in coming
weeks if the price of crude oil keeps dropping, according to
the latest nationwide Lundberg survey.


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