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Dollar gains ground

The dollar edged higher on Friday, building on the previous day's gains as investors pared back riskier assets, prompting higher-yielding currencies such as the Australian dollar to lose their appeal.

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The Oprah Effect: $$$ for TV, Celebs, Publishers

Networks, Publishers to Lose Oprah as Major Money Maker Oprah Winfrey's plans to end her popular afternoon talk show in 2011 have left her many fans devastated. But executives in industries ranging from publishing to television...

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Grant Wahl: Three burning questions heading into MLS Cup 2009

SEATTLE -- As the reborn Los Angeles Galaxy prepare to take on Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup final on Sunday (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavisión), I can't help but think back to a scene in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium on...

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Domenech has another lucky escape as France boss

Updated: November 20, 2009, 5:36 AM EST PARIS (AP) - Amid the outcry over France's qualification for next year's World Cup, the team is pondering how far it can go in South Africa under the leadership of deeply unpopular...

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Hatch attacks Napolitano's immigration comments

Sen. Orrin Hatch joined 11 other GOP senators in a letter Friday criticizing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for saying legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants would be a boon to the economy. However, Hatch...

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Strachan hopes for Kitson return

On-loan Potters front man ready to fire at Riverside Gordon Strachan hopes Dave Kitson's arrival on loan will cure Middlesbrough's Achilles heel in front of goal. The Riverside outfit have endured a campaign of frustration in...

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Penguins-Thrashers Preview

The Atlanta Thrashers had to settle for one point their last time out, but lately they've been doing an impressive job of collecting wins. They can't claim the same success recently against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The...

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Galaxy star power faces RSL grit in MLS Cup final

It all comes down to Sunday night as the Los Angeles Galaxy will face off at Qwest Field against Real Salt Lake with the MLS Cup on the line. Seattle — which itself hosted the MLS' most popular franchise this season — is...

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Bengals going without Cedric Benson? (Yahoo! Sports)

It's looking like running back at all this Sunday when his team takes on the Oakland Raiders , according to NFL.com. Benson's hip injury kept him out of a second straight practice and the rumor is that he just won't be ready to...

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Auction record for umbrella stand as YSL mystique inflates prices (AFP)

PARIS (AFP) - A humble if eye-pleasing umbrella stand once owned by Yves Saint Laurent fetched an amazing 90,000 euros (134,000 dollars) Friday at the close of a sale of the last belongings of the late couturier and his partner...

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