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NASCAR notes: McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi

Jamie McMurray will make his last start for Rousch Fenway Racing on Sunday before joining Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2010 to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet. Quick hits: Jimmie Johnson needs to finish 25th or better to hold off Mark...

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Book review: 'Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined...

Barbara Ehrenreich's examination of the history of positive thinking is a tour de force of well-tempered snark, culminating in a persuasive indictment of the bright-siders as the culprits in our current financial mess.

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Obama approval dips below 50% in Iowa - msnbc.com

Obama approval dips below 50% in Iowa msnbc.com Just shy of two years after Iowans propelled Barack Obama to victory in the first major test of the 2008 Democratic primary, the president's approval rating in the first caucus...

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Martin ends season as a winner

The most compelling component in the title match between three-time champion Jimmie Johnson and his newest Hendrick Motorsports teammate Mark Martin is the level of determination they share. Although 108 points separate points...

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Bob Palmer Political Cartoonist Artwork

An original Bob Palmer cartoon is being offered on eBay. According to the detailed listing, Bob Palmer's editorial cartoons poked fun at everyone from Presidents Nixon and Reagan to local politicos such as Mel Hancock and Jean...

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Pacific Division capsules

Record: 14-5-4, 32 points (1st in Pacific Division, 1st in Western Conference) The skinny: The Sharks got off to a slow and inconsistent start, but they righted themselves and are now sitting exactly where everyone thought they...

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Buffalo Bills shift focus to Fewell, Fitzpatrick

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Perry Fewell has been waiting for this opportunity ever since he decided more than a decade ago to pursue coaching in the NFL as his career path. "To say that I'm not excited, I would not be telling the...

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BRIAN DICKERSON: When terrorists get equal justice, we win

Cynics have long expressed the conviction, supported periodically by public opinion polls, that few of the freedoms enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights would survive intact if they were put before voters in a popular...

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Why we should put jihad on trial

The Justice Department's decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court in New York City has elicited several criticisms. Most are pointless, but one — the idea...

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DeMarco accounts for 5 TDs, ODU outlasts VMI 42-35

By John A. Montgomery Correspondent football coach Bobby Wilder must not have read the memo that it was Military Appreciation Day at VMI Saturday. The Monarchs started the game by recovering an onside kick and moved ahead by 14...

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