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NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63
AP Football WriterGene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. Upshaw had a Hall of Fame career as a guard for the Oakland Raiders -- a team that won two...Tags: Detroit Lions, Government, Al Davis, John Madden, Multi-Sport Events
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McCain hopes to turn the tide in Great Lakes area
Associated Press WritersDemocratic dominance in presidential elections has been the norm for decades throughout much of the country's union-strong industrial Great Lakes region. Republican John McCain hopes to upset that history. The GOP presidential candidate is mounting...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Tom Ridge, Regional Authority, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
Associated Press WriterA conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad, which...Tags: Barack Obama, University of Illinois at Chicago, Campaign Finance, John Kerry, Political Candidates
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MLB games could lengthen with arrival of replay
As if major league games aren't long enough already, now there will be replay delays. Sometime before the end of the regular season, Major League Baseball will start allowing umpires to review video to determine boundary calls on home runs, such as...Tags: Major League Baseball, Beijing Games, Government, Chicago Cubs, Jimmie Lee
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Will U.S. loss be softball's Olympic savior?
BEIJING -- The second-place finish by the U.S. women's softball team had a silver lining. The greatest team in the history of the short-lived Olympic sport, a team that won the first three gold medals contested after softball's inauguration in 1996 in...Tags: Sports Organizations, Wrestling, Government, Multi-Sport Events, Major League Baseball
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White Powder Found in Threatening Letter Sent to John McCain
Associated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Authorities say a threatening letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to a John McCain campaign office. A hazardous materials team was trying to determine if it is harmful. Andy Lyon of Parker South Metro Fire Rescue...Tags: Barack Obama, Political Candidates, John McCain, Government, Phil McGraw
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U.S. women hold off Brazil for soccer gold
The Associated PressOutplayed and overwhelmed for most of the night, the Americans got the only shot they needed. Olympic champions, once again. Carli Lloyd scored in the sixth minute of extra time Thursday night, Hope Solo bailed out her teammates time and again, and...Tags: World Cup, Sports Organizations, International Olympic Committee, Government, Awards and Prizes
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Barack Obama, Trinity United Church of Christ, John Kerry, Business Enterprises, Facebook
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'Toot': Obama grandmother a force that shaped him
AP National WriterSen. Barack Obama is a poker man, but his grandmother's game of choice is bridge. Duplicate bridge, to be exact. In poker, a good player can still bluff his way through a lousy hand. In duplicate bridge, different sets of players are made to play the...Tags: Barack Obama, Sharon Cohen, Government, Benny Goodman, Murder
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Nervous Nellie Denver revs up for Dem convention
AP National WriterDENVER (AP) -- Like a Cinderella deciding to pass up the ball, Denver said no thanks to an invitation in 1976 to host the Olympic Games. Now the Mile High City is off to the dance of the Democrats, a party pooper no more. Nervous about the logistics,...Tags: Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Government, Primaries, William Howard Taft
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Obama to campaign in Eau Claire on Sunday
Associated Press WriterSen. Barack Obama plans to stop Sunday in western Wisconsin, an area where he and his rival are competing hard for independent voters. The soon-to-be Democratic presidential nominee's visit to Eau Claire is part of a tour through several battleground...Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry, Political Candidates, John McCain, Government
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2 more executives leave Sears
Tribune reporterTwo top Sears Holdings Corp. executives announced they are leaving the company, the latest in a string of senior executives departing troubled retail chain. Chief Marketing Officer Maureen McGuire told her team Wednesday that she will leave at the end of...Tags: Hoffman Estates, Real Estate Sellers, Government, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Marketing
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