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Only race left for Phelps is against other sports legends
Sun reporterMichael Phelps has left us only with questions of history. He is master of his present. No one can argue otherwise now that he has won eight gold medals and swum better than any other human ever has at the Beijing Olympics. Competitors rarely bother to...Tags: The New York Times, Michael Phelps, Muhammad Ali, Golf, Jimi Hendrix
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Rangel-Espaillat Slugfest Moves To Court After Complaints Of Voter Suppression
pix11.com | @mariopix11Adriano Espaillat is a cagey vet of New York politics. The State Senator from Upper Manhattan didn't hesitate on Monday to describe his persona, "I'm a fighter." It's the right spirit, since he's in the scrap of his life. Call it political pugilism. ...Tags: High Bridge, Manhattan (New York City), Primaries, Cinderella (fictional character), Voting
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Muhammad Ali returning to Kentucky for his 70th Birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali is coming home to Louisville to celebrate another milestone — his 70th birthday.
The iconic heavyweight boxing champion will bask in the limelight once again at a private birthday bash on the evening of...Tags: George Foreman, Charity, Muhammad Ali, Lobbying, 2016 Olympic Games
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Muhammad Ali Center part of legacy to champ's social activism
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Muhammad Ali's fists made him famous, but his plight as a social activist was perhaps his biggest fight.
At the Muhammad Ali Center, visitors see the three-time world heavyweight champion railing against war, segregation and...Tags: Ohio River, U.S. Supreme Court, Elvis Presley, Event Planning, Muhammad Ali
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Mesa Musings: Ali inspires my fight with Parkinson's
Several nights ago I dreamed I met heavyweight boxing champ and cultural icon, Muhammad Ali. He turned 70 last week. Though I've been a fan for decades, I confess I've never dreamed of him before. The setting was a surreal, red carpet-like environment,...Tags: Radio, George Foreman, Pneumonia, Muhammad Ali, 2016 Olympic Games
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Chan Lowe: President Gingrich's inaugural
Thank you, Newt, for ensuring that Mitt Romney does not win the nomination in a cakewalk. He doesn’t deserve it.
Yesterday, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey—in his sad, yet trenchant endorsement comments—exhorted caucus-goers...Tags: Mitt Romney, Muhammad Ali, Chris Christie, Barack Obama
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Angelo Dundee dies at 90; corner man for Ali, Leonard
Angelo Dundee, who trained the two most celebrated fighters of his era, Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, and 15 world champions in all in a Hall of Fame career that began in 1952, has died. He was 90.
Dundee died Wednesday at a Clearwater, Fla.,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Muhammad Ali, Mirena (drug), Awards and Prizes, Henry Cooper
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Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'The Rachel Zoe Project' on Bravo
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 23 - 29 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Oct. 23 - 29 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
Summer festivals in the Midwest
Bicycles and balloons, football and films, garlic and golf — disparate things, for sure. But they're all at the heart of festivals and other special events that promise to make this summer interesting in the Midwest.
Here's a sampling of what's...Tags: Lincoln, Opera (genre), Arlo Guthrie, Phil Mickelson, Golf
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TODAY IN HISTORY
1836: Inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver. 1919: Oregon became the first state to tax gasoline, at one cent per gallon. 1950: "Your Show of Shows," starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris, debuted on NBC-TV. 1964:...Tags: Snow Storms, Miami Beach, Sid Caesar, NBC (tv network), Muhammad Ali
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Taschen and Muhammad Ali: Round 2
Jacket CopyFifty years ago, Muhammad Ali (a.k.a. "The Louisville Lip") began his transformation into the Greatest of All Time, winning the light-heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rome. On Oct. 29, 1960, Ali (then known as Cassius Clay)......
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