Archive for February, 2008

Ducks beat Flames 3-1 (AP)

AP - Defensemen Mathieu Schneider and Scott Niedermayer each had a goal and an assist, Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 22 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

UCLA legend Wooden falls, fractures wrist, collarbone

John Wooden broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall, leaving the former UCLA basketball coach hospitalized Friday.Daughter Nan Muehlhausen said the 97-year-old Wooden fell in his condominium Thursday night. She said Wooden was resting comfortably in a hospital and visited with family members throughout the day.”Dad’s spirits are good,” Muehlhausen said in a […]

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Iraqi detainees released in Lebanon (AP)

AP - Lebanon on Friday released 13 Iraqis who had been detained for staying in the country illegally. The move was expected to lead to the release of Iraqis who fled their wartorn country.

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Clinton Asks Who Voters Want ‘Answering Phone’ in Crisis

Hillary Clinton on Friday stepped up the ad wars with Barack Obama, releasing a 30-second TV spot that hammered away at her campaign’s theme that she will be ‘ready to lead from Day One’ — and that the Obama campaign dismissed as fear-mongering.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Bat takes flight cue from insects

Bats use the same aerodynamic trick as insects to hover in one place, scientists report.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Particle collider’s last big piece set (AP)

AP - Engineers on Friday fitted the last major piece into what they say will be the world’s largest scientific instrument — a nuclear particle accelerator in a 17-mile tunnel under the Swiss-French border.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Davis leads Honda Classic after 36 holes (AP)

AP - Dudley Hart spent some of Friday afternoon poised to turn The Honda Classic into a runaway. Later in the day, it was Brian Davis’ turn to take what seemed like a huge lead.

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Ellen DeGeneres: The Hate Must Stop

The host takes a personal moment on her show to speak of the murder of a gay teen
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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Armenian police disperse protesters (AP)

AP - Armenian police on Saturday dispersed a protest by a few hundred opposition supporters who had been camping out in the capital for more than a week.

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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Judge orders Bonds’ grand jury testimony unsealed

A federal judge told prosecutors Friday to redraft their indictment of Barry Bonds and made public his grand jury testimony, revealing a previously unpublicized drug test from seven years ago that showed an elevated testosterone level.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008