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Federer wins, Roddick withdraws at Cincy (AP)
Roger Federer shook off last week's early-round loss in Toronto and beat Robby Ginepri 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-0 Tuesday in his first match at the Cincinnati Masters. "I'm happy I'm back with a...
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Robredo opens Cincy Masters with win (AP)
Twelfth-seeded Tommy Robredo, a winner two weeks ago on clay, picked up his hard-court game on Monday and beat nemesis Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-2 in the opening match of the Cincinnati Masters. Robredo is...
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US: Ivins solely responsible for anthrax attacks
(AP)
AP - Army scientist Bruce Ivins had in his lab highly purified anthrax spores that were linked to the 2001 attacks that killed five and access to the distinctive envelopes used to mail them, the...
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Gasoline costs, energy rivet candidates' attention
(AP)
AP - To understand why Barack Obama and John McCain are emphasizing solutions to the country's energy woes and have scrambled to change their positions, look no further than the voters' distress...
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Jury seated in lawsuit against Osteen's wife
(AP)
AP - A jury was seated Wednesday in a lawsuit alleging the wife of nationally known pastor Joel Osteen assaulted a flight attendant.
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Venezuelans protest Chavez's new socialist push
(AP)
AP - Riot police used tear gas Wednesday as they blocked hundreds of Venezuelans protesting what they call new moves by President Hugo Chavez to concentrate his power. The demonstrators said a...
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9 presumed dead in wildfire helicopter crash
(AP)
AP - Eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a blaze in a Northern California forest, officials said Wednesday.
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Possible Shakespearean theater found in London
(AP)
AP - The theater where "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" likely debuted and where William Shakespeare himself may have trodden the boards has likely been discovered in east London,...
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Federal investigators drop Ledger drug inquiry
(AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed to his overdose death this year, a law enforcement...
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Anthrax probe to close after suspect's death
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Army scientist Dr. Bruce Ivins was the only person responsible for the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks that killed five people, and authorities will close the case, a federal prosecutor...
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