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Big 10 official did not compromise game...
Submitted by admin on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 04:36

Print this story Text Size Saturday, August 9, 2008 11:11 PM EDT The Associated Press

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The Big Ten's investigation of two games involving an official with a history of financial troubles and casino gambling turned up no evidence to suggest the integrity of either 2007 game was compromised, the conference announced Friday.

Yahoo! Sports reported in December ...


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Winship/Moyers: The wave of 'Capitol Crimes' continues...
Submitted by admin on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 05:36

Like the largesse he spread so bountifully to members of Congress and the White House staff - countless fancy meals, skybox tickets to basketball games and U2 concerts, golfing sprees in Scotland - Jack Abramoff is the gift that keeps on giving.

The notorious lobbyist and his cohorts (including conservatives Tom Delay, Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed) shook down Native American tribal coun...


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Energy platforms could sway state’s voters...
Submitted by admin on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 09:36

Washington - The wide open Southern Nevada desert has always been home to such hope and heartache. Dreamers have been coming here for generations to build something out of nothing, mining the gold deep in its rocks, testing bombs in the name of national defense, entertaining the world on its glittery, gambling Strip.

With every development comes a legacy, etching itself into the narrative...


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Richard Ryman column: P&G retiree, 99, still finds time for picnic...
Submitted by admin on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 15:36

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La. finally quits cockfights, last state to ban it...
Submitted by admin on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 16:36

Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere.

On Friday, Louisiana will become the last state to outlaw the rooster fights, a move that cockfighting enthusiasts say marks the end of a rich rural tradition.

"The culture, the custom of...


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Cockfighting Comes To An End...
Submitted by admin on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 03:36

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere.

On Friday, Louisiana will become the last state to outlaw the rooster fights, a move that cockfighting enthusiasts say marks the end of a rich rural tradition.

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