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Day: August 2, 2012

Sports

Michael Phelps writes perfect ending

By Mark Purdy, San Jose Mercury News – LONDON — Michael Phelps lifted himself onto the podium’s top step. He took a deep breath. He puffed out his cheeks. He visibly sighed.

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Facebook pages of MLB clubs hacked

By Juan C. Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel – ATLANTA — The Facebook pages of several Major League Baseball teams were hacked Thursday afternoon. In some cases, existing content was replaced with status updates

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Spain detains 3 al-Qaida suspects

By Sinikka Tarvainen – MADRID — Spanish police have detained three al-Qaida suspects who allegedly were planning to use explosives to stage an attack in Spain or elsewhere in Europe, Interior Minister

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Fed policymakers hold off on stimulus

By Don Lee, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are holding off on launching more economic stimulus for now, but gave a strong signal that they would take action if

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Iowa Lottery sees record sales

Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Iowa Lottery officials are calling fiscal 2012 a jackpot year. Preliminary figures released Tuesday showed the state’s lottery tallied $310.9 million in sales, which translated into a

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