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Rasmussen: Candidates Tied, McCain Leads By 1

Donklephant  Sat, 08/09/2008 - 7:18pm

With leaners
Obama - 47%
McCain - 46%

Without leaners
Obama - 44%
McCain - 43%

McCain takes a slim lead today, as Rasmussen shows us that this razor is really tight among likely voters.



 

Boarding Schools Generate China's Sport Stars

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 07/21/2008 - 7:40am

Projecting athletic prowess has been a top priority for the Chinese government over the years. And it is some of the country's littlest citizens who must carry this responsibility.

From the age of four, select Chinese children are molded into the nation's elite athletes.

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Google: Spectrum bid goal was openness, not winning

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 04/03/2008 - 5:51pm

Google says it participated in the recent wireless spectrum auction not with the goal to win, but to help drive bidding high enough to ensure that open-access rules it had pushed for would be adopted.

"Google's top priority heading into the auction was to make sure that bidding on ...



 

Wen pledges China will tackle problems (AFP)

Ytop stories  Wed, 03/05/2008 - 12:17am

A view of the inside of the Great Hall of the People during the China People's Political Consultative Conference on March 3.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Wednesday to tackle a vast menu of problems from pollution to



 

Playing America's favorite game

Daily Texan  Mon, 02/25/2008 - 11:00pm

In a time of war and economic crisis, Congress' top priority seems to be a baseball player - not a baseball player who committed treason, not a baseball player who is working undercover to undermine U.S. economic interests, but a baseball player who may or may not have cheated at one time.