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Thank you for an AMAZING 2010. It has truly been a memorable year and we are very grateful to have worked with you, gotten to know you better and to have had the privilege of sharing 2010 with you! From interactive and entertaining events to informative programs, we are grateful for the trust and faith shown in us by our customers - both new and old.
Like most years, there has been no shortage of newsworthy and transformative events, newfound sources of inspiration and motivation, breakout stars, scientific discovery, moments of extreme happiness and sadness, indelible memories, major changes both personally and professionally, and of course excitement and optimism for the year ahead.
On behalf of everyone here at All American Talent & Celebrity Network, we wish you the very best of holiday seasons and health, happiness and success in 2011!
As the end of the year approaches, we like to pause and reflect on the past year as we simultaneously look to the new year that is sure to be full of opportunity and inspiration.
Warmest Regards,
Greg Friedlander
President
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| Highlights |
Favorite Booking of 2010: Hilary Swank
Runner-up: Sir Richard Branson
Best Industry Trends: TED delivers another year of inspiring, impactful and influential thought leaders. Launch of TEDWomen and Tremendous Growth of TEDx
Enjoy Private Life: Larry King, Herb Kelleher, and Maria Shriver, who took the CA Women's Conference to New Heights.
A Few Things to Watch: Oprah Winfrey launches OWN, Piers Morgan replaces Larry King, the new American Idol Judges (Steven Tyler & Jennifer Lopez), Lebron vs. Kobe, new Speaker of the House John Boehner, divided Congress and lots of debate about the Healthcare Bill, Immigration and the Economy.
We've Got Questions: Will Facebook, Twiitter and Apple continue their dominance? Will Unemployment ever go down? What will the backlash be from Wikileaks? Will Obama finally live up to the hype? Is the Tea Party for real? How will various tensions be resolved with Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Iraq and North Korea? |
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January: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. With a confirmed death toll over 230,000[7][8][9] it is one of the deadliest on record.
February: The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.
April: The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, is among 96 killed when their airplane crashes in western Russia.
April: The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling.
May: The Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures.
June: July 11 – The 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in South Africa, and is won by Spain.
July: Wikileaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.
August: The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.
October: Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, trapped 700 metres underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, are brought back to the surface after surviving for a record 69 days. November – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".
November: The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. |
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Gulf Oil Spill |
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Chavez Tas Ponchao |
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Haiti Earthquake |
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Wikileaks Cablegate |
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Pakistan Floods |
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Hurricane Earl |
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Koreas Conflict |
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Prince Williams Engagement |
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Chilean Miners Rescue |
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World Aids Day |
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| Top 10 U.S. News Stories (Time) |
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The BP Oil Spill |
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McChrystal and the War in Afghanistan |
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Rise of the Tea Party |
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Arizona's Strict Immigration Law |
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Obama's Quagmire: Health Care |
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US-China Tensions |
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Obama's Quagmire II: The Economy |
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The Arrival of the iPad |
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U.S. Islamophobia |
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The Supreme Court Sides With Citizens United |
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Haiti Earthquake |
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South Africa's World Cup |
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WikiLeaks |
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Yemen: New Front in the War on Terrorism |
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Chilean Miners |
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European Austerity Measures |
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Pakistan Floods |
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Mexico's Drug War |
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North Korea's Year of Bad Behavior |
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Thailand's Red Shirts |
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BP Oil Spill |
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iPhone |
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World Cup |
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Megan Fox |
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Miley Cyrus |
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Justin Bieber |
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Kim Kardashian |
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American Idol |
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Lady Gaga |
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Britney Spears |
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Unemployment |
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Tea Party Movement |
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Wall Street Companies |
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Elizabeth Warren |
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Recalls |
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New Credit Card Laws |
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Foreclosures |
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Dow Jones Flash Crash |
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Health Care Bill |
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Austerity Strikes |
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| Top Business Stories of 2010 (AP) |
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Economy Struggles / Unemployment |
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Gm's Comeback |
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Gulf Oil Spill |
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Financial Overhaul |
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China's Rise |
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European Bailouts |
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Real Estate Crisis |
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500 Million Facebook Users |
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Toyota's Recall |
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Ipad Mania |
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| Financial Overhaul |
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| Top 10 Biz Deals (Time) |
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United Unites with Continental |
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Unilever Buys Alberto Culver |
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General Motors' IPO |
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Warren Buffett Acquires a Successor |
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Sanofi-Aventis Makes Hostile Bid for Genzyme |
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Private Equity Firm 3G Buys Burger King |
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MetLife Picks Up a Piece of AIG |
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Southwest Buys Airtran |
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Agriculture Bank of China Goes Public |
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IBM Sells 1% Bonds |
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| Top 10 Green Stories (Time) |
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The Oil Spill — and What It Didn't Change |
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Lake Mead Is Drying Up |
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The Death of Cap-and-Trade |
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The IPCC Screws Up |
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The UN Climate Process Falls Flat |
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The Electric Car Finally Arrives |
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Prop 23 Is Defeated |
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Trend Alert! Collaborative Consumption |
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California Embarks on Cap-and-Trade |
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Nations Agree to Slow Biodiversity Loss |
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| The Electric Car Finally Arrives |
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Being Sarah Palin |
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Giving Terry Jones a Platform |
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Chelsea Clinton's Wedding |
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LeBron James' 'Decision' |
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Bewitched by Christine O'Donnell |
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Bieber Fever |
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The Mortalizing of Barack Obama |
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Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite |
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Gordon Brown's 'Bigotgate' |
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Kanye's Beautiful, Dark Twittered Fantasy |
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The Outcome in Iraq |
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Transparency in Medical Research |
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Jihadists Take Somalia |
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America's Natural-Gas Boom |
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Mass Rape in the Congo |
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The Rise of Europe's Anti-immigrant Right |
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Health Care Fraud |
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Another War in Sudan? |
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Iran's Internal Power Struggle |
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No Shame on Wall Street |
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| America's Natural-Gas Boom |
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| Top 10 Entertainment Stories of 2010 (AP) |
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Nbc Late-Night Erupts |
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Beatles Come To Itunes |
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Prince William Gets Engaged: |
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Cowell Leaves "Idol" |
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Larry King Quits |
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Internet And Tv Move Closer |
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"Lost" Ends |
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Tablets Unleash App |
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Bullock Wins Oscar, Divorces |
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"Avatar" Makes History |
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| "Avatar" Makes History |
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| Top 10 Facebook Trends (Time) |
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The Facebook Movie: The Social Network |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns |
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500 Million Users |
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Queen Joins Facebook |
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Facebook Places Introduced |
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Instant Messages Revealed |
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Celebrity Doppelganger Week |
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Privacy Snafus |
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Zuckerberg Gives Millions to Newark Public Schools |
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Facebook E-mail |
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iPad |
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iPhone 4 |
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Samsung Galaxy S |
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Apple TV |
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11-In. MacBook Air |
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Toshiba Libretto Dual-Screen Laptop |
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Google TV Via Logitech Revue |
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Kinect |
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Nexus One |
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Nook Color |
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Netflix |
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Dragon Dictation |
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Groupon |
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Petfinder |
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iMovie |
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Hulu Plus |
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Springpad |
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iBooks |
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Twitter |
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Nike + GPS |
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| Top 10 TV Commercials (Time) |
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Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like |
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Nike: What Should I Do? |
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Snickers: Betty White |
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Subaru: Baby Driver |
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Nike: Write the Future |
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Coca-Cola: Hard Times |
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Google: Parisian Love |
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GEICO: This Little Piggy |
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Windows Phone: Really? |
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Bridgestone: Bachelor Party |
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Baseball's Imperfect Game |
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McDowell's Ryder Cup Magic |
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LeBron's Bad Decision |
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Saints Come Marching On |
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A College Basketball Cinderella Comes Oh So Close |
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The Three-Day Duel at Wimbledon |
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Football Uses Its Head |
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Rochette Brightens the Games for Canada |
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Ghana's World Cup Giveaway |
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Making Cricket History |
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