Notable portrait of freed slave sold in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An early portrait of a freed slave has been sold to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the 1819 painting by Charles Willson Peale was sold by the Philadelphia History Museum. The portrait went ...
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AP Interview: Bell seeks to channel Tintin
BRUSSELS (AP) — Tintin always is flawless, courageous and heroic — right up to the point of being cartoonesque. That left British actor Jamie Bell, 25, with the challenge of turning the character into a believable, flesh-and-bones intrepid reporter for ...
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Bucs RB Blount ruled out of Bears game in London
BAGSHOT, England (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris says running back LaGarette Blount will not play against the Chicago Bears in London on Sunday. Morris ruled out Blount again after he missed practice all week in London. Blount ...
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Agent: Saints center Kreutz walks away from team
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Center Olin Kreutz has informed the New Orleans Saints that he is leaving the team after losing his passion for football. His agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Friday the 34-year-old Kreutz “has to feel really good about ...
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FIFA to release financial-scandal documents
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter promised Friday to release the files from a 10-year-old corruption scandal that could name senior officials who took millions of dollars in kickbacks. FIFA has previously stopped a Swiss court from releasing documents ...
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Cyclist receives 8-year ban for 2nd doping offense
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Cyclist Joseph Papp has accepted an eight-year ban for his second doping offense, a reduced penalty for assisting the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The 36-year-old Papp was a USADA witness in the 2007 arbitration case that ...
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Missouri takes another step toward leaving Big 12
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has taken another step toward leaving the Big 12 Conference and there is interest in the SEC in taking the Tigers. The governing curators at Missouri unanimously gave Chancellor Brady Deaton the authority Friday ...
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Cain tweaks 9-9-9 tax plan to allow exemptions
DETROIT (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain on Friday redefined his tax plan to exclude the poorest Americans and to allow some deductions, abandoning the zero-exemption feature of his “9-9-9″ proposal that helped win headlines but would have meant ...
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AP sources: Bachmann staff in New Hampshire quits
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Michele Bachmann’s New Hampshire staff has resigned. The Republican presidential contender largely ignored the first-in-the-nation primary state. She has been focused on Iowa and South Carolina, where her social conservative message has more appeal. The small ...
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U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq by Year’s End, Obama Says
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday that the last American soldier would leave Iraq by the end of the year, bringing to an end a nearly nine-year military engagement that cost the lives of 4,400 troops and more than $1 trillion, ...
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Occupy Wall Street: The Revolution Won’t Be Generalized
One fact that quickly becomes apparent on a visit to Zuccotti Park, the center of activity for Occupy Wall Street, is that its current residents cannot be categorized or labeled or lumped together as a group. Of course they all ...
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T.I. ‘Flirting’ With B.o.B Joint Album Idea
Jay-Z and Kanye, Eminem and Royce Da 5’9″, Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame: Could T.I. and B.o.B be next? Since Tip’s release from prison in September , the Atlanta rapper has been keeping busy in the studio, churning out ...
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Justin Bieber ‘Has His Head On Straight’
Justin Bieber is bridging the generation gap with his star-studded holiday album, Under the Mistletoe. He’s collaborated with a string of stars like Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes and Usher for the November 1 LP. But it’s the Biebs’ pairing with ...
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Drake Insisted On Recording Only With 40 For Take Care
When you’ve made an impact with your music the way Drake has, you earn the right to do things your way. For the Toronto MC, that meant recording his sophomore album, Take Care, in his native city. Not only that, ...
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Tour to start circuit in South America
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour is launching a developmental tour south of the border, hoping it can expand its presence in South America as golf prepares to become an Olympic sport again in 2016 in Brazil. ...
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Auriemma blames Notre Dame for realignment issues
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn coach Geno Auriemma thinks that the Big East conference’s realignment issues could have been solved years ago with one simple move — Notre Dame’s football team joining the league. “They’ve been in our league 17 ...
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Bode Miller slams ski officials over new rules
SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Bode Miller has lashed out at the international ski federation, accusing the governing body of “ruining our sport” because of new equipment regulations set to take effect next year. The 34-year-old American ski star on Thursday ...
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Payton only the latest example of sideline dangers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sean Payton played quarterback through high school, college and even as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike. Yet it wasn’t until he was wearing a headset, not a helmet, and holding a flip card, ...
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After low-key start, Romney talks of winning Iowa
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sensing an opening, Mitt Romney suddenly is talking about winning Iowa. The former Massachusetts governor had been focusing elsewhere and hadn’t been to Iowa in two months. But now he’s ramping up his efforts in ...
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Obama formally becomes NH primary candidate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Barack Obama became an official candidate Thursday for the New Hampshire presidential primary, a formality for a man unlikely to face a serious Democratic challenger in the rapidly approaching primary election. While Vice President Joe Biden ...
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