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Nadal, Federer in finals
PARIS (AP) -- As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday: That Rafael Nadal would be so dominant during a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Novak Djokovic, a man who is, after all, ranked No. 3 and a Grand Slam champion? Or that Roger Federer would run into so much trouble before winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 against Gael Monfils, a m...
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Slattery adds Republicans TOPEKA -- Two Republicans who worked for Bob Dole and former Gov
Slattery adds Republicans TOPEKA -- Two Republicans who worked for Bob Dole and former Gov. Bill Graves are joining Democrat Jim Slattery's U.S. Senate campaign team. Nelson and Judy Krueger endorsed Slattery and joined his campaign steering committee. Nelson Krueger was an administrative assistant for Dole in Kansas, his wife served as campaign manager for Graves and later secretary of appointments and deputy chief of staff. Slattery faces L...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday's Game Boston 98, L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press NBA FINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday's Game Boston 98, L.A. Lakers 88, Boston leads series 1-0 Sunday's Game L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. Tuesday's Game Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Thursday, June 12 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 15 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m., if necessary Tuesday, June 17 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m., if necessary Th...
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ChiSox complete sweep
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jose Contreras won his fourth straight decision and Jim Thome homered Thursday as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 to complete a three-game sweep. Orlando Cabrera's two-run single capped a four-run second inning for the first-place White Sox, who came home in turmoil this week after manager Ozzie Guillen called out his team and general manager Kenny Williams on Sunday following a frustrating series at Tamp...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.3150 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Copper -$3.6105 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.5530 N.Y. Merc spot Thu. Lead - $1941.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9091 per lb., delivered. Gold - $890.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $871.80 troy oz., NY Merc spot Thu. Silver - $17.440 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $1...
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BostonGleeParty
BOSTON (AP) -- Just like that, those familiar chants of "Beat L.A.," dormant for more than two decades, were silenced once again. As Paul Pierce laid in pain near the edge of the famed parquet floor, clutching his injured right knee and weeping, a new cry -- "Let's go Paul" -- filled the air before Boston's captain was carried from the floor by his teammates and whisked to the locker room in a wheelchair. Game over. Series over. Any chance...
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Ivanovic to meet Safina for title
PARIS (AP) -- Ana Ivanovic let out a girlish squeal and covered her face, delighted with what she had just achieved. And this was before the young Serb learned she had clinched the No. 1 ranking for the first time. Ivanovic advanced to the French Open final for the second year in a row, sweeping the final three games Thursday to beat Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Ivanovic's opponent Saturday will be No. 13-seeded Dinara Safina, who will be t...
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Foreclosures hit a record high, and more are coming
By Jeannine Aversa AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON -- The foreclosure hammer is hitting ever harder. People lost their homes at the highest rate on record in the first three months of the year, and late payments soared to a new high, too -- an alarming sign that the housing crisis and its damage to the national economy may only get worse. Dumping more empty homes on an already glutted market also is likely to put a further drag on home prices ...
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Storms produce 30 tornadoes
Twister destroys home in Missouri By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press Writer Several tornadoes dropped from a line of strong storms that moved across Kansas into Missouri on Thursday, destroying at least one home and spooking a pair of circus elephants that escaped their enclosure. The elephants, part of a traveling circus in WaKeeney, were apparently frightened by the storm and wandered through the town after breaking loose, said Trego Cou...
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Royals draft 1B
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Help may be on the way for the weakest-hitting club in the major leagues. The Kansas City Royals took Eric Hosmer, a power-hitting high school first baseman, with the third overall pick of the baseball draft on Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Hosmer, the son of a Plantation, Fla., firefighter, batted .470 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI while leading American Heritage High School to the Florida state championship. If the Royals f...
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Gates fires Air Force chiefs WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is likely to recommend to President Bush that he nominate a former Air Force executive, Michael B
Gates fires Air Force chiefs WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is likely to recommend to President Bush that he nominate a former Air Force executive, Michael B. Donley, to the service's top civilian post, a senior defense official said today. Donley, who was acting secretary of the Air Force for seven months in 1993 and served as the service's top financial officer from 1989 to 1993, would replace Michael Wynne, who was fired b...
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Police stop opposition campaign HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The opposition said today that its rallies had been banned indefinitely three weeks before the presidential runoff, while the U
Police stop opposition campaign HARARE, Zimbabwe -- The opposition said today that its rallies had been banned indefinitely three weeks before the presidential runoff, while the U.S. ambassador accused President Robert Mugabe's regime of using food as a weapon to stay in power. U.S. Ambassador James McGee said the regime is distributing food mostly to its supporters and that those backing the opposition are offered food only if they hand in i...
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Six drops campaign hints TOPEKA -- Attorney General Steve Six is dropping strong hints that he'll run for a full term in 2010, but he's not quite ready to declare his candidacy
Six drops campaign hints TOPEKA -- Attorney General Steve Six is dropping strong hints that he'll run for a full term in 2010, but he's not quite ready to declare his candidacy. Six took over the office Jan. 31. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed him to replace Paul Morrison, who was forced to resign because of a scandal over an extramarital affair. Fellow Democrats have assumed Six will run. "I found that I do really enjoy the work of the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.3025 per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Copper -$3.6105 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.5530 N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Lead - $2002.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9157 per lb., delivered. Gold - $878.75 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $879.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Wed. Silver - $17.065 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver - $1...
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'Survivor' production crew runs into problems in Gabon
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Jeff Probst says the upcoming season of "Survivor" has already hit a few snags. "Survivor: Gabon -- Earth's Last Eden" has been plagued with several preproduction problems, Probst told The Associated Press at a restaurant opening Wednesday. The dilemmas for the 17th season of the CBS reality show, which begins filming in Africa later this month, range from encroaching animals to slow shipments. "Our shipping ...
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National Hockey League Playoffs By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) Saturday, May 24 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0 Monday, May 26 Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, May 28 Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2 Saturday's Game Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1 Monday's Game Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3 Wednesday's Game Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2, Detroit wins series 4-2
National Hockey League Playoffs By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) Saturday, May 24 Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0 Monday, May 26 Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday, May 28 Pittsburgh 3, Detroit 2 Saturday's Game Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1 Monday's Game Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 3 Wednesday's Game Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2, Detroit wins series 4-2
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DetroitDominance
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Hockeytown is home to the Stanley Cup -- again. Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the finals. The celebration came two nights later than expected. The Penguins forced the series back to Pennsylvania by tying Game 5 with 34.3 seconds left in regulation and winning it ...
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Safina advances to finals
PARIS (AP) -- Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion. Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 this morning. It's the first berth in a major final for the 22-year-old Safina. Her brother, Marat Safin, is a former No. 1 player who won the 2000 U.S. Open and 2005 Austral...
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Attackers beat diplomats HARARE, Zimbabwe -- U
Attackers beat diplomats HARARE, Zimbabwe -- U.S. and British diplomats were attacked today as they tried to investigate political violence in Zimbabwe and a U.S. Embassy staffer was beaten, an embassy spokesman said. U.S. officials in Washington and British officials in London said the diplomats were released after being held for hours at a road block on the outskirts of Harare, the capital, following a trip to northern Zimbabwe. The opposit...
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Clinton calls it quits
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's biggest backers from New York rallied around Barack Obama today as she signaled her candidacy was ending. The likely Democratic nominee said he won't be hurried into a decision on whether to make her his running mate. Clinton, in an e-mail to supporters, said she "will be speaking on Saturday about how together we can rally the party behind Senator Obama. The stakes are too high and the task...
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