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Let’s be serious for a minute here. Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine and every major entertainment and sports magazine has written about The Wrestler. Everyone loves it. The commercials on TV make it look like the best movie of the year. If you wanted to see this movie today you have to live in one of these cities: Boston Chicago Los Angeles New York San Francisco Washington, D.C. If you want to see this movie on Friday night, you have to live in one of those cities or: Austin Dallas/Ft

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Letter from Sarah. When you think about it, there aren't that many places you can go to experience an Eskimo blanket toss. And now Americans across the nation know where they can go to fill that experiential void, thanks to a breezy letter from the Governor of Alaska, who signs it just plain Sarah. Gov. Tim Pawlen… Read the full post from Across the Great Divide Tags: Politics , Travel , Language & Propaganda
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Don’t need no stinkin’ bans! Chad sends in a blog post noticing that Arlington, VA bars and restaurants are trending smokefree in the absence of legislation: They said Arlington’s bars would never voluntarily go smoke-free … then Liberty Tavern did and places like Eleventh, Union Jacks, and Clarendon Grill soon foll… Read the full post from Jacob Grier Tags: dc , Restaurants , Nanny State , arlington , Smoking Bans
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 by Clay A. Smith - - The Utes turn the Tide on Bama, stealing the show  as Johnson helps Utes get the last laugh. Now it appears that the 13-0 performance was no fluke. But unfortunately Non- B.C.S. teams will still face an uphill battle. - After his near-record breaking season, Brees gets zero votes for M.V.P. Most likely because the Saints still failed to finish in the post-season. Even though the rookie class gave Saints high hopes, New Orleans must proceed with caution because defe

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Will the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team break into the Top 25 this week? The Hogs are 11-1 and defeated No. 4 Oklahoma last week in Fayetteville. Arkansas has not been ranked since 11.12.07. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports puts the Hogs 23rd in his national rankings. The Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches’ polls will be released later today. UPDATE: The Coaches’ Poll gave Arkansas no love. While the Hogs received 27 votes, they are well behind Tennessee who is ranked 25th despite losing

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Digest: Funny honey, the pork disease, and White House eats Angry Buzz: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has a series of articles on the sticky state of the honey industry. Start with the two-part report on honey, which introduces readers to honey laundering and continues to meaningless label claims. Think domestic honey means produced in the U.S.? That organi… Read the full post from The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing. Tags: Politics , News , Labor , bees , Digest
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Multi-State High Speed Chase Ends In Downtown Hagerstown MSNBC - 3 hours ago HAGERSTOWN, MD - A Chambersburg man wanted on felony charges is in custody after high speed a police chase through downtown Hagerstown. … Man leads police on chase in Pa. and Md. Chambersburg Public Opinion Franklin County Man Takes Police On Chase MSNBC Police log Chambersburg Public Opinion all 5 news articles

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Muncie Central’s Jeremiah Davis looks to drive the lane during a 53-40 loss on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Jay County in Portland, Ind. (James Brosher/IDS) PORTLAND, Ind. — On Saturday, I shot a high school basketball game for the first time in more than a year. At the Indiana Daily Student, we don’t cover high school sports unless it’s a recruit for one of Indiana University’s athletic teams. That was the case this weekend. I photographed Jeremiah Davis, a sophomore at Class 4A Muncie Central (4

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Video | Gay mayor takes oath with partner at his side From The Oregonian, where Peter Zuckerman — partner of newly installed Portland, Ore., Mayor Sam Adams — is a reporter: Portland’s new mayor… Read the full post from Steve Rothaus’ Gay South Florida Tags: Current Affairs , Politics , Travel , Weblogs , Media , Business , Gay , LGBT , Miami , Workplace , Lesbian , Youth , Bisexual , Transgender , South Florida , fort lauderdale , Miami Beach
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