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Emotional distance: Running for a cause
Midway through today's Baltimore Marathon, when her feet start to blister and her legs start to burn, Beth O'Grady will look toward heaven and ask her brother for help. "OK, Steve, we're halfway there," she'll say. "Give me strength." Then, as always,...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Cancer, Baltimore Running Festival, Medical Specialization, Diseases
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Review: 'The Shadow in the North'
Times Television CriticBillie Piper, beloved as Rose Tyler in the renascent "Doctor Who" and somewhat less adored as the star of " Secret Diary of a Call Girl," gets back to saving the world Sunday night as Victorian girl detective Sally Lockhart in “The Shadow in the...Tags: Billie Piper, John Alexander, Television, Secret Diary of a Call Girl (tv program)
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Right running mate turns solo show into winning act
Sentinel Staff WriterAt 6 feet 1 and 228 pounds, Fred Taylor looks like the prototypical NFL running back. At 5-7 and 208 pounds, Maurice Jones-Drew looks like, well, a bowling ball. But put together, these running mates make a potent force for the Jacksonville Jaguars. If...Tags: Joe Perry, George H.W. Bush, Thomas Jefferson, Political Candidates, William McKinley
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1962 Green Bay Packers (Photo)
This Packers team, coached by Vince Lombardi and led on the field by quarterback Bart Starr, fullback Jim Taylor and linebacker Ray Nitschke, is considered the last dominating team of the pre-Super Bowl era. The 1962 Green Bay Packers went 13-1 that...Tags: Football, Multi-Sport Events, Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers, Ray Nitschke
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Is the V-8 a thing of the past?
TRIBUNE REPORTERWith automakers facing tougher fuel economy regulations and growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, could the V-8 engine, part of the automotive landscape for 60 years, be headed for the endangered species list? Not likely, according to industry...Tags: Chrysler, Toyota, Volkswagen, Toyota Motor Corp., Chevrolet
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Post-Katrina cottages get a lukewarm welcome
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen a New York designer came up with a plan for a tiny cottage that could offer permanent shelter for Gulf Coast residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi officials pressed hard for federal funding. Why build a flimsy government trailer,...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Mississippi, Government, Metal and Mineral, Firearms
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QUICK TRIPS
Auto *It packs a supercharged 550-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 (borrowed from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1) that can be teamed with a 6-speed transmission, manual or automatic (the current model is manual only). It's the CTS-V, which General Manager Jim...Tags: Chrysler, Music, Cadillac, Chrysler LLC, Mercedes-Benz
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Lady ink slingers dominate Oscar noms
THIS year's nominations for original and adapted screenplay ask the question why -- as in, why do we need a Y chromosome? In an unprecedented surge of recognition for female creative forces, the academy chose to nominate four women for individual...Tags: Paul Thomas Anderson, Academy Awards, New York, Ronald Harwood, Joel Coen
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Detroit Auto Show blog: Hyundai turns things up a notch
Tribune staff reporterHyundai is positioning its Genesis luxury sedan against such prestigious cars as the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes E-Class, touting a long list of premium features including adaptive headlights, radar-based cruise control, XM's traffic navigation service,...Tags: Porsche AG, Town & Country Corporation, Chrysler LLC, Petroleum Industry, Toyota Motor Corp.
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'Savages' poster, comic enough to Ware
When the illustrated poster for writer-director Tamara Jenkins' new film "The Savages" first appeared, its striking design and air of melancholy stood out. Online message boards lit up with people wanting to know who drew the poster. After some sleuthing,...Tags: Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Alexander Payne, Disasters, Los Angeles, Movies
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'Grey's Anatomy' Star Sandra Oh's Divorce Final
Zap2It.comSandra Oh, whose character on "Grey's Anatomy" is still nursing a broken heart, has finalized her divorce in real life. The actress and "Sideways" writer-director Alexander Payne are finally done with the divorce process now that their finances are...Tags: Adam Sandler, Celebrity, Alexander Payne, Movies, California
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Movie capsules
South Florida Sun-SentinelA summary of the movies playing Oct. 11 to Nov. 15, 2007 at the 22nd Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Most tickets are $10 general admission; $5 for members and free for holders of FLIFF Fast Pass. Parties and special events are priced...Tags: Human Rights, Festive Event, Ku Klux Klan, Henry Czerny, John Davis
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