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Oct 31, 2009 | American Way

Show Stopper

Broadway veteran Lea Michele takes center stage in the Fox dramedy Glee . [dl] Television LEA MICHELE was ready for a break.

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Related Topix: Glee, Entertainment, Television, Mixed Martial Arts, Musical Theater, Theater, Arts

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Topeka Capital-Journal

Men sought in slaying

Topeka police said Friday they were looking for two teenage males in connection with a fatal shooting Monday in the area of S.W. Central Park and Douthitt streets, near the east side of Central Park.

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Related Topix: Topeka, KS, Topeka Metro, Mixed Martial Arts

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Science Daily

Opening Up A Colorful Cosmic Jewel Box

One of the most spectacular nestles deep in the southern skies near the Southern Cross in the constellation of Crux.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Astronomy, Science, Science / Technology, Space, NASA

Channelnewsasia.com

Uruguay likely to look left for new president

MONTEVIDEO: Voters in Uruguay cast ballots on Sunday in a presidential vote likely to keep the resource-rich South American nation under a markets-minded leftist leader.

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Related Topix: South America, Uruguay, World News, Mixed Martial Arts, Tabare Vazquez

Wed Oct 28, 2009

GroundReport.com

Arroyo Admistration 'Not losing sleep', as Joseph Estrada will try a sequal as Philippine President

A popular blog avatar used by former President Estrada's supporters on blogs and websites, :Erap" is the former Philippine Presidents screen nickname, The slogan says Estrada, still and adds the word Pagbabalik or Pilipino for "The Return". A return to power of deposed President Joesph Estrada, is not something the current occupants of the ...

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Related Topix: Blog News, Mixed Martial Arts, Eduardo Ermita, Opinion

Tue Oct 27, 2009

News of the World

Now Mandy is making his marque as Westminstera s "Two Jags".

FIRST it was Prezza . . . now Mandy is making his marque as Westminster's "Two Jags". Angry government drivers have given Lord Mandelson the nickname after he fixed it so he has use of a pair of the flash motors.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Jaguar

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel

Hard times: NASA faces tough fight for funds

WASHINGTON I t's a time-honored NASA tradition to give every new astronaut class a derogatory nickname, chosen by the class that preceded it.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Mixed Martial Arts, Space, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, David Obey

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Free Republic

Democrats Are Optimistic That Public Option Will Be Approved [All But Done Deal?]

Several Democratic senators voiced optimism on Sunday that Congress would pass a health care bill containing at least the germ of a government-run insurance program.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Mixed Martial Arts

WSET

Family of Fallen Teen Speak Out

Danville Police tell ABC-13, an arrest has been made in the shooting of a 14-year-old boy.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Sat Oct 24, 2009

World News from Times Online

Russia salutes its mafia as the good guys

Following the death of a notorious crime boss Russian MPs are enraged as the media and the public line up to praise him Mark Franchetti in Moscow The scene could have come straight out of The Godfather.

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Related Topix: Mafia, Prison, Mixed Martial Arts

Tulsa World

Family plot

Glendon Floyd is not looking for a fight when he walks among the tombstones of Akins Cemetery, but he warns it could happen.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Life, Homebrewing, Hobbies, Oklahoma, Sequoyah County, OK

Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Stopping short of a Rampage

Note: Hawai'i's Scott Junk, a contestant on the reality show 'Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights,' comments on Episode 6: Wednesday's show started with Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Darrill Schoonover talking smack to each other .

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Quinton Jackson

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Sacramento Bee

Retiring CalPERS' 'potato guy' collected tons of spuds

They're getting ready to say goodbye to the "potato guy" at CalPERS. Research program specialist Tom Peterson is retiring at the end of this month.

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Related Topix: Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Mixed Martial Arts, Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Ann Arbor.com

Evil had a birthday last Saturday

Last Saturday, a vicious Ann Arbor criminal celebrated his birthday in the Baraga Correctional Facility in the Upper Peninsula.

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Related Topix: Prison, Washtenaw County, MI, Mixed Martial Arts

Canada.com

'No Surrender Crew' aptly named

It seems the "No Surrender Crew" may have been true to their nickname until the end.

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Related Topix: Canada, World News, Mixed Martial Arts, North America

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Financial Standard

Terror gang takes over Meru region

Fear envelopes parts of Meru north region when night falls. Residents cower behind closed doors hoping they will not be the next victims of a terror gang that has taken over the area.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Star of Mysore

Kushalnagar Mohan tells a story

Kushalnagar's Civil Contractor Ponnachana Mohan, who was released by kidnappers along with his son, disclosed here that the kidnappers had complete information about him.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Global Voices Online

Armenia: Oligarch's staff allegedly implicated in animal cruelty scandal

Facebook users today posted links to a video shot at what is alleged to be the private zoo of a local oligarch and MP.

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Related Topix: Twitter, Mixed Martial Arts

Sun Oct 18, 2009

NBC Washington

Save Reality's Children

Falcon Heene, the 6-year-old who likely will be stuck with the unfortunate nickname "Balloon Boy" for the rest of his hopefully long life, spoke or, more accurately, barfed for us all when he twice got sick during national TV interviews.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Parenting, Entertainment, Television

MSNBC

Exiting Iraq ends mission veiled in ambivalence

EDITOR'S NOTE a ' Since January, AP correspondent Hamza Hendawi has embedded at regular intervals with a U.S. infantry company in Baghdad to gauge how the military mission in Iraq is changing.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Prison, US Military, US Army, End Times, Mixed Martial Arts

Leader Post

In the war of words, it's Petrie vs. Knox

Here's hoping this column reaches you early this morning, as part of your complete breakfast, like in advertising, when yogurt, granola and orange juice round out the complete breakfast of the one part that is Choco-Frosty Sugar Pops.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Rashad Evans, North America, Canada, World News,

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The West Australian

Cummings claims another cup with Viewed

Cups King Bart Cummings lived up to his nickname when he claimed his seventh Caulfield Cup courtesy of Melbourne Cup hero Viewed on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Fri Oct 16, 2009

BruDirect

Teacher Slaps Student In One Elite College

A few months ago, an expat Chemistry teacher in an elite college in Jalan Muara slapped a local student on the face.

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Related Topix: Chemistry, Science, Mixed Martial Arts

Thu Oct 15, 2009

For Love of Your Pets, Online Pet Car...

Scottish Terrier a " a Wonderful Dog

The Scottish Terrier also often called the Scottie or the Highland or Aberdeen Terrier is well known for its classic terrier personality.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

The Evening Sun

On the subject of nicknames ...

Things can get punchy in The Evening Sun newsroom around two or three in the afternoon.

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Rod 2.0

Floyd Mayweather's Diva-Like Behavior During "SET" Photo Shoot

Floyd Mayweather's diva-like behavior during the session was described as a "disaster" and he mocks Kanye West during his " skinny jeans " gay panic.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Hip-Hop, Mixed Martial Arts

Wed Oct 14, 2009

EurekAlert!

The Milky Way's tiny but tough galactic neighbor

Astronomers obtained this portrait of Barnard's Galaxy using the Wide Field Imager attached to the 2.2-m MPG/ESO telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.

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Related Topix: Astronomy, Science, Mixed Martial Arts

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Republican Party launches new website

The Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said GOP.com , which stands for "Grand Old Party," the party's nickname, will "help Republicans compete in any race, in any state, at any time". Mr Obama relied heavily on the internet during his presidential campaign for organising, fund-raising and communicating and has created MySpace, ...

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Related Topix: US News, Mixed Martial Arts, Social Software, Blog News

The Toronto Star

I need help, exchange bandit says

Kevin John Pinto, seen in a courtroom sketch on Sept. 16, 2009, would ask about the American exchange rate before demanding money from bank tellers.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Mon Oct 12, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

H1N1 Already Taking Its Toll In Metro Atlanta

One of the area's foremost infectious disease doctors says what he has already seen of h-1-n-1, tells him this is a dangerous and deadly disease.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Atlanta Metro, Mixed Martial Arts

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Irish Independent

A man called Danger

The elegant Rolls-Royce left the Berkeley Court Hotel in leafy Ballsbridge that sunny Friday evening and glided noiselessly through the traffic until it reached St Stephen's Green , where it came to a halt outside Dublin 's most expensive restaurant, White's on the Green.

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Related Topix: Dallas, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Patrick Duffy, Roscommon, MI, Mixed Martial Arts, Roscommon County, MI

Sat Oct 10, 2009

New York Times

Breathing New Life Into an Oft-Told Tale

Let's get right to the point. "Fly" blew me away. The history of the Tuskegee Airmen is inspiring enough on its own.

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Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL, Theater, Arts, Mixed Martial Arts

The Otago Daily Times

Hear of the dog

Sam Neill, as Dean Spanley, and Jeremy Northam. Photo from image.net. He's captained a Russian submarine, been chased by dinosaurs and in his latest film is reincarnated as a dog.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Jurassic Park, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Sam Neill, Tyrone County, Northern Ireland, World News, United Kingdom, Mixed Martial Arts, Drink, Wine

PanArmenian Network

Kentikian promises a tough fight

'Of course I know Julia Sahin well, her fighting style is very well known. She is the undefeated champion in a lower weight class, very agile and quick, but I am too.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Queen, Mixed Martial Arts, World News, Armenia, Asia, Turkey, Middle East

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Bleacher Report

Roger Mayweather Should Be In Prison

Former Junior Welterweight Champion Roger "Black Mamba" Mayweather, had a warrant issued for his arrest last week after he failed to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court to face charges of battery and coercion.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Mixed Martial Arts, Josh Koscheck, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Potomac News

Shannon Column: The Bath County Hillbilly

As the Democrat's gubernatorial primary was drawing to a close, the Washington Post surprised many political observers by endorsing the unpolished Creigh Deeds over happenin' guy Terry McAuliffe and liberal heart-throb Brian Moran.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Barney Frank, Democrat, Mixed Martial Arts, Opinion

Thu Oct 08, 2009

San Diego 6

Marines Ban Certain Dog Breeds as On-Base Pets

We asked about the Encinitas Dog park Rules and the actions of law enforcement. Undercover police officers converging on the dog park at 6:05 to issue $445 tickets to dog... The Marine Corps pride themselves on the "devil dog" nickname, but it is banning certain breeds of dogs from its military housing.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, US News, Mixed Martial Arts

Calgary Sun

The Soul of rock

Collective Soul's Ed Roland hasn't exactly taken a shine to the nickname of his band's latest album.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Collective Soul, Mixed Martial Arts, Family, Kids, Music, Entertainment

Wed Oct 07, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Top Rwandan genocide suspect arrested

Ugandan police have arrested top Rwandan genocide suspect Idelphonse Nizeyimana, who is accused of organizing a massacre of students and the murder of an emblematic Tutsi queen, officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: World News, Rwanda, Africa, Uganda, Mixed Martial Arts,

Tampa Bay Online

Alleged gunman faces attempted murder charge

A St. Petersburg man was arrested Tuesday, accused of repeatedly shooting a man with whom he had argued inside the Bottoms Up Gentlemen's Club in Pinellas Park.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, St. Petersburg, FL, Tampa Metro, Pinellas Park, FL, Mixed Martial Arts

Telegraph.co.uk

Curtis Warren: Rich List gangster guilty of Jersey cannabis plot

Curtis Warren, one of Britain's most notorious gangsters who once appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List, has been convicted of trying to smuggle 1 million worth of cannabis into Jersey.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts, Prison, Jersey County, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Agency, Drama Movies

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Lockergnome Nexus

Shades of Nikola Tesla! Sony Demonstrates Wireless Charging Capability

As anyone who has a love of the history of technology knows, though Thomas Alva Edison was 'the wizard of Menlo Park', Nikola Tesla was someone who had no such nickname, but was simply acknowledged as a genius of the highest order.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Killeen Daily Herald

Big Joe's Backseat Driver: Jones makes history at TTS

Out at the race track, Eric Jones has the nickname "Easy E." That being said, even he'll admit that his IMCA Stock Car points championship run in 2009 was anything but easy.

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Blah Blah Blog [Ryan Rogers]

Exchange Management Shell : Changing DisplayName format a oeLastName, FirstNamea

Exchange Management Shell : Changing DisplayName format "LastName, FirstName" As we know by default the Display Name of Exchange Mailboxes is in the format of "Firstname Lastname". I want to change this for the couple of existing mailboxes to "Lastname, Firstname" for one my customer - " he preferred non-development stuff!! I tried to do the same ...

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Related Topix: Mixed Martial Arts

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Fired Up! Missouri

Aide to Blunt & Bond Delivered Like 'FedEx' For Abramoff Lobbying Team

The Anti Corruption Republican blog has an unsettling dispatch from the ongoing trial of Jack Abramoff associate Kevin Ring , charged with illegally influencing federal officials with expensive meals, drinks and tickets to concerts and sporting events.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Mixed Martial Arts

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Journal & Topics Newspapers

Coming Soon From The Rock: 'Gator Gal'

If you want to see a movie depicting the destruction of Des Plaines, you'll have to wait a while longer.

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Related Topix: Des Plaines, IL, Mixed Martial Arts, Chicago Metro

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