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November 07, 2009 09:22 AM EST --
Aspiring models are participating in boot camps in the hope of winning Victoria's Secret's nationwide runway model search. The Boston Herald
As I unpacked my duffle bag in the . . .
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October 19, 2006 10:34 AM EDT --
NEW YORK. The heads of the world's principal religions have agreed to establish an international pecking order by a sudden-death game of "One Potato, Two Potato" to be held at United Nations . . .
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November 05, 2009 11:11 AM EST --
I was passing by the Irish Famine Memorial at the corner of School and Washington Streets in Boston yesterday, a spot favored by what are no longer called "bums", perhaps because, by comparison . . .
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July 19, 2006 05:09 PM EDT --
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. Amy LeBlanc couldn't wait for her eighteenth birthday, but it wasn't presents she was looking forward to.
"I wanted to go out and get a tattoo that would really . . .
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October 21, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
WELLESLEY FALLS, Mass. In this affluent suburb of Boston, churchgoers at the Wellesley Falls Presbyterian Church tend to look like they stepped out of the pages of a Brooks Brothers catalog, . . .
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March 10, 2008 06:07 AM EDT --
Girl Scouts in Akron, Ohio are taking vigorous steps to collect debts owed by adults who fail to pay for cookies. Associated Press
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March 10, 2008 03:16 PM EDT --
ALBANY, New York. Crusading New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today demanded a complete investigation into his involvement in a prostitution ring, saying he would not rest until he had determined . . .
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April 23, 2008 08:11 AM EDT --
WILTON, Connecticut. In this leafy suburb of New York, it is possible to go for months without seeing one's next-door neighbors, says A.J. "Tony" Ward, a long-time resident. . . .
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May 09, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
DAYTONA BEACH. This city on Florida's west coast has been the headquarters for NASCAR since the stock car racing giant was first formed in 1948. "Some cities looked at us when we . . .
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August 17, 2008 08:21 PM EDT --
BEIJING. Confronted with a certified copy of her birth certificate by Chinese officials, Olympic silver medalist Dana Torres today admitted that she is not 41 years and that she added . . .
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September 07, 2008 09:42 PM EDT --
NEWTON UPPER HILLS, Mass. This suburb to the west of Boston boasts a highly-educated population with a love of reading, as well as a large population of dogs. "We're not called the . . .
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October 01, 2008 04:49 AM EDT --
It is time once again to dig into Mr. Sports Talk Guy's mailbag and answer your questions on jargon from the four major sports groups.
"Stop yelling at me!"
Dear Mr. . . .
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October 03, 2008 08:45 AM EDT --
I had a birthday last weekend. I'm not going to tell you how old I am, but to keep things in perspective, I like to remind myself that when William Shakespeare was my age, he'd already . . .
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October 20, 2008 02:45 PM EDT --
The news this morning was grim. Another Sunday, another no-holds-barred fight at a baby shower turned deadly. Four people taken to hospital emergency rooms at 11:30 p.m. When will . . .
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January 21, 2009 10:05 AM EST --
Pets are both our friends and members of our families, so when something is wrong in the doghouse or litterbox, we want to make it right. Here are some of the more interesting problems that . . .
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November 02, 2009 02:56 PM EST --
PRIDE'S CROSSING, Mass. In this upscale community on Boston's North Shore, residents are used to dealing with property damage from wind and rain off the Atlantic. "We're a hardy, sea-faring . . .
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November 05, 2009 10:50 AM EST --
Back in my bachelor days, whenever I'd hit a . . . uh . . . dry patch, I'd consult with my friend Gino.
Maybe "friend" is too strong a word. It's hard to get close to a self-described . . .
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September 05, 2006 09:24 PM EDT --
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of Homeland Security has taken the first official steps to place the Shriners, a fraternal organization that uses Arabian motifs in its costumes and rituals, on its "Specially . . .
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October 11, 2006 08:09 AM EDT --
ROSWELL, New Mexico. Floyd Knox is a long-time public servant in this town known for tales of alien encounters, but he's less enthusiastic about extraterrestrial activity than he used to be.
"Last . . .
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July 13, 2007 08:42 AM EDT --
NEW YORK. Tensions between CBS Evening News staffers and Katie Couric cooled a bit yesterday after the network reached an agreement with the highly-paid anchorwoman on ten words she will . . .
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