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Soundoff: A Montreal megaproject?
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:08PM
Source: Montreal Gazette via Topix
Municipal opposition leader Benoit LabontA wants Montreal to submit a bid to host the Universal Exposition for 2020 and Mayor GA rald Tremblay has mused about the city bidding for the 2016 summer ...
Tennis: Williams beat Safina to reach US Open final
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:05PM
Source: Channelnewsasia.com via Topix
NEW YORK: Two-time winner Serena Williams advanced to her first US Open final in six years, breezing past Russian Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.
Paralympic Games begin in Beijing
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:04PM
Source: SanLuisObispo.com via Topix
Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, greets Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Great Hall of the People Saturday, Sept.
POC election heats up
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:02PM
Source: Manila Bulletin via Topix
Dayrit asks Cojuangco not to seek reelection By NICK GIONGCO Celso Dayrit, who is bidding to regain the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee , yesterday appealed to incumbent Jose "Peping" Cojuangco ...
Zara Phillips takes a tumble at the Burghley Horse Trials
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:00PM
Source: Telegraph.co.uk via Topix
Zara Phillips took a spectacular tumble from her horse yesterday while competing at the Burghley Horse Trials.
WR Caleb, DE Alexander out for No. 4 Sooners
Sep 06, 2008 at 11:00PM
Source: International Herald Tribune via Topix
NORMAN, Okla. : Receiver Brandon Caleb and defensive end Frank Alexander were not in uniform for No.
Big welcome home for Lopez Lomong
Sep 06, 2008 at 10:57PM
Source: WSTM-TV Syracuse via Topix
Saturday, September 06, 2008 at 5:28 p.m. It was the biggest thing to happen in Tully in years, and Olympian Lopez Lomong was the man of the hour.
U.S. Open Show Court Schedules
Sep 06, 2008 at 10:55PM
Source: International Herald Tribune via Topix
NEW YORK : Show court schedule at the U.S. Open: Arthur Ashe Stadium Sunday 1700 GMT: Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber , United States, vs.
Hundreds join in walk for Down syndrome education
Sep 06, 2008 at 10:53PM
Source: Rapid City Journal via Topix
The inspirational song "All Walk Together" from the actor Chris Burke with bandmates Joe and John DeMasi set the pace Saturday for the eighth annual Ups with Downs Buddy Walk, which raised $8,000 to support ...
China: Phones Blocked for Blind Activist's Family In the Run-up ...
Sep 06, 2008 at 10:52PM
Source: China View via Topix
' In the run-up to the Paralympic Games in Beijing, people close to a prominent jailed blind activist have suddenly found their access to telecommunications limited.
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