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Prosecutors close investigation into Armstrong allegations

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced they have shut down their two-year investigation into allegations that seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and his cycling team used banned drugs to boost performances.

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Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges (AP)

FILE - In this July 17, 2009, file phot, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong reacts as he answers questions of reporters prior to the start of the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) with start in Vittel and finish in Colmar, central France. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)AP – Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.


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Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks to media during a news conference outside the Exciting Idlewild Baptist Church, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Lutz, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP – Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to “carpet-bombing,” trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner’s lead in Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday’s pivotal presidential primary.


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Private creditors: Deal with Greece close (AP)

AP – Officials say talks between Greece and private creditors on halving the country’s privately held debt load have ended and a deal is very close.

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South Carolina GOP primary races to dramatic close (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, right, and his wife Callista sign autographs at a campaign rally aboard the USS Yorktown Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP – Republicans Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are not ceding one inch of South Carolina as the unpredictable campaign for the South’s first presidential primary concludes.


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American embassy in Damascus may close amid persisting violence 

The State Department said Friday it “may have no choice” but to close the U.S. embassy in Damascus and remove all US personnel from the country wracked by a 10-month revolt against the regime of President Bashar Assad unless Assad’s government takes extra steps to protect the mission.

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Last independent bookstore in the Bronx – Books in the Hood – will close this month 

There won’t be any more Books in the Hood.

The Bronx’s last independent bookstore and the only bookstore in the South Bronx, Books in the Hood, is closing this month due to financial problems.

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