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Knicks drop 9th out of last 10 games vs. Rockets

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:52:59 +0000

The Knicks, playing their fourth road game in five nights, collapsed in the second half and were embarrassed by the Houston Rockets, losing 97-84.

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Jay-Z vows to drop b-word

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:09:02 +0000

Jay-Z is changing his tune after the birth of his daughter.

The “Empire State of Mind” rapper released a poem to his eight-day-old child, Blue Ivy Carter, vowing to never again use the word “bitch,” NME reported.

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Nets drop 3rd straight vs. high-flying Hawks

admin — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:09:24 +0000

As was the case all game, MarShon Brooks commanded the ball. He wanted the isolation. He got the call – spinning away from his defender for a fadeaway floater that brought the Nets to within one late in the fourth quarter. It wasn’t enough in a 105-98 loss Friday to the Hawks, but it was an encouraging sign – and an encouraging game, especially since the Nets were trounced by Atlanta by 36 points just three days prior.

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Dems drop millionaires tax in year-end dispute (AP)

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:31:08 +0000

AP – Democrats backed away from their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts for most Americans on Wednesday as Congress struggled to clear critical year-end bills without triggering a partial government shutdown.

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Dems may drop millionaires tax in year-end dispute (AP)

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:03:09 +0000

AP – Democrats may jettison their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts for most Americans, officials said Wednesday as President Barack Obama and Congress struggled to clear critical year-end bills without triggering a partial government shutdown.

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AP Sources: Dem lawmakers may drop millionaire tax (AP)

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:35:02 +0000

AP – Democratic lawmakers are considering whether to jettison their demand for a millionaires’ surtax, which they had hoped to use to cover the cost of a Social Security payroll tax cut extension for millions of wage-earners, officials said Wednesday.

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Rangers drop 2nd straight

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:41:49 +0000

Thursday night, Dominic Moore scored the game-tying goal in the third period and the game-winning goal in the shootout, as the Lightning handed the Rangers their second straight loss, 3-2, in a shootout.

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US stocks drop as debt talks near collapse (AP)

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:58:38 +0000

AP – Stocks are taking a sharp fall in early trading Monday amid reports that a congressional committee will fail to agree on a plan to cut the U.S. government’s budget deficit. The Dow Jones industrial average is down more than 200 points.

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Unemployment aid applications drop to 7-month low (AP)

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:42:51 +0000

AP – The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign that layoffs are easing and hiring may pick up.

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Defiant Cain says he won’t drop out of GOP race (AP)

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:22:22 +0000

AP – Under rising pressure from fellow Republicans, presidential hopeful Herman Cain sought to muddy the reputation of one accuser, forcefully denied any and all allegations of sexual impropriety and vowed Tuesday the growing controversy would not drive him from the race for the White House.

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