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Harper: This could be the year of Cano

Is this the year Robinson Cano wins the batting title that many baseball people have predicted for him?Is this the year Cano conquers his final hurdle as a hitter and delivers consistently in the clutch? Is this the year he wins the first of many Gold Gloves in his future?

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Stocks climb a day after biggest drop in a year (AP)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, May 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Stocks turned higher a day after posting their biggest drops in more than a year.


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Deadliest day this year for US in Afghanistan (AP)

Afghan policemen and US soldiers cordon off an area after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday May 18, 2010. A suicide car bomber attacked the heavily fortified Afghan capital early Tuesday, killing at least 12 people including five foreigners, officials said. (AP Photo)AP – A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy Tuesday, killing 18 people, including six troops — five Americans and a Canadian — in the deadliest attack on NATO in the Afghan capital in eight months.


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Foreclosures down 2 percent from last year (AP)

A woman takes a brochure detailing how homeowners can make their mortgage payments more affordable at the Fannie Mae booth set up at the Housing Rescue Fair, part of the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour, in Dallas, Texas June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiAP – Millions of Americans are still likely to lose their homes in the coming years, but the foreclosure crisis is finally showing signs of subsiding.


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Iraq boosts security after deadliest day this year (AP)

Iraqis react to an explosion in Hillah Iraq in this image taken from TV Monday May 10, 2010. A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory in Hillah  Monday  in a crowd that gathered after two cars bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks killing tens of people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year. (AP Photo/APTN)  **  TV OUT  **AP – Iraqi forces beefed up checkpoints, conducted house-to-house searches and rifled through cars Tuesday looking for suspects behind a devastating string of attacks across the country that killed 119 people a day earlier.


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Obama: Begin work this year on immigration reform (AP)

People listen to a taped message from President Barack Obama at a naturalization ceremony during the Portland-Guadalajara sister city association Cinco de Mayo celebration in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, May 5, 2010.  Forty-nine people from 26 countries became American citizens.  (AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he wants to begin work this year on legislation overhauling the nation’s immigration system, firming up his commitment on a key priority for Latino voters and lawmakers.


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Bombs kill 69 in Iraq’s deadliest day this year (AP)

Men carry a victim injured in one of a series of bombs in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 23, 2010. Iraqi officials say several people were killed when a series of bombs targeted the Sadrist offices. The bombings appeared to be targeting worshippers on their way to and from Friday afternoon prayers.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP – The bloodiest day of the year in Iraq left at least 69 people dead in a series of bombings in mainly Shiite areas Friday — concerted attacks seen as demonstrating the resilience of the Sunni-led insurgency after the slaying of two al-Qaida leaders last weekend.


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