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Britain's Ainslie wins Finn sailing gold

AP — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:43:42 +0000

Britain’s Ben Ainslie has won his third straight Olympic sailing gold with a commanding win in the final medal race for Finn class sailors.

A REAL Independent’s Day – Woody Guthrie’s Birthday

GlobalPunditOrg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:02:27 +0000

The following is not an attempt to recount the life of Woody Guthrie, but to simply remind those of the spirit and life of an individual who continues to inspire contemporary musicians, whether Billy Bragg and Wilco, or Everclear, or any number...

107-year-old man leads high school alumni parade

AP — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:40:46 +0000

C. Yardley Chittick sneaked off school grounds with Humphrey Bogart and other schoolmates, but Phillips Academy on Saturday let its oldest living graduate off the hook.Attending his 90th high school reunion, the 107-year-old grinned from his golf...

Tigers option Willis to Class A Lakeland

AP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:12:13 +0000

The Tigers sent struggling Dontrelle Willis down to Class A on Tuesday, hoping the former star lefty can find his control.Detroit optioned Willis to Lakeland of the Florida State League _ and home to the Tigers’ spring training camp _ a day...

Logan beats Point Pleasant 13-3 for Class AA title

AP — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:22 +0000

Other Class AA baseball teams will be glad Logan won’t be around next season.Josh Motto drove in three runs and Logan used a pair of four-run innings to beat Point Pleasant 13-3 Saturday for the Class AA championship at Appalachian Power...

French classroom drama wins Cannes' top prize

AP — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:17:45 +0000

The French film “The Class” has won top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.The frank tale about classroom life uses real students and teachers at a junior high school”The Class,” directed by Laurent Cantet, is shot in a raw,...

China quake survivors return to classes

AP — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:08:07 +0000

China’s national anthem struck up and 200 young students bellowed along inside a huge tent at a camp for homeless earthquake survivors.”Classmates, this is our school,” the teacher said after the music abruptly cut off. “Each one of us must study...

Business, first-class air travel declined in March

AP — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:10:38 +0000

The number of international air travelers flying in business or first-class fell in March by the largest amount in five years, the latest bad news for an industry buckling under record fuel prices and slowing global economies.The International...

Mont. gov. speaks at commencement for class of one

AP — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:18:01 +0000

Jeff Greenwood is in a class by himself.The Opheim High School senior was the only student to graduate from the school Friday. But the small event drew a big name. Gov. Brian Schweitzer gave the commencement address.Greenwood, who plans to...

Tony Blair to address Yale seniors this month

AP — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:18:45 +0000

Yale University says former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be its Class Day speaker this year.Yale’s senior class officers announced Wednesday that Blair will appear May 25.There typically are no graduation speakers at Yale...