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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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US tax time: A later deadline and other tax facts
Thanks to a holiday in Washington, D.C., the federal tax-filing deadline this year is April 17, two days later than usual. The extra time provides an opportunity to peruse some random tax-related facts.
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In Pictures: Painted faces
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/12
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All hail Maria Riesch, the Winter Olympics' favorite kind of skier
A certain type of skier thrives at the Winter Olympics: the all-rounder who can do well in skiing's four disciplines. Maria Riesch did this Friday with a slalom gold – her second gold here.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/26
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Nordic combined: Bill Demong gets a medal to match his heart of gold
Bill Demong, who had a disappointing performance in the first individual Nordic combined competition at the Vancouver Olympics, put on a late surge today to capture America's first gold in the sport.
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In Pictures: Testing gravity: Ski jumping
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Vancouver 2010: medal count as of Monday, March 1
Follow the latest Vancouver 2010 medal count results.
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Winter Olympics medal table: What are US chances on Day 13?
America's best chance at the Winter Olympics medal table will come in women's bobsled. Alpine skier Julia Mancuso and women's short track team could also medal, but are not favorites.
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US Nordic combined team wins historic silver at Vancouver Olympics
At the Vancouver Olympics, the three musketeers of the US Nordic combined team, who have trained together for 15 years, finally find a strong fourth man in Brett Camerota to win silver.
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US alpine skiers: why they are rocking the Vancouver Olympics
Vancouver Olympics: US alpine skiers chalk up their most successful Olympics ever to the motivation of a once-every-four-years chance – and to skiing offensively. If Ted Ligety makes the podium today, it would give the US its ninth medal in alpine skiing.
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Olympics Day 12: What are US medal chances today?
Tuesday's best chances for the US to win Olympic medals come in the team Nordic combined event and the men's giant slalom, where Ted Ligety and Bode Miller will ski.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/22
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Women's super-G: Austria revels in gold as Vonn takes bronze
At the women's super-G, Austria's Andrea Fischbacher bested favorite Lindsey Vonn and raised her ski-crazy nation's spirits with gold. Vonn said she 'stopped charging' after an initially dominant run.
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Men's super-G finally shows America the real Bode Miller
The debacle in Turin turned many Americans against Bode Miller, despite his historic success in alpine skiing. Winning silver in the men's super-G Friday – along with his earlier downhill bronze – has given Americans a better measure of the skier.
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Lindsey Vonn: stunning downhill gold shakes skiing world
Lindsey Vonn wins gold in the women's downhill, and though she (wisely) refuses to buy into the hype around her in these Winter Olympics, she's well poised to make a mark on history.
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For Swiss, an Olympic skiing gold is good - beating Austria makes it great
One of the Winter Olympics' best rivalries – the Swiss vs. the Austrians in alpine skiing – has been one-sided in recent years. But a gold Monday and the promise of another Tuesday shows Switzerland is making a comeback.
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Track safer after Nodar Kumaritashvili death, but lugers unhappy
Five elite lugers said Saturday that they were OK with competing the day after Nodar Kumaritashvili's death. But they don't like using the women's start, though it made the track safer. Their comments show how deeply danger is sewn into the fabric of the Winter Olympics.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 02/12
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Austria bankers fear wave of bad loans tied to Eastern Europe
In another sign of Europe's financial woes, the Austrian government has spent $137 billion to shore up its banks, worried that they're overexposed to Eastern Europe's struggling economies.
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Winter Olympics: Who will win the most medals?
Germany, Canada, and the United States will battle for overall medal title in the Winter Olympics for the foreseeable future. Watch for China to move up the ladder using the same strategy it did in Beijing.
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Lindsey Vonn's answer to shin injury: German cheese
Lindsey Vonn, America's darling-in-waiting for the Vancouver Olympic Games, says she's doing everything she can to overcome a shin injury, including some unusual measures.
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Three reasons the iPad will get a price drop
A Credit Suisse analyst says Apple's brass remains open to reducing the tablet's already-cheap price.
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Why the Olympics still matter
Vancouver opens a quadrennial rite that, with its daring triple axels, suborbital ski jumps, and inspiring teamwork, can uplift a world weary of conflict and recession.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Biathlon
Norway's 'King of Biathlon' is back for his fifth consecutive Olympics, while the US men are well positioned to win America's first medal in the sport.
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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games: Nordic combined
Flying unaided by machines or makeshift wings in one of the most magical Olympics sports, Nordic combined skier Felix Gottwald and a trio of US athletes could make history at the 2010 Games.
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Kashmir avalanche strikes near popular ski resort
A Kashmir avalanche on Monday, which killed at least 17 Indian soldiers, hit near the Gulmarg ski resort built to showcase peace progress.
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In Pictures: Ski jumping
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