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MLB Opening Day: Looking back at 100 years of baseball history
To get a sense of the historic arc Major League Baseball has taken over just the past 100 years, hop on our time machine and review some of its key news and developments at 10-year intervals, beginning in 1912.
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Top 10 cities where house prices are rising
House prices continue to fall nationwide, but here and there they’ve begun to turn up as Americans return to the housing market. Which 10 metropolitan areas have seen the biggest increase in the past year? The winners, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), include a state capital, a furniture-making center, and a resort that was once America’s foreclosure capital. Can you guess who they are?
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Clint Eastwood Chrysler Super bowl commercial: Facebook fans respond
If you didn’t see it aired on TV during halftime of the Super bowl Sunday, you’ve likely heard about it by now: The Clint Eastwood Chrysler commercial. Amid all the debate on the ad's perceived political stance, we took this question to our Facebook fans: After watching this video, do you think Chrysler came out with a pro-Obama commercial, or a patriotic commercial? We’ve culled their 127 comments and grouped the best here.
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Clint Eastwood in Top 6 Super Bowl 2012 car commercials (+video)
Sure, the New York Giants won the 2012 Super Bowl. But who won the battle of the Super Bowl car commercials? NBC says advertisers paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second spot in this year's Super Bowl. Last year, Volkswagon was the biggest crowd pleaser with their Darth Vader "The Force" ad which got millions of views online before it debuted on TV. This year, the early favorite was Ferris Bueller (aka Matthew Broderick) hawking a Honda. But Chrysler's Halftime in America ad, starring Clint Eastwood, is what everyone is talking about now. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 6 Super Bowl car commercials for 2012. Which is your favorite?
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How home prices are faring in six 2012 swing states
Home prices are recovering in some regions, fluctuating in others, and stuck in the basement in still others. How they are faring may yet be an important factor in the 2012 presidential election. Here's how home prices in metro areas in six swing states compare with those at the housing market's peak in 2006.
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How not to rescue the Big Three
Congress must not loan $25 billion to a US auto industry that isn't doing enough itself.
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The Vote
Mark Warner? Hillary Clinton? Bring back Brian Schweitzer
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Name change for an adopted daughter?
She wanted to name her adopted daughter after her great-grandmother. But the girl had already been named by her birth mother.
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Growing green in Detroit
A Rust Belt city discovers the benefits of urban gardening.
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USA
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The Vote
Friday Morning Reads
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The Vote
Thursday Morning Reads
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Diggin' It
What to do about Japanese beetles
How to control Japanese beetles
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Poor see gains of 1990s reversed
Poverty has become more concentrated in the first half of this decade, says a report.
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USA
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Texas test case for candidates' energy plans
The candidates share many concerns, but have clear differences in approach, too.
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Texas test case for candidates' energy plans
The candidates share many concerns, but have clear differences in approach, too.
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Bright Green
Will Paris Hilton's energy plan work?
The blonde socialite laid out her plan for energy independence Monday. How good is it?
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An Olympic lift to U.S.-China relations
May the Games help break down walls of fear.
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Philadelphia picture show
The City of Brotherly Love has more murals than any other US city. But they're more than art – they're community-builders.
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An Olympic lift to U.S.-China relations
May the Games help break down walls of fear.
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Slow economy forecast for fall election
Citing dreary job numbers, some economists see the first 'recession election' since 1980.
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Some relief as gas prices fall
Prices below $4 a gallon could help carmakers and back-to-school retailers.
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Gas prices fall below $4 a gallon
If the decline continues, it could buoy consumers, retailers, and carmakers.
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Daily gratitude
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Diggin' It
The easiest flowers to grow
The easiest flowers to grow
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A housing rescue nears – but for whom?
Minority neighborhoods would especially benefit from a $3.9 billion aid package.
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A housing rescue nears – but for whom?
Minority neighborhoods would especially benefit from a $3.9 billion aid package.
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Can plug-in hybrids ride to America’s rescue?
The engineer behind many electric-car advances says oil’s days may be numbered.
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Pittsburgh is robot country
Growing out of its industry roots, Pittsburgh is now the Silicon Valley of droid design.
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