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Walter Payton: 10 things I learned from his new biography
From the new biography 'Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton' by Jeff Pearlman, here are 10 memorable stories about the football star.
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10 things I learned about Harry Carson
Here are 10 things I learned about Harry Carson from his autobiography, 'Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker.'
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In Pictures: 'Celebrity Apprentice' cast
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Heisman Trophy: Top 10 winners who succeeded in pro football
The Heisman Trophy was awarded Saturday night to Auburn QB Cam Newton, as the most outstanding college football player in 2010. But a Heisman is not a guarantee of success in the NFL. Some of the 74 winners since 1935 didn't make the transition, some didn't live up to their potential due to injury. With help from heisman.com and nfl.com, we compiled a list of Heisman winners who went on to have the most success on the professional gridiron.
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The Daily Reckoning
Welfare. Old elephants. And the entitlement cliff.Welfare states depend on growth to fuel their spending. But when growth slows to a crawl....
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Drew Peterson judge set to rule on mistrial motion
Just days after it began, the judge in the Drew Peterson murder trial outside Chicago will announce his ruling Thursday on whether or not it will continue.
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Eight years later, Scott Peterson files death sentence appeal
A San Mateo County jury found the former fertilizer salesman guilty of killing his wife on Christmas Eve 2002.
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Poll: Trayvon Martin case divides US by race, age, wealth, and politics
New polls show a distinct split in how Americans view the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Some groups, including blacks, women, and Democrats, are more likely to see race as a key factor.
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Ex-LAPD detective guilty in 1980s murder
Former detective Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of the 1986 murder of her ex-boyfriend's wife.
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Supreme Court on TV? Senate panel advances bill requiring cameras in high court.
The Senate committee's vote comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear five and a half hours of argument in March in a challenge to President Obama’s health-care reform law.
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Walter Payton: 10 things I learned from his new biography
From the new biography 'Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton' by Jeff Pearlman, here are 10 memorable stories about the football star.
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10 things I learned about Harry Carson
Here are 10 things I learned about Harry Carson from his autobiography, 'Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker.'
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Conrad Murray: Michael Jackson's struggles on display at doctor's trial
Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's cardiologist, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Jurors are set to hear opening arguments in his trial on Tuesday.
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Casey Anthony trial: Witness refutes duct tape as murder weapon
A top forensic pathologist said Saturday in the Casey Anthony trial that Caylee, 2, was already dead when duct tape was affixed to her face. Prosecutors say the tape was the murder weapon.
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How a savage ballpark beating improved the LAPD's image
The brutal beating of a Giants fan at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day shook the entire city and led to a wave of cooperation with the LAPD – and renewed appreciation for its hard work.
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Grammar a thousand times more correct?
Our expression of mathematical comparisons is often illogical, the Monitor's language columnist points out, and it's not too hard to get it right.
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In Pictures: 'Celebrity Apprentice' cast
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Rodney King riots won't happen again, say police
Rodney King retrospective: Twenty years later, a look back at the Rodney King beating, the riots that followed, and how far the LAPD think they have come.
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Stefan Karlsson
Government shutdown averted. For now.Government shutdown happened in 1995, but did it change the country?
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F. Lee Bailey says evidence of Simpson innocence was never used in 1995 murder trial
F. Lee Bailey worked on behalf of O.J. Simpson during his 1995 murder trial for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Evidence of Simpson's innocence was held back during that trial, according to F. Lee Bailey.
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Heisman Trophy: Top 10 winners who succeeded in pro football
The Heisman Trophy was awarded Saturday night to Auburn QB Cam Newton, as the most outstanding college football player in 2010. But a Heisman is not a guarantee of success in the NFL. Some of the 74 winners since 1935 didn't make the transition, some didn't live up to their potential due to injury. With help from heisman.com and nfl.com, we compiled a list of Heisman winners who went on to have the most success on the professional gridiron.
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Leslie Nielsen: 'Shirley, he will be missed'
Leslie Nielsen, once a Hollywood leading man, he found stardom as comedic actor. Leslie Nielsen starred in 'Airplane,' 'Naked Gun,' and 'Mr. Magoo.'
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O.J. Simpson conviction appeal denied by Nevada Supreme Court
O.J. Simpson will remain in jail after the Nevada Supreme Court denied an appeal Friday of his armed robbery and kidnapping convictions. However, O.J. Simpson's co-defendant will receive a new trial after his conviction was reversed.
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Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy to be returned
Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy from USC will be returned to the Heisman Trophy Trust due to the amateur player payments scandal.
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BART case: As Oakland awaits Mehserle verdict, a push for peace
Oakland community groups are educating young people about the justice system and the ill effects of rioting in the lead-up to a verdict in the trial of a white former transit police officer accused of murdering a black passenger.
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O.J. Simpson appeal: racial makeup of jury and judge conduct questioned
O.J. Simpson lawyer: "Mr. Simpson really believed he was recovering his own property."
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O.J. Simpson lawyers on Friday appeal robbery and kidnapping conviction
OJ Simpson's lawyer told a three-justice panel that O.J. Simpson's conviction was "payback" for the 1994 double-murder acquital.
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Case against Michael Jackson's doctor centers on gross negligence
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter Monday. Legal experts – and doctors – will be watching to see if new standards are set for future cases of alleged medical negligence.
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