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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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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Rick Santorum: top 5 unorthodox views
Rick Santorum must try to prevent Mitt Romney from securing a majority of delegates before the Republican convention in August, and then have a contested convention. In many cases, his positions mirror Mr. Romney’s, but here are five of Mr. Santorum’s most unorthodox views.
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10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day
Check out these 10 movies for the holiday
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Hurricane preparedness: 5 things you can do to keep safe
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Hurricane Irene heading for North Carolina, Washington, New York (video)
Hurricane Irene weakened to 110 m.p.h. winds, but Irene is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 hurricane again is it reaches North Carolina
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Hurricane preparedness: 5 things you can do to keep safe
Hurricane Irene, the first of the 2011 season, has done damage in the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. People on the East Coast of the US are now readying themselves for their own imminent encounter with the storm. If you live in that part of the country, what can you do to protect your home and your loved ones?
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Hurricane Irene hammers Bahamas (video) Where's she going now?
Hurricane Irene, with winds of 120 m.p.h., is now on a track to make landfall in North Caroline, then move toward New York and New Engalnd.
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Hurricane Irene barrels toward US as Caribbean islands take stock of damage
Hurricane Irene is now headed for North Carolina after pummeling Caribbean island nations from the Bahamas to the Dominican Republic, causing some $3.1 billion in damage.
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Hurricane Irene strengthens, targets North Carolina, New England
After delivering a glancing blow Saturday to North Carolina's Outer Banks, hurricane Irene is projected to cross the eastern tip of Long Island and make landfall near the Connecticut-Rhode Island border overnight Sunday.
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Hurricane Irene strengthens to Category 3 over Bahamas
Hurricane Irene now has winds in excess of 111 m.p.h. over the Bahamas. Will it get to Category 4 before reaching the East Coast?
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Hurricane Irene hurtles toward North Carolina, may skirt Florida (VIDEO)
Hurricane Irene is expected to make landfall along the North Carolina coast Saturday. Top emergency management officials urge residents all along the East Coast to make preparations now.
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Hurricane Irene video by NASA astronaut
Hurricane Irene was captured on video and in photos from the International Space Station by US astronaut Ron Garan.
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Hurricane Irene lashes Dominican Republic, heads for Bahamas, US
Hurricane Irene hit the Dominican Republic as a Category 2 storm Tuesday, but early reports indicate that most areas have been spared massive damage.
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Hurricane Irene getting bigger, stronger
Hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Monday. Forecasts show it will miss Florida, but Irene may grow as it moves toward the Carolinas.
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Hurricane Irene strengthens, puts Bahamas in its sights
Hurricane Irene has strengthened and could become a Category 3 as it slams into Bahamas, Tuesday.
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Atlantic's first 2011 hurricane, Irene, tracks toward Cape Canaveral
Hispaniola and the southern Bahamas are on alert, as hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 1 storm Monday. Hurricane Irene is forecast to track 120 miles east of Cape Canaveral by late Friday.
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Hurricane Irene hammers Puerto Rico, where next?
Hurricane Irene is the first hurricane of 2011 season. Irene is heading for Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and maybe Florida, say forecasters.
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Aruba missing girl: Hunt continues for Robyn Gardner
The Aruba missing girl case focused on report that she disappeared while snorkeling. Aruba police have arrested her travel companion. American Natalee Holloway went missing in 2005 in Aruba too.
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Tropical storm Emily moves west in Caribbean. Will it hit US coast?
Forecasters say tropical storm Emily poses a more immediate threat to the Dominican Republic and Cuba, but it could become a minimal hurricane off the east coast of Florida this weekend.
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Bestselling books the week of 7/28/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?
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Obama bemoans Congress's inaction on immigration reform, too
It's not all about the debt ceiling. In a speech to the Latino community – a key voter bloc for 2012 – Obama on Monday blamed Republicans for blocking immigration reform at the federal level.
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Asteroid 2011 MD buzzes Earth, nearer than some satellites
Asteroid 2011 MD, reached its closest point to Earth just after 1 p.m. EDT, when it crept within 7,500 miles of Earth before whipping away again like a slingshot.
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In urban Brooklyn, two farmers return to the roots of community gardening
Bushwick City Farms operates on an abandoned illegal dumpsite using castaway materials and hands on help from residents.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day: 06/17
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In Pictures: President Obama visits Puerto Rico
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/14
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Obama visits Puerto Rico. Is it the path to taking Florida in 2012?
At the end of what looks like a campaign swing Tuesday, Obama is visiting Puerto Rico, the first sitting president to do so since JFK. Will it help him with mainland Hispanic voters in 2012?
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How well do you know Puerto Rico? A quiz
President Obama travels to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 14, the first time a sitting US president has visited the territory since 1961. In honor of Mr. Obama’s Puerto Rico visit, test your knowledge of the island with this quiz.
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Census Bureau: Hispanics account for half of US population growth
The Hispanic population grew 43 percent from 2000 through 2010, four times faster than the growth rate for the US as a whole, the US Census Bureau said Thursday. Much of that was in the South.
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