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Ratto: Memphis rubs elbows with the elites - San Francisco Chronicle


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Ratto: Memphis rubs elbows with the elites
San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours ago
(04-03) 20:16 PDT San Antonio — The Memphis basketball team screwed up before it got here. It brought its history. Or, just as accurately, it didn't bring Kansas' history.
A year after title hopes ended at the Alamodome, Memphis hopes to SI.com
NCAA, NBA heads want to address exodus of college players USA Today
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Appeals Court Panel Throws Out Class Action Over Light Cigarettes - New York Times


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Appeals Court Panel Throws Out Class Action Over Light Cigarettes
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By STEPHANIE SAUL In a victory for the tobacco industry, a federal appeals court threw out on Thursday an $800 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of smokers who said they had been misled that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones.
Light cigarette smokers lose class-action status Los Angeles Times
RJ Reynolds, Philip Morris: Court reverses certification of class CNNMoney.com
Wall Street Journal - Reuters - JURIST - International Herald Tribune
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Kennedy and Levin Want New Report on Iraq Released - Washington Post


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Kennedy and Levin Want New Report on Iraq Released
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Karen DeYoung A new intelligence report on the situation in Iraq is "essential" to upcoming debates on the war, and its judgments should be publicly released, Sens.
US Study Finds Progress in Iraq, but Fragile Security and New York Times
New Iraq Assessment More Positive Wall Street Journal
The Associated Press - CNN - TPM
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Paramount Film Icons Invade vMTV, There.com - Marketing Vox News


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Paramount Film Icons Invade vMTV, There.com
Marketing Vox News - 2 hours ago
The VooZoo app is spreading from Facebook — where it launched last month — to There.com and vMTV, a virtual world owned by MTV Networks.
Paramount teams with There.com for movies Hollywood Reporter
Paramount to Monetize Movie Clips in Virtual Worlds Wired News
Paramount's Clip Strategy: Pay Us, Or Don't Silicon Alley Insider
PR Newswire (press release) - The Associated Press
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Chrysler's Jim Press And Toyota Differ on Prius Narrative - BusinessWeek


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Chrysler's Jim Press And Toyota Differ on Prius Narrative
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
Did former Toyota executive James Press rat out his old company? Or was he just pointing out how smart the Japanese were to back gas-electric hybrid technology, which has been a boon to the company’s fortunes and image, especially in the US Chrysler
Tokyo says Toyota received no government aid in developing the Prius International Herald Tribune
Jim Press "Clarifies" Outburst that Japanese Government Paid to Wired News
USA Today - The Associated Press - AutoWeek - MLive.com
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Kids as Young as 11 Years Have Profiles on Social Networking Sites - MedIndia

Kids as Young as 11 Years Have Profiles on Social Networking Sites
MedIndia, India - 18 minutes ago
"Social networks are clearly a very important part of people’s lives and are having an impact on how people live their lives," BBC quoted James Thickett,

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Arkansas Fixes Error on Who Can Say, ‘I Do’ - New York Times


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Arkansas Fixes Error on Who Can Say, ‘I Do’
New York Times - 3 hours ago
By ADAM NOSSITER Last year, the state legislature botched a law intended to make 18 the minimum age for marriage, instead mistakenly removing the limit entirely.
Toddlers Can No Longer Marry in Ark. The Associated Press
Toddlers No Longer Allowed To Wed In State That Bans Gay Marriage 365Gay.com
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Bouncer Acquitted in Bourbon St. Death - The Associated Press

Bouncer Acquitted in Bourbon St. Death
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A New Orleans bouncer was acquitted Thursday in the death on New Year's Eve 2004 of a Georgia college student whose friends had been excluded from a karaoke bar.
Jury acquits bouncer in death of Georgia college student Atlanta Journal Constitution
New Orleans bouncer acquitted in student's death USA Today
WGNO - WSAV-TV - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Wyandanch student essays honor King's legacy - Newsday


National Post
Wyandanch student essays honor King's legacy
Newsday - 3 hours ago
BY LAURA RIVERA | laura.rivera@newsday.com April 4, 2008 For some fourth-graders in Wyandanch, remembering their school's history means paying homage to the legacy of one of America's racial healers.
Two Black Americas Washington Post
MLK Jr. confidant channels him in new book USA Today
Boston Globe - The Associated Press - La Crosse Tribune - The State
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Arkansas' 1st spring workout a good one, Petrino says - SportingNews.com

Arkansas' 1st spring workout a good one, Petrino says
SportingNews.com - 43 minutes ago
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — New Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino says he was pleased by the Razorbacks' first spring practice session Thursday, but he wants the team to work at a faster pace.
Hogs Have No Time To Rest In Petrino’s Practi Razorback Central
Petrino Opens First Arkansas Practice ArkansasSports360.com
BamaMag.com - Northwest Arkansas Times - Arkansas Democrat Gazette - KHBS/KHOG 40/29
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