What you know: Matt Kenseth is a former Cup champion and a legitimate threat to end Jimmie Johnson's five-year reign. What you don't know: Kenseth is a funny guy. Really.
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Posted by Tumblyweed 117 days ago (http://espn.go.com)Ambrose survives collision to win N'wide race
Posted by Tumblyweed 171 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
Marcos Ambrose survived a collision with Jacques Villeneuve to win the NAPA Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide race on Saturday.
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Perry making White House run official today
Posted by Tumblyweed 179 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's not-so-surprise announcement is taking place in South Carolina, a state that's crucial for Republicans.
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Nonfinancial ETF Beats the S&P 500
Posted by Tumblyweed 191 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.
NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- Just a few trading sessions ago, PowerShares QQQ Trust 1 hit a multiyear high. So did iShares Morningstar Large-Cap Growth.
It's not that the markets were ignoring the debt deadlock. SPDR Gol
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10 Great Cities to Become a Landlord In 2011
Posted by Tumblyweed 235 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
WASHINGTON (TheStreet) -- The American dream of homeownership has dissolved into the daydream of a decent rental, and some cities are making it very easy on their month-to-month newcomers.
Vacancies among the nation's rental properties dropped from 6.6% last year to 6.2% last quarter as 44,000 more units found renters during that period than during the same period a year earlier, according to Re
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Sheen kicks off tour in Detroit; crowd yells for refund
Posted by Tumblyweed 311 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Charlie Sheen and his “goddesses” took the stage to thunderous applause Saturday night for the first leg of his “Torpedo of Truth” tour. The 70-minute show hadn't even ended when the first reviews were in, and they were brutal.
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Sources say Obama set to launch re-election bid
Posted by Tumblyweed 312 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Democratic officials familiar with the president's plans said on Saturday that he intends to file papers as early as this coming week with the Federal Election Commission.
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Pet vaccination day to be held in Brodheadsville
Posted by Tumblyweed 313 days ago (http://www.poconorecord.com)
The Eastern PA Animal Alliance will be holding a pet vaccination day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today at its EPAA Spay/Neuter Clinic, Rainbow Plaza, Route 209, Brodheadsville, (a half mile from Pleasant Valley High School.)
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NFL draft 2011: No NFLPA event on first or second night of draft
Posted by Tumblyweed 317 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
The NFLPA will not stage an alternate event head-to-head versus the NFL on the first night of the draft, instead opting for a three-day celebration that will not interfere with the televised airing of the selection process on April 28 and 29.
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Kill the lights to keep melatonin flowing
Posted by Tumblyweed 333 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Blame Thomas Edison for bad sleep. Too much light before bed is playing tricks on an important sleep hormone.
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Perry open to using rainy day fund, aide says
Posted by Tumblyweed 334 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Gov. Rick Perry hasn't "drawn a line in the sand" against using the state's rainy day fund to help meet a massive shortfall, a top aide said Thursday as House budget writers questioned whether Perry has exaggerated the potential for additional cuts available to bridge the multibillion-dollar gap.
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Falkenberg: Graves' prosecutor just won't go away
Posted by Tumblyweed 342 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
you might think the unscrupulous former prosecutor who sent Anthony Graves to prison for 18 years, 12 on death row, for murders he didn't commit would lick his wounds, slink quietly off into the sunset, and, now in his golden years, pray daily for forgiveness.
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Tax Preparers Get Extra Vetting From IRS
Posted by Tumblyweed 345 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- Uncle Sam and his individual states have been cracking down on shady financial advisers, and now they're taking aim at tax preparers. California is leading the way in making sure its tax preparers are on the up and up too.
For consumers, it's worth knowing whether your tax preparer is legitimate since this year there will be more money on the table taxpayers won't want
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Ray Evernham reunites with Rick Hendrick, departs ESPN
Posted by Tumblyweed 399 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Ray Evernham has reunited with former boss Rick Hendrick in a business deal that will not allow Evernham to remain an analyst for ESPN's NASCAR coverage.
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Brett Favre fined for not cooperating in sexting probe
Posted by Tumblyweed 406 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
The NFL concluded its investigation into the Brett Favre case and said that commissioner Roger Goodell "could not conclude that Favre violated league policies" but fined the quarterback $50,000 "for his failure to cooperate with the investigation."
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Fed Achieves Higher Price Goals: Dave's Daily
Posted by Tumblyweed 413 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
FED ACHIEVES HIGHER PRICE GOALS
Do higher prices for "stuff" make you feel better about things? Only Chavez or Ahmadinejad would be happy since PC NIMBY American's keep being self-destructive. And, if you're an American you've probably forgotten we have an entire Department of Energy which has only produced more bureaucrats and patronage then more energy. You see folks, whenever there's a prob
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Poll: Most say they are worse off under Obama's leadership
Posted by Tumblyweed 426 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Obama's numbers in the poll, given the context of an economy that is struggling to recover from the longest recession since the Great Depression and the experience of past presidents, aren't so bad.
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Don't Mess With the BOJ: Dave's Daily
Posted by Tumblyweed 511 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The Bank of Japan intervened to decrease the yen's recent rise. In the meantime, the Fed is preparing for almost daily POMO operations as the printing presses at 33 Liberty run overtime.
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Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant says no to tradition, refuses to carry Roy Williams' shoulder pads after practice.
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Knight and Day: No funny business here
Posted by Tumblyweed 595 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Cameron Diaz spends most of her movie reunion with Tom Cruise trying to figure out what’s going on. We sympathize.
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The Fed Has Run Out of Ammo: Dave's Daily
Posted by Tumblyweed 609 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
So much for jawboning and "happy talk" since we're back to the yo-yo environment once again. The Fed really doesn't have much left it can do to help the economy.
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Life of Pi writer Yann Martel returns with new book
Posted by Tumblyweed 672 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Feature on author Yann Martel regarding Beatrice & Virgil, his first novel since winning the Booker for Life of Pi.
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Dion's Thursday ETF Winners and Losers
Posted by Tumblyweed 678 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
United States Natural Gas rebounded from a big hit this week.
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Hospital gown ‘flashers’ thing of the past in U.K.
Posted by Tumblyweed 686 days ago (http://www.healthzone.ca)
Some good news for hospital patients: a gown that won’t let you down.
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Judge wants Guantanamo detainee released
Posted by Tumblyweed 687 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The detainee was described in the 9/11 report as a significant al-Qaida operative who provided advice to the Sept. 11 hijackers.
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