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Casey Wanted Mickey to Bat Second
During his career, Mickey batted primarily third or fourth, but he also hit first, second, and fifth in the Yankees' batting order.
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Mantle Loses Holdout
Mickey would accept a salary cut of $2,000, but not more. He made $72,000, not $75,,000 in 1959. The Yankees' offer of $55,000, made Mickey livid.
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Beloved: Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Beloved" is named best American fiction of the past 25 years by the "New York Times"
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Karl Spooner:Strikeouts and Injury
Spooner set the record for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in his first two games, but he pitched only one full season in the majors due to a sore arm.
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Negotiating with North Korea
North Korea has agreed to disable all its nuclear facilities by the end of 2007.
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The Great Unraveling
This collection of Krugman's columns for the New York Times from 1999 to 2003 explains why economic policy at that time favored those with political connections.
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Why Hasn't Torre Been Fired?
The Yankees have lost in the playoffs or World Series every season since 2001. Losing means not winning.
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Soon: a Dyslexia Test
A genetic test for dyslexia could be available soon. This article looks briefly at the news from genetics and the possible impact of such a test on education.
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Augustus Pablo, RIP
In rememberance of Horace Swaby aka Augustus Pablo.
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Love Among the Top Ten Lists

Mantle's Early Injuries
Mickey Mantle's left ankle was hurt while he was in high school. His right leg was damaged in the 1951 World Series. They made him more susceptible to further injuries.
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BCS changes on the way
The Associated Press is reporting that a new formula for the Bowl Championship Series will be released later this month, and it will most likely include additional computerized rankings to accompany those compiled by The New York Times, Jeff Sagarin, and the Seattle Times.
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Ender's Game: Book to Movie
Ender's Game by OSC is slated to be made into a movie in the next year. How well will the suspenseful, psychologically intriguing book translate to the silver screen?
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First U.S. Website for Global News
After newspaper cuts its foreign bureaus, former Boston Globe reporter launches first U.S.-based website for international news.
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Still Summer - Jacquelyn Mitchard
Oprah Book Club author's novel features four women who must overcome both themselves and each other to survive when a luxury vacation cruise goes awry
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Hudson River Park - NY Times Editorial: The Ebbing Hudson River

Barry's Great World Series
Bonds batted 30 times as his Giants battled the Angels in a memorable seven game set. Barry had 8 hits, including 4 home runs and 13 walks. He hit .471 with a .700 OBA.
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Disney Art Returned
Chiba University in Japan is returning 250 pieces of Disney art after they were found in a janitor's closet. The stills were part of a Sleeping Beauty exhibit in 1960.
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Giants and A's Postpone Game
When Giants' manager John McGraw saw the lack of paying customers, he and Athletics' captain Lave Cross decided to call Game 3 of the 1905 World Series
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Horror and Gangster Film Violence
Advertising posters of the new genre blending aspects of horror and gangster movies are drawing criticism for exposing young children to images of graphic violence.
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Milieu of Mendacity
Book Review and Analysis of Spin Cycle by Howard Kurtz
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Willie Mays' Enthusiasm
Willie Mays played baseball because he loved the game. It didn't matter if he played at the Polo Grounds, on the streets of Harlem, or on the sandlots .
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World War II on the Homefront
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Census Sensibility
Essay in favor of enumeration instead of sampling for Census 2000.
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Babeling About RP
Sneak peeks, IF in the news and cons
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Blending Capitalism and Democracy (Part 5 of 5)
Part 5 in a five-part series on "the Clash of Capitalism and Democracy"
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Buying Cartoon Reprint Rights
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Cell Phones: Yes or No
Should cell phones be allowed in school? They could be used for safety reasons but they are also being used for harassment and drug deals.
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Charter Schools: Jury's Out
Charter Schools were to be the magic bullet for education. Make schools small, lift regulations and see what we can do!
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China- World Hunger
More than one in four children in the developing world are malnourished. China is working hard to reach the goal set by the U.N. to reduce child poverty by 2015.
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Do People NEED Your Book?
With thousands of books being published each year, what about your book will make people NEED it?
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Housing For Teachers
If you are a school district and have a shortage of teachers in special education, math and science, what do you do? Be creative! Use subsidized housing as bait.
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Oates's "Man Crazy"
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Running Amok
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Source for Online Literary Searches
Pilot-Search, the new source for online literary searches
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The Cartoon Bank
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Amazon's New e-Book Reader
The technology has been around for years but the idea of reading books on a small, portable screen has yet to achieve widespread appeal. Will Amazon's version succeed?
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Doo.Ri, Thakoon & Rodarte do Gap
Gap recruits fashion insider faves Doo-Ri, Thakoon & Rodarte to design special white shirts for its limited edition Gap Design Editions collection of white shirts.
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Hercule Poirot
An enduring figure in crime fiction, Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous characters of the "golden age" of the whodunnit.
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Is there anything new under the sun?

News from the North East.: Good deeds and the Montauk Century Ri
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Perfect 10 - A Jamila Wideman Webzine
Perhaps one of the best fan pages on the Internet, Perfect 10 has the most information about Jamila Wideman in one place.
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The End of OS X?
Now that Mac's can run Windows are we going to see the end of Apples OS X? Read about how the effect the new Intel chips are going to have on Apples operating system.
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The event of the year
E3 has come and gone. It reinforced the idea that computer games are in America's mainstream.
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The Hot Topic of Milk
We have been given conflicting reports on milk. Some say you can't live without it. Others say you're endangering your health if you consume it. Here are the facts.
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Three To Read on the Mid-East Conflict: Quandt, Friedman and Shipler
This is a review of three books that I recommend to anyone learning about the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Tickets Available for Sharpie 500
The Sharpie 500 weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway is sold out years in advance. Usually. But the slow economy has opened the ticket gates for 2009.
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Why Some Witches Offer Interviews
Many Pagans open up to reporters in hopes to gain tolerance and even acceptance of their faiths, and what better time than around their most popular, secularized Holiday.
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"Disciples" Disappoints
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A Unique Perspective
Introduction to eating disorders and where I'm coming from
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