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Be wary of Web scams about flood in Pakistan
Big disaster can bring out out the cons.
blogs.forbes.com
KENYA: Kicking HIV out of Nairobi's slums
NAIROBI, 8 September 2010 (IRIN) - On a dusty football field in Mathare, one of the largest slums in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, young boys chase a rough, home-made ball. Their coach, Elias Mwangi, 21, a former drug addict, hopes football will not only keep the boys away from crime but motivate them to avoid behaviours that put them at risk of HIV.
www.irinnews.org
Chicken magnate and Clarion, Iowa: uneasy pairing even before egg recall
Austin "Jack" DeCoster's egg business has brought hundreds of jobs to this flat corn-and-soybean country of north central Iowa.
news.yahoo.com
Avi Creditor: Conor Doyle making strides at Derby
If everything had gone according to plan, Conor Doyle would have spent the weekend celebrating the second victory of his collegiate career.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Open letter to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
My dear Mr. Gibbs: Ever since you made your “professional left” comments and later softened them, I’ve been thinking about why your comments were rather worse than “inartful” and your later explanation not really to the point.
onlinejournal.com
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A famously luxurious North Carolina estate is hoping to bring its name into living rooms all across America. The Asheville-based Biltmore Co. plans to launch a new business next year, featuring food and kitchen items that will be sold through home parties.
www.reflector.com
College Top 25 Capsules: Boise State gains ground in AP Top 25
More AP Top 25 voters are buying into Boise State as the No. 1 team in the country. Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.
www.brownsvilleherald.com
The Mets And The Oliver Perez Quagmire
Since signing a three-year, $36 million deal in the 2009 offseason, Oliver Perez has been an abject disaster for the Mets. He should probably never pitch for them again.
www.amazinavenue.com
Pop Quiz: How will the All-Star Game look?
Pop Quiz: How will the All-Star Game look?
www.cbssports.com
Can Stephen Hill be the next great Tech receiver?
Can Stephen Hill be the next great Tech receiver?
www.ajc.com
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