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By PETER JACKSON Last updated at 11:30 PM on 10th July 2008

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If you read Monday morning's sports headlines, you learned that Rafael Nadal "dethroned" and "shocked" tennis champion Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

If, on the other hand, you actually watched the Sunday match, you know that though one player prevailed, both men won. You also awoke Monday morning physically exhausted and emotionally spent.

To watch this Wimbledon was to endure, to sw...

MANILA (AFP) — Soaring rice and oil prices could pose a threat to Philippine national security, particularly through communist rebel efforts to incite riots, a senior military official warned on Friday.

President Gloria Arroyo has ordered the military intelligence service to monitor the situation and head off efforts that could lead to disturbances, said its commander Brigadier-Gen...

EXETER — From playing sports to weaving, from cooking JELL-O to hasty pudding, and from wearing jeans and T-shirts to the Colonial garb of working women, the American Independence Museum's Junior Role Players travelled back to the 18th century.

The three girls participating in this year's program are spending two weeks learning how to speak, dress and act like a young lady during ...

Samir Nasri feels he has all the qualities to fit right in with Arsenal's culture of "amazing football".

The Gunners on Friday finally completed what has been a protracted pursuit of the attack-minded midfielder from Marseille on what they describe as a 'long-term contract' for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old said: "I like offensive, technical and quick football - exactly in ...

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"You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession. We have sort of become a nation of whiners. You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline."

Phil Gramm, Sen. John McCain's chief economic adviser

McCain has acknowledged on more than one occasion that the economy is not his strong suit, he relies heavily on econom...

According to its Web site, the U.S. Conference of Mayors is a nonpartisan organization made up of mayors who lead towns with populations of 30,000 people or more. The USCM has a five-point mission statement, and that is to promote sound national policy for towns and cities, strengthen relations with the federal government, make sure the federal government is attentive to the goals of city and t...

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"All the moves that [general manager] Cliff [Fletcher]'s making," added Wilson, "is to make our team a little bit more stable, a little bit more trustworthy from a coaching standpoint."

If that sounds like a warning to the incumbents, it probably is. Heads up, boys. Whether this group is ready for details remains to be seen.

As for Wilson, he's just got to get through the current ...

SCRIPT: McCain, addressing immigration at a Republican primary debate on June 5, 2007, in New Hampshire: "My friends, I want you the next time you're down in Washington, D.C., to go to the Vietnam War Memorial and look at the names engraved in black granite. You'll find a whole lot of Hispanic names.

"When you go to Iraq or Afghanistan today, you're going to see a whole lot of people w...

Mike Shinoda, the MC and musician for the Grammy-winning alternative band Linkin Park, has an exhibit of paintings and digital works at the Japanese American National Museum through Aug. 3. In Glorious Excess (Born), the musician/producer/artist critiques society's obsession with fame. His symbolic paintings pay homage to vanitas still life painting, popular with Northern European artists in t...

The first full dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games was held in secret at the National Stadium last night, reported China's Central Television (CCTV).

Tight security was deployed outside the stadium to keep the program of the three-and-a-half hour opening ceremony confidential, said the brief CCTV item.

Three cordon fences circled the stadium, better...