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BEIJING — Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, from goofing off with his U.S. teammates to bowing his head not one, not two, but eight times to receive a gold medal at the Beijing Games. “There are moments I’ll never forget,” he said.
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Written by on Sunday, August 17th, 2008 in Latest News.
Sen. Barack Obama met Sunday with Texas oil baron and conservative activist T. Boone Pickens to discuss strategies for developing alternative energy sources. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee praised Pickens as a “legendary entrepreneur” and deflected a question about the billionaire’s role in helping to pay for a TV ad campaign that undermined the 2004 Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. “You know, he’s got a longer track record than that,” Obama told reporters when questioned about Pickens’ ties to the ads by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. “One of the things I reckon we have to unify the country around is having an intelligent energy policy. … That’s what we’re going to be talking about.”
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Written by on Sunday, August 17th, 2008 in Latest News.
AP – The two Joe Gibbs Racing cars that have dominated the Nationwide Series this season likely will face stiff NASCAR sanctions after team members were caught deliberately trying to mask the horsepower in their powerful engines.
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