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Charles Napier Dead at 75: Top 5 Tough-Guy Roles

Charles Napier, 75, passed away Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital near his home in California. The cause of death is unclear. The actor, recognized for his square, granite jaw and toothy grin, is best known for playing tough guys and military figures in movies.

Palin’s 2012 plan: help others defeat Obama

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“I apologize to those whom are disappointed in this decision… But I believe that they, when they take a step back, will understand why the decision was made and understand that really you don’t need a title to make a difference in this country,” Sarah Palin said on Fox New after closing the door to a 2012 presidential campaign.
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Jobs was a manufacturer, and salesman, of love

One day in 1991, when I was working as the Silicon Valley correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, I picked up the phone at my girlfriend’s apartment and was greeted by a soft, friendly voice: “Hey Jonathan, it’s Steve. Steve Jobs.” He wanted something from me — I don’t remember what — and he couldn’t have been nicer.
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Dirty Girl Juno Temple charms Hollywood

British starlet Juno Temple looks set to become Hollywood's hot new export, with four upcoming films set to hit theaters in the next year, including blockbusters The Three Musketeers and The Dark Knight Rises.
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CAS Dismisses Olympic Ban on Doping Offenders

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the way on Thursday for several dozen former doping offenders to compete at next year's Olympics after dismissing the validity of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) eligibility rule.
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'Hot Hand' in Sports: Myth or Not?

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine analyzed over over 300,000 free throws during five regular NBA seasons between 2005 and 2010 and concluded that the hot hand exists with individual players.
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Rare and Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer Claims Steve Jobs at 56

California-based technology giant Apple Inc. has apparently decided against disclosing the reason behind Steve Jobs' death, at the rather early age of 56. However, it was no secret that Jobs had been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer, from about 2004; the year in which he underwent surgery for the same.
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Mattel Raises its Green Paper Packaging Standards

Mattel Inc will increase the amount of recycled and sustainable fiber used in its packaging and products, months after the toy maker was criticized for packaging that allegedly came from Indonesian rainforests.
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Dawn Hudson: New Academy Museum on Fast Track

The new Academy museum could open in the old May Company building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as soon as three years from now, Academy CEO Dawn Hudson told TheWrap on Wednesday.
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Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members joining the protest over economic inequality and the power of U.S. financial institutions.
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Jury hears Jackson sharing dream in slurred speech

A recording of an apparently drugged Michael Jackson was played on Wednesday in the manslaughter trial of the singer's doctor, with the King of Pop saying he wanted to help kids because he didn't have a childhood.

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