Great to be King -- or is it?
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If there's one person who can relate to what Philadelphia 76ers president Billy King is going through these days, it's Indiana boss Donnie Walsh. Last year, right around this time, Ron Artest decided he wanted to be traded, and went public. Soon thereafter, Artest was told to go home and the Pacers would try to accommodate him. Five weeks later ...
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The New York Times has recently run a piece pondering the renowned nation of Canada, and whether it has fallen from its once lofty heights of international greatness.    "A country is not just a health system."  This is the sentiment of one of a few Canadian authors recently lamenting the decline of Canadian engagement around the world.  The question then becomes: what makes a nation great?  Why would Canadians resent the place of  their placid and peaceful country?  And, what does this say about the roles taken on by other influential nations around the world?
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New masters of the universe--or creators of too much leverage?
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They say that like father, like Son. But in Bollywood, anythingÂs possible! The recent one being ÂLike hubby, like wife chubbyÂ! We are talking about the King Khan and his penchant of giving autographs, on endorsement papers that is! He being the Numero Uno of Bollywood is not uncommon, but then, the fact also remains that he has upstaged many a models even in the endorsement fraternity.
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To be or not to be, that is not the question. The question is &quot;How optimistic are thee?&quot;. Or in other words, &quot;Do you live life thinking the glass is half empty or half full?
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ATHENS -- They did it. The Greeks did it. They gave us a top-drawer Olympics, complete with the best overall venues, the best transportation, and as helpful and cheery a volunteer staff as we've ever seen (with surely the deepest bench; I mean, was there anyone in this country who hadn't raised his or her hand when the call came?).
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Don King has promoted dozens of interesting fights in the past but tonight&#39;s heavyweight extravaganza at Madison Square Garden in New York promises to be something very special.
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It must be hard being Al Lord. Good times, bad times -- it doesn't matter. For Al, it seems that life is an unending series of battles against those who would unfairly deny him what he rightly deserves.
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Sport: Cricket:  Kevin Pietersen believes that with this team, England can win a major one-day title.
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Democrats honor King in South Carolina at chilly outdoor rally ... Republicans praise King's legacy, belief in equality .... Obama airs biographical ad on national cable ... Giuliani draws small crowds at Florida stops
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This could have been Francois Hollande's moment of glory. As leader of France's Socialists, he could have used his powerful job as a springboard to the party's presidential nomination, just like Francois Mitterrand did in the 1980s.
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Tycho: Sorry about that. Kiko digests the audio files for that, and I forgot that there President's Day was a holiday that people took seriously. Before today, I was not aware just how seriously Kiko took the concept of presidency. Also, I fixed an offensive and aggressively stupid typographical error in the post above. Now, it's only aggressively stupid in the ways I originally intended.(CW)TB
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: The cultural fascination with the middle ages rarely acknowledges that power is still won and abused in the same way
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Gordon Brown is one of many using religious shorthand to show moral purpose. Can he square it with his faith in markets?.
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London - Young Britons overwhelmingly back the monarchy and would like to see Prince William to be the next monarch, of whose girlfriend Kate Middleton they also wholeheartedly approve, an opinion poll showed ... via Earth Times
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British heir to the throne Prince Charles may have won public support for his engagement to lover Camilla Parker Bowles but he faces a struggle to convince the nation he should one day be king, a poll showed on Friday.
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Once upon a time, America ruled. No, no. I mean ruled . When I was growing up, we were international sports tyrants. We took it all for granted.