Could Fly Factor Decide '08 Race?
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By BRIDGET JOHNSON  IRAQ war, gay rights, immigration, Iran, stem cells, yadda yadda: A candidate's stance on these issues may come in second on the road to 2008 as each competes to be the hippest, funkiest, freshest, dopest, flyest G on the ballot.
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The black vote was key to his decisive win Saturday. To be competitive in the Feb. 5 sweepstakes, he'll need a broader coalition of independents, young people, and affluent whites, analysts say.
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone will propose changes to the sport's points-scoring system in 2008.
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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John Force didn&#39;t score his fifth victory in the National Hot Rod Association&#39;s biggest event Monday at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama's advisers are anticipating the possibility of a Democratic presidential race deadlocked past the last primary, and the outcome may hinge on a fight over whether delegations from Florida and Michigan get seats at the party's national convention in Denver.
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Momentum vs. experience vs. opportunity. One will emerge as more significant today when one of three NASCAR drivers claims the 2004 Nextel Cup championship.
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Last week's mystery driver was Denny Hulme in his Brabham Repco, and the first correct entry was from G Honey. This week's face belongs to a chicken farmer who was quite good with cars.
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Courts have ruled against the F1 supremo which somewhat takes away most of the powers from Bernie Ecclestone. However, he is back with a plan that might lead to his comeback in the most expensive sport in the world today.
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HereÃ¢ÂÂs how fast the money chase has accelerated in the still-early contest for the 2008 presidential nominations: The amounts raised individually between April and June by each of the two leading aspirants for the Democratic nomination appear likely to match or exceed the totals raised in the parallel period by the top five contenders for the partyÃ¢ÂÂs 2004 nod Ã¢ÂÂ combined.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Sometimes things are not as they seem, and on those days, stock-car events are impossible to predict. The driver who won the pole for Sundayâs Ford 400 had qualified 22nd, 21st, seventh
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DALLAS -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have two 8s on his new car. NASCAR's most popular driver will be in the No. 88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced Wednesday.
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SILVER SPRING, Md.  - Six-time Tour de Franc  winner Lance Armstrong will decide in late April whether to  take part in the world's leading cycling race this year.
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WELCOME, North Carolina (Ticker) - Robby Gordon&#39;s 2004 season will be his last as a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver for Richard Childress Racing.
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There are three races to go in the season, and the battle is intense behind Ferrari. It wonât be an easy weekendâ¦
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IllinoisÃ¢ÂÂ move into the bustling semi-national primary next Feb. 5 is official. Democratic Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich signed legislation setting the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 presidential primary for that date, joining a large and growing roster of states that have done the same.
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Rasmussen Reports - Arizona Senator John McCain (R) began the Election 2008 season as the presumed frontrunner for the GOP nomination. Now, he is struggling to stay ahead of Mitt Romney for third place in the hearts and minds of Republican Primary voters. The trends aren&#39;t encouraging for the war hero who challenged then-Governor Bush for the nomination eight years ago.