High stakes and distinct choices
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As the nation poises for another close presidential election, few voters or politicians will be biting their fingernails over local races on Election Day.
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In investing and plumbing, tried-and-true often tops different and new.
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Sometimes chance can make all the difference in your life.
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Sometimes the biggest rewards are hiding out of sight.
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Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Modernisers and traditionalists are competing for the soul of the party.
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Making investment decisions all boils down to answering two questions.
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Resisting the temptations of the mutual-fund performance chase isn't as easy as it may look.
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So many choices this weekend, so many questions. USA TODAY&#39;s Kelly Whiteside looks at some of the answers going into the Saturday scramble.
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The question on most peopleâs minds is who will be elected president of the United States. The past few weeks have been hard-core campaigning.
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For many people, the question this year isn't just which presidential candidate to vote for, it's when.
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Strange twists may lie ahead in an  already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count,  an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a  sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few  possibilities and bizarre twists.
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During yesterday's quarterfinals of the WGAM Amateur, the competitors had to battle the conditions almost as much as their opponents.
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Tough financial times call for tough decisions ... or maybe just an extra drink or two.
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Rarely are the tradeoffs between campaign contributions and lucrative official favors quite as obvious as in the twisted case of Coconut Road.
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Stakes of Sunday's election look high for Iraq and world.
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Strange twists may lie ahead in an already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count, an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few possibilities and bizarre twists.