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USA Today to Deliver Education via Smart Exchange

November 8, 2010
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USA Today to Deliver Education via Smart Exchange

USA Today Education announced today, that they are going to supply current events data to SMART Technologies for the 2010-2011 academic school year. News content and lessons based on current events will be available through SMART Exchange website. The content delivered by USA Today will include politics, world geography and culture, economics, science, environment,...
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Polish Town Swiebodzin Erects World’s Tallest Jesus Christ Statue

November 7, 2010
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Polish Town Swiebodzin Erects World’s Tallest Jesus Christ Statue

In the small Polish town of Swiebodzin a huge Jesus Christ statue has been erected. The statue is 167 feet tall (measured including the 50 ft hill on which it stands). With that height it is topping the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, which up to now was holding the world record....
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New York City Marathon Results

November 7, 2010
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New York City Marathon Results

The New York City Marathon is taking place in New York City today. Over 45,000 runners are participating and running through the five boroughs of New York City. Here are the results of the largest marathon in the world. New York City Marathon Results Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia wins New York City men’s marathon...
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New York City Marathon 2010

November 7, 2010
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New York City Marathon 2010

The New York City Marathon is taking place on Sunday, November 7 2010. The New York City Marathon is the premier event for all marathon runners world wide. The runners will be started in intervals of 30 minutes with 15,000 runners each to avoid overcrowding of the bridges. The New York City Marathon 2010...
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Zenyatta at the Breeders Cup 2010

November 6, 2010
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Zenyatta at the Breeders Cup 2010

Update: Breeders’ Cup 2010 Winner Zenyatta came from 18 lengths back and lost by a nose. Zenyatta loses by a nose to Blame in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Blame won the Breeders’ Cup Classic and $5,000,000! On the next page are all the Breeders’ Cup 2010 results. A few more hours and we will...
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Breeders’ Cup 2010 on Churchill Downs

November 5, 2010
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Breeders’ Cup 2010 on Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs is located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky. This is probably the most famous racetrack in the world, known for its thoroughbred races and especially the Kentucky Derby. From time to time Churchill Downs also hosts the Breeder’s Cup. If you want to watch the Breeders’ Cup 2010 WebCast Live Stream...
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CT Election Results 2010

November 3, 2010
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Here are the Connecticut election results for the 2010 midterm elections. Especially interesting are the U.S senate race and the CT governor race. CT Governor Race While there have been 740 of 751 Precincts Reporting that is 99%, it looks like Tom Foley, Republican, is going to win the CT governor race. The results...
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Oregon Election Results 2010

November 3, 2010
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Here are the election results for the midterm elections in Oregon on November 2, 2010. It is not yet official, but it appears as though the Democrat John Kitzhaber will be the next Governor for Oregon and replace the current Governor, Ted Kulongoski. 989 of 1000 Precincts Reporting – 99%  of the precincts have...
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Nancy Pelosi Election Results

November 3, 2010
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Nancy Pelosi Election Results

The election results did not come out that positive for Nancy Pelosi. Not everybody liked Nancy Pelosi. There is even a campaign going on to fire Nacy Pelosi. The midterm Elections 2010 result in a change of power in the House of Representatives to the Republicans. That means for Nancy Pelosi, that her role...
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Political Party Abbreviations

November 3, 2010
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Yesterday the mid term elections were taking place. Today you are probably looking up the results and especially if you look at results in other states, you might stumble across some political party abbreviations that you are not familiar with. Here is a list with political party abbreviations and their respective meanings. • 6MJOBS,...
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