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way he was in Beijing four years ago.
• He'll likely get a day off Friday for the preliminaries, then head back to the track Saturday for the final -- his last chance to set a world record, the only thing to elude him over a very fast week at the London Olympics.
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• KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A man in an Afghan army uniform shot and killed three American service members on Friday morning in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military command said, the third attack on coalition forces by their Afghan counterparts in a week. The Taliban claimed the shooter joined the insurgency after the attack.
• The shooting took place in Sangin district of Helmand province, said U.S. military spokeswoman Maj. Lori Hodge. She gave no details and said the military were investigating.
• Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said by telephone that the attacker, whom he identified as a member of Helmand police named Asadullah, had joined the insurgency after his attack.
• Ahmadi said the man had been helping U.S. forces train the Afghan Local Police troops.

• The U.S. is hoping the Afghan Local Police will be a key force to fight the insurgency after most international troops withdraw.
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• NEW YORK (AP) -- Chores piling up. DVRs stuffed and groaning with unwatched favorites. Late, bleary strolls into the office.
• Welcome to the Great Olympic Time Suck, that unsung sport that has millions glued to coverage of the London Games rather than tending to real life.
• At 34-year-old Angie Butcher's house in suburban Chicago, the suck looks like this:
• "Dishes are not getting done. Kids are not getting baths at night. Kids are up hours past bedtime," said Butcher, whose family has been watching anything and

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