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a record third straight gold medal.
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• 2. REPUBLICAN WINS SAN DIEGO MAYOR SPECIAL ELECTION
• A city councilman is elected mayor of America's eighth-largest city in a special election to fill the unexpired term of disgraced former Mayor Bob Filner.
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• 3. WHY AN ICE STORM CAUSES SO MUCH DAMAGE IN THE SOUTH
• The region has many trees hanging over utility lines. Ice buildup causes limbs to snap, knocking out power.
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• 4. DEBT CEILING NO LONGER BINDS THE GOP
• Republican disunity means the party can no longer take a hard line on the issue and force Obama to negotiate.
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• 5. WHERE HOLLANDE SAT AT WHITE HOUSE STATE DINNER
• President, Michelle Obama find just the right seat for the French president traveling solo after breaking up with the first lady -- between them.
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• 6. CASTAWAY SAILOR BACK HOME IN EL SALVADOR
• Two weeks after washing ashore in Marshall Islands, Jose Salvador Alvarenga meets with crush of journalists but can't find the words to speak.
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• 7. LA CITY COUNCIL MAY VOTE TO ALLOW URBAN BEEKEEPING
• Proponents say warm climate, diverse flora make City of Angels the perfect place to rejuvenate bee populations.
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• 8. AIR FORCE CONSIDERING OLD PROPOSALS TO FIX MISSILE SECURITY LAPSES
• But the new effort may work because it's more far-reaching, on a tight timetable and has Defense Secretary Hagel's backing.
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• 9. WIRE FOX TERRIER WINS WESTMINSTER SHOW A RECORD 14TH TIME
• Sky, a 5-year-old, beats a standard poodle named Ally to win the 138th show. A bloodhound named Nathan was the crowd's favorite.
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• 10. WHAT MICHAEL JORDAN IS CELEBRATING BESIDES HIS TEAM'S IMPROVED PLAY

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