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ing a full, 160-kilometer (100-mile) range in five minutes. Better Place owns the batteries, bringing down the purchase price of the cars using the network.
• People driving shorter distances, the vast majority of customers, can plug in their batteries each day to chargers installed at their homes, offices and public locations, which will fully recharge in six to eight hours.
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Preakness unknown factor: How will horses rebound from Derby?
• BALTIMORE (AP) -- Judging by his appetite and appearance, Bodemeister has rebounded nicely from his vigorous trip in the Kentucky Derby and is ready to shine at the Preakness.
• Bodemeister finished second in the Derby and has been installed the favorite in Saturday's second jewel of the Triple Crown.
• "I've had some horses, they run (and then) they don't eat for a few days and they sulk in the stall or whatever," Bodemeister trainer Bob Baffert said. "But he's a pretty tough horse. He just bounced out of it really well. If you watch their weight over their rumps, that's where they usually lose it if they can't handle what you're giving them. He filled out nice and his hair looks good. He looks good."
• So, Baffert's got nothing to worry about, right?
• Uh, not exactly. Because not even a Hall of Fame trainer can predict how a horse will react when thrust into a big race for the second time in 15 days.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Saturday, May 19, the 140th day of 2012. There are 226 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On May 19, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe sang a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" to guest-of-honor President John F. Kennedy during a star-studded Democratic fundraiser at New York's Madison Square Garden (the third of four arenas to bear that name).
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• On this date:
• In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was be (Continued on page 40)
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