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sion: "My precious."
• British actor Martin Freeman, who brings comedic timing to the lead role of Bilbo Baggins, said he thought director Peter Jackson had done a fantastic job on "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey."
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• Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa set to show up on Hall of Fame ballot for first time
• NEW YORK (AP) -- For several years, baseball fans have argued whether Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in the Hall of Fame.
• Starting on Wednesday, the voters who will actually decide that debate can get to work.
• Bonds, Clemens and Sosa are set to show up on the Hall ballot for the first time, with all sides eager to find out whether drug allegations will block the former stars from reaching the shrine.
• The 2013 ballot will be announced at noon EST.
• Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza and Curt Schilling are certain to be among the other first-time eligibles. Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines are the top holdover candidates.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, Nov. 28, the 333rd day of 2012. There are 33 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Nov. 28, 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destroyed the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston.
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• On this date:
• In 1520, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.
• In 1861, the Confederate Congress admitted Missouri as the 12th state of the Confederacy after Missouri's disputed secession from the Union.
• In 1885, at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British troops occupied Mandalay.
• In 1905, Sinn Fein was founded in Dublin.
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