The Philadelphia Union's sister team, the Philadelphia Independence, had been seeking the opportunity to use PPL Park Stadium as the team's home field in a future year. In the meantime, the team had planned to play four games at the stadium for the 2012 season.
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Walt Whitman -- giant of Americana, author of "Leaves of Grass" and portrayed in voice by Garrison Keillor in Ken Burns' "The Civil War" -- is celebrated today as a champion of individual freedom, the pleasures of the senses and a love of nature. Yet Whitman made a much different mark on our country during the Civil War, as a nurse's aide and hospice caregiver.
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The Philadelphia Flyers acquired right wing Matt Ford from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Kevin Marshall.
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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday (times GMT):
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LA MIRADA - The Eagles, who had their three-game winning streak snapped last week, also are seeking some revenge after losing, 51-49, to the Cougars on Jan. 3. Biola is led by Adijat Adams, who is averaging 12 points a game.
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Mount St. Mary’s University Mount St. Mary’s University is pleased to announce 522 students who achieved the honor of Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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The quintessential pop-culture view of female friendships is the 1991 film Thelma and Louise, starring Susan Sarandon, left, and Geena Davis. Women’s relationships are not often portrayed with the same gravitas as those of men.
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Snow blanketed the region Saturday, the first significant snowfall this winter, causing flight delays and prompting speed-limit reductions on some major roads.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN'-kuh) is the new women's No.1 tennis player after defeating Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH'-vah) 6-3, 6-0 today to win the Australian Open. Azarenka, playing in her first final in 25 Grand Slam tournaments, was broken in the opening game of the match and trailed 2-0 before taking advantage of 16 unforced errors by Sharapova to win the ...
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Did you know Charles Edward Meek, a 1965 graduate of Lakeview High School, who died in Vietnam in 1966? If so, Lisa Lark would like to hear from you. She is working on a book about the men and women who died in the Vietnam War in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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