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USA's captain Christie Rampone (R) and Natasha Kai bump chests mid-air to celebrate after USA defeated Brazil in the women's football final to take home the gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 21, 2008. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
   
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    Lightning Bolt rules the Olympics
    Lightning Bolt rules the Olympics
    America and China, please stand aside: It's Lightning Bolt's games. | Read More
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  • Shortages force surgery cancellations
  • Benesova, Suarez Navarro reach semis
  • Royals' Maier on DL with facial fractures
  • Fay on move toward Florida Panhandle
  • Type 2 diabetes may be inherited
  • Obama meets with Kaine in Virginia
  • AG's office warns of fake debt collectors
  • NFL union official Gene Upshaw dies
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  • Dead bear cleared in cyclist's mauling
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  • Swazi women protest royal shopping trip
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    Hubble sees filaments from magnetic field
    Hubble sees filaments from magnetic field
    PARIS, Aug. 21 (UPI) --
    The European Space Agency says the Hubble Space Telescope has detailed giant, but delicate, filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field in galaxy NGC 1275.
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  • BMD Focus: Balance of power rides again
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Issue of the Day
    Lightning Bolt rules the Olympics
    Lightning Bolt rules the Olympics
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) --
    America and China, please stand aside: It's Lightning Bolt's games.
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