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Ariza carries Rockets to 95-90 win over Thunder

Dec. 19, 2009
Trevor Ariza scored 31 points and hit five 3-pointers, and the Houston Rockets nearly blew a 17-point, third-quarter lead before holding on to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-90 on Saturday night. It was Houston's 13th straight victory and their 10th in a...
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic