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Judge denies Castroneves' request to delay trial

Nov. 14, 2008
federal judge in Miami has rejected requests to delay the tax evasion trial of race car driver Helio Castroneves.
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JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves won the last 2008 IndyCar race by capturing Sunday's Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.

Garth: No romance between Helio, Hough

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Jennie Garth says Helio Castroneves, her fellow contestant on the U.S. competition series "Dancing with the Stars," broke up with his fiancee months ago.

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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Race-car driver Helio Castroneves and his partner have been declared the winners of the latest edition of the U.S. competition series "Dancing with the Stars."

Snipes requests venue change for tax trial

OCALA, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes has requested a change of venue for his tax-evasion trial so he stands a better chance of getting a racially diverse jury.

Driver's death mars IRL opener

HOMESTEAD, Fla., March 26 (UPI) -- IndyCar Series driver Paul Dana was killed Sunday during a practice run before the first IRL race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Castroneves has pole at Chicagoland

JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves took the pole Saturday for Sunday's Delphi Indy 300 race at the Chicagoland Speedway.

Castroneves wins IRL Emerson Indy 250

MADISON, Ill., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The telemetry on Helio Castroneves' Dallara/Toyota stopped working, but that didn't stop him from winning Sunday's IRL Emerson Indy 250.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch