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    'DWTS' star May-Treanor set for surgery
    'DWTS' star May-Treanor set for surgery
    LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    U.S. beach volleyball Olympic champion Misty May-Treanor said she needs surgery after injuring herself while rehearsing for "Dancing with the Stars."
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    Crude oil prices head up
    Crude oil prices head up
    NEW YORK, Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    Crude oil prices gained early Tuesday to more than $91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as an apparent safer investment than tumbling stocks.
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    Group calls for U.S. school hot dog ban
    Group calls for U.S. school hot dog ban
    WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) --
    Officials of a U.S. nonprofit group are calling for the government to stop distributing hot dogs to children through the National School Lunch Program.
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Poll: Palin beat expectations, but Biden won
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