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LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- A British insurance provider is offering visitors to its Web site the chance to win a 24-carat gold bicycle worth $18,500.

DENVER, May 25 (UPI) -- Delegates to the Libertarian Party convention in Denver Sunday chose Bob Barr, a former Republican member of Congress, as their 2008 presidential nominee.

DENVER, May 19 (UPI) -- Two former congressmen are among 14 contenders vying to be the Libertarian presidential nominee heading into the party's national convention in Denver.

ARLINGTON, Va., March 27 (UPI) -- Former Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska said he will seek the Libertarian Party presidential nomination.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Broadway star Bernadette Peters has agreed to replace injured Kristin Chenoweth at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's gala concert next week.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A 750,000-gallon water tank used to mimic the waves of the Bering Sea in the U.S. film "The Guardian" made production an immensely complicated process.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Conductor Leonard Slatkin will replace Andrew Davis, who is scheduled for bypass surgery, as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra goes on its European tour.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Feature directors Andrew Davis and Simon West have signed to direct TV pilots for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Daily Variety reported Friday.