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Ferrari did the same. Renault moved out of its Paris factory to stage its launch in its Paris communications centre. So far, so downbeat. But then last week, half a world away, Formula One's traditional blend of the grand and the gaudy came back with a bang. In Mumbai, the sport's latest adventurers, the new Force India team, brought a bit of Bollywood to Bernie-land with a lavish, star-studded launch. Hundreds of thousands were spent, rivers of champagne flowed and hyperbole was over-inflated to Zeppelin-like proportions. "After the excellent testing times we have had, I feel confident that my goal of a podium finish at the Indian Grand Prix of 2010 is realistic," announced the team's flamboyant owner, Dr Vijay Mallya, a bejewelled character so bling he makes Flavio Briatore look dowdy by comparison.
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Rush Gives Up?
Frank Murkowski's loss in his state's Republican primary, in which the big issue was a natural gas pipeline, as a referendum on the Iraq war. After a tense struggle, the NYT's William Yardley eventually gets there, in paragraph 18 of a 19 graf story. But just barely: Paul Pierson, a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, said Mr. Murkowski's loss, while rooted in local issues, might show something broader about voters as polls show high disapproval over how some incumbents handle issues like the Iraq war. [Emphasis on conceptual bungee cords added] Hanging on by both fingernails, but it's in! ... Thank God for professors of political science. ... [This seems like another one Taranto had days ago--ed Nope.] 5:57 P.M. link Friday, August 25, 2006 Headline of the Day: "Kazakh Elites Divided Over Borat." 11:13 P.M.
Villa heap more misery on Royals
Aston Villa outclassed Reading with a 2-1 victory at the Madejski Stadium to bring their dream of Champions League football nearer to reality and push their opponents closer towards relegation. Goals from Ashley Young and substitute Marlon Harewood were enough to take the points against a side who have now lost a club record eight successive league fixtures and appear incapable of saving themselves. Reading chairman John Madejski had called for the fans to turn the stadium into a "cauldron of optimism" but it quickly became apparent Villa would simply not allow any release from the paralysis that has gripped the home side's season. Villa could have triumphed by a much larger margin, especially as Gareth Barry missed a first-half penalty. Kalifa Cisse was harshly adjudged to have used a hand in blocking Craig Gardner's 32nd-minute shot as Barry, having previously despatched four penalties this term, lazily sliced his spot-kick high and wide of the target.
Raining all over the WASL
However, when we took the front page down to four stories to make room for the Hurricane Katrina package, Albi was moved inside. Once it made its way to the Region cover, design issues pushed it to the bottom of the page. Not the most prominent position for what is the most-read non-Coug story on the Web site today. .
Whelan questions value of Premier League plan
We want more answers to an awful lot of questions. We want to hear what the Premier League have to say about our questions and we want to look long and hard at the answers when we get them. 'We have been told that we can expect 4million per club - maybe 4.5million. But we all know that money is going to go straight to players - and their agents - demanding ever more the more money clubs make. 'You hear managers say that they don't want another game and you hear them also saying they can do without international games, such as friendlies, so we have to ask ourselves, is it really worth it?' The Football Association will get the first chance to quiz the Premier League over the plans at today's meeting of the FA's Professional Game Board. The PGB is chaired by Football League chairman Lord Brian Mawhinney and also includes Premier League chairman Sir David Richards and chief executive Richard Scudamore.
Steve and Thom Wrap up 2008 Chicago Auto and Share Their Insights and Opinions
As usual the early February weather in Chicago was humbling. Cold winds, wet snow and the Super Tuesday primary elections dominated the news as we began our immersion in the 100th Chicago Auto Show. Not the 100th anniversary. That was a few years ago. Factor in the lack of auto shows during WWII, and two shows in 1937 and . . . well, some one did the math to confirm this to be the 100th. We'll take them at their word. .
Sports Shorts
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Tiger Woods made 12 birdies in 20 holes and needed every one of them Friday in a brilliant duel with Aaron Baddeley that sent the world's No. 1 player into the quarterfinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship. Rarely has Woods played at such a high level, only to have another player match him step for step, birdie for birdie. Baddeley, who shot 80 in the final round of the U.S. Open the last he played alone with Woods, was 1 up with three holes to play and twice had putts to end the match. A tough, 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole broke sharply below the hole, and Baddeley's 12-foot eagle putt on the 19th hole burned the left edge of the cup, giving Woods new life. Woods' final birdie was from 13 feet, and it was good all the way. He removed his cap when the ball was still a foot away from dropping, and he looked relieved after winning his longest match in his nine years at this tense tournament.
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