AP Feb. 13, 2008: Former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Roger Clemens is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to testifying before the House Oversight, and Government Reform committee hearing on drug use in baseball. Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will be arraigned Monday on federal charges of perjury, making false statements [...]
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Wide Write: Fantasy Football Bargains and Busts
AP Aug. 8: Minnesota Vikings receiver Bernard Berrian makes a catch during NFL football training camp in Mankato, Minn. Welcome to the first Wide Write fantasy football column of 2010! Since the end of last season, we’ve been studying all things NFL around the clock in order to bring you the best advice possible. In [...]
WikiLeaks’ Assange still being investigated over one charge
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has denied both allegations. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange no longer faces sex abuse charges in Sweden, after the country’s chief prosecutor decided to investigate only one of two complaints against him, and not as a sexual offence. Assange – who has denied both [...]
One word at a time
A participant in the Scripps Spelling Bee in Ghana. Photograph: Eugenia Appiah It was a conversation with my six-year-old niece that first inspired me. She explained that her goal in life was to be a beauty queen. She said that way she’d get a car and a house for free. I realised that we are [...]
