A few days later, Duke and Bo drove a few miles out of town where there were no electrical wires. They used fishing line to secure 50 balloons to the lawn chair. The chair was secured to the truck. They filled up all the balloons. The balloons were a

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Bo Jackson was sitting in his favorite chair, drinking a beer, and watching a football game. At halftime, a car commercial featured a few hundred helium balloons floating skyward. I could do that, Bo thought. I could strap a bunch of balloons to my l

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By Doug Levine Washington 08 April 2006 It's been 22 years since the untimely death of singer Marvin Gaye, but there's no forgetting the man who sang such classics as

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BILBAO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Club Bilbao quaified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League with a magnificent victory over English Premier League leaders, Manchester United on Thursday. Athletic's 2-1 win was the result of 90 minutes brill

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He made his fortune in oil, but energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has now embarked on a national public relations campaign to move the country away from oil and towards a renewable energy future. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, many ene

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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United could make a move for Brazilian teenager defender Antonio Carlos this summer. Carlos impressed Old Trafford scouts in January while captaining Brazil's under-20 team at the South American champion

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