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Hail Flutie: 25th Anniversary Of Doug Flutie's Hail Mary (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Posted 11.24.2009 | Sports

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Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the Hail Flutie game, one of the most memorable moments in the history of college football. The game pitted ...

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

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R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Of Big and Small Tents: Arlen Specter as a Dem, and the Obama Storm at Notre Dame

Kent Greenfield | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Arlen Specter, Catholic Church, Boston College, Mary Ann Glendon, Condoleezza Rice, Notre Dame, Michael Mukasey, Waterboarding, Barack Obama, Politics News

If Church leaders think Obama is a worse invitee than either Rice or Mukasey, then their tent is shaped so as to include those who authorize and defend torture, but to exclude those who support abortion rights.

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Loyalty Oath

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 02.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Walter O’Malley, Sports, Boston College, Joe Cronin, Peter Seitz, Baseball, De Fillippo, New York Jets, Coco Crisp, Albert Spalding, Reserve Clause, Ramon Ramirez, Clark Griffith, Los Angeles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Jagodzinski, Entertainment News

Each year during free agency season, sports devotees bemoan the demise of player loyalty. But in sports, no one has ever had any loyalty.

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How Tim Russert Got His Start

Martin Nolan | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media

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For more than 30 years, my friendship with Tim was rooted in a shared Irish heritage and similar education, with minimal emphasis on self-expression and more on what Tom Brokaw calls "accountability."

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