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McGwire admits steroid use

January 11, 2010
By The Associated Press
McGwire admits steroid use

Sobbing and sniffling, Mark McGwire finally answered the steroid question. Ending more than a decade of denials and evasion, McGwire admitted Monday what many had suspected for so long — that steroids and human growth hormone helped make him a home run king. “The toughest thing is my wife, my parents, close friends have had...
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Sarah Palin gets Fox News gig

January 11, 2010
By The Associated Press
Sarah Palin gets Fox News gig

Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular commentator, the cable channel announced Monday. “I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News,” Palin said in a statement posted...
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Simon Cowell leaving ‘American Idol’

January 11, 2010
By The Associated Press
Simon Cowell leaving ‘American Idol’

Simon Cowell, the acerbic Brit who has helped give “American Idol” some of its sharpest — and nastiest — moments, will leave the hit TV singing contest after this season. The cantankerous judge said Monday that “The X Factor,” a talent show he created and which is popular in Britain, will join Fox’s schedule next...
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