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Independent of the dollar, gold has actually increased considerably in value. Indeed, the prices of gold in euros, British pounds and Canadian dollars set their record highs, by a large margin...
...After being outrebounded by a 33-13 margin in the first half, the Crimson was lucky to be down only seven as it headed into the locker room for halftime. But it knew it would need an offensive spark and stronger defense down low, and it didn’t get either one. Berry hit a jumper right out of the gate, but a quick layup from Smith and a three from Schram pushed the lead back to 10 and nearly blew the roof off Leede Arena...
Franken's counsel thought otherwise. On Friday, the panel heard arguments about a request from Franken to dismiss the case altogether because, they argued, Coleman failed to prove that there were enough improperly rejected ballots to close Franken's 225-vote margin. The court is expected to rule on that motion soon. In the meantime, Franken's team has been trying to prove that flaws in the state's election system were the exception, not the rule. He is also attempting to get about 800 absentee ballots tossed into the final tally, most of which are from counties...
Nevertheless, election experts say no legal precedent or basis exists for a re-vote in Minnesota law. (A re-vote was conducted in a 1974 New Hampshire U.S. Senate race, but the margin was just two votes.) Besides, as the state retrenches in the face of a $4.5 billion deficit, another election would be costly. Secretary of state Ritchie, a Democrat, says it would cost the state between $3.5 million and $5 million. "It's pure fantasy, pure baloney," he says...
...that sent the contest into extra innings at 3-3. Brown picked up her second win of the weekend, allowing only one hit and fanning four batters in two innings of relief. After sophomore Ellen Macadam reached on a fielder’s choice, junior Jessica Pledger provided the margin of victory with a two-run single in the eighth inning. “Our pitching staff is really coming together,” Vertovez said. “We talked a lot about making pitch-to-pitch adjustments, and our freshman pitchers are really stepping...