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...Poker's championship event - a $10,000 buy-in elimination tournament known as the most lucrative and prestigious event in professional poker. Last week, after a 117-day recess, 22-year-old Danish pro Peter Eastgate captured the title, defeating 27-year-old Russian Ivan Demidov by turning a straight on the final hand to beat Demidov's two pairs. Eastgate, the youngest main event champion in history, earned $9.1 million for his efforts-the second largest prize the tournament has ever doled out. On his way back to Europe, he caught up with TIME for a brief phone interview...
...that we've brought "change" by giving even more power to the party that forced bad loans and obstructed Fannie Mae reform while driving jobs overseas, it should not take long for Barack Obama to set the record straight on which party is actually pushing the "failed policies of the past." The only question is whether he will be able to continue blaming Republicans for the disastrous policies of Democrats. Robert Moon, CINCINNATI, OHIO...
...63Markley shot 13-for-17 from the field to pace the Crimson to its first win on the young season. After CCSU began the game on an 8-0 run, Harvard would need all the firepower it could get. The Crimson recovered nicely in the first half, getting six straight points from Markley (14 points at the break) and heading to the locker room down only five. “We rely on her, but we have to do a better job as a team so we don’t rely so heavily on her,” Finelli...
...bottom line is that I came to Tanzania not to help, but simply to learn, and so far I’ve accomplished my goal. I’ve learned that giraffes make funny runners. I’ve learned that warm milk straight from the cow is not my cup of tea. I’ve learned that Tanzania still loves Celine Dion. I’ve learned to succumb to the awkwardness of sitting in silence...
...says he spoke to Hagee by phone before the McCain endorsement while preparing for a spot on Saturday Night Live. "I asked if he had prayed about this and believed this was what the Lord wanted him to do," Huckabee writes of the conversation. "I didn't get a straight answer." Months later, McCain rejected Hagee's endorsement because of controversial remarks the pastor had made about biblical interpretations...