Things are also looking up for the 800m boys and you never know, Michael Rimmer, Sam Ellis and Michael Hill could all reach the European final, which would be the first time in a long time for British athletes.

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"I have absolutely no comment on it and could care less about it, " said Eric Hirshberg, head of the publishing unit of Activision, which has launched a "Call of Duty" marketing blitz with ads featuring actors Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill and basketball star Dwight Howard.

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It was his record seventh win at Bay Hill and gave him 72 career wins, trailing only Jack Nicklaus (73) and Sam Snead (83) on the all-time list.

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Sam Taliaferro, an American who runs a property business catering to foreign retirees in Boquete, a hill resort, says that corruption threatens to choke off foreign investment.

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At the very least, however, it is to be hoped that the weakened power (if not outright defeat) of legislators like Rep. Sam Gejdenson (D-CT), who have repeatedly championed misguided export liberalization schemes on Capitol Hill, will allow the legislature to play a constructive rather than destructive role.

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