If your friend who’s running the Marine Corps Marathon posts to Facebook in the middle of the race, don’t be that impressed. Sure, running 26.2 miles is hard, but it’s not tough for participants to multitask when they’ve signed up for the free social media messaging service debuting at Sunday’s event. Read full article > >

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The Misfits: Marine Corps Marathon using social media to help track runners

Prime Minister Donald Tusk appeared to have a strong lead on Sunday over his conservative rival, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in the race to lead Poland.

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Vote in Poland Leaning Toward Centrist Party

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins his second world championship title with a third-place finish in Japan, with McLaren’s Jenson Button beating Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to the race victory.

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Vettel takes crown as Button wins

Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out of the race last month, has endorsed Mitt Romney’s candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

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The Caucus: Pawlenty Endorses Romney

Tim Pawlenty drops out of the race to become the Republican candidate to face President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

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Pawlenty ends 2012 Republican bid

Texas Governor Rick Perry will join the race to become Republican presidential nominee in 2012, US media say, as rivals prepare for an Iowa debate.

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Rick Perry ‘to enter 2012 race’

Qatar’s Mohamed Bin Hammam pulls out of the race to head football’s world governing body Fifa, which has been marred by corruption allegations.

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Bin Hammam pulls out of Fifa race

Newcomer Trevor Bayne became the youngest-ever winner of the Daytona 500 on Sunday in a wild race that saw other records broken as well. Eight additional laps were added to the race due to crashes-including a 17-car pileup early on-and the lead changed…

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Rookie Trevor Bayne Wins Daytona 500

A history of the race to commercialize a military technology and define a new era of air travel.

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Fatal Flaws

A history of the race to commercialize a military technology and define a new era of air travel.

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Fatal Flaws

Kauto Star is favourite for Saturday’s rescheduled King George VI Chase as he seeks a historic fifth win in the race at Kempton.

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Kauto Star out to create history

Kauto Star is favourite for Saturday’s rescheduled King George VI Chase as he seeks a historic fifth win in the race at Kempton.

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Kauto Star out to create history

Kauto Star is favourite for Saturday’s rescheduled King George VI Chase as he seeks a historic fifth win in the race at Kempton.

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Kauto Star out to create history

In the race for earmarks, politics often trumps economic need, council members say. Council leaders and those who curry favor consistently win the largest share of the pot.

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Council Grants Often Shortchange Needy New York Districts

An anti-X Factor “supergroup” is getting together to record its entry in the race for this year’s Christmas number one – the sound of silence.

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Stars silent in X Factor protest