Alastair Cook urges England to show fighting spirit as they bid to avoid defeat – and a series whitewash – in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

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HOUSTON — As the Maryland men’s basketball team played several states away, Shaquille O’Neal Cleare, its most touted prospect in a decade, sat in the third row of a yellow school bus that rumbled over East Texas potholes and past roadside tumbleweed and the occasional skunk. Read full article > >

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Maryland recruit Shaquille Cleare has gone from ‘the bottom’ to a top prospect

The American economy picked up steam last quarter, with output growing at an annualized rate of 2.8 percent, a faster rate than the 1.8 percent of the third quarter.

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U.S. Recovery Slowly Gained Speed in Late ’11, Data Show

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has inserted itself as the third player in a bruising confrontation between military and civilian leaders at a time when Pakistan faces a dizzying array of threats.

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Pakistan High Court Widens Role and Stirs Fears

Today, people all over the world are remembering and honoring one of America’s most inspirational leaders — the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Every January, on the third Monday, Americans celebrate his legacy of motivational advocacy for equality for all. Read full article > >

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George Allen: Fulfilling Martin Luther King’s dream

This article, written by Ben White, appeared on New Statesman on December 29,2011 On the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, army officials indicate they are ready to strike again.

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IDF Chief of Staff Hails 2008 Gaza Strike as an "Excellent Operation"

A request to Congress this week will seek the third and final boost allowed under the August budget agreement.

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Obama Set to Request $1.2 Trillion Increase in Debt Limit

The government borrowed less in November than it had in the same month last year, figures show, the third drop in a row.

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Borrowing falls for third month

For the third time this year, Congress is dancing on the edge of a precipice as it is locked in a partisan battle over fiscal measures.

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Political Memo: Congress Takes Up a Partisan Battle, Again, Over Spending

The UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, saw UK sales fall in the third quarter as consumers reined back spending.

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Tesco sees UK sales fall by 0.9%

The love for “Twilight” knows no box office bounds. For the third consecutive week, “ The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 ” is the No. 1 movie in America, keeping “ The Muppets ” at bay in second place, the same spot the Jason-Segel -meets-Miss-Piggy movie occupied last weekend. Is there any stopping those baby-conceiving vampires? And does Kermit the Frog’s inability to top the box office mean the Muppets revival is officially on hold? Read full article > >

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‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ once again crushes ‘Muppets’ at the box office

Tomorrow is the third Thursday in November, which means the return of one of wine’s most famous marketing gimmicks: Beaujolais nouveau. We used to see signs in restaurants and wine stores proclaiming “Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrive!” almost as a harbinger of cold weather and the holidays. Nouveau’s luster has faded, thanks to rising prices and the cynicism of wine purists who feel Beaujolais should be above all that. But I still like it. Read full article > >

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Tomorrow is the third Thursday in November, which means the return of one of wine’s most famous marketing gimmicks: Beaujolais nouveau. We used to see signs in restaurants and wine stores proclaiming “Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrive!” almost as a harbinger of cold weather and the holidays. Nouveau’s luster has faded, thanks to rising prices and the cynicism of wine purists who feel Beaujolais should be above all that. But I still like it. Read full article > >

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There’s more to Beaujolais than nouveau

The Japanese economy rebounds in the third quarter, growing for the first time since a devastating earthquake in March.

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Japan’s economic growth rebounds

The Washington Post Co. lost $6.2 million, or 82 cents a share, in the third quarter of 2011 as a result of a series of one-time charges, a sharp contraction in its education business and continued deterioration in its newspaper and online publishing division. In the third quarter last year, the Post Co. reported a profit of $60.9 million, or $6.84 a share. Third-quarter revenue fell to $1.03 billion in 2011, down 13 percent from $1.18 billion in the same period of 2010. Read full article > >

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Washington Post Co. posts $6.2M loss in third quarter