life." During a great media splash in 1910, the most famous of these "pedestrians," Edward Payson Weston, walked 3,500 miles from Santa Monica to New York City in a mere 78 days -- and at the age of 71, no less.Today, racewalking is an Olympic sport, and racewalkers in other countries, especially Italy, France, Mexico, China and Ecuador, still garner national attention. The 5-year-old Indian Charlie horse is winless in three outings over the track, part of a losing streak that has reached six races after he won the first two starts of his career.A winner twice in three starts at Hollywood Park, Captain Squire is the high weight at 124 pounds and the richest member of the small field.The 6-year-old Flying Chevron gelding has won eight of 26 and earned $1,088,065.He will be trying for his third win in four starts this year for trainer Jeff Mullins and his second graded stakes victory.He won the Ancient Title Breeders' Cup Handicap, a Grade I, on Oct. 21.British tenor Andrew Kennedy, a 28-year-old member of the Vilar Young Artists program at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, won the Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize in a competition that ended Friday. 1 album in the country this week with "Infinity on High," which sold 260,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan.It was a narrow victory for the pop-punk band Last week's No. "Women and minorities have been racing and winning through much of [the NHRA's] history, but what makes this an important moment, not only is Ashley a woman, but she's the daughter of arguably the most influential and well-known driver in history."She could become as big [as], or bigger than, her dad."There have been successful female drag racers, notably three-time top-fuel champion Shirley Muldowney. Libby's conversations with reporters -- and alleged lies he told about them -- form the crux of his perjury and obstruction indictment.

He foresees shortages that will reduce the pace at which new homes are completed across the country.Expectations of building material shortages caused by post-Katrina reconstruction already are rippling around the nation.Concerns about the dearth of cement could prompt the Bush administration to yield in a long-running trade dispute. Ichiro Suzuki singled, stole second, took third on Molina's error and scored on Adrian Beltre's single in the second to make it 5-0."I was trying to be too fine," said Gregg, who will return to the bullpen later this week. was supposed to be a paradise, but "South-Central L.A."--less a place than a condition--is where we ended up.It is a souvenir of sorts, one that was earned, not purchased It is my own memory. If administration officials put as much effort into getting these jobs done as they apparently put into rethinking their talking points, perhaps we'd have some real success in this global, uh, endeavor And what we call it would matter a lot less.. But they've laid the groundwork for success."Novak said United's biggest remaining challenge would be to "get the word out that United is strong and healthy and ... But he did carry off some dough -- about $3,000.*Speaking of baking: When unsuccessful San Diego mayoral candidate Donna Frye was asked to explain all the city's woes, she responded: "Sometimes I say it's sun poisoning."*Drive-in mollusks? In San Gabriel, Howard Ran found an insurance company that, I suppose, could claim it really shells out (see photo).*Next time try MapQuest: A drug dealer in Long Beach who got lost trying to make a delivery was arrested after flagging down a cop for directions. The bed was luxurious, with linens softer and plumper than any in his poor house, and the death more peaceful than the one he expected: in a mine cave-in, with his head cracked open by a piece of anthracite.But because it was the heyday of industrial unions, government had forced the mining companies to implement some basic safety measures, and when he was caught in a cave-in in the 1950s, my grandfather lived, losing only an eye.Over the last 100 years, more than 100,000 miners have died pulling coal out of the earth.

Coach Ricardo Lavolpe, who suspended the players Tuesday, would say only that they had been sent home for disciplinary reasons.Oguro Masashi's 88th-minute goal allowed Japan to tie Brazil. Pepper" era and later), musicians from the Civic Light Opera stable join the group onstage.In their characterizations, Ron McNeil's John Lennon leads the pack in voice, personality and inflections. It opened in February.Strathmore cost $100 million to build, with most of that modest sum coming from public money, and is thus meant to serve many constituencies. Analysts on average had expected 77 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.Revenue rose 13% to $3.91 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $3.88 billion. Their prosperity, built on industrious cloth-making and tax benefits granted by patrons, earned them the envy of local tradesmen.That prosperity is reflected in the little museum next to the front gate, where I bought my lace souvenir and paused in the black and white tiled foyer, listening to a 17th century clock strike the hour.

When Court TV launched that summer, Van Susteren dismissed the notion of a 24-hour court channel as "a huge snore."But the Simpson trial four years later confirmed the interest in real-life court dramas, and Van Susteren's analysis on CNN gained her a following. A Justice Department official had no comment on the ruling but said the department "is committed to the prevention of gun crime and the vigorous enforcement of our nation's gun laws."greg.krikorian. In the book's opening sequence, Snyder recalls returning to Mt St. 1 USC this week down another starting receiver after Mark Bradford was injured in the first quarter Saturday.

Trade Representative Robert Portman said as ministers of the World Trade Organization's key member states ended a meeting here."Without that ... "We're exhausted," Anthony Tapia said.He said the blaze taught him a lesson."We're going to be more organized and have everything ready for the next time," he said. Kenn RabinArchival researcherCurrent assignment: "Goodnight, and Good Luck," George Clooney's film about CBS newscaster Edward R Murrow taking on Sen. "Russia is probably the only country where criminal cases against journalists are opened that often."VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia It is well past closing time at the small cafe where this small city's hip young men and women often meet for an after-dinner espresso. There's not a tremendous variation of speed, but there's tremendous movement."Rodriguez can give his slider two looks, starting it high and away and dropping it into the strike zone, or starting it in the strike zone and bouncing. "They have been very demanding."In the filing, Wattles said he intended to sell as much as half of his Hollywood Entertainment shares in the next few months.Hollywood Entertainment shares fell 5 cents to $14.05, while Movie Gallery lost 82 cents $25.21, both on Nasdaq.