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In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows Iranian protestors run away from tear gas fired by security in an opposition rally in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2009. Hundreds of young men and women chanted 'death to the dictator,' confronting police wielding batons and firing tear gas in the capital Thursday as opposition activists sought to revive street protests despite authorities' vows to 'smash' any new marches. (AP Photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow
4 hrs ago - Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.
FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, FILE) Ensign's parents gave mistress's family $96k
4 hrs ago - Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 "out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair.
A wounded man lies in a hospital bed after a roadside bomb attack near a market in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq
7 hrs ago - Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2009 file photo, U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill. speaks at the City Club of Chicago. A Democratic official says Burris will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The source says Burris has begun informing Democratic officials about his decision. The official spoke anonymously because Burris had yet to announce his decision publicly. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) AP sources: Burris won't run for full Senate term
2 hrs 58 mins ago - Sen. Roland Burris, whose deep ties to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich seemed to doom his Senate tenure from the start, will not run for a full Senate term in 2010. The move increases Democrats' chances of holding on to the former Senate seat of President Barack Obama.
Family members search for the graves of relatives at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill., Thursday, July 9, 2009, after graves were discovered dug up Wednesday and bodies dumped into unmarked mass graves in an alleged scheme to resell the plots to unsuspecting members of the public. Three men and a woman are facing felony charges after police found what they called 'startling and revolting' conditions at the historic cemetery in the south Chicago suburb. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) Ill. cemetery workers accused in grisly plot
3 hrs ago - Three gravediggers and a cemetery manager unearthed hundreds of corpses from a historic black cemetery south of Chicago, dumping some in a weeded area and double-stacking others in existing graves, in an elaborate scheme to resell the plots, authorities said Thursday. All four were charged with felonies.
Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated
5 hrs ago - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.

USA TODAY Sports Weekly Publishes College Basketball Preview Special Edition

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McLEAN, Va. (Map) - MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A special college basketball preview edition of USA TODAY Sports Weekly hits newsstands today. This special edition gives college basketball fans all the information they need to know about the top players, top teams and top conference battles for the upcoming season.

The USA TODAY Sports Weekly College Basketball preview begins with extensive coverage and analysis of our "Elite to Beat" -- the top eight teams in the USA. USA TODAY's picks are Gonzaga, Memphis, Michigan State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Purdue, and UCLA.

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The 64-page issue includes:

-- Previews of 32 men's conferences for the upcoming NCAA season, with projected finishes and all-conference teams, top recruits and must-see games -- An early-bird bracketology - our projected bracket for March Madness by expert Jerry Palm, who last season accurately picked six of the Elite 8 teams and two of the Final Four -- Women's Sweet 16 previews -- A viewers' guide of top match-ups through the season

The USA TODAY Sports Weekly College Basketball Preview edition will be on sale at newsstands nationally through November 10 at a cover price of $4.95. The issue can be ordered by calling 1-800-872-5149 or by visiting www.usatodayservice.com/specialeditions. Sports Weekly publishes special editions throughout the year covering special events in the world of sports.

USA TODAY Sports Weekly covers baseball and football with detailed analysis and in-depth cover stories on the players and issues that shape two of the most popular sports in America. There is no off-season for Sports Weekly - readers will find complete coverage in all 52 issues throughout the year. USA TODAY Sports Weekly is published by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).

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