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Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside (The Christian Science Monitor)

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The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could mark a stalemate in the debate over how to deal with the use of anabolic steroids in sport.

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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' (AP)

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This Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo shows Gibre George, who started a Facebook page called 'Don't Call Me African-American,' in Hollywood, Fla. The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: 'black.' The debate has waxed and waned since 'African-American' went mainstream, and gained new significance after the son of a black Kenyan and a white American moved into the White House. President Barack Obama's identity has been contested from all sides, renewing questions that have followed millions of darker Americans: What are you? Where are you from? And how do you fit into this country? (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."



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Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC (AP)

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A U.S. Park Police officer removes a wooden structure from an Occupy DC protestor's tent at McPherson Square in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Park Police arrived before dawn to enforce a no camping law at the square near the White House, which demonstrators have occupied since last October, and enjoyed special First Amendment protections by virtue of the square's designation as park service property. The regulations permit protesters to remain onsite at all hours with tents, but bars them from camping or laying down bedding material.(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing the grounds of tents that they said were banned under park rules.



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Google Docs Adds Offline Support for Android Devices

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Google Docs now enabes users with Android smartphones and tablets to access their files offline. Google is adding the feature to help users access documents in their online Google Docs account at times when they may not have an Internet connection.

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Shocked? Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads (AP)

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This advertisement provided by Dannon Co,. shows a scene from the Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt Super Bowl commercial, starring Jessica Blackmore and John Stamos. The Dannon Oikos advertisement will run during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI, Sunday, Feb 5, 2012. About 20 of the roughly 36 Super Bowl advertisers put their TV commercials online in the days leading up to Sunday's broadcast. That's a big break with tradition and up from last year when only a handful of companies released their ads before the game. Stamos' Dannon ad is one of the ads that have been pre-released. (AP Photo/Dannon Co.)AP - If you're expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don't hold your breath: There won't be many surprises.



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