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The voting was tight, but Kyle Busch was able to hold onto the top spot in the weekly Sporting News Power Poll despite finishing outside the top three Saturday night (14th) for the first time in four weeks. Busch just edged out Jimmie Johnson, who finished fourth at Bristol for his fifth top five in [...]

In todays Rasmussen Reports survey, nearly half of all Americans think labor unions are no longer needed in modern society. 48% See No Further Need for Labor Unions, 30% DisagreeSurvey of 1,000 American Adults bull; 48% think labor unions have outlasted their usefulness, but 30% disagree and say that unions have not outlived their role. [...]

By the time August rolled around, the Sounders were reborn. It was an 8-0-1 month in all competitions, including an historic 1-0 CONCACAF Champions League triumph at Monterrey, a 6-2 demolition of Eastern Conference-leading Columbus and Tuesday’s 1-0 US Open Cup semifinal victory over FC Dallas. Weve won games different ways,” Sounders coach Sigi Schmid [...]

Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon have broken their transfer record to snap up Elias from Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian midfielder has cost Sporting 8.8million (7.8m). Elias has penned a five-year contract with his new employers and that deal includes a 40m (35.5m) release clause. The 26-year-old joined Atletico from Corinthians in December and settled quickly in [...]

WE’RE back! Every box ticked. What value has adventure in our modern society? When supposedly we know better and, more importantly, have many more entertainment opportunities available to us than our ancestors did. Surely risking it all for the opportunity to say you did it can’t be rationalised? A few weeks ago I would have [...]

Posted at 02:43 PM ET, 08/31/2011 ‘Textbook Rebellion’ pushes for free, open books By Jenna Johnson It’s good vs. evil for a group of activists fighting for cheaper textbooks. And they have an interesting duo to represent the struggle. Evil is symbolized by “Mr. $200 Textbook,” a towering mascot wearing a dark suit and a [...]

Setting out her blueprint for party reform, the Prime Minister said modern society was empowering the individual, and Labor had to respond. She urged a full and open debate on the issue at the upcoming ALP national conference, proposing party reforms to hand greater power to individual members. Some hold that the historic structures of [...]

Its finally that time that all parents enjoy: the kids are back on a regular school schedule and theres some peace and quiet me around the house. But what about our four-legged friends? Do they get lonely with all the action going out the door? Bella Vasta, head of Bellas House Pet Sitting , says [...]

(Updates with economists comment in fourth paragraph) Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) — A Chinese manufacturing index stayed near to the borderline between expansion and contraction in August, signaling limits for more monetary tightening. The Purchasing Managers Index was at 50.9, from the 29- month low of 50.7 in July, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing [...]

Do you have a dog or cat that likes to take unaccompanied walks? Qualcomm—a tech company more closely associated with mobile phones than mobile pets—could help you keep tabs on your wayward Buddy or Lucy. Snaptracs, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, is now selling the Tagg Pet Tracker, an electronic device that can be attached to [...]