76ers beat Bulls 79-78 and advance to 2nd round

Omer Asik placed his hands on his hips in disbelief as an improbable 76ers’ celebration erupted around him.

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Champion Mavs head home, trailing Thunder 2-0

Last postseason, Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks rode a wave of late-game comebacks to win the franchise’s first NBA title.

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HBO producing documentary about George H.W. Bush

HBO is producing a documentary on the first President George Bush to debut two days after his 88th birthday in June.

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French far-right soars in presidential vote

The anti-immigrant far right emerged as a potentially major force in French politics with a record showing by its candidate Marine Le Pen in the first round of presidential elections.

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After the vote

France’s President and Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) candidate for the 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledges the audience prior to delivering a speech at the Mutualite in Paris, following the announcement of the estimated results of the first round of the French 2012 presidential elections. Socialist challenger Francois Hollande won the first round.

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Gabrielle Giffords: amid somber tributes, questions about reelection grow (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – For the first time since being seriously wounded a year ago, US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) will appear at a large-scale public event in her Arizona hometown Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the Jan. 8, 2011, mass shootings.

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Gingrich surges in new Iowa presidential poll (Reuters)

Reuters – A surge in support for Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has made him the new front-runner in Iowa, which holds the first of next year’s presidential nominating contests, according to a closely watched opinion poll published on Saturday.

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UAW says Chrysler workers ratify contract (Reuters)

Reuters – Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.

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French first lady takes new baby girl home (AP)

AP – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is heading home with her newborn girl Giulia, the first baby born to a sitting French president.

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Growth anemic, debt fight poses recession risk (Reuters)

Reuters – The economy stumbled badly in the first half of 2011 and came dangerously close to contracting in the January-March period, raising the risk of a recession if a stand-off over the nation’s debt does not end quickly.

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