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The Two-Way
8:50 am
Thu January 5, 2012

VIDEO: 90-Yard GOALLL! For American Keeper Tim Howard

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The agony: Bolton Wanderers goalie Adam Bogdan can't reach the ball as Tim Howard's long kick bounces into the goal.

If you haven't seen it yet, take a few seconds to watch something that's now happened just four times in English Premier League history.

Everton goalie Tim Howard scored from about 90 yards away last night when his clearing kick bounced over the head of opposing goalie Adam Bogdan.

Fortunately for Bogdan, his Bolton Wanderers team went on to defeat The Toffees 2-1.

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The Two-Way
8:20 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Denver Reconsiders The Olympics Despite Dumping 1976 Games

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February 1976: The Winter Olympics were moved to Innsbruck, Austria, after Denver decided it couldn't host them.

It may be the most insulting snub in Olympic history. After seeking and winning the right to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, the city of Denver backed out of the games. Colorado voters rejected public funding of the Olympics in 1972 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was forced to turn to Innsbruck, Austria, the host city eight years earlier.

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It's All Politics
8:01 am
Thu January 5, 2012

As The Dust Settles, Digging Deeper Into Iowa's Results

Originally published on Thu January 5, 2012 10:13 am

The GOP candidates have left Iowa, but number crunchers are starting to dig deeper into the data behind Tuesday night's vote. The Washington Post has this post-game analysis tracking where each candidate's supporters live and how they stack up by age, income, religion and Tea Party affinity.

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The Two-Way
7:45 am
Thu January 5, 2012

Strong Gain: Employers Added 325,000 Jobs Last Month, Survey Says

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The scene last month at the "Denver Hires Job Fair."

There was a 325,000-gain in the number of jobs on private employers' payrolls last month, according to the widely watched ADP National Employment Report, which was just released.

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