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Olympian Carl Lewis not certified as NJ candidate

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's top elections official won't certify nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis as a candidate for state Senate...
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Former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones cut by Shock

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Shock announced Thursday they had waived Jones to make room for former Oklahoma center Abi Olajuwon...
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Olympian Carl Lewis' candidacy in limbo in NJ

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The political wrangling could continue until fall for Carl Lewis, the nine-time Olympic gold medalist who wants to compete as a Democrat for a seat in the New Jersey Legislature.
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Carl Lewis wins NJ Senate Dem primary

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(AP) - A judge may still keep him off the general election ballot. Republicans say he doesn't meet New Jersey's four-year residency requirement...
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Is Lance Armstrong the new Marion Jones?

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OPINION - Why was Jones convicted so prematurely? Shouldn't we be in the same frame of mind with the Armstrong allegations?...
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Olympic marathon champ dies in fall

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died in a fall from a balcony after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said Monday...
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Court puts Carl Lewis back on NJ primary ballot

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis can be on the ballot for a New Jersey state Senate primary after all...
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Another NJ court rules against Carl Lewis' senate run

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Lewis grew up in Willingboro and declared last month that he was seeking the 8th District state Senate seat as a Democrat...
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NJ election official: Lewis can't run for Senate

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Secretary of State Kim Guadagno ordered Lewis' name to be stricken from the June Democratic primary ballot...
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Judge says Carl Lewis OK to run for NJ office

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis can continue his bid for the New Jersey Senate because Republicans have failed to prove he doesn't live in the state...
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