Van Persie was the creator with a superb pass that let in Samir Nasri, and when he lifted the ball over Gomes, Adebayor beat Alan Hutton in a straight race to poke home from almost on the goal-line.

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That would leave the Democratic race as a straight fight between two candidates who offer a historic choice to America - the first black leader, or the first woman president.

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Stretching the analogy (perhaps to the breaking point): On a recent weekend I competed in a bicycle time-trial race of 3.35 miles, straight up the side of a mountain.

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Thomas Leuluai's break set up the first for Hansen before, almost straight from the restart, Tomkins spotted a gap to race 80 yards to the line for the try of the match.

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Attendance at the track fell for a third straight year from an average of 130, 000 per race to 118, 000, according to NASCAR estimates.

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But the UCI is determined to pursue him for the riches he received as a result of his seven straight victories in cycling's most prestigious race, while confirming the record books will be left blank.

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Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen finished second for the third straight race, with Alonso's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa third as most drivers chose a four-stop strategy due to ongoing problem with Pirelli's fast-degrading tires.

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If history continues, it may be harder to get a spot this year than to actually finish the race, since it has sold out for 11 straight years, despite hosting the largest field of any half-marathon in the country.

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It turns out all those GIFs and videos that strike us as cute and amusing are actually moving us at a much deeper level making our hearts race and our palms sweat, making us gasp and sit up straight in our chairs.

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