There is one final thing.

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If life is a beach for Philippoussis now, it wasn't towards the end of his career when injury blighted his final attempts to snare the one thing his resume lacked -- a major title.

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And regardless of which of the many scenarios materialize after Karzai's current (and final) presidential term ends, one thing is clear: he will remain a major power broker in Afghanistan.

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After the presidential debates are done and all the campaign ads have run their course, the final outcome of the 2008 election will depend on one thing, making sure voters actually get to the polls.

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When Jack Nicklaus pulled out his 1-iron at the 238-yard 17th hole at Pebble Beach in the final round of the 1972 U.S. Open, he knew one thing: That ball was going right at the flagstick. (It landed within inches of the cup.) The same goes for entrepreneurs, investors, soldiers, artists, spouses and all the rest of us making resolutions for 2013.

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Final tallies of supremacy may have to wait until the merger processes are complete, but one thing is certain: Forsee's combo telecom has vaulted into the lofty elite of No. 2 provider Verizon Wireless--a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone--and the market's top dog, the JV of SBC Communications and BellSouth, Cingular.

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So a veteran player, even an iconic one, might want to accept the fact that a final big score that carries past his 40th birthday may be a thing of the past.

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