Although he declined calls to run for President in 1996 and 2000, the retired four-star Army general has remained very much in the public eye since leaving public office.

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His career in the game has almost been unrivaled in NBA history -- a 10-time NBA All-Star and three-time winner of the NBA championship between 2000 and 2002.

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What a pity, thinks the student, that the professor, risen from a fatherless childhood in New York's Hell's Kitchen to become a seemingly permanent star of the Senate, should be intent on retiring in 2000.

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Originally called Yaazer, he changed the name before his star raced as a two-year-old, with the 2000 Dubai World Cup clearly already at the forefront of his mind.

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By 2000 Murdoch was in charge of News Corp's Asian satellite business, Star TV, where he appeared to find his feet.

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The lone remaining player to wear Robinson's number sat in front of a sculpture of the Brooklyn Dodgers star's No. 42, and chatted about everything from his cut fastball to the 2000 World Series that pitted New York's teams against one another in a true Subway Series.

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Even though the technology sector has been out of favor for the past few months, it has been the star performer since the 2009 lows as it is up over 149% followed by the small cap Russell 2000 IWM.

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Fallon went on to star for Stoute, with victory in the 2, 000 Guineas on King's Best in the year 2000.

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