Has the American Dream really died, or is it possible that the inflated prosperity before the crash of the housing market was the aberration and now we are back to normal?

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The dream has not died.

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The dream looked like it had died when Lisandro Lopez converted a penalty to leave Epinal's hopes in tatters with just 28 minutes remaining.

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The reason for that second objective is also the reason for thinking 2011 might, in the history books of the future, be seen as the year when the space cadets' dream finally died.

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The dream was short lived, and Julian died at 42 in 2004, three years after being diagnosed with ALS. His foundation also raises money to combat the terrible disease.

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Gary Cahill was also sent off after an alleged off the ball incident with Emerson as Chelsea's dream of world domination died.

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It meant Rangers' dream of repeating their 1972 Cup-Winners' Cup success died at the hands of Zenit coach Dick Advocaat - the man dubbed the Little General during his time in charge at Ibrox.

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Walter, together with the love of his life, Leonore, transformed their corner of the California desert by making decisions with an unswerving commitment to philanthropy and the eventual goal of transforming the estate into a retreat for world peace. (Leonore died in 2009.) Now that dream is about to take shape.

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