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Biden Campaign Not Planning on New Hampshire Primary Win

Matthew McDonald

Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign is not counting on a win in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, Politico reports.

Instead, Biden's focus is on two other early voting states:  Iowa and Nevada. That is because in New Hampshire he is facing three candidates from states that neighbor New Hampshire:  Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, and former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement:  Redemption
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Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement:  Redemption

Kevin Thomas

Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored baskets, starring for the rival Los Angeles Lakers. What Bryant did on a basketball court, for so long – averaging 25 points a game for 20 seasons – merits prolonged applause. His team averaged an NBA championship every four years while he was in uniform, the last of the five coming in 2010, beating the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Game 7. He was truly one of the NBA's greatest players.

All that and more explains the overwhelming coverage of Bryant's death, at the age of 41. Bryant was one of nine people killed, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

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