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That is the basic message conveyed by More Than A Game, the extraordinary documentary about the core group of young men who began playing together as fifth-graders in a Salvation Army-owned gym on a linoleum floor and who, seven years later, found themselves acclaimed as the best high school basketball team in the land. It would have been a nice, heartwarming story under any circumstances. (Boston Globe)
Yaeger: Greatness is about more than loving to win Oct 22, 2009
Yaeger later learned Jordan once lost out on a tryout for his high school basketball team. Jordan went home, cried and made a vow he has kept through his life. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ky. basketball player died of cardiac arrest Oct 21, 2009
(AP) - A deputy coroner says a 15-year-old who collapsed while trying out for a high school basketball team in Frankfort died from a cardiac arrest. Franklin County Deputy Coroner Kelly T. Adams says preliminary autopsy results show Waseeq Shahid had "several abnormalities to the heart" that led to the cardiac arrest. (FOX19.com, OH)
Late Night To Feature Important Visitors Oct 21, 2009
Among those in the building will be a select group of high school basketball players who are being recruited by the Jayhawks. Please or to read the rest of this story. (Phog.net)
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The event features 3 All-Star Games featuring elite high school basketball players from NJ and the Philadelphia Area. The first game is Philly versus NJ Sophomores at 4:00, followed by the Juniors at 5:30. (Villanova Sports -- Rivals.com)
MERV BAKER IN THE WORDS OF HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS Oct 21, 2009
Morgan, now has coached five state high school basketball championships in Florida using one of Baker s offenses. I call it the Charleston. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Woman dead in vehicle collision Oct 20, 2009
The driver of the Cherokee, said police Lt. Rod Peterson, was a juvenile female returning from a Sky View High School basketball game in Weber County with several friends. The Jeep struck the passenger side of the sedan, leaving Stephanie Johnson with fatal injuries. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Chicago Point Guard Visits Bulls Oct 20, 2009
USF basketball coach Stan Heath recruiting efforts have him looking in Illinois, a state always loaded with high school basketball talent, and this past weekend, one of the top players in the state made a trip to check out the Bulls. Please or to read the rest of this story. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Church groups plan Halloween activities (28) Oct 18, 2009
All parents/guardians of high school basketball players are encouraged to attend. If you have questions you may e-mail Kyle or Debbi at. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
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In the drug hierarchy, Quik, who earned his nickname playing high school basketball in New Orleans, is somewhere in the middle. Hes not a kingpin, but hes above the foot soldiers. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Delle Donne at ease playing basketball again Oct 17, 2009
Her 2,818 career points at Ursuline were the most in Delaware high school basketball history. She set the national high school record hitting 80 straight free throws as a sophomore and had 50 points in the state title game that season on the Blue Hens' court. (ESPN -- Women's Basketball)
Terp Men Host Annual Media Day Oct 16, 2009
"This past season, we lost three people who were really connected with the team. The obvious one is , but we also lost Jack Heise and Robert Novak, who were two really important components to our team in terms of how they felt about things and where they stood with the basketball team. They were really great people. got a scholarship with Trinity College in Ireland. He will get his master's degree in business in 16 months and have the opportunity to play in Australia after that for a... (Umterps.com)
Two building blocks Oct 16, 2009
Both Tasmin Mitchell and Bo Spencer played their high school basketball in the Baton Rouge area. Mitchell was a four-time Class 5A all-state player at Denham Springs. (LSU Sports -- Rivals.com)
2009-10 Cougar Men's Basketball Season Preview Oct 16, 2009
" has been here for two years but has not played a lot of minutes. redshirted last year and is sort of an unknown commodity. has only played high school basketball.". That is not to say Bone is overlooking any of their abilities. (Pac-10.org)
THE MISSING LINK: Top recruit Harris highlights elite team with SU recruits Waiters, Fair Oct 16, 2009
He committed to Syracuse before playing a minute of high school basketball. And as he watches his recruiting class grow around him, he knows adding Harris would make the trip he's waited more than four years for all the better. (Daily Orange, NY)
Belman doc more than LeBron James Oct 16, 2009
For his subject he chose a group of high school basketball players from his hometown of Akron, Ohio; freshmen that were playing for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and dominating the competition. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
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The Hoosier State is known more for high school basketball than football, but each year the state produces a good amount of Division I talent on the gridiron. One of the state's top uncommitted linemen is holding off on a decision in the hopes that Duke will offer. (Duke Sports -- Rivals.com)
Siler survives first cuts of Hawks' preseason Oct 14, 2009
Former high school basketball coach Chip Atkins , who won 637 games during his career, the bulk of them at Barnwell High, died Saturday in Aiken after a battle with brain cancer. He was 64. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Calif. teen dies during school basketball game Oct 13, 2009
- An autopsy is scheduled to determine what caused a California teen to collapse and die during a high school basketball game. The county coroner's office says 15-year-old Darius Jones of Pittsburg collapsed Sunday during a game at De La Salle High School in Concord, where he was a student. (MSNBC -- Sports)
LukeWinnInside College Basketball A streak of good luck gives Sean Miller and 'Zona hope for '09-10. Oct 13, 2009 North Allegheny beats Shaler again, 28-17 Oct 10, 2009 Former hoops official to be honored Oct 9, 2009 Barnes Recaps OU Visit Oct 9, 2009 A Day With Harrison Barnes - Part I Oct 9, 2009 Duke, UNC focus on basketball recruit Oct 8, 2009 Brad Morris realizing South Barber Superintendent duties Oct 8, 2009 Busy night for UNC, Duke recruit Harrison Barnes Oct 7, 2009 Hanford star Parrish will join 'Dogs basketball Oct 7, 2009 Want free land? 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Sep 16, 2009 Kentucky reports several minor rules violations Sep 16, 2009 •Time zones determined years ago - let it be Sep 16, 2009 Thrush gets gold medal at Deaflympics Sep 15, 2009 Alumni watch: Former Durant star finds home at NW Missouri State Sep 15, 2009 Victim now believed to have been the driver in fatal Moanalua crash Sep 14, 2009 Brooks Brothers Sep 12, 2009 On the calendar in Somerville: Sept. 10-16 Sep 12, 2009 High school to get new basketball scoreboards Sep 11, 2009 Malesevic, Ruiz-Moreno Join 20... Sep 11, 2009 Brendan Murphy Sep 10, 2009 iS8/Nike: Historic Tourny Makes Changes Sep 10, 2009 Youngsters give president an A Sep 10, 2009 2010 Hoops In-Home Visit Tracker Sep 10, 2009 EDITORIAL: Let the president do his job Sep 10, 2009 Five more for the Minn. Hall of Fame Sep 10, 2009 Here's wishing 'brainwashing' actually works Sep 9, 2009 President Obama's Back-To-School Speech Emphasizes Hard Work Sep 9, 2009 Bismarck students listen to Obama speech Sep 9, 2009 Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Sep 9, 2009 First time dad finds little time for exercise Sep 8, 2009 Pa. man fires cannon, hits neighbor's house Sep 5, 2009 Coach who claimed to be victim convicted of arson Sep 4, 2009 Brand New Spors Facility Opens in Forney Sep 4, 2009 Should you 'friend' your doctor on Facebook? Sep 4, 2009 Recruiting: FSU gets Butler girls' basketball star Sep 3, 2009 Men's Basketball Sep 1, 2009 Palin's father says daughter busy writing her memoirs Sep 1, 2009 Josh Akman: A collegiate identity crisis Sep 1, 2009 Quick on the drawl, she's the bearpit's rising star Aug 28, 2009
But when Miller asked Williams' sister, who had been a high school basketball player in La Mirada, Calif. what she knew about Arizona, she mentioned that a couple of her former teammates had gone there. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Fresno hosts popular Southern gospel concerts Oct 10, 2009
Anthony is a former high school basketball player who earned his music chops in church, then hit the road with Foxx with help from his godparents. Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church. (Fresno Bee)
"The hard thing is, you have to wait another year. It's not like high school basketball where you get to play them twice in one season.". Shaler took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but it was downhill from there. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
One of the most recognizable faces to referee high school basketball in North Dakota has been unanimously elected into the North Dakota Officials Hall of Fame ... In addition to his career as a high school basketball official, he also was an umpire for the American League baseball season during the summer months. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
com, recruiting analystDate: Oct 8, 2009 Last weekend Jeff Capel and the Oklahoma Sooners entertained the nation's top high school basketball player Harrison Barnes. Sooners Illustrated caught up with Barnes to recap his visit. (OUInsider.com)
By Inside CarolinaDate: Oct 8, 2009 Inside Carolina's Eric Bossi traveled to Ames, Iowa this week to profile the nation's top high school basketball prospect: Harrison Barnes. Here's Part I of his two-part feature story. (InsideCarolina.com)
How much do Duke and North Carolina want to sign 6-foot-6 high school basketball phenom Harrison Barnes. Apparently there's enough of a sense of urgency at both schools for coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams to head to Ames, Iowa, to visit the home of Scout. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Kaitlyn was class salutatorian in May 09, had an outstanding high school basketball career and is now playing at Oklahoma Christian University. Nick is a senior and will play basketball under his dad. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
How much do Duke and North Carolina want to sign 6-foot-6 high school basketball phenom Harrison Barnes ... ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JUNE 20-21 ** In this photograph taken on Monday, June 8, 2009, Ames High School basketball player Harrison Barnes shoots during practice at the school in Ames, Iowa. (News & Observer -- Sports)
It s the one that high school basketball teams traditionally take at center court at Sacramento s Arco Arena after winning state championships. It s the one she remembers her sister, Amy, being a part of after Hanford High captured the Division II title in 2001. (Fresno Bee)
The high school basketball team went coed this year because there weren't enough boys. There are plenty of non-employment perks: no property, state income or sales taxes, virtually no crime, no traffic or local fast food stands. (Anchorage Daily News)
But sprinkled in were baserunning blunders and defensive mistakes that reminded everyone this was a former high school basketball star who didn't get serious about baseball until his senior year. Ethier, meanwhile, was the prototypical prospect, out of baseball power State and a second-round draft pick by Oakland in 2003. (USA Today -- Sports)
Janny Hu provides another movie story, about the inspirational high school basketball documentary "More Than a Game" (Page 20). Also in today's Pink: Vaziri's look at the new '90s- themed dance party Club 1994 (Page 36) and his Pop Quiz with Jason Mraz (Page 39); Ben Fong-Torres' Radio Waves column (Page 40); and Matt Villano's travel piece on the old-school Zopp Italian Family Circus, which is coming to Yountville (Page 43). (San Francisco Chronicle)
com, recruiting analystDate: Oct 5, 2009 The state of Illinois is always loaded with high school basketball talent. Inside Illini's Eric Bossi gives his take on the top 12 players in the state from the class of 2010. (IlliniBoard.com)
He was 20-of-33 passing for 328 yards, five touchdowns and just one interception in a wild 51-45 victory whose final score more resembled a high school basketball game than an NFL contest. But no one no one went the next step and looked at what happened to Anderson and the Browns in the return match at Paul Brown Stadium. (BerniesInsiders.com)
Sunday, October 04, 2009. DENVER The Red Cloud Crusaders have been to the state tournament the last two seasons, they ve won four straight district titles and four of the last six conference crowns. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
He would also very proudly tell you of his extraordinarily fond memories of being one of the few white guys on the Truman High School basketball team of decades ago that was the scourge of lower Bucks County. There, too, he could tell stories of the black and white scholar-athletes of Truman High eating at each other's houses and just generally hanging out together. (NJ.com -- Times)
Its as big as big a goal as you can have in high school basketball. . (FightinGators.com)
Lacey Terrell / APThomas Jane stars as Ray Drecker in the HBO series "Hung" about a Detroit high school basketball coach who turns to male prostitution. Arguably the show most informed by the recession is HBO's "Hung," a comedy about a Detroit high school basketball coach who turns to male prostitution to make enough money to fix his house and provide for his teenage kids. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
My wife and I like to go antiquing, and I referee high school basketball. I think I'll find enough to do. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
He previously coached at Sierra for 17 years and he has been coaching high school basketball for 23 years. For a typical high school basketball team, the school pays for five or six tournaments each year. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Loyalty has become something of a lost art in high school basketball these days, as kids jump from school to school at the drop of a hat, not to mention AAU programs as well. But this top junior visiting campus this weekend bucks the trend a bit. (Maryland Sports -- Rivals.com)
In the 1950-51 Texas high school basketball season, a young Gene Bredthauer was a standout guard on Brenham High School s Cub squad which fought its way to the state finals against a far-to-the-north Bowie five. Since Gene was also named to the All-State team for his outstanding play though, as he recalls, the Cubs lost rather badly; by some 20 points it was certainly a worthy lifetime memory for a then high school junior. (Brenham Banner, TX)
This new documentary follows LeBron James and his teammates through the world of high school basketball. Ask the NBA expert: Ira Winderman. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Some of the nation's most prestigious high school basketball prospects will be in Lawrence for official and unofficial visits. To get a complete rundown of what players are expected to visit, come inside. (Kansas Sports -- Rivals.com)
The game is going to be fun for the entire family to come out at watch and the proceeds go to a great cause, said Alex Kuhn, campaign director for the United Way of North Central Iowa and 1999-00 Charles City High School basketball player. I think our Charles City Alumni on the team are really going to give the Ambassadors some good competition on Thursday night. (Charles City Press, IO)
Harry Smith spoke to James Brown about his new book "Role of a Lifetime" and his journey from high school basketball star to TV sports broadcaster ... James Brown talked about his new book "Role of a Lifetime" and his journey from high school basketball star to TV sports broadcaster ... (CBS) As a high school basketball star, James Brown dreamed of a pro career. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben, a former Troy High School basketball star, left, with attorney Gregory Cholakis, is arraigned on drug charges in Rensselaer County Court in Troy. Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben, a former Troy High School basketball star, left, with attorney Gregory Cholakis, is arraigned on drug charges in Rensselaer County Court in Troy ... Mayben, of the Times Union High School basketball all stars, at the Southern Saratoga YMCA in Clifton Park Tuesday April 23, 2002. (Albany Times Union)
Throughout the month of September, Bill Self and his staff have conducted in-home visits with some of the nation's most coveted high school basketball prospects. Brandon Knight, Harrison Barnes, Josh Selby, Adreian Payne, Doron Lamb and Roscoe Smith have all spent quality time with Self and his assistants this month. (Kansas Sports -- Rivals.com)
Members of The Colony High School basketball program spent their Saturday morning helping to repaint team manager Jesus Robles' bedroom. Submitted photo. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Event organizer Eric Horstman said Thursday three of the nation s top high school basketball teams, as well as the No. 1 senior in the nation, Brandon Knight of Pine Crest H.S. in Florida, are scheduled to attend. Tickets run $10 per day for general admission and $20 per day for reserved seating. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
He was a high school basketball and football official from 1963-2005. In 2005 he was presented with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and National Federation of Officials Association "Football Official of the Year" award. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Marshall is the best passer in all of high school basketball. In transition, he handles the ball with his head up and eyes taking a picture of the court to see if the advance pass is available. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Before coming to Holbrook, Bryant worked at the Deer Hill School in Cohasset and coached the high school basketball team for four years. He then worked in the West Bridgewater public schools. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
Carter said he had met Benton Harbor High School basketball coach Marcus Muhammad, a city resident who is running for election, through a mutual acquaintance. He said he had talked with Muhammad, then met the mayor, then commissioners. (The Herald-Palladium)
Barnes is considered the best high school basketball player in the country. At 6 feet 6, the senior has the skills -- the sweet perimeter touch, the ability to slash and finish, the rebounding, the hops, ballhawking quickness, and instincts -- that have made him something of a legend in his hometown of Ames, Iowa. (News & Observer -- Sports)
That's a real-life cheer the cheerleaders used to chant during high school basketball games. But, unfortunately, the double entendres don't end there. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
One other men's basketball violation involved a high school basketball camp that advertised a UK player might appear. The university listed that violation as inadvertent. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Two topics nearly guaranteed to stir discussion in Hoosier households are the high school basketball tournament and daylight saving time. We won't touch the first, and as to the second, well, we thought the legislature put a stake through the heart of that matter several years ago. (The Daily Journal)
In high school, Thrush played under current Carlisle Area High School basketball coach, Emery Cook. Your View - Comment on this Story. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
After Northwest Missouri State head coach Mel Tjeerdsma saw Soy play high school basketball for Durant-Bennett, the coach in his 15th season with the Bearcats knew that he was a player with potential. So far, the redshirt sophomore has paid dividends for Tjeerdsma and his program. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
ANSWER: The body of 21-year-old Tatiana Beasley, a former Roosevelt High School basketball star, was found near a truck that crashed into a concrete barrier on Moanalua Freeway near the Ola Lane overpass about 1:45 a.m. July 19 ... ANSWER: The body of 21-year-old Tatiana Beasley, a former Roosevelt High School basketball star, was found near a truck that crashed into a concrete barrier on Moanalua Freeway near the Ola Lane overpass about 1:45 a.m. July 19. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The 6-foot-6 guard knows the game from his days involved in the Indiana High School basketball scene. Kelly and the Hawkeyes are preparing for their annual four-team tournament this weekend. (Hawkeyesports.com)
MATIGNON HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ALUMNI If interested in being contacted for an alumni basketball game, call the Aiello home at 617-623-0726. Leave your name, address and phone number on the tape. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Kiddie, 47, said the current scoreboard is still in place from when she played high school basketball. She now videotapes most of the girls basketball games and she said at many games she hears parents and fans complain about the scoreboard. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
He played four years of high school basketball for Uzicka Gimnazija while also playing one season with KK Sloboda in the top Serbian amateur league. Malesevic averaged 14. (Gorhody.com)
Jereme Richmond stepped up to help his high school basketball team. "The legendary IHOP pancake breakfast as it's come to be known," according to Waukegan (Ill. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
net will, as always, bring you wall to wall coverage of the iS8/Nike and The High School Basketball Network will bring you teams, updated schedules, standings plus exclusive full game webcasts of the semifinals and championship games complete with play-by-play. Go to for all the late breaking NYC basketball news and rankings. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Or Michael Jordan who was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. These people succeeded because they understand you can t let your failures define you you have to let them teach you. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Beginning later today, Self and his staff will travel to various locations across the United States in-order to conduct in-home visits with some of the most prestigious high school basketball prospects. For Self and members of his staff, it all begins with a trip to Baltimore, Md. (Kansas Sports -- Rivals.com)
Obama told students that in order to succeed they must not let their failures define them just as Michael Jordan, who was cut from his high school basketball team, J.K. Rowling, whose first Harry Potter was rejected 12 times before publication, hadn t.. Don t ever give up on yourself, the president said, because when you do you give up on your country. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
The purpose of the MBCA Hall of Fame is to give special recognition to the people of Minnesota who have made significant contributions to promote high school basketball in the state via their accomplishments and service. The 2009 inductees are Dale Champ of Elbow Lake-Wendell, Hib Hill of Robbinsdale, Louie Mitteco, of Totino-Grace, Randy Taylor of Martin County West, and Dave Vanderwerf of Dawson-BoydThe induction ceremonies will be held at the MBCA Hall of Fame Banquet on Sunday, November 1st,... (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
He related stories with which children can identify, not only his own upbringing without a father around but also examples such as J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" being rejected a dozen times before being published and Michael Jordan being cut from his high school basketball team. "But at the end of the day, the circumstances of your life - what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home - that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, 'I have failed over and over and over again in my life. (VHI.com -- Music News)
During the speech, Obama mentioned that Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team and that J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was published. Leno said he liked that the president gave examples of people who failed, but persevered to succeed. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
"So I know some of you are still adjusting to being back at school. But I m here today because I have something important to discuss with you. I m here because I want to talk with you about your education and what s expected of all of you in this new school year.Now I ve given a lot of speeches about education. And I ve talked a lot about responsibility.I ve talked about your teachers responsibility for inspiring you, and pushing you to learn.I ve talked about your parents responsibility for... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
It s the one that high school basketball teams traditionally take at center court at Sacramento s Arco Arena after winning state championships. It s the one she remembers her sister, Amy, being a part of after Hanford High captured the Division II title in 2001. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been convicted of setting fire to his home in the days after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Authorities who responded to the fire at James Clay's house in Troy also found a spray-painted racial slur on his car. (Fresno Bee)
A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been convicted of setting fire to his home in the days after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. More News. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Phase one will offer five high school basketball courts, a junior high basketball court, six official volleyball courts, indoor soccer field, four official tennis tables, a fitness center, yoga studio, caf;, a Pro Shop and much more. We are producing a Sports Center to be proud of. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Fast-forward nearly 30 years: Jordan recently took a trip from his home in Georgia to New York to watch his daughter play in a high school basketball tournament. When he arrived at the hotel, he realized he'd left all his medications at home. (CNN)
So, when it came time for the talented Butler Area High School basketball player to decide where she wanted to play in college, she had a warm feeling for Florida State. Bresnahan, a 5-foot-11 senior guard and one of the top players in Western Pennsylvania, has made a verbal commitment to Florida State. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
The former sharp-shooting guard, who s been coaching high school basketball, is replacing Kevin Kuwik on the Butler staff. Men's Basketball | 7/12/09. (Butlersports.com)
Heath said he gets e-mails from his daughter when she's looking for trivial details of her past, things like how many points she scored in a high school basketball game or the year the family attended the Boston Marathon. "Sarah's been out of town for almost a month now," Heath told the Spokane Spokesman-Review. (Anchorage Daily News)
At seemingly every other important milestone, the advice is consistently "be yourself." Throughout any important childhood event - from my Bar Mitzvah, to my high school basketball tryout, even to my first date - I was consistently encouraged to "be myself." Every time, the advice worked perfectly (except for my first date. Why, now, at the most significant milestone of my young life, was I being told to create a new identity. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Holmes's dad was her high school basketball coach and the movie star's older sister, Holly, was one of her friends and teammates. She went on to study at the Catholic University of Dayton, Ohio, where she dabbled in student politics and admitted in 2002 to a ''brief flirtation'' with the Republican Party during her teenage years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
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