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On this day in 1998, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire hit their 66th home runs, in doing so setting the all-time record for the most home runs in a season. McGwire would finish the year with 70, only to be topped by Barry Bonds three years later, with 73. Roger Maris still holds the American League record with 61, supporting the widely-held belief that the AL is not a "real" baseball league. [Scripting News]
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Private Mars Mission Planned For 2009 [Slashdot:]
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Overclockers Top 6GHz With A 3.6GHz-Rated P4 [Slashdot:]
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Burt Rutan On his Upcoming X-Prize Attempt [Slashdot:]
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Soldiers' War Blogs Detail Life in Iraq (AP). AP - Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milbloggers) say their commanders have encouraged their online literary ventures, a few say their commanders have shut them down. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
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