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Batman triumphs over Superman as comic fetches record price (Guardian Unlimited)

Unless you have been in a hole or an incredibly deep pocket, you have heard about the money problems with LSU.

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Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million (£650,000), smashing the previous record price for a comic book.

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Rare copy of first Superman comic changes hands for record $1 million (Times Online)

NEW YORK - A RARE copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold on Monday for US$1 million (S$1.4 million), smashing the previous record price for a comic book. A 1938 edition of Action Comics No.

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US$1m for Superman comic (Straits Times)

Once passengers shell out hundreds of dollars for a ticket, the sales pitches begin: Checking a bag? Need a pillow

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Will Airlines and Passengers Call a Truce? (New York Times)

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Jennifer Jones is on the verge of writing another chapter in the curling history books

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Team Canada advances to Sunday's Scotties final, beating P.E.I. rink (Toronto Sun)

Hard to believe it's almost 44 years since Australia moved to decimal currency and more than 25 years since the $1 note was replaced by a coin.

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Bank on this paper trail (Moneymanager)

LOS ANGELES - LEGENDARY actor Harrison Ford has spoken out about why he has only made a few films over the last decade, saying it's because Hollywood isn't producing any quality material. During an interview with Fox News' Pop Tarts show, Ford, 67, said: 'I grew up in a system where the studios spent a lot of money on the development of stories and ideas and bought books and they really ...

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Ford blasts Hollywood shows (Straits Times)

On rare days I feel sorry for members of the government. Running the country must be as frustrating as being a parent: it’s only in retrospect that you realise where you went wrong. But your new-found wisdom is of no use because the crucial moments have passed, and you can’t have your time again.

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Britain’s dirty secret: class still matters (Times Online)

The iconic 'I-Spy' books are to return to shops 50 years after they became the 'must haves' for the nation's children.

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Classic children's 'I-Spy' books to return to bookshelves (Daily Mail: World News)