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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Water cannon, legions of police bolster French Assembly building for final gay marriage vote

Friday, January 25, 2013  The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all readers who felt misled by Armstrong's denials of drug use in "It's Not About The Bike," published in 2000, and "Every Second Counts," published three years later.

Friday, January 18, 2013  In what Oprah has called the most important interview of her television career, she couldn't be accused of burying the lead.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  An anonymous source says that Armstrong admits to doping during an interview to be broadcast Thursday.

Monday, January 14, 2013  International biking phenomenon Lance Armstrong is expected to reverse course and apologize and offer a limited confession about his doping scandal.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Armstrong will remain on the cancer charity's board

Friday, October 12, 2012  Armstrong's Livestrong fighting for future at 15 years amid doping allegations

Thursday, October 11, 2012  USADA lays out Armstrong evidence with more than 200 pages, 26 witnesses

Monday, July 09, 2012  Armstrong sues USADA in federal court to block doping charges

Monday, March 19, 2012  A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two small sons and one other child, the prosecutor's office said.

Friday, January 27, 2012  14 animals are being taken care of after the camper-trailer they were traveling in was involved in an accident on I-70

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Three World War II veterans from Jefferson City will be presented with the Legion of Honor Award Monday.

Friday, April 22, 2011  The exchange has 30 French students and 3 French teachers staying with host families from Jefferson City’s Thomas Jefferson Middle School French Club for 2 weeks.

Monday, April 04, 2011  French officials say that specialists could start pulling up bodies and wreckage from an Air France plane from the Atlantic Ocean floor within a month.

Friday, March 18, 2011  Updated with raw video from Benghazi. Obama administration gets UN blessing for action in Libya, but must move quickly with allies