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FINAL LOOK: Man survives driving off Grand Canyon

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April 27, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Here is our roster of stories that managed to evade the full-on blog treatment:

A man survived after driving his car off the Southern rim of the Grand Canyon and dropping 200 feet. (BBC)

Wal-Mart expanding gun sales to more stores. (WSJ)

Rep. Gabby Giffords walked up stairs to board a jet to head to the shuttle launch. (KHOU)

Ben Bernanke said today the federal deficit is the biggest economic problem the United States faces. (USA Today)

The widow of the doctor who delivered President Obama said she was very excited to see her husband's name on the birth certificate today. (AP)

RIP, Friendster (Yahoo)

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