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The Dalai Lama stands with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ, from left) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Annette Lantos, widow of California Rep. Tom Lantos, during the inaugural Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize award ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The Tibetan spiritual leader will not meet with President Obama during his trip to Washington. The White House says it was a mutual decision not to hold a meeting so close to the president's trip to China, scheduled for November. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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White House Not On Dalai Lama's D.C. Tour

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Gunnar Oquist (left), permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Ingemar Lindstrom of the Academy sit next to portraits of the 2009 Nobel Physics Prize winners in Stockholm on Tuesday. Scanpix Sweden/Bertil Ericson/AP hide caption

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Fiber Optics, Imaging Pioneers Win Physics Nobel

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Brian Clough managed the powerhouse Leeds United team in the 1970s. He failed miserably, lasting only 44 days — and the question behind why is the focus of a new movie The Damned United. Laurie Sparham/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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In 'The Damned United,' A Cocky Coach Is Doomed

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