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arnews[0]="Free Agency: Dona t Hold Your Breath
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arnews[0] += "Doesn't it feel like Billy Beane focuses on the \"youth movement\" every year? It sure feels that way to me.";
arnews[0] += "
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:49 GMT";
arnews[0] += "
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arnews[1]="A's plan to get younger, not load up on veterans
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arnews[1] += "Last offseason, the Oakland Athletics added free agent veterans in first baseman Jason Giambi, shortstop Orlando Cabrera and infielder Nomar Garciaparra.";
arnews[1] += "
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:28 GMT";
arnews[1] += "
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arnews[2]="Gary Peterson: Oakland A's hope Andrew Bailey just the first sign of youth-driven success
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arnews[2] += "If you're going to tout yourself as an organization committed to player development, it helps when you can trot out a fully developed player.";
arnews[2] += "
Publ.Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT";
arnews[2] += "
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arnews[3]="Beane looking to go young in offseason
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arnews[3] += "The 15-day window in which teams hold exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents closes at 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, at which point the A's will be free to start their holiday shopping.";
arnews[3] += "
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:13:45 GMT";
arnews[3] += "
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arnews[4]="Free Agency: Will the Aa s Spend $$ This Year?
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arnews[4] += "We all remember what happened last year: The A's traded for Matt Holliday, signed Jason Giambi and Nomar Garciaparra.";
arnews[4] += "
Publ.Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:23 GMT";
arnews[4] += "
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arnews[5]="The Schmuck Stops Here: O's set to head to market
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arnews[5] += "The opening of the free agent market on Friday won't generate nearly the same level of anticipation around here as last year, when fans could fantasize about big-ticket players Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett before the Yankees had time to snap them up.";
arnews[5] += "
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:44 GMT";
arnews[5] += "
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arnews[6]="Hope Is Here, or Is It?: The 2004-2009 Chicago Cubs
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arnews[6] += "So, we've arrived in 2004. The Chicago Cubs have just undergone the worst choke in the history of the NLCS.";
arnews[6] += "
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:35 GMT";
arnews[6] += "
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arnews[7]="New Haven: Second Annual First Pitch Celebrity Gala Raises Money For Childhood Cancer Research
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arnews[7] += "Local Sports Submitted by Ashley Voss, Strike 3 Foundation, on 2009-11-16.   Local Connecticut pediatric oncology research and treatment centers will be receiving over $85,000 from the Strike 3 Foundation thanks to the success of the Second Annual First Pitch Celebrity Gala on Nov.";
arnews[7] += "
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:04:28 GMT";
arnews[7] += "
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