question: looking out over his global empire of gourmet restaurants , star-studded tables reaching from tokyo to the eiffel tower , french chef alain ducasse decided this spring it was time for something new .

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summary: time for new gold standard says star french chef ducasse

question: plateau de beille , france -- lance armstrong may not have won the tour de france on saturday in the pyrenees , but do not bet against it .

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summary: armstrong wins stage and climbs into second

question: a former business associate of president bill clinton was jailed monday for contempt of court after refusing to answer questions in the whitewater investigation .

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summary: susan mcdougal mum on whitewater goes to jail

question: ben cousins , an admitted recreational drug user who was once one of australian rules football 's top stars , has announced his retirement from the richmond tigers .

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ben cousins retires from australian rules football