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The affair the 50-year-old Sanford revealed in June 2009 after he disappeared from his state to be with Chapur in Argentina derailed the Republican's once-promising political career and disintegrated his marriage to Jenny Sanford.
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The affair the 50-year-old Sanford revealed in June 2009 after he disappeared from his state to be with Chapur in Argentina derailed the Republican's once-promising political career and disintegrated his marriage to Jenny Sanford.
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United has been in serious discussions about acquiring French-based forward Charlie Davies, the once-promising American star whose career was derailed by injuries suffered in a car accident in Arlington, Va., in 2009, multiple sources told the Insider.
D.C. United might acquire Charlie Davies on loan Steve Goff 2011
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The affair the 50-year-old Sanford revealed in June 2009 after he disappeared from his state to be with Chapur in Argentina derailed the Republican's once-promising political career and disintegrated his marriage to Jenny Sanford.
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Merck also has encountered setbacks in its R&D efforts, including negative clinical data for a once-promising experimental heart drug, vorapaxar.
Merck's Profit Soars on Lower Charges Peter Loftus 2011
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They had faced a slew of injuries, disrupting once-promising careers.
'Mad Scientist' Salazar Charts a New Course Sophia Hollander 2011
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Latin America is littered with once-promising nations brought low by self-indulgence.
Tax 'Experts' Target Costa Rica Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011
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The unfinished 50-story Manhattan condo, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, became a potent symbol of how quickly the housing boom turned to bust, leaving once-promising projects in the lurch.
Developer Strikes Again Craig Karmin 2011
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If found to have violated doping rules for the second time in his once-promising career, Riccò risks a life-long suspension from competition.
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The affair the 50-year-old Sanford revealed in June 2009 after he disappeared from his state to be with Chapur in Argentina derailed the Republican's once-promising political career and disintegrated his marriage to Jenny Sanford.
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