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Los angeles -- Dan Uggla homered and NL batting leader Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs, leading Florida to an 8-6 victory over the los angeles Dodgers on Sunday and helping the Marlins win their third straight series at Chavez Ravine.

. President's collapse while jogging raises health fears. Aides dismiss 'premature' reports of heart problemNicolas Sarkozy, the French president and fitness fanatic, was taken to hospital today after he collapsed while jogging through the park of the Palace of Versailles.The president was taken by helicopter to a military hospital in Paris at the end of his Sunday run in the grounds of La Lanterne, his weekend retreat near Louis XIV's palace. The president, said to be on a punishing new diet and exercise regime, had gone for a midday run in high temperatures, and collapsed at around 1.30pm.The Elysée Palace sought to play down the health scare, saying the president would be back at work , but it came as a knock to Sarkozy's image as the youthful jogging obsessive dubbed 'Speedy Sarko'.An unnamed witness told Agence France-Presse she saw a jogger surrounded by bodyguards stumble and collapse and that soon after, Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, arrived at the scene on a scooter. Th

US special envoy George Mitchell tells Syrian president that US wants 'truly comprehensive' Arab-Israeli dealThe White House will step up efforts to revive the near-moribund Middle East peace process this week, with senior Obama administration officials deployed to seek progress between Israel, Syria and the Palestinians.George Mitchell, the president's special envoy, flew to Tel Aviv today after 'candid and positive' talks in Damascus with President Bashar al-Assad, who is being wooed by Obama after being shunned by the Bush administration. Mitchell went straight into a meeting with Ehud Barak, Israel's defence minister.The US envoy said restarting talks between Israel and Syria was a 'near-term goal' for Washington. 'I told President Assad that President Obama is determined to facilitate a truly comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace,' he told reporters.Indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel, mediated by Turkey and centred on the occupied Golan Heights, were suspended during Israel

Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition one day after fracturing his skull during qualifying for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Italian team said. The Brazilian was struck on the helmet by a loose part from another car, crashing straight into a tire barrier at 200 kilometers per hour.