'Life' outruns 'Secretariat,' 'Soul' at box office

9:00 AM PDT 10/9/2010 by Gregg Kilday, AP

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And they're off: In what's shaping up as a closely contested weekend, Warner's "Life As We Know It" took the early lead, bolting out of the gate ahead of the weekend's two other new wide releases: Disney's "Secretariat" and Universal's "My Soul to Take."