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In Ghana 9 Nigerians were sentenced to 5 years each for faking e-mails and letters, including one from the Ghanaian president, to dupe a Frenchman out of $185,000.
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The Ninth US circuit Court of appeals ruled that the US Navy must protect endangered whales from the potentially lethal effects of underwater sonar during anti-submarine training off the Southern California coast, rejecting Pres. Bush’s attempt to exempt the exercises from environmental laws.
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A divided Virginia Supreme Court affirmed the nation's first felony conviction for illegal spamming, ruling that Virginia's anti-spamming law does not violate free-speech rights.
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In southern Afghanistan Taliban militants blew up a telecommunications tower following a warning to phone companies to shut down the towers at night or face attack.
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Algerian security forces chased some 30 Islamic insurgents planting roadside bombs back into their refuge east of the Algiers.
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In Brazil police killed six alleged drug gang members in Rio de Janeiro, while a bodyguard for the state security chief was shot dead what appeared to be an attempted robbery.
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At the annual TED conference in Monterey, Ca., writer Dave Eggers, cosmologist Neil Turok and religious scholar Karen Armstrong received awards and then made wishes to the TED community. Eggers wished that community members engage a local school and seek transformative change.
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- Current / Future Events
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1988 –
Scott Golbourne, English footballer
1984 –
Adam Sinclair, Indian field hockey player
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Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 –
Cullen Jones, American swimmer
1984 –
Darren Ambrose, English footballer
1980 –
Chris Conley, American musician
1980 –
Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer
1980 –
Michail Mouroutsos, Greek Olympic taekwondo gold medalist
1980 –
Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist
1980 –
Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player
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February, 29
- Births
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2008,
Janet Kagan, American author (b. 1946)
2004,
Jerome Lawrence, American playwright (b. 1915)
2000,
Dennis Danell, American artist (b. 1961)
1996,
Shams Pahlavi, Persian princess (b. 1917)
1992,
Ruth Pitter, English poet (b. 1897)
1992,
Earl Scheib, American car repainter (b. 1908)
1980,
Gil Elvgren, American artist (b. 1914)
1968,
Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (b. 1886)
1964,
Frank Albertson, American actor (b. 1909)
1956,
Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines (b. 1890)
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February, 29
- Deaths
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