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Obama won 13 Super Tuesday states; Clinton, eight plus American Samoa. Clinton won California and scored the advantage in delegates, bring her total to 845 to Obama's 765
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The US Treasury Dept. said it is imposing financial sanctions against family members of the military-run government of Myanmar and individuals it identified as key members of the financial empire of Tay Za.
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A US Court of Appeals rejected a decision giving Georgia a quarter of Lake Lanier’s capacity over the coming decades. It said such changes require congressional approval. Alabama and Florida had challenged the initial 2003 agreement.
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Storms swept across southeast US as Super Tuesday primaries were ending. At least 31 people were killed in Tennessee, 13 in Arkansas, 7 in Kentucky and four in Alabama. It was one of the 15 worst tornado death tolls since 1950
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Renewed recession fears followed the release of US service sector data from the Institute of Supply Management. It showed activity moved rapidly into contraction in January.
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In southern Afghanistan a roadside bomb hit a US-led coalition vehicle in Helmand province, killing one soldier and wounding two others.
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A Bangladesh official said Abdul Kader Mollah, an employee of Titas Gas Distribution Company, the country’s biggest state-owned gas company, allegedly used his position to pocket a colossal 145 million dollars in bribes over 12 years. Mollah at the time earned a mere 100 dollars a month.
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anjo, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)
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Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress
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Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
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Ashley Lane, American professional wrestler
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Billy Sharp, English footballer
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Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
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Reed Sorenson, American racecar driver
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Vedran Corluka Croatian football player
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
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Crystal Hunt, American actress
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2008,
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru, founder of Transcendental Meditation (b. c. 1917)
2007,
Alfred Worm, Austrian investigative journalist (b. 1945)
2007,
Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983Feb 51995) (b. 1930)
2007,
Fred Ball, American movie studio executive, actor, and the brother of comedienne Lucille Ball (b. 1915)
2006,
Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedian (b. 1930)
2006,
Franklin Cover, American actor (b. 1928)
2005,
Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (b. 1937)
2004,
John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)
2003,
Helge Boes, American Central Intelligence Agency officer
2000,
Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (b. 1901)
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- Deaths
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