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The United States signed agreements with EU members Latvia and Estonia that will enable the tiny Baltic nations to join the U.S. visa waiver program this year.
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The US Treasury said the government turned in a $175.56 billion budget deficit for February, a record for any month. The federal deficit swelled to $263.3 billion in the first five months of this budget year.
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The US Treasury said it blacklisted Future Bank of Bahrain because it is controlled by Bank Melli of Iran, which plays a role in financing Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs.
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NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation effective March 17
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In Alaska Lance Mackey won his second consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, completing the 1,100-mile journey in just under 9 1/2 days.
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Afghan and international forces attacked Taliban militants as they traveled by motorcycle toward the Pakistan border. The troops employed airstrikes during a four-hour battle and killed 41 militants, including 17 from Nimroz. In southern Afghanistan a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of Canadian troops, killing a passing civilian and wounding one soldier. In Zabul province, Afghan security forces and NATO troops launched an operation against Chechen fighters meeting in Daychopan district. The ensuing two-hour gun battle left three Chechens dead and six wounded. in Farah province, authorities recovered the dead body of the Pusht Rod district police chief, a day after he was kidnapped along with five other policemen.
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- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor
1987 –
Chris Seitz, American footballer
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Ben Offereins, Australian athlete
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Danny Jones, English singer (McFly)
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Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
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Tosh Townend, American skateboarder
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Jaimie Alexander, American actress
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Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
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Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer
1982 –
Samm Levine, American actor
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March, 12
- Births
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2008,
Jorge Guinzburg, Argentine journalist, producer and media host (b. 1949)
2008,
Lazare Ponticelli, French soldier (b. 1897)
2006,
Victor Sokolov, Russian dissident journalist and priest (b. 1947)
2005,
Bill Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1943)
2005,
Stavros Koujioumtzis, Greek songwriter (b. 1932)
2003,
Zoran Dindic, Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952)
2003,
Howard Fast, American author (b. 1914)
2003,
Andrei Kivilev, Kazakh cyclist (b. 1973)
2003,
Lynne Thigpen, American actress (b. 1948)
2002,
Spyros Kyprianou, Cypriot politician (b. 1932)
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March, 12
- Deaths
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