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In Pakistan more than 1,000 tribesmen protested against the killing of eight civilians by Pakistani forces this week in the lawless Bajaur tribal region.
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Serbian President Boris Tadic disbanded parliament and called an early general election for May 11.
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The US House Republicans’ campaign committee said it is missing several hundred thousand dollars, and possibly more, after discovering suspected fraudulent activity by former treasurer Christopher Ward, who was dismissed on Jan 28.
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US gold futures rallied to a record high of $1,000 an ounce, fueled by a combination of a weakening dollar, strong investment demand and inflation fears due to rising crude oil prices.
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The Florida Senate passed a bill that could mean suspensions for students with droopy britches. Orlando Sen. Gary Siplin, a Democrat, has said the fashion statement has a back-story -- it was made popular by rap artists after first appearing among prison inmates as a signal they were looking for sex.
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AOL said it will acquire Bebo, a social Web site, for $850 million.
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In Afghanistan a remote-controlled bomb hit a police vehicle in Saydabad district of Wardak province, killing one policeman and wounding four others. A suicide bomber in Kabul targeting US troops killed 6 Afghan civilians.
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- Current / Future Events
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Wiktoria Gasiewska, Polish actress
1989 –
Harry Melling, British actor
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Marco Andretti, American racecar driver (grandson of Mario Andretti, son of Michael Andretti)
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Chiaki Kyan, Japanese gravure idol
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Alcides, Brazilian football player
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Austin Scott, American football player
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Emile Hirsch, American actor
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Marc Zwiebler, German badminton player
1984 –
Matthew Randazzo V, American writer
1984 –
Noel Fisher, Canadian actor
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March, 13
- Births
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2009,
Andrew Martin, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1975)
2009,
Betsy Blair, American actress of film and stage, (b. 1923
2007,
Arnold Skaaland, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)
2006,
Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (b. 1944)
2006,
Maureen Stapleton, American actress (b. 1925)
2006,
Robert C. Baker, Inventor of the chicken nugget (b. 1921)
2006,
Peter Tomarken, American game show host (Press Your Luck) (b. 1942)
2004,
Franz König, Austrian Catholic Archbishop of Vienna (b. 1905)
2002,
Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher (b. 1900)
2001,
Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (b. 1895)
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March, 13
- Deaths
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