Monthly Archives: March 2012

Radwanska beats Sharapova to win Miami title

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) – Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska used her wits to defeat world number two Maria Sharapova 7-5 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday and once again deny the Russian. Sharapova has now lost all four finals she has featured in at the Miami tournament and all three she...
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Alma College students ordered to end picket lines

A judge in Alma, in the province’s Saguenay region, has issued a temporary injunction ending the student walkout at Alma College. The judge ruled the legal basis for the strike was not solid. Students at the school, who voted to boycott classes in early March, will be forced to end their picket lines on...
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Residents give their two cents on penny’s demise

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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One injured, one missing in Labrador cabin fire

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday this year after Pope Benedict appeal

HAVANA – Cuba has honoured an appeal by Pope Benedict XVI and declared next week’s Good Friday a holiday for the first time since the early days following the island’s 1959 Revolution, though a decision on whether the move will be permanent will have to wait. The Communist government said in a communique Saturday...
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Suspected Muslim insurgents set off bombs in southern Thailand, killing 14, wounding 341

HAT YAI, Thailand – Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly co-ordinated attacks in years in Thailand’s restive south, killing 14 people and wounding 340 with car bombs that targeted Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists. A first batch of explosives planted inside a parked pickup truck ripped through an...
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UK auctioneer says menu from last lunch aboard Titanic sells for about $120,000

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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Castroneves wins pole at IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama, Chevrolet grabs top 2 spots

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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Maggert leads rain-hit Houston Open

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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Hirvonen on track for Rally of Portugal victory

As the plucky Laura Ingalls on TV’s “Little House on the Prairie,” beginning in the mid-1970s, “Dancing with the Stars” Season 14 contender Melissa Gilbert epitomized girl power.Playing “Half Pint,” the tomboyish daughter of Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) Ingalls, she served as a model of independence for millions of young girls...
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