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O'Ree Hailed for Breaking Color Barrier (Northwest Indiana Times)
ATLANTA – In 1956, two years before breaking the NHL color barrier with the Boston Bruins, Willie O'Ree gave professional baseball a try in Waycross, Ga., more than 4 hours south of Atlanta.

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O'Ree Hailed for Breaking Color Barrier (Northwest Indiana Times)
ATLANTA – In 1956, two years before breaking the NHL color barrier with the Boston Bruins, Willie O'Ree gave professional baseball a try in Waycross, Ga., more than 4 hours south of Atlanta.

There's a Meth To AMC's Madness In 'Breaking Bad' (Washington Post)
A "cult hit" used to be something that no network or producer wanted. After all, TV is a mass medium. The massness has dwindled and splintered, of course, and now a cult hit is considered not only "better than nothing" but also, if the buzz builds, potentially a blockbuster.

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Bridgestone's Dubai GP2 Asia summary (Pitpass)
Bridgestone's Dubai GP2 Asia summary

Asia, European Markets Extend Decline (Washington Post)
LONDON — Turbulence roiled world stock markets again Tuesday, with Asian stocks down for a second day on fears of recession in the US. European stocks fell at the opening but then pared their losses in voaltile trading.

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Asia, European Markets Extend Decline (Washington Post)
LONDON — Turbulence roiled world stock markets again Tuesday, with Asian stocks down for a second day on fears of recession in the US. European stocks fell at the opening but then pared their losses in voaltile trading.

Throughout Asia, Exporters Brace for Tremors From a U.S. Pullback (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Rather than waiting for the American economy to get worse, companies in Asia are changing how they operate.

Fairuz claims pole in GP2 Asia Series Sprint Race at Dubai Autodrome (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia s Fairuz Fauzy (pic) of the Super Nova Racing team claimed pole position in the first-ever GP2 Asia Series Sprint Race at the Dubai Autodrome following a superb finish in the opening race on Friday.

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Motor Racing / GP2 Asia: Solid Fairuz second (The New Straits Times)
FAIRUZ Fauzy produced a solid performance in finishing second in the first sprint race of the GP2 Asia series at the Dubai Autodrome yesterday, while Malaysian team Qi-Meritus.Mahara just missed out on the podium.

Building starts forecast for SE Asia up 45 percent (The Manila Times)
Scheduled starts for building projects in Southeast Asia are up 45 percent this year compared to 2007, according to BCI Asia s Building Starts Forecast 2008. The surge in scheduled building starts is being driven by demand for transport-related buildings, offices, health facilities and exhibition space in Southeast Asia.

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"Mongol" actress: from soldier dreams to Oscar buzz (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Khulan Chuluun, the Mongolian female lead in the Oscar-nominated Kazakh film "Mongol," says she never wanted to be an actress. She wanted to be a soldier.

Actress Emma Thompson touts chemistry with Dustin Hoffman, need for better kid's films (Arizona Daily Star)
DAVOS, Switzerland Two-time Oscar-winning actress and screen writer Emma Thompson knows quite a bit about love, actually.

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Christian Brando, eldest son of legendary actor Marlon Brando, dies at 49 at L.A. hospital (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. He was 49.

Actor's troubled son, 49, dies (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 49. Mr. Brando died Saturday morning at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, said David Seeley, an attorney representing Marlon Brando's estate. Seeley said Mr. Brando was taken to the hospital on Jan. 11. No funeral plans had been scheduled, he added. …

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World Economic Forum wraps up with warnings for 2008 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The head of the IMF hammered home the problems facing the world economy in Davos on Saturday, sounding a final gloomy note as the annual gathering of the world's elite wrapped up.

Povetkin wins right to fight world champion Klitschko (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Russia's Alexander Povetkin earned himself a shot at Vladimir Klitschko's IBF world heavyweight crown on Saturday after beating America's Eddie Chambers on points in a title eliminator.

Arroyo billeted in world s only 7-star hotel (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is billeted at the Burj Al Arab, the only seven-star hotel in the world and one of the most expensive.

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World Bank Offices Close to Investigate Bomb Threats (Washington Post)
Officials shut down offices of the World Bank in five buildings in the District yesterday and told thousands of employees not to come to work after the bank received threats that a bomb would go off in one of the locations "at a specified time," the FBI said.

World Economic Forum wraps up with warnings for 2008 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The head of the IMF hammered home the problems facing the world economy in Davos on Saturday, sounding a final gloomy note as the annual gathering of the world's elite wrapped up.

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