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ICE HOCKEY: Seton Hall Prep downs Monsignor Donovan (Asbury Park Press)
Junior defenseman Bill Kawam scored a pair of power play goals early in the third period lifting Seton Hall Prep to a 6-4 victory over Monsignor Donovan in a NJSIAA Non-Public Ice Hockey Tournament first-round game at Codey Arena at South Mountain, West Orange.

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Football: Van Marwijk to succeed van Basten as Dutch coach (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Feyenoord coach Bert van Marwijk is to succeed Marco van Basten as boss of the Dutch national side in July following Euro 2008, the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) announced on Monday.

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Big cities' success key for Arena Football League (USA Today)
Arena Football League commissioner David Baker isn't playing favorites. But he won't be disappointed if the New York Dragons follow the cross-town Giants and win ArenaBowl XXII this season.

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Football: Thaksin return raises hopes of Thai fans (AFP via Yahoo! Singapore News)
Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's dramatic return to Thailand last week sparked controversy across the country – except on the football field, where fans believe his homecoming could mark a new era in the sport.

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Cricket / ICC Under-19 World Cup review: Seniors inspire juniors (The New Straits Times)
TAKING the cue from their seniors' win over Australia in Sydney, the Indian junior cricket team rose to the occasion to win their second ICC Under-19 World Cup title after a 12-run win over South Africa in the final on Sunday.

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Cricket: Australians look to rescue series (The New Straits Times)
BRISBANE: Australia will be desperate to rescue a faltering summer when they take on India in the second final of the one-day international cricket series at the Gabba today.

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Cricket / ICC Under-19 World Cup review: Seniors inspire juniors (The New Straits Times)
TAKING the cue from their seniors' win over Australia in Sydney, the Indian junior cricket team rose to the occasion to win their second ICC Under-19 World Cup title after a 12-run win over South Africa in the final on Sunday.

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Cricket Lighters to pay $200K in Mercer County triple-fatal fire (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Cricket Lighters will pay $200,000 to a settle a lawsuit regarding the death of three people in a 1993 fire in Mercer County.

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BREAKING: Daughter of Rap Star Juvenile Murdered (Vibe Magazine)
BREAKING: Daughter of Rap Star Juvenile Murdered UPDATE: 17-year-old brother implicated himself in the crime

Wisconsin's Tobacco Quit Line Breaking More Records (WKBT La Crosse)
Wisconsin's Tobacco Quit Line continues to break records in the number of callers. Quit Line officials say in the first two months of this year, they've taken a record-breaking 20,000 calls from Wisconsin residents looking for help to quit smoking.

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ALP govt breaking defence promise: Libs (Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury)
The federal opposition has accused the government of breaking its election promise to maintain the coalition's minimum three per cent annual increase in defence spending.

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Convention:Texas Public Health Association (San Antonio Express-News/KENS 5)
The Texas Public Health Association will meet this week in San Antonio for its 84th annual education conference, "Pathways to Health: Policy, Practices and Partners."

Health Highlights: March 3, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

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School district joins health-care collaborative (The Providence Journal)
EAST PROVIDENCE Joining others in a health-care consortium is projected to save the city s school district $876,000 over the next three years.

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Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls From Records on HSBC Earnings (Bloomberg.com)
March 4 (Bloomberg) — The cost to protect Asia-Pacific corporate bonds from default fell from records after HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank by value, said earnings in the region offset losses from U.S. subprime-related assets.

TREASURIES-Barely moved in Asia before Bernanke speech (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, March 4 – U.S. Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day for clues into how aggressively the central bank will cut interest rates.

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Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls From Records on HSBC Earnings (Bloomberg.com)
March 4 (Bloomberg) — The cost to protect Asia-Pacific corporate bonds from default fell from records after HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's biggest bank by value, said earnings in the region offset losses from U.S. subprime-related assets.

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Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls From Records on HSBC's Asia Profit (Bloomberg.com)
March 4 (Bloomberg) — The cost to protect Asia-Pacific corporate bonds from default fell from records after HSBC Holdings Plc said its earnings from lending in emerging markets like China and India offset other losses.

TREASURIES-Barely moved in Asia before Bernanke speech (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, March 4 – U.S. Treasuries were little changed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later in the day for clues into how aggressively the central bank will cut interest rates.

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