Thousands congratulate Lahoud
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BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday.
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Watching the St. Louis Cardinals get their 100th win filled Tony La Russa with pride. &quot;A 100th win is a magic number,&quot; the Cardinals manager said after yesterday&#39;s 4-2 win over Milwaukee.
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More than 50,000 people packed the  RCA Dome on Monday to cheer the Indianapolis Colts as the Super  Bowl winners brought home the city's first major professional  sports championship in more than 30 years.
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Few designers are able to adapt French technique to that modern ideal better than Alber Elbaz, who received thunderous applause at his Lanvin show on Tuesday.
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Friends, family and members of the university community celebrated the achievements of more than 1,408 undergraduate degrees and 830 graduate degrees at the May 9 ceremony.
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PARIS  - Dutch marksman Ruud van Nistelrooy gave Sir Alex Ferguson the perfect present in his 1,000th match in charge of Manchester United scoring the winner in the 2-1 victory over French champions Lyon in their Champions League Group D clash.
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Shaquille O'Neal made sure the arena was filled. Dwyane Wade took care of sending the record crowd home happy.
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Rome - Hundreds of people cheered and applauded on Tuesday outside the home of one of the two Italian aid workers freed in Baghdad, celebrating the release of the women after an anguished three-week wait.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Ruud van Nistelrooy after the striker netted twice to earn his side a UEFA Champions League draw in Lyon.
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The 24-year-old edged out Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko to the prize. &quot;Just to be here brings me great joy.
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Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral today of an anti-Syrian lawmaker whose assassination further rocked Lebanonâs political order.
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Rangers striker Nacho Novo received a glowing tribute from Ibrox chief Alex McLeish following his man-of-the-match performance.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was delighted with his side&#39;s performance in the 3-0 win in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain.
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Millions of revellers were celebrating the first night of the holiday last night.
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Manchester United legend Denis Law led the tributes to Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Dutchman broke his club record for goals in European competition.
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MORE than 500 people attended a celebration held at the Pakistan Club last night to mark the 128th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
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Thousands of South Africans turn out at the airport to welcome home their Rugby World Cup-winning team.