Crowds Sparse at Mardi Gras Celebration
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Mardi Gras costumes were sparse but so were the crowds Tuesday as the annual extravaganza of parades and parties arrived earlier than usual because of a quirk in the calendar.
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The stands at cavernous Louis Armstrong Stadium were largely empty late Monday night -- most patrons at the National Tennis Center were next door watching Andre Agassi.
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--BILOXI -- Allie Grant of Disney's hit show "The Suite Life of Zach and Cody" celebrated Mardi Gras on Friday with the students of Beauvoir Elementary School.
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On Saturday, New Orleansâs biggest and most lavish Mardi Gras parade will pass through the heart of the city for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded much of its traditional route.
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By James Jones, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 20--Several South Mississippi boys' basketball teams will be spending Mardi Gras night playing hoops.   Biloxi, Pass Christian, St.
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A small but potent group of voters is feeling slighted after no-shows from the top candidates at a major conference
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With thousands of New Orleans musicians still scattered around the country in a veritable diaspora, the cultural heritage of the Big Easy is in peril
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Millions of paradegoers packed the heart of Manhattan yesterday under unexpectedly dry skies to watch a supersized sponge soak up the sun at the eye-popping Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade Saturday won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.
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Musicians marched a silent "second line" through the French Quarter on Sunday to protest the state of New Orleans' famed music scene nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
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After surprisingly quiet protests at the Democratic National Convention, demonstrators are mobilizing for a massive turnout at the Republican National Convention in New York City to express unhappiness
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As the opening bell for Maker Faire Austin nears, at least half the exhibitors haven't shown up yet.
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NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots for hours Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 59 precincts did not have voting machines when polls opened at 6 a.m...
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On Muslim holidays, hundreds of faithful hoping to pray at the city's Ditib Mosque are forced to spread their prayer rugs in a nearby parking lot and follow the service on loudspeakers. The mosque holds only 600 people.
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The USS Arizona Memorial's visitors center was designed to accommodate 750,000 people a year when it was built in 1980, but today it's jammed with crowds more than twice that big &#151; and it's literally bursting at the seams.
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As Big Ben chimed in 2005 a spectacular firework display dazzled thousands lining the River Thames, but a two-minute silence reminded the crowd of the sombre backdrop to this year's festivities.
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Chilly temperatures did not deter the revelers who turned out Sunday to watch the parades roll through the city on the last weekend before Mardi Gras.