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News: Pro hockey players aim to combat homophobia with ad campaign Afghan army chief warns against another NATO blunder China boosts defense spending by 11.2 percent Romney catches Santorum in Ohio dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos poll China lead pollution poisons 160 children: report Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote Romney builds momentum with easy Washington win Yes, Virginia, there is a primary - just barely Santorum blasts Romney on healthcare ahead of Ohio vote Santorum blasts Romney on healthcare ahead of Ohio vote Tanks deploy in main city in eastern Syria Tanks deploy in main city in eastern Syria BP's $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill One arrested, 2 sought in Arizona club shooting Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote In Greece, redundancy tips factory worker over the edge Washington state caucus a momentum test for Romney IIF's Dallara says confident Greek debt swap will succeed Sarkozy courts French right with immigration pledge Sudan's Bashir slams ICC warrant for defense minister Four dead in south Yemen blasts, al Qaeda blamed China urges Syria government, rebels to start dialogue U.S. says ties with Egypt still strong after NGO row Egypt parliament sees "interference" in activists' release Surveys point to election blow for India's Gandhis Syria aid convoy denied access to Baba Amro: ICRC Aid convoy unable to enter Syria's Baba Amro on Saturday French journalist tells of escape from Homs Tajikistan blocks access to Facebook and news sites Egypt parliament starts debate on constitution body Turkey says Assad's forces committing war crimes Iran touts high turnout in election Merkel faces challenge at home on fiscal pact Suicide bomber attacks Algerian security base Suicide bomber attacks Algerian security base Chinese village unites for symbolic poll in bid to end graft Assad's forces kill three protesters in eastern Syria Assad's forces kill three protesters in eastern Syria Syrian town struggles under siege, awaits attack Diplomats receive bodies of journalists killed in Syria Pro hockey players aim to combat homophobia with ad campaign Sat,3 Mar 2012 11:07 PM PST Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Thirty players in the National Hockey League have joined a campaign intended to promote gay and lesbian equality in sports with a television ad that will premiere during Sunday's matchup of the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. The campaign, called "You Can Play," aims to combat what its organizers call an atmosphere of "casual homophobia" in locker rooms, in which slurs are carelessly used, creating a difficult atmosphere for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes. ... Full Story Top Afghan army chief warns against another NATO blunder Sat,3 Mar 2012 11:04 PM PST Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - The burning of Korans at a NATO base in Afghanistan advanced the Taliban's cause and any repeat of similar "negligence" by Western forces would be disastrous, the Afghan army chief of staff has warned. The destruction of the holy books, which the United States described as unintentional, triggered widespread protests and fatal attacks on U.S. troops by Afghan security forces and heavily strained ties between Kabul and Washington. ... Full Story Top China boosts defense spending by 11.2 percent Sat,3 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's first defense budget since President Barack Obama launched a "pivot" to reinforce U.S. influence across the Asia-Pacific. The increase was announced by Li Zhaoxing, the spokesman for China's parliament, and will bring official spending on the People's Liberation Army to 670.3 billion yuan ($110 billion) for 2012, after a 12.7 percent increase last year and a nearly unbroken string of double-digit rises across two decades. ... Full Story Top Romney catches Santorum in Ohio dead heat: Reuters/Ipsos poll Sat,3 Mar 2012 10:24 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has surged into a dead heat with Rick Santorum in the Ohio primary, setting up a cliffhanger race on Tuesday, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The former Massachusetts governor and former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania are tied with 32 percent support from likely voters in the Ohio Republican primary, the most important of the 10 state nominating contests on "Super Tuesday" this week. ... Full Story Top China lead pollution poisons 160 children: report Sat,3 Mar 2012 08:26 PM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned 160 children, Xinhua said on Sunday in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins. Children from Dongtang town in Renhua country were found to have "elevated" levels of lead in their blood after inhaling lead-contaminated air and eating food tainted with lead, Xinhua said. Th e natural level of lead in Dongtang is also higher than usual as the town sits on a lead-zinc ore belt which raises the lead content in the soil, Xinhua said. ... Full Story Top Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote Sat,3 Mar 2012 08:11 PM PST Reuters - VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favor. Putin's aides hope a strong win will take the sting out of an urban protest movement that casts the former KGB spy as an authoritarian leader who rules by allowing a corrupt elite to siphon off the wealth from the world's biggest energy producer. ... Full Story Top Romney builds momentum with easy Washington win Sat,3 Mar 2012 07:39 PM PST Reuters - BELLEVUE, Washington (Reuters) - Mitt Romney breezed to an easy victory in the Washington state Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday, earning another momentum boost heading into next week's crucial "Super Tuesday" contests in 10 states. With about 80 percent of precincts reporting in the non-binding straw poll, Romney had 36 percent support. Most of the precincts still to report were in pro-Romney King County, which includes the greater Seattle area. The biggest drama was the race for second place, with only about 250 votes separating U.S. ... Full Story Top Yes, Virginia, there is a primary - just barely Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PST Reuters - ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Here are three safe bets on Virginia's presidential primary on Tuesday: Mitt Romney will win, turnout will be low and a lot of Republicans will be discouraged, which could help President Barack Obama in the battleground state in November. Virginia is one of the crucially important "swing" states where the November 6 presidential election will be decided, but it is a non-factor among the 10 states holding primaries or caucuses on "Super Tuesday" next week. ... Full Story Top Santorum blasts Romney on healthcare ahead of Ohio vote Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:07 PM PST Reuters - BLUE ASH, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum lashed out at chief rival Mitt Romney on Saturday as "uniquely unqualified" to challenge President Barack Obama in November's election and urged Ohio voters to join him in rejecting the party's old-boy establishment. On a busy day of campaigning ahead of Ohio's vital Republican primary on Tuesday, Santorum portrayed himself as a blue-collar underdog who would remain true to his conservative principles in battling heavy-handed government power. ... Full Story Top Santorum blasts Romney on healthcare ahead of Ohio vote Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:56 PM PST Reuters - BLUE ASH, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum lashed out at chief rival Mitt Romney on Saturday as "uniquely unqualified" to challenge President Barack Obama in November's election and urged Ohio voters to join him in rejecting the party's old-boy establishment. On a busy day of campaigning ahead of Ohio's vital Republican primary on Tuesday, Santorum portrayed himself as a blue-collar underdog who would remain true to his conservative principles in battling heavy-handed government power. ... Full Story Top Tanks deploy in main city in eastern Syria Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:49 PM PST Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army tanks deployed in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday to support forces and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad who came under rebel attack after three pro-democracy demonstrators were killed, opposition activists said. "Old Russian T-54 tanks and armoured vehicles have taken positions at main roundabouts. Every half an hour or so you hear gunfire by the Free Syrian Army directed at roadblocks manned by security police and 'shabbiha' (pro-Assad militia)," Abu Abdel Rahman, one of the activists, told Reuters from Deir al-Zor. ... Full Story Top Tanks deploy in main city in eastern Syria Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:47 PM PST Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian army tanks deployed in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor Saturday to support forces and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad who came under rebel attack after three pro-democracy demonstrators were killed, opposition activists said. "Old Russian T-54 tanks and armoured vehicles have taken positions at main roundabouts. Every half an hour or so you hear gunfire by the Free Syrian Army directed at roadblocks manned by security police and 'shabbiha' (pro-Assad militia)," Abu Abdel Rahman, one of the activists, told Reuters from Deir al-Zor. ... Full Story Top BP's $7.8 billion deal may speed payments for U.S. spill Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:32 PM PST Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The estimated $7.8 billion deal struck by BP Plc with businesses and individuals suing over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could speed up payments to thousands of claimants and offers lawyers a potential windfall in legal fees. London-based BP announced the deal on Friday with the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, or PSC, which represents condominium owners, fishermen, hoteliers, restaurateurs and others who say their livelihoods were damaged by the April 20, 2010, explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and subsequent oil spill. ... Full Story Top One arrested, 2 sought in Arizona club shooting Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:26 PM PST Reuters - TEMPE, Arizona (Reuters) - One man is under arrest and two more are being sought in what police said on Saturday appeared to be gang-related shootings that left 14 people wounded at a Tempe, Arizona, nightclub. The suspect faces 13 counts of aggravated assault and one count of assisting a criminal street gang, said Tempe police Lieutenant Mike Horn. Police had initially said 13 were wounded in the shooting late Friday outside the Clubhouse Music Venue, but on Saturday a 14th person arrived at a hospital reporting a gunshot wound to the foot, Horn said. ... Full Story Top Putin set to reclaim the Kremlin in Russian vote Sat,3 Mar 2012 03:11 PM PST Reuters - VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is almost certain to win a third presidential term in an election that began on Sunday in Russia's far east, though opponents have challenged the legitimacy of a vote they say is skewed in his favor. Putin's aides hope a strong win will take the sting out of an urban protest movement that casts the former KGB spy as an authoritarian leader who rules by allowing a corrupt elite to siphon off the wealth from the world's biggest energy producer. ... Full Story Top In Greece, redundancy tips factory worker over the edge Sat,3 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PST Reuters - KOMOTINI, Greece (Reuters) - After more than 30 years as a factory worker, Dimitris Manikas was dreaming of retirement and plans to get married for the third time when a redundancy notice blew his hopes away. Laid off from his job at a trash can factory in this northern Greek town, the 52-year-old father of two called off his wedding -- even though he had bought the wedding bands. Without any income, he feared his house would be next to go. ... Full Story Top Washington state caucus a momentum test for Romney Sat,3 Mar 2012 02:30 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Mitt Romney, who regained front-runner status in the Republican presidential race with three state wins this week, could build on that momentum with a victory in the Washington state caucuses on Saturday just three days before crucial Super Tuesday voting. The former Massachusetts governor led a Public Policy Polling opinion poll in Washington state on Friday, boosted by wins this week over main rival, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, in Michigan, Arizona and Wyoming nominating contests. ... Full Story Top IIF's Dallara says confident Greek debt swap will succeed Sat,3 Mar 2012 01:49 PM PST Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - The chief negotiator for the body representing private sector holders of Greek bonds expressed confidence on Saturday that a bond swap deal which is a key part of Greece's bailout program would be completed successfully next week. "We can sense in our discussions with investors that momentum is building," Charles Dallara, managing director of the International Institute of Finance (IIF), told Greece's Antenna television in an interview. "I'm quite optimistic that the participation levels will be quite high," he said, but he declined to predict a figure. ... Full Story Top Sarkozy courts French right with immigration pledge Sat,3 Mar 2012 12:15 PM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked a rightward shift in his re-election campaign on Saturday, pledging to cut the number of immigrants and calling for clear labeling of halal meat in a bid to entice voters away from the National Front. Speaking to thousands of flag-waving supporters at a rally in the western city of Bordeaux, Sarkozy vowed to defend secular values in France - which has Europe's largest Muslim minority - and to send a tough message on law and order if he wins a fresh five-year term in a two-round election in April and May. ... Full Story Top Sudan's Bashir slams ICC warrant for defense minister Sat,3 Mar 2012 11:17 AM PST Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir condemned an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for his defense minister, who stood by his side during a speech on Saturday. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for Defence Minister Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein as part of an investigation into atrocities in Darfur. Hussein is the latest of several senior officials in Sudan to be indicted by the court in The Hague, which is also seeking the arrest of Bashir on charges of orchestrating genocide. All indictees remain at large. ... Full Story Top Four dead in south Yemen blasts, al Qaeda blamed Sat,3 Mar 2012 10:44 AM PST Reuters - SANAA (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers drove a car packed with explosives into a Yemeni army base in the southern province of al-Bayda on Saturday, killing one soldier, the Defence Ministry said, in an attack for which al Qaeda claimed responsibility. Another soldier was killed by one of two blasts aimed at a central security forces building in the southern coastal town of Mukalla, where a March 25 suicide bombing killed at least 26 people. Authorities said they had made several arrests. ... Full Story Top China urges Syria government, rebels to start dialogue Sat,3 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - China urged the Syrian government and rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad to end all acts of violence, especially against civilians. It also urged the government and rebels to "launch an inclusive political dialogue with no preconditions" under the mediation of the newly appointed U.N.-Arab League envoy on the Syria crisis, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. ... Full Story Top U.S. says ties with Egypt still strong after NGO row Sat,3 Mar 2012 10:09 AM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday reaffirmed its backing for Egypt's efforts to get a $3.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, despite the recent diplomatic standoff between Washington and Cairo over American pro-democracy activists. Egypt, coming off the uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak who had ruled for 30 years, is in talks with the IMF for a loan to help it stave off a financial crisis. ... Full Story Top Egypt parliament sees "interference" in activists' release Sat,3 Mar 2012 10:09 AM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior Egyptian politician spoke out on Saturday against "flagrant interference" behind Cairo's decision to lift a travel ban on American pro-democracy activists accused of receiving illegal funds, echoing growing anger over the move. The decision to allow the eight Americans - part of a group of 15 foreigners - to fly out of Cairo on Thursday defused the first diplomatic standoff in decades between the United States and Egypt, but raised questions from politicians over possible pressure by the ruling military on judges. ... Full Story Top Surveys point to election blow for India's Gandhis Sat,3 Mar 2012 09:38 AM PST Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Rahul Gandhi failed to deliver the election comeback he had promised for the ruling Congress party in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, according to voter surveys released after the phased, month-long poll ended on Saturday. Official results will not be known until Tuesday and it was not clear how accurate the handful of post-election surveys would prove, though they all showed similar trends. ... Full Story Top Syria aid convoy denied access to Baba Amro: ICRC Sat,3 Mar 2012 09:10 AM PST Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian authorities prevented a convoy of life-saving aid from entering the Baba Amro district of Homs for a second day on Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. "The ICRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent did not enter Baba Amro today. Our negotiations with Syrian authorities continue in order to enter and help as many people as possible," ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan told Reuters in Geneva. "We want to go in as soon as possible," he said. ... Full Story Top Aid convoy unable to enter Syria's Baba Amro on Saturday Sat,3 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PST Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian authorities prevented a convoy of life-saving aid from entering the embattled Baba Amro district of Homs on Saturday but negotiations were continuing, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. "The ICRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent did not enter Baba Amro today. Our negotiations with Syrian authorities continue in order to enter and help as many people as possible," ICRC spokesman Hicham Hassan told Reuters in Geneva. ... Full Story Top French journalist tells of escape from Homs Sat,3 Mar 2012 08:06 AM PST Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Wounded French journalist Edith Bouvier feared her attempt to escape from Homs had ended inside a dark, 3-km tunnel that rebels were using to supply the besieged Baba Amro district when the Syrian army bombarded its exit. Her leg broken by a shell which killed two foreign journalists days earlier, Bouvier was abandoned, taped to a makeshift stretcher, as rebels and dozens of wounded fled the reverberations of explosions and headed back to the shattered neighborhood. "One of them placed his Kalashnikov on me. He put his hand on my head and said a prayer. ... Full Story Top Tajikistan blocks access to Facebook and news sites Sat,3 Mar 2012 07:57 AM PST Reuters - DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan blocked local access to Facebook and two Russian-language sites that published an article critical of its long-serving president on Saturday, representatives of two Internet providers said. The shutdown was ordered by the state-run communications service, the local Internet providers told Reuters, requesting anonymity. Users who tried to access Facebook or the two websites, which published a story critical of President Imomali Rakhmon, were automatically re-directed to the home page of their provider. ... Full Story Top Egypt parliament starts debate on constitution body Sat,3 Mar 2012 07:29 AM PST Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian lawmakers held a heated debate on Saturday as they began selecting 100 people tasked with writing a new constitution, a process crucial to future democracy in the country after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. The document will define the balance of power between the army-backed executive and parliament, which wants to curb broad presidential powers and may become the focus of confrontations over the role of Islam in Egyptian laws and society. ... Full Story Top Turkey says Assad's forces committing war crimes Sat,3 Mar 2012 07:19 AM PST Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on opponents bears the hallmarks of war crimes and his violent repression is damaging the chances of a negotiated peace, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday. The comments by Syria's powerful neighbor indicated the latest violence had put Assad beyond redemption in Ankara's eyes, despite his once-close friendship with Turkey. "The Syrian regime is committing a crime against humanity every day," Davutoglu told a joint news conference with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. ... Full Story Top Iran touts high turnout in election Sat,3 Mar 2012 06:43 AM PST Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran, under intense Western pressure over its disputed nuclear program, on Saturday declared an initial turnout of 64 percent in a parliamentary election shunned by most reformists as a sham. Iran's Islamic clerical leadership is eager to restore the damage to its legitimacy caused by the violent crushing of eight months of street protests after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected in a 2009 vote his opponents said was rigged. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who endorsed the 2009 result, has since turned sharply against Ahmadinejad. ... Full Story Top Merkel faces challenge at home on fiscal pact Sat,3 Mar 2012 06:39 AM PST Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces an unexpected challenge in getting new euro zone budget discipline rules approved at home, after the government confirmed on Saturday the new treaty will require a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament. This will leave Merkel depending on major opposition parties, who, despite having backed her in the past on a second Greek bailout package or extended powers for the bailout fund, are likely to set conditions for their support such as new measures to stimulate European growth. ... Full Story Top Suicide bomber attacks Algerian security base Sat,3 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST Reuters - ALGIERS (Reuters) - Twenty-three people were wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber drove a four-wheel drive vehicle packed with explosives at a paramilitary police base in a Sahara desert town, local media and security officials said. The attack was the first in the town of Tamanrasset, an oasis about 2,000 km (1,240) miles south of the Algerian capital, and underscored mounting instability in the Sahara desert after the conflict in nearby Libya. ... Full Story Top Suicide bomber attacks Algerian security base Sat,3 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST Reuters - ALGIERS (Reuters) - Twenty-three people were wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber drove a four-wheel drive vehicle packed with explosives at a paramilitary police base in a Sahara desert town, local media and security officials said. The attack was the first in the town of Tamanrasset, an oasis about 2,000 km (1,240) miles south of the Algerian capital, and underscored mounting instability in the Sahara desert after the conflict in nearby Libya. ... Full Story Top Chinese village unites for symbolic poll in bid to end graft Sat,3 Mar 2012 06:31 AM PST Reuters - WUKAN, China (Reuters) - Residents of a southern Chinese village on Saturday elected a reformist leader to run a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy following an uncompromising standoff over land grabs and abuse of power. The fishing village of Wukan, nestled on the Guangdong coast with a picturesque harbor flanked by hills, has emerged from nowhere as a symbol of rural activism and electoral reforms nationwide, embracing rare freedoms granted by provincial authorities in December to defuse a major flashpoint. ... Full Story Top Assad's forces kill three protesters in eastern Syria Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:57 AM PST Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed three young men in the city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday when they opened fire at a funeral for two people killed in a crackdown on expanding pro-democracy demonstrations in the desert tribal region, opposition activists said. "The funeral was in al-Ommal neighborhood for Amira al-Salem and Omar a-Juneidi, who were killed on Friday. The mourners began chanting against Assad when the 'amin' (security police) started shooting from a hilltop," Abdallah Mahmoud, one of the activists, told Reuters from the city. ... Full Story Top Assad's forces kill three protesters in eastern Syria Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:55 AM PST Reuters - AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed three young men in the city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday when they opened fire at a funeral for two people killed in a crackdown on expanding pro-democracy demonstrations in the desert tribal region, opposition activists said. "The funeral was in al-Ommal neighbourhood for Amira al-Salem and Omar a-Juneidi, who were killed on Friday. The mourners began chanting against Assad when the 'amin' (security police) started shooting from a hilltop," Abdallah Mahmoud, one of the activists, told Reuters from the city. ... Full Story Top Syrian town struggles under siege, awaits attack Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:25 AM PST Reuters - QUSAIR, Syria (Reuters) - When the fighting stops, Qusair feels empty. An odd motorbike rumbles to life and buzzes away. Men sit by shuttered storefronts, talking in hushed voices. A child laughs and ducks into an alley, gravel crackling under her feet. But when the artillery and rifle fire begins, the din of war consumes the town. The men pack up their chairs. The children disappear indoors. Black smoke rises on the horizon. For nearly six months, Syrian troops and tanks have blockaded this town of about 40,000 people, cutting its normal supplies of food and fuel. ... Full Story Top Diplomats receive bodies of journalists killed in Syria Sat,3 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PST Reuters - DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Diplomats in Syria on Saturday received the bodies U.S. journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik, who were killed last month during the shelling of the Baba Amro district of the city of Homs. A Reuters witness said the diplomats, believed to be the French ambassador to Syria, Eric Chevalier, and a representative from the Polish embassy, which is managing U.S. affairs in Syria, had taken the bodies from the Al-Assad University Hospital in Damascus. (Reporting by Marwan Makdesi; Editing by Sophie Hares) Full Story Top

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