"This was the second Satellite for the WSOB UK Masters Tournament run by Mike Main of Backpacker Backgammon. This time, unlike the first, there was a guaranteed seat in the grand event up for grabs. So this time the entry fee was set at a fixed figure of £38 if there were 9-16 players or £75 if there were 1-8 players. I expected a full 16 players, possibly more. This was mostly on the basis that there was another backgammon event happening not a million miles away (downstairs) on the very day this event took place. "
Senate Democrats hinted at payback for Sen. Joe Lieberman, who called Barack Obama an untested candidate beholden to Democratic interest groups in a prime-time GOP convention address.
AFP - Authorities in China's Muslim-populated far northwest are seeking to prevent mass prayers and the distribution of religious material as part of a security crackdown for Ramadan, government notices said.
Reuters - Condoleezza Rice travels to Libya on
Friday, the first trip there by a U.S. secretary of state in 55
years, signaling improved ties between the two countries.
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