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Busiest Deadline Day in NHL History Ends

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AP - If the NHL wanted to cut down deadline dealing, it didn't work. With goaltenders and defensemen drawing the most attention, 25 trades involving 40 players were completed Thursday before the league cutoff. It didn't matter that clubs faced their first deadline in the salary cap era or that the end of trading was moved up two weeks to keep teams from giving up hope on the playoffs.

Indian affairs minister says aboriginal poverty Canada's most pressing issue

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Canadian Press - NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (CP) - Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice has reaffirmed the new Conservative government's commitment to the objectives of the Kelowna Accord to end aboriginal poverty.

Red Wings Trade Rivers, Acquire Cross

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AP - The Red Wings acquired defenseman Cory Cross from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday for a fourth-round pick in 2007, and traded defenseman Jamie Rivers to the Phoenix Coyotes for a seventh-round selection this year.

Just ahead of deadline, Bush renews Patriot Act

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Miami Tops Clemson in ACC Tournament

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AP - Denis Clemente hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left to help Miami rally from a 12-point deficit and beat Clemson 66-63 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Thursday.

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