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• The Karrada district is a bustling commercial hub of shops and restaurants that stay open late into the night. During the bloodiest stretch of the war, these shops were shuttered by sundown.
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• BracketRacket: Everybody loves Louisville. Kind of. OK, Well, at least, Bill Clinton does
• Welcome to Bracket Racket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs If you have any unfinished business related to the tournament, you might want to get started on it now.
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• The games don't even begin until tonight. But it feels like they're already over.
• Yesterday, we reported the odds of someone filling out a perfect bracket were one in 9.2 quintillion.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2013. There are 287 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early March 20 in Iraq.)
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• On this date:
• In 1687, French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle - the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River - was murdered by mutineers in present-day Texas.
• In 1863, the Confederate cruiser Georgianna, on its maiden voyage, was scuttled off Charleston, S.C., to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
• In 1918, Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time.
• In 1920, the Senate rejected, for a second time, the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') by a vote of 49 in favor, 35 against, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.
• In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure legalizing casino gambling.
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