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Little Support for D.C. Statehood: "A Washington Post poll finds that by a margin of 58% to 22% Americans do not want to grant statehood to the District of Columbia.'Democrats were more likely than Republicans and independents to stand up for D.C. (25 percent versus 20 percent and 19 percent, respectively). Young folks were more sympathetic than old (30 percent vs 12 percent, respectively). And folks living in the Northeast and West were friendlier than those in the South and Midwest.' "

LINCOLN TO HOST THE 2006 INDOOR SPEED AND FIGURE SKATING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIGURE SKATING TEAM TRIALS FOR USA ROLLER SPORTS 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES: " The next Pan American Games will be conducted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between July ... "

Yahoo Vidoe Game Review: METROID Prime: Hunters: "Samus takes her rightful place as Queen of the DS, but there are six assassins waiting to knock her off her throne."

This Day in History March 23rd: Patrick Henry declared "Give me liberty, or give me death."

Rethinking the Importance of the SAT: "Down with standardized testing? What do you think?"

Mini-Comets Approaching Earth: "A cometary 'string-of-pearls' will fly past Earth in May 2006 giving astronomers a fantastic view of a comet in its death throes."

St. Patrick's Day: "Since we're all Irish on St. Patrick's Day, here's a wee bit of history about our patron saint. St. Patrick was a Christian missionary credited with converting Ireland from paganism to Christianity. He lived at the end of the 4th century, and because that was so long ago, it is often difficult to separate St. Patrick facts from legends. Learn more about St. Patrick, leprechauns, and lucky shamrocks at the following St. Patrick's Day picks. . . . Continue reading St. Patrick's Day

Pocket Snails: Aquaphonic Adventure Available on DVD: "Aquaphonic Adventure is the second in the Pocket Snails DVD series by Soaring Star Productions. The first DVD, Letter Adventure, won rave reviews and several awards for the simple and effective way the show teaches children the letters of the..."

Virtual Worlds #11: The Journey, not the Destination: "D&D Online challenges our idea of massively multiplayer longevity -- Mike looks at the possible repercussions."

Girls of MySpace: "Vote for your favorite myspace girl, the winner appears on Attack of the Show!"

Crime > Number of Known Terrorist Organizations Present: "Definition: Title 22 of the US Code, Section 2656f, which requires the Department of State to provide an annual report to Congress on terrorism, requires the report to include, inter alia, information on terrorist groups and umbrella groups under which any terrorist group falls, known to be responsible for the kidnapping or death of any US citizen during the preceding five years; groups known to be financed by state sponsors of terrorism about which Congress was notified during the past year in accordance with Section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act; and any other known international terrorist group that the Secretary of State determined should be the subject of the report. The list of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) below is followed by a list of other selected terrorist groups also deemed of relevance in the global war on terrorism. Does not include US domestic groups.Source: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/45313.pdf US Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Country Reports on Terrorism 2004 April 2005 Department of State Publication 11248 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Printed in Multi-Media Services Released April 2005Number of countries: 56"

Smoking Interferes With Brain's Recovery From Alcoholism: "Smoking appears to interfere with the brain's ability to recover from the effects of chronic alcohol abuse, according to a study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center."

Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.: "See more events with links to background articles..."

Buddha: "'Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.'"