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Muslim leader arrested after clash
N'DJAMENA -- Chad said on Wednesday its security forces hadkilled 66 followers of an Islamic spiritual leader who wasthreatening to launch a holy war against Christians and atheistsfrom Africa to Europe. The 28-year-old Muslim holy man, Ahmat IsmaelBichara, was arrested after hundreds of his disciples armed withswords, spears, bows and clubs fought gendarmes armed with automaticrifles Sunday and Monday at Kouno, 300 km southeast of the capitalN'Djamena.
Canada.com – Jul 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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N'DJAMENA -- Chad said on Wednesday its security forces hadkilled 66 followers of an Islamic spiritual leader who wasthreatening to launch a holy war against Christians and atheistsfrom Africa to Europe. The 28-year-old Muslim holy man, Ahmat IsmaelBichara, was arrested after hundreds of his disciples armed withswords, spears, bows and clubs fought gendarmes armed with automaticrifles Sunday and Monday at Kouno, 300 km southeast of the capitalN'Djamena.
Canada.com – Jul 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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FIFA seeks neutral city for Sudan-Chad World Cup qualifying games
ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA is searching for a neutral venue to stage two World Cup qualifiers between warring neighbours Sudan and Chad.
Canoe.ca – Jul 2, 2008 10:29 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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ZURICH, Switzerland - FIFA is searching for a neutral venue to stage two World Cup qualifiers between warring neighbours Sudan and Chad.
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2008 WSOP Day 34: Hellmuth gets Schaaf-ted
The final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event also played down to a final table on Tuesday and the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout got underway. The only event on tap to begin today is the Ante Up for Africa charity event while the final two events wrap up before the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event gets started on Thursday. Event 50 The final $10,000 World Championship event before the Main Event found a winner on Tuesday with a Pot Limit Omaha event. With 381 players giving it a shot, there was more than $3.5 million in the prize pool for the event. There were a lot of famous pros hoping for a piece of that money, but it was a lesser-known Irish pro named Martin Smyth who took down the event and its $859,549 top prize. He defeated a final table that included Kido Pham and Michael Mizrachi, who's brother Robert Mizrachi won this event in 2007. In the end it came down to Smyth versus Canadian Peter Jetten. On the final hand, the players ended up all-in after seeing a flop of #Qc#Tc#9h. Jetten revealed #Ks#Jd#3d#2c for a king-high nut straight. However, Smyth turned up #Kc#Jc#Js#Qd to also have a nut straight and also an open ended straight flush draw. The #7d on the turn didn't help anyone, but then the #6c came on the river and Smyth had the win. The final table played out as follows: Place Name Prize 1st Martin Smyth $859,549 2nd Peter Jetten $528,256 3rd Michael Mizrachi $331,279 4th Billy Argyros $268,605 5th Richard Harroch $214,884 6th Kido Pham $170,116 7th Tom Hanlon $134,302 8th Brandon Moran $107,442 9th Greg Hurst $80,581 For more information about how the tournament played out, visit the Event 50 live updates. Event 51 A bracelet win has so far not been in the cards for Phil Hellmuth in the 2008 WSOP. He managed to get close again in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, but he hit the rail in third place on Tuesday. Instead it was amateur player James Schaaf who picked up a new bracelet after never having cashed in WSOP event before. Schaaf is a 36-year-old software engineer from Torrance, Calif. He plays very little tournaments and almost didn't make it past the first day of this one. All the players started out with $3,000 in chips in this event, and at one point, Schaaf was down to just $200. He was all-in a few times to get his stack to around $500, which he hovered at for several hands before going all-in again with J-T-8 in a Razz round. Normall that would be a terrible starting hand in a lowball game like Razz, but it worked out for Schaaf and he tripled up and made it through the day. In the end it came down Schaaf versus Tommy Hang. The final hand came during a round of Stud Eight-or-Better. Schaaf raised with #6h and Hang called with #Jc. On fourth street, Hang bet his #2h, and Schaaf called with #8c. Schaaf took the lead on fifth street, betting out with his #9h, and Hang called with the #7h. When sixth street came along, Schaaf bet his #8h, Hang raised all-in with #7s, and Schaaf made the call. Hang had trip sevens for a powerful heads-up hand, but Schaaf's run of good cards continued and he turned up an eight in the hole for trip eights. The final table played out as follows: Place Name Prize 1st James Schaaf $256,412 2nd Tommy Hang $158,933 3rd Phil Hellmuth $93,168 4th Esther Rossi $68,505 5th Jason Dollinger $54,804 6th Sam Silverman $42,966 7th Victor Ramdin $32,992 8th Matt Grapenthien $27,511 Some of the other pros who cashed in this event include Joe Hachem, Chad Brown, Allen Cunningham, Alex Jacob, John Juanda, Michael Binger, Mike Matusow and Svetlana Gromenkova. Nikolay Evdakov also cashed once again to further break the record for most WSOP cashes in a single year. The previous record was eight cashes, and with this latest cash, Evdakov has now cashed in 10 events in 2008. Evdakov could still increase that record by cashing in the Main Event or in the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe events taking place in London in September. For more information about the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, visit the Event 51 live updates. Event 52 The seventh and final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2008 WSOP will come to a conclusion today as the top nine players return to play. Poker fans may recognize a name or two on the list of players at the final table. They are: Name Chip Count Corwin Cole 1,668,000 Matt Matros 1,472,000 Jeff Courtney 1,443,000 David Daneshgar 1,178,000 Voitto Rintala 553,000 Dan Heimiller 544,000 Andrey Zaichenko 521,000 Scott Sitron 504,000 Farzad Rouhani 212,000 Some of the pros who made the money but fell short of the final table include Mimi Tran, Vanessa Rousso and more. The final table will resume play at 2 p.m. today with live coverage provided by our crack tournament reporting team. Event 53 It's going to be a long day of play for those in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout that began on Tuesday. The event is scheduled as a two day event, but 823 players showed up to play on Tuesday and 72 will return to play again down to a winner today. Leading the way into the second day of play is Dave Orvis with $88,000 in chips, but he is closely followed by Danny Wong with $83,000 and Jonathan Tamayo with $80,000. Also among the living are Hoyt Corkins, Kenna James, Jimmy Fricke and Rhett Butler. The players, all of whom are at least in the money after Day 1, will return to play again at 2 p.m. today. Stay tuned to PokerListings for all the live updates, videos, photos, reports and more from the 2008 WSOP. Related Articles: 2008 WSOP Day 33: Limited shootout action2008 WSOP Day 33: Do you have the energy?Visit PokerListings.com
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The final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event also played down to a final table on Tuesday and the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout got underway. The only event on tap to begin today is the Ante Up for Africa charity event while the final two events wrap up before the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event gets started on Thursday. Event 50 The final $10,000 World Championship event before the Main Event found a winner on Tuesday with a Pot Limit Omaha event. With 381 players giving it a shot, there was more than $3.5 million in the prize pool for the event. There were a lot of famous pros hoping for a piece of that money, but it was a lesser-known Irish pro named Martin Smyth who took down the event and its $859,549 top prize. He defeated a final table that included Kido Pham and Michael Mizrachi, who's brother Robert Mizrachi won this event in 2007. In the end it came down to Smyth versus Canadian Peter Jetten. On the final hand, the players ended up all-in after seeing a flop of #Qc#Tc#9h. Jetten revealed #Ks#Jd#3d#2c for a king-high nut straight. However, Smyth turned up #Kc#Jc#Js#Qd to also have a nut straight and also an open ended straight flush draw. The #7d on the turn didn't help anyone, but then the #6c came on the river and Smyth had the win. The final table played out as follows: Place Name Prize 1st Martin Smyth $859,549 2nd Peter Jetten $528,256 3rd Michael Mizrachi $331,279 4th Billy Argyros $268,605 5th Richard Harroch $214,884 6th Kido Pham $170,116 7th Tom Hanlon $134,302 8th Brandon Moran $107,442 9th Greg Hurst $80,581 For more information about how the tournament played out, visit the Event 50 live updates. Event 51 A bracelet win has so far not been in the cards for Phil Hellmuth in the 2008 WSOP. He managed to get close again in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, but he hit the rail in third place on Tuesday. Instead it was amateur player James Schaaf who picked up a new bracelet after never having cashed in WSOP event before. Schaaf is a 36-year-old software engineer from Torrance, Calif. He plays very little tournaments and almost didn't make it past the first day of this one. All the players started out with $3,000 in chips in this event, and at one point, Schaaf was down to just $200. He was all-in a few times to get his stack to around $500, which he hovered at for several hands before going all-in again with J-T-8 in a Razz round. Normall that would be a terrible starting hand in a lowball game like Razz, but it worked out for Schaaf and he tripled up and made it through the day. In the end it came down Schaaf versus Tommy Hang. The final hand came during a round of Stud Eight-or-Better. Schaaf raised with #6h and Hang called with #Jc. On fourth street, Hang bet his #2h, and Schaaf called with #8c. Schaaf took the lead on fifth street, betting out with his #9h, and Hang called with the #7h. When sixth street came along, Schaaf bet his #8h, Hang raised all-in with #7s, and Schaaf made the call. Hang had trip sevens for a powerful heads-up hand, but Schaaf's run of good cards continued and he turned up an eight in the hole for trip eights. The final table played out as follows: Place Name Prize 1st James Schaaf $256,412 2nd Tommy Hang $158,933 3rd Phil Hellmuth $93,168 4th Esther Rossi $68,505 5th Jason Dollinger $54,804 6th Sam Silverman $42,966 7th Victor Ramdin $32,992 8th Matt Grapenthien $27,511 Some of the other pros who cashed in this event include Joe Hachem, Chad Brown, Allen Cunningham, Alex Jacob, John Juanda, Michael Binger, Mike Matusow and Svetlana Gromenkova. Nikolay Evdakov also cashed once again to further break the record for most WSOP cashes in a single year. The previous record was eight cashes, and with this latest cash, Evdakov has now cashed in 10 events in 2008. Evdakov could still increase that record by cashing in the Main Event or in the upcoming World Series of Poker Europe events taking place in London in September. For more information about the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, visit the Event 51 live updates. Event 52 The seventh and final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2008 WSOP will come to a conclusion today as the top nine players return to play. Poker fans may recognize a name or two on the list of players at the final table. They are: Name Chip Count Corwin Cole 1,668,000 Matt Matros 1,472,000 Jeff Courtney 1,443,000 David Daneshgar 1,178,000 Voitto Rintala 553,000 Dan Heimiller 544,000 Andrey Zaichenko 521,000 Scott Sitron 504,000 Farzad Rouhani 212,000 Some of the pros who made the money but fell short of the final table include Mimi Tran, Vanessa Rousso and more. The final table will resume play at 2 p.m. today with live coverage provided by our crack tournament reporting team. Event 53 It's going to be a long day of play for those in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout that began on Tuesday. The event is scheduled as a two day event, but 823 players showed up to play on Tuesday and 72 will return to play again down to a winner today. Leading the way into the second day of play is Dave Orvis with $88,000 in chips, but he is closely followed by Danny Wong with $83,000 and Jonathan Tamayo with $80,000. Also among the living are Hoyt Corkins, Kenna James, Jimmy Fricke and Rhett Butler. The players, all of whom are at least in the money after Day 1, will return to play again at 2 p.m. today. Stay tuned to PokerListings for all the live updates, videos, photos, reports and more from the 2008 WSOP. Related Articles: 2008 WSOP Day 33: Limited shootout action2008 WSOP Day 33: Do you have the energy?Visit PokerListings.com
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Man admits to neglecting Malmutes, pleads guilty to animal neglect
Chad Cooper became emotional Tuesday as he admitted to 7th Circuit Judge Janine Kern that he neglected malamute dogs at his home last November.
The Rapid City Journal – Jul 2, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad Cooper became emotional Tuesday as he admitted to 7th Circuit Judge Janine Kern that he neglected malamute dogs at his home last November.
The Rapid City Journal – Jul 2, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad troops kill sect disciples
Chad troops kill more than 60 followers of a Muslim spiritual leader who threatened holy war.
BBC News – Jul 2, 2008 3:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad troops kill more than 60 followers of a Muslim spiritual leader who threatened holy war.
BBC News – Jul 2, 2008 3:55 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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No. 5 crew chief penalized for language at NHMS
NASCAR announced Wednesday that Chad Walter, crew chief for the No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill, has been fined due to a rule violation during the Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 28.
NASCAR.com – Jul 2, 2008 3:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NASCAR announced Wednesday that Chad Walter, crew chief for the No. 5 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill, has been fined due to a rule violation during the Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on June 28.
NASCAR.com – Jul 2, 2008 3:34 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad says over 60 followers of "holy man" killed
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's security forces killed 63 disciples of a Muslim spiritual leader in a weekend assault against his base after he had threatened to launch a holy war, Security Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said on Wednesday.
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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's security forces killed 63 disciples of a Muslim spiritual leader in a weekend assault against his base after he had threatened to launch a holy war, Security Minister Ahmat Mahamat Bachir said on Wednesday.
Reuters – Jul 2, 2008 1:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Top UN official visits Chadian town ahead of planned mission deployment
The senior United Nations official in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) has visited a key town in south-eastern Chad ahead of the planned deployment of the UN peacekeeping mission known as MINURCAT to the area.
UN News Centre – Jul 2, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The senior United Nations official in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) has visited a key town in south-eastern Chad ahead of the planned deployment of the UN peacekeeping mission known as MINURCAT to the area.
UN News Centre – Jul 2, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ford: Ranking the best available free agents
Chad Ford takes a look at the free-agent class of 2008.
ESPN – Jul 2, 2008 04:51 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad Ford takes a look at the free-agent class of 2008.
ESPN – Jul 2, 2008 04:51 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Canoeing they will go
Chad Ringo (above), Tim Miller, Scott Savoie and Joe Miller wait on fellow canoer Ron Anderson as they get ready to canoe down the Little Beaver Creek Tuesday. Anderson was the last to get into the water because he was taking photographs. He was the official photographer for the trip down the creek. The men are all in town from other states working for Ergon. The trip on the creek was going to tak
Lisbon Morning Journal – Jul 2, 2008 03:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Chad Ringo (above), Tim Miller, Scott Savoie and Joe Miller wait on fellow canoer Ron Anderson as they get ready to canoe down the Little Beaver Creek Tuesday. Anderson was the last to get into the water because he was taking photographs. He was the official photographer for the trip down the creek. The men are all in town from other states working for Ergon. The trip on the creek was going to tak
Lisbon Morning Journal – Jul 2, 2008 03:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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