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Title Section6 2001-01-03 1 TODAY Wednesday January 3,2001 > MITA<P) 138/11/20006 words
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393 2001-01-03 1 Kim-Kyna Tan - Kim-Kyna Tan by kim@ne wstoday. co ra. sg THE BARE facts of the tragic crash of SQ 006 will be out for public scrutiny next month. So public, that the Factual Data Report of Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council will393 words
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Article, Illustration492 2001-01-03 1 Roulee Jane Calayag - Roulee Jane Calayag Bombings in the midst of Estrada's trial push currency to 102-year low by roule e. j ane@newsto day. c om. sg MANILA The five bombs that exploded across Manila over the weekend caused the Philippine peso to crash to its492 words
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Article120 2001-01-03 1 AFP TAIPEI A bill to ban people from eating dogs was passed by Taiwan's parliament on Tuesday in a move one legislator said was a must to show Taiwan has moved into a more civilised era. Anyone flouting the new law, which has to be ratifiedAFP - 120 words
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Article106 2001-01-03 1 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR A warrant of arrest is out for former world-ranked badminton player Yap Kim Hock. A Magistrate Court judge ordered his arrest yesterday after he failed to turn up for a drinkdriving charge. Yap had partnered Cheah Soon Kit to win a number of– Bemama. - 106 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article472 2001-01-03 2 Mahesha The nab ad u - Mahesha The nab ad u What does a number plate tell you about Singaporean psyche? by mahesha® ne wstoday, co m, sg IT is just a car number plate, for goodness' sake. But, the way Singaporeans have been reacting to the question of becoming SEX mobile owners,472 words
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Article85 2001-01-03 2 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Press Holdings said it cut second editions for its two Chinese-language evening papers because circulation and advertising revenue didn't increase. SPH will cease publishing with immediate effect second editions of Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News, except on Wednesdays and weekends. "CirculationBloomberg - 85 words
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Article80 2001-01-03 2 Reuters GENEVA Indonesia will resume talks with Aceh rebel leaders in Geneva next week aimed at reaching a political solution to the conflict in the restive province, said the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Earlier, a presidential spokesman said the peace negotiations with separatist rebel leader Mr HasanReuters - 80 words
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Article, Illustration113 2001-01-03 2 Agencies JAKARTA The man expected to lead the implementation of Indonesia's autonomy plan tendered his resignation yesterday when the programme was put into effect. Citing "differences of ideas" with President Abdurrahman Wahid over the formation of a special agency on regional autonomy policies, StateAgencies - 113 words
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Article85 2001-01-03 2 MORE than 1.9 million Singaporeans will be happy to find CPF topups of $500 to $1,700 in their Ordinary Accounts later this month. The criteria: if they are 21 and above, and have contributed at least $100 as CPF contributions between 1998 and 2001. The top-ups85 words
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132 2001-01-03 2 THE 15 Falungong members arrested on New Year's Eve have all been released on bail. Up until their last-minute appearance in court yesterday, the 15 had refused bail. But yesterday morning, Falungong leaders encouraged these members to accept bail. "They were under the impression that132 words
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Article117 2001-01-03 2 -AFP ANKARA Turkish rescuers plucked yesterday a survivor from rough seas, some 30 hours after a cargo ship loaded with illegal immigrants sank off the coast. But hopes were fading for 50 other passengers still missing. The survivor, a 27-year old Bangladeshi, was brought to shore-AFP - 117 words
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Article314 2001-01-03 3 Ng Hwee Koon - Ng Hwee Koon It may keep the sun's heat out of Singapore's buildings in Osaka JUST one coat of an amazing new paint on the outside of a building can drive down the temperatures inside. The Singapore partner of Nippon Paint is now examining314 words
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Article, Illustration40 2001-01-03 3 Reuters photo. Over 40 people were injured when a car bomb exploded in the Israeli resort town ofNetanya, during rush hour. It's seen as a warning to Israel not to make peace with the Palestinains.Reuters photo. - 40 words
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187 2001-01-03 3 AFP SYDNEY An Australian couple held without charge in. a Lao jail are victims of corrupt local officials, the employer of one of the pair said yesterday. Australian security firm operator Kerry Danes and his wife Kay are being held in the LaoAFP - 187 words
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241 2001-01-03 3 IT could just as easily happen to you. You walk into a flat nice enough to rent on the spot and pay the first month's deposit upfront. Having an agent by your side, you have no reason to suspect the owner and ask for241 words
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Article, Illustration341 2001-01-03 4 Zackaria Abdul Rahim - Zackaria Abdul Rahim Their school is designed just the way they like it by za ckari a newstoday. com. sg STUDENTS in Unity Secondary School know a good thing when they see it. They not only have a say in the design of their school uniforms, logo and341 words
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Article, Illustration272 2001-01-03 4 AFTER searching 12 locations around the island over four days, Mr Choo Tze Wei (left) finally spotted the car in Marsiling Crescent on Dec 30. He walked away with the keys to a 2-litre Citroen Xsara yesterday at the closing ceremony of272 words
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86 2001-01-03 4 HERE'S your chance to contribute to charity and receive inexpensive beauty treatments from Expressions. To welcome the year 2001, Expressions is offering its three most popular services Instant Shape-up Treatment ($200), Face Whitening Treatment ($96) and Anti-cellulite Aromatic Spa Wrap ($120) at only $20.01 each.86 words
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Article137 2001-01-03 4 JOHOR BARU Police have arrested a gang of four who specialised in forging work permits, travel documents and foreign passports for illegal immigrants. Arrested were a 21-year-old former polytechnic student, an Indonesian woman and two Bangladeshi men, including the mastermind. Police also seized a computer, a scanner,137 words
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Article69 2001-01-03 4 -AFP DHAKA Three Thai nationals were arrested yesterday as they allegedly tried to pay using fake credit cards, police said. Managers at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel handed them over to police after identifying that the credit cards they produced were forged, they said. Identities of-AFP - 69 words
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Miscellaneous110 2001-01-03 4 READ 0N... No more double digit growth The fourth quarter's economic growth of 10.5 per cent is the peak, say economists/6 $5.2m donor speaks out Publisher Paul Hamlyn announces his contribution/9 The plus and minus of school For the young add enjoyment, take away the pressure/13 MY SAY with Georgina110 words
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BUSINESS NEWS
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Article525 2001-01-03 6 Chan Chao Peh - Chan Chao Peh 10.5% growth in the fourth quarter is the peak, economists say by chao peh@n ewsto d ay. co m ,5g SINGAPORE'S double-digit economic growth last year has become a relic of the past, economists say. "This kind of (high) growth is not525 words
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Article, Illustration250 2001-01-03 6 Chin Weilin - Chin Weilin by_ HOLIDAY-makers may soon know the breakdown of their festive travel packages. That is if the Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) succeeds in convincing National Association of Travel Agents in Singapore (Natas) that it is in its members'250 words
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290 2001-01-03 6 Bloomberg News SINGAPORE'S private home prices fell 0.86 per cent in 2000 from a year ago, as an oversupply of homes led sellers to trim prices. Figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed fourthquarter home prices declined 2.6 per cent– Bloomberg News - 290 words
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What a bad start
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Article, Illustration462 2001-01-03 8 SINGAPORE shares drifted on thin volumes to end the first trading day of the year negative, as Wall Street ended a volatile year on a low note Friday. Investors were kept at bay due to a lack of fresh factors and uncertainty462 words
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Article, Illustration705 2001-01-03 8 KUALA LUMPUR The first trading day of the new year, and the millennium, on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange proved dismal. The selldown from the final trading day of last year, where the Composite Index shed 2.4 per cent, carried over into yesterday. The705 words
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Advertisement202 2001-01-03 7 Hk Bk. K 1: -v j Hl _^jdl^l CAN YOU MAKE SHAKESPEARE MORE INTERESTING THAN DICAPRIO? //ow rfo>o« wflfte a student fall in love with a minds, you must first go through the training, mid Upon successful completion of the training, there sonnet? Or see the painting behind a poem202 words
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WORLD NEWS
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Article444 2001-01-03 9 Agencies UK millionaire admits Labour Party donation LONDON After immense pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair to reveal the source of a £2 million (555.2 million) donation, the donor himself made the disclosure yesterday. Millionaire publisher Mr Paul Hamlyn said in a statement: "Having followed the– Agencies - 444 words
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307 2001-01-03 9 JAKARTA Against all odds the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) has met the government's target to raise some Rp18.9 trillion (553.47 billlion) in cash to help finance the current 2000 budget. Ibra said in a press statement that it had raised about Rp307 words
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222 2001-01-03 9 -AFP WASHINGTON With less than three weeks to go until the end of his second term in the White House, President Bill Clinton is showing no signs of slowing down. Instead, he seems to be stepping into high gear. So, while Americans were-AFP - 222 words
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Article, Illustration186 2001-01-03 9 LONDON- Gianni Agnelli, the mercurial 79-year-old patriarch of Fiat, is planning to float the group's luxury car side, Ferrari, on the Milan Stock Exchange, according to the Independent. The move, which could value Ferrari up to £1 billion (552.59 bil), will capitalise on theInternet photo - 186 words
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Article117 2001-01-03 9 Reuters LONDON Buckingham Palace has dismissed newspaper reports that Princess Margaret, younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, is suffering from chronic depression but remains tight-lipped on her latest illness. The 70-year-old princess' illness was "physical rather than mental", a palace official said on Monday. "Her conditionReuters - 117 words
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Article354 2001-01-03 10 Agencies Israel warns: Do not test our patience or we may strike back JERUSALEM Israel threatened to strike back at Palestinians after three explosions injuring 40 Israelis rocked the coastal city of Netanya near Tel Aviv. Deputy Prime Minister, retired General Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, said: "I think theAgencies - 354 words
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Article, Illustration162 2001-01-03 10 KINMEN officials wave to journalists on their departure from Liaolo harbour Three ships carrying 700 people made the historic, official direct sailing from Taiwan to mainland China yesterday, one from Matsu to Fuzhou in Fujian province, and two others from Kinmen island to the southern162 words
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209 2001-01-03 10 SYDNEY Some 300 Australian retirees could lose most of their superannuation (similar to Singapore's CPF) after a Sydney cash management fund put their money into long-term investment projects, some of which were linked to private ventures linked to the directors and which could result209 words
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Article199 2001-01-03 10 Reuters NAIROBI A Kenyan man who nearly crashed a British Airways jumbo jet had no intention of hijacking the aircraft, a doctor at the hospital where he is being held said yesterday. Doctor Frank Njenga said Paul Mukonyi, a university student, who forced his way into the cockpit– Reuters - 199 words
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Article130 2001-01-03 10 Reuters LOS ANGELES Tom Hanks entered the new millennium as the most popular star at the North American box office, selling about US$4l.5 million (Ss72 million) worth of tickets to his desert island drama, Cast Away, during the four-day New Year's holiday weekend. According to studioReuters - 130 words
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WORLD
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123 2001-01-03 12 -AFP SEATTLE Dental records confirmed that a body discovered last week on an Indian reservation is that of a missing Russian mail-order bride, the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's office said. The woman, 20-year-old Anastasia Soloveva King, was last seen Sept 22 by US Customs agents-AFP - 123 words
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Article282 2001-01-03 12 Wild elephants raid Indian outposts GUWAHATI (India) Herds of wild elephants are creating problems for the Indian Air Force {lAF) across the north-eastern Assam state by lounging on runways and jeopardising flying operations. Forest officials said that the incursions have resulted from a proliferating elephant population282 words
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103 2001-01-03 12 BANGKOK Army officials and the leading Myanmese resistance group have dismissed claims that the God's Army rebel group was behind Sunday's killing of six Thais in Ratchaburi, Thai newspapers said yesterday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Monday it remains uncertain who was103 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article, Illustration657 2001-01-03 13 Susan Ferroa - Susan Ferroa For the young -add enjoyment, take away the pressure by NOT too long ago, Talking Point involved its audience in a debate on what education was Was it a lifelong journey? Or was it a means to an end a certificate, diploma,WONG KHING CBONG - 657 words
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545 2001-01-03 13 NORTH Korea was the diplomatic darling of 2000 as Western countries in particular rushed to establish relations with Pyongyang. Australia said in June that it would go slowly but by August was touting its fast-track policy. In fact, through the year,545 words
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RELAX
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Article, Illustration33 2001-01-03 14 Today art by i Awkward and an avid traveller; master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen delighted countless children and adults with his fables. Now, here's a book on his own story EngKongEngKong - 33 words
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Article641 2001-01-03 15 Eva Perry - Eva Perry by His fairytales have delighted generations of children, but who was Hans Christian Andersen? A new biography by Jackie Wullschlager explores the life of a shoemaker's son. Jackie Wullschlager's authoritative biography of one of the world's greatest storytellers will send many a reader scurrying back to the641 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-01-03 15 MY SAY with Georgina Chang I hate making New Year resolutions because I can never keep them. My family however, is very steadfast in resolutions. Cousin Alison swore she would lose 13 kgs by year's end. She lost all that, plus her no good cheating boyfriend.463 words
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Article1095 2001-01-03 21 Yap Yok Foo - Yap Yok Foo SHARED MEMORIES SHARED MEMORIES is a look bock at history that bonds Malaysia and Singapore. The series, running every week, will examine the common trials and tribulations that our countries shared on the rocky road to independence. It will re-live the1,095 words
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Article, Illustration781 2001-01-03 22 Peter Ooi - Peter Ooi So what's there at a railway station apart from the trains? by It was the start of another busy evening of trains passing through, of their arrivals and departures. It is only at Gemas that such nocturnal railway activities are observed from sunset781 words
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Miscellaneous1092 2001-01-03 18 <^P Sold 90.S FM The RSI Hour Take 5 Bpm 9pm Love Songs T j 5-8 pm A "Live" relay of Radio Singapore International's 9-1 am Take 5 with Lyn Sa'adon and chill out to easy lis- programmes including news, business reports, Enjoy the best selection of love ballads and1,092 words
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SHOWCASE
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Article, Illustration717 2001-01-03 19 i Rosalind Png - i Rosalind Png compiled by rosalind @newstod ay. com. sg The Millennium Handwritten Bible and Stamp Exhibition Today till Jun 24 Singapore Philatelic Museum (closed on Mondays and Public Holidays) The Museum celebrates Singapore's multi-reli-gious identity. This year, the focus is on the life717 words
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Miscellaneous1228 2001-01-03 20 .2^- fMjfi% The Sixth Day: 11.25am, 1.35pm, 6.30,7.10,8,8.50,9.30 Unbreakable: 11.15am, 5.30, 7.30 yi*K 3.30,4.10,6.05, 6.45, 8.40, 9.20 The Sixth Day: 12.30pm, 1.30,3.05, C^jJ ft SSS^^y vf Unbreakable: 11.50am, 1.15pm, 2.10, 4.05,5.40,6.40,8.15,9.15 JURONG |pM^ fS, I I 3.35,4.30,6.15,6.50,8.25,9.10 Unbreakable: 12.20pm, 2.40, 5,7.20, 102 Dalmatians: 11am, 3.15pm, 7.30 9-40 A Fighter's Blues1,228 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration908 2001-01-03 26 Renter Pacers' new centre is off the bench and flourishing NBA INDIANAPOLIS Last June, on the night of the 2000 NBA draft, the Boston Celtics were thinking big. It was lusting after Jermaine O'Neal, and it thought it had enough to bring him East. O'Neal was– Renter; AFP - 908 words
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Article, Illustration507 2001-01-03 27 -AFP MacGill takes seven wickets to put Aussies back in game Cricket SYDNEY Stuart MacGill (left) put the West Indies into a spin when he snared 7-92, undermining a record opening partnership on the first day of the fifth cricket Test against Australia at the Sydney-AFP - 507 words
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341 2001-01-03 27 CAPE TOWN In a move that is bound to give rise to heated debate, Herschelle Gibbs has been brought into the South African team to replace Boeta Dippenaar in the Test yesterday, reported cricketline.com. Gibbs' six month ban expired at midnight on 31341 words
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Article, Illustration374 2001-01-03 28 Kelvin Phang - Kelvin Phang Lions start year with full attendance and promise of top-class tour by kelvin@newstoday.com.sg WHAT a way to start the new year for the Lions. A full attendance, no injuries, smiling faces and the promise of a top-class training tour summed up the first day374 words
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445 2001-01-03 28 -AFP MELBOURNE -World N0.2 Ernie Els has committed to play the World Match play Championships starting today, but his late arrival has some players asking why he's bothering. Els, seeded No.l here, was the last of the 64-man field to-AFP - 445 words
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Article, Illustration681 2001-01-03 29 Harry Harris - Harry Harris 'GoldTrafforcT set to strike another rich vein with move into 'webcasting' as well photo by h arry@n e wsto day. c n m. sg LONDON Manchester United's entire Premiership programme will be screened from next season as the club is aboutAFPi - 681 words
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Article, Illustration542 2001-01-03 30 Minnow Charlton dents Arsenal's challenge for the championship English Premier League Charlton 1 Arsenal 0 LONDON Charlton Athletic must be the secondmost popular team at Old Trafford. Having trounced Manchester City, Alan Curbishley's team beat Arsenal for the first time since 1956 yesterday to keep the542 words
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270 2001-01-03 30 AFP Liverpool 2 Southampton 1 LIVERPOOL Gerard Houllier admitted that Markus Babbel might not have even been on the pitch to score his late winner had Liverpool not used all its substitutes. The German defender was in the right place toAFP - 270 words
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Article, Illustration624 2001-01-03 31 Leonard Thomas - Leonard Thomas How manager Reid puts team in the hunt for Champions League place by leona rd@ news tod ay. com. sg WHICH world famous football club resides at a home called the Stadium of Light? Most of the old, craggy football scribes with years of football experienceAFP - 624 words
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541 2001-01-03 31 Solskjaer Leonard Thomas THE pattern seems simple these days at Old Trafford. Go for the jugular in the first 45 minutes and play out the rest of the game to rest the legs for more important assignments to come.– Solskjaer; – Leonard Thomas - 541 words
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