So not only do I want to congratulate the team, I want to call out a few of the leaders of the group, including Adam, but also Peter Theisinger, Richard Cook, John Grotzinger, John Grunsfeld.

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Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust was in Seoul giving a speech during the game, but a spokesman said she followed the second half closely and called coach Tommy Amaker to congratulate the team and wish them luck in the next round.

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Give it up for the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. (Applause.) I want to congratulate everybody on the team, everybody who works for the organization, and all the fans who cheer them on year after year.

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First, we must congratulate the entire XBMC team on reaching the tenth anniversary of one of the project's first betas hitting the internet, when Yet Another Media Play (YAMP) and Xbox Media Player joined forces to create something beautiful.

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"I warmly congratulate everyone involved with the Welsh team on a marvellous victory to cap a wonderful Grand Slam, " said Mr Thomas.

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And so once again I want to congratulate this team and wish them all the best of luck in the rest of the season -- unless the White Sox are in the World Series -- (laughter) -- which right now is not a sure thing.

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"We congratulate Felix Baumgartner and the entire Red Bull Stratos team for their successful mission, and for creating a live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube, " the company said on its blog.

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And did you congratulate Philip Humber after he threw the perfect game against the team.

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So I want to congratulate not only the players, the owners, all the managers and team officials, but also the fans, for a historic year.

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