The Polish team, whose first match at the championship ended in a 1-1 draw against Greece last week, needed to tie or win Tuesday's game against Russia to keep chances alive of advancing out of Group A. Russia beat the Czech Republic last week.

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Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday to the traditionalists, is a last hurrah before the austerity of a pancake-free Lent.

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The last shipments to Japan left Chinese ports Monday or Tuesday.

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It wouldn't matter if it was 72 holes or 54. (Tuesday) is still the last round and there's 18 holes to play, so got to get the job done.

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For example, Republican strategist Karl Rove reports in the Wall Street Journal that in Ohio as of last Tuesday, 530, 813 Democrats had voted early or requested an absentee ballot down 181, 275 from 2008.

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Benzema did not play in Real Madrid's victory over archrivals FC Barcelona last Tuesday in the semifinals of Spain's Copa de Rey, or King's Cup, but the club spokesman said that was a decision of coach Jose Mourinho and was unrelated to the alleged traffic violation.

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"It is our unfinished task to restore the basic bargain that built this country -- the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or who you love, " Obama said Tuesday night, sounding familiar themes from his re-election campaign last year.

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