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| UK Sport |
| Responsible for promoting and supporting sport across the UK. Provides information on sporting activities and initiatives being undertaken by the agency. |
| Tote |
| Horserace Totalisator Board. Government-owned betting organisation. Profits split between the Treasury and the horseracing industry. |
| The Sports Council for Northern Ireland |
| Promotes and finances sport in the province. |
| Horserace Betting Levy Board |
| Describes the work of the Board and includes information on the Fixtures Incentive Scheme. |
| The British Library |
| Formed in 1973 to serve scholars, researchers and large users of information. Based in London and Boston Spa. |
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World News
| Analysis: Romney is fiery, focused in Fla. Debate (AP) | AP - Mitt Romney, forced to prove his resilience after a stinging loss in South Carolina, is showing why the so-called Republican establishment thinks he has the best discipline, organization and campaign smarts to challenge President Barack Obama this fall.
| | Obama to target rising college tuition costs (AP) | AP - President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal dollars. Now, schools are waiting to hear how big a stick he plans to wield to enforce his message.
| | Economy likely ended 2011 with strong growth (AP) | AP - A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note.
| | Costa offers $14.5K/passenger for ruined cruise (AP) | AP - Costa Crociere SpA has offered passengers euro11,000 ($14,460) apiece to compensate them for their lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany when the captain deviated from his route.
| | Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates (AP) | AP - In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates — with their high rates of illness and infirmity — make up an ever increasing share of the prison population.
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