News for Sunday, March 28, 2010

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'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut

LOS ANGELES -- "How to Train Your Dragon" breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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Duke lone No. 1 seed to reach Final Four

HOUSTON -- Duke is back in the Final Four, ending an unusually long absence for coach Mike Krzyzewski's team -- and keeping No. 1 seeds from being shut out of the title chase.

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Michigan State makes yet another trip to Final Four

ST. LOUIS -- The players come and go, the years pass. About the only thing that doesn't change is Tom Izzo and Michigan State's mastery in March.The fifth-seeded Spartans are on their way to their second straight Final Four and sixth in 12 years after Raymar Morgan's free throw with less than 2 seconds left lifted Michigan State to a 70-69 victory over Tennessee in the Midwest Regional final Sunday.

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Obama slips into Afghanistan to voice US resolve

KABUL -- Under elaborate secrecy, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Sunday near the front lines of the increasingly bloody 8-year-old war he is expanding and affirmed America's commitment to destroying al-Qaida and its extremist allies in the land where the 9/11 plot was hatched.

Gladiators down to their last point

DULUTH — It's not officially over, but the Gwinnett Gladiators' chance at a seventh straight playoff berth is down to one point.

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Guy Meador, Jr.

Guy (Buddy) Atkinson Meador, Jr., age 74, died March 26, 2010 at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was the son of the late Guy A. Meador, Sr. and Cora Hudspeth ...

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James Dumond

August 7, 1948- March 26, 2010 James LeRoy Dumond, age 61, passed away March 26, 2010 at his home in Buford , Georgia after a courageous battle with cancer. He was ...

James Matthew Moates

James Matthew (Matt) Moates, age 28, of Lilburn, died Friday, March 26, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 29, 2010 at Bill Head Funeral Home ...

Marie Davidson

Marie Kathryn Davidson, age 92 of Auburn, GA passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Service and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory of Buford ...

Imogene Infinger

Imogene D. Infinger, age 77, of Lawrenceville, GA entered into rest on March 27, 2010. She is survived by her husband Tony D. Infinger, Sr.; Children: Ricky Russell, Texas, Danny ...

Pauline Whitaker

Mrs. Pauline Cantrell Whitaker, age 75, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010. She is survived by: husband of fifty-five years, Edgar F. Whitaker, Lawrenceville, GA ...

Brian Byrd

Brian David Byrd, age 52, of Lilburn, GA passed away Saturday morning, March 27, 2010. Arrangements are pending with Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., Lilburn/Tucker Chapel (770 ...

Willard Bowron

Willard Clarence Bowron of Grayson, GA passed away March 26, 2010. Arrangements are pending with Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., Lilburn/Tucker Chapel (770) 564-2726.

Alba Huerta

Alba Celeste Trujillo Huerta, age 29 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Friday, March 26, 2010. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville, Chapel 770-962-3100 www.stewartfh.com

Rosemarie Irving

Rosemarie Irving, age 86 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Friday, March 26, 2010. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville, Chapel 770-962-3100 www.stewartfh.com

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