 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Poker-savvy businesses hope cash is in the cards; As TV programmers scramble to add more poker shows and as casinos and card clubs scrap blackjack in favor of poker tables, retailers are betting poker gear will be hot for the holidays.(BUSINESS)
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Byline: John Reinan; Staff Writer
A million-dollar pot may look impressive on TV, but the real money in the poker craze is being made away from the cameras.
Spurred by the popularity of televised tournaments, retailers are betting that consumers will ante up for poker gear this Christmas. Casinos and card clubs are scrapping blackjack in favor of poker tables, while TV producers scramble to add more poker shows to an increasingly crowded lineup.
"This is clearly a trend - you see it everywhere," said Heidi Weaver, a spokeswoman for Marshall ...
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Mir Lashkari Appointed PPP Acting President Baluchistan.
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International
; ...Lashkari as the Acting President of Baluchistan reposing the Party trust in him to...strengthen the Party in the province of Baluchistan. The importance that PPP attaches to the province of Baluchistan is judged by the developmental work...
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BNP leadership resigns from Baluchistan Assembly
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
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Selig Harrison says no US aid to Pakistan till it stops military activity in Baluchistan
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times
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Balochs allege use of chemical weapons by Pakistan in Baluchistan
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Parliamentary Committee on Baluchistan finalises recommendations.
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; ...PPI): Parliamentary Committee on Baluchistan has finalised its recommendations...recommendations for the development of Baluchistan and discussed all the issues. The Parliamentary Committee on Baluchistan constituted under the chairmanship...
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Wattoo (Baluchistan C.M meets Wattoo).
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Scholz, Fred (trans. Hugh van Skyhawk). Nomadism and colonialism: a hundred years of Baluchistan, 1872-1972.(Book Review)
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 "The Economist (US)")
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The tribes arise; Baluchistan.(The government considers ways to placate Baluchistan's aggrieved people)
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Opposition leaders in Baluchistan meet Prime Minister.
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; ...delegation of members of Opposition from Baluchistan, he said the government has full regard...from all the provinces including the Baluchistan are patriotic. The Prime Minister said...review problems and other issues of Baluchistan and to hold dialogue among its political...
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