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March 5, 2006
(
2006-03-05
)
(Sunday)
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78th Academy Awards
:
Crash
wins
Best Picture
,
Ang Lee
(
Brokeback Mountain
) wins
Best Director
,
Reese Witherspoon
(
Walk the Line
) wins
Best Actress
, and
Philip Seymour Hoffman
(
Capote
) wins
Best Actor
.
(CNN)
The
2006 National People's Congress
opens in
Beijing
, beginning a 10-day session of China's parliament. Premier
Wen Jiabao
makes a Working Report and vows for support for the poor.
(CNN)
(People's Daily)
Benin presidential election, 2006
: Voters in
Benin
go to the polls to decide who will succeed
Mathieu Kérékou
as
President
. Results are expected to be announced by Wednesday. If no single candidate of the 26 wins an outright majority, a
runoff election
will take place in two weeks.
(Scotsman)
,
(VOA)
,
(Reuters)
Tens of thousands of protesters in
Bangkok
demand the resignation of
Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra
of
Thailand
.
(BBC)
,
(Reuters)
[
permanent dead link
]
,
(CNN)
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