"This is about Roland Burris, not about the man who appoints him, " he said after announcing his choice.

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Federer was warm in his praise of Nadal, but insisted he remained confident about retaining his Roland Garros title.

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The mission was written about in a bestselling book, Vulcan 607, by Roland White and is an example of why the Vulcans are so popular.

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' And Roland, true to his word, contacted them about two months ago and said: 'Hey guys, we're doing the premiere, in Berlin and I'm sending down some tickets and we'll take care of the hotel rooms.

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"The ITF is about to sign an agreement with the World Anti Doping Agency, " Bimes told a news conference at Roland-Garros on Monday.

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