Nine of the eleven men who started against Italy in the final played for either Real Madrid or Barcelona, La Liga's feuding version of the Hatfields and McCoys.

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And Sir Paul McCartney wrapped up proceedings with a jaunty crowd participation version of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.

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Conservative intellectuals are also engaged in their own version of what Julian Benda dubbed la trahison des clercs, the treason of the learned.

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His LudoTruck is a roving version of his LudoBites restaurant ( www.ludolefebvre.com), one of LA's top 99 eateries.

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Years of fiscal profligacy and a 1 to 1 hard peg between the peso and the dollar were financed with credit, a-la U.S.A during the Bush years, only that in its Latin American version.

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She opted for an Oscar de la Renta floral gown for a White House state dinner last year honoring Germany (Rihanna wore a version of the same gown to the 2011 Brit Awards).

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The consumer version of the Hummer H3 and H3T pickup are assembled at the GM plant in Shreveport, La.

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