In June, a federal court will decide whether a suit brought against the NCAA by former athletes, including UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon, will be granted class-action status.

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Illinois's fifth district, which stretches from posh flats on Chicago's lakefront through working-class bungalows to the suburbs near O'Hare airport, is reliably blue.

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O'Driscoll showed his class on the quarter-hour when he intercepted Agen fly-half Jerome Miquel and raced a full 70 metres, fending off Caucaunibuca, to score in the right corner.

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Ireland are in a similar position to Wales with one top-class veteran stand-off, in this case O'Gara, and the young pretender snapping at his heels.

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As a young man, I bought myself a ticket on the Isle of Wight ferry, and sailed through the lines of warships at anchor in the Solent - there were lines of Leander class frigates, 'O' class diesel submarines, and minesweepers.

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He was playing rugby at Brian O'Driscoll's alma mater last season at Blackrock College, but has shown enough class and talent for O'Sullivan to toss him in against some big, strong-running Islanders.

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