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7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade route NEW ORLEANS - The shootings of seven people, including a toddler, marred Fat Tuesday partying as ear-piercing gunfire sent revelers ducking for cover and brought Mardi Gras' final stream of truck floats to a horrifying halt.   Nations:Afghanistan U.S.   Source:(AP)   2009-02-25 Toddler, 6 others shot on Mardi Gras parade route NEW ORLEANS - A Mardi Gras parade erupted into chaos on Fat Tuesday when a series of gunshots struck seven people, including a toddler. The child was not seriously injured and two suspects were in custody, police said.   Nations:Afghanistan U.S.   Source:(AP)   2009-02-24 New Orleans ready for final Mardi Gras fling NEW ORLEANS - Mark and Vickie Myers, wearing pirate costumes and draped with beads, were heading out for another New Orleans custom -- breakfast at Brennan's.   Nations:U.S.   2009-02-23 Economy puts damper on New Year's Eve celebrations NEW YORK - Americans had no problem saying goodbye to 2008 Wednesday, but the nation's economic troubles made many of them less interested in giving it an expensive send-off. Hundreds of thousands of people were still expected to pack a frigid Times Square, and many other New Year's Eve traditions around the country were in place, but some festivities fell victim to hard times and those that remained felt somewhat subdued.   Nations:U.S. France Australia   People:Robbie Knievel John Legend Lindsay Lohan   Activities:2009 New Year's Day 2008 U.S. Recession Global Financial Crisis Rose Parade   Source:(AP)   2008-12-31 One million revellers take to the streets for Notting Hill Carnival LONDON (AFP) - More than a million revellers packed the streets of west London over the weekend as masquerade floats entertained party-goers at the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street festival.   Nations:U.K. Brazil   Source:(AFP)   2008-08-25 Headlines 7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade route 2009-02-25 Toddler, 6 others shot on Mardi Gras parade route 2009-02-24 New Orleans ready for final Mardi Gras fling 2009-02-23 Economy puts damper on New Year's Eve celebrations 2008-12-31 One million revellers take to the streets for Notting Hill Carnival 2008-08-25 New Orleans revelers usher in Mardi Gras 2008-02-05 Rich or poor, all flock to Rio Carnival parade 2008-02-04 Biloxi Mardi Gras celebrates 100 years 2008-02-03 Celebrities in New Orleans for Carnival 2008-02-01 London parties in the sun at Notting Hill Carnival 2007-08-28 At Mardi Gras, politics fuels revelers 2007-02-21 Crime turning New Orleans into Big Uneasy 2007-02-19 Gandolfini reigns at New Orleans fest 2007-02-19 Mardi Gras revelers pack hopeful New Orleans 2007-02-17 Mardi Gras, crime go on in New Orleans 2007-02-16 New Orleans seeks text-message donations 2007-02-16 American Idol Hicks to marshal Carnival 2006-12-21 Architecture tourism: Mobile's ironwork 2006-12-18 New Orleans writers struggle to pen rebirth story 2006-12-18 Winter events, from truffles to a rodeo 2006-12-18 Musical home-wreckers hit right notes in New Orleans 2006-12-12 Saints march in as Superdome comes alive 2006-09-25 Post-Katrina, New Orleans seeks tourists 2006-08-02 First Post-Katrina Jazz Fest Opens 2006-04-28 New Orleans' Black Social Networks Hurting 2006-04-08 Remark About Gays Shadows St. Pat's Parade 2006-03-17 Smaller, Calmer Mardi Gras Comes to an End 2006-03-01 Britney Spears Celebrates Mardi Gras 2006-03-01 New Orleans Marks Post-Katrina Mardi Gras 2006-02-28 Mardi Gras Costumes Wickedly Satirical 2006-02-28 New Orleans Gears Up for Fat Tuesday 2006-02-27 At Mardi Gras, New Orleans Fetes Progress 2006-02-27 Stars Turn Out for New Orleans Parades 2006-02-26 6 Months Later, New Orleans Far From Whole 2006-02-25 Weather Postpones Some Mardi Gras Parades 2006-02-25 Heavy Storms Threaten Mardi Gras Events 2006-02-25 Mardi Gras Countdown Marked by Loss 2006-02-24 Mardi Gras Crowds Small but Celebratory 2006-02-18 New Orleans Jazz Fest vows to come roaring back 2006-02-16 New Orleans hospital reopens, wary of Mardi Gras 2006-02-15 Cabinet Secretary Bashes Britney 2006-02-14 Britney Spears to Join Mardi Gras 2006-02-13 Mardi Gras stirs pride, nonchalance in New Orleans 2006-02-12 Hurricane Katrina Stokes Mardi Gras Satire 2006-02-11 Katrina Evacuees Decry Mardi Gras Plans 2005-12-13 New Orleans' Mardi Gras parades to roll on 2005-11-26 New Orleans Planning Shorter Mardi Gras 2005-11-23 Mardi Gras Parade Brings Out New Orleans Revelers 2005-02-08 Fat Tuesday Kicks Off Amid War Fears 2003-03-04 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Economy puts damper on New Year's Eve celebrations 2008-12-31 One million revellers take to the streets for Notting Hill Carnival 2008-08-25 Rich or poor, all flock to Rio Carnival parade 2008-02-04 7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade route 2009-02-25 Toddler, 6 others shot on Mardi Gras parade route 2009-02-24 New Orleans ready for final Mardi Gras fling 2009-02-23 Gandolfini reigns at New Orleans fest 2007-02-19 Mardi Gras, crime go on in New Orleans 2007-02-16

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