Lori Ewing of the Toronto Globe and Mail has the story: More than two years into his quest for Canadian citizenship, Matt Bonner remains grounded by red tape.

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‘, container = $(‘#drop-panel-container’), contents = $(container).html(); if (isIE8) { $(container).replaceWith(f+contents+b) } } function dropPanelSetUp(data) { /* buttons should be a dataobject of strings representing IDs the hide and show functions are expecting IDs so passing a class will result in a failure. click as the action is assumed for now the data object should look like this: { masterlistener:(string[dom id]), panel:(string[dom id]), eventgroup1:{ button:(string[dom id]), content:(string[dom id]), offset:{x:(int),y:(int)}, on_state_class: ”(string) }, eventgroup2:{ button:(string[dom id]), content:(string[dom id]), offset:{x:(int),y:(int)}, on_state_class: ”(string) } … etc } The drop panel nodes should be placed so they share the same offset parent as the buttons that activate it

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Toronto Raptors guard Leandro Barbosa has signed a deal to play in his native Brazil. Barbosa signed with Rio de Janeiro-based club Flamengo. The deal includes a clause that would allow him to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.

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The Associated Press Posted: Aug 18, 2011 5:50 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 18, 2011 5:50 PM ET   Barbosa made US$7.1 million last season and was second on the team in 3-point shooting.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Toronto Raptors guard Leandro Barbosa has signed a deal to play in his native Brazil. Barbosa signed with Rio de Janeiro-based club Flamengo.

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