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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuva; official — Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in northern Europe. The largest of the three Baltic States situated along the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania has been a member state of the European Union since May 1, 2004.

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Arizona State's Rihards Kuksiks, left, of Latvia, left, drives on Southern California's Marcus Johnson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Tempe, Ariz. Latvia
Estonia's Maris Magi competes in the women's first round 400m heat 4 race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010. Estonia
Ukraine's Maksym Mazurik reacts as he competes in the men's pole vault qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010. Ukraine
NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark(L) speaks as Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich(R) look on, as they attend an alliance conference on NATO's new strategic concept at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on March 12, 2010 in Warsaw. NATO
Ice floes build up on the Baltic Sea coast on the island of Ruegen, northern Germany, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Baltic Sea
Andy Murray, of Scotland, smiles after winning a point against Ivo Karlovic, of Croatia, in the finals of the SAP Tennis Open in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Murray, who is the defending champion of this tournament, won 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2). Scotland
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Map shows location of shipwrecks in the Baltic sea. Baltic
DOHA, QATAR - MARCH 12: Tommi Evila of Finland competes in the Mens Long Jump Qualification during Day 1 of the IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Aspire Dome on March 12, 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Finland
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(L-R) Lithuania's Vitalij Kozlov, Poland's Adam Kszczot, Austria's Andreas Rapatz, Haiti's Moise Joseph and Bahrain's Belal Mansoor Ali compete in the men's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Lithuania's Vitalij Kozlov, Poland's Adam Kszczot, Austria's Andreas Rapatz, Haiti's Moise Joseph and Bahrain's Belal Mansoor Ali compete in the men's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Alysia Johnson of the US, Lithuania's Egle Balciunaite, Great Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Kazakhstan's Margarita Matsko compete in the women's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Alysia Johnson of the US, Lithuania's Egle Balciunaite, Great Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Kazakhstan's Margarita Matsko compete in the women's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palyste competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palyste competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palsyte competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palsyte competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, left, of Lithuania, goes after the puck with teammate Zach Paise, right, as New York Rangers' Sean Avery looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Newark, N.J.

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New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, left, of Lithuania, goes after the puck with teammate Zach Paise, right, as New York Rangers' Sean Avery looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Newark, N.J.

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New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac, left, shoots the puck at New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, right, of Sweden, as Rangers' Marc Staal (18) checks Devils' Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Newark, N.J. The Devils beat the Rangers 6-3.

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New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac, left, shoots the puck at New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, right, of Sweden, as Rangers' Marc Staal (18) checks Devils' Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Newark, N.J. The Devils beat the Rangers 6-3.

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New Orleans Hornets guard Marcus Thornton, center, is congratulated by teammates David West, left, and Darius Songaila, right, of Lithuania, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, March 8, 2010. Thornton and West each scored 28 points in New Orleans' 135-131 win over the Golden State Warriors.

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New Orleans Hornets guard Marcus Thornton, center, is congratulated by teammates David West, left, and Darius Songaila, right, of Lithuania, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, March 8, 2010. Thornton and West each scored 28 points in New Orleans' 135-131 win over the Golden State Warriors.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A frustrated Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A frustrated Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania celebrates winning a game against Daniel Evans of Great Britain during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania celebrates winning a game against Daniel Evans of Great Britain during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania celebrates defeating Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania celebrates defeating Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A frustrated Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A frustrated Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Lithuania players celebrate victory after Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain to clinch the tie after day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A British fan watches Daniel Evans of Great Britain play against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: A British fan watches Daniel Evans of Great Britain play against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Captain John Lloyd of Great Britain talks with Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Captain John Lloyd of Great Britain talks with Daniel Evans of Great Britain in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a forehand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a forehand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a backhand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a backhand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Fans show their support for Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during his match against Daniel Evans of Great Britain on day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Fans show their support for Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during his match against Daniel Evans of Great Britain on day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a backhand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - MARCH 07: Daniel Evans of Great Britain plays a backhand in his match against Laurynas Grigelis of Lithuania during day three of the Davis Cup Tennis match between Lithuania and Great Britain at the SEB Arena on March 7, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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"If John does lose his job, I would like the players to have a say - and this is not just about me ... It's not down to me alone. If there are 12 players in a room and eight of them say they would be happy with Greg being captain,..."


Andy Murray Mar 12 2010 8:31 AM from Espn.co.uk

"You need to have a system in place where all coaches are teaching the same way ... I think there needs to be passion - you need to have people coaching the young kids who love British tennis."


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"It wasn't one of British tennis' best days"


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"The Lawn Tennis Association obviously has to decide whether they want to keep John in place. That's totally their decision"


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"I always look forward to coming to England to play at The Queen's Club and Wimbledon but this year there is even more motivation because I could not defend my titles last year"


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(L-R) Lithuania's Vitalij Kozlov, Poland's Adam Kszczot, Austria's Andreas Rapatz, Haiti's Moise Joseph and Bahrain's Belal Mansoor Ali compete in the men's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Lithuania's Vitalij Kozlov, Poland's Adam Kszczot, Austria's Andreas Rapatz, Haiti's Moise Joseph and Bahrain's Belal Mansoor Ali compete in the men's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Alysia Johnson of the US, Lithuania's Egle Balciunaite, Great Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Kazakhstan's Margarita Matsko compete in the women's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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(L-R) Alysia Johnson of the US, Lithuania's Egle Balciunaite, Great Britain's Jennifer Meadows and Kazakhstan's Margarita Matsko compete in the women's first round 800m race at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palyste competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palyste competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palsyte competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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Lithuania's Airine Palsyte competes in the women's high jump qualifying round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 12, 2010.

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New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, left, of Lithuania, goes after the puck with teammate Zach Paise, right, as New York Rangers' Sean Avery looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Newark, N.J.

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New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, left, of Lithuania, goes after the puck with teammate Zach Paise, right, as New York Rangers' Sean Avery looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Newark, N.J.

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