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ZDNet.com Nintendo trims Game Boy Advance price Nintendo trimmed the price of its Game Boy Advance player on Wednesday as the company prepared for one of the most serious challenges yet to its dominance of the portable game market.
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Reuters Sports Westwood joins Singapore Open field SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Britain's Lee Westwood will take part in this year's Singapore Open, organizers said on Tuesday.
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RedNova technology RHUB Releases TurboMeeting 3.1 With Remote Support and Remote PC Access RHUB Communications, Inc., provider of the advanced, host your own Web conferencing solution, TurboMeeting, announced the release of version 3.1 with special features for remote support and remote access to your PC.
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MIT Tech Oppenheimer's Ghost Can we control the evolution and uses of technology?
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CNET networking news Former MSN exec joins Mozilla China Blog: Li Gong to head up efforts at making Firefox China's browser of choice.
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Guardian Top News Blair pledges action on gun crime as toll rises Four fresh shootings in Manchester and London.
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New York Times Science New Coast Guard Task in Arctic’s Warming Seas The Coast Guard is planning a base to deal with ships that are plying the Arctic’s increasingly ice-free waters.
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Repubblica Sismi, Pollari: "Atmosfera da regime Parlerò dei misteri italiani" L'ex direttore del servizio annuncia: "Dirò la mia verità" "Ho solo servito il Paese, nessuno spionaggio illegale" Sismi, Pollari: "Atmosfera da regime Parlerò dei misteri italiani" (15:16 08/07/2007)
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RedNova technology Comcast to Drop Fee for on-Demand Viewing of CBS Shows PHILADELPHIA _ The migration of popular network TV shows to the watch-it-anytime-you-want universe of video on demand moved to a new level Thursday, as CBS Corp. and Comcast Corp.
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Yahoo Entertainment Craig Kilborn Says Adios After Five Years (AP) AP - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' "Late Late Show" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience.
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Kataweb Calcio Genoa, 10:15 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: PAURA PER RUBINHO, MA STA MEGLIO Il tecnico del Genoa Giampiero Gasperini, intervenuto a 'Radio Anch'io lo sport' è tornato su...
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BBC - Front Page Bupa health pulls out of Ireland Health insurer Bupa is to close its operations in Ireland to avoid making payments to state-owned rival VHI.
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Yahoo Europe Moroccan star Naybet spurred by Tottenham glory days (AFP) AFP - Tottenham's Moroccan defender Noureddine Naybet claims Manchester United's reign at the top of English football is over.
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Reuters Entertainment Rome festival honors Loren with career award ROME (Reuters) - When the Rome film festival forgot to invite Sophia Loren for its first edition last year, she was said to be furious at the snub.
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Reuters Top News Settlement Sought in O'Reilly Case, Sources Say NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said on Friday.
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BBC - Front Page US son-in-law for ex-coup leader A US lawmaker marries the daughter of Guatemala's ex-military ruler at a closely-guarded ceremony.
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Kataweb Sport Roma, 17:41 - CALCIO, SERIE B: ASSEMBLEA LEGA SPOSTATA AL PRIMO DICEMBRE L'Assemblea Straordinaria di Serie B, già convocata per il 30 novembre, è stata sposta...
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Yahoo World U.S. Planes Land in Rwanda to Help Darfur Mission (Reuters) Reuters - Three U.S. Air Force cargo planes and 120 U.S. troops landed in Rwanda on Saturday to transport Rwandan soldiers and equipment to Darfur as part of an expanded African Union peacekeeping mission in the violent region.
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La Repubblica Enel: rafforza Wind con acquisizione Ipse (Teleborsa) - Roma, 27 dic - Il Consiglio di Amministrazione di Enel, riunitosi il 24 dicembre scorso, sotto la presidenza di Piero Gnudi, ha esaminato i piani di sviluppo di Wind, già presentati nel vertice strategico del 12 novembre scorso a Venezia.
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Reuters Michael Jackson's Lawyers Ask for Delay of Trial Lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson have "reluctantly" asked a judge to delay his trial on child molestation charges saying that prosecutors have made it impossible to prepare a defense in time.
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Ansa Italia Picchiare per fede non sempre reato Cassazione: non punibile se esprime reattivita' momentanea
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BBC News world Kenya drops archaic libel charges Libel charges against a Kenyan journalist are dropped, after his lawyers said they were an attack on press freedom.
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Yahoo Europe Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe (Reuters) Reuters - British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.
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BBC - Front Page Stolen Munch paintings found safe Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.
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Topix.Net Europe German mother admits killing infant sons: police "These incomprehensible cases leave us deeply shaken" A mother has confessed to killing her infant sons over Christmas, police in southern Germany said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of such killings that have shocked the country. via The Sydney Morning Herald
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Yahoo Science Effort Under Way to Weaken U.S. Endangered Species Law (Reuters) Reuters - For the first time in three decades, critics of the Endangered Species Act are building momentum to rewrite the law implemented to save America's threatened flora and fauna, from the star cactus to the grizzly bear.
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Ansa Fiat: nessun accordo con GM Put option esercitabile fino al 24 luglio 2010
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BBC - Front Page Pair jailed for child sex crimes Two ex-care workers are jailed for a total of 29 years for abusing children at a Barnardo's home.
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New York Times Business Discovery Holding to Become Public in 2008 Offering The owners of Discovery Communications, Advance/Newhouse and Discovery Holding, have agreed in principle to combine their stakes and turn the company, an operator of cable TV channels, into an independent, publicly traded company.
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Yahoo Health Experimental Cancer Treatments for Kids Set (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A national coalition of nine academic medical centers has been created to test new cancer treatments in children who don't respond to traditional therapies.
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Ansa Berlusconi frena legge elettorale Nel governo 'nessun elemento di novita''
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Ansa No bollo per 2 anni per nuove Euro4 Aumenta accisa su gasolio auto, cala quella su gpl
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RedNova general CBS Can't Vouch for Bush Guard Documents NEW YORK - CBS admitted Monday that it cannot vouch for the authenticity of documents used to support a "60 Minutes" story that questioned President Bush's Vietnam War-era National Guard service, after several experts denounced them as fakes. ..
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BBC UK Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' Opposition parties in Pakistan have taken big leads in the election, admits the party allied to President Musharraf.
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The Times Muslim youths suffocated in Thai police custody Nearly 80 people suffocated or were crushed to death in southern Thailand after being arrested by security forces during protests, Thai officials said today.
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San Francisco Chronicle Computer-scouring software rivals Google tool Microsoft Corp. on Monday joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google's two-month-old rival product.
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Yahoo Tech Amazon's A9 Search Unit Adds Virtual Yellow Pages (Reuters) Reuters - Amazon.com Inc. launched a local Internet search service on Wednesday that allows users to virtually walk streets and see photos of businesses, a move that could help it better compete with established search providers such as Google Inc.
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Reuters U.S. Tracking the drug trade to its New York endpoint NEW YORK (Reuters) - The international drugs trade can take place just about anywhere in New York. Even on Broadway.
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This is London Hostage hope for Bigley Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were
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Yahoo Business Asian Shares Mixed as Oil Steady Near $47 (Reuters) Reuters - High oil prices kept Asian stock markets in check on Wednesday as investors fretted over the impact of energy costs on corporate earnings, but an upbeat outlook from Applied Materials lifted some tech issues.
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CNN Top News Hundreds of migrants in limbo on disabled freighter Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo Europe Psychological scars run deep one year after Bam earthquake in Iran (AFP) AFP - Domestic violence and drug addiction mar the Iranian city of Bam as residents suffer psychological problems one year after a massive earthquake killed more than 26,000 of their relatives, friends and neighbours, the Red Cross federation said.
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Reuters Top News New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and since 2003 Iran's government has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms, a U.S. audit report said.
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ABC News Kan., Mo. Struggle With Woman's Death Communities in Kan., Mo. Struggle With Shocking Death of Pregnant Woman Whose Baby Was Stolen. This is an undated photo showing Lisa M. Montgomery, a resident of Melvern, Kan.
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New York Times Guerrouj Captures Gold in the 5,000 Hicham el-Guerrouj of Morocco and Kelly Holmes of Britain completed Olympic doubles on Saturday, the last day of track and field competition.
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BBC Europe Milestone for giant physics lab Construction on a major inderground physics experiment reaches a major milestone at Cern.
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Voice of America China's Communist Party Calls for Better Government Leaders of China's Communist Party have issued a document warning that the survival of Communist rule will depend on the party's ability to root out corruption.
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BetaNews.Com Music industry heads seriously consider the subscription model With digital rights management provisions being stripped from MP3 files now by all four leading music publishers, some of the digital music industry's leaders took time at CES today to evaluate the extent to which that loss could lead to gains.
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RedNova Oddities Man Launches 'Bullets Not Boobs' Campaign LOS ANGELES - Be all that you can be - and no more. That's the message the owner of an adult video company wants to give women serving in the nation's armed forces, where they can receive free breast augmentation, liposuction and other cosmetic surgery from surgeons honing their battlefield skills...
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Yahoo Politics Bushes join 'Dr. Phil' at Christmas show (AP) AP - President Bush enjoyed a lively set of Christmas music Sunday night, swaying and bobbing his head as music stars like Taylor Hicks and Gretchen Wilson belted out classic carols.
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MSNBC High court weighs direct wine shipment WASHINGTON - State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday, as it heard arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how
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Yahoo Europe Report: Chirac eyes carbon tax for U.S. (AP) AP - The United States could face possible European carbon taxes on its exports if it does not sign global climate accords, French President Jacques Chirac was quoted as saying in an interview published Thursday.
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USA Today Israeli helicopters fire two missiles at building in Gaza City GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in Gaza City after nightfall Wednesday, one at a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood, witnesses said, setting a fire.
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New York Times Movies Movie Review: ‘Snakes on a Plane’: That’s No Seat Belt Around Your Waist All anyone really needs to know about this amusingly crude, honestly satisfying artifact is snakes + plane + Samuel L. Jackson.
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Yahoo Tech Football video game giants, FIFA and PES, brace for play-off (AFP) AFP - The European launch on Thursday of the latest edition of Pro Evolution Soccer (PES 2008), a video game developed by Japan's Konami, sets the stage for a new battle against its US rival, the FIFA series by top game publisher Electronic Arts (EA Sports).
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Yahoo Europe Passenger trains collide in Latvian capital; 3 killed, 24 injured (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - RIGA, Latvia (AP) - Two passenger trains collided near the central train station in the Latvian capital Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 24 others, officials said.
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Ansa Italia Casa in fiamme, muoiono due bimbe Soffocate dal fumo a Tempio Pausania in Sardegna
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BBC News world Nasa investigates virtual space The US space agency is exploring the possibility of developing a massively multiplayer online game.
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Boston Globe sports Blair Helps B.C. Topple No. 21 Miami Tyrelle Blair had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocked shots and Rakim Sanders scored 20 points as Boston College beat No. 21 Miami, 76-66, on Tuesday night.
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Guardian Top News Brown urged to keep politics out of intelligence · PM-in-waiting will study lessons of Iraq invasion· Chancellor arrives in Basra and Baghdad for talks
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Yahoo Health Abortion levels hit record high in England and Wales (AFP) AFP - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Computerworld news Dell opens new R&D center in India The Bangalore facility is the company's largest research and development center outside the U.S. for systems software and other enterprise products.
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Ansa Italia Veneto: code per vaccino meningite Gia' ieri oltre settecento giovani erano stati trattati
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Boston Globe sports Jets See a Chink in the Armor of the Patriots New England's loss to Miami raised the stakes in Sunday's matchup with the Jets, a game that was already filled with playoff implications for each team.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer How the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 7E7 stack up Seating: The two versions of the A350 would seat between 245 and 285 passengers in a typical three-class configuration. Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner's three models will accommodate between 217 and 289 passengers.
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Topix Entertainment Chuck Norris Sues, Says His Tears No Cancer Cure Tough-guy actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris sued publisher Penguin on Friday over a book he claims unfairly exploits his famous name, based on a satirical Internet list of "mythical facts" about him. Penguin published "The Truth About Chuck...
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The Register DOJ taps Nvidia and AMD in anti-trust graphics hunt Let's talk GPUs AMD and Nvidia have been put on notice by the US Department of Justice in relation to an investigation around possible anti-trust violations by graphics chip makers.

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Yahoo Entertainment TV bounty hunter waits for court action (AP) AP - Duane "Dog" Chapman is waiting to hear whether a Mexican federal court will set him free or order his pending extradition and criminal case to proceed.
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BBC UK Texas clemency for death row man A man facing execution in Texas for driving the car a murderer escaped in has his sentence commuted to life.
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Fides Italia AFRICA/UGANDA - La “migliore radio dell’Africa” Ú Radio Pacis, emittente cattolica ugandese AFRICA/UGANDA - La “migliore radio dell’Africa” Ú Radio Pacis, emittente cattolica ugandese Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- La “migliore radio dell’Africa” Ú Radio Pacis, emittente fondata con il contributo dei missionari Comboniani ad Arua, nel Distretto del Nilo Occidentale, in Uganda. Il prestigioso riconoscimento viene assegnato ogni anno dal...
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RedNova technology Connotate CEO Bruce Molloy to Speak at Goldman Sachs 8th Annual Global Internet Conference Connotate Technologies, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Molloy will speak at the Goldman Sachs 8th Annual Global Internet Conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, May 24, 2007.
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Arizona Republic Cards offense switches into gear it needs to win The constant pattering of the Thunderstixx and the Budweiser jingle further fueled the migraine-like misery sustained Wednesday night by the Houston Astros.
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Repubblica Israele, nuovo blitz in Cisgiordania Arrestato un altro ministro di Hamas Israele, nuovo blitz in Cisgiordania Arrestato un altro ministro di Hamas (08:51 26/05/2007)
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Yahoo Business IMF's Rato Sees World GDP 4.6 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees world economic growth of "around 4.6 percent" in 2004 and 2005, according to an interview published in a Spanish newspaper interview on Friday.
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Topix.Net Europe DUP blamed for power-sharing failure The only outstanding issue facing Northern Ireland's politicians is whether Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists will form a power sharing executive, it was claimed today.
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New Kerala 'India, Pakistan PMs may meet in Dhaka': [World News]: Islamabad, Dec 23 : The prime ministers of Pakistan and India are likely to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the SAARC summit to be held in Dhaka next month, Pakistan's foreign office said Thursday.
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The Motley Fool Investors Take a Pass on Goldman Its hedge fund business continues to stumble.
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BBC News world Football: Man U crush Tottenham Man Utd brush Tottenham aside to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premiership.
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Yahoo Elections Kerry and Bush Congratulate Red Sox (AP) AP - Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series. President Bush says he's excited, too.
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Washington Post Tech Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat Devin Theriot-Orr, a member a feisty group of reporter-activists called Indymedia, was surprised when two FBI agents showed up at his Seattle law office, saying the visit was a "courtesy call" on behalf of Swiss authorities.
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Yahoo Europe Holocaust-era documents to go on display (AP) AP - It started as a clear-out job before a house sale and led to the discovery of a window into the Holocaust.
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Syfy.com Bappi Lahiri to sue Abhijeet Singer Abhijeet has a knack of putting his foot in his mouth.
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Yahoo Health FDA says avoid toothpaste made in China (AP) AP - The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the Food and Drug Administration said, people should throw away toothpaste with labeling that says it was made in China. The FDA is concerned that these products may contain diethylene glycol.
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Yahoo World Crashed chopper had dropped off troops (AP) AP - Up to 40 U.S. soldiers streamed out of a CH-47 Chinook in an air assault on a Taliban position in southern Afghanistan shortly before the helicopter crashed, officials said Thursday. Five Americans, a Briton and a Canadian were killed.
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Ansa Calcio Elettricita': sale prezzo in Borsa Costo megawattora +19,6% a 72,61 euro
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Yahoo Tech Judge Bars R.I. Man From Sending 'Spam' (AP) AP - A judge granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against a Rhode Island man accused of sending millions of unsolicited text-message advertisements to cell phone customers in four states.
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Bloomberg Turkish Parliament Takes Recess After Delaying EU-Backed Law Turkey's parliament decided to go into recess until Oct. 1, after the government this week delayed debate of a law that the European Union says is central to the nation's membership aspirations, a parliament spokesman said.
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Guardian Top News Lax ad rules 'wreck' push to halt teen drinking · Alcohol Concern calls for watershed on commercials · Report says publicity sways children's intake
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CBS News Scott Defense Faces Uphill Battle (CBS/AP) Scott Peterson's defense attorneys now get their chance to state why the former fertilizer salesman should not be found guilty of murdering his wife and unborn son.
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Bloomberg Australia's Howard to Campaign on Record, Latham Pledges Change Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.
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New York Times sports Defense had no answers MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Believe it or not, at least one member of the Miami Dolphins' secondary thought that he and his fellow defensive backs had a decent chance to do what no other opposing secondary had done to Tom Brady and the Patriots this season - slow them down.
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Kataweb Ocse, disparità negli stipendi lavoratori sempre più poveri Negli ultimi dieci anni sono cresciute le distanze tra chi guadagna di più e chi di meno. In contro tendenza Spagna e Irlanda
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Yahoo Entertainment US jazz great Randy Weston deplores ignorance about Africa (AFP) AFP - American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston on Monday lamented the little appreciation and knowledge people had of Africa, a continent which has influenced much of his music.
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Washington Post Tech Google to Offer News Archive Google Inc. is expanding its online news index to include stories published years ago, continuing its efforts to create new sales channels for long-established media and make its Web site more useful.
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New York Times Arts Public Television Plans a Network for Latinos “V-me,” which will carry a mix of Spanish-language children’s and adult programming, will initially air on 18 public television stations, including WNET.
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Reuters Top News Obama and Clinton tied in Iowa; Edwards close DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Yahoo Politics Congress Approves Lewis and Clark Park (AP) AP - Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.
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Taipei Times Australia's Howard again signals reform Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised yesterday not to let his Oct. 9 election triumph go to his head as he was formally reappointed leader of his Liberal Party.
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Time Top News Should You Root for Barry Bonds? As the slugger nears Hank Aaron's record, fans are crying 'Foul Ball.' Here are five ways to make sense of his feat
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The Washington Post world Iranian Boats May Not Have Made Radio Threat, Pentagon Says The Pentagon said yesterday that the apparent radio threat to bomb U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last weekend may not have come from the five Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats that approached them -- and may not even have been intended against U.S. targets.
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