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Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Team Up With Goldleaf and Catbird for Anti-Pharming Webinar
On March 28, 2007, the Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Association (NCIB) is teaming up with Goldleaf Financial Solutions and Catbird Security for an on-line seminar covering the growing risk of Web site pharming. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Business
Tesco Joins Ranks of RFID-Enabled Retailers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - British supermarket conglomerate Tesco (Nasdaq: TESOF) has announced it will extend its use
of RFID across its supply chain in time for the Christmas rush. | 2Business
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Reuters
Japan's SMFG Bids $29 Billion for UFJ
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.T: Quote, Profile, Research) laid out a $29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday, challenging | 2Business
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IAfrica South African News
Schoolboy on bail for oral sex video
A teenager who sparked a national scandal after using a camera phone to film himself having oral sex was granted bail on Wednesday despite prosecution demands he be put in psychiatric care for showing "animal instincts". | 0World
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Yahoo Sports
FIFA opens probe of Materazzi comments
(AP)
AP - FIFA said Thursday it opened disciplinary proceedings against Marco Materazzi for his conduct in France's World Cup final defeat. | 1Sports
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ABC Online
Bjorkman battles past Arthurs
Australian tennis player Wayne Arthurs has lost his first round match at the Stockholm Open, losing in three sets to Swedish veteran Jonas Bjorkman. | 1Sports
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BBC News world
Tennis: Hewitt reaches last 16
Lleyton Hewitt beats Juan Ignacio Chela to reach the Australian Open last 16. | 0World
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New York Times Tech
Facebook Agrees to More Safeguards
The sterner warnings are intended to satisfy New York State prosecutors who accused Facebook Inc. of falsely advertising itself as a safe online environment. | 3Sci/Tech
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CNET News.com
EarthLink finds spyware running amok
The average Internet-enabled PC hosts 26 spyware programs, according to an audit by Internet service provider EarthLink, a sign of increasing bombardment by malicious software. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters World
China Cracks Down on High-Rolling Officials
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is targeting high-rolling government officials and executives at state-owned companies in a "relentless strike" against gambling, Xinhua news agency said. | 0World
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TechWeb
IBM Gets Behind Federated-Identity Standard
IBM on Thursday said it has joined the Liberty Alliance, indicating that industry support is shifting toward the identity-management group's standard for using a single ID and password to access Web services across organizations. | 3Sci/Tech
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RedNova technology
Program for Dropouts is Gateway to Success
By Valerie Russ, Philadelphia Daily News Feb. 27--IT IS EARLY, not quite time for the 9:30 a.m. English-composition class at Community College of Philadelphia to begin. Arielle Wilson is the first student in her seat. And she's ready to go. | 3Sci/Tech
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RedNova technology
Nintendo and Opera Launching Beta Wii Browser
Nintendo and Opera Software are set to launch a free beta version of the Opera web browser for the Nintendo Wii games console on December 22, 2006, the two companies have revealed. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Washington Post sports
Shock Rebounds to Even Series
Deanna Nolan scores 21 points to help Detroit even the WNBA Finals at a game apiece with 73-63 win over Sacramento on Friday night. | 1Sports
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Yahoo World
Nigerian police raid Kuti family 'Shrine' club
(AFP)
AFP - Nigerian police late Saturday raided the New Shrine nightclub in Lagos founded by two of the children of the late Fela Kuti, Nigeria's most reknowned musician, the Kuti family and police said Sunday. | 0World
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Boston Globe sports
Game 1 Start May Have Been Schilling's Last
If the dislocated tendon in his ankle cannot be stabilized before his scheduled start in Game 5 on Sunday, Bostons' Curt Schilling will have surgery. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Tech
Google Offers Book Search to Publishers
(PC World)
PC World - Google Inc. is making its controversial [ | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo World
South Sudan Peace Can Spur Darfur Solution: Powell (Reuters)
Reuters - A deal to end Sudan's southern war that
is due to be signed on Sunday must boost efforts to solve
Darfur's "terrible conflict," Secretary of State Colin Powell
said on Saturday. | 0World
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CBS MarketWatch
Piper Jaffray takes shine to Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- With Apple Computer's stock trading at more than twice where it was a year ago, Piper Jaffray raised the bar for the shares even higher due to an anticipated benefit from increased iPod sales. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Washington Post sports
Titans' Jones to Face Two Felony Charges
LAS VEGAS -- Suspended NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones will face two felony charges in a strip club melee that preceded a triple shooting in February, Las Vegas police and the Clark County District Attorney's office said Wednesday. | 1Sports
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BBC News world
China 'will catch slave owners'
The Chinese state pledges to bring to justice traffickers who enslaved children and adults to work in brick kilns. | 0World
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Turkish Press
Troubled US insurer Marsh overhauls practices after CEO resigns
NEW YORK (AFP) - Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. the world's biggest insurance broker, announced a radical overhaul of its business practices after learning it would not face criminal charges for allegedly deceiving its customers. | 2Business
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FansFC.com
Consortium offers stark choice for Leeds United Football Club <b>...</b>
The man behind the possible takeover of Leeds United Football Club has warned that the club will have to sell Elland Road if there bid is not accepted. | 1Sports
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Boston Globe sports
Sports of The Times: M.L.S. Playoffs Ride a Cultured Left Foot
Because of one elegant pass from Shalrie Joseph, the New England Revolution, not the Red Bulls, will be playing host to Chicago in the Eastern Conference final in Major League Soccer. | 1Sports
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Team 4 News
Soaring fuel costs undermine industry's cost-cutting programs
The Air Transport Association says, due to cutbacks, industry labor expenses are about the same today as they were a decade ago -- at about 34 percent of total costs. | 2Business
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Boston Globe sports
Bulls Can See the Beauty in Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich is the driving force behind a Chicago Bulls team that, if the season ended today, would be in the playoffs for the first time since 1998. | 1Sports
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The Washington Post sports
Mickelson Loses, Woods Cruises
Tiger Woods advances to the next round of the World Match Play Championship as Justin Rose eliminates Phil Mickelson in an upset. | 1Sports
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Reuters World
Seven U.S. soldiers killed, Baghdad attack thwarted
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Apache helicopters thwarted a rocket attack on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the U.S. military said on Sunday, but the number of U.S. casualties rose with seven more soldiers reported killed. | 0World
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Yahoo Sports
Duke Stays No. 1 in AP Women's Poll (AP)
AP - Duke remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll and Ohio State matched its highest ranking in school history with a jump to third. | 1Sports
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Wired Business
Mr. Know-It-All: Smuggling Pirated DVDs, Skirting Spam Filters, Buying Unlocked Cellphones
Mr. Know-It-All tells how to get through customs (or not) with DVDs, send e-mails that make it past spam filters and whether or not to buy unlocked cellphones on eBay. | 2Business
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Boston Globe sports
A Rested Bonds Climbs 2 Steps Closer to Aaron
Barry Bonds hit his way out of his worst slump in 16 years, bringing himself to within two big swings from matching the career home-run record. | 1Sports
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CNET security news
Linux and its identity crisis
The Linux community is split into two factions. And while some believe Linux should go mainstream, tech journalist Don Reisinger thinks otherwise. | 3Sci/Tech
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Canada.com
Thursday's NBA Roundup
(CP) - With their depth and determination, there is little surprise the Seattle SuperSonics are the best team in the NBA. One night after Ray Allen helped Seattle become the first team to win in San Antonio | 1Sports
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Reuters Business
Canada Finds Suspected Case of Mad Cow
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada may have found a new case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday, rekindling tensions in its hard-hit beef industry just one day after the United States announced plans to reopen the border to live Canadian cattle. | 2Business
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CNET enterprise software news
Outsource that reporter!
Reuters journalists are said to be close to striking over the outsourcing of reporting jobs to India. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Sports
Vinokourov wins Tour de France stage
(AP)
AP - Alexandre Vinokourov turned in a gutsy ride to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France Monday, and Michael Rasmussen held off several challenges to defend his overall lead. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Bosox continue to roll in interleague play
(AP)
AP - The Boston Red Sox are beating up on the National League while the Pittsburgh Pirates keep losing to every team they face. | 1Sports
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New York Times sports
Twins miss chance to claim first place
The Red Sox' 6-0 victory may have been little more than a footnote for the home team, but it was still a matter of some urgency for the Minnesota Twins, who took the field knowing the Detroit Tigers had lost that afternoon, giving them a chance, with a victory last night, to vault ahead of the Tigers into first place ... | 1Sports
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Reuters Business
Goldman cautious on near-term outlook
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, beating expectations and capping a record year, but its shares fell after the investment bank cautioned that markets will remain challenging in the near future. | 2Business
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Boston Globe sports
Mets 8, Astros 7: Glavine Struggles in His Return, But the Mets Are Glad He’s Back
Tom Glavine lasted five innings against the Astros and struggled with his command, but showed no signs of being bothered by the circulation problem that interrupted his season. | 1Sports
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New York Times world
Judiciary Panel Backing Specter as Its Chairman
Senator Arlen Specter was under attack by some conservatives as too liberal to lead the Senate Judiciary Committee. | 0World
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Yahoo Business
Holiday toy sales lead Hasbro to strong 4th qtr
(Reuters)
Reuters - Hasbro Inc. , the second
largest U.S. toy maker, reported a 15 percent rise in
fourth-quarter profit on Friday, helped by strong sales of Nerf
balls and Monopoly board games. | 2Business
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The Washington Post sports
Vincent Takes Center Stage
Bills defensive back Troy Vincent returns to the lineup and stars, recording an interception, a sack and a fumble recover as Buffalo beats up on Cleveland, 37-7, on Sunday. | 1Sports
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Crain's New York Business
Orbitz stock soars on Cendant deal
Shares of Internet travel firm Orbitz Inc. surged after it agreed to be acquired by Manhattan-based Cendant Corp. for about $1.25 billion. | 2Business
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Yahoo Science
Tornado weather could delay shuttle launch: NASA
(AFP)
AFP - A weather front that triggered deadly tornadoes in several southern US states could delay the scheduled lift-off of the Atlantis space shuttle, NASA experts said Wednesday. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech
Report: Unicom to Set Up Internet Cafes (AP)
AP - China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech
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USA Today
Jaguars rally in last minute again
All but a handful of his teammates had long since left the locker room late Sunday afternoon when Byron Leftwich, on crutches, emerged from the trainer's room and made his way to his dressing cubicle. | 1Sports
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ASU Web Devil
ASU punishes UTEP in Price debut
Unable to settle into a rhythm, sophomore quarterback Jordan Palmer resembled a wide-eyed freshman, squeamish about playing under the lights. | 1Sports
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Reuters Sports
Davenport and Sharapova to light up Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Comeback mum Lindsay Davenport will return to the grand slam centre stage on Wednesday when she plays Maria Sharapova in the highlight of the third day's action at the Australian Open. | 1Sports
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BBC Sport
Ortiz shines in Angels win
Ramon Ortiz pitched eight shutout innings as Adam Kennedy and Garret Anderson homered to lead the Anaheim Angels to a 5-0 road win over the New York Yankees on Friday. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Business
Ford Down, Nissan Up in September Sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Ford Motor Co. posted its fourth
consecutive month of weaker U.S. sales with a 7 percent drop in
September results on Friday, and the automaker doubled its
incentives on some models to kick-start sales this month. | 2Business
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Yahoo Tech
Microsoft: Don't Ask Us About Next OS
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft wants everyone to focus on Vista and forget about whatever may come down the operating system pike. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters World
Police hunt serial prostitute killer
LONDON (Reuters) - Police, hunting a serial killer who has murdered five prostitutes, are poring over 10,000 hours of CCTV footage and trying to trace some 50 to 100 people. | 0World
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FOX Sports
Cahill's late goal gives Everton win over Portsmouth
Tim Cahill's goal in the 80th minute lifted Everton to a 1-0 victory Sunday at Portsmouth, keeping the Toffies firmly in third place in England and only three points behind league-leading Arsenal. | 1Sports
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Yahoo World
Sri Lanka facing attacks, international isolation: analysts
(AFP)
AFP - Sri Lanka has vowed to wage more attacks against Tamil rebels but analysts warn it faces the prospect of devastating retaliation and risks international isolation over rising rights abuses. | 0World
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BCC Technology
Samsung hit by low screen prices
Falling flat screen prices hit Samsung's quarterly profits. | 3Sci/Tech
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sportbusiness.com
WINDIES SPONSORSHIP ROW
West Indies may send a weakened squad to Australia for the forthcoming one-day series after most of their 25-man squad missed a deadline to make themselves available amid a dispute over sponsorship. | 1Sports
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RedNova science
Tribe Hopes 'Skywalk' Will Change Its Fortunes
By Chris Kahn A struggling Indian tribe is hoping to change its fortunes by luring tourists out over the edge of the Grand Canyon on a glass- bottom observation deck 4,000 feet above the Colorado River. | 3Sci/Tech
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Finance Gates
Harmony bid denied by Gold Fields
Gold Fields, a gold producing company from South Africa, rejected a bid from its closest rival Harmony Gold as it seemed unattractive to it. | 2Business
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Yahoo Politics
Cheney takes tougher stance in gun case
(AP)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney took the unusual step Friday of joining with lawmakers in signing a Supreme Court brief that goes further in support of gun rights than the one submitted by the Bush administration. | 0World
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Bloomberg
Cochlear Shares Surge After Rival Recalls Implants (Update4)
Shares of Cochlear Ltd., the world's biggest maker of inner ear implants, surged 18 percent after Advanced Bionics Corp. recalled some devices, giving Cochlear an opportunity to regain lost market share. | 2Business
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New York Times sports
Branch eyeing debut
Seattle coach Mike Holmgren prefers that new Seahawks players get weeks of preparation in his intricate offense. But in the case of receiver Deion Branch , he might make an exception. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Science
Fears for Andaman Island Reefs, Thailand's Survive (Reuters)
Reuters - Breathtaking
coral reefs around India's Andaman and Nicobar islands may have
suffered severe tsunami damage, but fears for those off
Thailand have proven overblown, experts said on Friday. | 3Sci/Tech
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SecurityFocus news
News: Defendant: Microsoft source code 'sale' was a setup
A Connecticut man facing economic espionage charges says he wasn't serious about selling already-leaked Microsoft source code, but an undercover investigator for the software giant was determined to pay him something. | 3Sci/Tech
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Boston Globe
Pace of US job growth slows
The nation's labor markets sputtered again last month as job growth, which surged in October, reverted to the lackluster pace that has marked the recovery for much of the year. | 2Business
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New York Times sports
Yankees, Brown go down swinging
Kevin Brown's frustrating season finally reached a boiling point, and now his hot temper could cost the New York Yankees at the most important time. Brown broke his non-pitching hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse last night during a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles that cut New York's lead in the AL East ... | 1Sports
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Wired Business
IPod Dock in an Apple Keyboard?
Anonymous sources feed the rumor mill with tales of an upgraded input device. In Gear Factor. | 2Business
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Washington Times
Overseas players bolster US team
With back-to-back World Cup qualifying games on the line, US team coach Bruce Arena has called in his heavy hitters from overseas. | 1Sports
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Boston Globe sports
The Fifth Down Blog: Coughlin, Alone, Takes Heat for the Defense
Giants Coach Tom Coughlin -- without the aid of his coordinators or defensive team captains -- was peppered with pointed questions Monday about his team which has allowed 80 points in the first two games. | 1Sports
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Globes Online
How long?
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) rose upon opening today, because market players were much more concerned about overseas events on the previous trading day than potential political events in Israel. | 0World
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New York Times Tech
Equipment Donated to Convention Is Passed to Schools
Telephones and computers that were donated for use at the Republican National Convention will now be used to improve security and enhance New York City public schools. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters World
Afghan Kidnappers Await Release of 26 Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend. | 0World
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Wired Tech
The Rebirth of Optimus Prime: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour with Director Michael Bay
Steven Spielberg is the producer. Giant, ass-kicking robots are the stars. So why are Transformers fans so freaked out? Two words: Michael Bay. | 3Sci/Tech
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Judges handing out unjust decisions
My gut feeling about judges for years has been that they, among the three branches of government servants in our republic, are the most dangerous. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Astacio, Halsey Each Suspended Three Games (AP)
AP - Pitchers Pedro Astacio of Boston and Brad Halsey of New York each were suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at batters. | 1Sports
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Indian Express
Injured Ganguly not yet certain for Mumbai Test
NAGPUR, OCTOBER 28: After all the spin and counter-spin, itâs official: Sourav Ganguly is injured, itâs not serious but his participation in the Mumbai Test is still uncertain. | 1Sports
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New York Times sports
Minutemen fail to finish
It's been a season of milestones for the University of Massachusetts. The Minutemen played their 2,000th game earlier this season. They welcomed the 1 millionth fan into the 13-year-old Mullins Center. They are in the midst of their longest homestand in more than 70 years. And last night, they planned to celebrate the 500th game in the coaching ... | 1Sports
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Forbes
Intel CEO All but Rules Out Chip Plant
In a blow to Brazil, Intel Corp. chief executive Craig Barrett on Thursday all but ruled out building a chip manufacturing plant in Latin America's largest country because of high labor costs. | 2Business
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The Register
Gov IT procurement talks enter third year
Meeting next week to thrash out contracts
The government is expected to concede some precious ground to the IT industry over difficult contractual negotiations that have just entered their third year.⊠| 3Sci/Tech
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Turkish Press
Press Review
At yesterdayâs final Turkey-European Union Troika meeting at The Hague in the runup to next monthâs EU summit, high-level officials from both the EU and Ankara agreed to begin accession talks next July. | 0World
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Washington Post Business
Car Sharing Picks Up Speed -- and Groceries
Too much traffic and too little parking have already made Washington area drivers among the most enthusiastic adopters of car sharing -- and the two leading car-share companies are betting millions that many more area drivers are willing to give up their car keys. | 2Business
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Newsday
If anyone can deal with this, Mo can
We've marveled at his ability to be automatic, been blinded by his bread-and-cutter fastball, and appreciated how pitcher Mariano Rivera can close up shop better than any night watchman. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Tech
Yahoo's new CEO facing tough challenge
(AP)
AP - Yahoo Inc. thinks it's back on the right track now that co-founder Jerry Yang has replaced Terry Semel as chief executive, but analysts and investors already are wondering whether the shake-up is just a prelude to more radical measures, including a possible sale or breakup of the troubled Internet icon. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters Business
Houghton Mifflin to buy Harcourt
(Reuters) - Houghton Mifflin Co. said it agreed to acquire Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier's Harcourt education and trade arms in a deal valued at about $4 billion to strengthen its educational publishing business. | 2Business
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Reuters Sports
Hall of Fame's Gossage recalls rocky start
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The boos rained down on Rich "Goose" Gossage when he was introduced to the fans at Yankee Stadium on his home debut for the team he cheered on as a kid. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Business
News Corp, DJ board in early editorial pact:: source
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWSa.N)
and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have "basically agreed" on
safeguards to the editorial independence of Dow Jones' news
operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday,
setting the stage for Dow Jones to accept a $5 billion buyout
offer. | 2Business
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Wired Business
The Man Who Snuffed Out Pluto
A Cal Tech astronomer tells how and why Pluto was downgraded from planet status. Bodyhack reports from AAAS. | 2Business
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Yahoo World
Brazil family burned to death in robbery
(AP)
AP - A couple and their 5-year-old son were tied up, locked in their car and burned to death during a robbery in southeastern Brazil, police said Tuesday. | 0World
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Boston Globe sports
La Russa Is Close to Record He Would Rather Not Have
The man whom Tony La Russa may pass as the manager with the most victories in St. Louis Cardinals history is a Hall of Famer and one of his most trusted lieutenants. | 1Sports
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BBC science
Nobel honours sub-atomic world
US scientists David Gross, David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck win the Nobel physics prize for their insights into the deep structure of matter. | 3Sci/Tech
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New York Jewish Week
JCC Arson Roils French Jews
Jewish leaders expressed growing frustration this week with continuing anti-Semitic violence in Europe following the torching of a Jewish community center in Paris early Sunday. | 0World
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New York Times Business
In Fierce Competition, Google Finds Novel Ways to Feed Hiring Machine
Pizza parties, treasure hunts and programming contests are meant to create excitement around a company and impress potential recruits as young as college freshmen. | 2Business
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The Washington Post sports
Choi Holds on, Wins Sony Open
K.J. Choi has to work harder than he imagined to become the Sony Open champion everyone expected, holding off a late charge by Rory Sabbatini to close with a 1-over-par 71. | 1Sports
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Sports Network
Celtic skipper out for a month
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic captain Jackie McNamara suffered a severely sprained ankle and strained ligaments Tuesday in a Champions League match against Barcelona. | 1Sports
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New York Daily News
Fans are thinking spring after Mets' coup de grass
The ink is barely dry on the four-year, $53 million contract that lured star pitcher Pedro Martinez to the Mets and excited fans of the woebegone franchise are wishing the frigid December | 1Sports
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New York Times sports
Guay puts Canadians in fast company in downhill
Erik Guay won for the first time on the World Cup circuit yesterday to give Canada its first downhill victory in 13 years. He was joined in the top 10 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, by two other Canadians -- Jan Hudec (fifth) and Manuel Osborne-Paradis (seventh). | 1Sports
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Munster Times
Disney characters on trial
Not exactly the things you'd like your boss to be saying about you in your performance appraisal. And wouldn't it be a little embarrassing if those opinions from the boss were somehow made public | 2Business
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BBC News Business
Bid report lifts Foster's shares
Shares in Australian beer and wine firm Foster's jump by more than 9% after a report says it could be a bid target. | 2Business
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Computerworld news
SAP, Infineon unveil RFID management system
The new platform is designed to help companies speed the deployment of smart-tag systems and cut the costs of managing both hardware and software components from several suppliers. | 3Sci/Tech
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CNN International
Hamm stumbles, then soars to gold
ATHENS, Greece -- Paul Hamm overcame a fall on the vault to become the first American to win an Olympics men's all-round gymnastics gold medal. | 1Sports
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