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Yahoo Politics Republican Sen. Specter plans Syria trip (AP) AP - Sen. Arlen Specter, a 26-year Senate Republican, said he will visit Syria despite loud objections by the Bush administration, contending the situation in Iraq is so dire that it is time Congress step up to the plate and see what it can do.
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RedNova technology CompUSA to Close Metro Atlanta Stores By Leon Stafford, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mar. 9--Electronics retailer CompUSA will close all its metro Atlanta stores in the next 60 to 90 days, the company said Thursday.
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RedNova technology Make 3G Experience More Compelling By Rozana Sani WHAT do people who subsc
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Reuters World No New Closures of Japan Nuclear Reactors Needed TOKYO (Reuters) - No more Japanese nuclear reactors need to be closed for inspections, electric power companies said on Wednesday after submitting reports ordered by the government following a reactor accident that killed four workers last week.
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Reuters World Taliban Threaten to Attack Karzai Inauguration KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban threatened Monday to launch attacks during the swearing in of Afghan President Hamid Karzai while the U.S. military said every precaution was being taken to protect a ceremony to be attended by top U.S. officials.
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WIS Skater leaves hospital with concussion after fall at Pittsburgh <b>...</b> (Pittsburgh-AP) Oct. 24, 2004 - A Russian ice skater is getting out of the hospital, a day after a frightening spill during an event in Pittsburgh.
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KLTV Astros agree to one-year deal with Vizcaino HOUSTON The Houston Astros today agreed to a one and a-quarter (M) million dollar, one-year contract with free-agent infielder Jose Vizcaino.
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New York Times world World’s Languages Dying Off Rapidly Of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists say, nearly half are in danger of extinction and are likely to disappear in this century.
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Computerworld news Sun tied up with tape A Sun official told users that the company is struggling to supply spare robotic parts for its tape library systems because of a planned move from a manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico to the U.S.
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Yahoo World UN, EU try to fix Afghan 'misunderstanding' on diplomats (AFP) AFP - The United Nations and European Union were Wednesday trying to settle a "misunderstanding" that led Kabul to order the expulsion of two senior European diplomats after claims they contacted Taliban militants.
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egoli.com.au Worley acquires Parsons E&C for $350m Worley Group Limited (WOR) today announced that it was to acquire Parsons E&C Corporation for a consideration of $350 million.
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New York Times sports Saga goes on: Johnson's friend killed NFL Bears nose tackle Tank Johnson is cooperating with police investigating the fatal shooting of his friend inside a nightclub early yesterday morning, authorities in Chicago said. Police talked to Johnson at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where Willie B. Posey , a friend of Johnson's, was pronounced dead after a fight inside a club in the River North neighborhood. Johnson was ...
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Yahoo Tech Microsoft basks in sales glow of Halo 2 game (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Microsoft said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose sharply, beating Wall Street estimates, amid strong demand for the company's server products and heavy holiday sales of its Halo 2 video game.
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Reuters World U.N.'s Ban visits Sudan with Darfur in focus TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed for Sudan on Monday to lay the groundwork for a solution to the festering Darfur conflict through talks and deployment of thousands of peacekeepers.
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New York Times Business A Chocolaty Treat Fit for a King To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, the Hershey Company plans to introduce a limited edition, peanut-butter-and-banana-creme Reese’s cup.
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Reuters Sports France's Havret beats jittery Mickelson in playoff LOCH LOMOND (Reuters) - Little-known Frenchman Gregory Havret turned the form book upside down when he defeated a jittery Phil Mickelson at the first playoff hole to capture the Scottish Open title on Sunday.
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RedNova space How the Space Race Has Become a Truly International Affair By Brian McIver THE world's superpowers have always dominated the space race. But with companies and agencies all rushing to attract tourists and commercial passengers to the heavens, Europe and Britain are now leading the way.
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Reuters World Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey declared that it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.
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Yahoo World Five U.S. Troops Die in Accident in Iraq (AP) AP - Five U.S. soldiers died in a vehicle accident north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.
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Yahoo Science The Nation's Weather (AP) AP - Forecasters predicted rain in the Southeast and southern Plains, falling temperatures in New England and sizzling heat in the Southwest on Sunday.
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NYMfansonly.com Lowe, Sox Keep Soaring BOSTON—The Red Sox, who basically alternated wins and losses for half a season, no longer wonder if they’re going to win upon showing up at the ballpark.
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Yahoo World South Koreans turn anger at hostages (AP) AP - South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
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RedNova space Construction Begins on the James Webb Space Telescope's Guidance Sensor and Imager To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Rob Gutro of NASA, +1-301-286-4044 GREENBELT, Md., June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $39 million contract to COM DEV International Ltd. to build two important instruments on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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Yahoo Sports Tomlinson Low-Key About Playing Falcons (AP) AP - If LaDainian Tomlinson is excited about his first game against Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons, he sure wasn't showing it on Wednesday.
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TechNewsWorld Most Home PC Users at Risk for Attack While corporations are monitoring ports and using advanced security tools to fend off infection and attack, home users -- who have less technical sophistication -- are left more susceptible, sometimes
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Yahoo Sports Browns Place Winslow on Injured List (AP) AP - Rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., out for the season with a broken right leg, was placed on the Cleveland Browns' crowded injured reserve list Thursday.
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BBC News world New jaw grown on patient's back A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.
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CNN International Bremen set to sell hero Charisteas Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen have given Greece international forward Angelos Charisteas the all clear to sign for Dutch giants Ajax.
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Reuters Business Ex-Comverse CEO in custody: U.S. Attorney NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief executive of Comverse Technology Inc. CMVT.O , Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, was taken into custody in the African nation of Namibia on Wednesday, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office said.
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CNET personal technology news Mandriva, Turbolinux enter Linux alliance The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history of success.
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RedNova general Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy. The over-the-month-increase in the Consumer Price Index, the government's most closely watched inflation gauge, came after prices dipped by 0.1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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Philippine Daily Inquirer Taliban leader vows to free Afghanistan from US Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three years after the hardline Taliban militia were swept from power in Afghanistan, their
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San Francisco Chronicle Foot injury puts Hambrick on IR Arizona Cardinals backup running back Troy Hambrick will miss the rest of the season with an injured foot. The Cardinals placed him on the injured reserve list Wednesday and signed Damien Anderson to the active roster.
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Channel News Asia At least 25 bodies at Sadr's religious court NAJAF, Iraq : At least 25 charred and bloated bodies were discovered in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf's Old City, police said.
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Reuters UPDATE 2-Circuit City same-store growth misses estimates Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced spending through August.
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Telegraph.co.uk Kallis defies India Jacques Kallis hit his first Test century against India as South Africa reached 227 for five on the first day of the second and final Test yesterday.
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New Zealand Herald Lower costs prompt internet boom LONDON - The number of newcomers to the internet in Britain has surged this year to its highest level since the dotcom heyday of 2001, according to a study.
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TSN.ca Shorthanded Clippers fight off Warriors LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Even without leading scorer Corey Maggette, the Los Angeles Clippers were able to complete a sweep. Elton Brand scored 25 points and Bobby Simmons added 22 to lift the Clippers to a
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Reuters Sports Olympics Wrap: U.S. Eclipsed as Olympic Superpower ATHENS (Reuters) - With the United States suffering its worst day at the Athens Olympics, China took center stage as sporting superpowers on a night to remember on the athletics track.
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New York Times sports Where to now? Look out below If yesterday's 43-17 loss to Syracuse weren't disappointing enough for Boston College, which had hopes of its first Bowl Championship Series berth, more bad news could be coming in the next several days.
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InfoWorld news Microsoft tests tool for assessing hardware with Vista ( InfoWorld ) - Microsoft has released the beta of a tool that will test business PCs to see if they are compatible with Windows Vista. Users can download the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Public Beta online now. The application helps business users see how much effort it will take to migrate desktops in a company to Vista by testing the hardware and device-driver capability of PCs against the OS and issuing reports about those results, according to Microsoft's internal Windows Vista blog . In addition to testing hardware for Vista, the software also will check to see if a PC is compatible with the Office 2007 suite, according to Microsoft. To download the beta, users need a Windows Live or Passport log-on so they can first register for the beta program. Since making Windows Vista available to business customers last November, Microsoft has offered a host of tools to help customers with the deployment of the new OS with two more coming earlier this week at its TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando. Released at the show, the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs helps IT administrators set encryption policies for laptops in an enterprise using the encrypting file system and new BitLocker features of Windows Vista, while the Virtual Hard Drive Test Drive allows enterprises to run a virtual version of Vista on PCs to see how it will interact with existing applications.
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Reuters Business Nikkei falls as exporters hurt by firmer yen TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 0.37 percent on Tuesday, retreating from a three-month high a day earlier as investors took profits on Honda Motor Co. 7267.T and other blue-chip exporters on a stronger yen.
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BBC News world E-mails show Nasa 'love triangle' US prosecutors release e-mails on a Nasa love triangle that led to a charge of attempted kidnapping.
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Reuters Presidential Debate, Consumer Data Eyed The first US presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists
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BBC Sport Souness in awe of 'brave' Smith Newcastle manager Graeme Souness feels Walter Smith may be on a "hiding to nothing" when he becomes Scotland boss. On Thursday Smith is set to be named as Berti Vogts' successor but Souness told the Daily
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Reuters Business Google plan sees phones by mid-2008: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times world Sharapova Loses in French Open Semis Ana Ivanovic defeated Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-1. Ivanovic will play Justine Henin on Saturday.
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RedNova science The Dallas Morning News Mariana Greene Column: Pots With a Pleasing Patina By Mariana Greene, The Dallas Morning News Aug. 25--Maybe gardening indoors sounds appealing at the moment? If so, new cachepots from The Thomas Collection have a look that's different.
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Washington Times Castro trips, injures leg after speech Cuban President Fidel Castro was recovering from a leg injury Thursday after tripping and falling at a graduation ceremony, CNN reported.
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New York Times Business You Think Santa Is Busy? Talk to a Wood Toy Maker With customers leery of buying toys made in China, makers of wooden toys say in the U.S. they can barely keep up with demand and are hiring extra employees.
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National Geographic Society Video: Young Sea Lion Revived in Peru Found with deep wounds, the sea lion was released back into ocean this week by a group that says South American sea lion and seal populations are declining.
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RedNova technology Do Vouchers = Segregation? By Brock Vergakis Associated Press Private school vouchers are often touted as a way to level the educational playing field for less-affluent families, particularly minorities living in poverty.
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Yahoo Business Greenspan Takes Center Stage This Week (Reuters) Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony on Capitol Hill midweek will be the main draw for global financial markets this week in the absence of significant data either side of the Atlantic, analysts said.
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Yahoo News The Right's Assault on Kofi Annan Last June UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) said of the media coverage of the so-called Oil for Food Scandal, "It's a bit like lynching, actually.
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Yahoo Tech Review: Navigating by cell phone (AP) AP - Driving around a rapidly growing city on unfamiliar streets is not fun.
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RTE News Microsoft braces for EU anti-trust appeal US software giant Microsoft said it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due to start this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.
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Boston Globe sports Williams Versus Davenport, a Final Pairing Worth the Wait The women's final Saturday will be the first time Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport have exchanged blows in any significant final.
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PCWorld news Intel to Start "Penryn" Production A chip design known as Penryn has circuits just 45 nanometers wide, compared to the 65 nanometers that is used now.
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Yahoo Politics Dutch court lifts obstacle to ABN-Barclays takeover (AFP) AFP - The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday lifted a major obstacle to a bid by Barclays of Britain to buy ABN Amro, ruling that ABN could sell its US subsidiary without shareholder approval.
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CIOL Intel Pentium 4 prices slashed by 35% The price of the Pentium 4 560 is now priced at $417 from $637, while prices of other desktop Pentium 4 chips are cut by 18 percent to 33 percent.
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New York Times Business F.T.C. Chief Balks at Intel Inquiry The commission has rejected requests to open a formal antitrust investigation against Intel, officials say.
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Reuters Sports Navratilova signs off with yet another title NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martina Navratilova put a crowning gloss on her magnificent career by teaming up with Bob Bryan to win the U.S. Open mixed doubles final on Saturday.
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Yahoo Sports Jenkins takes ACE Group Classic lead (AP) AP - Tom Jenkins moved into position to become the 18th player 60 or older to win a Champions Tour event, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over five players in The ACE Group Classic.
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Wired Tech Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece to Be Examined With Neutron Beams Modern renaissance man Maurizio Seracini wants to find Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari . His organization Editech uses high-tech tools to track down historic Italian works of art that the years have hidden from the public eye.
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The Washington Post world Peruvian Group Seizes Police Station, Troops Mass By Jude Webber and Monica Vargas LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - An armed group led by a radicalformer soldier stormed a police station in a southern town onSaturday and took 10 officers hostage to demand the resignationof Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
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Xinhua China's price performance remains stable, says Central bank <b>...</b> "The price performance in China remains stable on the whole," said Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan on Sunday.
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Green Bay Press Gazette Fans dig Lambeau shoveling duties Dustin Mirr, 21, pushed a shovel around Lambeau Field wearing just snowboots, athletic shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt in 20-degree temperatures.
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Washington Post Business Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes The amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent from 1998 to 2004, with brands most popular with young people and minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study.
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Reuters Jones Apparel to Buy Barneys in $400 Mln Deal Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc. said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc. in a $400 million deal to boost its retail business and move into luxury apparel.
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Yahoo Science Huygens Loses Communication Line With Cassini Spacecraft (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - DARMSTADT. Germany --  Europe's Huygens descent probe will deliver its promised data on Saturn's moon, Titan, despite the loss of one of two communications lines with which the probe communicated with NASA's Cassini Saturn orbiter, U.S. and European scientists said Jan. 15.
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CNET security news Do as you say, not as you do Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the statistics belie the general impression that people are taking privacy precautions when they go online.
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Yahoo Tech Software AG pays $26M for mainframe UI tools (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Software AG has bought the application modernization activities of Jacada, adding to its portfolio of tools for prolonging the life of mainframe applications by giving them a Web interface.
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Reuters Sports Mavericks' owner fined $250,000 for postgame tirade DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $250,000 on Tuesday for his tirade following his team's overtime loss to the Miami Heat in Game Five of the NBA Finals on Sunday.
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Bloomberg Vaughan Leads England Past Australia to Cricket Final (Update1) Michael Vaughan hit his career best one-day score to help England beat world champion Australia by six wickets and qualify for the Champions Trophy final on Saturday, its first final of a major tournament for 12 years.
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Gulf Daily News Halt attacks call by Palestinians RAMALLAH: Prominent Palestinian figures appealed yesterday for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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Yahoo World Gates, UNESCO Sign Computer Access Deal (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates signed a cooperation agreement with UNESCO on Wednesday to improve access to computers, the Internet and information technology training in developing countries.
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BBC News world Light relay 'should be dropped' A leading astronomy group in the US voices opposition to a global 'light relay' planned for next year.
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Boston Globe business If you're overwhelmed, junk pros can step in Before Lisa Taleghani can get organized, she has to get rid of the junk. Three generations of it is crammed into the attic, basement, and back porch of her late grandmother's home in Revere.
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IAfrica South African News Gold Fields acceptances up – Harmony The number of acceptances received from world number four gold miner Gold Fields' shareholders is increasing, marketing director for world number four gold miner Harmony Ferdi Dippenaar said on Wednesday.
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FilmForce Grab a Bigger Mech November 01, 2004 - Microsoft today unveiled the special MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf Limited Edition. Available only in limited quantities, the special edition to the much-anticipated sequel will include two
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The Age Microsoft launches appeal against EU ruling US software giant Microsoft on Thursday launched its legal appeal against a stinging EU anti-trust ruling, six months after it was fined nearly half a billion euros for abusing its market dominance.
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RedNova general Yankees Lead BoSox 3-0 in Game 2 of ALCS NEW YORK - Jon Lieber allowed only one hit, and John Olerud's two-run homer helped the New York Yankees build a 3-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox after seven innings in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night. Gary Sheffield's RBI single in the first put New York ahead, and Olerud connected in the sixth on Martinez's 106th pitch...
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Yahoo World Lanxess Moving Texas Factory to China (AP) AP - Lanxess Corp., a chemicals and polymers unit of Bayer Corp., plans to move one of its factories from Texas to eastern China's Shandong province, state media reported Wednesday.
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New York Times Science Study Questions Prospects for Much Lower Emissions Some in the utility industry are arguing that it will take decades of investments and innovation to get substantial reductions in their emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Yahoo World Abbas: Will back early elections (AP) AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said he will support an expected decision by a top PLO decision-making body to call early elections.
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InfoWorld Business Beijing court rules against pirate retailers A Beijing court has convicted and fined operators of a pirated DVD shop Monday, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) said.
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New York Times Tech China Lifts Wikipedia Ban, but Some Topics Remain Blocked Wikipedia said the Chinese government is permitting access to most of the Chinese-language version of its online encyclopedia.
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TheStreet.com EDS Shrugs Off Worries Electronic Data Systems (EDS:NYSE - news - research) has survived another quarter riddled by serious glitches. Following two last-minute delays caused by accounting problems, the company finally reported third
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USA Today Koskie and Toronto hammer out terms of $17M deal Corey Koskie finalized a $17 million, three-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, who hope the hard-hitting third baseman will help offset the loss of Carlos Delgado.
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New York Times Business Thornburg Pays Collateral Owed to Wachovia Thornburg Mortgage Inc., the jumbo mortgage specialist sued by the Wachovia Corporation last week, said that it repaid the $5.1 million in collateral that was the basis of the bank’s litigation.
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Gwinnett Daily Post US trade deficit swells to $55.5 billion Loaded cargo ships carrying imported goods are anchored off the coast of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 11 waiting for the opportunity to be off-loaded at the docks.
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The Motley Fool The Best Small Cap for 2007: Dawson Geophysical Seismic firms come in handy with the cyclical nature of the energy industry.
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Yahoo Sports Suspects threw Taylor gun in Everglades (AP) AP - The gun that killed Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor was placed in a sock and thrown into the Everglades, an attorney for one of the suspects said.
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Yahoo Sports Brees Keeps Starting Job With Chargers (AP) AP - Drew Brees was selected the starting quarterback of the San Diego Chargers on Monday, a move that was expected after he followed last season's miserable performance with a solid exhibition season.
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Yahoo Science Group: N.Y. Needs Better Mercury Control (AP) AP - New York state needs to do a better job at reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants and warning residents about fish contaminated with the poisonous element, environmentalists said Thursday.
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CTV Martin puts 'cards on the table' with Gadhafi Prime Minister Paul Martin said he "put the cards on the table" during his hour-and-a-half long talk with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli Sunday.
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BBC News Analysis: Turkey, adultery, and the EU For weeks Turkey has been talking frenziedly about adultery. It's nothing to do with the country's sexual habits. There's been nothing to indicate an upsurge in infidelity.
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Guardian Group Claims to Kill Kidnapped Iraq Troops A grisly video released Thursday showed militants killing 11 Iraqi troops held hostage for days, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style.
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New York Times world Filling Thin Air With Hits, Red Sox Close in on a Sweep A victory at Coors Field in Game 3 of the World Series brings the Red Sox to the brink of its second title in four years.
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PCWorld news CIA: Not a Role Model for Corporate CIOs Controversy over deleted CIA videotapes provides a lesson for companies required to keep electronic evidence, some experts say.
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