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Yahoo Politics
Bush to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister
(AP)
AP - President Bush retains confidence in Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki despite the failure of the Shiite politician's signature effort to improve security in Iraq's bloody capital, the White House said as Bush prepared to host the new leader. | 0World
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Reuters Business
Trichet brushes off French criticism of ECB
PARIS (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Sunday brushed off French criticism of the ECB, saying that sticking to its job of ensuring price stability was the best way to promote growth and jobs. | 2Business
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Yahoo World
Germany girds for rough economic ride: report
(AFP)
AFP - Germany has again lowered its 2008 economic growth forecast and hatched a plan to fend off a possible global recession, Der Spiegel magazine reported in its issue to be released Monday. | 0World
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Reuters World
Arab League chief hopeful of progress in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Thursday he was hopeful he could clinch a deal between rival Lebanese leaders to end a political crisis which has left the country with no president since November. | 0World
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Yahoo World
Investigator suggests foreign intelligence involved in Russia school attack (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - MOSCOW (AP) - The head of a parliamentary commission investigating the September massacre at a school in southern Russia said there is evidence of involvement by a foreign intelligence agency, Interfax news agency reported Saturday. | 0World
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Reuters Business
Oil above $96, eyes biggest gain this decade
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $96 a barrel on Monday, heading for its biggest annual gain this decade as dwindling fuel stocks and growing concern over political turmoil offset the impact of a softening U.S. economy. | 2Business
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Yahoo Politics
Blair: Sudan Must End Violence in Darfur (AP)
AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday the Sudanese government must end the violence in its western region of Darfur or face possible action by the United Nations. | 0World
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Yahoo Sports
Barbaro may be buried at Churchill Downs
(AP)
AP - Barbaro's final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of his greatest triumph in the Kentucky Derby. | 1Sports
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Telegraph.co.uk
Karzai wins Afghan election
Hamid Karzai has been declared as Afghanistan's president after an electoral commission concluded that vote rigging had not affected the result. | 0World
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The Washington Post world
Japan, China Leaders Agree to Meeting
The leaders of Japan and China agreed to a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a summit, overcoming a diplomatic impasse between the Asian powers that have been increasingly at odds. The breakthrough came as ministers for 21 Pacific Rim economics pledged Thursday work hard for the passage of a global trade treaty. | 0World
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Reuters World
Israeli Leaders Approve West Bank Pullback
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli leaders approved on Thursday a troop pullback from West Bank cities and a plan to release Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of an Israeli summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week. | 0World
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The Washington Post sports
Don't Jump on LeBron for Not Making 'the Leap'
After every misfire and misadventure in the lane, LeBron James's debut on the game's grandest stage kept careening off course. | 1Sports
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Yahoo World
Bloodiest Day for U.S. Troops in Iraq; 37 Dead (Reuters)
Reuters - Thirty-one U.S. troops died in a
helicopter crash in Iraq and six more were killed in insurgent
attacks on the deadliest day for American forces since they
invaded the country 22 months ago. | 0World
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kuro5hin
Whither Mozilla?
The Mozilla community has been both shaken and energized by the announcement of three rich internet application frameworks to be released by Microsoft, Adobe, and Sun. Just as Firefox has begun to make headway in the Browser Reconquista, the possibility of a closed, proprietary web seems to loom ahead. With Mozilla 2 kicking off, anxieties about the future of the open web and what Mozilla has to do to keep it open are growing more acute. The question is now whether focusing too greatly on Firefox's successes is in fact myopic and preventing Mozilla from working on the next generation of web technologies. Three groups have emerged in the ensuing debate. Chris Messina fired a shot across the bow with a lengthy complaint about Mozilla and its undue focus on Firefox instead of the broader open web platform. Mozilla Corporation employees have been busy doing damage control, emphasizing that Firefox does not need to worry about proprietary rivals, and that XULRunner ought to be platform enough. Finally, some Mozilla developers are beginning to think that the variety of projects will never receive the support they need, because Mozilla Corporation sees Firefox as the be-all-and-end-all of its strategic horizon. | 3Sci/Tech
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PCWorld news
Stars of the New Web
These six success stories show how anyone can earn fame--and perhaps make income--online. | 3Sci/Tech
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Xinhua
Iran says nuclear negotiations "complicated but progressing"
Iran said on Sunday that the nuclear negotiations with the European Union (EU) in Paris were complicated but progressing, the official IRNA news agency reported. | 0World
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RedNova science
Carolinas in Legal Fight Over River
By MEG KINNARD COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to stop North Carolina from draining millions of gallons from a river that provides drinking water and electricity to both states. | 3Sci/Tech
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Independent Online
Four share lead after adventurous day
Sun City - Ernie Els confessed to being nervous, Retief Goosen has got a cold, Lee Westwood's golf ball got stuck in a bush and Stuart Appleby struggled with his yardages. | 1Sports
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New York Times Business
The Media Equation: Fox Mashes Up the Supers
The networkâs coverage of Super Bowl Sunday and Super Duper Tuesday will meld. | 2Business
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Yahoo World
Over 40 pct in EU take no AIDS precautions: poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than 40 percent of people in the
European Union take no precautions against AIDS during sex, an
EU survey showed on Monday. | 0World
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CNN/SI
Denis Doyle/Getty Images
1. ABC and the NFL are still wiping the egg of their face for the racy lead-in to Monday Night Football in which Desperate Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan dropped her towel and jumped into the arms of Eagles wideout Terrell Owens. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Rollins' hit lifts Phillies past Cubs
(AP)
AP - Jimmy Rollins' clutch hit moved the Philadelphia Phillies a little closer to the top of the NL wild-card race. Rollins doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth and the Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to five games. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Klinsmann won't coach U.S. soccer team
(AP)
AP - Juergen Klinsmann withdrew Thursday from consideration as coach of the U.S. soccer team after several months of talks failed to lead to an agreement. | 1Sports
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Reuters World
Turkish police raid houses as bomb toll rises
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Police raided houses on Wednesday in a major security crackdown in Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, after a bomb blast killed 11 people, five of them children. | 0World
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The Washington Post sports
Bonds Wins MVP
Capping a season of suspicion and success, San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds wins his record seventh NL MVP award. | 1Sports
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Singh shoots for No. 10 this week
Top-ranked Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods and other top stars tee off Thursday in the Tour Championship in Georgia. Singh is shooting for his 10th victory of the year and sixth in his last eight tournaments. | 1Sports
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San Diego Union Tribune
Fernandez outduels Kanaan
Tony Kanaan swept to his first Indy Racing League championship yesterday. In doing so, he extended his series records for everything from consistency (14 straight top-five finishes | 1Sports
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CBS Sportsline
Payton's getting a break
At different times, Doc Rivers has questioned which was the shallowest part of his new Celtics lineup. But after Gary Payton jammed his right thumb against a basket support during Monday's exhibition loss | 1Sports
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New York Times sports
Another victory for Miller
World Cup leader Bode Miller won the slalom yesterday at Sestriere, Italy, to join Marc Girardelli as the only men to win races in all four disciplines in a season. Miller, of Franconia, N.H., won for the sixth time in 10 World Cup races by finishing two runs down the 2006 Olympic course in a combined 1 minute 39.03 seconds. ... | 1Sports
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New York Times world
At Christmas, Iraqi Christians Ask for Forgiveness, and for Peace
Despite the improved security across Iraq, which some parishioners cited as cause for hope, the dayâs sermon focused on continuing struggles. | 0World
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Washington Times
RealNetwork's 49 cent downloads rile Apple
Seattle, WA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- RealNetworks Inc., is taking on Apple Computer's wildly successful iTunes Music Store with a half-price sale offering music downloads for 49 cents a song. | 3Sci/Tech
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CNET enterprise hardware news
BustedTees offers sales commission through Facebook app
The snarky t-shirt retail site, owned by CollegeHumor's parent company, has created a Facebook application so that users can earn a cut of the revenue when people buy merchandise through their profiles. | 3Sci/Tech
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New York Times Science
The Impostor Phenomenon (1 Letter)
To the Editor:. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Register
Call goes out for open source teledildonics work
Free Software Poundation
SXSW NSFW The computational dildo liberation army (CDLA) has called out device makers for creating boring old kit that just doesn't get the job done. The dildo patrol want to see more creative devices and an influx of open source effort around sex toys.⊠| 3Sci/Tech
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RedNova general
Judging Error Taints Hamm's Gold Medal
ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right... | 0World
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BBC News world
Powell cancels trip to Olympics
US Secretary of State Colin Powell calls off a planned trip to the Olympic Games amid anti-war protests in Athens. | 0World
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Denver Post
The week ahead
The Conference Board is expected to report that consumer confidence rose in December, when it releases its monthly report on Tuesday. | 2Business
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Reuters Business
Stocks extend rally on drop in oil price
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied on Tuesday as a drop in crude oil prices fueled optimism that receding energy costs will bolster consumer spending, boost corporate profits and ease inflation pressures. | 2Business
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Yahoo Science
Spacewalking astronauts inspect solar panel glitch
(AFP)
AFP - A pair of space-walking astronauts ventured out of the International Space Station Tuesday to look for the cause of electrical problems in the orbiting laboratory, NASA said. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters World
Iraq's acting speaker urges end to party boycotts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs. | 0World
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BBC News world
Rape acquittal angers Venezuela
There is outrage in Venezuela as a man accused of torturing and raping a woman is acquitted. | 0World
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The Motley Fool
Check and Mate, Mate
Outback Steakhouse's parent finally seals a deal to go private. | 2Business
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Sofia News Agency
Explosion at Islamabad Hotel
An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel in the central area of Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Thursday, slightly injuring five people, but the government said it was not a terrorist attack. | 0World
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RedNova science
EDITORIAL: Enterprise Takes Many Paths Toward Finding Success
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Dec. 18--Our opinion:: Enterprise involves imagination, risk and courage. Entrepreneurship is a wonderful thing, and Sunday's Herald presents three wonderful examples. One is familiar. A town hopes to attract additional residents. | 3Sci/Tech
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Washington Post
New Windows Planned for 2006
Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it will leave out some planned features from its next major operating system to meet a goal of rolling out a new version of Windows in the second half of 2006. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo World
Bitter Canadian weather kills 2
(AP)
AP - Two young sisters wearing only diapers and T-shirts froze to death on a Canadian Indian reservation and police were investigating if alcohol use by their father played a role in the tragedy, officials said Wednesday. | 0World
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Channel News Asia
Voting begins in Indonesian presidential run-off poll
JAKARTA : Voting began on Monday in Indonesia in a run-off vote to select the country's next president, officials in the remote eastern province of Papua said. | 0World
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Reuters Business
Trump's Casinos File for Bankruptcy
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Donald Trump's casino operations filed for bankruptcy on Sunday in a long-expected move that would allow the real estate maverick to restructure the company's debt and overhaul its aging casinos. | 2Business
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Reuters Sports
Yankees take two of three from Red Sox
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The struggling New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Wednesday to take their three-game series 2-1 for what they hope is the start of their road to recovery. | 1Sports
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The Scotsman
Three Found in Japan's Latest Suspected Group Suicide
Three people were found dead inside a truck, in Japanâs latest apparent group suicide, police said. The two men and a woman were found Thursday in Mitama in central Yamanashi prefecture (state), 68 miles west of Tokyo, a police spokesman said. | 0World
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New York Times Business
Tough Times at U.S. Makers of Auto Parts
So many jobs have been cut by the auto parts giant Delphi that workers sound almost existential about their future. | 2Business
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New York Times Business
A Defensive Strategy for REIT Investors
For many investors, advice to use a more defensive tack when choosing real estate investment trusts may take some getting used to. | 2Business
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Yahoo Sports
Federer, Roddick to Vie in Kooyong Final (AP)
AP - Top-ranked Roger Federer and No. 2 Andy Roddick will meet Saturday in a possible preview of the Australian Open final. | 1Sports
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Palm Beach Post
Kerr's career at crossroads
WEST PALM BEACH - Cristie Kerr is about as good as any female golfer on the planet whose name isn't Annika Sorenstam. "I was born to do this," Kerr said Sunday afternoon while walking across the parking | 1Sports
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RedNova science
Watershed District to Repair River Damage
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Mar. 11--The Middle River-Snake River Watershed District has agreed to repair damage it allegedly caused to the Snake River during construction of a flood control project, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. | 3Sci/Tech
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Times of India
Onus on Bhajji & Co for Indian win
After having failed to get rid of the South African innings on Day, India need quick wickets in the morning to have any chance of winning the match. | 1Sports
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Yahoo World
Central African Rep. forces regain town
(AP)
AP - French-backed government forces regained control of the last rebel-held town in Central African Republic on Sunday, dealing a fatal blow to a weeks-old rebellion in the country's north, a presidential spokesman said. | 0World
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NEWS.com.au
84 dead after violent clashes
AT least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of packed security force trucks - after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom's troubled south, Thai officials said today. | 0World
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BBC News world
Holidays begin in snow-hit China
Chinese authorities work to restore power to millions, as the snow-hit country begins to celebrate Lunar New Year. | 0World
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Yahoo World
Palestinian Suicide Bomber Hits Jerusalem (AP)
AP - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one other person and wounding at least 14 others, Israeli authorities said. | 0World
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Xinhua
Afghan president announces new cabinet list
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday evening announced the much-awaited new cabinet line-up, replacing some of the influential warlords in the interim government with new faces. | 0World
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Reuters World
Tense Ukraine sets election date
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine is to hold a parliamentary election on September 30, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday after late-night talks forged a compromise to end weeks of tense confrontation with his prime minister. | 0World
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Search engine watch
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Feb. 12, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web. | 3Sci/Tech
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BBC News world
Saturn moon may have ice volcano
Saturn's largest moon Titan may have water-rich liquid welling up on to the surface from its warm interior, data from the Cassini spacecraft suggests. | 0World
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New York Times Business
DealBook Blog: Related Gets $1.4 Billion From Investor Group
Related Companies said it would receive $1.4 billion in equity and debt investments from a group including Goldman Sachs, Michael Dellâs MSD Capital and Mubadala Development. | 2Business
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Reuters Business
Top Court Upholds Visa, MasterCard Ruling
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated U.S. antitrust law by barring member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on rival networks owned by American Express Co. and Morgan Stanley. | 2Business
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Yahoo Sports
Missing Brady sparks mystery
(AP)
AP - Mystery surrounds the condition of Tom Brady's right foot like a protective boot. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Steelers Surprising Everyone but Cowher (AP)
AP - Days after the Steelers wrapped up a 6-10 season that matched the worst record in his 12 years on the job, coach Bill Cowher said in January his team wasn't that far from contending again. | 1Sports
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Yahoo Sports
Redskins Weary After Tough Week of Work (AP)
AP - On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs kept rubbing his eyes when he spoke after practice, as if in need of a late afternoon nap. On Friday, his answers were short and void of any emotion. | 1Sports
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RedNova technology
Did You Hear That Rumor? Companies Certainly Have
By MELISSA ALLISON The Seattle Times They stay busy refuting -- or at times ignoring -- false stories spread online. SEATTLE -- Ever get one of those e-mails purporting that Starbucks doesn't support U.S. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech
Council of Europe seeks right to reply to correct false online reports (AFP)
AFP - The Council of Europe has called on its 46 member-states to introduce legislation on the right of reply to correct false information on online media. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo World
Villagers in Indian cholera zone survive on diet of leaves
(AFP)
AFP - Chintamani Nayak used to earn just a dollar a day as a construction worker whenever he could find work, but that source of income is now gone after he lost his wife to cholera last month. | 0World
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New York Times Business
G.M. to Show a Vehicle That Drives by Itself
Within a decade, General Motors thinks it will have the ultimate solution to the growing problem of distracted drivers: a car that can do the driving itself. | 2Business
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RedNova general
Results Say Chavez Survives Recall Vote
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared almost certain to have survived a referendum that sought to oust him, the head of the elections commission said Monday. With 94 percent of the vote counted, 58 percent voted to keep Chavez in office, said Francisco Carrasquero, president of the election commission... | 0World
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BBC science
Endeavour shuttle returns safely
The space shuttle lands after a mission to the International Space Station was cut short by Hurricane Dean. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters Business
Qwest Raises MCI Bid to $7.3 Bln: Sources
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. Q.N on Sunday hiked its takeover offer for MCI Inc. MCIP.O to about $7.3 billion in cash and stock, sources familiar with the situation said, while rival bidder Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N responded by altering its lower offer. | 2Business
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Yahoo World
Japan probes blast near US base
(AFP)
AFP - Japanese police were investigating a small explosion near a US army base outside Tokyo, saying they were looking into possible "guerrilla" involvement. | 0World
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Reuters Business
US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O and its pilots union agreed late on Friday to reopen concession talks after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a plan proposed by management for nearly $300 million in givebacks, both sides said. | 2Business
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Gulf Daily News
Britain fights to keep its rebate
BRUSSELS: Britain yesterday stuck to its guns in a battle to keep its rebate from EU coffers and led a charge by European paymasters to block a rise in the union's spending in 2007-2013. | 2Business
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CNET security news
Why the Blu-ray HD-DVD combo player is stuck in neutral
Blog: Consumers can buy a high definition disc player that plays everything, or they can save money and buy separates. | 3Sci/Tech
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New York Times sports
BC baseball recruits local trio
Three local athletes have signed letters of intent to play baseball at Boston College next year. | 1Sports
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The Motley Fool
China's Steel Binge and Purge
Increased Chinese steel exports give the industry indigestion. | 2Business
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New York Times world
Asian Markets Follow Dowâs Decline
The Nikkei and the Hang Seng were down sharply after a bad day on Wall Street. European markets remained steady. | 0World
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New York Times Business
Raymond Mikesell, 93, Economist, Dies
Raymond Mikesell was an economist who was part of the Bretton Woods Conference at the end of World War II. | 2Business
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Reuters Business
Airbus slashes EADS profit by 86 percent
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - An industrial crisis blamed for sweeping job cuts at Europe's Airbus slashed profits at parent EADS by 86 percent in 2006, sending its shares lower on Friday as it ruled out a quick recovery this year. | 2Business
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Yahoo World
Putin's hint at gas OPEC likely to rattle Europe
(AFP)
AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired a shot across Europe's bow by saying Russia could form a natural gas equivalent of the oil producers' OPEC cartel, even while insisting that Moscow would become a more reliable energy supplier. | 0World
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The Washington Post world
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Escapes Car Bombing
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21 -- A car bomb exploded inside the heavily protected Green Zone on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to kill Iraq's controversial speaker of parliament. | 0World
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BBC News world
Bowie supports US race row teens
David Bowie makes a $10,000 donation to support six black teenagers charged with assault. | 0World
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Forbes
Juncker Gets Post As 'Mr. Euro'
European finance ministers chose Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to represent the group of 12 European Union countries that share the euro currency Friday. | 2Business
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The Motley Fool
Fool Fight: Gap vs. J. Crew
Peace on Earth? Not between these two retailers. | 2Business
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New York Times Business
A Tax Plan as Trial Run for â09 Law
The Houseâs leading Democratic tax writer will propose a sweeping overhaul of the tax code that would raise taxes on many with incomes above $200,000 but cut taxes for most others. | 2Business
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The Massachusets Daily Collegian
Action in Sudan is needed now
One need look no further than the heated political and moral arguments about the United States led intervention in Iraq to see that forceful involvement in the affairs of a distant nation | 0World
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Reuters Business
Countrywide Results Spark Sector Selloff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC.N on Wednesday posted a 47 percent drop in quarterly earnings and cut its outlook as mortgage refinancings fell and interest rates climbed, sparking a broad sell-off in mortgage-company stocks. | 2Business
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CNET networking news
Congress to revisit expanded spy law next week
Hearing scheduled for next week may be first step in addressing widespread complaints about new federal spying powers signed into law earlier this month. | 3Sci/Tech
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Reuters Tech
Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blockbuster Inc. on Monday put
its weight behind Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1
video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the
high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Register
Grid computing gets EC backing
It'll make us all rich | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Sports
Broken foot sidelines Pitt guard Fields
(AP)
AP - Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks after breaking a broken bone in his left foot to become the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games. | 1Sports
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RedNova technology
INSIDE TV & RADIO; Slide in Ratings Might Doom 'Donnellys'; HD Radio Comes to Wal-Mart
By TIM CUPRISIN The early news for NBC's much-hyped "Black Donnellys" is as bad as you'd expect from an anachronistic drama about poor but handsome Irish-American lads fighting their way through the fake mean streets of their New York 'hood. | 3Sci/Tech
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Yahoo World
US and Europe must 'rally together' for Middle East peace: Chirac (AFP)
AFP - French President Jacques Chirac called for the United States and Europe to "rally together" to revive the Middle East peace process, declaring the matter urgent following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. | 0World
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BBC News world
Timetable hope for N Korea talks
Envoys in Beijing work to agree a timetable for phase two of a North Korean nuclear disarmament deal. | 0World
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