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Then there are those weeks when nothing on the menu appeals to you, for whatever reason. Maybe it's too many games between bad teams (Tampa Bay at New Orleans, Arizona at San Francisco) or too many games that involve teams that can't seem to get out of their own way (Carolina, Oakland, St. Louis, Washington come to mind), but you ...	8Sports
Comment is free: Soumaya Ghannoushi: The occupation has helped to pave the way for this presence in Palestine.	10Top News
With an electrifying display, Vick overcame a 10-point deficit by running for one touchdown, throwing for another and then taking care of the clock in the Atlanta Falcons' 21-20 victory over the Chargers on Sunday.	8Sports
UNITED NATIONS -- A high-level United Nations panel is expected to recommend this week that the Security Council be enlarged from 15 to 24 members as part of a movement to reshape the world body in the 21st century, UN diplomats said.	13World
Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.	11Top Stories
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc. ODP.N , the No. 2 U.S. office supply chain, on Monday said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Nelson has resigned and a search for his successor is underway.	0Business
The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.	0Business
Google's new commitment to on-demand apps should terrify Salesforce.com.	0Business
Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.	1Entertainment
AP - A U.S. soldier was missing Friday, a day after a suicide truck bombing killed two soldiers and wounded another 30 west of Baghdad, U.S. military officials said.	13World
Da valutare posizioni dei medici ospedale e di famiglia	4Italia
Dialoghi di Filosofia allÂUniversitÃ Pontificia Salesiana: fine settimana di formazione e aggiornamento per i docenti di Filosofia delle scuole superiori italiane Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La FacoltÃ di Filosofia, in occasione del suo 70Â° anniversario di fondazione, organizza nel weekend 17-18 marzo 2007 il primo Incontro dei Dialoghi di filosofia. Obiettivo dellÂiniziativa Ãš di offrire un momento di formazione e...	4Italia
Nella formazione italiana per il match di sabato prossimo al Flaminio contro il Galles (4/a giornata...	4Italia
Access denied Mobile operators across Europe are teaming up against the use of mobile internet services to distribute child pornography images.âŠ	7Software and Developement
Compatible. Maybe. The Wi-Fi Alliance is to start certifying 802.11n products in March 2007, despite the fact the standard won't be completed until the following year, according to CNet .âŠ	7Software and Developement
AFP - Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-scarred country, an influential body of MPs said Thursday.	13World
AP - Statoil ASA on Wednesday sought government permission to resume its full 205,000 barrel a day production from two offshore oil fields that were shut down in November after a natural gas leak.	2Europe
A blaze in a skyscraper in the Spanish capital lights up the night sky but no-one is thought to have been inside.	13World
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The appointment of a close ally of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the country's new prime minister has been criticized as showing the "rule of oppression.	11Top Stories
By Paul Dellinger Trails nominated for National Geographic map WYTHEVILLE -- Roads in Wythe and Bland counties leading to artisans and tourism attractions have been nominated to be on the 2007 National Geographic Society Driving Trails Map.	6Sci/Tech
Lo scrive il New York Times	4Italia
Since becoming NC State's head football coach in January of 2000, Chuck Amato has endeavored to change the culture of a program that had rarely flirted with greatness.	8Sports
Lebanese officials have criticised a resolution passed by the UN Security Council calling on all foreign forces to leave the country - a clear reference to the 17,000 Syrian troops there.	13World
NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Protests erupted in west Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after dozens died in ethnic violence that complicated mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.	10Top News
Despite a thriving local economy, Atlanta has one of the highest foreclosures in the nation, leading experts to fear similar problems in other U.S. cities.	0Business
Community values Newegg.com, the California-based online computer products retailer, is getting into tech publishing.âŠ	6Sci/Tech
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez gave up two consecutive hits to start Thursday's game against San Francisco, then retired 19 of 20 batters to help the Mets beat the Giants 4-2.	8Sports
Jamie Kastner calls his documentary âKike Like Meâ a âblack comic road movie about identity.â	1Entertainment
PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1 with nine-man Arsenal, advancing to the second round of the European Champions League on Wednesday. PSV remained atop Group E with 10 points, three ahead of Arsenal in second.	8Sports
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Forget Oscar weather vane. The thing the Golden Globes might be best known for -- the parties -- are in jeopardy. With less than a week before the January 13 awards show, no invitations had been sent for any of the bashes.	1Entertainment
Germany sees new car registrations hit a record low in January after a sharp tax rise, according to industry figures.	0Business
AP - Congress is spending its last working days before a long summer break by attending to pocketbook issues, with votes to increase the minimum wage, cut estate taxes and shore up pensions.	13World
AFP - US entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. is teaming up with Yash Raj Films in India to make animated movies using the voices of Bollywood stars, the companies announced Monday.	13World
Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will put his Liberal minority government in jeopardy if he passes a new law permitting same-sex marriages, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said Wednesday.	13World
The playwright David Henry Hwang and his Chinese cupboard and five-character poem.	1Entertainment
THE GRAND NABOB of the world's software giant, Microsoft, Bill Gates, has told technologists that he is not afraid of Linux. Speaking at a shindig at the Computer History Museum, Gates said that he had seen	6Sci/Tech
( InfoWorld ) - Four European Parliament members warned the European Commission that its actions toward Microsoft could endanger the competitiveness of European businesses by delaying the release of Vista, Microsoft's next operating system. In a strongly worded letter submitted Thursday to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, the legislators said Microsoft regards the E.U.'s regulatory actions as a "risk factor." Microsoft used the terminology in its annual report filed Aug. 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). "This effectively means that the Commission's actions are endangering the ability of European business to compete globally," the legislators wrote. The letter is signed by U.K. representatives Chris Heaton-Harris, Sharon Bowles and Peter Skinner, plus Michal Kaminski of Poland. Microsoft wrote in the SEC filing that its ongoing appeal of European Commission's March 2004 antitrust decision means there's uncertainty over the legal principles regarding product design in the European market. "These uncertainties could ... delay release dates for Windows or other products," the SEC filing read. Microsoft has provided copies of Vista to the Commission along with technical information, said spokesman Tom Brookes. The Commission, he said, has raised concerns regarding complaints by competitors. In March, the Commission sent a letter to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, saying it was concerned about certain functions in Vista and how compatible the OS would be with products from other software companies. European Commission representatives were not immediately available for comment regarding Thursday's letter. Brookes said Microsoft was unaware of the letter until this morning. Two of the legislators said their letter is based on information contained in the company's SEC filing. Heaton-Harris referred questions to Microsoft, regarding why the company thought the E.U. might cause a delay Vista's shipping date. Microsoft has said Vista will be ready for corporate customers in November and consumers in January. Bowles said she has participated in informal sessions where Commission members have acknowledged they are watching Microsoft's development of Vista closely. She said she had no specific information on what the Commission is currently doing, as few details are publicly released. However, the Commission's actions have prompted concern among small to medium-size businesses in Europe, worried that the E.U. could potentially delay Vista's release, putting them at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world, Bowles said. "That climate of uncertainty caused through competition policy and actions already taken ... are meaning that Europe is being deprived," Bowles said. Europe is in the middle of a 10-year plan, called the Lisbon Agenda, to increase the continent's competitiveness in technology. The legislators wrote that they are concerned the Commission's actions toward Microsoft are undermining Europe's moves to become a knowledge-driven economy. Microsoft and the Commission have locked horns over how the company is complying with the March 2004 antitrust decision. TheÂ Commission fined Microsoft Â â¬280.5 million ($357 million at the time) in July for failing to provide technical documentation for certain protocols used by its server products. The Commission required disclosure of the protocols to allow competitors to develop compatible products.Â Microsoft is appealing . Microsoft is also appealing the entire March 2004 decision, in which it was fined â¬497 million ($613 million at the time), before the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg.	6Sci/Tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Botox and a similar injection should come with stronger warnings following reports of 16 deaths after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.	12U.S.
China Aviation Oil Singapore, the Chinese-controlled company that failed last week, said that its chief executive would return to Singapore to help investigators.	0Business
By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Jun. 21--LONG BEACH -- A plan to waive portions of rebuilding permit fees for churches and other nonprofit groups has stirred hot debate.	6Sci/Tech
Google and Intel are leading a consortium of companies in an effort to reduce the amount of power wasted by personal computers.	6Sci/Tech
On Foxnews: U.S. & World	10Top News
AFP - Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday pressed for dialogue between Bangladesh's army-backed government and political parties to ensure a "transition to genuine democracy."	2Europe
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian researchers say they have developed the most detailed model of a human yet, a movable "4D" image that doctors can use to plan complex surgery or show patients what ailments look like inside their bodies.	3Health
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon, one of 16 people arrested in a race-fixing probe, has won the Epsom Derby for the last two years but is no stranger to controversy on and off the track.	8Sports
PvP Store \| PvP Community	9Toons
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan Laboratories Inc. MYL.N on Friday said its board of directors remains committed to the purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG.N , despite news that billionaire investor Carl Icahn won regulatory approval to buy up to 11.9 percent of Mylan's shares.	0Business
After an agonizing 11-month rehabilitation, Pedro MartÃnez takes the mound against a tough Reds lineup in a game that is about securing his legacy.	8Sports
The European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter has taken new images of Mars that suggest there has been recent volcanic activity on the surface of the red planet.	11Top Stories
AFP - Anti-Nokia anger in Germany for closing a factory is growing with politicians publicly ditching the firm's phones and joining calls for a national boycott in Europe's largest economy.	2Europe
LeBron James scores 25 points and Cleveland's defense arrives in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers to a 96-82 win over the Miami Heat.	8Sports
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers think they may have found a way to target neurofibrillary tangles, the jumbled bits of protein inside brain cells that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease.	3Health
AP - European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Monday the Iraqi authorities can count on the support of the 25-nation EU after this weekend's elections highlighted the willingness to move toward a democratic Iraq.	13World
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel traded accusations Wednesday with one of the producers of Bill O'Reilly's show, with the woman alleging that the commentator had phone sex with her against her wishes three times. Fox in a claim of its own dismissed the sexual harassment complaint as a politically motivated extortion attempt...	13World
A US lawyer wrongly held over the Madrid bombings settles part of his lawsuit against the US government for $2m.	2Europe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slid $2 on Monday on expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the New Year will limit heating oil demand.	0Business
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Attacks by Australia's conservative government against its resurgent opposition over links to a corrupt state leader were turned on their head on Saturday when a cabinet minister quit amid the growing scandal.	13World
After an appeal by the former Congressman's spurned first wife, the Vatican reverses a controversial annulment	12U.S.
Rinaldini propone a Fiom di non approvare accordo del 23/7	4Italia
AP - Jade Goody, who triggered a racism row on the recent British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother," has donated $50,000 to an Indian charity that cares for children who run away from home.	1Entertainment
Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.	8Sports
Pictures from the second Ashes Test	10Top News
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - The leader of a French aid group accused of trying to kidnap 103 African children in Chad told a court on Friday France's government had known from the start about the group's plans to rescue war orphans from Darfur.	13World
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from the Israeli parliament for his withdrawal plan.	13World
Also: Space station spreads its solar wings. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.	6Sci/Tech
An alliance says that Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2, is a big improvement on earlier wireless security standards.	6Sci/Tech
Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to make his third Australian Open final.	2Europe
Canadian Press - KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan on Saturday disputed a United Nations report saying 70,000 people have died since March in refugee camps in western Darfur province, saying the number couldn't be more than 7,000.	13World
Damascus swords hold their famed edge because of nanowires and nanotubes, new research suggests—but many experts say that doesn't solve the mystery of how the blades were made.	6Sci/Tech
LOS ANGELES Khalil (kuh-LEEL') Greene has a broken right index finger and will miss the rest of the regular season. The San Diego Padres shortstop was injured in the fifth inning of Monday night's 9-7 victory	8Sports
NEW DELHI: Indian analysts on Tuesday hailed a âlandmarkâ agreement between India and the European Union to forge a strategic partnership and cooperate in areas such as space and energy, saying it confirms India as a global player.	13World
FRANKFURT Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro on Friday and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the dollar's relentless decline against their currency.	1Entertainment
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties prepared on Monday for a new showdown in parliament and on the streets despite another international push to mediate a post-election crisis that has now killed at least 612 people.	13World
Stars arrive for the European Film Awards, being held in eastern Europe for the first time.	1Entertainment
Dato definitivo sara' reso noto il 14 giugno	4Italia
US Airways Group Inc. said Friday it has reached agreement with General Electric Co. on aircraft leasing and financing terms that will help the airline lower costs and reduce debt as it seeks to avoid liquidation. The airline will also have to do more cost cutting on its own.	0Business
By JUDY BERGERON "I travel all the time," longtime Baton Rouge advertising executive Flossie Rousseau told Women in Media members last week. Rousseau moved to Dallas 51/2 years ago to become director of affiliate sales for The Oxygen Network.	6Sci/Tech
ADI Engineering, Inc., a leading provider of reference platforms, platform derivatives, and complete custom product solutions based on IntelÂ® network processors, today announced immediate availability of a new CPU module based on the Intel(R) IXP435 network processor.	6Sci/Tech
Police investigating the murders of five prostitutes in Suffolk arrest a 37-year-old man near Felixstowe.	2Europe
In upholding a lower court's ruling, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that the Do Not Call list violates telemarketers' First Amendment rights.	0Business
Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week?	0Business
Domani in CdM la riforma del ministero dell'Economia	4Italia
AFP - Japan's ruling coalition is on course for defeat in critical elections this month, which could cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his job, a survey said Wednesday.	13World
AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he found it "unbelievable" and "shocking" that Iran hosted a conference examining whether the Holocaust took place, a meeting Israel's prime minister has condemned as a "sick phenomenon."	13World
The Football Association won't take disciplinary action against Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow at Manchester United's Kieren Richardson in a Carling Cup game.	8Sports
The social worker sacked after Victoria Climbie's murder loses her appeal against her dismissal.	13World
Antonio Cassano sorride, dopo la vittoria della Sampdoria nel derby di Genova e una prestazione maiu...	4Italia
The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law	6Sci/Tech
Yukos will on Thursday seek an injunction from a US court in a last-gasp bid to block the forced auction of its main operating unit by the Russian government on Sunday.	1Entertainment
Senator John W. Warner has attracted criticism from fellow Republicans over a resolution opposing President Bushâs Iraq policy.	13World
AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.	6Sci/Tech
AP - In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this — another presidential race.	13World
Europeâs stunning victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup has left the American press wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth about exactly just how the supposed underdogs walked away with a comprehensive 18 1/2 9 1/2 win.	11Top Stories
AP - Annika Sorenstam felt as if she had hit a wall in the ADT championship.	8Sports
Boffins highlight the gravity of the situation UK physics boffins have taken intensified their fight against an Â£80m hole in annual funding with an online campaign for Gordon Brown to put his hand in his pocket.âŠ	7Software and Developement
Operazione a Catania dei carabinieri	4Italia
ROTHLEY, Leicestershire (Reuters) - The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann dismissed the evidence against her parents as "spurious" on Monday and appealed to Portuguese police to keep looking for the 4-year-old.	10Top News
Reuters - With about 115 dates already slotted, U2's 2005 world tour will likely surpass its last outing in capacity and dollars.	1Entertainment
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.	0Business

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Then there are those weeks when nothing on the menu appeals to you, for whatever reason. Maybe it's too many games between bad teams (Tampa Bay at New Orleans, Arizona at San Francisco) or too many games that involve teams that can't seem to get out of their own way (Carolina, Oakland, St. Louis, Washington come to mind), but you ...

8Sports

Comment is free: Soumaya Ghannoushi: The occupation has helped to pave the way for this presence in Palestine.

10Top News

With an electrifying display, Vick overcame a 10-point deficit by running for one touchdown, throwing for another and then taking care of the clock in the Atlanta Falcons' 21-20 victory over the Chargers on Sunday.

8Sports

UNITED NATIONS -- A high-level United Nations panel is expected to recommend this week that the Security Council be enlarged from 15 to 24 members as part of a movement to reshape the world body in the 21st century, UN diplomats said.

13World

Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.

11Top Stories

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc. ODP.N , the No. 2 U.S. office supply chain, on Monday said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Nelson has resigned and a search for his successor is underway.

0Business

The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.

0Business

Google's new commitment to on-demand apps should terrify Salesforce.com.

0Business

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.

1Entertainment

AP - A U.S. soldier was missing Friday, a day after a suicide truck bombing killed two soldiers and wounded another 30 west of Baghdad, U.S. military officials said.

13World

Da valutare posizioni dei medici ospedale e di famiglia

4Italia

Dialoghi di Filosofia allÂUniversitÃ Pontificia Salesiana: fine settimana di formazione e aggiornamento per i docenti di Filosofia delle scuole superiori italiane Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La FacoltÃ di Filosofia, in occasione del suo 70Â° anniversario di fondazione, organizza nel weekend 17-18 marzo 2007 il primo Incontro dei Dialoghi di filosofia. Obiettivo dellÂiniziativa Ãš di offrire un momento di formazione e...

4Italia

Nella formazione italiana per il match di sabato prossimo al Flaminio contro il Galles (4/a giornata...

4Italia

Access denied Mobile operators across Europe are teaming up against the use of mobile internet services to distribute child pornography images.âŠ

7Software and Developement

Compatible. Maybe. The Wi-Fi Alliance is to start certifying 802.11n products in March 2007, despite the fact the standard won't be completed until the following year, according to CNet .âŠ

7Software and Developement

AFP - Criticism by Afghanistan could undermine domestic support for Britain's military and development efforts in the violence-scarred country, an influential body of MPs said Thursday.

13World

AP - Statoil ASA on Wednesday sought government permission to resume its full 205,000 barrel a day production from two offshore oil fields that were shut down in November after a natural gas leak.

2Europe

A blaze in a skyscraper in the Spanish capital lights up the night sky but no-one is thought to have been inside.

13World

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The appointment of a close ally of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the country's new prime minister has been criticized as showing the "rule of oppression.

11Top Stories

By Paul Dellinger Trails nominated for National Geographic map WYTHEVILLE -- Roads in Wythe and Bland counties leading to artisans and tourism attractions have been nominated to be on the 2007 National Geographic Society Driving Trails Map.

6Sci/Tech

Lo scrive il New York Times

4Italia

Since becoming NC State's head football coach in January of 2000, Chuck Amato has endeavored to change the culture of a program that had rarely flirted with greatness.

8Sports

Lebanese officials have criticised a resolution passed by the UN Security Council calling on all foreign forces to leave the country - a clear reference to the 17,000 Syrian troops there.

13World

NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Protests erupted in west Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after dozens died in ethnic violence that complicated mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.

10Top News

Despite a thriving local economy, Atlanta has one of the highest foreclosures in the nation, leading experts to fear similar problems in other U.S. cities.

0Business

Community values Newegg.com, the California-based online computer products retailer, is getting into tech publishing.âŠ

6Sci/Tech

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez gave up two consecutive hits to start Thursday's game against San Francisco, then retired 19 of 20 batters to help the Mets beat the Giants 4-2.

8Sports

Jamie Kastner calls his documentary âKike Like Meâ a âblack comic road movie about identity.â

1Entertainment

PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1 with nine-man Arsenal, advancing to the second round of the European Champions League on Wednesday. PSV remained atop Group E with 10 points, three ahead of Arsenal in second.

8Sports

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Forget Oscar weather vane. The thing the Golden Globes might be best known for -- the parties -- are in jeopardy. With less than a week before the January 13 awards show, no invitations had been sent for any of the bashes.

1Entertainment

Germany sees new car registrations hit a record low in January after a sharp tax rise, according to industry figures.

0Business

AP - Congress is spending its last working days before a long summer break by attending to pocketbook issues, with votes to increase the minimum wage, cut estate taxes and shore up pensions.

13World

AFP - US entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. is teaming up with Yash Raj Films in India to make animated movies using the voices of Bollywood stars, the companies announced Monday.

13World

Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will put his Liberal minority government in jeopardy if he passes a new law permitting same-sex marriages, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said Wednesday.

13World

The playwright David Henry Hwang and his Chinese cupboard and five-character poem.

1Entertainment

THE GRAND NABOB of the world's software giant, Microsoft, Bill Gates, has told technologists that he is not afraid of Linux. Speaking at a shindig at the Computer History Museum, Gates said that he had seen

6Sci/Tech

( InfoWorld ) - Four European Parliament members warned the European Commission that its actions toward Microsoft could endanger the competitiveness of European businesses by delaying the release of Vista, Microsoft's next operating system. In a strongly worded letter submitted Thursday to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, the legislators said Microsoft regards the E.U.'s regulatory actions as a "risk factor." Microsoft used the terminology in its annual report filed Aug. 25 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). "This effectively means that the Commission's actions are endangering the ability of European business to compete globally," the legislators wrote. The letter is signed by U.K. representatives Chris Heaton-Harris, Sharon Bowles and Peter Skinner, plus Michal Kaminski of Poland. Microsoft wrote in the SEC filing that its ongoing appeal of European Commission's March 2004 antitrust decision means there's uncertainty over the legal principles regarding product design in the European market. "These uncertainties could ... delay release dates for Windows or other products," the SEC filing read. Microsoft has provided copies of Vista to the Commission along with technical information, said spokesman Tom Brookes. The Commission, he said, has raised concerns regarding complaints by competitors. In March, the Commission sent a letter to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, saying it was concerned about certain functions in Vista and how compatible the OS would be with products from other software companies. European Commission representatives were not immediately available for comment regarding Thursday's letter. Brookes said Microsoft was unaware of the letter until this morning. Two of the legislators said their letter is based on information contained in the company's SEC filing. Heaton-Harris referred questions to Microsoft, regarding why the company thought the E.U. might cause a delay Vista's shipping date. Microsoft has said Vista will be ready for corporate customers in November and consumers in January. Bowles said she has participated in informal sessions where Commission members have acknowledged they are watching Microsoft's development of Vista closely. She said she had no specific information on what the Commission is currently doing, as few details are publicly released. However, the Commission's actions have prompted concern among small to medium-size businesses in Europe, worried that the E.U. could potentially delay Vista's release, putting them at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world, Bowles said. "That climate of uncertainty caused through competition policy and actions already taken ... are meaning that Europe is being deprived," Bowles said. Europe is in the middle of a 10-year plan, called the Lisbon Agenda, to increase the continent's competitiveness in technology. The legislators wrote that they are concerned the Commission's actions toward Microsoft are undermining Europe's moves to become a knowledge-driven economy. Microsoft and the Commission have locked horns over how the company is complying with the March 2004 antitrust decision. TheÂ Commission fined Microsoft Â â¬280.5 million ($357 million at the time) in July for failing to provide technical documentation for certain protocols used by its server products. The Commission required disclosure of the protocols to allow competitors to develop compatible products.Â Microsoft is appealing . Microsoft is also appealing the entire March 2004 decision, in which it was fined â¬497 million ($613 million at the time), before the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg.

6Sci/Tech

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Botox and a similar injection should come with stronger warnings following reports of 16 deaths after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.

12U.S.

China Aviation Oil Singapore, the Chinese-controlled company that failed last week, said that its chief executive would return to Singapore to help investigators.

0Business

By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Jun. 21--LONG BEACH -- A plan to waive portions of rebuilding permit fees for churches and other nonprofit groups has stirred hot debate.

6Sci/Tech

Google and Intel are leading a consortium of companies in an effort to reduce the amount of power wasted by personal computers.

6Sci/Tech

On Foxnews: U.S. & World

10Top News

AFP - Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday pressed for dialogue between Bangladesh's army-backed government and political parties to ensure a "transition to genuine democracy."

2Europe

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian researchers say they have developed the most detailed model of a human yet, a movable "4D" image that doctors can use to plan complex surgery or show patients what ailments look like inside their bodies.

3Health

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon, one of 16 people arrested in a race-fixing probe, has won the Epsom Derby for the last two years but is no stranger to controversy on and off the track.

8Sports

PvP Store | PvP Community

9Toons

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan Laboratories Inc. MYL.N on Friday said its board of directors remains committed to the purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG.N , despite news that billionaire investor Carl Icahn won regulatory approval to buy up to 11.9 percent of Mylan's shares.

0Business

After an agonizing 11-month rehabilitation, Pedro MartÃnez takes the mound against a tough Reds lineup in a game that is about securing his legacy.

8Sports

The European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter has taken new images of Mars that suggest there has been recent volcanic activity on the surface of the red planet.

11Top Stories

AFP - Anti-Nokia anger in Germany for closing a factory is growing with politicians publicly ditching the firm's phones and joining calls for a national boycott in Europe's largest economy.

2Europe

LeBron James scores 25 points and Cleveland's defense arrives in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers to a 96-82 win over the Miami Heat.

8Sports

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers think they may have found a way to target neurofibrillary tangles, the jumbled bits of protein inside brain cells that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

3Health

AP - European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Monday the Iraqi authorities can count on the support of the 25-nation EU after this weekend's elections highlighted the willingness to move toward a democratic Iraq.

13World

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel traded accusations Wednesday with one of the producers of Bill O'Reilly's show, with the woman alleging that the commentator had phone sex with her against her wishes three times. Fox in a claim of its own dismissed the sexual harassment complaint as a politically motivated extortion attempt...

13World

A US lawyer wrongly held over the Madrid bombings settles part of his lawsuit against the US government for $2m.

2Europe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slid $2 on Monday on expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the New Year will limit heating oil demand.

0Business

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Attacks by Australia's conservative government against its resurgent opposition over links to a corrupt state leader were turned on their head on Saturday when a cabinet minister quit amid the growing scandal.

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After an appeal by the former Congressman's spurned first wife, the Vatican reverses a controversial annulment

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Rinaldini propone a Fiom di non approvare accordo del 23/7

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AP - Jade Goody, who triggered a racism row on the recent British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother," has donated $50,000 to an Indian charity that cares for children who run away from home.

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Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.

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Pictures from the second Ashes Test

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N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - The leader of a French aid group accused of trying to kidnap 103 African children in Chad told a court on Friday France's government had known from the start about the group's plans to rescue war orphans from Darfur.

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from the Israeli parliament for his withdrawal plan.

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Also: Space station spreads its solar wings. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.

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An alliance says that Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2, is a big improvement on earlier wireless security standards.

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Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to make his third Australian Open final.

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Canadian Press - KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan on Saturday disputed a United Nations report saying 70,000 people have died since March in refugee camps in western Darfur province, saying the number couldn't be more than 7,000.

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Damascus swords hold their famed edge because of nanowires and nanotubes, new research suggests—but many experts say that doesn't solve the mystery of how the blades were made.

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LOS ANGELES Khalil (kuh-LEEL') Greene has a broken right index finger and will miss the rest of the regular season. The San Diego Padres shortstop was injured in the fifth inning of Monday night's 9-7 victory

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NEW DELHI: Indian analysts on Tuesday hailed a âlandmarkâ agreement between India and the European Union to forge a strategic partnership and cooperate in areas such as space and energy, saying it confirms India as a global player.

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FRANKFURT Alan Greenspan came to the home of the euro on Friday and warned anxious Europeans to expect little relief from the dollar's relentless decline against their currency.

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NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding parties prepared on Monday for a new showdown in parliament and on the streets despite another international push to mediate a post-election crisis that has now killed at least 612 people.

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Stars arrive for the European Film Awards, being held in eastern Europe for the first time.

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Dato definitivo sara' reso noto il 14 giugno

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US Airways Group Inc. said Friday it has reached agreement with General Electric Co. on aircraft leasing and financing terms that will help the airline lower costs and reduce debt as it seeks to avoid liquidation. The airline will also have to do more cost cutting on its own.

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By JUDY BERGERON "I travel all the time," longtime Baton Rouge advertising executive Flossie Rousseau told Women in Media members last week. Rousseau moved to Dallas 51/2 years ago to become director of affiliate sales for The Oxygen Network.

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ADI Engineering, Inc., a leading provider of reference platforms, platform derivatives, and complete custom product solutions based on IntelÂ® network processors, today announced immediate availability of a new CPU module based on the Intel(R) IXP435 network processor.

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Police investigating the murders of five prostitutes in Suffolk arrest a 37-year-old man near Felixstowe.

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In upholding a lower court's ruling, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that the Do Not Call list violates telemarketers' First Amendment rights.

0Business

Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week?

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Domani in CdM la riforma del ministero dell'Economia

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AFP - Japan's ruling coalition is on course for defeat in critical elections this month, which could cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his job, a survey said Wednesday.

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AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he found it "unbelievable" and "shocking" that Iran hosted a conference examining whether the Holocaust took place, a meeting Israel's prime minister has condemned as a "sick phenomenon."

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The Football Association won't take disciplinary action against Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow at Manchester United's Kieren Richardson in a Carling Cup game.

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The social worker sacked after Victoria Climbie's murder loses her appeal against her dismissal.

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Antonio Cassano sorride, dopo la vittoria della Sampdoria nel derby di Genova e una prestazione maiu...

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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law

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Yukos will on Thursday seek an injunction from a US court in a last-gasp bid to block the forced auction of its main operating unit by the Russian government on Sunday.

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Senator John W. Warner has attracted criticism from fellow Republicans over a resolution opposing President Bushâs Iraq policy.

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AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.

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AP - In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this — another presidential race.

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Europeâs stunning victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup has left the American press wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth about exactly just how the supposed underdogs walked away with a comprehensive 18 1/2 9 1/2 win.

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AP - Annika Sorenstam felt as if she had hit a wall in the ADT championship.

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Boffins highlight the gravity of the situation UK physics boffins have taken intensified their fight against an Â£80m hole in annual funding with an online campaign for Gordon Brown to put his hand in his pocket.âŠ

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Operazione a Catania dei carabinieri

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ROTHLEY, Leicestershire (Reuters) - The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann dismissed the evidence against her parents as "spurious" on Monday and appealed to Portuguese police to keep looking for the 4-year-old.

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Reuters - With about 115 dates already slotted, U2's 2005 world tour will likely surpass its last outing in capacity and dollars.

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