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Description: On Tuesday President Bush went before the UN General Assembly to deliver an defense of United States policy in Iraq. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks about the role of the UN with Nancy Soderberg, vice | 0World
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A blonde, 21-year-old go-go dancer is sending emails with naked photos of herself attached and asking for work as model. Or so you are led to think by the latest mass-mailing Sober worm variant to hit the Web, Sober. | 3Sci/Tech
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INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Rookie Josh Scobee put his foot into some more late-game magic for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Scobee kicked a season-high 53-yard field goal with 38 seconds left in the first half to | 1Sports
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Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, reports a 33% rise in profits, lifted by higher ticket prices and charges. | 2Business
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Reuters - Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi's
unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral is nearing completion
faster with the help of software from France's Dassault
Systemes and IBM, Dassault said on Tuesday. | 3Sci/Tech
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Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from. | 2Business
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Also: Tightening the Net on cybercrime. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra. | 3Sci/Tech
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Prime Minister Paul Martin offered to help resolve the NHL labour dispute, but was turned down. Martin told CBC Television that both the NHL and NHL Players' Association declined unspecified | 1Sports
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Shares of electronics retailer Circuit City Stores lost nearly a quarter of their value Friday morning as investors reacted to a wider-than-expected loss. | 3Sci/Tech
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Last year's winning combination of Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly have rocketed to favouritism to repeat of their 2003 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 heroics after setting a familiar pace in today's first practice sessions at Mount Panorama. | 1Sports
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Broadcasting unions vote to ballot for strike action if planned BBC job cuts go ahead. | 0World
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. on Monday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by sales of business software licenses to the customers of acquired rivals like Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft. | 2Business
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When the Colts run EDGE: Patriots Speculation swirled all summer about tailback Edgerrin James returning to Miami — where he lives and starred in college — to fill the void left by Ricky Williams’s unexpected retirement from the Dolphins. Whether there’s any substance to the rumors remains to be seen. This ‘‘distraction’’ may be good news for the Colts. If ... | 1Sports
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Webcasters across the United States plan to participate in a Day of Silence Tuesday to protest higher music royalties for Internet radio. Among the protesters is KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, Calif., National Public Radio's flagship station for Southern California. | 3Sci/Tech
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PC World - A startup says it can give subway riders wireless Internet access that's faster than most home broadband in the U.S. | 3Sci/Tech
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MUNICH, Feb. 11 -- Facing the prospect of broader international sanctions, Iran's president and national security chief on Sunday offered to resume negotiations over their country's nuclear program and eased up on some of the contentious rhetoric of the past, including threats to destroy Israel. | 0World
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AP - A testicular tumor removed from Denver Nuggets forward Nene was malignant. The team said Tuesday the tumor was discovered early, and tests showed the cancer was isolated. | 1Sports
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Reuters - Vertu, the luxury brand of mobile
maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE), is growing fast as a result partly of
geographic expansion and plans to launch in the Nordic
countries and Japan, Vertu President Alberto Torres said in
comments published on Monday. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Standard & Poorâs unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies agreed to buy the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index and two other products from Goldman Sachs Group, S.& P. said. | 2Business
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The Irish government is pushing for a law that would expand the ability of models, movie stars and elected officials to shut down unflattering media coverage. | 2Business
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Possible US help for DR Congo's army will be discussed when the two countries leaders meet in Washington. | 0World
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AP - Roman Catholic leaders said Saturday they are worried about President Hugo Chavez's plans to rewrite the constitution, and said he has no right to insult priests who publicly disagree with him. | 0World
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Does your email program accept hidden JavaScript commands? | 3Sci/Tech
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San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres requested unconditional release waivers for righthanded reliever Rod Beck on Tuesday, ending the 36- year-old's run in Southern California. | 1Sports
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Many others have tried to replicate various parts of the seminal show's sets, but Sekulow wasn't satisfied with reproductions--so he went after the real thing in building the ultimate Star Trek home theater. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog. | 3Sci/Tech
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A Japanese scientist who invented a sustainable form of light is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize. | 0World
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Reports say store is selling Wiis on Ebay for a premium over the retail selling price. | 3Sci/Tech
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LEEDS CASTLE, England, Sept. 18 -- Negotiations among rival Northern Ireland parties ended Saturday with no agreement to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that a deal might yet be achieved. | 0World
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The Nigerian film Ezra takes the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso. | 0World
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MOSCOW, Oct. 23 -- With parliamentary elections just weeks away, Russia has still not extended an invitation to Europe's principal election watchdog to monitor the vote. Opposition activists and Western diplomats charge that the authorities here are deliberately stalling to limit the work of an... | 0World
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Those who fear Google's growing private data collection bristle as FTC OKs merger. | 2Business
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com. Major League Baseball has expanded its availability to fans everywhere in yet another important way, announcing on Wednesday an 11-year, $650 million agreement with XM Satellite Radio | 1Sports
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WASHINGTON -- Iran will complete its investigation of the Americans imprisoned or detained in Tehran this week and decide whether to try them for "crimes against national security" or free them, the spokesman for Iran's judiciary said yesterday. | 0World
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Three men from Canada, Taiwan and the United States have run 7,500 km (4,700 miles) across the Sahara Desert to draw attention to the lack of access to water in many countries they crossed, one runner said on Wednesday. | 0World
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones is hoping his suspension doesn't keep him out of training camp or preseason games, his agent said Tuesday. | 1Sports
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Where will Paul Pierce be when/if the Celtics make the fifth selection in tonight's NBA draft? And will he be smiling? If Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers answered the second question, they would probably say yes, though doubts will remain around the league. | 1Sports
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We all sneak in a few minutes each day to check a personal e-mail account, whether it be Hotmail, Gmail or Lycos. There are many factors to consider before choosing the right service: Storage size, security | 3Sci/Tech
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Amid the pulsating rhythms, blaring riffs, and fireworks displays that made Gillette Stadium a virtual Patriotpalooza last night, the defending Super Bowl champions unveiled their second championship banner. | 1Sports
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AFP - A senior Islamic militant, wanted by the US government, has been killed in a clash with the Philippine military in the nation's restive south, an official said Sunday. | 0World
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Greed-crazed salvage junk bonanza mob frenzy brewing
Residents of the western UK and Irish coasts have been warned to expect an invasion by a vast flotilla of ghostly, immortal albino plastic ducks, according to reports.⊠| 3Sci/Tech
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AP - Colombia's main rebel group asked followers to mount an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week, Defense Minister Jorge Uribe said. There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack. | 0World
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Japan's trade surplus shrank 20% in December as exports fell and high oil prices increased the value of imports. | 2Business
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AFP - England prop Andrew Sheridan might turn out for Sale this weekend in a speedy return to action after breaking his ankle in the victory against South Africa in November. | 0World
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Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been surprised at the criticism his recent decisions have provoked. Klinsmann was called a "cold-blooded killer" by former captain Lothar MatthÀus for sacking goalkeeping coach Sepp Maier last Sunday. | 1Sports
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The S.E.C. accused former executives of RenaissanceRe Holdings of practicing fraudulent accounting to improve earnings reports. | 2Business
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EMI Group PLC, one of the world's biggest music companies, reported a small loss for the first half of its fiscal year Friday but said it expected an improvement in the second half which will reflect the release of several new albums that | 2Business
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US Airways Group Inc. must rely on daily revenue and cash to operate during its bankruptcy reorganization, leaving it vulnerable to liquidation unless the carrier can raise exit financing. | 2Business
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The scattered violence on the first weekend of Ramadan, the monthlong Muslim holiday, also included a bombing at a hospital in Baghdad that killed one person. | 0World
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Shadowing the organizers of weekend's Maker Faire in Austin, Texas, is an illuminating experience. | 3Sci/Tech
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Even the rosiest forecasts for next year's real estate market caution that higher interest rates nationally could shrink the pool of potential home buyers. | 2Business
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hilton Hotels Corp. HLT.N on Monday said third-quarter earnings almost doubled as business and leisure travel increased, filling its big urban hotels. | 2Business
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AP - The University of Rhode Island has designed a voyage to the bottom of the sea for students in an emerging field of scientific exploration — archaeological oceanography. | 3Sci/Tech
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Sprint Nextel said it will stop running separate corporate headquarters in Kansas and Virginia and will consolidate them into one location in Overland Park, Kan. | 3Sci/Tech
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Rookie Maurice Drew runs for 166 yards and two touchdowns, has a 93-yard kickoff return for a score, and the Jaguars rin the Colts out of town with a surprising 44-17 victory. | 1Sports
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Blog: Oracle just reported its earnings for Q4 2006, and knocked the proverbial ball out of the park. In the land of the proprietary vendors, Oracle may well be king. | 3Sci/Tech
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How the tobacco hawkmoth stays stable, fish as recyclers, and more. | 3Sci/Tech
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Officials at The Salvation Army in Bloomington wonder if this Christmas still will be a golden one. The agency, which counts on holiday collections to help fund its services | 2Business
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AP - Two weeks after they reached a preliminary agreement, the Boston Red Sox still haven't finalized their contract with J.D. Drew. | 1Sports
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According to Philip Elmer-DeWitt (Fortune), Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, believes that Apple is âeffectively one year ahead of its competition.â Munster made the observation after touring the 2008 Consumer Electronics show and seeing reflected in the products there displayed unmistakable evidence of Appleâs achievements in hardware design, touchscreen devices, and ecosystem connectivity. Looking forward to âAppleâs Macworld announcements (1/15),â Munster expects Apple to set a similar âbar for CES â09.â | 3Sci/Tech
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But online fraud set to increase | 3Sci/Tech
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc. , the top U.S. hotel operator, on Thursday reported an increase in second-quarter profit on higher room rates and robust travel demand. | 2Business
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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday raised its key repurchase agreement rate a quarter percentage point to 4.75 percent, its first such hike in more than four years, to check inflation that has hovered at multiyear highs in recent months. | 2Business
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Due to the nature of the supervoting stock at Dow Jones, a minority of the family could veto the sale even if the rest of the family backed a transaction. | 2Business
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Blog: There's nobody there yet, but security personnel have been beefed up and the ice cream truck on the corner might have a very profitable week. | 3Sci/Tech
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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired an intermediate range ballistic surface-to-surface missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads as part of its efforts to boost its defence, a military statement said. | 0World
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TEMPE - The Arizona Cardinals may not be the best 4-5 team in the National Football League, but they must rank among the most fortunate. | 1Sports
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Jet fuel prices are high. Airfares are low. And the biggest carriers are wrangling with employees over pay, benefits and productivity. | 2Business
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Featured links from the CNET Blog Network
Looking for the ultimate visual experience at CES -- The chief technical officer of AMD looks for themes on the show floor.
Sony rolls onto US shores -- Sony have announced the arrival of the Rolly entertainment player on the US market.
Three reasons why CES is a waste of time -- Although some people think the Consumer Electronics Show is great, Don Reisinger offers a reality check and tells you why it's not everything you think it is.
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition - a second look -- Responding to a critique of my first look review. | 3Sci/Tech
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NADADORES, Mexico (Reuters) - A tractor-trailer loaded with explosives blew up in Mexico on Monday after a traffic accident, creating a huge fireball that killed dozens, including rescue workers and photographers. | 0World
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Web portal Yahoo has launched a web search service for mobile phone users in the US, according to a report from Reuters today. Its rival, internet search company Google, had introduced an SMS service to access | 3Sci/Tech
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AFP - Japan Tobacco Inc has said it has reached an agreement to buy British rival Gallaher Group for 2.25 trillion yen (19.1 billion dollars) including debt, in Japan's biggest ever corporate acquisition. | 0World
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Nintendo Co. has permanently slashed prices on its Game Boy Advance SP portable video game system as the company tries to entrench its No. | 2Business
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BUDAPEST (AFP) - Voters in Hungary failed to turn out in sufficient numbers to pass a referendum to extend citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living in the region, a motion that split the country and drew fire from neighboring governments. | 0World
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Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, sources say. | 0World
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Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights. | 0World
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Some critics warn that the peace deal with tribal elders sets a dangerous precedent and represents a capitulation to the Taliban. | 0World
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien had 25 points and 14 rebounds as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks survived a scare and fought off the Vermont Catamounts, 68-61. | 1Sports
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Matt Ryan throw for a career-high 408 yards and five touchdowns Saturday to lead Boston College past Wake Forest, 38-28. | 1Sports
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A group of former rebels in Darfur accused the government on Tuesday of threatening a fledgling peace deal by launching joint attacks with militia that killed up to 80 civilians in South Darfur. | 0World
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By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Dec. 17--THE GREAT LAKES WATER WARS. By Peter Annin. Island Press. 304 pages. | 3Sci/Tech
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You know things are bleak when the trainer has to call off practice. Yet that is what happened after the Celtics' 111-80 loss to the Rockets last night. Two more players were injured in the game. A third was sore. And trainer Ed Lacerte told coach Doc Rivers not only to call off practice today, but to keep all players ... | 1Sports
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In return for access to American technology, India must now open its nuclear program to international inspection. | 2Business
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent
application for a mobile device with video game features, but
said on Monday it is not poised to launch a phone based on its
PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game brand. | 3Sci/Tech
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Australia completed an emphatic Test series sweep over New Zealand with a 213-run win Tuesday, prompting a caution from Black Caps skipper Stephen Fleming for other cricket captains around the globe. | 1Sports
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French telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel on Friday snapped up two US technology firms in acquisitions that will add wireless switching and IP conferencing technology to its portfolio. | 2Business
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AP - The Memphis Grizzlies hired Chris Wallace on Monday to replace Jerry West as their general manager and vice president of basketball operations. | 1Sports
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LONDON (Reuters) - McLaren have extended Lewis Hamilton's contract to the end of 2012, the Formula One team said on Friday. | 1Sports
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Birmingham-based AmSouth Bancoporation (NYSE: ASO) is selling its credit card operation to MBNA Corp. Sale of the portfolio - with about 390,000 accounts and $550 million in receivables - is expected to close by year-end. | 2Business
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And the breach goes on: Saturday's big security breach at anti-piracy firm MediaDefender isn't the only one. At least two others have surfaced, including an apparently leaked phone conversation about an earlier security problem. | 3Sci/Tech
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Mobile Workshop The word "convergence" is responsible for a lot of confusion in the industry. In some circles it means the coming together of all voice, video and data on an IP network with delivery based on the circumstances or "presence" of the user.⊠| 3Sci/Tech
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AP - LeBron James scored 25 points, Jeff McInnis added a season-high 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their sixth straight, 100-84 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. | 1Sports
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Greg Rusedski produced one of his finest clay-court performances to haul Great Britain level in their Davis Cup clash with Austria in Portschach. | 1Sports
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AP - The White House is rejecting as premature a plan by two senior Republican senators to restrict the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq. | 0World
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Reuters - Paul McCartney and former model Heather
Mills lock horns in a British divorce court on Monday in their
battle over how big a slice she will take of the former
Beatle's fortune. | 0World
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AP - Largely out of the political debate in Iowa and New Hampshire, Republican Rudy Giuliani tried to turn the bickering among his presidential rivals to his advantage, arguing that voters appreciate candidates who stay positive. | 0World
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has assured President Arroyo that the UN is doing its best to secure the freedom of a Filipino diplomat held hostage by a breakaway Taliban faction in Afghanistan. | 0World
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AP - An Iraqi investigative panel has launched an independent probe into the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl allegedly by American soldiers currently in U.S. custody, who will be tried in absentia if necessary, an official said Tuesday. | 0World
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It's about far more than just the money. | 2Business
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AP - Ernie Els thinks golf technology and a more competitive PGA Tour means Tiger Woods won't be as dominant as he once was. | 1Sports
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