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An Enron Trial With Big Stakes for Ones Ahead
s the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens in Houston today, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is - and for how little | 0Business
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Cisco plans to open a R&D center in Japan
Cisco is continuing their plans to establish a dominating position in the Japanese market. They recently signed a hardware deal with local player Fujitsu to manufacture high-end routers and switches for the local market. | 1Entertainment
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A Medical Robot Makes Headway
You would never know a recession might be under way from looking at Intuitive Surgical, the leader in medical robot technology. | 0Business
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Australia working on bid for 2018 World Cup
(AFP)
AFP - Football Federation Australia says it is conducting a major audit of national infrastructure in its efforts to launch a formal bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, reports said Sunday. | 8Sports
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Space pioneer Gordon Cooper dies
Leroy Gordon Cooper, one of the nation's first astronauts who once set a space endurance record by traveling more than 3.3 million miles aboard Gemini 5 in 1965, died on Monday, NASA said. | 6Sci/Tech
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Panel votes to end Fla. election probe
(AP)
AP - A House task force voted Friday to end an investigation into a disputed 2006 Florida congressional election after extensive testing showed that touch-screen voting machines likely worked properly. | 13World
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Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love
As online matchmakers compete for customers using algorithms in the search for love, the battle has intrigued academic researchers who study the mating game. | 6Sci/Tech
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Up to 50 people feared killed in fuel pipeline explosion and fire in Nigeria (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - An oil pipeline exploded near Nigeria's largest city as thieves tried to siphon oil from it, with up to 50 people perishing in the flames, police said Friday. | 13World
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Cheap antibiotic slashes death rate in HIV-infected children <b>...</b>
LONDON - All children with HIV in developing countries should take a low-cost antibiotic because it could nearly halve the death rate, researchers say. | 3Health
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Procreazione: si' per boss detenuti
Cassazione accoglie ricorso di aspirante papa' in provetta | 4Italia
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Nuova serrata dei benzinai Quindici giorni di sciopero
I gestori di distributori tornano all'attacco dopo le chiusure del giugno scorso Fegica-Cisl e Figisc-Confcommercio renderanno noto il calendario della protesta
Nuova serrata dei benzinai Quindici giorni di sciopero
Iniziata in commissione Industria al Senato la discussione sul ddl già approvato dalla Camera Bersani: "Spero che il Parlamento possa approvare i decreti prima della Finanziaria"
(17:20 13/09/2007) | 4Italia
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Employers Add 157,000 Jobs in May
WASHINGTON -- Employers showed a decent appetite to hire in May, boosting payrolls by 157,000, the most in two months. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent. | 0Business
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Training Key to Defibrillator Success
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Because defibrillators are more affordable than ever, they are quickly becoming commonplace in schools, businesses and other public places such as airports... | 13World
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MI6 plans major overhaul
The British intelligence agency is planning a major overhaul since the Cold War after producing unreliable intelligence about Iraq, according to John Scarlett, the chief of MI6; Britain's External Intelligence Agency. | 13World
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UBS to Buy Julius Baer U.S. Business
ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swiss banking group UBS, the world's largest wealth manager, said on Monday it had strengthened its position in the United States by buying local rival Julius Baer's U.S. wealth-management business. | 0Business
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No Road To Ruin
What's new in this debate is that interest rates have begun to climb: while 30-year mortgages are still below 6 percent, economists predict they'll be at 6.25 by December and higher next year. | 0Business
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Biggest study yet backs Glaxo cervical cancer shot
(Reuters)
Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's experimental
vaccine Cervarix has proved more than 90 percent effective in
preventing precancerous lesions due to two types of a virus
responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. | 3Health
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Ferrovieri in sciopero fino alle 21 fermo un treno su due, disagi
Lo stop dalle 21 di ieri sera. Garantiti oltre 200 convogli a media e lunga percorrenza L'agitazione per la richiesta di un "contratto unico di riferimento e regole comuni"
Ferrovieri in sciopero fino alle 21 fermo un treno su due, disagi
Circoleranno anche i regionali nelle fasce di garanzia per i pendolari
(09:02 22/06/2007) | 4Italia
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Iran offers cooperation on Israel-Hizbollah truce
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister offered U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan his country's full cooperation over a Security Council resolution on the truce between Israel and Hizbollah, a U.N. spokesman said on Saturday. | 10Top News
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Gara Wimax a quota 106 milioni Tutti ancora in gara, verso il record
Nessuna licenza assegnata anche nella quinta giornata di rilanci Il primato spetta alla Francia con 120 milioni. Potrebbe essere battuto domani
Gara Wimax a quota 106 milioni Tutti ancora in gara, verso il record
(19:51 20/02/2008) | 4Italia
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UPDATE 1-Iamgold sinks as new bid menaces Gold Fields deal
Shares in Iamgold Corp. (IMG.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled on Monday after a rival deal threatened to sink its union with South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd. | 0Business
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Anti-whaling activists detained on Japanese ship
Two members of radical anti-whaling group held on Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters | 10Top News
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Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research after being paralyzed in a riding accident nine years ago, died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. | 10Top News
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Total walkout looms at Volkswagen
German union leaders say more than 12,000 workers have staged warning strikes at three Volkswagen plants, while a sixth round of contract talks was scheduled in Hannover. | 1Entertainment
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Europe leverage seems limited in Mideast
As the Palestinians' main donor and Israel's top commercial partner, Europe could be a major player in pushing to restart the stalled Middle East peace process in the post-Yasser Arafat era. | 11Top Stories
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Basic Instincts: Meeting Special Needs and the Need for Peace of Mind
The last thing that parents of disabled children may want to face  establishing a special-needs trust  could provide the most comfort. | 0Business
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Hollywood anni '40 con Macdonald
Sobrieta' invece in collezione di Sinha-Stanic | 4Italia
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Cars Outsell Light Trucks for First Time Since 2002
More cars than light trucks were sold in the U.S. last month, as gasoline prices nationwide soared to more than $3 a gallon. | 0Business
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Roma, 22:42 - BASKET, SERIE A: NEGLI ANTICIPI VINCONO MONTEPASCHI E CLIMAMIO
Anticipi della nona giornata del campionato di serie A di basket. La Montepaschi Siena, batte la Vid... | 4Italia
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TRAVEL: LUCKY IN LUCIA ; The Pleasures of Being Pampered in Paradise
By JAN DISLEY JAMES Bond has got it all wrong about the perfect Martini. It's stirred, not shaken. And it's made with gin, never vodka. And you can forget the olive - it's always a twist of lemon or lime. | 6Sci/Tech
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Bomber Kills 16 at Iraqi Reconciliation Banquet
Among the wounded were the provincial governor, the regional police chief and the local military commander. | 13World
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Cheechoo train getting Sharks back on track
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jonathan Cheechoo is starting to find his scoring touch again and the San Jose Sharks are showing their teeth by closing in on the Anaheim Ducks at the top of the Pacific division standings. | 8Sports
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With unit, reporter takes fire
BAGHDAD -- An ear-shattering blast, a swirl of dust, a sting, and I was unofficially awarded the first Purple Heart in the platoon. | 13World
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Palestinians raise $7.4 billion
(AP)
AP - Led by Europe, international donors on Monday pledged $7.4 billion over three years to help Palestinians as new peace talks begin with Israel, yet old Mideast fights over disputed land and freedom of movement shadowed the largest show of support for the Palestinians in more than a decade. | 13World
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Robot unravels walking mystery
Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot. | 3Health
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Severn Trent First-Half Net Falls 27% on Pension Cost (Update1)
Severn Trent Plc, the UK's second- largest publicly traded water company, said first-half profit fell 27 percent because of higher pension charges and the impact of exchange rates. | 0Business
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Guillen enjoys sensitivity training
(AP)
AP - Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen discovered Monday that sensitivity training gave him some insights on language and allowed him to do something he really enjoys — talk. | 8Sports
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US refuses UK request for Guantánamo release
Details of disagreement emerge over threat posed by two British residents held in Guantánamo Bay | 10Top News
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Marrakesh in two minds over tourism boom
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) - With its snake charmers, storytellers and palm trees against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, Marrakesh was once an offbeat destination for rich or adventurous Europeans. | 1Entertainment
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Intel wants to offer servers in your size
Chipmaker looks at moving toward product lineup with lots of different choices depending on a customer's workload. | 6Sci/Tech
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Web Positioning With Top Results Or The Ability To Attract More <b>...</b>
If placing your website within the top search engine results, entering certain keywords in Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, or Alta Vista, has become your daily obsession, stop for a moment and reflect. | 6Sci/Tech
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Chinese top legislator urges further parliament cooperation with France
Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with visiting French President Jacques Chirac during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing ... | 2Europe
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Singh in a New Role at Canadian Open (AP)
AP - The proof was on a piece of paper he rolled up in his hand Wednesday, page 12 of the weekly PGA Tour News, top-left corner under the heading, "Official World Golf Ranking." No. 1, Vijay Singh. Not that he needed a reminder. | 8Sports
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Neighbours prevent arson attack
A family of five escape injury after a burning bin is placed at the door of their County Tyrone home. | 10Top News
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Ryanair loses wheelchair case
Low-cost airline Ryanair and Stansted Airport must provide free wheelchairs for disabled passengers, a court rules. | 0Business
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Rabanne calls Galliano, McQueen "fashion hooligans"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne has
criticised John Galliano and Steve McQueen, calling them
"fashion hooligans" whose provocative designs had chased people
away from Paris fashion. | 1Entertainment
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PeopleSoft Ousts CEO Amid Oracle Battle
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Friday said its board | 0Business
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Summit heightens Bloomberg speculation
(AP)
AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the "will he or won't he" speculation about whether he'll mount a third-party bid for president. | 13World
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Cheney expects tough fight over trade
(AP)
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday urged the nation's top manufacturers to lobby Congress in what he says will be a difficult battle to extend trade promotion authority to President Bush. | 13World
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Baseball: Giants close in on Dodgers
Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros, 9-2, to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 1œ games of first-place Los Angeles in the National League West. | 8Sports
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Democrats Criticize Bush's Corporate Ties (AP)
AP - Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations. | 13World
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A Record Questioned
Members of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have challenged several aspects of John F. Kerryâs military record in addition to his account of the March 13, 1969, mission for which he was awarded the Bronze Star; Kerryâs campaign has vigorously defended | 1Entertainment
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Hillmanâs Team Tops Valentineâs
The Nippon Ham Fighters, managed by Trey Hillman, are going back to the Japan Series. The former Montreal Expos player Fernando Seguignol hit a three-run homer to help the Fighters to a 6-2 victory against the Chiba Lotte Marines, managed by Bobby Valentine, to win the Pacific League championship series, three games to two. Hillman, formerly a successful manager in the Yankeesâ minor league system, has been mentioned as a successor to Joe Torre. | 8Sports
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Malaysian Christian Tests Islamic Law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 27 -- Lina Joy has been disowned by her family, shunned by friends and forced into hiding because she renounced Islam and embraced Christianity in Muslim-majority Malaysia. | 10Top News
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Rain wipes out NASCAR qualifying
Rain wiped out qualifying Friday for NASCAR's Sylvania 300, leaving points leader Jeff Gordon on the pole for Sunday's race. | 8Sports
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Italy coalition reaches key deal on tax cuts
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had told his coalition partners he would seek new elections if they did not accept the tax-cutting agenda which was the main plank of his victorious election campaign in 2001. | 2Europe
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Suspect arrested in British serial killer hunt
(AFP)
AFP - British police arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of murdering five prostitutes in a high-profile serial-killer case that has gripped the nation. | 2Europe
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Outsourcing overruns cost UK taxpayers £9bn
No surprise, there
A think tank has called for 'root and branch change' in public services, following its damning report on ICT outsourcing⊠| 7Software and Developement
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Sony's lead in game console market may slip-EA CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc.'s
outgoing chief executive Larry Probst said on Monday the
world's biggest video game publisher expects Sony Corp.'s
dominance over the console market to slip in the current
hardware war. | 6Sci/Tech
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U.S. gold futures hit 28-year peak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gold futures rose to a 28-year high in screen trade on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark interest rate by a half-percentage point in a bid to boost the economy. | 0Business
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Hundreds die in Filipino storm
More than 200 people are feared dead as a result of flash floods and landslides triggered by a storm in the Philippines, officials say. | 1Entertainment
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JBoss Brings Open Source to BPM
JBoss has released a new version of its open-source business process management application, called "jBPM." It is the latest evidence that the open-source provider is serious about pushing | 6Sci/Tech
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Genova, 18:41 - CALCIO, GENOA: A PIACENZA CON LEON MA SENZA GRECO
Genoa a Piacenza per sbloccarsi in trasferta. La squadra di Gasperini avrà il vantaggio di un... | 4Italia
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Eight to appear in court on terror plot charges (AFP)
AFP - Eight men arrested in anti-terrorist raids two weeks ago were set to appear in a high-security court in London on charges of conspiracy to murder and plotting radioactive, chemical or explosive attacks. | 13World
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1,000 dogs and cats killed at Las Vegas shelter
Read full story for latest details. | 10Top News
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Israel seeks 1.2-mile-wide 'security zone'
(AP)
AP - Israel wants to establish a 1.2-mile-wide strip in south Lebanon that will be free of Hezbollah guerrillas, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday, giving the dimensions of a new "security zone" for the first time. | 13World
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Ivorian cabinet quits over waste
Ivory Coast's government resigns and the PM will form a new cabinet after toxic waste kills three people. | 6Sci/Tech
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Australia red-faced
BUOYANT New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was relieved to have enlivened a dormant summer after his Black Caps conjured a stunning four-wicket win against Australia in the opening | 8Sports
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Google launches open source tool for building Web apps
Google is set to unveil the Gears open source tool set for developing Web applications that can be used offline. | 6Sci/Tech
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Video Shows Kidnapped Afghan Workers
French soldiers from International Security Assistance Force patrol in a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on Saturday, Oct.30. | 1Entertainment
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Hollywood to sue internet file sharers
Hollywood's biggest movie studios are to sue people who share films through internet file-sharing networks. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced on Thursday that it will sue unnamed individuals | 1Entertainment
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T-Mobile bundles Wi-Fi with Web 'n Walk
Don't be using Voip though
T-Mobile customers signing up to Web 'n Walk Plus (or Max) will get free access to the operator's 39,000 hot spots from January. So for £12.50 a month users can get 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and be allowed to use instant messaging too...⊠| 6Sci/Tech
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Taiwan Says Open to Any Form of Ties with China (Reuters)
Reuters - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said
Sunday he was open to any form of political relations with
China and called for talks with his arch-foe based on a 1992
understanding over interpretation of the "one China" principle. | 13World
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Pentagon Spending $6M a Day on Asia Relief (AP)
AP - The Pentagon is spending about $6 million a day to operate the fleet of ships, aircraft and other military resources that have joined the tsunami relief effort in south Asia, a spokesman said Thursday. | 12U.S.
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Toshiba unveils Euro HD DVD player line-up
IFA 06 Toshiba will bring its first living room HD DVD player to Europe in November, the company announced late last week. It will follow up the mainstream launch with a higher end model early the following month, the company added.⊠| 7Software and Developement
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Germany Nabs Suspected al-Qaida Financier
BERLIN - Authorites on Friday arrested a Syrian-German businessman who is wanted by Spain on charges he helped fund the al-Qaida terrorist network for years and who appeared in a wedding video at a mosque with some of the Sept. 11 hijackers, German officials said... | 13World
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Voucher Backer Picked for Public School Panel
By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Jun. 8--Gov. Matt Blunt has nominated a school choice supporter to the board that oversees Missouri's public schools. Former State Rep. Derio Gambaro, a St. | 6Sci/Tech
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Patch Approved For Alternative Minimum Tax
Congress gave final approval yesterday to a bill that would protect about 20 million households from a tax increase caused by the alternative minimum tax, but the legislation passed so late in the year that 15 million Americans will probably have to wait longer than usual to get their refunds in... | 0Business
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Portugal votes on abortion reform
(AFP)
AFP - Portugal voted in the predominantly Roman Catholic country's second referendum in less than a decade on whether to liberalise one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws. | 2Europe
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In Sicilia tre casi di meningite Un uomo morto a Catania
L'ispettorato alla Sanità informa che si tratta degli unici del 2007 L'uomo colpito da una forma batterica fulminante. Altre due donne ricoverate
In Sicilia tre casi di meningite Un uomo morto a Catania
Clima più sereno nel Trevigiano dove dal 27 dicembre comincia la vaccinazione di massa dei giovani dai 15 ai 29 anni
(16:17 24/12/2007) | 4Italia
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Philippines' Estrada deadpan when sentenced to life
MANILA (Reuters) - Joseph Estrada, outspoken former president of the Philippines and hero of countless movies against injustice and corruption, was remarkably restrained on Wednesday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment for plunder. | 10Top News
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Dow Falls 350 on Weak Service Sector
Stocks slumped for a second straight session Tuesday after Wall Street saw an unexpected contraction in the service sector as evidence that the economy is sinking into recession | 10Top News
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Foreign Office suspects Afar rebels behind Ethiopia kidnap
(AFP)
AFP - The Foreign Office on Wednesday said the abuduction of a five-member embassy group in Ethiopia last week was likely linked to local rebel groups in the remote northeast Afar region. | 2Europe
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Miami baby sets premature record
A baby believed to have spent the shortest time in her mother's womb is set to leave hospital in the US. | 2Europe
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Abu Hamza is charged over 'urging followers to kill Jews'
Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim preacher, was charged yesterday with 16 offences, including urging his followers to murder Jews. The former imam of Finsbury Park Mosque | 11Top Stories
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Coast to Coast, Different Views From the Top
Technology's financial future looks pretty bright from the top floors of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, significantly more so than from the Intel executive suite in Santa Clara. -washingtonpost.com | 6Sci/Tech
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A No-Nonsense Style Honed as Advocate
When asked about her as a manager, people who have worked for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton described her as âorganized,â âmethodicalâ and âdisciplined.â | 13World
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Italy: Inter Milan downs Bresica
Defender Sinisa Mihajlovic scored his second goal to give Inter Milan a 1-0 win over Brescia and fourth place in the Italian Serie A standings. | 8Sports
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Building Boom Hits Second Life
Teams of digital designers rake in piles of cash as businesses scramble to set up shop in the virtual world. By the Associated Press. | 0Business
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Diets high in meat boost skin cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An Australian study hints that diets with high amounts of meat and fat compared with those rich in vegetables and fruit appear to increase the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin -- one of the most common forms of skin cancer. | 3Health
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Assolda boss per non pagare debito
Creditore pestato e accoltellato.Cc arrestano 5 persone | 4Italia
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Matteini trasferito a Roma
Arrestato nell'ambito di inchiesta sulle nuove Brigate Rosse | 4Italia
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Ex-Monkee follows his muse to stage and writing
(Reuters)
Reuters - Former Monkee Micky
Dolenz, who now also writes books, has a dislike of long-term
plans so he relies on his muse to tell him what to do. | 1Entertainment
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Greenspan sees 1/3 probability of U.S. recession: Bloomberg
(Reuters)
Reuters - Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan
Greenspan was quoted as seeing a "one-third probability" of
recession in the United States this year, according to an
interview with Bloomberg. | 0Business
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GOP Aide Was Prime Mover of Tax Provision (AP)
AP - A Republican House aide was the prime mover behind a provision letting more lawmakers look at Americans' income tax returns, a spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee said Friday. | 13World
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Many would 'want to live to 100'
Many Britons would give up sex, their favourite food and alcohol to reach 100 years of age, a poll suggests. | 3Health
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Fresh Blast Rocks Texas Natural Gas Facility
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A fresh explosion rocked a day-old fire at a natural gas storage facility near Houston, sending a giant fireball high into the sky and prompting the evacuation of local residents, the facility operator said on Friday. | 12U.S.
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Iran ready to test Shahab-3 again: DM
Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday that Iran was ready to test Shahab-3 missile again "in the presence of observers", the official IRNA news agency reported. | 13World
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Material damage from terror act in Beslan amounts to 22 mln rbls
VOLGOGRAD, October 28 (Itar-Tass) - Work in Beslan is nearing completion to sum up material damage, inflicted by terrorists on September 1-3, Deputy Prosecutor-General Nikolai Shepel said in an interview with Tass on Thursday. | 13World
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Livan Hernandez, Twins agree at $5M
(AP)
AP - Pitcher Livan (LEE'-vahn) Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract. | 8Sports
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