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Remarks on Housing Reverse Early Rally
Stocks slipped yesterday as investors worried about the economic outlook after the head of the Countrywide Financial Corporation said the housing downturn could create a recession. | 2Business
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NBA banishes Georgian center one game for elbowing Frenchman
(AFP)
AFP - Atlanta's Zaza Pachulia, a 22-year-old center from Georgia, was suspended one game without pay by the National Basketball Association for a flagrant foul in a loss to Seattle. | 1Sports
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NASD Bars Ex-Banker Quattrone for Life
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NASD on Monday permanently barred convicted former star technology banker Frank Quattrone from the securities industry for refusing to testify about his possible role in destroying documents and obstructing justice. | 2Business
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Update 6: DaimlerChrysler Posts 3Q Profit
DaimlerChrysler AG reported third quarter profits of almost 1 billion euros on Thursday, rebounding from a year-earlier loss, thanks to a strong performance from a Chrysler division rejuvenated by new models like the 300C sedan and Dodge Magnum wagon. | 2Business
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Subtle Signals From Nuance
All is not quiet on the speech front. | 2Business
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Figures of Fantasy: Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More: A New York Exhibit Assembles a Cast of "Mythic Creatures," and Scientists Speculate About What Inspired Them
By Faye Flam, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 28--NEW YORK -- Christopher Columbus, Henry Hudson and John Smith all recorded sightings of mermaids. Sea monsters populated the old ships' logs, too. | 3Sci/Tech
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Greece in a furor over Macedonia name
A US decision to call Macedonia, "Macedonia," has raised the ire of Greece, which is threatening to keep the country out of the European Union. | 0World
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Holiday Traffic Expected to Rise at Sacramento International
Sacramento International Airport is preparing for what could be the busiest air travel period since before September 11, 2001. Sacramento International has already seen a sharp increase in flights this year. | 2Business
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Zarqawi Movement Vows al-Qaida Allegiance
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy and the need for unity against "the enemies of Islam." The declaration, which appeared on a Web site often used as a clearinghouse for statements by militant groups, began with a Quranic verse encouraging Muslim unity and said al-Zarqawi considered bin Laden "the best leader for Islam's armies against all infidels and apostates." The statement, whose authenticity could not be independently confirmed, said the two had been in communication eight months ago and "viewpoints were exchanged" before the dialogue was interrupted. "God soon blessed us with a resumption in communication, and the dignified brothers in al-Qaida understood the strategy of Tawhid and Jihad," the statement said... | 0World
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Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Prize for Peace
Wangari Maathai started an movement that has planted 30 million trees in Africa and also has campaigned for women's rights. | 0World
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Sri Lanka agrees to Oct 28-30 talks with rebels
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has agreed to hold crunch peace talks with the Tamil Tigers in Geneva on October 28-30, the government said on Wednesday, amid efforts to halt a new chapter in the island's two-decade civil war. | 0World
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Two shot dead in Thai south, school bomb injures 17
(AFP)
AFP - A bomb blast at a school in southern Thailand on Sunday wounded 17 young Muslim men, police said, while a teacher and a villager were shot dead in separate incidents. | 0World
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6 More Stocks For Fast Cash
How quickly are snack makers turning cash into profits? | 2Business
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Rio carnival judges crown winner
Rio de Janeiro's carnival jury has announced this year's winner and also demoted another samba school for nudity. | 0World
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More Than Momentum: Stocks Rising for a Reason
Sorting a real growth story from a flash in the pan. | 2Business
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Services sector expands
Growth in the huge services sector expanded in November, although the prices paid and employment components declined, according to an industry survey published Friday. | 2Business
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Microsoft security antitrust concerns heat up
Also: Top 10 geek wallets. | 3Sci/Tech
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Paulson says market woes will penalize growth
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy will be penalized by the current crisis in credit markets but the overall outlook was still benign, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. | 2Business
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Tennis: Hewitt sets up Melzer final
Lleyton Hewitt beats Marat Safin in straight sets to set up a final with Austrian Juergen Melzer in Las Vegas. | 0World
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AL Wrap: Indians, Twins Split Doubleheader to End Season
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ben Broussard belted a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins to salvage a split of a unique doubleheader on the final day of the American League regular season. | 1Sports
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Oil at $50 Again, Nigeria Worries Persist
LONDON (Reuters) - High-flying oil climbed back over $50 a barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supply supporting prices despite a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories. | 2Business
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Hackers steal AT&T customer data
US telecoms giant AT&T says hackers have stolen the credit card details of almost 20,000 online customers. | 3Sci/Tech
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The Case Against Small Caps
Will you be left holding the bag? | 2Business
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Ballack reigns as Chelsea down Royals
(AFP)
AFP - Michael Ballack scored the only goal of the game at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Chelsea maintained their English Premier League title chase with victory over visitors Reading. | 1Sports
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Cink finally gets the monkey off his back
Stewart Cink erased a dreadful record of final-round meltdowns to win the WGC Invitational here on Sunday. The 31-year-old had previously led into the final round six times on the US PGA Tour, and had been beaten every time. | 1Sports
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US faces legal fights on climate
BUENOS AIRES The Inuit, 155,000 seal-hunting peoples scattered around the Arctic, plan to seek a ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the United States, by contributing substantially to global warming, is threatening their | 0World
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Expos become Nationals, but not before a fight
The Montreal Expos would be renamed the Washington Nationals if the proposed move of the franchise is approved by baseball owners. | 1Sports
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Solaris 10: Sun Struts Its Stuff, Details New Opportunities
SAN JOSE, Calif.âSun executives took attendees for a trip down memory lane Monday as they unveiled the company's upcoming Solaris 10 operating system. | 3Sci/Tech
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Tallying T. Rowe's Earnings
T. Rowe Price announced solid third-quarter results. | 2Business
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Trapeze Networks Joins Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliance Program
PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Trapeze Networks(TM), the award-winning provider of Smart Mobile(TM) wireless solutions, today announced that it has joined the Juniper Networks J-Partner Solutions Alliance Program. | 3Sci/Tech
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A's, Pirates Close to Trade for Kendall (AP)
AP - Three-time All-Star catcher Jason Kendall was close to being traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for a pair of pitchers, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. | 1Sports
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The American football
ITâS not always easy to feel sorry for Manchester United. They are, after all, the most profitable club in the world and perhaps the richest as well. | 1Sports
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Report: Chain Store Sales Rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales rose for the fourth consecutive week, but the last-minute Christmas rush was not enough to make up for many retailers' subpar pre-Christmas performance, a report said on Tuesday. | 2Business
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Stuck in the middle
The last time we saw the guys in the horned helmets, they were standing numbly in Nawlins while their star-spangled rivals carried Adam Vinatieri off the Superdome floor. The Patriots have earned another set of championship rings since then and strung together a 21-game winning streak. And the St. Louis Rams have gone on a jolting carnival ride that still ... | 1Sports
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NASA-SGI Supercomputer Tops in Speed and Research
"It's one hell of a system," said Columbia project manager Bill Thigpen, who told TechNewsWorld the system is being submitted for a top spot on the upcoming Top500 Supercomputer list due next month. | 3Sci/Tech
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This Time, Housing Is Taking Department Stores Down With It
Since April, when investors voiced optimism that the housing slide had been contained, shares of the countryâs biggest department store chains have fallen by about 30 percent. | 2Business
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Hormel Foods in Acquisition
Hormel Foods (HRL :NYSE - news - research) said Thursday that it has acquired Clougherty Packing for $186 million. The Austin, Minn. | 2Business
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NBA Game Summary - Golden State at Dallas
The Golden State Warriors started a four-game road trip...This was the second meeting of the season between the two clubs. On November 8th, Dallas knocked off the Warriors, 101-98, in overtime in front of | 1Sports
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Genesis Space Capsule Crashes in Utah
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for three years gathering potential clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth and cracked open Wednesday, exposing its collection of solar atoms to contamination. Flight engineers suspect a set of tiny explosives failed to trigger the capsule's parachutes, and the capsule slammed into the Utah desert at 193 mph... | 0World
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Arkansas defense swarms No. 2 Auburn
(AP)
AP - Arkansas relied on a swarming defense and the rushing tandem of Darren McFadden and Felix Jones to beat No. 2 Auburn 27-10 Saturday, severely damaging the Tigers' national title hopes. | 1Sports
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Cisco Announces the World's Most Compact 40 Gbps-Per-Slot Routing System -- the Four-Slot CRS-1
Cisco Systems(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced an extension to its industry-leading CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, the core of the Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. | 3Sci/Tech
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Stocks With Scruples
Catch up with last month's SRI developments. | 2Business
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Peace talks for embattled Darfur region in Sudan collapse, rebels say (Canadian Press)
Canadian Press - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels for Sudan's bloodied Darfur region have collapsed after three weeks, a rebel faction said Wednesday. | 0World
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Afghan 'suicide blast' kills six
At least six people, including two Americans, die in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say. | 0World
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Baghdad ministry blast leaves 6 dead
BAGHDAD Insurgents drove a car bomb up to the Ministry of Education headquarters in northwestern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people in a powerful blast and wounding dozens more, an Iraqi official said. | 0World
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Human Demand Outstripping Earth's Supply
Oct. 21, 2004 - The world's population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organization WWF International warned Thursday in its "Living Planet" report. | 3Sci/Tech
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Monthly Auto Sales Seen Up; Detroit Struggles
US car and truck sales are likely to rebound in December from a disappointing November, but the bulk of the gain is expected to come from Asian automakers, analysts said. | 2Business
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Scientists Pore Over Pictures Of Saturnâs Mysterious Moon
NASAâs Cassini spacecraft pierced some of the thick veil of haze that hides Saturnâs giant moon at 8:25 pm CDT Tuesday as it passed within 750 miles of Titan. | 3Sci/Tech
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Vaughan gives Windies tail immense credit
London, Sep 25 (UNI) England captain Michael Vaughan gave a lot of credit to the West Indies' ninth-wicket pair of Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw for taking the ICC Champions Trophy away from under the home side's noses today with an unbroken last-ditch | 1Sports
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State, drug chains reach agreement
The state of Maine, Rite Aid Corp., and Community Pharmacy LP have agreed to a consent decree placing conditions on the sale of five Community Pharmacy stores to Rite Aid. | 2Business
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Hyperion says plans first US refinery since 1976
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Little-known, privately held Hyperion Resources Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to build an $8 billion oil refinery, the first in the United States since 1976, at one of several sites under consideration in the U.S. Midwest. | 2Business
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Yankees pitcher Wang loses arbitration case
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York Yankees pitcher Wang
Chien-Ming will make a 2008 salary of $4 million instead of his
request for $4.6 million in an arbitration decision announced
on Friday in favor of the American League club. | 1Sports
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Texas Longhorns knock off No. 9 LSU
(AP)
AP - Texas coach Rick Barnes knows he could have pampered his freshmen-laden team with an easy nonconference schedule. | 1Sports
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Russia Hostage Death Toll Said to Top 200
Commandos stormed a school Friday in southern Russia and overcame separatist rebels holding hundreds of hostages as crying children, some naked and covered in blood, fled the building through explosions and gunfire. | 0World
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Molson Will Pay Dividend to Push Through Coors Merger (Update6)
Molson Inc., Canada's biggest beermaker, said it will pay minority shareholders a special dividend to overcome opposition to its planned C$3. | 2Business
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Taylor wants 'meaningful' world title
SHANNAN Taylor plans to use his World Boxing Foundation (WBF) super middleweight title fight on Friday as "a battery charge" for his attempt on a far more prestigious and meaningful world title next year. | 1Sports
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The Stimulus Package That Won't Be
The only thing we might stimulate is a bigger financial mess. | 2Business
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Ex-Philippine leader Estrada free
Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor. | 0World
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Giant loss for Fed, big A&M gain
Robert McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is leaving after 13 years to become chancellor of the Texas A&M System. | 2Business
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Martinez hit hard; Mets' clinch delayed
(AP)
AP - Pedro Martinez sat in the dugout, head in his hands, and manager Willie Randolph put an arm around him. He was close to tears, and it wasn't only because the New York Mets failed to clinch the NL East. | 1Sports
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Plushenko, Slutskaya take Grand Prix Finals
World champion Evgeni Plushenko and former world champion Irina Slutskaya won Grand Prix Final titles Saturday, and a Chinese pair won before home fans. | 1Sports
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No. 25 Boise St. holds off Hawaii 41-34
(AP)
AP - It was only two points for Boise State, but it brought back horrible memories for Hawaii. "When Orlando (Scandrick) picked up that extra point, I thought, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" said Boise State coach Chris Petersen after his No. 25 Broncos held off Hawaii 41-34 on Saturday. "The only thing that looked different was the blue turf." | 1Sports
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Govt ushers in patent rule changes
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 27: The Centre brought into effect key changes to its patent law on Monday to cover a range of products from drugs and chemicals to mobile phone and computer software, in line with commitments to WTO. | 2Business
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FDA Panel Rejects AstraZeneca Drug
BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - A U.S. panel of medical experts recommended on Friday that U.S. regulators reject AstraZeneca's AZN.L AZN.N application to sell its anti-clotting drug Exanta. | 2Business
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Anelka in Liverpool discussions
According to reports in France, Nicolas Anelka has begun discussions over a three-and-a-half year contract with Liverpool. The Manchester City striker is poised to leave Eastlands during the January transfer | 1Sports
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Honda flexes muscle abroad as Japan market sags
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co. will build a second car plant in Thailand and a new motorcycle factory in Vietnam as well as boosting capacity in other regions to meet growing demand abroad even as the Japanese market shrinks. | 2Business
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Group Takes Stake in Countrywide
Brandes Investment Partners said yesterday that it had taken a 7.9 percent stake in Countrywide Financial, becoming its second-largest investor. | 2Business
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Swift signs one-year deal with Memphis Grizzles
Stromile Swift signed a one-year deal worth six million US dollars to stay with the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Swift, who was to play his fifth NBA season, averaged | 1Sports
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7 Top Stock Blogs
Who says investing is zero-sum? Members of our CAPS community love sharing their investing knowledge. | 2Business
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Britain holds back Black Wednesday secrets (AFP)
AFP - The British government has delayed the release of secret Treasury documents relating to Black Wednesday, the day in September 1992 when the British pound crashed out of Europe's exchange rate mechanism, the Financial Times said. | 0World
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Giants Recall a Stinging Defeat and See How Theyâve Changed
Coach Tom Coughlin said Friday the Giants spent considerable time this week revisiting their home opener against the Packers that amounted to a forgettable 35-13 defeat. | 1Sports
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Chow says he's not pursuing Syracuse job
Davie · Southern California offensive coordinator Norm Chow on Thursday tried to squash speculation he may become head coach at Syracuse, where newly hired Athletic Director Daryl Gross from USC fired Paul Pasqualoni a day earlier. | 1Sports
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UPDATE 3-Chelsea stay top, Arsenal in 5-4 derby thriller
Dutch winger Arjen Robben was again in inspirational form to keep Chelsea top of the table as the English club and fellow Londoners Arsenal won high-scoring derbies in the Premier League on Saturday. | 1Sports
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iPhone sales add luster to Apple stock
(AFP)
AFP - Apple's stock soared to a record high Tuesday amid analyst reports that sales of highly profitable iPhones easily rocketed past 300,000 after its US launch. | 3Sci/Tech
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Drug crackdown could give Rogers bronze
Cyclist Michael Rogers could benefit for the second time in a month from a crackdown on drug cheats, this time by picking up an Olympic bronze medal. | 1Sports
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South Korea Says Blast in North May Have Been Dam Project
Intelligence officials in South Korea say the mysterious blast in North Korea may have been from a hydro-electric dam project, as Pyongyang claims. | 0World
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News Agencies Boycott on Limits
The worldâs three leading news agencies suspended coverage Thursday of the Rugby World Cup in a dispute with the sportâs governing body over media restrictions. | 2Business
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Wal-Mart Lowers Forecast for Capital Spending
The retail giant said it would shift capital away from its American stores and into overseas expansion, which will account for the bulk of its growth in the years to come. | 2Business
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Janning, Huskies can't climb out of hole
Matt Janning had a performance to remember Sunday, albeit in a Northeastern loss, but he'll want to forget about last night's effort as soon as possible. | 1Sports
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Man, son electrocuted at New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera's <b>...</b>
_ A father and son died when they were electrocuted while cleaning the pool at New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera's home in Panama, relatives said Sunday. | 1Sports
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Aston Villa Beats Tottenham 1-0, Moves to Fifth in Premiership
Nolberto Solano's third league goal in five matches gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, lifting the club into a fifth-place tie in English soccer's Premiership. | 1Sports
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Veracode pitches backdoor apps security
Veracode launched a new version of its binary code analysis service on Monday that focuses specifically on helping software engineers find potential backdoor vulnerabilities in their programs. | 2Business
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Russia Reports Evidence of Terror Attack
The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up | 0World
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Microsoft melds music to its Media
When Microsoft opens its online music store on Thursday, the first song offered should be Dave Brubeck's "It's Déjà Vu All Over Again. | 2Business
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RAIDERS NOTEBOOK Starters for offensive line remain an open book
Six days before the regular-season opener, Robert Gallery is still taking snaps at both guard and tackle. Jake Grove is seeing time at center with the first unit, but only in spurts. | 1Sports
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Insurers vs. Big Pharma
Round 258 in the eternal battle. | 2Business
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Nigerian workers launch general strike over rising fuel costs (AFP)
AFP - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as President Olusegun Obasanjo's sought to draw union leaders into talks and world oil prices soared. | 0World
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Lawsuit charges IBM with pollution around one-time N.Y. plant
IBM is being sued by a group of more than 90 current and former residents of Endicott, N.Y. who allege that the company's manufacturing operations in the area caused environmental contamination that made them sick. IBM disputes the allegations. | 3Sci/Tech
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Tiger Woods Wants Out of the Tabloids
Tiger Woods of the US watches his tee shot on the third hole during US$200,000 Skins golf competition at the Jeju Raon Golf Club in Jeju, Korea, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. | 1Sports
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India defends trafficking record
India rejects its inclusion on a US list of countries which have problems eradicating human trafficking. | 0World
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Pressure-packed SEC
Few coaches have endured the public scrutiny that has clouded Ron Zook's tenure at Florida. From the moment his hiring became official, Zook was ostracized by fans and the media. | 1Sports
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May and Walsh handle pressure
ATHENS -- Misty May and Kerri Walsh were feeling the pressure before their Olympic beach volleyball semifinal against fellow Americans and friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs. | 1Sports
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Suicide bomb "mastermind" arrested in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces have arrested a retired army major suspected of being the mastermind behind a suicide attack on an air force bus which killed eight people, an intelligence official said on Wednesday. | 0World
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Karzai is winner in Afghan presidential election, officials say
KABUL, Afghanistan -- More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up yesterday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory. | 0World
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Linux Foundation: Microsoft Protecting Profits
Executive director says Microsoft's patent claim against Linux is just a tactic to help protect its profits. | 3Sci/Tech
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News Briefs
Short IT news items. | 3Sci/Tech
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Gerber steps in to help Senators tame Panthers
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Goaltender Martin Gerber stood in for the suspended Ray Emery and made 28 saves on his way to a first shutout of the season as the red-hot Ottawa Senators recorded a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. | 1Sports
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Wal-Mart: $4 generics now 38 pct of filled scripts
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Thursday that just six months after completing the roll-out of its $4 generic prescription drug program, 37.8 percent of all prescriptions it fills are $4 prescriptions. | 2Business
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Scientists, police lift lid on fake malaria drugs
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists and police have exposed a major Asian trade in life-threatening fake malaria drugs, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of tablets and the arrest of a dealer in southern China. | 0World
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Dell plays price card with Novell Linux
com October 27, 2004, 8:05 AM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year. | 3Sci/Tech
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