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{ "text": "Marlins righthander Burnett to miss Friday #39;s start Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Florida Marlins starting pitcher AJ Burnett is hampered with inflammation in his right elbow and will miss his scheduled start on Friday against the Atlanta Braves." }

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{ "text": "Bush Promotes His Plan for Missile Defense System President Bush, in Pennsylvania, said that opponents of a missile defense system were putting the nation's security at risk." }

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{ "text": "Indonesia at a crossroad At midnight on Saturday, the dance floor in the Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) in Bali was heaving. Apart from a careful pat down at the door for guests, the scene was no different from two years ago, before Islamist " }

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{ "text": "Oracle Moves To Monthly Patch Schedule An alert posted on the company #39;s Web site outlined the patches that should be posted to fix numerous security holes in a number of applications." }

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{ "text": "Halliburton Suffers Loss on Asbestos Claims HOUSTON - Oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. on Tuesday swung to a loss in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, hurt by hefty charges from discontinued operations related to the settlement of asbestos and silica claims." }

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{ "text": "Mumbai set for battle The battle lines are drawn on the third of the fourth and final test in Mumbai. After a miserable batting display, India fought back thanks to their bowlers to restrict Australia #39;s first innings lead to 99 runs." }

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{ "text": "Children #39;s Place to buy Disney stores In effort to expand market share, firm says it will invest \\$100M in Disney #39;s money-losing business. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children #39;s Place Retail Stores Inc." }

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{ "text": "Kodak, IBM to Make Digital Camera Sensors (AP) AP - Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones." }

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{ "text": "KMart Names Yum Marketing Maven as CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kmart Holding Corp. <A HREF=\"http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KMRT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote\">KMRT.O</A> on Monday named a new president and chief executive in a move that could signal the start of a campaign to revamp the discount retailer's image." }

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{ "text": "Revamped Tungsten hangs on to data update PalmOne on Monday introduced a handheld computer that holds on to data even when the battery runs down, as part of a revamping of its mobile-device lineup." }

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{ "text": "British grocer Tesco sees group sales rise 12.0-percent (AFP) AFP - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, said that group sales grew by 12.2 percent in the third quarter, driven by strong performances from its stores at home and abroad." }

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{ "text": "Wisdom was main course WALTHAM -- He is an 87-year-old man with a cane and a cigar, and the clout of a king." }

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{ "text": "Arafat #39;s brother moved to Cairo for cancer therapy Palestinian sources said on Tuesday that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat #39;s younger brother Fatehy Arafat was transferred to a hospital in Cairo to be treated for intestines cancer." }

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{ "text": "A Taste of Yum! Wins the World Over Strong international sales growth and solid U.S. comps propel the company's stock to its highest price ever." }

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{ "text": "Hackers Target Flaw in Microsoft's JPEG NEW YORK (AP) -- In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format..." }

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{ "text": "Same-sex divorce rules still hazy Now that an Ontario couple has been given Canada #39;s first same-sex divorce, experts are divided over just how easy it will be for gays and lesbians in other provinces to end their marriages." }

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{ "text": "Iran Suspends Key Nuclear Work to Avoid Sanctions Iran on Monday froze sensitive nuclear work including uranium enrichment in a move likely to thwart US efforts to report the Islamic state to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions." }

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{ "text": "Bookings Decline at US Airways US Airways Group Inc. attorneys and executives acknowledged in bankruptcy court yesterday that bookings had fallen more steeply than they had anticipated in reaction to their Chapter " }

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{ "text": "U.N.: Traces of Plutonium Found in Egypt (AP) AP - U.N. experts have found traces of plutonium near an Egyptian nuclear facility and are investigating whether it could be weapons-related or simply a byproduct of the country's peaceful atomic activities, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday." }

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{ "text": "Tigers exercise Trammell #39;s option The Tigers face plenty of decisions on players from here on out. Their option on the manager was a quick one. Two days after Alan Trammell completed his second season at " }

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{ "text": "Volkswagen #39;s talks with union move forward LONDON, November 2 (newratings.com) - The German automotive giant, Volkswagen AG (VOW.ETR), continued its negotiations with the labour union today on its planned labour cost reductions." }

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{ "text": "Last American defector in North Korea agrees to tell story (AFP) AFP - The last surviving American defector to communist North Korea wants to tell his story to put a human face on the Stalinist state which he believes is unfairly vilified abroad, British film-makers said." }

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{ "text": "HOW DOES MONTGOMERIE RANK AMONG THE GREATS? Scotland #39;s Colin Montgomerie sank the winning putt at the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills in Detroit to ensure the trophy remained in European hands and maintain his unbeaten record in singles matches in the competition." }

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{ "text": "Violent Protests Erupt Again in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 2, 2004 - Supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide took to the streets of Haiti #39;s capital for a second day, shooting wildly, smashing cars and blocking roads with burning tires." }

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{ "text": "Salvaging Genesis Despite a seemingly calamitous crash to Earth last month by the Genesis spacecraft, large portions of the solar wind samples it had gathered in space appear to be salvageable, NASA scientists announced on Sept." }

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{ "text": "WPP claims Grey Global prize LONDON, England -- UK-based advertising giant WPP Group says it has won the bidding to acquire US agency Grey Global. WPP, the world #39;s second-largest advertising company, said Sunday it had reached agreement " }

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{ "text": "FEC Elects Chairman, Vice Chairman (AP) AP - The Federal Election Commission on Thursday elected a new chairman and vice chairman, choosing as its leaders two members who pushed unsuccessfully for tougher limits on partisan political groups." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft Fixes Key SP2 Issue (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has released a Windows XP Service Pack 2 update to fix an installation problem that was caused by a third-party adware program named \"T.V. Media.\"" }

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{ "text": "Veterans Pronger and McKenzie don #39;t think hockey will return until <b>...</b> NHL veterans Chris Pronger and Jim McKenzie think this lockout is far worse than the one that wiped out half a season 10 years ago." }

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{ "text": "Dollar hits new low against euro The US Treasury Secretary pledges commitment to a strong dollar, as the currency hits another record low against euro." }

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{ "text": "New Video of CARE Hostage Released Iraq kidnap victim Margaret Hassan #39;s three sisters, from left to right: Catherine Fitzsimons, Deidre Fitzsimons and Geraldine Fitzsimons make a statement to the media in Dublin Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004." }

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{ "text": "Ex-WorldCom CEO Wants Witness Immunity (Reuters) Reuters - Lawyers for former WorldCom Chief\\Executive Bernard Ebbers are seeking immunity for two witnesses\\who they believe could clear their client of fraud charges\\related to the company's #36;11 billion accounting scandal,\\according to court papers filed on Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "Bearcat qb has broken bone in throwing hand CINCINNATI University of Cincinnati quarterback Gino Guidugli (guh-DOO #39;-lee) has a broken bone in his throwing hand, and may miss Saturday #39;s game at number-seven Louisville." }

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{ "text": "Millwall to complain to UEFA The Lions lost 3-1 to Ferencvaros - failing to progress to the next round of the UEFA Cup - on a night that saw four visiting fans suffering stab wounds and numerous other incidents of inter-fan violence." }

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{ "text": "Ruud double lifts Dutch Amsterdam - Goals in either half from Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy lifted the Netherlands to a 3-1 win over Finland in their European Group One qualifier for the 2006 World Cup here on Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "Sales key factor for Sun in WNBA title game Nykesha Sales smiled when someone suggested the Connecticut Sun could add a WNBA title to this year's NCAA championships won by the UConn men's and women's teams." }

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{ "text": "Stern to Join Sirius Satellite Radio NEW YORK - Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission - and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air. The self-proclaimed \"King of All Media,\" perhaps the most influential radio voice of the last 20 years, is shifting his salacious act to satellite radio and freeing himself from the increasingly harsh glare of federal regulators..." }

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{ "text": "Republicans Endorse Ban on Gay Marriage NEW YORK - Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention. A panel made up largely of conservative delegates approved platform language that calls for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and opposes legal recognition of any sort for gay civil unions..." }

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{ "text": "VeriSign #39;s Antitrust Claim Against ICANN Dismissed quot;VeriSign #39;s contentions are deficient, quot; Judge Howard Matz wrote in the 16-page decision setting aside the antitrust claims against ICANN." }

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{ "text": "Post-Olympic Greece tightens purse, sells family silver to fill budget holes (AFP) AFP - Squeezed by a swelling public deficit and debt following last month's costly Athens Olympics, the Greek government said it would cut defence spending and boost revenue by 1.5 billion euros (1.84 billion dollars) in privatisation receipts." }

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{ "text": "In Western Iraq, Fundamentalists Hold U.S. Forces at Bay Falluja and Ramadi, and much of Anbar Province, are now controlled by militias, with U.S. troops confined to outside bases." }

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{ "text": "Online gambling attracts surfers More than four million Britons are regular internet gamblers according to new research." }

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{ "text": "Sun's Looking Glass Provides 3D View Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted." }

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{ "text": "Google scores first-day bump of 18 (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Even a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn't quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine's contentious auction was a hit or a flop." }

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{ "text": "Israeli army demolishes 13 Palestinian homes GAZA CITY: The Israeli army demolished 13 Palestinian houses during an incursion in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said." }

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{ "text": "Guidant merges with Johnson and Johnson Indianapolis, Dec. 16 - An announcement Thursday morning ends weeks of speculation and means that if Guidant shareholders sign off, Indiana will lose one of its few Fortune 500 companies." }

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{ "text": "IRA says it reopened disarmament talks BELFAST -- The Irish Republican Army has reopened negotiations with Northern Ireland's disarmament chief, the outlawed group said yesterday, signaling its readiness to put more weapons out of commission for the first time in over a year. The move came ahead of the planned unveiling by the leaders of Britain and Ireland of a joint peace package that has taken ..." }

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{ "text": "Trying to recapture glory days With two Super Bowl wins in the last three years, the Patriots have enjoyed the greatest stretch in franchise history, and they've been lauded for doing it with team play. Here are examples of when the other sports franchises in town distinguished themselves in similar fashion." }

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{ "text": "Spam suspension hits Sohu.com shares (FT.com) FT.com - Shares in Sohu.com, a leading US-listed Chinese internet portal, fell more than 10 per cent on Friday after China's biggest mobile phone network operator imposed a one-year suspension on its multimedia messaging services because of customers being sent spam." }

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{ "text": "Inside Apple #39;s new Regent Street store With 48 hours left before its official opening, Apple gave us a sneak peek at the new Regent Street Store. Billed as #39;a place to belong #39;, it #39;s staffed by the 138 successful candidates, whittled down from an original list of over 4000 applicants." }

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{ "text": "US star slams sweet-rustlin', phone beepin' theatre crowd (AFP) AFP - Kevin Spacey, the US screen star who is spending a season working for one of London's top West End theatres, lashed out at members of the audience who rustle sweet wrappers and forget to turn off their mobile phones during performances." }

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{ "text": "Notre Dame To Interview Utah #39;s Meyer University of Notre Dame officials are apparently prepared to interview Utah football coach Urban Meyer as early as tonight, only two days after the school fired coach Tyrone Willingham after three seasons." }

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{ "text": "Bangladesh boss slams detractors Bangladesh's coach says they still deserve Test status after their 30th defeat, to India." }

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{ "text": "Britain doing quot;all we can quot; for hostage in Iraq Prime Minister Tony Blair has his government is doing all in its power to help a kidnapped Briton -- but he has avoided a public response to insurgents threatening to kill the man." }

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{ "text": "US Airstrikes Said to Kill at Least 44 in Iraq Iraqi health officials said American airstrikes that demolished homes late today in a village south of the volatile city of Falluja killed at least 44 people and wounded 27, including women and children." }

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{ "text": "Loss-making Smart 'is not doomed' The head of Smart cars denies rumours that the loss-making firm may be sold, or even closed down, by parent group DaimlerChrysler." }

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{ "text": "IBM to use dual-core Opteron Big Blue will use AMD's chip in a high-performance server but isn't yet planning a general-purpose Opteron system." }

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{ "text": "Bush quietly signs corporate tax-cut bill WASHINGTON - With no fanfare, President Bush Friday signed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, showering \\$136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers and other groups." }

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{ "text": "NJ residents file lawsuit to block e-voting WASHINGTON - A coalition of New Jersey residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to stop the state from using electronic voting machines in the Nov. 2 election." }

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{ "text": "U.S. Treasuries Inch Up, Await Data LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices inched higher on Friday, with a rally in Japanese government bond (JGB) prices helping the market recover some ground from the previous day's sell-off." }

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{ "text": "Stocks Off on Exxon Downgrade, Oil Price NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday after Exxon Mobil Corp. <A HREF=\"http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=XOM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote\">XOM.N</A> was downgraded by a brokerage and oil prices rose, raising investor concerns about the health of corporate profits and economic growth." }

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{ "text": "Treasury Prices Crawl Higher Before Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices crawled ahead on Tuesday as a hesitant market awaited the latest reading on consumer sentiment and an auction of new U.S. government debt." }

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{ "text": "Link Between Migraine, Endometriosis Found There #39;s evidence of a possible link between endometriosis and migraine, says an Italian study in the latest issue of Human Reproduction." }

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{ "text": "OPEC Can Raise Output Capacity by 1 Mln Barrels/Day (Update1) The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which supplies a third of the world #39;s crude oil, can raise production capacity by 1 million barrels a day by year-end, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said." }

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{ "text": "AOL Dumping Some Broadband unsupported writes quot;Just days after news that AOL will be breaking up into 4 business units, AOL is telling existing broadband customers in 9 Southern states to find a new carrier." }

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{ "text": "Cricket-Lillee a victim of generational change, says spin guru MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Cricket Australia said it was better off hiring full-time coaches than employing bowling great Dennis Lillee, who has abruptly ended his long coaching involvement with the body." }

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{ "text": "American Fare Cuts Presage Price War American Airlines slashed its fares to Miami yesterday by as much as 85 percent from several cities including Washington's Reagan National Airport, possibly setting off a winter fare war on routes to Florida." }

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{ "text": "US Forces Move Deeper Into Fallujah; Clashes in Mosul US and Iraqi forces are pushing deeper south into the city of Fallujah on the fifth day of a joint offensive to drive out insurgents." }

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{ "text": "Envoys off to inspect NK blast site A group of foreign diplomats has left Pyongyang on Thursday to visit the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea. quot;They went today." }

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{ "text": "Putin's Chechnya options narrow On the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Chechnya, some say there are few alternatives to negotiations." }

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{ "text": "Apple officially launches iTunes Music Store in Canada Apple Computer on Thursday officially launched its iTunes Music Store in Canada, offering Canadian music fans the same features and price of \\$.99 CDN per song that have lifted iTunes to the number one online music service in the world." }

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{ "text": "Wall St.'s Nest Egg - the Housing Sector NEW YORK (Reuters) - If there were any doubts that we're still living in the era of the stay-at-home economy, the rows of empty seats at the Athens Olympics should help erase them." }

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{ "text": "Cassini radar lifts the veil from Saturn #39;s Titan WASHINGTON - The first radar images of Titan, the cloud-shrouded moon of Saturn, revealed a relatively young, active surface, NASA said Friday (Oct. 29)." }

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{ "text": "Pakistan Says Militants on the Run, Despite Blast NANO, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces are driving al Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday could not be ruled out, a commander said." }

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{ "text": "The OQO Should Run Linux \\\\This little OQO machine is certainly pretty cool. The biggest problem\\though is that it doesn't run Linux.\\\\This leaves you with a device heavier than your PDA and all the insecurity and\\bloat of Windows and with a price tag of only sub \\$2000.\\\\People don't care what OS their PDA/Handtop runs. It can run an alternative OS\\and for the most part consumers don't care. WinCE hasn't exactly been a stellar\\market success. While Microsoft does have significant market share PalmOS,\\Symbian, and Linux are doing just fine. Also most of the WinCE devices never\\have the fit and finish of their Palm and Symbian counterparts.\\\\I don't know where OQO thinks they are going to fit in. If they were to ...\\\\" }

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{ "text": "Breast scans 'fail' in some women Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts." }

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{ "text": "Fannie Mae agrees to accounting changes Fannie Mae, facing questions about its accounting similar to those that shook up Freddie Mac last year, has agreed to changes that will bring it in compliance with accounting standards." }

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{ "text": "Browns coach Davis resigns; Robiskie named interim coach BEREA, Ohio (Ticker) - One day after admitting that his shaky job status was a quot;distraction quot; to his players, Butch Davis resigned as coach of the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "IBM To Amp Integration with Venetica Buy (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has said it will purchase Venetica, a privately held firm that provides content-integration software to unstructured data sources." }

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{ "text": "US stocks: Market drops as insurers #39; woes offset IBM NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday as health insurers #39; shares slid on worries that the New York attorney general #39;s probe will hit the entire industry." }

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{ "text": "War crimes hearings to begin for 4 at Guantanamo US NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Four suspected Al Qaeda fighters will be formally charged with war crimes this week as the US military opens the first legal hearings for foreign prisoners captured during the war in Afghanistan and held at a remote US Navy base in Cuba." }

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{ "text": "PayPal Outages Persist, Worry Users Sporadic outages at PayPal stretched into a fifth day on Tuesday, though the company late in the day reported that access had returned to normal for most users." }

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{ "text": "Final Round in Cable-ISP Fight The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear whether cable operators must give access to their lines to third-party ISPs. Michael Grebb reports from Washington." }

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{ "text": "U.S. Commander in Iraq Calls Shooting 'Tragic' The killing of a wounded Iraqi by a U.S. Marine in Fallujah was termed a \"tragic incident\" by the U.S. military commander in Iraq on Tuesday as Arab satellite channels replayed unedited footage of the shooting as often as every half-hour." }

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{ "text": "Gold Indian Coin Expected to Fetch #36;27,000 (Reuters) Reuters - An Indian gold coin which is nearly\\1,900 years old and shows one of the earliest depictions of\\Buddha is to be sold at auction where it is expected to fetch\\up to 15,000 pounds ( #36;27,000)." }

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{ "text": "Red Sox on Brink of World Series Victory ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and Manny Ramirez hit a home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Tuesday, moving to the brink of their first World Series title since 1918." }

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{ "text": "Media speculate on successor as England coach prepares to step <b>...</b> With Sir Clive Woodward seemingly on his way to soccer, England #39;s rugby team is looking for a new coach to follow up last year #39;s World Cup triumph." }

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{ "text": "Alstom to sign 1 billion Euro in contracts with China (AFP) AFP - The French Group Alstom Saturday will sign contracts worth up to 1 billion Euros (1.23 billion dollars) in China for the delivery of trains and locomotives, French sources with knowledge of the deal revealed to AFP." }

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{ "text": "HP Throttles Viruses Hewlett-Packard has developed a software program that could slow the spread of computer viruses and worms by acting as a quot;throttle quot; on unauthroized network activity." }

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{ "text": "Darfur rebel group promises to respect truce One rebel group in Sudan #39;s troubled Darfur region Thursday pledged to fully respect a truce with the Sudanese government amid contradictory statements and international concern about an escalation in fighting." }

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{ "text": "British Grand Prix gets axed The British Grand Prix has been dropped from the provisional calendar of Formula One races for next year, media reports said yesterday." }

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{ "text": "Cisco #39;s SMB Goods Cisco Systems is accelerating its push into the SMB market with the launch this week of entry-level switching modules, an aggregation switch and a Web-based management tool that helps smaller customers gain easier access to high-level features." }

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{ "text": "EU to talk through asylum plans Key EU interior ministers are to meet in Florence to discuss plans for migrant holding centres outside Europe." }

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{ "text": "Viacom, Disney pay \\$1.5M FCC fine Disney and Viacom agreed to a fine of \\$1.5 million from the Federal Communications Commission over claims their children #39;s cable television networks violated advertising restrictions, the FCC said Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Northrop Grumman Gets \\$408 Million Pact Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday said it received a 10-year, \\$408 million Army contract to provide simulated battle command training support to Army corps commanders - the latest award in " }

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{ "text": "Odd couple: Schwartz and McNealy It hasn't even been eight months since Sun Microsystems promoted Jonathan Schwartz to be Chief Executive Scott McNealy's right-hand man, but the two are already acting like an old couple. Missing Links" }

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{ "text": "Rumsfeld to Meet Foreign Defense Chiefs on Iraq MANAMA (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was set to meet defense chiefs from about 18 nations aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Gulf Saturday as the United States looks to improve the security situation in Iraq with January elections looming." }

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{ "text": "US-Israel ties hang on Palestinian Vote In a pace-setting adventure next January that could herald a new beginning in the Middle East or spell disaster for all is the election of a Palestinian successor to the charismatic Yasser Arafat and a new Baghdad regime that could bring to an end the " }

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{ "text": "Foreign reactions to the election Top foreign officials across Europe are either accepting or welcoming the second term for President Bush. Meeting in Moscow, Italian prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they welcome the Bush win." }

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{ "text": "SEC Wants Fixes, Instead of Fines Rather than rapping knuckles after abuse is uncovered, chairman William H. Donaldson wants the SEC staff to work with and get to know Wall Street well enough to get the jump on problems before investors lose money." }

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