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{ "text": "Legendary all-rounder Miller dies Keith Miller, arguably Australia's greatest all-rounder in Test cricket, has died in Melbourne aged 84." }

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{ "text": "UPDATE 4-Court #39;s cards ruling to aid MBNA, American Express The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated US antitrust law by barring " }

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{ "text": "Rivals Ocean Spray, Northland make peace Cranberry juice rivals Ocean Spray and Northland have ended their legal battle and agreed to join forces. The companies said Friday that Ocean Spray will take over its smaller rival #39;s " }

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{ "text": "Manchester United admits paying 11m to transfer middle-men The role of agents in multimillion-pound football transfer deals came under fresh scrutiny yesterday after Manchester United revealed payments of 11m to middle-men for their help in signing players." }

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{ "text": "IndyCar champ Kanaan finishes second and every lap FORT WORTH, Texas Helio Castroneves had a great restart today with two laps to go after a lengthy caution. He held off IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan to win the season finale at Texas Motor Speedway." }

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{ "text": "Stuttgart struggles to draw Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) - Life without star striker Kevin Kuranyi began with a scoreless draw for Stuttgart against Hertha Berlin." }

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{ "text": "GM, Daimler Go Green Oil prices have fallen in recent weeks from record highs, relieving the anxieties of consumers and economists alike. However, OPEC recently signaled that it #39;s not ready for the price of black " }

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{ "text": "Broadhurst leads in Spain MADRID, Spain -- England #39;s Paul Broadhurst, winless in nine years on the European Tour, shot a 6-under-par 65 Friday and took a one-stroke lead midway through the Madrid Open." }

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{ "text": "DaLomba sprints to win With the Eastern Massachussetts cross-country championships just a week away, yesterday's MSTCA Invitational at Franklin Park offered area runners a last chance to tune up for the title race." }

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{ "text": "China 'Deeply Concerned' at Japan's Defense Move SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China voiced deep concern on Saturday over Japan's sweeping overhaul of defense policy that eased a decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a defensive posture in place since its World War II defeat." }

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{ "text": "Only injury can stop peerless Federer at Masters Cup Last season, Roger Federer left Houston not even the top-ranked player of the year. He returns to the Westside Tennis Club next week to defend his Masters Cup title as the most " }

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{ "text": "BTG hits Amazon, Netflix and others with patent suit BTG, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, filed suit against Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users online." }

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{ "text": "Cisco #39;s Q1 Profit Leaps 29 Percent Cisco Systems has reported first-quarter profits of \\$1.4 on sales of \\$6 billion. Despite cautious spending by its corporate customers, softness in the global economy and a lingering uncertainty over whether " }

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{ "text": "Pfizer: Exubera Does Well in Trials Drug makers Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis on Tuesday posted positive results from mid-stage trials of an inhaled insulin product for diabetics." }

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{ "text": "SI.com HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Kerry Wood got plenty of run support but didn #39;t stick around long enough to take advantage of it. Wood was ejected in the fifth inning for hitting Jeff Kent as the Cubs posted an 11-6 victory over the Astros." }

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{ "text": "AU Issues Deadline to Khartoum and Darfur Rebels ABUJA (Reuters) - The African Union issued a 24-hour deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region over the last two weeks." }

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{ "text": "APPLE #39;S NEWEST WRINKLE: THE CUSTOMIZED, U2 IPOD Apple Computer and the rock band U2 have inked a deal to sell customized iPods, The Post has learned. The announcement will be made at a splashy event Oct." }

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{ "text": "Important Rules for Phone Market Face F.C.C. Vote Next week, the FCC will likely change the rules on unbundled networks largely in ways favorable to the Regional bells." }

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{ "text": "Montgomerie, Donald named as Ryder Cup wildcards European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks on Sunday for next month #39;s match against the United States." }

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{ "text": "Hamm Pleads Case as the One and Only Champ is Olympic gold medal safe in his parents #39; Wisconsin farmhouse, lovingly tucked into a white gym sock, the gymnast Paul Hamm had one goal in mind when he boarded a plane for Europe last week: to remain the Olympic all-around champion." }

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{ "text": "Eisner Says Ovitz Required Oversight Daily Michael D. Eisner appeared for a second day of testimony in the shareholder lawsuit over the lucrative severance package granted to Michael S. Ovitz." }

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{ "text": "Macaulay Culkin Released After Drug Arrest OKLAHOMA CITY - Former child star Macaulay Culkin was arrested on drug charges Friday during a traffic stop, authorities said. The 24-year-old actor, best known for his role in the \"Home Alone\" movies, was taken into custody on complaints of possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a valid prescription and possession of marijuana, according to the Oklahoma County Sheriff's office..." }

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{ "text": "Europe Clears Pay TV Deal, Creating Rival to BSkyB The European Commission approved a joint venture that would group two Hollywood movie studios with a video-on-demand company to compete with Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB company." }

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{ "text": "Comcast gets option on TW Cable NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Comcast said Monday that it has an option to cut its stake in Time Warner Cable to 17 percent from 21 percent in exchange for stock in a unit that will hold cable-television systems and cash." }

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{ "text": "Deficits soil safe-haven image of US Treasury debt Once a seemingly indestructible hiding hole for the frightened investor, some on Wall Street are beginning to question the super-safe status of US Treasury debt." }

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{ "text": "Hewitt reaches final on Long Island Commack, NY (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt reached Sunday #39;s final at the \\$380,000 TD Waterhouse Cup -- a final US Open tune-up." }

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{ "text": "Another Major Non-Factor Another major, another disappointment for Tiger Woods, the No. 1 ranked player in the world who has not won a major championship since his triumph at the 2002 U.S. Open." }

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{ "text": "US fighter squadron to be deployed in South Korea next month (AFP) AFP - A squadron of US Air Force F-15E fighters based in Alaska will fly to South Korea next month for temporary deployment aimed at enhancing US firepower on the Korean peninsula, US authorities said." }

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{ "text": "Sony Shows Smaller PlayStation 2 (AP) AP - Sony Corp. on Tuesday showed a smaller book-size PlayStation 2 going on sale worldwide next month that will help the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price." }

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{ "text": "Nintendo moving into online within 3 to 4 years Comments attributed to Nintendo #39;s Shigeru Miyamoto in this week #39;s Famitsu magazine indicate that the company is planning to bring its systems online within a three to four year timescale, with DS leading the way." }

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{ "text": "Memphis indefinitely suspends Sean Banks Memphis forward Sean Banks was suspended indefinitely Tuesday for violating team rules. Coach John Calipari did not provide further information about the violation." }

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{ "text": "No quick fix in Boeing-Airbus talks World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on a transatlantic row over plane subsidies will bring no quick fix for what could be the biggest commercial dispute in WTO history, officials and analysts warned on Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "Drink-drive swimmer #39;very sorry #39; AN apologetic Michael Phelps today said he made a dangerous mistake when he was arrested for drink-driving last week. The Olympic swimming champion was arrested and charged with drink driving after a trooper " }

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{ "text": "Powell Calls for Support to Iraq in Last NATO Meeting At his last North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers meeting, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell asked his European counterparts for support on the Iraq issue." }

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{ "text": "IBM Unveils New Storage Technology IBM recently unveiled the TotalStorage DS6000, a roughly VCR-size system aimed at mid-size businesses. The new DS8000 series system features IBM Power5 microprocessors and IBM #39;s Virtualization " }

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{ "text": "82 still missing in Chinese mine blast XINMI, China -- Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards yesterday at the scene of China's worst mining accident this year as rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with poison gas." }

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{ "text": "US bombardment kills 5 in Fallujah FALLUJAH - US artillery shelled Fallujah yesterday after overnight air and tank attacks killed five people in Iraqs most rebellious city, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over." }

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{ "text": "Bush vows to cut deficit President Bush pledged yesterday to work with Congress to reduce the government #39;s huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar." }

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{ "text": "Trump defends Martha Stewart New York real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his friend Martha Stewart as the woman who turned home economics into a media empire began her prison term." }

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{ "text": "Toile Gets A Makeover The traditional pattern shakes its fussy image as designers give it a new look" }

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{ "text": "Angels Suspend Guillen Without Pay (AP) AP - Angels left fielder Jose Guillen was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday because of his outburst after being lifted for a pinch runner a day earlier." }

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{ "text": "Police Tear Gas, Arrest Protesters in Bangladesh Baton-wielding riot police fired tear gas and rounded up dozens of demonstrators in Bangladesh on Tuesday during a general strike called to protest a weekend grenade attack that killed 20 people and wounded hundreds at an opposition political rally." }

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{ "text": "Restive Maldives eases curfew after rounding up dissidents (AFP) AFP - A curfew in the capital of the Maldives was eased but parliament sessions were put off indefinitely and emergency rule continued following last week's riots, officials and residents said." }

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{ "text": "Sony takes on Nintendo in portable game console market with PSP (AFP) AFP - Sony launched a frontal assault on Nintendo's domination of the portable game console market by kicking off Japan sales of its new PlayStation Portable (PSP), drawing huge lines in Tokyo." }

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{ "text": "Washington Contractors' Sales Increase Companies that provide federal agencies with network integration and payroll accounting technologies are benefiting from a government trying to bolster its defenses against terrorism, experts say. <br><FONT face=\"verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica\" size=\"-2\"\\ color=\"#666666\"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>" }

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{ "text": "Holiday Stamps to Be Issued in Oct. (AP) AP - Holiday postage stamps celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa will be issued next month, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday." }

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{ "text": "Sox punish cocky Yankees BOSTONThese Yankees are an arrogant bunch. Six consecutive first-place finishes tend to do that. But very rarely do you see a team in the heat of a pennant race facing the team chasing them send out a starting pitcher just to see him get work." }

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{ "text": "US security official killed in Iraq attack A US security official, assigned to the US Embassy in Baghdad, was killed on Sunday by a mortar attack on a US Army base near Baghdad International Airport, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said." }

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{ "text": "Flat-screen TV emits international distress signal Could your TV call the Air Force? Apparently, Toshiba flat-screens can! Tv doesn #39;t get much better than this... quot;An Oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old Toshiba Corporation flat-screen " }

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{ "text": "Infiltration: Who knows better, Army or Patil? NEW DELHI: It appears another instance of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing. Barely hours after Shivraj Patil claimed in Srinagar that there was a drop in infiltration from across the border " }

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{ "text": "Corus makes first profit as UK steel plants return to the black Corus, the Anglo-Dutch steel maker, celebrated its first ever profit yesterday and said its UK plants had contributed to the turnaround." }

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{ "text": "Death Toll 69 in Japan Typhoon, 19 Still Missing TOKYO (Reuters) - As the death toll rose from Japan's deadliest typhoon in two decades, experts warned on Friday that climate change could bring a stormier future." }

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{ "text": "Ellison: Data Hubs Could #39;ve Prevented 9/11 SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is convinced that had the intelligence community used a unified database from Oracle, the terrorist attacks on 9/11 would never have happened." }

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{ "text": "Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Fall, US Dollar Climbs Tokyo share prices fell steeply Friday, led by technology stocks after a disappointing report from US chip giant Intel. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen." }

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{ "text": "Continental won #39;t make pension contributions this year Continental Airlines announced today it will not make any contributions to its pension plan this year, citing as reasons the ongoing uncertainty of the industry #39;s economic environment and the record high cost of jet fuel." }

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{ "text": "Bengals' Palmer Questionable for Sunday CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is questionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo after an MRI exam Monday revealed no serious damage to his left knee." }

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{ "text": "A Founding Father? Give the guy some credit. Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong #39;s embattled Chief Executive, gets precious little of it from his people these daysand heaps of " }

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{ "text": "Adobe Launching New Version of Acrobat by Year #39;s End Adobe Systems Inc. will release version 7.0 of its digital document product Acrobat by the end of the year, including a new free Acrobat Reader with added reviewing capabilities, the company announced Monday." }

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{ "text": "Bank sits tight on rates as house price inflation eases off By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 10/09/2004). The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.75pc yesterday after a series of recent surveys showed the housing market was slowing down." }

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{ "text": "Attacks disrupt some credit card transactions Flood of data interrupts Authorize.net's credit card processing for Internet merchants, leaving the company scrambling." }

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{ "text": "Large mammals facing the fate of the sabre tooth THE future of the world #39;s large wild mammals is threatened by pressures similar to those that caused the extinction of two-thirds of such species at the end of the most recent Ice Age." }

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{ "text": "U.N. Agency Sees No Rapid Development of El Nino (Reuters) Reuters - Fears of a new El Nino, a phenomenon\\that brings extreme weather patterns, are unfounded despite\\unusual ocean temperatures which often herald the devastating\\weather anomaly, the World Meteorological Organization said\\Thursday." }

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{ "text": "BA flight makes emergency landing in Amsterdam, escorted by F-16 <b>...</b> A British Airways passenger plane flying from Berlin to London reported an unspecified security threat and made an emergency landing in Amsterdam on Thursday, escorted by two Dutch F-16 jet fighters, the airline said." }

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{ "text": "Islands press Govt to reverse phone call decision Diplomats from a number of islands in the South Pacific are reported to be pressing the Government to reverse a decision to block all phone calls made to the islands." }

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{ "text": "Van Gogh #39;s murder brings out Holland #39;s contradictions The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a young Muslim of Moroccan descent has shaken Holland to its very foundations. To most people, including the Dutch, the killing and its violent " }

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{ "text": "Three Iraqis Killed in Bomb Attack on U.S. Troops SAMARRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Three Iraqis were killed on Wednesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. convoy in the northern city of Samarra, a local police official said." }

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{ "text": "Discus Champion Thrown Out of Games ATHENS (Reuters) - Hungarian Olympic discus champion Robert Fazekas will lose his gold medal and be expelled from the Games after breaking doping rules, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Study: Brain Scan Helps Diagnose Bipolar Disorder (Reuters) Reuters - Bipolar disorder, a sometimes\\misdiagnosed mental illness characterized by wide emotional\\swings, may be identifiable by chemical abnormalities visible\\in victims' brains, researchers said on Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Magna bids to privatize auto parts spin-offs AURORA, ONT. - Auto parts giant Magna International on Monday unveiled bids worth a total of about \\$1.3 billion to take its three publicly traded subsidiaries private." }

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{ "text": "Sri Lanka raise England #39;s spirits In their opening match of the Champions #39; Trophy, Sri Lanka did little to suggest they have the wherewithal to knock England out of the tournament at the Rose Bowl on Friday." }

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{ "text": "Schooling 'mix up' hits Portugal Schools across Portugal turn away pupils because of a teachers' assignment mix up on the first day of classes." }

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{ "text": "Board with Mukesh: Reliance Mumbai, Nov. 26: Mukesh Ambani apparently commands the full support of the board on all recent decisions, including the controversial one that elevated him to the final authority in the group." }

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{ "text": "Southwest Airlines to Cut 88 Flights (Reuters) Reuters - Southwest Airlines Inc. (LUV.N), the\\largest U.S. discount carrier, on Monday said it will eliminate\\88 scheduled flights in order to boost revenue by freeing up\\planes for more lucrative markets." }

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{ "text": "Predators sign 2003 first-round pick ----- NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter, their first-round pick in the 2003 draft, on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Slovaks and Czechs reject French minister #39;s suggestion over EU <b>...</b> The Slovak and Czech governments Monday rejected a proposal by French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to axe structural funds for new EU members whose taxes were lower than the European average." }

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{ "text": "Goss Gets Senate Panel's OK for CIA Post WASHINGTON - A Senate panel on Tuesday approved the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to head the CIA, overcoming Democrats' objections that Goss was too political for the job..." }

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{ "text": "AOL Upgrades Multimedia Search Site com. America Online Inc. on Wednesday launched new features in its Singingfish search site for audio and video on the Web. AOL, a division of Time Warner Inc." }

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{ "text": "Briefly: Top McAfee exec to step down roundup Plus: Samsung to put hard drives in phones...IDC says external disk storage up...Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills." }

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{ "text": "U.S. Ringtones Market Slow to Connect SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - With a possible billion-dollar windfall at stake, U.S. music companies are eagerly awaiting the full-blown development of the stateside ringtone market." }

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{ "text": "Pacific Oil Link Is Best for Russia, Ambassador Says (Update1) Russia, the world #39;s second-biggest oil exporter, will benefit most from a Siberian crude oil pipeline to the Pacific rather than to China as energy resources are needed to develop the " }

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{ "text": "Accounting body delays rule on expensing options Bowing to corporate pressure, the group that sets standards for the US accounting industry yesterday postponed by six months its plan to force companies to expense employee stock options." }

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{ "text": "Four Infineon executives plead guilty Four Infineon executives pled guilty for price fixing computer memory chips and will face a prison sentence of four to six months along with \\$250,000 in fines, reported the US Department of Justice on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Cayman Islands hit by hurricane The full force of Hurricane Ivan has hit the Cayman Islands, ripping up homes and causing extensive flooding. Up to 40,000 residents - including a large British expat community - hid in homes and shelters to try and escape Ivan #39;s ferocious 155mph winds." }

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{ "text": "FA Plan New United-Arsenal Talks The Football Association are set to wait until after the conclusion of any disciplinary action against Arsene Wenger before trying to broker a peace summit between Arsenal and Manchester United." }

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{ "text": "Constellation Brands Offers \\$1.3 Billion for Mondavi (Update1) Constellation Brands Inc., the world #39;s largest winemaker, offered \\$1.3 billion in cash to acquire Robert Mondavi Corp., maker of lower-price Woodbridge wines." }

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{ "text": "Grid bids to save the world Hoping to harness a few million of the personal computers not already running the SETIhome screensaver, IBM and United Devices yesterday launched the World Community Grid to act as a clearing house for humanitarian IT projects." }

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{ "text": "S amp;P 500 Rises for 4th Day; Material, Energy Shares Lead Advance The Standard amp; Poor #39;s 500 Index rose for a fourth day as investors looked past a disappointing third- quarter economic growth report to better-than-expected readings on Chicago-area business and consumer confidence." }

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{ "text": "Next gen games prove a challenge Making games for the future consoles is going to take a lot of time and money, a games conference is told." }

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{ "text": "China Pledges to Move Toward Flexible Exchange Rate China says it will move toward a flexible exchange rate for its currency, but there is no word on how long such a transition will take." }

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{ "text": "The Bag of Aeolus quot;Aeolus was keeper of the winds. He gave a bag of evil winds to Odysseus, instructing him to keep it closed while a good breeze wafted him home." }

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{ "text": "Singer: Minaya returns home NEW YORK -- Omar Minaya stood behind a small lectern in a danky room in the bowels of Shea Stadium, and allowed his life to flash before his eyes." }

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{ "text": "Bourses set for losses after Wall St falls (FT.com) FT.com - European equity markets were poised for opening losses on Thursday following a weak session on Wall Street overnight, while caution was likely ahead of results from Nokia, the leading mobile handset maker." }

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{ "text": "Nuggets 100, Clippers 88 Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver #39;s previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers." }

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{ "text": "Date with destiny for private rocketeers LAS VEGAS - A three-seat rocket plane with stubby wings and a nose studded with round windows will try to blast out of Earth #39;s atmosphere above the Mojave Desert today to qualify for a US\\$10 million (\\$15." }

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{ "text": "U.S. Piles Pressure on Sudan with New U.N. Measure (Reuters) Reuters - The United\\States piled pressure on Sudan Wednesday to accept a more\\powerful monitoring force in Darfur with a new U.N. draft\\resolution threatening sanctions on its oil industry." }

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{ "text": "Dream team In March, when his free agency tour stopped here, five-time Pro Bowl safety John Lynch got a glimpse of the formula that has the New England Patriots poised to establish an NFL record for consecutive victories and become just the second team to win three Super Bowls in four years. Lynch ultimately signed a few days later with ..." }

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{ "text": "Wardian, Feldman Right at Home in Parks Marathon Michael Wardian rounded the corner onto Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, smiling broadly and waving to the cheering crowd. Making his way to the finish line, Wardian ran comfortably, looking more like someone finishing a training run rather than a race." }

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{ "text": "Echoes Repeats Success Don't junk that GameCube: Metroid Prime 2 provides gorgeous atmosphere, a sweet score and fun gameplay to create a winner. By Chris Kohler." }

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{ "text": "Gujarat riot murder retrial opens The retrial of 16 Hindus charged with the murder of 12 Muslims in the Gujarat riots of 2002 opens in Mumbai." }

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{ "text": "GE to Buy Back \\$15 Bln in Stock, Raises Dividend (Update1) General Electric Co., the biggest company by market value, said it will buy back as much as \\$15 billion in stock over three years and raised its quarterly dividend 10 percent, more than some analysts had estimated." }

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