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{ "text": "PeopleSoft, SAP make bid for manufacturing dollars Business software vendors PeopleSoft and SAP separately debuted new technologies to further consolidate their respective positions in the manufacturing market." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft Patches for ISA Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 Microsoft has released bulletin MS04-039 reporting a security vulnerability in Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 and in Proxy Server 2.0, and has also announced the availability of the patches to resolve these issues." }

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{ "text": "Islamic group holding lorry drivers demands firm quit Iraq (AFP) AFP - A group calling itself the Secret Islamic Army (SIA) will release seven hostages it has been holding for more than a month as soon as their Kuwaiti company says it will no longer operate in Iraq, the SIA announced." }

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{ "text": "Crunch Time for Biotech Companies Washington area biotech companies will face pivotal moments this year, finding out whether key products work before money dries up, fending off competition from bigger companies, and, perhaps filing to go public." }

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{ "text": "A Distraction as a Deadline Approaches As the holidays approach, Christmas spirit is a bargain-hunting essential." }

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{ "text": "Record Breaking Supercomputer Performance US Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced that a supercomputer developed for the nation #39;s Stockpile Stewardship Program has attained a record breaking performance of 70." }

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{ "text": "IRA Willing to Disarm by Month #39;s End The Irish Republican Army abandoned its longtime opposition to disarmament on Thursday, pledging to get rid of its weapons by the end of the month." }

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{ "text": "Toys Will Be Toys Trust me, you don #39;t want to see desperate parents shopping over the holidays. I was at Circuit City (NYSE: CC) last week and saw a mother pleading with a sales clerk for a Nintendo DS portable video game system." }

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{ "text": "Austrian warning on Turkey #39;s EU hopes MEISE, Belgium, Dec 16 (AFP) - The EU must be sure it has the quot;capacity to absorb quot; Turkey before it gives a green light to the vast Muslim country #39;s hopes of joining the bloc, Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel warned Thursday." }

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{ "text": "N. Korea and U.S. Met Twice This Week (AP) AP - North Korea on Saturday said its U.N. diplomats met U.S. officials in New York twice in the past week but concluded that Pyongyang should hold off on nuclear negotiations until the U.S. administration changes its \"hostile\" policy toward the country." }

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{ "text": "Rumors abound about Google #39;s browser <a href=\"http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=53949\">Google Browser on Its Way?</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Techtree.com</nobr>" }

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{ "text": "Singapore Air plans \\$7.35B Boeing order Singapore Airlines plans to buy up to 31 Boeing long-range 777-300ER planes worth about \\$7.35 billion, the carrier said Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "Tennis: Agassi makes short work of Vliegen STOCKHOLM - Andre Agassi made short work of Kristof Vliegen in his opening Stockholm Open tennis match today, beating the Belgian 6-2 6-4 in just over an hour." }

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{ "text": "Plummer spreading production Jake Plummer #39;s four touchdown passes and 137.8 quarterback rating Sunday only begins to describe the efficient air attack used by the Broncos to rout the Houston Texas 31-13." }

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{ "text": "Treasuries Mirror Oil's Climb (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury yields hit their lowest\\level in almost seven months on Monday as record high oil\\prices clouded the outlook for global economic growth." }

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{ "text": "Irish Union Airs Fears Over Natl Australia Bank Units DUBLIN (Dow Jones)--Ireland #39;s banking union said Monday it #39;ll write to the Irish Competition Authority and European Commission expressing concern over the prospective sell-off of National Australia Bank Ltd." }

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{ "text": "Apple unveils super thin iMac in Paris (AFP) AFP - Apple Computers launched the newest version of its iMac model, which at two inches thick, is the world's thinnest desktop computer, the company said." }

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{ "text": "FERGUSON ATTACKED IN TUNNEL BUST-UP SIR ALEX FERGUSON was pelted with food and pea soup by an Arsenal player in an extraordinary tunnel bust-up at Old Trafford yesterday." }

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{ "text": "Indian board plans own telecast of Australia series The Indian cricket board said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month #39;s test series against Australia, which is under threat because of a raging TV rights dispute." }

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{ "text": "USC Fires Basketball Coach Henry Bibby (AP) AP - Henry Bibby was fired as Southern California's basketball coach Monday, just four games into his ninth season. The Trojans, beset by some player dissension, are 2-2." }

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{ "text": "Wet Seal Third-Quarter Net Loss Widens (Reuters) Reuters - Struggling clothing retailer Wet\\Seal Inc. on Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss\\as lackluster demand for its teen-oriented fashions forced the\\company to make bigger markdowns." }

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{ "text": "Stocks on the edge NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Wall Street took a wait-and-see approach to the final day of the trading week, looking for more information on inflation, trade, oil and a report of Michael Eisner #39;s 2006 departure from Disney." }

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{ "text": "Study Suggests Bloodletting May Actually Work By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- Could that ancient practice of bleeding patients really have done some good? A scientist says new research on how germs thrive in the body suggests it just may have - for some people. Bacteria need iron to cause infections..." }

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{ "text": "Celtics OK with this traveling Gary Payton was back at practice yesterday. His third round trip to California since the start of training camp was, as they say in the trade, an elevator ride. Out on Saturday. Check on the family. Back on Sunday in time for the rap concert at the FleetCenter." }

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{ "text": "Judge Declines to Dismiss Steroid Case (AP) AP - A judge declined to dismiss charges against four men accused of distributing steroids to top athletes amid accusations that prosecutors illegally searched a nutritional supplement lab and the house and car of Barry Bonds' trainer." }

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{ "text": "Ask Jeeves revamps search engine Ask Jeeves Inc. has made three significant enhancements to its search engine, as the Emeryville, California company continues to take aim at its much larger competitors " }

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{ "text": "Rocky Legends; Tony Hawk's Underground 2; Nisus Writer Express 2.0; Surfsaver 6 This is the second Rocky video game in two years -- even though it's been 14 years since the last \"Rocky\" flick." }

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{ "text": "SBC calling on cable SBC is teaming up with Microsoft to provide consumers with a new way to view television -- a move that puts it in direct competition with the cable TV industry." }

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{ "text": "Amazon to Buy Chinese Retailer Joyo.com Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. said on Thursday that it will buy Joyo.com Ltd., which runs some of China #39;s biggest retail Web sites, for about \\$75 million to gain entry into China #39;s fast-growing market." }

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{ "text": "Changes to Nigeria union bill The Nigerian senate passes a bill to curb the power of the trade unions, but amends the no-strike clause." }

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{ "text": "Huskies fail 1st road test This so-called rivalry might be worth saving after all. UMass finally got one Thursday night. And the Minutemen did it in exciting fashion, one that totally disgusted Jim Calhoun." }

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{ "text": "Virtual Warriors Have Feelings, Too Instead of playing Halo 2 as intended, a filmmaker and a crew of machinima peers exploit the game's software quirks to create their online comedy series, Red vs. Blue, within Halo's virtual world." }

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{ "text": "One-Two Economic Punch Proposals for two major league sports stadiums that would face each other across the Anacostia River evolved independently, D.C. officials said Friday." }

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{ "text": "Weather Data In Your Own Back Yard (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - WeatherBug wants to make meteorologists out of its users. The Internet weather service based in Gaithersburg has begun selling sensors that can turn anyone's back yard into a Web-connected weather station." }

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{ "text": "It's always something with Sox Forget about the Curse and all that nonsense. The real ongoing issue with the Boston Red Sox is the fact that they are eternally held hostage by what we shall call quot;Gilda's Law. quot; (OK, Roseanne Roseannadanna's.)" }

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{ "text": "HP Unveils Cavalcade of Consumer Products (PC World) PC World - First TVs, new printers, long-lasting inks, and projectors are targeted\\ at living room and office." }

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{ "text": "World's Tallest Bridge Soars Above French Valley A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world was inaugurated by President Jacques Chirac in southern France Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Rivalry Blamed in Philippine Communist Leader #39;s Death A leader of a Philippine communist breakaway group has been killed, in what may be rivalry among former comrades. The shooting is the latest in a series of assassinations of Communist Party defectors." }

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{ "text": "As Mets Look Ahead, They Keep Looking Back A handful of potential managers, including Lenny Dykstra, has emerged from the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning team." }

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{ "text": "MPAA asks Supreme Court to rule on P-to-P cases SAN FRANCISCO - Representatives for the music and movie industries have filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision in which companies that enable peer-to-peer (P-to-P) file trading networks were absolved of liability for copyright violations by users of those networks." }

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{ "text": "Glazer buys more Man United shares American business tycoon Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United by buying another 17million worth of shares in the club." }

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{ "text": "La. Becomes Latest Political Battleground (AP) AP - The swamps, bayous and rice fields of Louisiana's Cajun country have emerged as the site of the nation's latest political battleground." }

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{ "text": "Weah returns to Liberia Liberian legend George Weah returns to Liberia to launch his bid for the country's presidency." }

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{ "text": "Experts Optimistic About Shuttle Flight A group of experts convened by NASA said yesterday that the space shuttle would likely be ready to fly by the currently planned launch date in May or June, but it cautioned that efforts to " }

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{ "text": "Oswalt wins 19th as Astros keep up the pace Roy Oswalt became the NL #39;s first 19-game winner, and the Houston Astros stayed close in the wild-card race with a 10-3 victory over the St." }

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{ "text": "After Waiting a Long Time, Davenport Keeps It Short he weather played havoc with the United States Open schedule yesterday, but it did not affect Lindsay Davenport #39;s game. In front of a sparse crowd of no more than several hundred people at " }

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{ "text": "EU Pursues Oracle-PeopleSoft Case (AP) AP - European Union regulators suggested Monday they are not bound by a U.S. decision to allow Oracle Corp. to pursue its #36;7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. and are continuing to collect data on the deal." }

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{ "text": "Eurostocks Nudge Up on Ericsson PARIS (Reuters) - European shares nosed up on Wednesday as Ericsson gained on news it had won part of \\$4-billion Cingular deal and with Glaxo buoyed after Pfizer affirmed its outlook." }

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{ "text": "In it for long run PASADENA, Calif. -- They no longer have to do any politicking for the national championship. They can simply play for it now." }

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{ "text": "Zimbabwe do England a favour Zimbabwe have been English cricket #39;s bte noir over the past year but here yesterday, they did them a huge favour in the Champions Trophy, despite losing to Sri Lanka by four " }

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{ "text": "Cray promotes two execs Ly-Huong Pham becomes the supercomputer maker's senior vice president of operations, and Peter Ungaro is made senior vice president for sales, marketing and services." }

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{ "text": "Spanish PM to host French, German allies in Madrid summit (AFP) AFP - Sealing ratification of an EU constitution and the question of terrorism will top the agenda when Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero welcomes French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to a summit meeting Monday." }

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{ "text": "Today's schedule College soccer: MEN -- Curry at Emerson, 4 p.m.; WOMEN -- Mount Ida at Curry, 3:30 p.m." }

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{ "text": "Loeb forced out of rally ESTONIA #39;s Markko Martin took the Rally of Catalonia lead today after newly-crowned world champion Sebastien Loeb, the overnight leader, was forced out of the race with a severe oil leak." }

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{ "text": "PeopleSoft down on testimony, forecast Investors react to a disappointing earnings projection and to testimony that dampens hopes of negotiations with Oracle." }

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{ "text": "Mortaza strikes to lead superb Bangladesh rally Paceman Mashrafe Mortaza claimed two prize scalps, including Sachin Tendulkar with the day #39;s first ball, to lead a Bangladesh fightback in the second and final test against India on Saturday." }

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{ "text": "In Wake of Attacks, State of Emergency Declared in Iraq The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency for 60 days as U.S. and Iraqi forces prepared for an expected assault on rebels in Fallujah." }

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{ "text": "Sun Reports Smaller Loss and Calls It a Turnaround As it struggled to increase sales and cut costs, Sun Microsystems managed to reduce its net loss in the first quarter to \\$174 million." }

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{ "text": "Storms Seem to Cure Floridians of Hurricane Amnesia The state #39;s East Coast hadn #39;t been hit by a hurricane since 1999. That, and the fact that Florida hasn #39;t had its historic share of such storms in recent decades, has led to some complacency about their effects." }

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{ "text": "Tropical Storm Jeanne Kills 250 in Northern Haiti, UN Reports Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 250 people and injured at least 380 in northern Haiti, the United Nations said. UN spokeswoman Denise Cook said the bodies of 250 people were in " }

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{ "text": "Dissecting the NHLPA #39;s proposal for a new CBA A closer look at the new offer from the NHL Players #39; Association: Rollback: The whopping 24 pay cut on all existing player contracts is a monstrous concession." }

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{ "text": "MCI Creditors Are Target Of SEC Subpoenas 11 members of MCI Inc.'s former creditors committee asked for documents related to confidential communications between the company and its bondholders, according to federal bankruptcy court filings." }

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{ "text": "Olympic traffic measures needed at Paralympics: experts Experts recommend that the traffic control measures taken during last month #39;s Olympic Summer Games and the current Paralympics should be kept in Athens permanently, as they " }

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{ "text": "California employee pension fund tenders PeopleSoft shares to <b>...</b> NOVEMBER 19, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The California Employees #39; Retirement System (Calpers) is tendering its 1.5 million PeopleSoft Inc." }

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{ "text": "Second Prisoner Abuse Report Expected WASHINGTON - Inattention to prisoner issues by senior U.S. military leaders in Iraq and at the Pentagon was a key factor in the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, but there is no evidence they ordered any mistreatment, an independent panel concluded..." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft open new software development unit in India (AFP) AFP - Microsoft said it will join with India's second-largest software firm, Infosys Technologies, to provide software and consulting to manufacturing, banking and automobile companies." }

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{ "text": "Honda aiming for BAR buyout? Motorsport.com. Reports this week suggest that Honda is aiming to either buy BAR or become co-owner of the team by purchasing a shareholding." }

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{ "text": "Kederis proclaims innocence Olympic champion Kostas Kederis today left hospital ahead of his date with IOC inquisitors claiming his innocence and vowing: quot;After the crucifixion comes the resurrection. quot; ..." }

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{ "text": "Blame player, not game It was like nothing youd ever exercised your thumbs to before. You could do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted. The game seemed endless." }

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{ "text": "Florida deaths blamed on Hurricane Frances State and local officials Tuesday said nine people have died in Florida because of Hurricane Frances. The following describes those deaths: - A 15-year-old grandson and a former son " }

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{ "text": "Delta gets tentative deal with pilots After 15 months of negotiations, Delta Air Lines Inc. has secured a tentative contract with its pilots, a move that might help the struggling carrier avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing." }

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{ "text": "Backe in no position to complain Brandon Backe wasn #39;t pleased when the Devil Rays, for the 2001 season, switched the minor-leaguer from outfield to pitcher. Considering how it worked out, Backe should give Tampa Bay a big thumbs up." }

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{ "text": "US doctor says evacuations, body armor has helped save lives in <b>...</b> The commander of the biggest US military hospital abroad said Tuesday that American troops body armor and speedy evacuations appear to be helping save lives in the " }

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{ "text": "Federer to meet Hewitt in Masters Cup final Houston, TX (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt each posted straight-set wins and advanced to Sunday #39;s final at the lucrative 2004 Tennis Masters Cup." }

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{ "text": "PalmOne Treo 650 Arrives The PalmOne Treo 650 Smartphone with high-resolution screen, Bluetooth, swappable battery and extended multimedia capabilities was officially announced today." }

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{ "text": "Thailand Tackles Bird Flu Epidemic BANGKOK, Thailand Sept. 30, 2004 - Millions of volunteers led by emergency teams fanned out across Thailand on Thursday in a new drive to fight bird flu after the prime minister gave officials 30 days to eradicate the epidemic." }

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{ "text": "Pitchers finally getting job done? At least it #39;s a start This is a mirage or a sight to behold. This is something you can #39;t trust with your own eyes, or maybe what you #39;re watching is real." }

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{ "text": "Start-up OQO to launch hand-size PC Want a full-fledged Windows XP computer that's about the size of a Pocket PC? Tiny machine debuts after two years of delay." }

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{ "text": "Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Finish 2.6 Percent Higher Tokyo stocks finished sharply higher Monday, fueled by Wall Street #39;s gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen." }

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{ "text": "Dolphins finally win, taking out frustration on Rams The Miami Dolphins finally gave their fans reason to celebrate, combining a polished offensive performance with solid defense for their first victory this season, 31-14 over the St." }

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{ "text": "India will never become an international liability: Manmohan Singh <b>...</b> India News gt; The Hague: The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said that despite three changes in government in the past 14 years since the economic reforms were introduced in the country, there has been no roll back in the reforms programme." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft files lawsuits against smut spammers Microsoft said today it has filed seven lawsuits against defendants it accuses of sending hundreds of thousands of spam e-mails with sexually explicit content." }

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{ "text": "Intel Delays Launch of Projection TV Chip In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year." }

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{ "text": "Sun settles Kodak patent suit Sun Microsystems says it will pay Kodak \\$92 million to settle a high-profile patent suit involving Sun #39;s Java programming technology." }

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{ "text": "Former Dire Straits Front Man Uses AMD Opteron for New Album Mark Knopfler, the former lead guitarist and singer for Dire Straits, has recorded his new quot;Shangri-La quot; album on a dual AMD Opteron processor-based digital audio workstation." }

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{ "text": "New-Age General Manager Labors to End Age-Old Curse Until Theo Epstein became the general manager of the Boston Red Sox two years ago, at 28, life had offered him little cause to believe in superstition." }

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{ "text": "English FA planning to introduce EPO tests this season The English FA plans to introduce tests for the blood-boosting drug EPO (erythropoietin) this season as part of its regular testing programme." }

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{ "text": "US Supreme Court to Decide Grokster Case The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether Internet file-trading networks should be held responsible when their users copy music, movies and other protected works without permission." }

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{ "text": "Israel's Labour to Join Sharon Coalition-Israeli Media JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's opposition Labour party has clinched a deal with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party to join his coalition, a move that could push forward his Gaza pullout plan, Israeli media reported on Friday." }

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{ "text": "Cavaliers Trip Trail Blazers 112-88 (AP) AP - LeBron James scored 12 of his 25 points in less than three minutes of the third quarter and Ira Newble added a season-high 18 as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their ninth straight at home, 112-88 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night." }

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{ "text": "10 features for a perfect browser There are some great browsers out there. But they all seem to have some slight niggles, different for each, that make it hard for me to kick back and enjoy them. While there are some projects out there to make browsers more useful for some specialised purposes or by bolting on handy extensions, wouldn't it be great if these people could come up with a standardised set of nice features like these? A lot of browsers may support one or two, but I'll bet none have them all. " }

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{ "text": "Oil Prices, Earnings Send Stocks Lower NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Tuesday as oil prices crossed another milestone, \\$54 per barrel. Earnings reports from heavyweights Johnson Johnson and Merrill Lynch Co..." }

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{ "text": "Lazard Meets in Paris to Discuss IPO PARIS (Reuters) - Lazard's board was meeting in Paris on Tuesday to consider a share sale that could end more than 150 years of private ownership at the largest remaining independent investment bank and buy out its founding families." }

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{ "text": "Inheriting Aura From Woods, the New King of Golf Is a Lion Vijay Singh has a golf swing to envy, even when fooling around. A few days ago on the driving range at the Tour Championship, Singh grabbed Steve Flesch #39;s golf clubs." }

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{ "text": "European Stocks Open Flat, Havas Falls (Reuters) Reuters - European shares opened steady on\\Thursday, with French advertising group Havas falling after\\news of a capital increase along with its first-half results\\but Richemont rallied after reporting strong luxury goods\\sales." }

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{ "text": "Putin doubts date of the elections, Allawi confirms it will be <b>...</b> The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his doubt that the Iraqi elections will be held at their due time. Putin said during his meeting with the Interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi that he " }

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{ "text": "SAN FRANCISCO Mission District cyclist blew whistle on flawed lock The triumph last week of the Bic pen over expensive, state-of-the-art steel locks has panicked the bicycling community, and churned Internet rumor mills about how much the lock manufacturer knew and when the company knew it." }

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{ "text": "Before the Bell - ESS Technology drops 4.4 pct Shares of ESS Technology (ESST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of computer chips for DVD equipment, fell 4.4 percent in premarket trading on Monday after the company lowered its third-quarter revenue and earnings " }

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{ "text": "Cherry OS: New Emulator Runs Mac OS On Windows Hardware A company called MXS announced a new software emulator called Cherry OS that makes it possible to install Mac OS X onto x86 hardware (running Windows)." }

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{ "text": "Big merger could box Qwest in Qwest Communications may not be immediately affected by a Sprint-Nextel merger, but its options could become more limited. At one time, Qwest and Sprint were viewed as possible merger partners." }

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