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{ "text": "San Antonio (15-3) at Chicago (2-12) 8:30 pm EST CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Two teams heading in opposite directions meet Monday at the United Center when the San Antonio Spurs visit the Chicago Bulls." }

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{ "text": "Brazil Tops Spain for Men's Gold in Beach Volleyball ATHENS (Reuters) - Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego beat Spain's Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera 21-16, 21-15 on Wednesday to bag Brazil's first men's Olympic beach volleyball gold medal." }

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{ "text": "Israel, Egypt in Prisoner Swap CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel released six Egyptian students from prison on Sunday as part of a deal which includes freedom for Israeli businessman and convicted spy Azzam Azzam, Egyptian security sources said." }

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{ "text": "Norman looking to post a low score Greg Norman will be looking to post a low score to give the leaders a target in the final round of the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum #39;s Hyatt Resort, north of Brisbane." }

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{ "text": "Are Gunners in crisis? Gunners have won just one of their last six Prem- iership games and could go out of the Champions League if they fail to beat Rosenborg on Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Israel won #39;t attend London Mideast conference Israel will not attend a Middle East conference in London early next year but backs its stated aim of fostering Palestinian reform in pursuit of peace after Yasser Arafat #39;s death, a senior official says." }

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{ "text": "Japan steps up efforts for Iraq hostage release Japan has made last-ditch efforts to secure the release of a Japanese hostage facing execution in Iraq. A Japanese government official says efforts are still being made to free Shosei Koda, 24, but there have been no reports of any progress." }

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{ "text": "Jobless Claims Rise on Hurricanes The number of Americans seeking initial jobless benefits jumped by 18,000 last week, the government said on Thursday, but it attributed the entire rise to the effects of hurricanes that have battered the southern United States." }

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{ "text": "Feds Mum on Pre-Election Terror Threat (AP) AP - FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security Department officials aren't talking much about the threat of a terrorist attack to disrupt the election in two weeks." }

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{ "text": "Top Court Upholds Visa, MasterCard Ruling WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated U.S. antitrust law by barring member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on rival networks owned by American Express Co. and Morgan Stanley." }

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{ "text": "Govt. to Test New Air Passenger Screening Program The US government unveiled plans on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal information to identify airline passengers who may pose a threat to air travel." }

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{ "text": "HP Shifting Last of Itanium Engineers Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday ended their 10-year partnership to co-develop the Itanium chip " }

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{ "text": "Salesforce.com 2Q Profit Up Sharply Software developer Salesforce.com Inc. posted a sharp rise in second-quarter profit on better-than-expected revenue during its first quarter as a public company, but investors shunned the stock in late trading " }

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{ "text": "Microsoft, Cisco partner on network-access security Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible. The vendors had been working independently in the area of PC access to networks but say customers " }

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{ "text": "Consumer prices up only slightly WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn #39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates." }

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{ "text": "Japan #39;s NTT DoCoMo sees Europe embracing hi-tech mobile phones TOKYO : Japan #39;s top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo believes Europe will embrace hi-tech telephones and expects a major boost in subscribers on the continent of its i-mode Internet service." }

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{ "text": "Lewis University Put on Probation (AP) AP - Lewis University of Division II was put on four years' probation for an array of infractions that included its men's volleyball team, which won a national title last year the school has since forfeited." }

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{ "text": "Apple adds photos to iPods SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Computer Inc. rolled out a new iPod Tuesday that allows users to view and share photos as it opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp." }

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{ "text": "Lonely men targeted by cell-phone based relationship HONG KONG - There #39;s a new service for men seeking true love. A software company has created an artificial girlfriend that lonely men can download to a mobile phone." }

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{ "text": "Jewish state fears world isolation An internal report prepared by Israel #39;s foreign ministry paints a gloomy picture for the future of the country #39;s global standing, giving warning that in the coming decade it could " }

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{ "text": "PalmSource Promises Linux OS PalmSource today promised a Linux version of its operating system, together with a cut-down offering for use in budget mobiles, after buying mobile phone developer China Mobilesoft." }

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{ "text": "UPDATE 3-Sonic, Asbury cut earnings estimates, stocks fall Shares of Sonic Automotive Inc. (SAH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell sharply on Tuesday after both car dealership " }

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{ "text": "Goosen Wins the Tour Championship Retief Goosen closed with a 6-under 64 to win by four shots and become only the third player to overtake Tiger Woods in the final round." }

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{ "text": "Electronic Jihad Internet Attack Rumored For Today Electronic Jihad Internet Attack Rumored For Today\\\\Is the Electronic Jihad attack happening today or is it just stirred up rumors? Yevgeny Kaspersky has raised concerns of a major attack on the internet today. Kaspersky has been widely quoted as saying that there would be a major online attack against Israeli ..." }

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{ "text": "Report: Dhanraj no longer needed: Coach With Australia pulling out of the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in December due to security reasons, India will replace the Aussies in the tournament." }

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{ "text": "Two million take part in all-night cultural festival in Rome (AFP) AFP - Two million people massed in the streets of Rome and in its monuments and museums overnight, celebrating the Italian capital's second annual all-night cultural extravaganza, the mayor said." }

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{ "text": "Barcelona return for Mourinho Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, last night talked about how quot;emotional quot; it will be returning to Barcelona in the last 16, knockout stage of the Champions League." }

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{ "text": "Will Firefox Ignite Enterprises? Many users are celebrating Mozilla #39;s release of Firefox 1.0, its open-source Web browser. The beta version was downloaded some 8 million times." }

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{ "text": "Supreme Court Ruling Expected in Ukraine Crisis (Reuters) Reuters - Ukraine's Supreme Court is expected to\\rule on Friday on whether to overturn the result of a disputed\\presidential election that has plunged the country into turmoil\\and generated distrust between Russia and the West." }

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{ "text": "British couple shot dead in Thailand A Thai policeman was today being hunted after being accused of killing a British couple near a popular tourist destination last night." }

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{ "text": "Our crowds are up, say Blues Chelsea today shrugged off concerns about their attendances this season and insisted they are delighted with the support for Jose Mourinho #39;s side." }

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{ "text": "Central Baghdad Car Bomb Kills 17, Wounds 20 A car bomb exploded near a police patrol in busy central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding 20, police said. A police source said the blast missed a convoy " }

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{ "text": "Ivory Coast violence deals economic blow Burned, looted shops dot the commercial capital. European airlines have suspended flights. And only a few ships remain in what was one of West Africa #39;s busiest ports." }

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{ "text": "Loeb extends lead over Solberg CARDIFF -- Championship leader Sebastien Loeb took two stage wins to boost his lead over Norwegian Petter Solberg as the Rally of Britain entered its second leg on Saturday." }

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{ "text": "Iraq Oil Exports Still Halved After Basra HQ Attack BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq continued to export oil at one million barrels per day on Friday after an attack on the South Oil Company headquarters took sabotage operations to a new level, an official at the state-owned entity said." }

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{ "text": "Gates, Ballmer pay holds at about \\$900,000 Paychecks stay the same for the top two, but compensation changes for other Microsoft workers as stock grants replace options." }

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{ "text": "Seattle Mariners Minor League Report - August 23rd TACOMA RAINIERS - The Rainiers just missed a perfect week when they suffered their only setback on Sunday August 22nd, a 13-6 loss to the Portland Beavers." }

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{ "text": "Palm Shows New SmartPhone OS Rev PalmSource #39;s latest iteration of the Palm OS operating system, code named Cobalt, is expected to be available in consumer mobile phone devices in the first half of 2005." }

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{ "text": "Russian atmosphere hard for Westerners The government has eviscerated Russia #39;s Western-style oil company, Yukos, in what has been widely viewed as political payback." }

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{ "text": "Philippine President Says Country Faces Fiscal Crisis Philippine president Gloria Arroyo warned that her country is in the midst of a fiscal crisis. A report by economists at the University of the Philippines said the country faces economic collapse " }

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{ "text": "VARs: Stone #39;s Exit Won #39;t Slow Novell #39;s Linux Drive Solution providers last week said they do not expect the sudden departure of Novell vice chairman Chris Stone, who engineered the company #39;s aggressive Linux push, to slow its Linux initiative." }

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{ "text": "Schedule filled with key games Supernatural forces must be at work in the land of high school football. There's no other way to explain a schedule that features 12 games between first- and second-place teams of leagues this weekend." }

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{ "text": "N.Korea called worst for press freedom Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has labeled North Korea and Cuba the worst countries in terms of press freedom, with Denmark being the best." }

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{ "text": "Nedved to rejoin Czech national team after injury healed Czech captain Pavel Nedved will return to the national soccer team once his knee is completely healed, he said in a statement which his manager Zdenek Nehoda provided Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Man held for slashing teens Beijing - Chinese police have detained a man who they say murdered eight teenagers and injured four others in a school dormitory overnight, state press said late on Friday." }

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{ "text": "RealNetworks Gets in Content Business (AP) AP - RealNetworks Inc. survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content." }

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{ "text": "CREDIT: Canadian Press, Reuters Gretzky, executive director of Team Canada, says each player should treat tonight #39;s World Cup of Hockey championship game against Finland as quot;one of the greatest nights of their life." }

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{ "text": "Mount St. Helens Releases More Steam (AP) AP - More steam gushed out of Mount St. Helens following an increase in earthquake activity, keeping scientists guessing as to what is happening deep within the volcano and perhaps showing that the mountain's seismic activity may not be over yet." }

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{ "text": "Fan Death Family members of a college student killed by Boston police during a Red Sox celebration will wait for an internal investigation before deciding if they will sue the department." }

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{ "text": "The relief of shedding a big ball and chain: HHG sale of its <b>...</b> which owns fund manager Henderson, - yesterday escaped a ball and chain that has dragged at it ever since it came to the stock market a year ago." }

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{ "text": "APEC Leaders Vow to Scrap Trade Barriers Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers." }

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{ "text": "Patriots Open With Win George Mason has five players score in double figures Thursday night as the Patriots defeat Indianapolis-Purdue Fort Wayne, 69-51, in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic." }

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{ "text": "Lima gem ends LA drought Jose Lima came to the Los Angeles Dodgers in February as a journeyman pitcher with a 71-77 win-loss record, a 5.13 ERA and a reputation as one of baseball #39;s hot dogs." }

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{ "text": "Consumers Would Pay In Phone Proposal A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. <FONT face=\"verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica\" size=\"-2\"\\ color=\"#666666\"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>" }

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{ "text": "Scientist Uses Whey to Protect Food (AP) AP - Oxygen, water, seeping oils #151; they're all out to get your food, turning sweet nuts sour and tasty confections rancid. Food scientist John Krochta is fighting back with an unlikely weapon, edible food coatings derived from whey, the dairy byproduct favored by protein-conscious athletes and Miss Muffet." }

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{ "text": "Cassini-Huygens Fly-By at Titan / ESA TV Live / 27-10-2004 Since it arrived at Saturn in mid-2004, Cassini has already sent us back fascinating images of Titan, Saturn #39;s largest satellite." }

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{ "text": "Toy store profits R back up TOY retailer Toys R Us has posted a second-quarter profit, over- turning the loss it made over the same period the year before. The New Jersey-based group, which is considering quitting the toys business, turned " }

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{ "text": "GAME UNDER FIRE Attacking police officers, racial slurs, bloody beatings of innocent bystanders ... is it really just a game? In four and a half minutes, 14-year-old Ryan Mason ran over a police officer, stole his gun and shot and killed three innocent bystanders." }

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{ "text": "India watches in awe as two grand families feud in public (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - NEW DELHI (AP) - On one side is the dynasty that has dominated Indian politics for half a century. On the other is the family of India's most popular actor, a man so revered that his fans have been known to commit suicide out of loyalty to him." }

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{ "text": "Jones Buys Barneys in \\$400 Million Deal A company with a middle-brow reputation announced a deal today to buy the singularly trendy clothing chain." }

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{ "text": "Euro exchange rate poses no threat to eurozone economy A top European Union (EU) economic official said on Monday that the current level of the euro against the US dollar posed no threat to the eurozone economic recovery." }

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{ "text": "Sudan Accuses U.S. Over Darfur Talks Breakdown ABUJA (Reuters) - Sudan blamed the United States for the failure of three weeks of peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebels on Friday, but African Union mediators said negotiations would resume in October." }

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{ "text": "China launches science satellite China launched an experimental satellite into orbit Sunday, atop a Long March 2C carrier rocket; reported Xinhua, China #39;s government-run news agency." }

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{ "text": "Spain reflects on football racism row The racist chanting by Spanish fans at Wednesday night #39;s friendly international in Madrid has left the government here red-faced and fearing a black-mark against the city #39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games." }

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{ "text": "Cendant to Buy Orbitz for \\$1.25 Billion CHICAGO (Reuters) - Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. on Wednesday said it will buy travel Web site Orbitz Inc. for about \\$1.25 billion, making it the second-largest competitor in the online travel industry." }

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{ "text": "China Lays Into #39;Bush Doctrine #39; Ahead of US Poll On the eve of the US election, China laid into what it called the quot;Bush doctrine, quot; said the Iraq war has destroyed the global anti-terror coalition and blamed arrogance for the problems dogging the United States worldwide." }

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{ "text": "Bonds deserves a quot;C quot; for historic 73 What symbol should be placed next to Barry Bonds #39; monumental mark of 73 home runs? How about a capital quot;C quot; for quot;The Cream, quot; quot;The Clear, quot; quot;The Cheat quot;?" }

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{ "text": "Guinn #39;s lack of fire does him in Amazing what a change of scenery will do. After moving training camps from Houston to San Antonio after a couple of lackluster performances, featherweight contender Rocky " }

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{ "text": "Karzai sacks regional governor At least two protesters were killed when supporters of a sacked Afghan governor clashed with US and Afghan security forces in the western city of Herat." }

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{ "text": "Bomb rocks Indonesia #39;s Paris embassy A small parcel bomb has exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, slightly injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials say they have no clues to the motive." }

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{ "text": "Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2004 A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration." }

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{ "text": "Sports: Khalil Greene breaks finger LOS ANGELES Khalil (kuh-LEEL #39;) Greene has a broken right index finger and will miss the rest of the regular season. The San Diego Padres shortstop was injured in the fifth inning of Monday night #39;s 9-7 victory " }

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{ "text": "Hong Kong Shares Rise on Airline Stocks Share prices in Hong Kong rose Wednesday, led by airline stocks, on falling oil prices. The key Hang Seng Index jumped 155.70 points, or 1.2 percent, to end at 13,672." }

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{ "text": "Poland to Cut One-Third of Its Troops in Iraq Poland #39;s defense minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski has announced plans to cut his country #39;s forces in Iraq by almost one third next year." }

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{ "text": "AOL Supports Microsoft Antispam Plan To overcome industry objections, Microsoft revises its Sender ID proposal." }

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{ "text": "MSN Enters Blogging Fray with quot;Spaces quot; Microsoft #39;s MSN has introduced a beta version of its new blogging tool, MSN Spaces, which it expects will eventually be supported by advertising." }

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{ "text": "Manpower forecasts positive 4Q hiring pattern Fourth quarter hiring in the Buffalo Niagara Falls market is expected to be on the rise according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey." }

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{ "text": "Foster, Bender out against Clippers Indiana Pacers center Scot Pollard and forward Jonathan Bender missed Wednesday night #39;s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, adding to the team #39;s injury woes." }

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{ "text": "Tracking Service Aims to Ease Product Returns (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - A Texas company tries to take a little bit of the sting out of the biggest online retail nightmare: returns." }

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{ "text": "Iran pledges to halt nuclear work The head of Iran #39;s nuclear energy organisation said work would stop at two nuclear facilities in the central cities of Isfahan and Natanz." }

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{ "text": "FDA OKs Kit Used with Hemophilia Therapy CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it received U.S. regulatory approval for a kit designed to help patients with the blood disorder hemophilia get regular treatments more quickly and safely." }

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{ "text": "US Sprinter Pulled From Relay for Marijuana Violation Less than two hours before the Olympic men #39;s 400-meter relay semifinal on Friday, the United States Coach George Williams pulled John Capel from the race after being told by " }

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{ "text": "Tennessee Loses McNair Again in Loss MINNEAPOLIS -- With Randy Moss relegated to two snaps of decoy duty, Daunte Culpepper and the Minnesota Vikings shifted gears and grinded one out against the Tennessee Titans." }

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{ "text": "To learn more LNM Holdings has steelmaking operations in eight countries with an annual steel production capacity of more than 32 million tons. ISG was formed in 2002 and bought the assets of bankrupt Bethlehem Steel Corp " }

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{ "text": "European spacecraft prepares to orbit Moon Europes first lunar spacecraft is set to go into orbit around the Moon on Monday. SMART-1 has already reached the gateway to the Moon, the region where its gravity starts to dominate that of the Earth." }

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{ "text": "SI.com SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- A late rally gave the San Diego Padres a rare win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan Klesko delivered a go-ahead RBI single to start a four-run outburst in the bottom of the eighth inning as San Diego posted a 7-3 victory over St." }

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{ "text": "King's Widow Turns Focus on Voting Rights (AP) AP - The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. said the right to vote should be open to everyone in a democracy, including those who have been convicted of crimes." }

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{ "text": "Chiefs #39; offense too much for Rams in 24-7 victory The NFL #39;s highest-scoring offense is averaging two touchdowns every three possessions during the preseason. If Kansas City #39;s woeful defense can get its act together, too, the Chiefs could be in for big things." }

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{ "text": "National Business Briefs ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Google Inc. won a major legal victory yesterday when a federal judge ruled that its advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws." }

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{ "text": "Partnership Connects Wi-Fi Users In The Sky Wi-Fi is going sky-high thanks to a deal forged between enterprise Internet service provider iPass and Connexion by Boeing. Under the deal, iPass #39;s 528,000-plus Wi-Fi enterprise customers will " }

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{ "text": "Australia win Olympic hockey gold ATHENS, Aug 27: Australia won the Olympic men #39;s hockey tournament for the first time in history on Friday, beating the Netherlands 2-1 with a golden goal." }

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{ "text": "SHANGHAI ATP: Canas struggles to first round win SHANGHAI: A tired but determined Guillermo Canas of Argentina held off a strong early charge from Spains Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to win his first round Shanghai ATP match 7-6, 6-1 on Monday." }

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{ "text": "Flower power turns up the volume A Japanese company has come up with a way of turning flowers into loudspeakers." }

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{ "text": "Sun Brews Java Tools Updates The Java Studio Enterprise 7 platform, available now, offers a collaboration feature called Code-Aware that allows distributed teams of developers in different buildings and different continents work together on projects, according to Sun." }

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{ "text": "Pakistani troops raid two terrorist hideouts PAKISTANI troops backed by artillery and aircraft attacked two suspected terrorist hideouts near the rugged Afghan border yesterday, killing and wounding a number of militants, Pakistan army and security officials said." }

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{ "text": "No. 13 LSU 51, Mississippi State 0 Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 victory Saturday." }

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{ "text": "The Shockwaves of Sumatra The Indian Ocean earthquake of December 2004 produced a shockwave that created tsunamis all across the Indian Ocean. The tsunamis hammered nearby Indonesia and struck as far as the coast of East Africa. The death toll has climbed over 100,000 and continues to grow. It also created social shockwaves. " }

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{ "text": "Linux puts another financial feather in its cap Industry observers say Linux's similarity to Unix, its lower cost and ability to run on Intel hardware make the Unix market ripe for open-source conquest." }

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{ "text": "OPEC Seen Wary on Increase in Oil Quotas VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC may resist calls to raise oil output quotas much, if at all, when it meets this week for fear of turning a decline from record prices into a rout." }

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{ "text": "Cingular Sees Merger Savings Above Plan Cingular Wireless, the nation #39;s largest wireless carrier following the company #39;s merger with AT amp;T Wireless, said Wednesday that it has completed integration activities ahead of schedule and now expects merger-related cost savings to exceed prior estimates " }

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