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ZDNet.co.uk Siemens claims gigabit wireless breakthrough German company Siemens has shown what it claims to be the fastest ever wireless network connection. The demonstration at its Munich laboratories on Tuesday reached speeds of 1Gbps, twenty times faster than
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BBC News Iran offers nuclear 'concession' Iran has withdrawn its demand that some of its technology be exempted from a freeze on nuclear enrichment activities, diplomats in Vienna say.
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Houston Chronicle Video watchdogs say almost all new games are M-rated This season's blockbuster video games give players the opportunity to hijack cars, mow down the walking undead with heavy artillery and ogle topless women.
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USA Today Eight suspected Islamic radicals arrested in van Gogh murder Dutch police have arrested eight suspected Islamic radicals as part of the investigation into the brutal slaying of outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Geek.com It's not just a cellphone, it's an advisor Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are testing a cellphone system that turns your ordinary phone into a true companion/advisor.
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CNET security news Microsoft fixes fourteen flaws with six patches; four considered critical Blog: Critical patches include those for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail, Win 32 API, and the Schannel Security Package.
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Ansa Benzina: gestori criticano sconti Sono una presa in giro, intervenga Bersani
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The Register Monster sacks general counsel Lawyer takes long walk Online recruitment company monster.com will be scouring its own database of CVs looking for a replacement for the company's chief lawyer.

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Yahoo World Leftist a threat to Brazil president (AP) AP - Thanks mostly to a robust economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been coasting to re-election victory in two months. But a new threat is rising.
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New York Times Business Dow Jones Director Resigns Over Deal German publishing executive Dieter von Holtzbrinck has resigned as a director of Dow Jones & Co. to protest the board’s endorsement of a deal to sell the company to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.
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CNET networking news HP and Cingular bring you the Internet Years from now, your children will laugh about how you had to "stay in range" of a Wi-Fi signal to stay connected to the Internet when you were young. From Crave, CNet's new gadgets blog.
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NDTV.com Bobby Brown released from hospital Singer James Brown was released from an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday after surgery to treat prostate cancer. Doctors expect a full recovery and say if Brown takes proper care of himself he should be cured of the disease.
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Reuters Top News World Bank chief calls for new direction for lender WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Sunday called on the bank's 185 member nations to back a new direction for the poverty-fighting institution and give the private sector a bigger role in helping poor nations.
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Kataweb Sport Roma, 20:08 - VOLLEY, A2 FEMMINILE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA Risultati dell'undicesima giornata del campionato di serie A2 femminile di volley: A.M. Vigna di Val...
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Reuters Business S&P 500 falls two percent as sell-off deepens NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, sending the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index down more than 2 percent, after China's main equity index plunged on concerns that share valuations there had become overextended and economic growth may slow.
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Ansa Italia Iraq: nessuna notizia salma Baldoni Pm Amelio a Parigi per sentire Chesnot e Malbrunot
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Economic Times Tobacco companies to fight it out in court On the eve of a $280bn racketeering trial of cigarette majors, political and legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the US government’s long-awaited case.
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CNN/SI Bush meeting with Cabinet With re-election behind him, President Bush was meeting Thursday with his Cabinet and he was likely to discuss the agenda for his second term.
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Yahoo Europe Putin and Medvedev bios (AP) AP - NAME: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
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Yahoo Sports Tucker's homer leads Mets past Nationals (AP) AP - On a New York Mets team filled with All-Stars and MVP candidates, it was spare part Michael Tucker who led them to victory.
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Yahoo Sports After Ankle Surgery, Hill Gets Infection (AP) AP - Not yet in uniform, Grant Hill rolled up the sleeve of his dress shirt to reveal a scar running from the back of his left elbow to the top of his triceps.
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New York Times Business Surging Oil Prices Lift BP's Quarterly Profit 43% The world's second-biggest publicly traded oil company forecast that oil prices would stay above $30 a barrel, and possibly higher, for years to come.
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Reuters Top News Bush says not satisfied with Iraq political progress WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was not satisfied with political progress in Iraq but insisted the Iraqi government was making some advances.
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The Motley Fool Would You Still Fail the Newlywed Game? Many long-married couples are still miles apart in their thinking.
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Reuters TV Review: 'Wife Swap' And now for something that's really different. When was the last time a program title practically promised sleaze and titillation but, instead, delivered touching and thought-provoking entertainment?
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Xinhua Greece protests US move of recognizing Macedonia Greece on Thursday sharply protesteda US decision to recognize the former Yugoslav state on its northern border as "Macedonia", the same name as a northern Greek province where Alexander the Great was born.
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HindustanTimes.com UK edition Scientists discover benefits of turmeric in Indian dishes The growing popularity of Indian food is evident from the increasing number of Indian restaurants opening up across the country. But it is not merely the lure of the palate that ensures the success of the
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Computerworld news Samsung ships its first hybrid disk drive Samsung Electronics is shipping hybrid hard-disk drives that mix conventional magnetic storage with flash memory. The company claims that the system delivers a 70% to 90% cut in power consumption thanks to its ability to use NAND for caching data.
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AutoWeek Tech Heavy: Mercury's Meta One sport wagon concept for Detroit <b>...</b> DETROIT -- From its diesel-electric hybrid powertrain to its advanced safety features, the Mercury Meta One concept is one of the most technically advanced vehicles Ford Motor Co.
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The Register Scottish poll probe: e-counting gets mixed reviews Not to blame, but not a fabulous idea Investigators looking into the cock-up that was the May elections in Scotland have issued their final report. Looking at the media coverage, you'd be forgiven for thinking they'd given the whole thing a clean bill of health.

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Wired Tech Apple Says Your Money's No Good Here -- But We'll Take a Gift Card, Maybe As we reported Friday, Apple is trying to head off black market iPhone resellers by refusing to accept cash or check payments for iPhone sales. Stores will accept Apple gift cards as partial payment, we found, although policies seem to vary from store to store.
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RedNova general Cruise to Star in 'War of the Worlds' NEW YORK - "No one would have believed ... that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own." "The War of the Worlds," the classic H.G...
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The Washington Post sports Wizards' Balance Beats Bobcats Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison each score more than 20 points in the Wizards' 121-109 win over Charlotte on Friday.
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Kataweb Sport Bologna, 21:09 - BASEBALL, PER PIOGGIA RINVIATE GARE 2 DI SEMIFINALI SCUDETTO Le due gara-2 delle semifinali dei playoff per lo scudetto di baseball sono state rinviate a domani ...
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ABC News Iran, Russia Nearing Nuclear Fuel Deal Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, left, listens to a question during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, right, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
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RedNova science 25 Teachers in Palm Beach County Nominated for Dwyer Excellence Awards By Rhonda J. Miller, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Feb. 13--Twenty-five teachers in Palm Beach County are finalists in the William Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education. For the first time, a teacher from a private school, Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth, is a finalist.
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Reuters Business Medco to buy PolyMedica for $1.2 billion PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc said on Tuesday it agreed to buy PolyMedica Corp for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand its diabetes care services.
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Reuters Health Antibody Therapy Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Findings from a small study suggest that antibody therapy may improve the thinking ability of patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
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Yahoo World S.Africa's Mbeki Ranges Wide as Africa's New Voice (Reuters) Reuters - Cajoling diamond dealers in Antwerp, pressing for peace in strife-torn Ivory Coast and building bridges at a central African summit, Thabo Mbeki has a schedule that only the busiest diplomat could love.
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New York Times Movies Michael Kidd, Choreographer, Is Dead Mr. Kidd was the award-winning choreographer of exuberant dance numbers for Broadway shows like “Guys and Dolls” and Hollywood musicals including “The Band Wagon.”
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Kataweb Calcio Catania, 11:17 - CALCIO, CATANIA: ARRIVATO IL TRANSFER DI GARCIA Il Catania ha finalmente ricevuto il transfer per il difensore argentino Walter Garcia, 22 anni, ing...
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Reuters Top News U.S. Asks Judge to Dismiss Terrorism Convictions DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Detroit to toss out the convictions of three Middle Eastern men caught in a roundup of hundreds of Arab immigrants after the Sept. 11 attacks and charged with supporting terrorism and document fraud.
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CNN/Money Europe closes at 2-week low Surging oil pressures Bourses, but building materials sector remains a bright spot after Cemex buy. LONDON (Reuters) - European stock indexes hit a two-week low Monday as record high oil prices heightened
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Boston Globe sports The Quad: The Title Game: 10 Stories Worth Following With Ohio State and Louisiana State having arrived in New Orleans, now is the time to look at 10 story lines worth following heading into the B.C.S. title game Monday.
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BBC News health Romanian woman gives birth at 67 A Romanian woman is thought to have become the world's oldest mother after giving birth at 67.
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New York Times Tech Sales of HD DVD Players Plunge After Warner Move What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray’s favor in the new year.
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Reuters World Manila whipped as storm weakens over Philippines MANILA (Reuters) - Typhoon Xangsane weakened to a tropical storm over the Philippines on Thursday but fierce winds and driving rains killed at least eight people, displaced nearly 5,500 and devastated parts of the central islands and Manila.
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Washington Post Business Insurer Seeks Spinoff to Save Muni-Bond Unit NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- Struggling bond insurer FGIC said Friday that it would seek to split its business in two in a move that could help settle jitters in the municipal bond market that have raised the cost of financing public projects.
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BetaNews.Com AOL Redesigns Video Portal AOL on Monday issued an update to its AOL Video service that it says will make it easier for users to find, watch, and share web videos.
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Yahoo Business Dollar Up Vs Yen on Weak Machinery Data (Reuters) Reuters - The dollar edged up against the yen on Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.
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BBC science Antarctic lake may hold life clue A study on a 15 million-year-old underground Antarctic lake could yield clues on the origins of life.
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Kataweb Sport Sepang, 13:11 - MOTOGP, TESTA SEPANG: EDWARDS PRECEDE ROSSI Yamaha davanti a tutti nella prima giornata di test MotoGp a Sepang. Lo statunitense Colin Edwards &...
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Guardian Top News Martin Kettle: We are only two weeks from an existential explosion Martin Kettle: If the EU now spurns Turkey, it will deservedly stand accused of historic dishonesty and perfidy.
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Concord Monitor Court to take up sentencing A possible revolution in the federal criminal justice system will be on the agenda when the Supreme Court opens its new term tomorrow.
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Winston-Salem Journal Ape adds new limb to tree of human evolution The latest probable common ancestor to humans and great apes had a body like an ape, fingers like a chimp and the upright posture of humans, according to researchers who unearthed a fossil of the animal in Spain.
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Time U.S. A Terror Threat to Congress? Members are being warned to take further precautions against al-Qaeda attacks
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BBC News world Titan probe yields fresh images Scientists release results from Huygens' journey to Saturn's moon, revealing evidence of flooding on the surface.
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Washington Post Tech SP2 Fights Worms, Has Bugs Microsoft's Web site lists about 40 software programs that may be hampered when its Service Pack 2 is installed and 50 that don't seem to be compatible at all -- these aren't obscure titles, either. -The Washington Post
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Kataweb Sciopero dei giornalisti l'informazione si ferma La Federazione nazionale della stampa ha proclamato una giornata "di silenzio dell'informazione" a tutela dell'autonomia del giornalismo e del diritto di cronaca. La redazione si astiene dal lavoro fino alle 7 di domani
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Yahoo U.S. 2 dead, 2 critical in bus wreck (AP) AP - A bus hit a median wall and utility poles on Interstate 85 near downtown, killing two people and critically injuring two others, police said.
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Yahoo Europe Microsoft in Deal on Low-Cost Smartphones (AP) AP - Microsoft Corp. announced a partnership with Singapore-based Flextronics International Ltd. on Monday to market a new range of high-specification phones, running Windows Mobile, to handset makers and network operators worldwide.
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Kataweb Sport Bologna, 16:43 - PALLAMANO, VENERDI' A BOLOGNA LA PRESENTAZIONE DELLA STAGIONE Venerdì alle 12, presso la Sala Consiliare della Provincia di Bologna, a Palazzo Malvezzi, si terr&a...
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Tribalfootball.com Owen delighted to takeover England captaincy David Beckham suffered a fractured rib in a clash with Ben Thatcher after scoring in England's 2-0 win against Wales. He would also have been suspended after picking up a yellow card, leaving Owen to take over the captaincy in Baku.
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Boston Globe sports Cubs Take a Patient Path. Like 100 Years Patient. The Cubs are not finished altering their roster for next season, but they are not expected to spend a lot of money doing it.
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The Times McDonnell still spoiling for a fight IN CASE anyone had forgotten, Jim McDonnell, Danny Williams’s trainer, stood up at the last pre-bout press conference here on Wednesday and repeated his
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TSN.ca Sixers exercise Salmons' option PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Guard John Salmons had his fourth-year option exercised by the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, keeping him with the club through the 2005-06 season.
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Repubblica "Italia a rischio comunismo la democrazia Ú in pericolo" Berlusconi rilancia: "In agguato oppressione e miseria" Craxi "vittima di una ubriacatura giustizialista" "Italia a rischio comunismo la democrazia Ú in pericolo" (18:33 29/01/2005)
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Yahoo Entertainment NBC wins Sunday ratings with football (Reuters) Reuters - "Sunday Night Football" gave NBC the kick it needed to win the night in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic.
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Washington Post Business U.S. Manufacturing Sector Expands NEW YORK -- The nation's manufacturing sector extended its growth streak to a fourth consecutive month in May, overcoming worries about inflation, soaring gas prices and the economy's slowing growth, a research group said Friday.
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The Gay Financial Network Rare STD Found in San Francisco A rare and potentially serious sexually transmitted form of chlamydia has turned up in a few patients in San Francisco, prompting health officials to issue a public warning.
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Topix.Net Europe Schroeder says bigger US role key for Mideast peace BERLIN, Jan 17 (Reuters) German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said today progress towards West Asia peace depended on the United States playing a more active role.
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National Geographic Society Egypt's Female Pharaoh Revealed by Chipped Tooth, Experts Say A broken molar found in a box of ancient internal organs was the key to finding Egypt's long-lost gender-bending ruler, Egyptian authorities announced.
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New York Times Business Labels Lack Food’s Origin Despite Law Lobbyists and members of Congress have managed to hold off the enforcement of a five-year-old law that required country-of-origin labeling on meat, fish and produce.
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Yahoo Entertainment Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP) AP - Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
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BBC UK Children 'meet net friends often' Youngsters are meeting up with people they met on the internet, without their parents knowing, research suggests.
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Ansa Italia Mastella, proceda inchiesta Why not De Magistris mi ha indagato per diventare un eroe
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Kataweb Sport Reggio Calabria, 15:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA; CIRILLO: UNA EMOZIONE TORNARE QUI Bruno Cirillo è tornato alla Reggina. Il difensore, classe 1977, cresciuto nel settore giovan...
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CNN International Critical Keegan charged by the FA LONDON, England -- Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has been charged by the Football Association with verbally abusing referee Steve Dunn after his side's 4-3 defeat at Newcastle.
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RedNova science Bob Fagerstrom, of Riverdale, Will Be the New Plant... [Derived Headline] Bob Fagerstrom, of Riverdale, will be the new plant manager at Dakota Gasification Co., near Beulah. Fagerstrom will begin Feb. 26 and will replace Fred Stern, who retires March 9.
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Boston Globe sports Flip Side of a Drought: Edwards Prevails at Michigan Carl Edwards ended a 52-race Nextel Cup winless streak Sunday by holding off Martin Truex Jr. to win at Michigan International Speedway.
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Yahoo Politics Clinton, Obama battle vote-for-vote in White House race (AFP) AFP - Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama slugged it out in a new round of presidential nominating contests Saturday, scrambling for precious delegates and an elusive edge.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution (su New Bomb Blast Wounds 15 in India Suspected separatists bombed a power line, a gas pipeline, a tea plantation and a crowded marketplace in northeastern India on Sunday, intensifying a campaign of violence
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BBC News world Colombian rebels hand over guns More than 1,400 Colombian paramilitaries hand over their weapons to the country's government.
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Yahoo U.S. Survey: New Orleans under 190,000 people (AP) AP - Fewer than 190,000 people are living in New Orleans a year after Hurricane Katrina, according to a door-to-door survey released Thursday.
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New York Times sports Season of wish fulfillment goes on at Pro Bowl HONOLULU -- They were both surprised that he was picked as a substitute player for the Pro Bowl.
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New York Times Science Skin as a Battlefield What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
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Indianapolis Star With US stars off, European rout is on Hal Sutton wasn't blaming Phil Mickelson. The captain of the US Ryder Cup team wasn't blaming anyone. But he was frustrated and at least a little peeved, and someone asked.
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Topix.Net Europe Revolutions and Rituals By the time this piece is read, the jolly sound of drums, flutes and songs would have resounded in the air of my city, Pondicherry.
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BBC - Front Page Burma protesters defy crackdown Thousands of monks and civilians march against Burma's military rulers amid tear gas and baton charges.
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sportinglife.com NO REPEAT OF 'BASKETBRAWL' Jermaine O'Neal made an early return to the Indiana Pacers' line-up but he could not prevent the Detroit Pistons posting a 98-93 victory in the first meeting between the teams since the infamous "basketbrawl" last month.
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CNET personal technology news House proposal would imprison SSN fraudsters Blog: A sweeping new proposal scheduled for a preliminary vote Wednesday contains criminal penalties for unauthorized sales and fraudulent uses of Social Security numbers, but are there too many exceptions?
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New York Times health Second Opinions, Through a Patient’s Eyes Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
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Reuters U.S. U.S. security scares foreign visitors away GRAND CANYON, Arizona (Reuters) - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.
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Reuters Sports Henin and Serena square up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Justine Henin and Serena Williams will square up in a battle of former champions at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic headline the action in the men's event.
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NewsFactor Network Oracle Earnings Beat Analyst Forecasts Oracle's stock price rose on Wednesday after the software maker reported that its first-quarter profit surged 16 percent compared to last year, reaching $509 million.
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New York Times Business [TS] Talking Business: Speaking Up in Fresh Air at Home Depot The chain’s new chief executive was everything his predecessor was not: folksy, sincere, occasionally funny and often self-deprecating.
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New York Times As Questions Keep Coming, Ohio Certifies Its Vote Count The Ohio secretary of state officially certified on Monday that President Bush won that swing state by roughly 119,000 votes, but an array of Democrats, third
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The Washington Post Top News Victims May Have Been Hidden by Tire Smoke President opens African tour by urging Nairobi to consent to power-sharing deal with opposition.
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Ansa Italia Chiuse A1 e A14 vicino a Bologna E' esplosa autocisterna carica di gpl
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New York Times Tech Online Shopper : I’m a Technology Werewolf, Striking Terror Into Gadgets In my husband’s opinion, when it comes to technology, whatever the opposite of a green thumb is, I have it.
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