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Washington Post Zarqawi Leader Caught; Bombing at US Base in Iraq RAMADI, Iraq - A car bomb exploded Saturday outside a base in western Iraq used by the US military and the Iraqi National Guard. The blast hit right outside the gates of the Baghdadi base, 142 miles west of Baghdad near Ramadi.
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BBC - Front Page Suspended sentence for cat killer A woman who put her boyfriend's cat in a washing machine following a row, is given a four-month suspended jail term.
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Reuters Business Nintendo's Wii on Toys "R" Us hot holiday list NEW YORK (Reuters) - Toy retailer Toys "R" Us has unveiled its "hot toy" list for the upcoming holiday season, and this year it includes a video game console for the first time -- Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s 7974.OS Wii.
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Topix.Net Europe Druviete as education minister will aggravate the situation -... Approving New Era's Ina Druviete as minister of education and science will aggravate the situation regarding education reform and make Russian students resist the reform more actively, believe Headquarters for ...
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CNET personal technology news Appeals court agrees Dish DVR infringed on TiVo patent Federal court upholds lower court award of $89.6 million in damages for violation of TiVo's patent on digital video recorders. Dish plans to appeal.
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Boston Globe business Big Dig no roadblock Huge cost overruns. Tunnel leaks. Multimillion-dollar lawsuits. Big trouble for the companies managing Boston's Big Dig? Not really.
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Boston Herald Outrage over JFK slay video game A British firm seeking to capitalize on the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's murder today is issuing ``JFK Reloaded,'' a purportedly educational ``docu-game'' that lets players
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New York Times Business Help Wanted (for a Better Way to Count Jobs) Online employment indexes that focus on Internet job listings may establish themselves as forward-looking indicators of trends that will appear later in the government surveys.
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Topix.Net Europe Ahern Urges IRA to Disarm, Meet Accord Prime Minister Bertie Ahern urged Irish Republican Army commanders on Sunday to meet what he acknowledged was "a heavy burden": disarming and disbanding their organization in support of Northern Ireland's 1998 ...
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Yahoo Entertainment 'Cousin Brucie' re-signs with Sirius (AP) AP - Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday it re-signed legendary classic rock DJ Bruce Morrow, known on-air as "Cousin Brucie," to an exclusive multiyear deal.
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New York Times sports Points gone in NY minute The Bruins' road to a postseason berth remains steep, but it would be more difficult today if two other teams also struggling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference hadn't also squandered points last night.
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Reuters Sudan expels head of UK aid agency Sudan has expelled the country director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency says.
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Reuters World Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu HOLTON (Reuters) - Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports after Britain's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry that caused it to cull almost 160,000 turkeys on Monday.
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Yahoo World U.S. Soldiers Kill 25 Insurgents in Iraq (AP) AP - U.S. troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents as they attacked an American outpost in northern Iraq with a car bomb and explosives, the military said Thursday.
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BBC - Front Page Japan may let women take throne Japan's ruling party considers proposing constitutional changes to let women take the throne, reports say.
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Reuters World Portugal church says mutation sparked abortion loss LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Catholic church blamed "cultural mutation" on Friday for the large number of people who voted to legalize abortion in a referendum and urged doctors to refuse to carry out the operation if asked.
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Time U.S. Can Kwame Kilpatrick Grow Up? Even as Detroit embarks on a fragile recovery, its mayor remains a distraction and, to an increasing number of constituents, a liability.
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Boston Globe sports Giants-Cowboys Game Is on the Lines When the Giants play in Dallas on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giants’ aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboys’ big and gifted offensive line.
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Guardian Top News Livingstone refuses to back down over Nazi comments Society: London mayor refuses to say sorry for comparing Jewish journalist to concentration camp guard.
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Reuters Top News "Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.
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CNET security news More mashing of Google Maps Blog: New Google Maps feature lets people create customized maps with content from different mashup sites
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Guardian $210m settlement in AOL fraud inquiry Time Warner agreed to pay $210m (£108m) yesterday to settle criminal fraud charges related to its internet service provider America Online.
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Boston Globe sports No. 4 Maryland Stays Unbeaten at Home Laura Harper had 25 points and 15 rebounds Friday night as No. 4 Maryland held off Virginia, 86-80, to improve to 17-0 at home.
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Yahoo Entertainment "Engvall" bows big for TBS (Reuters) Reuters - On the heels of its record-setting premiere for the comedy series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," TBS has scored again with the debut of the original sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show."
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BBC News health 'Perfectionism' bowel pain link Perfectionists are more prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome after an infection, a study finds.
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New York Times world Question of Timing on Bush’s Push on Earmarks President Bush has never shown much distaste for Congressional pork. But he declared Monday that he had had enough.
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Yahoo U.S. Fresh Firefighters Help California Blaze (AP) AP - An infusion of fresh manpower helped firefighters gain the upper hand Tuesday on a wildfire that had burned across more than 12,500 acres and destroyed four homes in Northern California's wine country.
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Kataweb Calcio Zurigo, 13:57 - CALCIO, FIFA SOSPENDE FEDERAZIONE IRAN Il comitato d'urgenza della Fifa (composto dal presidente Blatter e dai rappresentanti delle 6 confe...
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RedNova science Chinese President Stresses Efforts to Raise Farmers' Income Text of report in English by official Chinese n
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Yahoo World Trinidad Kicks Off Its Caribbean Bash (AP) AP - Disguised as fire-breathing dragons, glittery grim reapers and a huge translucent butterfly, masqueraders kicked off Carnival celebrations in Trinidad, while Calypso singers electrified crowds with songs of political corruption and recent natural disasters.
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Yahoo World Nigerian Military Officers Charged with Coup Plot (Reuters) Reuters - Four Nigerian military officers and a civilian were accused Thursday of plotting to overthrow President Olusegun Obasanjo by firing a rocket at his helicopter, court documents showed.
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KVIA Palestinians to set date for elections for Arafat successor RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian officials are pushing ahead with plans for life without Yasser Arafat. The officials met today to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death last week.
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Yahoo World Pakistani judge becomes hero for defying general (Reuters) Reuters - When the government charged Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry with misconduct and suspended him, it seriously underestimated his refusal to be cowed.
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Reuters World EU leaders struggle to narrow gap on new treaty BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.
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The Register Cassini probe snaps Mimas Another stunning Saturn holiday pic
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New York Times world Teachers Agree to Bonus Pay Tied to Scores Bonuses for New York City teachers would be based largely on the overall test scores of students at schools that have high concentrations of poor children.
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Yahoo Sports Woods builds 4-shot lead (AP) AP - Kevin Streelman had his head down as he rapped a few putts to kill time, realizing that as third alternate at the Buick Invitational, the 29-year-old rookie probably would get a chance to play.
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Forbes IMF May Lend Kenya $35 Million The International Monetary Fund may release to Kenya a $35 million loan in December after the country reins in spending on salaries and sets up an anti-corruption commission, a fund official said Friday.
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Adnkronos Salute: lo stress 'cancella' i ricordi recenti Lo stress 'accorcia' la memoria a breve termine, cancellando cosi' i ricordi piu' vicini nel tempo. La 'colpa' e' di un enzima che 'sotto stress' si attiva nel cervello, agendo sulla corteccia prefrontale.
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Guardian Top News BA's pensions black hole deepens to £2bn Business: Pilots said to be ready for a fight over changes · Chief executive and unions on collision course
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Xinhua Death toll in Haiti floods hits 1,650 The death toll caused by devastating floods in Haiti has climbed to over 1,600 people. Another 800 remain missing. Hurricane Jeanne is the latest tragedy to hit Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas.
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RedNova general Suicide Bomber Kills Two in Jerusalem JERUSALEM - A missile from an Israeli helicopter wounded 12 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early Thursday after a teenager from the West Bank evaded roadblocks and blew herself up next to a busy Jerusalem bus stop, killing two policemen. To carry out the Wednesday suicide attack - the first in Jerusalem in seven months but the second in Israel in three weeks - the 19-year-old overcame a strict military closure of the West Bank imposed for a series of Jewish holidays that began last week...
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CNET networking news Photos: New cars at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show CNET Car Tech posts photos of new cars from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
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Yahoo World Twenty-two die, 42 missing as immigrant boat sinks off Tunisia (AFP) AFP - Twenty-two would-be immigrants drowned and 42 were missing after a boat that was to have carried them across the Mediterranean broke up and sank off the Tunisian coast at the weekend, according to official figures.
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News Is Free Top News Mount St. Helens Erupts On Foxnews: U.S. & World
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Los Angeles Daily News New Zealand goes 1-2 in triathlon Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.
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Kataweb Sport Zurigo, 17:34 - CICLISMO, ZURIGO: SUCCESSO DI SANCHEZ Lo spagnolo Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel Euskadi) ha vinto il Campionato di Zurigo. L'iberico ha lascia...
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Guardian Wales put faith in height for autumn Tests The Welsh coach Mike Ruddock's attempt to inspire his national side to fresh heights took on a whole new meaning yesterday when he included the tallest player in the country in a 29-man squad for the forthcoming internationals against South Africa, New
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Scotland on Sunday Camilla Attends Son's Book Launch as Duty Calls Charles Abroad but the Prince of Wales had to miss the party because of duties abroad. Mrs Parker Bowles arrived at 7pm, an
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BBC News world India dominate sorry South Africa India bowl out South Africa for a pitiful 84 in the Wanderers Test and then build an impressive lead.
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Reuters Top News Castro not bed-ridden, but his summit show uncertain HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Fidel Castro is no longer bed-ridden and is working the telephone giving orders but whether he will make his first public appearance since falling ill and show up at a summit hosted by Cuba is still anyone's guess.
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The Washington Post sports Jagr Shakes Off Sore Leg in Rangers' Win Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr rips a shot past Carolina backup John Grahame to clinch a 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes on Sunday.
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Reuters Top News Suspected steroid ring to stars busted ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Authorities broke up a suspected steroid ring in Florida on Tuesday that is accused of distributing anti-aging treatments to celebrities and muscle-building drugs to professional athletes.
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Time Top News How Clinton Lost Her Invincibility Analysis: Once portrayed as a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination, the former First Lady faces an uphill battle in Iowa, and beyond
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Reuters World No quick exit for peacekeepers in Kosovo BELGRADE (Reuters) - "We've got to get you out of here," President George W. Bush told the U.S. Army commander in Kosovo in 2001.
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Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau September job growth weaker than expected US employers added just 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than analysts expected and a sign that the economic recovery remains weak.
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Reuters Sports Kobe Bryant's Defense Wants Rape Charge Dismissed EAGLE, Colo. (Reuters) - Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.
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Yahoo Entertainment George Clooney hurt in motorcycle crash (AP) AP - George Clooney and a companion were injured on Friday when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road across the Hudson River from New York City.
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Gazzetta di Parma Ostaggi, una liberazione ad ostacoli Iraq: per tutto il giorno dato per certo il rilascio dei giornalisti. Poi in serata la doccia fredda. BAGHDAD - Doveva essere una questione di ore il rilascio di Christian Chesnot e Georges Malbrunot, i due
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Yahoo World U.N. Tells Iran to Suspend Nuke Program (AP) AP - A 35-nation meeting of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency on Saturday demanded that Iran suspend all aspects of uranium enrichment, setting an indirect November deadline for Tehran to heed its conditions.
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BBC - Front Page I'm no hypocrite, says Blunkett David Blunkett defends himself over revelations on his private life, saying he is not saying one thing and doing another.
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Yahoo World Hamas: 4 militants killed, blames Israel (AP) AP - An explosion went off Wednesday in a jeep carrying four Gaza militants, killing all of them, Hamas said.
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Yahoo Entertainment Cage's 'Ghost Rider' wins at box office (AP) AP - Satan's bounty hunter has looted the wallets of movie-goers. "Ghost Rider," Sony's comic-book adaptation starring Nicolas Cage as a motorcycle stunt driver moonlighting as a collector of evil souls for the devil, debuted as the top weekend movie with $44.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Reuters Iraqis, US Hail Falluja Success, Threats Remain US Lieutenant-General John Sattler declared on Thursday his forces had "broken the back of the insurgency" in Falluja, but US troops still faced dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq.
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Forbes Dell 3Q Earnings Seen in Line With Views Fueled by surging demand from business customers in the latest quarter, Dell Inc. is geared to post third-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations, though analysts say declining component prices
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RedNova science CARE Applauds Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus; New Caucus Critical to Halting Refuge System Funding Crisis WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Coo
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People's Daily Online Inge de Bruijn defends 50m free title Defending champion Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands retained her 50m freestyle title in Athens on August 21, the last day of the swimming competition at the Olympic Games.
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Reuters World Ukraine Election Loser Delivers Court Appeal KIEV (Reuters) - The loser of last month's Ukrainian presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated.
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Yahoo Tech Exercise machines to work with iPods (AP) AP - Your workout at the gym isn't going to be any less painful. But the world's leading commercial provider of exercise equipment might at least help make the session on a stair-climber or treadmill more entertaining.
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National Post Goldcorp, Wheaton to merge Goldcorp Inc. yesterday became the third North American mining company this year to launch a bid to buy Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.
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New York Times Business Wal-Mart Lowers Forecast for Capital Spending The retail giant said it would shift capital away from its American stores and into overseas expansion, which will account for the bulk of its growth in the years to come.
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Scotland on Sunday Fergie the Man to Mould Rooney - Becks Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson to ensure Wayne Rooney remains focused enough to fulfil his enormous potential.
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Yahoo World Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in first Test (AFP) AFP - Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 234 runs in the first Test here to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
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The Washington Post world Judge Strikes Down Memem's Arrest Warrant A judge on Thursday struck down an arrest warrant for former President Carlos Menem, who was wanted for questioning in a federal court probe of multimillion-dollar accounts in Switzerland.
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The Register Apple unveils larger nanos Dabbles in paradox This morning, at a San Francisco press event The Reg wasn't invited to, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled several new iPods, including a nano that handles videos and games from an expanded display. He also trumpeted the arrival of iPhone ringtones, and sadly, we have no idea whether he kept a straight face.

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Time Top News Airline "Risk Assessment": Defending the Right to Snoop Should federal agents know where you sit on an airplane and what kind of meal you order? Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff says yes
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New York Times Movies Movie Review | 'Broken Sky': In an Epic of Nonverbal Desire, It Is the Details That Matter Boy meets boy like you’ve never seen in Julián Hernández’s sex-drenched, extravagantly minimalist epic.
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Yahoo World Preachers, revenge push Indonesia terror (AP) AP - Basri sports a crude tattoo of Mickey Mouse on his wrist and spent his youth drinking alcohol and jamming to Nirvana songs in a rock band. He was never religious, and even now struggles to remember verses from the Quran, Islam's holy book.
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Reuters Sports Glavine pitches Mets to 4-1 win over Dodgers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Veteran Tom Glavine threw six shutout innings to guide the New York Mets to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five playoff series.
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Yahoo World G-8 protesters clash with German police (AP) AP - Protesters with black hoods and bandanas covering their faces showered police with rocks and beer bottles Saturday, before the heavily armored officers drove them back with water cannon and tear gas during a rally against an upcoming Group of Eight summit.
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Yahoo Politics AP Poll: Chavez way ahead in Venezuela (AP) AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a wide margin over his main challenger as he seeks a third term in Dec. 3 elections, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also revealed many government opponents are worried they could face reprisals for how they vote.
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Yahoo Entertainment Upcoming Film Releases: Weeks of December 4 & December 11 (Reuters) Reuters - An update of the U.S. film calendar for this week and next. Dates are subject to change, and films initially may open only in select cities, mentioned wherever possible.
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New York Times world 24-State Battle for Votes, Delegates and Momentum There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesday’s national free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date.
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The Washington Post sports Roles Change in Minutes Watching the hero and the goat switch places more than once in the final minutes makes the Steelers' 20-17 divisional playoff victory over the Jets an instant classic.
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The Washington Post health 188 More Species Listed as Near Extinction Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
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BCC Technology Protest against Iran blog arrests Iranian journalists meet to protest against the arrests of eight webloggers and press journalists.
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Christian Science Monitor Yield on Bonds and baseball: dropping? The slugger's testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Il Resto del Carlino Sacchi conferma le trattative 'Da decidere il mio ruolo' PARMA, 20 GENNAIO 2004 - Sacchi-Real, c'Ú molto di vero. In un intervista telefonica al quotidiano spagnolo "As", Arrigo Sacchi parla del suo possibile trasferimento al Real Madrid nelle vesti di direttore generale.
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Reuters Sports Favre breaks Marino's completion record NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre completed his 4,968th pass during a 17-9 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, breaking the NFL all-time record held by Dan Marino.
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New York Times Business Strong Trading Lifts Profit at Bear Stearns The robust results came despite a decline in investment banking activity during the quarter and a slowdown in stock trading over the summer.
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Reuters U.S. Justice Department reviews role in eavesdropping program WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department is launching an internal review of its participation in the Bush administration's controversial domestic eavesdropping program, the department's inspector general told congressional leaders on Monday.
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Ansa Italia Ganasce fiscali per 5 mln italiani Federcontribuenti, 20.000 imprese a rischio insolvenza
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Yahoo Tech Server market revenue highest since 2000 (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Swelling demand for high-end systems in the fourth quarter pushed the global server industry to its highest annual revenue since the market peaked in 2000 as IBM and Hewlett-Packard held onto their top rankings.
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Reuters Business Consumers gloomiest since Katrina aftermath NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence weakened for a third month in October to its lowest since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as gasoline costs rose and the housing slump worsened.
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Yahoo U.S. Snipes trial offers IRS perfect script (AP) AP - OCALA, Fla. — Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial.
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Yahoo Politics Obama Wins Georgia Democratic Party, Fox, CNN Project (Bloomberg) Bloomberg - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated New York Senator Hillary Clinton in Georgia's primary, networks projected, gaining the first victory on the biggest day of voting in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Reuters AlertNet Israeli urges tougher French stand on anti-Semitism Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, on a hasty visit to France after a Jewish soup kitchen was burned down, urged French officials and judges on Tuesday to punish anti-Semitic culprits more severely.
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Reuters Business Boeing Wins $928 Mln Missile Defense Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago-based Boeing Co. BA.N has won a $928 million contract to field the ground-based midcourse defense part of a planned U.S. missile defense shield, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
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Reuters World Iraq calls on neighbors to help end violence BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.
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Boston Globe world Iran invites visitors to plant ESFAHAN, Iran -- The squat, tan buildings with barred windows can be reached only by driving well outside the city to a flat stretch of desert on the edge of the hills. The site is surrounded by antiaircraft artillery emplacements and a large metal fence topped with barbed wire.
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