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BBC News Business Indian interest rates unchanged India's central bank keeps interest rates on hold, saying inflation is still the main threat.
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Arizona Republic Let Israel, Palestine find their own peace If Yasser Arafat's death does improve the prospects of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, here's what the United States should do about it: Nothing.
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Reuters Health Multiple unhealthy habits best addressed together NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who simultaneously attempt to stop smoking, reduce their sodium intake and increase exercise may be more successful than those who try to change these lifestyle factors one at a time, Texas-based researchers report.
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BBC News world Lib Dem hopefuls go head-to-head The two Lib Dem MPs to put themselves forward for next party leader are going head to head at a conference.
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BBC UK Japan in commercial whaling push Pro-whaling countries meet in Japan to plan the lifting of the global moratorium on commercial hunting.
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San Francisco Chronicle With new caddie, Singh floundering in pursuit of 10th win It appears that Vijay Singh will have to be content with nine wins this year. The world's No. 1 player had another nondescript day at East Lake, shooting an even-par 70 that left him 11 strokes behind co-leaders
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BBC UK Drink drive remarks 'are obscene' A senior officer's suggestion of mitigating circumstances for drink driving are described as "absolutely obscene".
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CNN/SI Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid cruises to 6-1 win Ronaldo scored two goals Sunday to help Real Madrid trounce lowly Albacete 6-1 and move into second place in the Spanish standings.
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Guardian Top News Man Utd player bailed in rape case inquiry Manchester United defender Jonny Evans has been released on bail by police who questioned him after an alleged rape at the club's Christmas party
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Reuters UN: Up to 10,000 Dying a Month in Darfur Camps Up to 10,000 people, many of them children, are dying each month from disease and the effects of violence in Darfur camps despite a big international aid effort, the World Health Organization said Monday.
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CNET personal technology news Binary? Decimal? Excel 2007 finds it all so confusing Excel 2007 has troubles with multiplication when the result is 65,535--a number familiar to those who've dealt with binary numbers.
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Yahoo U.S. Few Glitches Reported in Early Fla. Voting (AP) AP - Voters began casting ballots Monday in Florida, encountering long lines at the polls and a few ballot box glitches four years after the 2000 presidential election fiasco.
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CNN/SI How does the BCS continue to defy logic despite everyone's wishes? We are, in the eyes of America, a bunch of geeks in cheap clothing -- a grotesque procession of uncoordinated oafs utterly unqualified to comment upon the nation's most graceful athletes.
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Reuters Top News Irish vote on razor's edge as polling starts DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday uncertain who will take charge of their flourishing economy after one of the closest election battles in living memory.
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Reuters Business Merrill CEO met Wachovia for possible merger: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co.'s Chief Executive Stan O'Neal broached the idea of merging with Wachovia Corp. without first getting board approval, angering some members so much that they considered replacements for O'Neal, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Yahoo Business Public pressure may not help seal Murdoch Dow deal (Reuters) Reuters - Applying public pressure to persuade Dow Jones & Co.'s family owners to sell the media company to Rupert Murdoch may do more harm than good, one institutional shareholder said on Thursday.
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San Francisco Chronicle Warriors flat out routed by Utah Offense and defense equally bad <b>...</b> It was a rare moment of vulnerability; a natural reaction for a someone lying flat on his back. With 1:20 left in the first half, Jazz guard Matt Harpring threw his hands over his head to avoid being trampled
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Yahoo World Eight days before UN deadline, Khartoum to disarm militias "gradually" (AFP) AFP - Eight days before a UN Security Council deadline for Khartoum to rein in state-sponsored Arab militias in Darfur, Interior Minister Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein said in comments that they would be disarmed only gradually.
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Yahoo Europe Gordon Brown in brief (AP) AP - Gordon Brown's rise to become British prime minister is the culmination of a 24-year political career, much of it spent in partnership with his friend — and rival — Tony Blair.
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Yahoo Europe Murray pulls out of Wimbledon (AFP) AFP - Andy Murray has pulled out of the Wimbledon tennis championships, which start on Monday, having failed to recover from a wrist injury.
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Fides Italia ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - All’Università di Daegu la conferenza annuale dell’Associazione delle Università Cattoliche del Sudest Asiatico ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - All’Università di Daegu la conferenza annuale dell’Associazione delle Università Cattoliche del Sudest Asiatico Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Rappresentanti, docenti e studenti di oltre 51 fra Università e collegi in sette paesi della regione Asia-Pacifico si sono incontrati di recente all’Università Cattolica di Daegu, in Corea del Sud, per la convention annuale del...
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Boston Globe sports Hewitt Reaches the Semifinals to Make His Country Proud It was not until four minutes to midnight local time that Leyton Hewitt finally gave fans, and himself, the best emotional release that a tennis match can offer.
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PCWorld news Toshiba Readies 60GB Gigabeat Upcoming device will be the first audio player to use Toshiba's 60GB hard drive.
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Il Resto del Carlino Seconda vittoria Climamio La Benetton ritrova il sorriso ROMA, 11 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Si riscatta la Benetton Treviso che, dopo la sconfitta all'esordio, al Palaverde ha battuto oggi per 93-60 (17-8, 35-25, 57-38) i tedeschi dell'Opel Skyliners Francoforte in un match della seconda giornata del Gruppo C della prima
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BBC UK Dozens killed in Baghdad attacks At least 29 people die in a series of shootings and car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Longtime Red Sox fan hangs on team's fortunes (October 26, 2004) - Barb Babiarz's love affair with the Boston Red Sox began in 1967, the year Carl Yastrzemski led an unsung team to the American League pennant.
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PHPDeveloper.org Stubbles Blog: XJConf for PHP 0.2.0 released Frank Kleine has posted a release announcement about the latest version of his XJConf to hit the web - XJConf for PHP 0.2.0. Some minutes ago I released version 0.2.0 of XJConf for PHP . XJConf allows to create simple to complex object structures from XML configuration files. [...] If you are already using version 0.1.2 you should definitely upgrade to the new version, as it offers more features as well as a simplified access to XJConf itself via the new facade. Updates in this new version include the definition of abstract tags, the possibility to declare tags as static and the ability to use the XJConfFacade for a simplified usage of XJConf. Check out the project's Trac page for more information.
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Yahoo World Four die in French avalanches as hopes fade for Canadians (AFP) AFP - At least four skiers died in avalanches in the French Alps as hopes faded for a Canadian couple missing since Sunday while snowboarding in Switzerland, emergency services said.
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TechNewsWorld Rules Approved for Broadband over Power Lines Cinergy has a venture with Current Communications to market BPL systems to municipally-owned and rural cooperative utilities. Their plan so far has not been slowed by regulatory uncertainty
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CNET personal technology news Microsoft looking for the Limelight? Silicon Alley Insider says software maker might be interested in Limelight, a player in the content delivery network arena.
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Reuters Business Charlotte Russe Cuts Forecast, Stock Down CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young women's clothing retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. CHIC.O on Thursday slashed its quarterly earnings and sales forecast after a disappointing back-to-school season, sending its stock down 21 percent.
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Yahoo Entertainment TV highlights for the week ahead (AP) AP - What would you do if you had a room key that could unlock any door, then lead you almost anywhere once the door was open?
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Repubblica Ferrara, fuga di gas nell'appartamento Muore un bimbo di nove mesi Ferrara, fuga di gas nell'appartamento Muore un bimbo di nove mesi (12:39 14/06/2007)
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Yahoo Science Hunt for life on Mars goes underground in new NASA mission (AFP) AFP - The hunt for evidence of life on Mars will go underground next year when a NASA probe digs beneath the surface of the red planet's arctic northern plains, US scientists revealed Monday.
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BBC UK Anger as Kenya MPs get huge bonus Kenyan MPs vote to give themselves a $22,000 bonus each, despite public condemnation.
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Channel News Asia Australian competition watchdog approves Qantas-Air NZ deal on <b>...</b> SYDNEY: Australian regulators have lifted objections to a proposed alliance between Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand, although New Zealand authorities remain a stumbling block to the trans-Tasman deal.
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Yahoo Politics Hand Recount Starts in Wash. Gov.'s Race (AP) AP - Sitting at a folding table under fluorescent lights, Republican Lloyd Haskins Sr. held up ballots for Democrat Carl Brownstein to see, and they both marked their running totals on white scrap paper.
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New York Times world French Open: Nadal Extends His Perfect Record at the French Open Rafael Nadal cruised to victory over Carlos Moya in the quarterfinals, improving his career record at the French Open to an impressive 19-0.
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Yahoo Tech Plaxo turns address books into Web social networks (Reuters) Reuters - Plaxo, which makes software for PC users to keep address books up-to-date, said on Sunday it is helping millions of members open up their online datebooks to build social networks like MySpace or Facebook.
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Washington Post Trials Set To Begin For Four at Guantanamo Four suspected al Qaeda terrorists will face military trials this week at the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in historic legal proceedings that have not been conducted by the US government
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Reuters Business Ryder Profit Rises, Stock Hit by Outlook NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryder System Inc. R.N on Friday reported quarterly profit jumped 59 percent, beating Wall Street forecasts, on strong demand for commercial truck rentals.
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Khaleej Times Ukraine presidential hopefuls head to runoff vote KIEV - Ukraine’s hotly contested presidential election Monday headed into a second-round showdown between a pro-West candidate and his pro-Russia rival following an inconclusive first-round vote slammed by international observers.
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The Washington Post health Exercise Could Slow Aging Of Body, Study Suggests Physically active people have cells that look younger on a molecular level than those of couch potatoes, according to new research that offers a fundamental new clue into how exercise may help stave off aging.
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The Register Processors and semiconductors 2004 in review Market booms, busts - all in one year
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Kataweb Sport Napoli, 17:21 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: IN UEFA SENZA PRESSIONI Gigi Cagni ha parlato dei prossimi impegni dell'Empoli a Radio Goal su Kiss Kiss Napoli. ''In questi...
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Reuters Hamas to Boycott Palestinian Presidential Vote The Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it would boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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Reuters Top News Bin Laden says Bush repeating Soviet mistakes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden, in a U.S. transcript of a newly released video, said President George W. Bush was repeating the mistakes of Soviet leaders by refusing to acknowledge losses in Iraq.
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The Herald News SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - Just over two months ago, the Houston Astros were being written off as the biggest disappointment in baseball. Now they are within a victory of their first World Series appearance in the 43-year history of the franchise.
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Yahoo Entertainment Cornwell gives $1 million for CSI in NYC (AP) AP - Patricia Cornwell is donating $1 million to a top criminal justice college for a new academy to teach CSI techniques.
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RedNova technology IIJ-Tech Announces Corporate Officer Appointment Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI), one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that the following corporate officer of IIJ Technology Inc.
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Reuters Top News Israelis Kill Gunman Near Gaza Settlement GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian gunman overnight near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army and militants said Thursday. The army said it killed an armed Palestinian after he shot and wounded four Israeli soldiers and a civilian in a roadside ambush.
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Reuters Life and Leisure African twig brushes offer all-day dental care DAKAR (Reuters) - Brush your teeth every day, dentists say. In Africa, that can mean keeping your toothbrush in your mouth all day long.
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Reuters Delta's Stock Takes Off After Reaching Pilot Deal Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. jumped on Thursday after the company and its pilots union reached a tentative contract that will save the cash-strapped carrier $1 billion a year.
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Boston Globe world Afghan crash victims' kin turned back CHENARI, Afghanistan -- Security forces yesterday turned back relatives trying to get to a freezing mountain where NATO soldiers found human remains but no survivors in the wreckage of an Afghan airliner four days after it struck a snowbound peak with 104 people on board.
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Daily Star Israel urged to heed Syrian offer for peace talks Israel should take up a Syrian offer to renew peace talks, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Thursday, rejecting claims by Israeli officials that the gesture is not significant.
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WQAD Chicago police say no charges yet in waste dumping CHICAGO Chicago police say they're still trying to determine if criminal charges will be filed in connection with the dumping of waste on a tour boat filled with passengers.
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Reuters Sports AL Wrap: Red Sox Down Devil Rays to Clinch Playoff Spot NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Ramirez belted his league-leading 43rd homer and Johnny Damon hit a three-run shot as the Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff spot with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St Petersburg on Monday.
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Ansa Italia Ad Assisi 'Cassonetti d'autore' Saranno decorati da artisti italiani invitati all'iniziativa
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Yahoo U.S. Jail transfer denied in Mo. kidnap case (AP) AP - A judge on Thursday denied a jail transfer request for a pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys, rejecting defense claims that a reporter's jailhouse interview with the suspect amounted to a security breach.
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BBC - Front Page Cardiac team in stem-cell tests Pioneering research is to test if stem cells can repair heart muscle damaged by a heart attack.
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InfoWorld news Former BEA executives launch open source company Three former BEA Systems Inc. executives who left earlier this year have resurfaced as founders of a Seattle startup that plans to begin integrating and supporting a variety of open source server software next year.
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Boston Globe business Life Sciences 25 The Food and Drug Administration approved Boston Scientific 's carotid stent filter; Biogen asked the FDA to approve Tysabri as a treatment for Crohn's disease.
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Reuters Top News W.House: Not U.S. policy to threaten Pakistan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it was not U.S. policy to threaten Pakistan after the September 11 attacks despite Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's complaint that Washington warned it would bomb his country.
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New York Times sports Letting everyone get up to speed Everyone who skis must have found themselves at some time poised at the start of a race course looking down at the gates, trying to size up a strategy, and finally settling for just getting it over with.
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Yahoo Entertainment Directors will begin talks with studios (AP) AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing Hollywood directors said Friday it will begin contract talks Saturday with studios in a move that could affect the ongoing strike by writers.
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CBS Sportsline David (Ortiz) Slays Goliath Again BOSTON - New York Yankees manager Joe Torre entered the postgame interview room Monday night, sat down and said, "Is this `Groundhog Day'?
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Reuters Top News Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
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Yahoo Europe Pressure builds in Europe for intervention to curb euro surge (AFP) AFP - With growth flagging in the 12-nation eurozone, pressure is building in European financial circles for central bank intervention to curb a surge in the euro against the dollar.
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Reuters Manpower Results Push Up Staffing Stocks Manpower Inc. (MAN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's second-largest staffing company, on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings nearly doubled on stronger currency
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The Scotsman Valencia Held But Stay on Top Valencia maintained their place at the top of the Primera Liga as they had to settle for a share of the spoils against Real Betis but by the end of the weekend they may be toppled from the summit.
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Charlotte Sun-Herald Charlotte to lose a half-billion dollars Charlotte County faces a half-billion in damages from Hurricane Charley, Budget Director Ann Navan announced Wednesday.
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Voice of America Cubans Prepare For Hurricane Ivan The center of Hurricane Ivan passed to the south of the Cayman Islands, and appears headed for a direct strike on Cuba. The storm has killed more than 50 people as it passes through the Caribbean.
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Ansa Italia Malore per Mastella, ma va a Roma Lo riferisce il capogruppo Udeur al Senato
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KSL-TV No Deal Yet Between Delta and Pilots Delta Air Lines and its pilots union recessed today without reaching an agreement on pay cuts that are key to the carrier's efforts to avoid bankruptcy.
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Yahoo Science Neb. Zoo Discovers Two Species of Lemurs (AP) AP - Researchers with the Henry Doorly Zoo have discovered two new species of lemurs, one of the most primitive and endangered primates in the world, the zoo announced Wednesday.
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Kataweb Sport Empoli, 18:43 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: ANCHE SAUDATI KO PER LA LAZIO Oltre a Pratali e Buscè, anche Saudati è in dubbio per la gara con la Lazio. Il centra...
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New York Times world Firefighter Falls to His Death in Brooklyn Fire The firefighter, Daniel F. Pujdak, 23, was fighting a blaze in an old warehouse ignited by a cigarette.
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The Washington Post sports Summitt Beats Conradt for Win No. 922 In a matchup of college basketball's two winningest coaches, Tennessee's Pat Summitt gets career win No. 922 in a 67-46 win over Texas on Sunday.
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Yahoo World Hamas rejects Israel recognition option (AP) AP - The ruling Hamas group will not join the planned coalition government with the rival Fatah party if recognizing Israel is a condition, a close aide to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said Friday.
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Yahoo Entertainment Actor Garcia Bernal not tempted by Hollywood (Reuters) Reuters - Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, star of "Babel" and "The Motorcycle Diaries," said he is not tempted to work in Hollywood, despite receiving many invitations.
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BBC UK Live: Ryder Cup All the action as Europe chase the singles points they need to win the Ryder Cup. Latest: USA 5-11 Europe.
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Fides Italia AFRICA/NIGERIA - Dimissioni dell’Arcivescovo di Benin City AFRICA/NIGERIA - Dimissioni dell’Arcivescovo di Benin City Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 21 novembre 2006, ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale dell’Arcidiocesi di Benin City (Nigeria), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, in conformità al c...
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Ansa Mo: prima seduta governo Fayyad Abu Mazen scioglie Consiglio di sicurezza nazionale
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Yahoo Elections Clinton insists momentum shifting to her in Iowa (Reuters) Reuters - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton insisted on Tuesday the momentum is shifting to her in Iowa and rival Barack Obama fought back against Clinton's claims that he lacks experience.
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Reuters World Proud France Inaugurates World's Highest Bridge MILLAU, France (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.
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Reuters Top News Brazil planes collide over Amazon, 155 missing SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.
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The Australian Queen outlines crackdown on terror LONDON: The British Government has detailed a range of new measures to fight global terrorism and organised crime, as the Queen set out its new law-making agenda ahead of expected elections next year.
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Repubblica Politica Alla Camera la stanza per meditare via al progetto Bertinotti-Portoghesi L'iniziativa ha già ottenuto un ok di massima dell'ufficio di presidenza L'idea Ú quella di uno spazio interconfessionale, come al Bundestag Alla Camera la stanza per meditare via al progetto Bertinotti-Portoghesi di ALESSANDRA LONGO (08:38 03/03/2007)
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ic Solihull.co.uk Aussies level series with win A lower-order fightback was not enough to save New Zealand as Australia levelled the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series after a thrilling 17-run win in Sydney.
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BBC Europe Hope and fear over Schengen The expansion of the Schengen passport-free zone brings hopes and fears to a former frontier post where three EU states meet.
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CNN Top News ADV: Win a $2400 Scholarship Now Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.
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Reuters Top News Crisis Over, Afghanistan Heads for Vote Count KABUL (Reuters) - With a threatened boycott of its historic presidential election firmly relegated to the background, Afghanistan took first steps on Tuesday to begin counting votes.
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Ansa Calcio Wall Street chiude in rialzo Dow Jones +1,55%, Nasdaq +1,94%. Euro sale a 1,4321 dollari
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Wired News Sharon Invites Labor to Talks on Unity Coalition Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Friday invited the opposition Labor Party to begin talks to form a unity government, a move that would avoid early elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.
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Winston-Salem Journal House Republicans change rule to save DeLay's leadership position House Republicans showed their loyalty to Majority Leader Tom DeLay yesterday, changing a party rule that would have cost him his leadership post if he were indicted by a Texas grand jury that has indicted three of his associates.
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BBC UK UK rates tipped to stay on hold The Bank of England is widely tipped to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25% on Thursday.
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Dispatch Online 25 dead, scores killed in latest Gaza flare-up GAZA - At least 25 people died in the northern Gaza Strip as violence erupted yesterday between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians.
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Yahoo World Thailand mulls "royal province" to honor king (AFP) AFP - Thailand is to consider creating a new "royal province" to honor the nation's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the government's spokesman said.
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Reuters U.S. Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them: study CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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