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Yahoo Entertainment Eminem's Back with a Vision (Reuters) Reuters - Shady's back -- in a big way. Rapper Eminem released his new two-disc set "Encore" on Friday -- four days ahead of schedule in hopes of curbing physical and online piracy -- and it is poised to be a fourth-quarter blockbuster.
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Reuters Top News G8 leaders agree "substantial" greenhouse gas cuts HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (Reuters) - World leaders agreed on Thursday to pursue substantial but unspecified cuts in greenhouse gases and work with the United Nations to clinch a new deal to fight global warming by 2009.
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The Motley Fool Google's Trademark Gaffe Will the company be able to keep the name of its new email service?
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BCC Technology US music firms sue 'web pirates' US music firms take legal action against 754 computer users alleged to illegally swap music online.
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Reuters Top News Bush Takes 11-Point Election Lead Over Kerry -Poll NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Bush, winning strong support for his handling of the war on terrorism, has taken a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry, according to a Time poll released on Friday.
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RedNova technology The Twitterization of Blogs There are dozens of Weblogs that seemingly anyone who is anybody in the technology industry reads regularly. Lisa Hsu's blog isn't one of them.
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Reuters AlertNet Darfur violence worse since security deal -EU aid chief The European Union's aid chief said the violence in Sudan's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.
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Voice of America Iraq Violence Claims 27 Lives It has been a bloody day in parts of central Iraq, with at least 19 Iraqis and eight US Marines killed in fresh violence. In one of the worst days for US troops, the military says eight Marines
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New Kerala British newspapers hail Narasimha Rao: [World News]: London, Dec 25 : British newspapers paid their own tributes to former Indian prime minister PV Narasimha Rao recalling his pivotal role in bringing about a radical change in the country's economy.
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Yahoo World Support for Japan's government keeps sliding: poll (AFP) AFP - Public support for the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is continuing to slide, with a poll Monday putting its approval rating at 40 percent.
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Zap2it.com Britney Is Legally Hitched, Splits with Manager On Thursday, Oct. 7, the same day the pop star finalized her marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, she also broke with her manager of nine years, reports Reuters.
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Guardian IRA Willing to Disarm Under One Condition The Irish Republican Army declared Thursday it's willing to get rid of all its weapons this month - but only if Protestants drop their demands for photographic proof.
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BBC UK Clarke warns against Labour split Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke is the latest Labour figure to warn against party infighting.
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Sports Network Poulter defeats Garcia in playoff at Valderrama Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Ian Poulter parred the first hole of a playoff on Sunday to win the Volvo Masters Andalucia over Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia at Valderrama Golf Club.
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Yahoo Entertainment News Corp.'s Murdoch gets pay raise (Reuters) Reuters - News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch received a pay raise last fiscal year, boosting his compensation package to $24.3 million, nearly matching the pay of his second in command.
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New York Times Science Warming Revives Flora and Fauna in Greenland As the climate warms, Greenlandic farmers are experimenting with vegetables that have previously never been grown in the country.
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RedNova technology IBM Combines SOA and Data Integration Expertise to Help Clients Deliver Information to Processes, Applications and Business Users IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is combining
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Guardian Houston no problem so Henman takes off Since its inception in 1986, when Boris Becker won the title, the Paris Indoor Open has never been successfully defended and Tim Henman, the most jubilant of winners last year, came nowhere near this time, losing 7-5, 6-1 to Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in
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Reuters Health EU urged to vaccinate girls against cervical cancer LONDON (Reuters) - All adolescent girls in European Union countries should be vaccinated against a virus that is linked to most cases of cervical cancer, a leading medical journal said on Friday.
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The Columbian Review: Artists Rep stages Dickens of 'Carol' satire Tired of Tiny Tim? Think Bob Crachit is an oversentimental fool? Not too scared of Christmas Future anymore? Scrooge isn't the only one dreading another
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Yahoo Entertainment Branson eyes expanding Virgin music festivals (Reuters) Reuters - British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday that he was looking to set up music festivals in several countries as rock stars take to the road to offset dwindling music sales.
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The Register Do androids dream of an open OS? FCC welcomes, Nokia interested, Ericsson turns down As the reality of Google's Android mobile phone operating system starts to sink in, the industry is asking those not involved in the Open Handset Alliance why they decided to stay away.

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CNET security news Red Hat to get new CEO from Delta Airlines James Whitehurst, Delta Airlines' former chief operating officer and a former programmer, will replace CEO Matthew Szulik on January 1.
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Yahoo Science Researchers may remake Neanderthal DNA (AP) AP - Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA say it should be possible to construct a complete genome of the ancient hominid despite the degradation of the DNA over time.
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Reuters Trip to N.Korean Blast Site Delayed by Logistics A trip by diplomats to the site of a mysterious blast in North Korea has been delayed for logistical reasons, Western diplomats based in Pyongyang said on Wednesday.
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BBC UK New teachers fail to find jobs Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers in Wales cannot find work because too many of them have been trained.
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Reuters U.S. U.S. Treatment of Detainees Defies Intl. Law - Group NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is violating international law by holding prisoners in its war on terror incommunicado and in secret hiding places, Human Rights Watch said in a report to be published on Tuesday calling for an end to such practices.
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Ansa Borsa Milano apre a +0,21% SP Mib +0,19%, All Stars +0,43,positive altre piazze Europa
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Independent Online Sunny Rio is Va-Va-Voom City I have always wanted to go to Brazil and, in fact, plan to honeymoon in Rio at carnival time next year, so when I was invited on a four-day trip to that country, I reckoned it was a golden opportunity to check things out.
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Reuters Health Few risk infection from TB patient, CDC says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis fled across Europe to avoid detention, taking flight after flight to stay ahead of public health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
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The Register Priapic litigant sues health drink outfit Hard time after swilling extra vits A US man is suing Novartis pharmaceutical company after its Boost Plus health drink allegedly provoked a nasty case of severe priapism.

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eTaiwan News Hong Kong-PRC pact seen affecting Taiwan companies Taiwan companies will have to deal with greater competition from next year because of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement signed by mainland China with Hong Kong and Macau, an analyst said yesterday.
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Boston Globe Finnish line: They don't feel pressure The focus here the last couple of days has been on the health of Canada goalie Martin Brodeur and whether his jammed left wrist would
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Reuters U.S. Hackers steal government, corporate data BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers stole information from the Department of Transportation and several U.S. corporations by seducing employees with fake job-listings on ads and e-mail, a computer security firm said on Monday.
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Reuters Life and Leisure New Year bittersweet for China's families ZHUANGCUN, China (Reuters) - Nothing is more important to Yangyang than being with family to ring in China's Lunar New Year, but sometimes she feels the annual reunion is more bitter than sweet.
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CNN Top News Bush: Al-Maliki is 'right guy for Iraq' Read full story for latest details.
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Voice of America Blair to Undergo Heart Procedure British Prime Minister Tony Blair will go to the hospital Friday for an operation to cure an irregular heart beat. Mr. Blair also has announced he intends to seek a full third consecutive term in office next
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BBC UK Football: Arsenal stun Wigan Tomas Rosicky caps a stunning late comeback from Arsenal as Wigan hearts are broken at the Emirates.
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Guardian Top News Sony Ericsson sees profits treble Business: Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson today reported that it had more than trebled third quarter pre-tax profits, but the market leader, Nokia, reported a 20% fall.
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BBC News health Double cot death risk 'distorted' The chances of losing a second child to cot death have been overestimated, according to a new review of the evidence.
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Reuters World Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai freed, to appear in court HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, recovering from injuries he says were inflicted by police, has been released from custody and is due to appear in court later on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
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BBC - Front Page Train derails at transport yard A freight train derails, ploughing through buffers into a transport company yard in Eastleigh, Hampshire.
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Kataweb Calcio Roma, 18:34 - CALCIO, ROMA: AQUILANI IN GRUPPO, TOTTI A PARTE Roma di nuovo al lavoro in vista della gara di coppa Italia contro il Torino. Aquilani ha lavorato i...
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USA Today Gay Episcopal bishop says 'Holy Spirit led us' The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he "genuinely and deeply regrets" the pain this caused
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Yahoo Politics Report: Gonzales knew of FBI violations (AP) AP - Democrats raised new questions Tuesday about whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may have known about FBI abuses of civil liberties when he told a Senate committee that no such abuses occurred.
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Yahoo Elections msg 2 candidates: u get more votes with txt (AFP) AFP - Text messaging is playing a growing role in the 2008 presidential race as a handful of candidates look to the technology to reach younger voters often glued to their mobile phones.
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New York Times Tech Google Software Makes It Easier to Share Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.
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RedNova Oddities Stolen Two-Headed Snake Returns Home ST. LOUIS - There's a definite down side to swiping a two-headed albino rat snake: There's no good way to disguise the stolen goods...
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CBS MarketWatch GM recalls nearly 1.5 million cars, SUVs SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - General Motors said Thursday it is recalling nearly 1.5 million vehicles sold in North America to correct a variety of safety problems.
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CIO Today Virgin Group Enters US Online-Music Market The online digital-music business became a little more crowded as Richard Branson's Virgin Group launched a music Web site in the US The Virgin Digital service sells songs for 99 cents each
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Reuters Top News U.N.'s Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust, Israel UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.
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Washington Post Business Different Kind of Hook So there is a gecko sitting in a big comfortable chair. He is a fairly conventional gecko. He has a green body, a bumpy white belly and bulgy eyes. The one exception about this gecko is that he talks -- with a working-class British accent. Oh, and he's giving an interview on a television talk show.
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New York Times Arts A German Comic Book on Holocaust History German schools will begin distribution this week of a comic book intended to teach children about the Nazi era and the Holocaust, Reuters reported.
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BBC UK Measures against BSE 'working' Current safety precautions are enough to protect us against mad cow disease, according to BSE experts.
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PCWorld news Iridium Plans Next-Generation, IP-Based Satellites New satellites may be able to continuously monitor the environment and take pictures of Earth.
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Yahoo Health Anti-smoking pill gets OK in Europe (AP) AP - Pfizer Inc. said Friday that the European Commission has approved anti-smoking pill Champix.
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BBC - Front Page 'Eight dead' in Iraq car bombs Samarra is hit by its first major attack since US-led forces recaptured the town from insurgents three weeks ago.
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Yahoo World We've got work to do, admits angry Lara (AFP) AFP - West Indies captain Brian Lara acknowledges his side has a major problem to overcome if they are to fulfil their goal of becoming the first host nation to win the World Cup.
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Kataweb Travolti da un'insolita apatia... la fine del gallismo Dal 'Bell'Antonio di Brancati' al rude marinaio siculo di 'Travolti da un insolito destino...', i ritratti dei machi siciliani scomparsi e delle donne fatali che li facevano impazzire
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Kataweb Calcio Roma, 09:08 - SPORT, NIKE ACQUISTA LA UMBRO La Nike, primo produttore mondiale di scarpe sportive, ha acquistato l'azienda inglese Umbro, che ve...
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Ansa Italia Cassazione domani decide su Cogne Franzoni, 'legittimo sospetto su giudici Torino prevenuti'
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Kataweb Calcio Livorno, 19:42 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: IL MACCABI E' SQUADRA TEMIBILE Vigilia di Livorno-Maccabi Haifa, gara chiave per i labronici in chiave qualficaziione al prossimo t...
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Yahoo World Volkswagen Says 'No Room' for Wage Hikes (AP) AP - Automaker Volkswagen said Monday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.
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Yahoo Elections Oregon pollster to answer NH subpoena (AP) AP - Polling complaints by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain that led New Hampshire's attorney general to an Oregon pollster are headed to a New Hampshire grand jury for consideration.
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CNET enterprise hardware news China is No. 1 again, this time in CO2 emissions Blog: The country surpasses U.S. as worst greenhouse gas emitter, earlier than predicted.
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Xinhua Joe Cole to miss England vs Spain friendly Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has been dropped from England's squad for the friendly international against Spain because of a stomach upset.
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Ansa Borsa Milano chiude in calo Mibtel -0,1%, SP/Mib -0,14%, All Stars guadagna lo 0,19%
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Ottawa Citizen Doctors reject deal from province TORONTO -- Doctors across Ontario have voted to reject a proposed four-year fee agreement with the McGuinty government. Broadcast News has learned 60 per cent of the 15,000 doctors who voted by phone rejected the new deal with the province.
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KLTV Citigroup buys First American Bank, expands Citibank into Texas BRYAN, Texas Citibank said today that it's expanding into the Texas retail banking market in a big way. New York-based parent company Citigroup says it's buying Bryan-based First American Bank, which has 102 full-service branches throughout Texas.
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Washington Post Nation Iowa Winners Woo Opponents' Donors Shortly after securing first place in Iowa's Democratic caucuses and giving an impassioned victory speech, Barack Obama dialed up some of his rivals' top financial backers. "The game plan . . . was to try to use the great victory we had last night to get new donors," said Mark Gilbert, a member o...
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Arizona Republic Pilot negotiators OK Northwest wage deal MINNEAPOLIS - Pilots for Northwest Airlines Corp. said Thursday that negotiators have agreed to $265 million in concessions. As part of the tentative agreement, Northwest managers agreed to $35 million in concessions of their own.
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Washington Post Nation News Briefing on Terrorist Threats White House Homeland Security Adviser Frances Townsend holds a news conference on a new National Intelligence Estimate on threats to the United States, July 17, 2007.
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Dispatch Online Doubt over capture of Saddam aide AD-DAWR, Iraq - Confusion reigned yesterday over whether Iraqi forces had captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein's loyal henchman, after an Iraqi general and the US military raised doubt over reports of his arrest.
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Reuters Top News Bush, Maliki in Amman for talks, dinner shelved AMMAN (Reuters) - President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki postponed for a day their crisis talks on Iraq, but officials played down any link between the schedule change and a memo suggesting tensions between the two leaders.
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The Motley Fool The BMW Method Looking at Merck and Pfizer.
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CNET personal technology news Microsoft updates home PC package The new version of Works Suite includes Word 2002 plus updated editions of several other tools.
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Reuters Edwards Disputes Rice on Iraq Invasion Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.
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Washington Post Mount St. Helens Draws Crowd of Curious Revelers MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash., Oct. 3 -- A reawakening volcano sparked a makeshift festival here Sunday, as thousands of people staged parties at every wide spot in the two-lane road to the mountain.
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Yahoo World Australia attracts record migrant intake, with more refugees (AFP) AFP - Australia attracted the largest number of immigrants for a decade in the past financial year and is among the top three countries in resettling asylum seekers, despite its tough refugee policies, new data showed.
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Washington Post Tech Electronic Arts Stock Up on 4Q Report SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. rose more than 6 percent Friday, after adjusted fourth-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations. But financial analysts wondered whether the world's biggest video game publisher was becoming overvalued.
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New York Times Tech For the Podcaster in the Field Samson’s Zoom H4 is aimed at podcasters and anyone else who needs to make high-quality digital recordings with what is known as a field recorder.
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sportinglife.com BREMEN FOIL STUTTGART RISE Ten-man Bremen came from behind to inflict Stuttgart's second successive defeat with a win at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium on Wednesday evening.
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Yahoo Health Rising drug abuse among young in Maldives paradise (AFP) AFP - The Maldives, known as a holiday haven for the rich and famous, is grappling with a growing drug abuse problem among its young people including pre-teens.
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Yahoo World Mexican leader vows more military money (AP) AP - Mexico's new president pledged Saturday to substantially raise the wages of the armed forces, calling them a crucial weapon against heavily armed drug gangs terrorizing the nation.
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Cincinnati Post 11 firms sent jobs overseas, group says Eleven companies in Greater Cincinnati have been singled out for exporting jobs out of the country by Working America, an organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO labor organization.
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Ansa Italia Prodi: l'Europa attende la Serbia E' ora di porre fine alla tragedia della ex Jugoslavia
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Computerworld news Traders punish Acer for Gateway purchase Some observers are concerned that Acer is paying too much for Gateway, and some say the deal doesn't add much to Acer's arsenal except size.
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San Francisco Chronicle Abbas calls for end to armed resistance Jerusalem -- The front-runner in next month's election to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader said in an interview published Tuesday that the violence employed by Palestinians in their 4-year-old armed uprising was a mistake and that opposition to
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The Motley Fool The President's Stimulus Plan Misses the Mark The current proposal would boost the wrong part of the economy.
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Boston Globe sports UConn Handles Georgia Tech for Seventh Victory in a Row The junior Dwayne Anderson, making the first start of his career, hit a 3-pointer from the left corner with 12 seconds remaining Saturday to give Villanova a 72-70 victory against visiting Seton Hall.
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Yahoo Elections Romney sees need for action to avert recession (Reuters) Reuters - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said on Friday the U.S. economy needs a shot in the arm to ensure it does not slip into a recession because it is in a "fragile" state.
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Yahoo Health Test Predicts Who Will Benefit From Chemo (AP) AP - A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won't, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
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Reuters Business Vivendi 2006 net adjusted profit up 18 pct PARIS (Reuters) - French media and telecoms group Vivendi on Wednesday posted an 18 percent rise in adjusted full-year net profit, pulled mainly by Maroc Telecom and its games, French mobile and pay-TV units.
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Reuters Sports Indianapolis welcomes Super Bowl champs INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - More than 50,000 people packed the RCA Dome on Monday to cheer the Indianapolis Colts as the Super Bowl winners brought home the city's first major professional sports championship in more than 30 years.
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Boston Globe world Riots erupt at Jerusalem site JERUSALEM -- Anger over Israeli construction to repair a damaged ramp near a disputed Jerusalem holy site erupted into violence yesterday as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of rioting Muslims.
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Reuters Health WHO probes Pakistan's first bird flu death ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities and World Health Organisation experts were trying to determine on Tuesday whether bird flu had passed from human to human after the country reported its first human death from the virus.
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BBC News world Israel 'worried over world image' A secret Israeli report warns Israel's world image could fall as low as South Africa's during the apartheid era, reports say.
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Big News Network.com Karzai's running mate survives bombing Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate escaped an assassination attempt Wednesday while campaigning in northern Afghanistan.
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Kataweb Sport Cagliari, 18:59 - CALCIO, PETARDO S.ELIA; CELLINO: GESTO INQUALIFICABILE Il presidente rossoblù, Massimo Cellino, ha commentato con durezza il lancio della bomba carta in ca...
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