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New York Times Business Glaxo Profit Slips The company reported a 5.8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit on strong generic competition and falling sales of its diabetes drug in the United States.
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Ansa Economia Borsa: Wall Street apre contrastata Dow Jones +0,11%, Nasdaq -0,08%
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Telegraph.co.uk Putin uses war on terrorism to tighten grip on democracy President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia's democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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The Register <em>Guitar Hero</em> gets true air axe Spank a really virtual plank CES on Video Who needs a fancy electronic axe to slam out power chords? Guitar Hero the way it's really meant to be played...

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Repubblica Stefania Rocca: un figlio in Italia cellule staminali a San Marino Il caso. L'attrice si Ú rivolta alla Mangiagalli, una delle poche cliniche che consentono di spedire all'estero, riservandolo a se stessi, il proprio cordone Stefania Rocca: un figlio in Italia cellule staminali a San Marino di ZITA DAZZI (08:46 20/10/2007)
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Yahoo Politics Hawaiians head to polls for primary (AP) AP - Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a challenge in Saturday's Democratic primary from a congressman who wants voters to dump the 82-year-old lawmaker in favor of younger blood.
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New Zealand Herald Cricket: McCullum's century exorcises Lord's demons DHAKA - Bangabandhu National Stadium maybe a world away from the spiritual home of cricket at Lord's in London, but for Brendon McCullum the Dhaka venue felt like heaven yesterday.
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Kataweb Calcio Empoli, 17:51 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: VINTO DA GRANDE SQUADRA Inter sempre più prima, Mancini sorridi. ''La mia Inter come la Juve di Capello? Non lo so - dice il...
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Reuters UPDATE 1-Mutu banned for seven months for drugs test Romanian striker Adrian Mutu was banned from soccer for seven months on Thursday after being found guilty of taking a banned substance by the English Football Association.
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BBC Europe Police quiz Deutsche Post boss The chief executive of DHL-owner Deutsche Post is quizzed on suspicion of a 1m-euro tax evasion.
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Yahoo Entertainment Cooder sings, plays on new "Buddy" album (Reuters) Reuters - Guitarist Ry Cooder will follow his 2005 album "Chavez Ravine" with "My Name Is Buddy," due March 6 via Nonesuch, sources told Billboard.com. On it, Cooder narrates from the perspective of Buddy Red Cat, a fictional feline who sees the world.
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New York Times sports Stonehill turns to a pro Paula Sullivan wasn't looking to make school history. When the Stonehill College athletic director and the rest of the search committee went looking for a head football coach in January, one applicant who stood out was Robert Talley. It was his résumé that earned him the job. The fact that he was the first African-American hired for the ...
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Ansa Italia Damiano, il 'tesoretto' c'e' 'Molto soddisfatto' per avvio incontri su modello contratti
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BBC News world Suu Kyi's house arrest 'extended' Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has had her period of house arrest extended, her party says.
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Yahoo Politics India says new WTO formula good basis for deal: report (AFP) AFP - India believes a new formula proposed for a deal on agriculture and industry tariffs is a good basis for negotiations to resume in the stalled Doha round of global trade talks, a report said.
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New York Times world Woods Adjusting to His New Role: Helping Rookies While most of the attention will be placed on Tiger Woods and other powerhouse stars at the Ryder Cup, it could be the performances of four rookies that determine the success of the United States.
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Washington Post Nation Town Used to Deaths at Sea Fears There Will Be More NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 21 -- Even by the hard-bitten standard of the livelihood they chose, it was a cruel time and place to be lost at sea, tossed in the heaving, frigid swells, a few days before Christmas.
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Yahoo World French voter head to the polls to elect new parliament (AFP) AFP - The French are heading back to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday, less than a month after electing a new president.
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New York Times world Al Jazeera Airs Videotape Said to Be of Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden said for the first time that he ordered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a tape made public today.
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Guardian Top News DNA pioneer publishes own genome Science & environment: Nearly 3 billion pairs of letters that spell out Craig Venter's genetic code are mapped for research paper.
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Reuters Tech Online gaming firms look east after U.S. ban LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's online gambling firms switched their sights away from the United States to look for new growth areas on Tuesday after the U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming in their biggest market.
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ic Teesside.co.uk Sergio eyes another win Sergio Garcia could be three rounds away from once again becoming the top European in the world rankings. On a day when Luke Donald was the only other member of Europe's Ryder Cup
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Yahoo Elections Obama taking on rural challenges (AP) AP - Barack Obama wants to hear about the challenges facing rural communities.
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Guardian The Grudge won't budge from US top spot The Grudge, which stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as a pensive student bedevilled by a wicked spirit, stuck firm at the top of the US box office over the Halloween weekend - earning $22.
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Guardian Top News Plundering the pirates Analysis: Is a government move to cut off broadband for illegal downloaders enforcable?
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Reuters Business Microsoft CFO sees 13-15 pct rev growth in FY'07 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell on Wednesday said the world's largest software company still expected revenue to grow 13 percent to 15 percent for the current fiscal year.
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Yahoo World Myanmar Official: Democracy Plans on Track (AP) AP - Military-ruled Myanmar will stick to its plans for gradual democratization despite the abrupt appointment of a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country's political reform movement, Foreign Minister Nyan Win said Thursday.
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Topix.Net Europe Ronaldinho wins FIFA World Player of the Year Brazilian striker Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award Monday, beating out France's Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
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The Washington Post sports Catcher Gets 2nd Chance With Braves Veteran catched Javy López is back for his second go-around with the Atlanta Braves and looks as thoughe he never left.
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RedNova science Editorial H20 Hypocrisy L.A. Needs to Do More to Protect Our Water Supply LOS Angeles is a city that, its smog notwithstanding, prides itself on its green sensibilities. Our mayor is out planting 1 million trees, fighting global warming is our war cry, and our beloved DWP has spent millions on "green power" schemes of dubious value.
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New York Times Movies Stopping at 10 Just Seems Wrong I know it’s hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.
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Yahoo Europe French defender Boumsong about to join Newcastle (AFP) AFP - French defender Jean-Alain Boumsong was in Newcastle and about to complete an eight-million-pound (11.3-million euro) move from Rangers to the Magpies.
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Reuters Top News Skip Chemo? That could come soon for more patients CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.
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Reuters Top News Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt for talks on Gaza RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.
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Yahoo World India's Congress seeks to block film on Sonia Gandhi (AFP) AFP - India's ruling Congress party has served a legal notice on film director Jagmohan Mundhra to stop him making a film on the party's Italian-born chief Sonia Gandhi, an official said.
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Yahoo World Mugabe Urges Party Unity Amid Succession Struggle (Reuters) Reuters - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe called for unity on Thursday amid rare public jostling within his ruling ZANU-PF party over who will eventually succeed the controversial 80-year-old leader.
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Computerworld news Data breaches start at the gas station, analyst says Your credit card may be in significant danger at the gas pump, and not (just) from high fuel prices. According to a Gartner analyst, point-of-sale terminals are emerging as a substantial security problem.
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Reuters Business ServiceMaster mulls putting itself up for sale NEW YORK (Reuters) - ServiceMaster Co. , the lawn care and pest control company, said on Tuesday it was considering putting itself up for sale, sending shares up nearly 7 percent.
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Yahoo Politics Cheney warns against hasty Iraq pullout (AP) AP - A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says.
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Yahoo World Elderly woman unscathed after being run over by a train (AFP) AFP - An elderly woman has walked away without a scratch after being run over by a train in Portugal.
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Wired Business Plant Hybrids to Drive Biofuels The processes for growing crops as raw material for fuel and converting it to liquids are in their infancy, so expect ethanol and biodiesel to become much more energy efficient. In Autopia.
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International Herald Tribune Foodland gets offer for Australian unit SYDNEY Metcash Trading, Australia's biggest grocery wholesaler, said Monday that it had offered 846 million Australian dollars, or $660 million, in cash or stock for Foodland Associated's Australian business, to complete a nationwide distribution network.
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CSMonitor U.S. Democrats flash steel on Gonzales Their opposition, to the point of alienating Hispanics, offers a preview of the likely fight over judicial nominations.
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BBC News world Brazil's Lula sacks campaign boss Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.
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CNN Top News ADV: iSendit - Low Cost Internet Fax Service 1/10 minute billing. Easy-to-use web-based, 24/7 access, quality and service. Also, email for 4 cents a message.
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MENAFN Russian stocks lose $10 billion in value Nearly $10 billion was wiped off Russian stocks Thursday, the Moscow Times reported. The huge fall was caused by investors' fears that a surprise $158 million tax claim against Russia's No.
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AllSports.com Dementieva meets Kuznetsova in all-Russian US Open final Elena Dementieva hopes the second all-Russian women's final at a Grand Slam this year goes better than the first one when she faces compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova on "Super Saturday" at the US Open.
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Reuters Business Stocks Headed for Weak Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wednesday, as investors take a breather after Tuesday's run-up, with a lightly staffed Wall Street awaiting oil inventory data for some direction.
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Kataweb Calcio Roma, 19:19 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: NON IMPORTABILE MODELLO STADIO INGLESE "Nel nostro paese, in tema di impianti per il calcio, non sono importabili modelli unici, quali que...
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New York Times Business Looking Ahead: This Week’s Economic Reports A big week for economic news will be led off by the Federal Reserve’s announcement on interest rates on Wednesday.
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Yahoo Europe Unfinished Wong Kar-Wai film dropped from Edinburgh festival finale (AFP) AFP - Hong Kong film-maker Wong Kar-Wai's new film "2046" will not be closing the Edinburgh International Film Festival as planned because it is not finished yet, festival organisers said.
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USA Today Voluntary response key to BCA grading The grade on the report card was "F." The University of Nevada was one of four colleges that failed to meet the standards for a football coaching search as outlined by the Black Coaches Association.
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Forbes AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline Shares Fall Shares in pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC tumbled Friday after a US safety official raised concerns over key drugs sold by the companies.
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Yahoo Business Prices, Output, Housing Take Off In Oct. As Economy Snaps Out Of A Summer Lull (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Inflation, factory output and the housing market all heated up in October as the U.S. economy recovered from summer hurricanes.
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BBC Europe US warning on Nato's Afghan role Europe needs convincing that Nato's Afghan mission is part of a wider war on terror, says the US defence secretary.
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Business Day, South Africa Greek membership of eurozone not in doubt BRUSSELS - Greece's membership of the eurozone is not in doubt despite a damaging review of its budget data stretching back five years, a European Commission official said Monday.
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Yahoo Health Folic Acid's Benefits Reduced in Obese Mothers (Reuters) Reuters - Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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BBC - Front Page Officers injured in city trouble Eleven police officers are injured during disturbances in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast, the police say.
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RedNova science Industry Body Under Review By JANES, Andrew Industry body Dairy InSight is fighting to defend its record in the face of a review that could threaten its existence. Formed in 2001, Dairy InSight receives more than $40 million a year through a compulsory levy on all dairy farmers.
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New York Times Movies Just a Girl From Halifax While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
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Gwinnett Daily Post Three ‘pops’ and Thomson goes out Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Thomson, center, is pulled from the game against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Houston, on Saturday.
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Reuters U.S. No signs of astronaut's distress in visit: newspaper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Maryland last autumn to visit her old schools and talk to children about her recent trip into space, showing no signs of distress, The Washington Post said on Thursday.
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The Washington Post health A Young Man Learns to 'Embrace' His HIV Status Carl, a 19-year-old Prince George's County resident, spoke with reporter Susan Levine about finding out that he was HIV-positive -- and about his life after the diagnosis. Excerpts from that conversation:
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San Francisco Business Times California posts nation's biggest drop in weekly jobless claims California posted the nation's largest drop in initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ended Dec. 25, the US Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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Channel News Asia Three killed, six wounded in US air raid on Fallujah: hospital FALLUJAH, Iraq : Three people were killed and six wounded when US warplanes carried out a raid on Fallujah west of Baghdad, the hospital in the Sunni Muslim rebel town said.
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BBC Europe Pope in hospital for second night Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
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Kentucky.com With earnings up 12.7%, Wal-Mart shares drop LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reported a 12.7 percent increase in its third-quarter earnings.
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Washington Blade NJ governor praised by gay groups After New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey told the world last week that he is gay, had an extramarital affair with another man and announced his resignation, many gay groups came to his defense, calling his proclamation that he is a gay American, ...
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BetaNews.Com Up Close: Logitech's new diNovo Mini keyboard We check out Logitech's new diNovo Mini keyboard, which fits into the palm of your hand.
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News Is Free Top News U.S. Sailor Dies After Nuke Sub Accident On Foxnews: U.S. & World
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The Register ISP finds pubic hair in keyboard A novel way to sell 8Mb broadband
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BCC Technology Fujitsu recalls laptop batteries Computer maker Fujitsu is recalling 287,000 Sony laptop batteries because of a potential fire risk.
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Rediff Movies First Look: Star Wars, animated Lucasfilm Animation launches the trailer for The Clone Wars, releasing 2009.
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Reuters Health Traumatized Tsunami Survivors to Take Years to Heal HONG KONG (Reuters) - Millions of people may have survived the deadliest tsunami in living memory, but many are so deeply traumatized it will take years for them to heal, if ever, medical experts said Monday.
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BBC Europe Freed French hostages arrive home Two French journalists kept hostage for four months in Iraq return home saying they had "a difficult experience".
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News-Medical.net PSA test is now all but useless for predicting prostate cancer <b>...</b> The PSA test, commonly used as a screening tool for detecting prostate cancer, is now all but useless for predicting prostate cancer risk, according to Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
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Yahoo Elections MD 14: Wynn’s In for Now, But Paper and Absentee Ballots Not Yet Counted (CQPolitics.com) CQPolitics.com - Seven-term Maryland Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn, faced with by far the toughest challenge of his congressional career, maintained a 2,991-vote lead over lawyer Donna Edwards in Tuesday’s primary — 50 percent to 46 percent — as authorities in suburban Washington’s 4th Congressional District finally concluded a prolonged vote count late Wednesday.
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Topix.Net Europe Bosnia And Herzegovina: Ispat Holding Increases Ownership Share in JVC Global Ispat Coke The government of Tuzla Canton allowed the increase of ISPAT Holding's ownership share in the JVC Global ISPAT Coke Industry Lukavac (GIKIL), established in 2003.
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Kalcio.net Tutte le azioni salienti degli scontri del Mondiale SERIE A - Si sarebbe potuto immaginare qualsiasi risultato, ma non questo. Tra Milan e Inter finisce 0-0, un pareggio a reti inviolate dopo una gara ben giocata, in cui le squadre hanno lottato a viso aperto
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Yahoo World Iran leader softens his tone on Iraq (AP) AP - Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces.
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Medical News Today Children with AIDS in developing countries die needlessly Children with AIDS are dying needlessly because of a lack of suitable and adapted medicines. On World AIDS Day, December 1, MSF is calling on the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and national governments
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CSMonitor U.S. The second term: hopes and hazards As Bush begins four more years in office, he joins a lofty club with a history of political peril.
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Yahoo U.S. Graham leaves hospital after 2 weeks (AP) AP - Evangelist Billy Graham was released from a North Carolina hospital Thursday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted for intestinal bleeding, officials said.
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Ansa Economia Wellington Manag. al 3,026% di Bpu Emerge dagli aggiornamenti rilevanti resi noti dalla Consob
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CBS Sportsline USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of The United States basketball team didn't just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world's respect.
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Yahoo Europe Belgian newspapers win court action against Google (Reuters) Reuters - A Belgian court has ordered Google Inc. to stop reproducing articles from French-speaking newspapers in the news section of one of its Belgian websites, a local press organization said.
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New York Times sports Boston College capsule Coach: Jeff Jagodzinski (first year). 2006 finish: 10-3, 5-3 (tied for second).
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Ansa Economia Eurotunnel: fatturato 2007 +6% A dati non costanti registra -6,6%
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Reuters Business J.C. Penney to kick off brand campaign ATLANTA (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. said on Tuesday it is looking to drive sales with a new brand campaign focused on expanding relationships with consumers.
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TMCnet RNKVoIP Launches Lifetime Phone Service Plans for One-Time Fee DEDHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 6, 2004 -- First-of-its-Kind Offer Liberates Consumers from a Lifetime of Phone Bills with One Payment of $999.
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Guardian Top News Revealed: spy's 'blackmail plot' Alexander Litvinenko planned to make money by blackmailing senior Russian figures, it is claimed.
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Washington Times Saks to close 11 stores New York retailing group Saks said Friday it will close 11 stores and shed 700 jobs. The company said it will close down eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three Off 5th Avenue
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Yahoo Europe French paper says bin Laden died in Pakistan (Reuters) Reuters - A French regional newspaper quoted a French secret service report on Saturday as saying that Saudi Arabia is convinced that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan last month.
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PCWorld news Durandal Resurrected for Xbox 360 Durandal, Bungie's epic first person shooter, is seeing new life on the Xbox 360 thanks to Freeverse.
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Yahoo Europe Graveney upbeat over Vaughan fitness (AFP) AFP - Chairman of selectors David Graveney said it was "my wish" that Michael Vaughan captained England after the injury-prone Yorkshire batsman was named to lead his country in a 15-man squad for next month's World Cup in the West Indies.
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PlanetOut Author Susan Sontag dies at 71 Novelist, essayist, critic, filmmaker, political commentator and lesbian Susan Sontag -- one of America's leading intellectuals -- died Tuesday at Memorial Sloan-Kettring Cancer Center in Manhattan from leukemia complications.
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The Motley Fool Be a Penny Stock Millionaire! The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.
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PCWorld news Mattel Designs Handheld for Tots Juice Box personal media player will use 3-D memory chips.
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Reuters Top News Cheney reassures Japan on Iraq and North Korea TOKYO (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney reassure ally Japan on Wednesday about U.S. strategy on Iraq despite growing doubts at home and abroad, and pledged to coordinate policies on North Korea's nuclear arms programs.
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Yahoo U.S. `Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies (AP) AP - Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
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