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sportinglife.com GUSTAFSSON SHINES IN SOUTH AFRICA Peter Gustafsson may be a platinum blond who is more well known for his colourful headgear than his golfing prowess on the European Tour but the Swede scorched into a one-shot lead in the second round of the Dunhill Championship.
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CNN American yanks pillows Move to save hundreds of thousands of dollars on short-haul flights, decrease turn-around time. DALLAS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Cost cutting at American Airlines may cost passengers some sleep as the airline has removed pillows on about half of its fleet.
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Yahoo Elections Poll: Clinton, McCain lead nationally (AP) AP - THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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BBC News Business January house prices 'rose 1.3%' UK house prices are still rising strongly despite recent interest rate rises, the Halifax says.
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Reuters Top News Iran says to get missile system from Russia: report TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed to buy an S-300 surface-to-air missile system from Russia, Iranian media reported.
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Yahoo Europe French, Russian politicians listed as recipients of Saddam's largesse (AFP) AFP - The Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein issued millions of dollars in lucrative oil export vouchers to leading French, Russian and other foreign politicians as part of a concerted effort to win their assistance in lifting UN sanctions against Iraq, a US weapons inspector said in a report made public here.
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New York Times When Edwards Needed Him the Most, Martin Was There On offense, two of the Jets' top three receivers - Wayne Chrebet and Santana Moss - had seemingly spent more time in the trainer's room than they had on the practice field.
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New York Times Four Walks Can Be as Good as a Home Run he big, bad Yankees, who have bashed more home runs than any other big league team this season, scrounged up a victory yesterday without getting a hit in a decisive ninth inning.
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Yahoo Europe Russia lifts embargo on Polish plant products: Warsaw (AFP) AFP - Russia has lifted its embargo on Polish plant products, ending a long-running dispute that was blocking a new EU-Russia agreement, Poland's agriculture ministry said on Saturday.
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Yahoo Europe Chirac doesn't want new Iran deadline (AP) AP - French President Jacques Chirac said Tuesday that he does not want to set a new deadline for Iran to suspend nuclear activities, which could be used to develop atomic weapons, despite Tehran's defiance of U.N. Security Council demands.
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Newsday Martha to judge: Send me to jail ASAP A tearful Martha Stewart announced today that she wants to begin serving her five-month prison sentence immediately so she can get back to "life and living" as soon as possible.
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Yahoo Europe Barclays may add cash element to ABN Amro offer (AFP) AFP - Barclays said on Thursday that it was considering the introduction of a cash element to its all-shares offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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Reuters Tech DRAM inventories at 20 mth-low: iSuppli SEOUL (Reuters) - Inventories at makers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips dropped to their lowest level in 20 months due to growing sales of personal computers in the so-called back-to-school season, iSuppli Corp. said.
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swissinfo US says Taliban plans to disrupt Afghan election "We have seen indications that they have no other option," Lieutenant-General David Barno told a news conference in Kabul on Saturday.
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Rediff Movies 'Water nahin to Waterborne hi sahi' Shabana Azmi talks about her new Hollywood film, Waterborne.
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Bloomberg Martyn Century Helps Australia to 362-7 in India Test (Update1) Damien Martyn struck his second straight Test century for Australia before India spinner Murali Kartik helped to restrict the tourists to 362-7 on the first day of the third cricket Test at Nagpur.
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Yahoo Tech Internet in India slowed by Middle East outage (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Internet traffic from India to countries like the U.S. and the U.K. has slowed down, as Internet service providers (ISPs) have started diverting traffic from Middle Eastern links to slower links through the Asia-Pacific region, according to the head of an ISP association in India.
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BBC - Front Page Lib Dems attack election rivals Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell will target Tony Blair and Alex Salmond at the party's conference.
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Ansa Spettacolo Usa: premi a documentario Spike Lee Tre premi Emmy tecnici a 'Quando le dighe cedettero'
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Boston Globe business Monsanto to acquire seed firm in $1b deal Agribusiness Monsanto Co. said yesterday it will buy vegetable and fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion in cash, looking to capitalize on the trend of healthier diets while further migrating from its chemical herbicide business.
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Kataweb Calcio Torino, 15:04 - CALCIO, JUVE; BOJINOV: BATTERE TREVISO PER DIMENTICARE BRESCIA Valeri Bojinov è tornato sul ko della Juve con il Brescia: ''E' andato tutto storto - ha dett...
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RedNova technology Rival Targets Apple's ITunes Music Customers By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For more than a year, Apple Computers Inc. enjoyed singular success selling songs exclusively to users of its iPod portable music player...
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Reuters World Zuma tells supporters to avoid violence JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's African National Congress President Jacob Zuma has urged his supporters, angered by corruption charges brought against him, to avoid the kind of violence that has exploded in Kenya.
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iTunes Music 20 Southern Soul Tracks, Vol. 1 - Various Artists 20 Southern Soul Tracks, Vol. 1 by Various Artists
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RedNova technology Compassoft Hires Leifur Thordarson As Vice President, Alliances to Drive Governance, Risk and Compliance Programs Compassoft Inc., the leading provider of financ
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Wired Tech Apple Stock Breaks the $200 Barrier for First Time Riding the tide of its popular iPhone and a new line of iPods, Apple shares hit the nice round number before dropping back a few cents. The Wall Street boys are bullish.
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Forbes Jaguar Cars Cuts Production Jaguar Cars said Friday it is cutting production at its three British plants because of poor sales of its luxury cars in the United States, the company's biggest market.
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Yahoo Europe UN conference sounds warning on spread of deserts (AFP) AFP - The global spread of deserts poses a severe challenge to humanity that transcends any international borders, a UN-sponsored conference in Madrid heard Monday.
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BBC UK Football: Japan deny England England have to settle for a 2-2 draw in their Women's World Cup opener as Japan equalise with the last kick of the game.
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BBC News world Bush prepares to get down to work George W Bush attends a string of lavish inauguration balls in Washington, as he begins his second term.
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Stuff.co.nz Makybe Diva crushes opposition MELBOURNE: Makybe Diva crushed the hopes of the Irish, English and Kiwis when racing into the record books of Australian racing with her second successive Melbourne Cup victory at a saturated Flemington.
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ic Huddersfield.co.uk Wenger puts ticking-off behind him Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has pledged to put his Football Association misconduct charge behind him and keep his side's title challenge on track at Portsmouth on Sunday.
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CBC Calgary Oil prices continue pullback New York - Oil prices continued to plummet on Thursday, falling almost five per cent to hit a 12-week low. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the January contract for light sweet crude was down $2.24 US
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Yahoo Europe Ball not tampered with says Waqar (AFP) AFP - Pakistan's bowling coach Waqar Younis claimed in an interview that the ball in the controversial tampering saga that led to Pakistan forfeiting a Test to England last month had showed no signs of illegal alteration.
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Boston Globe business When safety, accessibility are key, money markets still a lock Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind. Having an additional amount put away for a future stock market purchase is even better.
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KATC Crude prices plummet to 42 dollars a barrel NEW YORK Crude oil prices are falling sharply as traders anticipate warmer weather in the US later in the week. Also pulling futures prices down are the weekend snowstorms in the Midwest that kept motorists off the road and planes grounded.
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RedNova technology Campaign for 2008 Kicks Off in Bay Area: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS LINING UP TO VISIT SILICON VALLEY, S.F. By Mary Anne Ostrom, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Feb. 13--Presidential holidays are taking on a whole new meaning in the Bay Area this month.
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BBC - Front Page Indian army 'capture rebel bases' The Indian army captures three key rebel bases of a prominent separatist group in the north-east, says a spokesman.
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CNET security news U.S. wants end to Allofmp3 spinoffs Politicians and trade officials are still pressuring the nation to shut down "illegal" Web sites and to align its intellectual property laws with "international standards."
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New York Times Fashion Revealing the Soul of a Soulless Lawyer Hilarious, poignant, maddening, the blog, Anonymous Lawyer, has become an online 24-hour confessional for disaffected associates at large, elite law firms around the country.
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Reuters Business Mid-Atlantic factories robust, jobless claims up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing growth in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region accelerated much more than expected in June, suggesting the nationwide factory sector could be in for a surprisingly strong recovery, data showed on Thursday.
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The Register Siemens picks Intel for 3D medical imaging Do you have Intel on your insides?
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Ansa Internet Moda: appello calzaturieri italiani Chiesta ad Ue etichettatura d'origine su prodotti importati
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Kataweb Sport Melbourne, 09:18 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: NADAL IN SEMIFINALE Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificato per le semifinali dell'Au...
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Reuters First-Pregnancy Factors Tied to Breast Cancer Risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research provides more evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to a first pregnancy, influence a woman's risk of breast cancer.
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Reuters Top News Data of 600,000 lost in UK laptop theft LONDON (Reuters) - The personal details of up to 600,000 people were lost when a Royal Navy officer's laptop was stolen in the latest embarrassment to hit British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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New York Times health Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
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Yahoo World Iraq PM visits Sunni insurgent stronghold (AP) AP - Iraq's Shiite prime minister on Tuesday made a groundbreaking and unannounced visit to Ramadi, the Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, a senior staff member told The Associated Press.
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The Motley Fool Dueling Fools: SYSCO From their trucks to your favorite restaurant's tables.
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BetaNews.Com Microsoft Opens Up Web Services Tech Microsoft made a pledge Tuesday to not assert its patents across 35 web services specifications. In making the move, the company hopes to spur development of new web services, as well as ease developer concerns.
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Topix.Net Europe Italy to discuss ban on Muslim headscarves Italy's parliament may soon be called to discuss a ban on Muslim headscarves in public schools, according to a bill proposal submitted on Wednesday by a lawmaker in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza ...
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Yahoo Sports Michigan to Face Rival Michigan State (AP) AP - Bragging rights are at best the second-most important thing on the line for No. 12 Michigan when it plays rival Michigan State on Saturday.
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Ansa Economia Tesoro: assegnati 750mln Btp-i A 30 anni indicizzati inflazione zona euro, tasso 2,16%
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Ansa Calcio GM: utile per azione a 1,01 dollari Utile netto scende invece del 37% a 630 mln
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Time Business Retail Therapy A store that sells what's so last season
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Yahoo Europe Turkey's lawmakers pass key EU reforms minus proposal to criminalize adultery (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Parliament overwhelmingly approved Sunday legal reforms expected to boost Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union after the governing party dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery that EU leaders sharply opposed.
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Yahoo U.S. Va. Tech president defends himself (AP) AP - With anguished parents demanding his firing, Virginia Tech's president bristled at suggestions Thursday that he bears responsibility for the bloodbath on campus, calling it a crime "unprecedented in its cunning and murderous results."
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Japan Today Containing self-righteous US behavior At this point it appears that the US presidential election will remain a neck-and-neck race right down to the wire; however, it is interesting that both President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry share the same fundamental beliefs about America's role
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Reuters Business CEO Pay Stays High, More Disclosure Seen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. executives are reaping another year of abundant pay, and the rich rewards are likely to stir demands for greater disclosure on how and why heads of companies are compensated.
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Yahoo World Supreme Court challenges lawyer for Rwandan accused of triggering slaughter (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - A Supreme Court justice challenged a lawyer Wednesday who defended his Rwandan client's call in 1992 for the extermination of ethnic Tutsis prior to a bloody genocide in the African country.
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Reuters Entertainment "Lost" star Terry O'Quinn takes early Emmy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lost" co-star Terry O'Quinn was named best supporting actor in a drama at the Emmys on Sunday, as the U.S. television industry opened an awards gala expected to shape up as a farewell bash for "The Sopranos."
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iTunes Music Worm of Mouth - Single - Funk D' Void & Phil Kieran Worm of Mouth - Single by Funk D' Void & Phil Kieran
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Jamaica Observer Caricom hails Arafat as pivotal figure in the history of the <b>...</b> BARBADOS - The Caribbean Community (Caricom), in sending condolence yesterday to the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, hailed the late Yasser Arafat as "a pivotal figure in the history of the Middle East".
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The Register Airbus offers MS a lift Unexpected antitrust ally
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Fides Italia OGGI SU INTERNET/SVIZZERA - Il Consiglio Mondiale delle Chiese (CMI) compie 60 anni OGGI SU INTERNET/SVIZZERA - Il Consiglio Mondiale delle Chiese (CMI) compie 60 anni Ginevra (Agenzia Fides) - Il Consiglio Mondiale delle Chiese (CMI) non vuole fermarsi a guardare le sue opere ma guarda al futuro e alle sfide del XXI secolo. E’ l’istituzione più rappresentativa dell’ecumenismo nel secolo XX, ed oggi si confronta co...
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Reuters Business Palm shares fall on outlook as rivals gain share SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Palm Inc , the maker of Treo cell phones, forecast lower-than-expected revenue amid tough competition from Research in Motion Ltd's Blackberry and Apple Inc's iPhone, sending its shares tumbling 12 percent on Tuesday.
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The Washington Post health Fake Drugs Among Purchases Linked to Canadian Firm Testing has found fake versions of Lipitor and other widely used prescription drugs in orders purchased through Web sites linked to a Canadian pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.
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Yahoo World Cuba's Castro looks healthy in new video (AP) AP - Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier during an hour-long interview taped and aired on Cuban television Friday, responding to rumors of his death with a defiant "here I am." In the first video of the ailing 81-year-old seen in more than three months, a pale but upbeat Castro wore a red, blue and white jumpsuit with "F. Castro" in small block letters.
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Valletta Times Iraq to try Saddam aides next week War crimes trials of some of Saddam Hussein's top deputies will begin next week, Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday, but he did not say whether Saddam himself would take the stand.
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Kataweb Sport Roma, 12:19 - VOLLEY, WORLD LEAGUE: CONVOCATI AZZURRI PER MATCH CON USA Torna a radunarsi domani a Napoli la nazionale seniores maschile che venerdì nel capoluogo campano e...
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Yahoo Europe Anti-Iraq war campaigner Galloway faces suspension from parliament (AFP) AFP - A British watchdog recommended Tuesday that MP and anti-Iraq war activist George Galloway be suspended from parliament after a probe into the funding of his campaign against UN sanctions in Iraq.
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jack LaLanne keeps going and going BIRTHDAY BOY: Jack LaLanne keeps going and going, and so do the parties celebrating his 90th birthday in Santa Monica, Calif. On Saturday, nearly a month after the fitness guru turned
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Repubblica Mancini: "Non mi muovo da Roma" Klinsmann nuovo ct del Bayern Anelka torna a Londra, sponda Chelsea. Inter, in bilico Maniche Dalla Spagna: "La Sampdoria vuole riscattare Cassano" Mancini: "Non mi muovo da Roma" Klinsmann nuovo ct del Bayern (19:10 11/01/2008)
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CBC News De La Hoya hopes history repeats against Hopkins CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Oscar De La Hoya will try and take a page out of the boxing history book while writing his own legend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight.
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Houston Chronicle Obesity debate: Thin down or get fit? A great example came last week from the red-hot topic of obesity when two influential studies offered contradictory results about the importance of obesity and exercise for health.
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FOX Sports Liverpool bests Tottenham on penalty kicks Liverpool will play Watford, the only non-Premier League side in the competition, in its semifinal after the Championship side eliminated Portsmouth 3-0 on Tuesday.
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Reuters Sports Daly's Wife Pleads Guilty OXFORD, Miss. (Sports Network) - John Daly's wife, Sherrie Miller Daly, pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge on Friday and will await sentencing.
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Cricmania Cricket-Lillee a victim of generational change, says spin guru MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Cricket Australia said it was better off hiring full-time coaches than employing bowling great Dennis Lillee, who has abruptly ended his long coaching involvement with the body.
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Yahoo Europe Pro-Russia East of Ukraine Threatens Autonomy Moves (Reuters) Reuters - Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.
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Yahoo World Sombre ceremonies mark 15th anniversary of Montreal massacre (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - MONTREAL (CP) - A frosty chill reminiscent of conditions 15 years ago greeted Montrealers on Monday as they solemnly gathered to remember 14 women who were gunned down in Canada's worst mass shooting.
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NYYFans Enjoy it while you have it, Red Sox Nation It looks like the Ghost of the Babe can now sleep forever. Last night the Boston Red Sox fully exorcized “The Curse of the Bambino.
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Scotland on Sunday Troops Storm Rebel's Offices after British Soldier Is Shot British troops stormed the offices of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra tonight after a British soldier was shot and seriously injured in an ambush.
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San Diego Union Tribune Report: Attack on Mosul mess tent was suicide WASHINGTON - The deadly explosion in a US mess tent in Mosul, Iraq, was the work of a suicide bomber and the attacker's torso and a suicide vest have been recovered, ABC News reported Wednesday.
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iTunes Music Love Is Wicked - Single - Brick & Lace Love Is Wicked - Single by Brick & Lace
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Yahoo Europe Paralympics: Britain and Australia duel, Korea pins hopes on archery (AFP) AFP - With China's lead close to unassailable in the final stretch of the Athens Paralympics, Britain and Australia were dueling for second place in the overall medal standings as the Games resumed.
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Reuters Top News Fighting spreads as battles engulf Lebanon camp NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lebanese troops directed artillery and tank barrages at al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of an intensified assault to crush the gunmen.
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Melbourne Herald Sun Thieves snatch $20m diamonds THIEVES snatched two diamonds worth a total of $20 million from an antique dealers' show in a bold heist yesterday at the Louvre museum complex in Paris.
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Guardian Law lords hear terror suspects' appeal Government powers enabling foreigners to be detained without limit under emergency anti-terror laws threaten the values they were designed to protect, the law lords were told today.
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Kataweb Effetto serra, in aumento i giorni più torridi dell'anno Le Scienze: entro la fine del secolo il numero di giorni pericolosamente caldi potrebbe aumentare dal 200 al 500 per cento
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Bloomberg Final Results of German Saxony, Brandenburg Elections (Table) Following are tables showing the provisional final results of yesterday's regional elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.
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Reuters Top News U.S. home prices, consumer confidence fall sharply NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell more sharply than expected in September while the pace of existing home sales slowed in August, according to reports on Tuesday, supporting the view the Federal Reserve would soon cut benchmark interest rates again.
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Yahoo Science Jerusalem holy site dig questioned (AP) AP - Israeli archaeologists charged on Thursday that digging overseen by Islamic religious leaders at a hotly disputed Jerusalem holy site damaged a wall that might date back to the Bible.
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Yahoo Sports Tigers dump Cubs for 8th win in 10 games (AP) AP - Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Placido Polanco had three hits apiece to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for their eighth win in 10 games.
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BBC News world House to debate Bush Iraq policy A debate is set to begin in the US House of Representatives on President Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq.
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New York Times Business Fund Frozen, Florida Towns Feel the Pinch Hundreds of local governments are unable to access money they deposited in a statewide investment pool.
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BBC News world Rain prompts Japan quake fears Persistent rain triggers fears of fresh landslides in the wake of earthquakes that have shaken northern Japan.
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Kataweb Calcio Roma, 17:53 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE AQUILANI: LA ROMA NON TRATTA CESSIONE Il Palermo vuole Aquilani, ma il sogno di Zamparini è destinato a restare tale. ''La Roma non...
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Kataweb Sport Andorra, 20:11 - CALCIO, QUALIFICAZIONI EURO 2008: ANDORRA-ISRAELE 0-2 In una partita valida per il gruppo E di qualificazione agli Europei di Austria e Svizzera del 2008 ...
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The Register Czech falls off motorbike, wakes up with British accent Bohemian rhapsodises in cut-glass English A Czech speedway racer discovered his inner British toff after another rider ran over his head.

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BBC UK Cole bombers sentenced to death Yemen sentences two men to death over the attack on the USS Cole, which killed 17 American sailors in 2000.
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