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L'Unità Intervista a: Piero Fassino «Una sollecitazione utile» più che un ultimatum. Piero Fassino definisce così la lettera di Romano Prodi. Quel documento, commenta, «deve spronarci a non perdere tempo, a mettere in cantiere al più presto
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Yahoo Politics Former spy chief takes over Pentagon (AP) AP - Robert Gates was sworn in Monday as secretary of defense at a crucial juncture in the Iraq war, a conflict that cost Donald H. Rumsfeld his job and likely will define Gates' Pentagon tenure.
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Telegraph.co.uk Mansell heads bid to save Silverstone The British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be saved by a consortium headed by Nigel Mansell, the former world champion. The fate of Silverstone is in the balance after it was dropped from the 17-race Formula
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Washington Post Business Euro Surges to New High The U.S. dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than $1.34 after U.S. employment data came in weaker than expected.
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BBC News world Tragic end to US man's rescue bid Rescuers find the body of a US man who set off on foot to find help for his family, trapped in a snowbound car.
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New York Times Business Dell to Sell Computers and Other Products at Staples In another step away from the direct-to-customer business model that it pioneered, Dell said it planned to sell computers and equipment at 1,400 Staples stores.
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Syfy.com Ash and Hrithik in legal muddle A case has been filed against Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, owing to their gutsy on-screen kiss in Sanjay Gadhvi’s Dhoom 2.
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Yahoo Entertainment 'Babe' Farmer Cromwell Divorcing Wife (AP) AP - "Babe" farmer James Cromwell filed to divorce his actress-wife Julie Cobb after more than 18 years of marriage. Cromwell, 64, filed a dissolution of marriage petition in Superior Court on Tuesday citing unspecified irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. They married May 29, 1986, and separated Oct. 31, 2004, according to the petition.
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TSN.ca Miles leads Blazers over Hawks Miles scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away and snapped a five-game road losing streak with a 100-84 victory over the lowly Atlanta Hawks.
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The Register TV-Links man was arrested under trademark laws Curiouser and curiouser Gloucestershire police have confirmed that a 26-year-old Cheltenham man at the centre of an investigation into the website TV-Links was arrested under section 92 of the Trade Mark Act , on suspicion of supplying property with a registered trademark, without permission.

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Ansa Italia Pd: Prodi, non do' linea partito 'Piu' forte e' il Pd piu' forte e' la coalizione'
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Yahoo Entertainment Big numbers for Clinton, Obama debate (AP) AP - An estimated 8.3 million television viewers watched Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debate Thursday night in California, more than double the audience for Republican candidates the night before.
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Repubblica Oggi lo sciopero della pastasciutta Bce: "Ad agosto prezzi alimentari +30%" Adoc, Adusbef, Codacons e Federconsumatori chiedono di "fermare la speculazione" Coldiretti: "Dal produttore alla tavola aumenti fino al 500%". Confindustria: "Colpa delle materie prime" Oggi lo sciopero della pastasciutta Bce: "Ad agosto prezzi alimentari +30%" Il dato si riferisce al mercato mondiale. Per il futuro, ulteriori spinte all'inflazione potrebbero venire, secondo l'Eurotower, anche dai cambiamenti climatici di ROSARIA AMATO (11:51 13/09/2007)
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San Francisco Chronicle Angels 5, Athletics 3 Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer and the Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 Saturday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics.
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Scotland on Sunday Grenade Thrown as Police Lay Siege to Suspected Terror House Dutch police were laying siege to a house in The Hague today where an unknown number of terrorism suspects were holed up. Three policemen were injured by a hand grenade thrown when a raid was launched on the house, officials said.
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Sports Network Safin reaches final in Paris Paris, France (Sports Network) - Marat Safin moved into the final of the BNP Paribas Masters with a straight-set victory over Guillermo Canas on Saturday.
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BBC UK F1: Hamilton 'will learn' Lewis Hamilton says he will learn the lessons he was taught while finishing ninth in the European Grand Prix.
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Topix.Net Europe Thousands Bulgarians Pending UK Visa Seal of Approval Politics: 6 October 2004, Wednesday. A total of 6,000 Bulgarians are said to be kept in the dark about the decision of the UK Embassy here over their applications for business visas.
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KESQ Civil rights debate surrounds troubled LA County hospital LOS ANGELES A civil rights debate is surrounding the proposed closure of a trauma unit at a troubled Los Angeles County public hospital.
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BBC News entertainment US opera star Robert Merrill dies Opera singer Robert Merrill, famed for his appearances at the New York Yankees' stadium, has died.
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New York Times Movies For Geezers Gone Wild, Too Little, Too Late “The Bucket List” operates on the hope that two beloved stars rubbing their signature screen personas together can spark warm, fuzzy box office magic.
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Forbes Safest SUVs These 15 vehicles prove you don't need a tank to protect you from crashes.
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L'Unità Berlusconi connection: a Dell'Utri nove anni per mafia Non era una fiction buona per la televisione ma un processo carico di prove: dopo 256 udienze celebrate in sette anni a Palermo il senatore palermitano di Forza Italia Marcello Dell'Utri, uno dei fondatori del partito, Ú stato condannato per mafia a nove
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BBC - Front Page Ecuador dismisses Supreme Court Ecuador's Congress votes to sack the 31-member Supreme Court in a controversial move contested by the opposition.
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Ansa Libano: rivendicato omicidio Hariri E' un gruppo finora sconosciuto, "I soldati della Siria"
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BBC UK Cricket: Anderson 'breaks finger' England bowler James Anderson is taken to hospital in St Lucia with a suspected broken finger.
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Guardian Scientists herald malaria breakthrough After 50 years of failure, a vaccine against malaria could be in sight, raising hopes of slashing the death toll from a disease that kills more than a million people, mostly babies and pregnant women, every year.
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Yahoo Tech Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.
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WNBC First Flu Case Of Season Reported In NJ TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
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94Country WKKJ 'Shark Tale' Stays on Top of Box Office 'Shark Tale' remains on top of the box office in its second week of release, after taking in an extra $31.7 million. Billy Bob Thornton's 'Friday Night Lights' debuted in second place with $20.
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New York Times Arts An Opera for a Crowd Unfamiliar With Opera “Beauty and the Beast,” by the American composer Vittorio Giannini, provided a charming, undemanding entry point for children at the Dicapo Opera Theater on Saturday.
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New York Times sports Homestretch for Pena Carlos Pena was all hellos, handshakes, and hugs before facing the Red Sox last night at Fenway Park. Leaning over the waist-high wall by the visitors' dugout, he greeted friends and family members. All the early arrivals seemed to have some connection to the Detroit Tigers' first baseman through either his hometown of Haverhill or his alma mater, Northeastern.
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Yahoo Politics Senators Request Education Dept. Records (AP) AP - Leaders of a Senate committee have asked the Education Department to turn over records of recent years' public relations contracts, while reminding the education secretary of a federal ban on "propaganda."
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Jackson Sun Prescription drug ads simply not necessary A major component in the skyrocketing cost of health care in America is prescription drug costs. Whatever final solution the country comes to about how to handle health care, one thing is clear, pharmaceutical
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RedNova science Ambulance Board Calls for Action Before Mediation By Springer, Dan Schott, Kate The Tri-State Ambulance Board said Wednesday it wants La Crosse County to meet two conditions before it will enter mediation on providing emergency medical services in La Crosse.
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Reuters Business Oil Rebounds After Iraq Pipeline Attack LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, stemming five days of heavy losses as fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil infrastructure despite a peace deal in Najaf renewed concern over the country's supplies.
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Radio Free Europe IAEA Notifies UN About Missing Iraqi Explosives The United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency has informed the UN Security Council that more than 340 metric tons of explosives have been looted from a previously secured site in Iraq.
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BBC - Front Page Gates joins Dancing on Ice stars Singer Gareth Gates will join tennis star Greg Rusedski and pop star Samantha Mumba in ITV1's Dancing on Ice.
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Reuters Top News Israel says finds explosive chemicals in EU aid bags JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday it had recently seized a truck carrying chemicals used to make explosives hidden in bags marked as EU aid for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
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Reuters Before the Bell-SuperGen shares soar, Open Text falls Shares of SuperGen Inc. (SUPG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped more than 24 percent in trading before the market opened on Wednesday after MGI Pharma Inc.
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Yahoo Entertainment Julianne Moore's valentine to charity (AP) AP - Julianne Moore has a loving new way to help struggling kids in America: Send a valentine.
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Xinhua Romanian PM claims party victory in parliamentary elections Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase claimed victory for his Social Democrats party (PSD) in Sunday's parliamentary elections following favorable showings in exit polls.
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Topix.Net Europe Berlusconi's Wife Demands His Apology Silvio Berlusconi's wife demanded in an open letter published Wednesday that the former prime minister publicly apologize to her after he reportedly made flirtatious comments to other women at a party last ... Comment
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Washington Post Tech Dell Plans 3rd U.S. Plant, to Hire 1,500 By Eric Auchard NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc. plans to open a third U.S. manufacturing plant, the world's largest personal computer maker, said on Tuesday, in a rare example of a high-tech company expanding U.S. production.
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Yahoo Elections Fewer Tune in to Second Bush-Kerry Debate (AP) AP - The second Bush-Kerry presidential debate drew a smaller audience than the first but viewer interest remained high, according to ratings figures released Monday.
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Yahoo Europe British parliament OKs bill on N.Ireland (AP) AP - Britain's parliament passed legislation Wednesday allowing the Northern Ireland Assembly to be dissolved in January and an election held weeks later in hopes of reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration.
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DeHavilland Warning issued over arthritis drug Users of an anti-arthritis drug have been warned that it could cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. A new study linked the drug to the health risks, but users of Celebrex (celecoxib), manufactured
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CSMonitor Arts A legless artist documents the world in 32,000 stares Tired of gawkers, Kevin Connolly traveled by skateboard, capturing their sheer human curiosity.
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Reuters Business Insurers get movies made, but receive no Oscars NEW YORK (Reuters) - If "The Departed" wins any Academy Awards on Sunday night, Joe Finnegan won't be giving the acceptance speeches.
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Reuters Suicide Car Bomb Kills 23 in Kirkuk -Officials A suicide car bomb attack on Saturday outside the regional headquarters of the Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Kirkuk killed 23 men, most of whom were waiting to join the force, doctors said.
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Monday Morning pakistan, united states: Bin Laden: ‘A trail gone cold’ The trail of Ossama bin Laden, mastermind of the Al-Qaeda network, has gone cold, and US and Pakistani officials have no active leads on where he might be hiding, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said in a spate of interviews.
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The Washington Post Top News ADV: Do You Hate Filing? Find anything in your office in five seconds or less - guaranteed! Revolutionary new software lets you solve your problems with filing and managing paper. Free 30-day trial.
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Reuters Business P&G Profit Up But Shares Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent on strong sales in all regions, but shares fell because of industry issues and margin concerns.
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Yahoo Entertainment EMMY BLUES (PageSix) PageSix - IF you weren't able to stay awake through the whole semi-snore-bore fest called the 56th Annual Emmys last night, here then the highlights and the lowlights through the eyes of someone who's paid to stay awake.
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Computerworld news AOL, RSA, VeriSign push authentication services RSA Security and America Online hope to encourage AOL customers to better protect account information. And VeriSign is announcing a new service called Unified Authentication to reduce the cost of using one-time passwords or hardware smart cards.
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ABC News Jamaica Possibly Spared Ivan's Worst Fury KINGSTON, Jamaica Sept. 11, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with giant waves and winds nearing 155 mph early Saturday, but as panicked residents braced for a direct hit, the storm unexpectedly wobbled
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Canada.com Ferdinand returns to United after eight month drug ban; Howard <b>...</b> Rio Ferdinand returned to action after his eight-month suspension on Monday and produced a solid performance as Manchester United beat local rival Liverpool 2-1 to climb five places in the Premier League.
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Repubblica Cronaca "Mi sto rovinando il fegato mo' querelo tutti" Il procuratore di Santa Maria Capua Vetere, regista dell'inchiesta su Mastella "Non parlo delle indagini, i risultati li ha già valutati il gip" "Mi sto rovinando il fegato mo' querelo tutti" Maffei: ho tre by pass e un'embolia ma non guardo in faccia a nessuno dal nostro inviato ANTONELLO CAPORALE (08:45 19/01/2008)
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The Washington Post sports Scheduling Issues Addressed Final changes are made to the Orioles' and new Washington franchise's schedule released on Friday so the teams would only share 25 home dates.
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Yahoo Entertainment 'Jeopardy' host Trebek out of hospital (AP) AP - "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek is out of the hospital and plans to spend the holidays at home with his family as he recovers from a heart attack.
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London Free Press Blair to return to work after successful surgery LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home yesterday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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Boston Globe sports Tebow Named A.P. Player of the Year Quarterback Tim Tebow won A.P. Player of the Year honors Tuesday in a vote that was similar to the one that made him the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.
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BBC UK Hope on premature ejaculation drug The first tailor-made drug for premature ejaculation has been found to be safe and effective, a report says.
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Kataweb Calcio Oviedo, 23:52 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: SPAGNA-LETTONIA 2-0 La Spagna ha battuto la Lettonia 2-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo F delle qualificazioni a Eu...
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Repubblica Cronaca Amato e Padoa-Schioppa alla Statale Ma all'Università l'Aula Magna Ú semivuota Milano, al convegno vietato l'ingresso agli studenti "per motivi di sicurezza" Disagio del titolare del Viminale: "PerchÚ considerarli una categoria pericolosa?" Amato e Padoa-Schioppa alla Statale Ma all'Università l'Aula Magna Ú semivuota (12:04 19/02/2007)
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BetaNews.Com New Microsoft CIO has a full and diverse resume The new public face of Microsoft's enterprise information policies has a long and very accomplished history, plus what appears to be a personal need to make his mark on the world. That may be exactly what Microsoft needs after the last guy.
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Topix.Net Europe CallABike hacked by mischievous Germans It started as a crunchy, environmentally-friendly service called CallABike that allowed Germany city-dwellers to rent bikes and leave them locked wherever when done.
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Indianapolis Star Don't call Kidman a legend yet, says 79-year-old Bacall How old is a movie legend? Definitely older than 37-year-old Nicole Kidman, according to Lauren Bacall, who became irritated during an interview on a British TV show Wednesday when the younger actress was described as "a legend.
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Adnkronos NOTIZIE FLASH: 1/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA (4) Venezia - 'Vera Drake' verso il Leone d'Oro e delusione per Gianni Amelio che potrebbe rimanere a bocca asciutta. Dopo le divisioni e le riunioni andate avanti sino alla tarda mattinata di oggi sembra che
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Ansa Economia Fisco, Italia quarta al mondo Per livello tasse su imprese dopo Giappone, Usa e Germania
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Yahoo World Ethiopian flood relief hampered by weather (AFP) AFP - Heavy rain, swirling waters, mud, silt and marsh combined to hamper frantic efforts to reach thousands of villagers marooned by deadly flash floods in southern Ethiopia, officials have said.
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BBC News Business Telefonica fined on unfair prices The European Commission fines Spain's Telefonica for stifling competition in the broadband market.
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Reuters World Israeli air strike kills three members of Gaza family GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed three members of a Gaza family in a botched air strike on Wednesday and shot dead a West Bank militant leader, a day after Palestinians said some of the worst violence since late 2006 could harm peace moves.
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Reuters Entertainment Liz Taylor celebrates 75th birthday in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Film legend Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her 75th birthday on Tuesday night with a New Orleans-themed party flanked by her four children and famous friends spanning the generations from model Kathy Ireland to former rival Debbie Reynolds.
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New York Times Science Cosmic Clash Astronomers have released an image of what looks like galactic warfare.
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Boston Globe sports I.O.C. Formally Strips Jones of Five Medals From Sydney Games The International Olympic Committee formally wiped clean the record books and barred Marion Jones from participating in the Beijing Olympics in any capacity.
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News Is Free Top News Review: Miniskirts! Zombies! 'Evil'! Bad! On CNN
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The Register Mobile phone signals prevent sleep, claim boffins Keeps the Sandman at bay If you’re wondering why you rarely get a good night’s sleep, then a group of boffins may have the answer: it’s because of your late-night mobile phone calls.

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CNN International Kiev lawmakers reopen poison probe KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine lawmakers have reopened their investigation in opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's disfiguring illness after doctors in Austria said he was poisoned.
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CNET News.com Ingram Micro to buy Asia distributor Ingram Micro, a worldwide distributor of computer products, will acquire Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt. Ingram expects the deal to close by the end of 2004 and expects it to be accretive
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New York Times world Oil Prices Continue to Rise After topping off at $92.22 a barrel before the opening bell on bullish trading in the Asian and European markets, oil was at $91.28 in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Yahoo World AFP Interview: Vested interests, ignorance aid China's tobacco industry (AFP) AFP - China, home to one in three of the world's smokers, is set to see a huge rise in its health care costs as a lack of education and the government's vested interests frustrate prevention efforts, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned.
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BusinessWeek IBM's Solid Stake on the Desktop Its Workplace package is catching on with clients, and more software makers are signing on. Still, it's no Windows smasher. IBM launched a bold foray into desktop computing last spring, when it took on Microsoft's
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PC World Worm Crawls Through MSN Messenger Security researchers are warning of a new worm, dubbed "Funner," targeting Microsoft's MSN Messenger instant messaging application.
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Yahoo Europe Call for Europe to embrace single payment zone (FT.com) FT.com - The multibillion-euro benefits of moving to a pan-European banking system in which payments across national borders are handled as conveniently as domestic transactions, will only accrue if banks, retailers and consumers embrace the project quickly and comprehensively, it was claimed on Monday.
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Independent Swaziland's spendthrift King takes his 13th wife While his tiny country reels under the burdens of mismanagement, food shortages and Africa's worst Aids crisis, the attention of Swaziland's young King Mswati remains focused on his own lavish lifestyle.
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Yahoo U.S. Teen admits stockpiling weapons (AP) AP - A 14-year-old boy accused of plotting a Columbine-style attack on a suburban Philadelphia high school admitted in court Friday that he illegally stockpiled weapons.
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Boston Globe sports Football Officials Dispute Thomas's Drug Defense Two football officials say asthma medications were not responsible for New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Hollis Thomas's positive drug test.
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Ansa Italia Caro-casa e rate causa poverta' Chiesti risorse e controlli a Parlamento e Commissione Ue
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CNN Top News Northeast to get big snowmaker Read full story for latest details.
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Yahoo Business US Airways withdraws Delta offer (Reuters) Reuters - US Airways Group on Wednesday said it withdrew its takeover offer for Delta Air Lines after Delta's official creditor committee informed US Airways that it would not support the bid.
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Reuters Life and Leisure Guitarist Steve Cropper still haunted by Redding NEW YORK (Reuters) - For Guitarist Steve Cropper, the day the music died was not February 3, 1959, when Buddy Holly died. It was an icy Dec 10, 1967, when the plane carrying a 26-year-old Otis Redding went down in a Wisconsin lake.
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Reuters World China now tries to tame Deng's black and white cats SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - A huge billboard of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping presides over an intersection in the heart of Shenzhen, part shrine, part tourist attraction and part ad for market reforms.
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Reuters Business Lockheed to pay $2.5 mln discrimination settlement SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million, more than any individual has received in the settlement of a racial discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission, attorneys for the agency said on Wednesday.
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CNET security news Updated AOL focuses on security The revamped software for AOL's proprietary online service tackles spam and other Internet security issues.
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BBC - Front Page Osborne under fire on donations The shadow chancellor faces criticism for reportedly accepting £487,000 without fully declaring the sum.
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Guardian Top News Postal workers set date for first strike Business & money: · Union calls one-day stoppage for next Friday · Dispute centres on pay and modernisation plans
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iTunes Music The Truth Is That You Are Alive - An Angle The Truth Is That You Are Alive by An Angle
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New York Daily News NBC titan hurt, son missing in jet crash NBC sports Czar Dick Ebersol was seriously hurt and his 14-year-old son was missing yesterday after their private jet crashed on takeoff from the ski resort town of Telluride, Colo.
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Reuters Business Factories Bright Spot Amid Output Growth WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production growth nearly stalled last month as cool weather led to a drop in electrical output, which obscured a strong performance at factories, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday.
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