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BBC News world Two fires began on stricken sub An inquiry into the fire on a Canadian submarine bought from the UK finds two separate fires broke out.
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RedNova technology Wi-FiTV(TM) Memberships Triple in Less Than 30 Days and 450 Live Channels Are Now Included in Social Internet TV (TM) Wi-FiTV(TM) Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTVI), the pioneer in Social Internet TV (TM), has tripled its verified memberships in less than the last thirty days, and members now have access to 450 live channels as well as MyWi-FiParty, the new Wi-FiTV Virtual Dialer and Wi-FiTV Live Chat.
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The Motley Fool Is Joe Lewis Really Smart or Just Really Rich? The Brit has been buying up a big stake in beleaguered bank Bear Stearns.
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CNET enterprise hardware news Best Buy CEO worried on economy, digital TV transition The retailer's head, Brad Anderson, told Consumer Electronics Show attendees that both the U.S. economy and digital TV changeover are high on his list of concerns.
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BBC UK 'Victim's blood' in accused's car DNA found in a car owned by an accused killer may have come from one of his victims, a court hears.
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Yahoo Entertainment Montel Williams' talk show to end (AP) AP - Syndicated talk show host Montel Williams is being replaced by a younger version of himself. CBS Television Distribution announced Wednesday that "The Montel Williams Show" will cease production after this television season, his 17th on the air.
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Yahoo Europe Rumsfeld under fire from Iraq-bound troops, Powell reaches out to Europe (AFP) AFP - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld came under fire from American troops over their safety in Iraq, as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Europe to look beyond differences over last year's invasion.
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Scotland on Sunday Vauxhall Production to Resume Production of Vauxhall cars will resume on Sunday following disruption caused by a shortage of components because of a strike by workers in Germany, it was announced tonight.
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BBC UK Brown threatens failing schools Gordon Brown pledges to eradicate failure from England's schools, saying poor schools could face closure.
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News & Observer Afghans hopeful on hostages Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan called home to reassure relatives that they were all right as negotiators tried Tuesday to secure their release.
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Ansa Calcio Abn Amro: Rbs punta a LaSalle Indiscrezioni stampa, trattative con Bank of America
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BBC News world Love admits guilt over gig fracas Courtney Love is given a conditional discharge after admitting hitting a man with a microphone stand.
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The Motley Fool Unloved Stocks Ready to Shine Smart investors who achieve outsized profits: See what the best CAPS players recommend now.
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Reuters Business Tokyo Stocks Treading Water TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks spent Friday morning treading water as worries over record-breaking oil prices and their possible impact to the global economy overshadowed renewed hopes that Japan's economy is still on track for sustained growth.
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BBC UK Livingstone shrugs off scab jibe London Mayor Ken Livingstone laughs off railway workers protesting over changes to the Tube.
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BBC News world Football: Henry claim dismissed Thierry Henry's management responds with fury to a French report suggesting a deal is in place for him to sign for Barcelona.
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CBS MarketWatch Get up to $500 in commission-free trades The just-completed World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for the franchise's first crown in 86 years, finished up as the highest-rated Series since 1997, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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Fides Italia Autori Vari - “AGENDA BIBLICA MISSIONARIA 2007” - Ed. EMI Autori Vari - “AGENDA BIBLICA MISSIONARIA 2007” - Ed. EMI Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Questa iniziativa Ú realizzata dalla EMI in collaborazione con Editoriale Verbo Divino. L’Agenda Biblica Missionaria offre ogni giorno spunti di riflessione a partire dalle letture bibliche, dalla vita della Chiesa e diverse cu...
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Yahoo Tech SunGard tops list of bidders for Misys: sources (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. software firms SunGard Data Systems and Fiserv Inc top the list of suitors expected to submit bids for UK software company Misys by a deadline set for later this week, sources close to the matter said on Monday.
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Yahoo Europe Wayward soccer ball brings German train to halt (Reuters) Reuters - A train in Germany was brought to a shuddering halt when a soccer ball flew from a nearby pitch and disabled the locomotive's brakes, police said on Tuesday.
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BBC UK 'Open all hours' plan for schools The government wants to keep schools open longer - to provide more childcare and welfare services.
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The Motley Fool 7 Surprising 1-Star Stocks Lack of enthusiasm just can't hold these underappreciated stocks down.
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Forbes Bush's Energy Obstacle: Ethanol Rather than a help toward energy independence, Big Oil and ethanol could be roadblocks.
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Reuters Entertainment 'Closer' Takes Mike Nichols Back to Familiar Ground LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An inability to look at dead bodies killed off Mike Nichols' hopes of training as psychiatrist 50 years ago but did nothing to diminish his fascination with marriage, mating and the games people play.
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Yahoo World U.S. journalist freed from Darfur prison (AP) AP - American journalist Paul Salopek was released Saturday from a prison in the war-torn Darfur region where he was held for more than a month on espionage charges.
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BBC News world Thaksin allies unveil coalition A party linked to former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra unveils a coalition with five smaller parties after elections.
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Reuters Health African twig brushes offer all-day dental care DAKAR (Reuters) - Brush your teeth every day, dentists say. In Africa, that can mean keeping your toothbrush in your mouth all day long.
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Yahoo Europe Taliban must be involved in peace process: British minister (AFP) AFP - Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban militia will have to be involved in the country's peace process, Britain's defence minister has said.
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Nottingham Evening Post Have your say John Robertson today spoke of his pride at seeing son Nathan scoop an Olympic silver medal and insisted: "We are definitely celebrating, rather than commiserating." ...
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Guardian Three Black Watch soldiers dead Defence minister Adam Ingram today told MPs that three members of the Black Watch regiment had been killed in central Iraq. Mr Ingram was unable to give details of the incident in his Commons statement but
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The Register Raytheon inventions are programs and not patentable, says High Court Backs Comptroller General in patent denial The High Court has backed the Comptroller General of Patents in refusing a company a patent for inventions which were computer programs. The ruling in the appeal followed the lead of a recent landmark case.

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Reuters Jewish soup kitchen in Paris attacked Arsonists have set fire to a Jewish soup kitchen in central Paris and daubed Nazi symbols on the building, police say, in the latest anti-Semitic act in France.
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Guardian Painkiller firm 'hid heart risk' The reputation of the drug industry took another heavy blow yesterday with a report suggesting that Merck had fought for years to cover up evidence linking its painkiller Vioxx to heart attacks and strokes.
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Yahoo Europe Four Russian Commandos Killed Storming Militants (Reuters) Reuters - Four Russian commandos were killed on Saturday while storming two houses used by armed militants, suspected to have Islamic links, in the southern Dagestan region, Russian media reported.
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Champlain Channel.com Review: 'Hero' Is Grand Cinematic Achievement Director Zhang Yimou presents a grand saga of ancient China with "Hero" -- a briskly paced, cleverly plotted martial arts epic that unfolds through a circuitous series of flashbacks.
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Reuters Business Bear Stearns leader Cayne to give up CEO post: report NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos Inc leader James Cayne will relinquish his title as chief executive, but remain chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Philippine Daily Inquirer Federer beats Hewitt to reach ATP Masters Cup semis Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America -- World number one Roger Federer won his 20th consecutive match over
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Topix.Net Europe Actress Scoops Missis Bulgaria Lifestyle: 14 December 2004, Tuesday. A fresh acting star has swept the Missis Bulgaria World 2004 title in a ceremony that took place in Varna, the country's main coastal city.
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Yahoo Elections Paul keeps white supremacist donation (AP) AP - Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
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The Register <cite>BusinessWeek</cite> novel turns Google's cloud into epic hero Search giant invented science and the future Comment In a rather desperate bid to attract wealthy technology advertisers, BusinessWeek lowered itself this month by publishing data center erotica.

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Reuters Entertainment UK Christians Burn TV Licenses Over Springer Opera LONDON (Reuters) - Christian protesters set fire to their television licenses outside the BBC's London offices on Friday as outrage spread over the public broadcaster's plans to air a profanity-laden musical.
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BBC - Front Page In pictures Tony Blair prepares to hand over power to Gordon Brown
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Repubblica Cronaca Sbarchi in calo ma salgono le vittime Già 500 morti in Sicilia nel 2007 I dati del Viminale: gli arrivi scendono da 14 a 12 mila Secondo il rapporto Fortress Europe 1.096 vittime in tutto il Mediterraneo Sbarchi in calo ma salgono le vittime Già 500 morti in Sicilia nel 2007 Dal 1998 sono diecimila i migranti che hanno perso la vita per raggiungere l'Europa (16:37 28/10/2007)
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Guardian Beslan siege plotter will be tried, vows Chechen leader The Chechen separatist leader, Aslan Maskhadov, tried to distance himself from extremists in the independence movement yesterday by declaring that his former commander-in-chief Shamil Basayev would one day stand trial for ordering the Beslan school siege.
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Topix.Net Europe Major storm winds lash Europe A storm with hurricane-strength winds has swept across northern Europe, leaving at least four dead in Denmark and three killed in Sweden, police said.
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Reuters Top News EU sees "new ambition" by Iran for nuclear talks BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders said on Monday Iran was showing "new ambition" to negotiate an end to a nuclear row with the West and the door was open for new talks, but they also agreed to implement UN sanctions to keep pressure on Tehran.
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BBC News entertainment Illness delays Razorlight UK tour Rock band Razorlight postpone their UK tour as singer Johnny Borrell develops vocal problems.
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CBC News Martial law in Chinese city after riot BEIJING - Martial law was declared in a town in central China after at least four people died in rioting, residents said on Monday.
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Yahoo U.S. Man Who Killed Parents Now Slay Suspect (AP) AP - Something began happening to Jack Colin in 1983 that terrified his new wife. Once gentle, he became prone to fits of rage. He started stockpiling guns and knives. Later, when police searched his home, they found books on bondage, photo of Colin in women's clothing and a diary describing ways to mutilate women.
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BBC - Front Page Nigeria seeks $40bn over smoking A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.
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Ansa Economia Montezemolo, cresce il malcontento 'Di fronte a tempi burocrazia e con fisco insopportabile'
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International Herald Tribune EU signals movement on China arms ban THE HAGUE The European Union said Wednesday that it was not yet ready to lift its 15-year arms embargo on China amid concerns about human rights, but held out the prospect that the ban could be eased early next year.
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The Register Internet producers bank on Apple TV After phones, Steve Jobs saves television SXSW This will be the year the history books will record as the beginning of the end for the way we watch television.

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Reuters Top News Bush says Kosovo will get independence TIRANA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and that if Russia continued to block it the West would act.
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RedNova space A Piece of the Past Hitches a Ride on Next Space Shuttle Mission To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Allard Beutel, of Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-3458- 4769, or Kathy Barnstorff of Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., +1-757-864-9886, both of NASA; or Kevin Crossett of Jamestown 2007, Jamestown, Va., +1-757-253- 4534; or Elizabeth S.
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BBC Europe Telecom Italia considers shake-up Shares in telecom giant Telecom Italia are suspended ahead of a board meeting to discuss the future of the firm.
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Al-Jazeera Hostages released in Iraq Five hostages have been released by two armed groups in Iraq, but the fate of two French journalists remains unknown. Four hostages were released by the self-titled Falluja Mujahidin, the Jordanian foreign
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Ansa Italia Garlasco:pm, Stasi resti in carcere Il legale, Alberto non sta bene e spera di uscire presto
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Topix.Net Europe Scrooge rulings trim the festive trimmings THE annual flourish of metallic tinsel and glitter has fallen foul of strict health and safety regulations in Welsh hospitals.
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Reuters Sports Clemens rejects claims of evidence of steroids WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball star Roger Clemens dismissed as bogus on Thursday new claims of evidence by his former trainer -- including needles and bloody gauze pads -- that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Yahoo Tech Italy takes Jewish teachers "blacklist" off Internet (Reuters) Reuters - Italian police are investigating an anti-Semitic blog listing the names of more than 150 "Jewish university professors," which was removed from the Internet after protests from politicians and Jewish leaders.
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Reuters Top News Chrysler to cut 13,000 jobs, faces possible sale DETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operation in North America and indicated it could sell or spin off the money-losing unit, which would unwind a troubled 9-year-old merger between Chrysler and Mercedes.
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Yahoo Health Study: Acupuncture may boost pregnancy (AP) AP - It sounds far-fetched — sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant — but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb.
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Chicago Sun Times ATA CHECKED FOR DEPARTURE ATA, the biggest airline at Chicago's Midway Airport, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said it will unload its Midway hub to AirTran Airways.
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Yahoo U.S. Wife convicted of poisoning Marine (AP) AP - A woman was convicted Tuesday of murdering her Marine husband with arsenic so she could cash in on his $250,000 life insurance policy, some of which she used to have her breasts enlarged.
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Yahoo Entertainment Tight budgets bring out the best in directors (Reuters) Reuters - The sequence was vast: A long walk across war-torn France, with thousands of extras, German bombers, tanks and artillery strewn across the landscape -- the kind of scope that would have made David Lean proud.
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PCWorld news EU to Rule on Microsoft Appeal After more than three years, European court will give its verdict in the Microsoft antitrust case on September 17.
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Yahoo Entertainment 'Exorcist' Begins Big With $18.2 Million (AP) AP - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office. Demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $18.2 million, displacing "Alien vs. Predator," which tumbled to No. 4 with $12.5 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
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Yahoo Tech GoDaddy agrees to run domains in limbo (AP) AP - GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet addresses, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 domain names belonging to customers of a troubled rival, officials announced Tuesday.
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Yahoo News Gene to Blame in Rare Cases of Extreme Obesity Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
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Reuters Tech Spacewalkers set out to free station's jammed wing CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle astronauts left their ship for a fourth spacewalk on Monday in a last-ditch effort to free a jammed solar wing panel on the International Space Station and complete every job NASA wanted for its final flight of the year.
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Yahoo Science Saudi says no bar to nuclear cooperation with Russia (Reuters) Reuters - Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on developing a nuclear energy program.
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USA Today PeopleSoft bets tide will turn for investors Despite a clear-cut show of support among its shareholders to accept Oracle's hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft's board is digging in for a fight.
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kuro5hin Elephants in the Living Room The United States is facing the possibility of a severe economic correction. Yet most of the causes of such a correction are, for the most part, being completely ignored in preference to partisan bickering. It is the proverbial elephant in the living room - except it is not just one, but several elephants that everyone is doing their best to ignore. While the likelihood that any of these issues could result in disaster is low, these are issues worth taking the time to discuss.
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CNN Top News Iraqi police needs disbanding, report says Iraq's Interior Ministry is regarded as "sectarian" and "dysfunctional" and the National Police should be "disbanded and reorganized," according to an independent report obtained by CNN.
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The Washington Post sports Panthers Place Peppers on IR CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Julius Peppers' disappointing season is over.
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The Times Giggs spots another goal HAVING TO EARN A NEW contract might seem tough on a man with eight Premiership medals, but it is having the desired effect on Ryan Giggs.
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MSN Money Is Marsh's board responsible for its troubles? The company is wrestling with its third scandal in just over a year, raising questions about whether board members were doing an adequate job.
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RedNova technology Fashionable, Affordable: ; , Former W.Va. Beauty Queen Presents New Collection By Veronica Nett NICKNAMED "The Shopping Goddess," Kim Parrish knows a thing or two about fashion. So much so that the Home Shopping Network host has her own clothing line and is set to enter her second year with the collection.
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BBC UK Georgia tycoon death 'suspicious' UK police say they treat as "suspicious" the death of Georgian opposition leader and tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili.
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Forbes Update 6: Robertson Stevens Settles Timing Case RS Investment Management agreed to pay $30 million to settled allegations it allowed "excessive" market timing in its mutual funds, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday.
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The Register 419er needs $2k to buy portrait of Queen Lad from Lagos in a right royal state Calling all true patriots: one of the Lads from Lagos has got himself into a right royal state and needs a quick $2k to fulfil a lifetime's ambition to hang a pic of Her Imperial Majestyness Queen Liz II on the wall. Read on...

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Ansa Economia Oracle compra Hyperion-Hysl Operazione da 3,3 miliardi di dollari
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Washington Post Tech Venture Capital's Transparency Trouble Among the tables, charts and bottom-line numbers in venture capital firm Grotech Capital Group's quarterly report to its investors is what Managing General Partner Frank A. Adams calls his "heart of hearts," a narrative of his gut feelings about companies that Grotech of Timonium has invested in. The essay includes Adams's candid opinions about the companies' top executives and their chance of succeeding.
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Yahoo Europe Deal reached on interim Belgian government: spokesman (AFP) AFP - Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has reached an agreement on forming an interim government, as the country lumbers through a protracted political crisis six months after an election, his spokesman said Tuesday.
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Yahoo U.S. Spacewalking astronauts try ISS repairs (AP) AP - Astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum climbed out of an airlock on the international space station Saturday, starting a spacewalk to fix the complex's rail transporter and test whether a boom can be used to make repairs to the space shuttle.
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New York Times sports Punchless, they're in danger of a KO Befuddled by a sweeping curve, Ryan Spilborghs found that it only got worse, because he was no match for the fastball that came next. He was frozen not by the 48-degree weather, but the guile and finesse of Hideki Okajima.
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The Malaysia Star Star of Psycho, Janet Leigh, dies Associated Press reports that Janet Leigh, the beauty whose shocking shower murder scene in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho has passed away.
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Yahoo World European rollups take root (TheDeal.com) TheDeal.com - Two recent acquisitions illustrate a new enthusiasm for rollup strategies in the new-media sector.
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CNN Top News Letter brings tears, e-mails, guilty plea Read full story for latest details.
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BBC News world Decision due in Microsoft-EU row The long-running dispute between Microsoft and the European Union is set to be decided on Monday.
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Ansa Calcio Ue-13: Pil +0,8% terzo trimestre Stima Eurostat, su base annua +2,7%, Italia +1,9%
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Yahoo Health Heavy moms who shed pounds still have big babies (Reuters) Reuters - Overweight women are known to have a greater chance of giving birth to a larger-than-normal baby. But new research suggests that these odds stay higher even when a woman loses weight before pregnancy.
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The Washington Post world Seeking Iran Intelligence, U.S. Tries Google When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload and a desire to protect its sources and tradecraft.
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The Washington Post world Musharraf: Bin Laden's Location Is Unknown Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone completely cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.
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Reuters Business IRS may restrict tax refund loans; H&R Block falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday it may restrict tax preparers such as H&R Block Inc and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc from offering refund loans to customers because doing so could encourage fraud.
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Kataweb Calcio Milano, 21:29 - CALCIO, INTER; AS: RECOBA VERSO L'ATLETICO MADRID L'edizione on-line del quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As' rifersce oggi che l'uruguaiano Alvaro Recob...
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RedNova science Flu Is Sending More and More People to Hospital By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO (AP) -- The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed substantially over the past two decades to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found. Severe cases of the flu can result in pneumonia, dehydration or a worsening of chronic medical conditions, and can be life-threatening - especially for the very old or the very young...
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Reuters Top News U.S. Bases on Alert for 'Copycat' Iraq Bomber BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops were on alert at bases across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber, probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind the deadliest strike on Americans since they invaded last year.
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