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The Motley Fool Smith & Wesson Pops First-quarter growth exceeded expectations, but lower parts of the income statement didn't look as strong.
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BBC News Business EBay chief executive has resigned Meg Whitman, the chief executive of online auction website eBay announces she will step down on 31 March.
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Ansa Italia Manganelli nuovo capo della Polizia Nominato dal Consiglio dei Ministri, subentra a De Gennaro
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Crain's New York Business Disappointing holiday news hurts retail shares Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
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Reuters Top News Retail Sales Down; Trade Gap Larger WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales dipped in August and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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Ansa Spettacolo Tv:primo tapiro a Vittorio Emanuele Consegnato all'erede dei Savoia dopo gli scandali
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CNN/SI Reactions to death of Reggie White The following is reaction to the death of NFL great Reggie White, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 43. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a teammate of White for six years: "He was a great friend of mine and a great friend of my family.
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Yahoo Business Global economy set for best growth in 30 years: IMF (AFP) AFP - The world economy, powered in part by China, will grow this year at its briskest pace in almost three decades -- five percent -- before losing steam in 2005 in the face of higher oil prices, the IMF said.
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Sofia News Agency Abducted UK Charity Head Video Aired Arabic Al- Jazeera TV channel aired a video with the kidnapped woman who heads a British charity in Baghdad. Her documents and ID card were shown in the video.
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Reuters Business Stocks sink on China and U.S. growth fears NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks plummeted on Tuesday, sending the benchmark S&P 500 index to its biggest one-day slide in more than 3-1/2 years as a sell-off in China's equity market fanned worries that stock valuations there are too high and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.
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Ansa Calcio Tango bond, il 17 sit-in protesta Manifestazione associazioni consumatori davanti a Parlamento
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Reuters Entertainment Anna Kournikova Reportedly Marries Iglesias LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova, whose good looks have long eclipsed her court skills, has secretly married her singer boyfriend Enrique Iglesias, Us Weekly magazine reported on Tuesday.
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Kataweb Sport Parigi, 11:57 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: DOMENECH VUOLE MODIFICARE CALENDARIO FRANCESE Raymond Domenech vuole modificare il calendario del Ligue 1, il massimo campionato francese, per con...
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Adnkronos Salute: italiani vivono di piu', terzi al mondo per longevita' Gli italiani vivono di piu' e si confermano tra i piu' longevi al mondo. In mezzo secolo hanno guadagnato quasi tredici anni gli uomini e oltre quindici anni le donne, contro una media europea di 10,7 per i maschi e 11 per le donne.
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Yahoo Tech Sun-Times, Union Reach Tentative Deal (AP) AP - The Chicago Sun-Times averted a strike Wednesday with a last-minute contract deal that was reached as union reporters, copy editors and other news staff were prepared to walk out.
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BBC UK Most Welsh MPs vote for hunt ban Of the 40 Welsh MPs, 25 vote for a ban on hunting, six are against, and the remaing nine fail to vote.
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Reuters World Iran president urges West to follow God's path TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged the West to turn to God's path and said on Wednesday that failure to do so would tempt fate.
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Yahoo Sports Thrashers take back division lead (AP) AP - On a night of milestones, the only number that mattered to the Atlanta Thrashers was their place in the Southeast Division.
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BBC News Business Prada fashion house 'up for sale' Luxury Italian label Prada could be sold to a private individual or consortium, reports have said.
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Yahoo Entertainment Paris Hilton charged with DUI in Calif. (AP) AP - Singer/actress/handbag designer/heiress Paris Hilton can now add another title to her resume: Defendant. Hilton was charged Tuesday with driving under the influence and scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 28 in Superior Court on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent, said Nick Velasquez, a spokesman for city prosecutors.
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Yahoo World Japanese stocks fall on profit taking (AP) AP - Japanese stocks fell on the open Friday as investors locked in profits following a five-session rallying streak. The dollar was higher against the yen.
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BBC - Front Page Bird flu checks reach hospitals Patients and staff in two hospitals are offered anti-viral treatment by officials fighting a bird flu outbreak.
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Time Top News Putin and TIME: The View From Russia The Person of the Year choice was greeted with media fanfare and complaints by critics. TIME's Moscow correspondent appraises the reaction
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Yahoo Business Oil prices soar to all-time record, posing new menace to US economy (AFP) AFP - Tearaway world oil prices, toppling records and straining wallets, present a new economic menace barely three months before the US presidential elections.
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Ansa Internet Amsterdam: moda e non luci rosse Una ventina di stilisti oggi hanno presentato collezioni
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CSMonitor Arts XM, iPod can't touch that dial Good old 'terrestrial radio' still reaches more than 90 percent of Americans age 12 and older, year after year.
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Ansa Italia Sim intestate a clienti ignari Lo scopo era ottenere un premio di produzione
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Fides Italia ASIA/HONG KONG - La revisione del “Manuale Pastorale” all’esame dei sacerdoti diocesani, con particolare attenzione alla pastorale matrimoniale ASIA/HONG KONG - La revisione del “Manuale Pastorale” all’esame dei sacerdoti diocesani, con particolare attenzione alla pastorale matrimoniale Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Il sacramento del matrimonio: prima del matrimonio, dopo il matrimonio, questioni pastorali e matrimonio” Ú stato il tema della seconda giornata del Seminario per i sacerdoti diocesani di Hong Kong celebrato all’inizio de...
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Topix.Net Europe Milan Wants to 'Brand' Its Panettone Christmas Cake Proud Milanese bakers and pastry chefs took a first step on Tuesday toward protecting the city's famous panettone Christmas cake from inferior copies, publishing their request for an official European "brand." ...
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BBC News Business China to launch $1bn Africa fund China is launching a $1bn fund, backed by the Chinese Development Bank, to boost trade and investment in Africa.
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Kataweb Calcio Milano, 11:40 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MILAN-LILLA A POLL Milan-Lilla, match valido per l'ultima giornata di Champions League in programma mercoledì sera a Sa...
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Reuters AlertNet Jakarta suspects key terror suspect over bombing A car bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday bears all the hallmarks of a Malaysian terror suspect who is a senior member of an al Qaeda-linked group, Indonesia's police chief said.
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Topix.Net Europe Bracing for U.S. Troop Shift Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Pentagon's plan to withdraw troops from stations abroad.
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BBC Europe Football: England eager to please England boss Steve McClaren says he will use the friendly against Spain to regain the faith of the country's fans.
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New York Times sports Haas in fine form HAVEN, Wis. -- If he were acting his age, Jay Haas would have had the weekend off, resting on his laurels and reaping the benefits of the nice-and-easy Champions Tour.
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BBC - Front Page DNA work earns chemistry Nobel The Nobel Prize for Chemistry is awarded to American Roger Kornberg for his work on protein synthesis.
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Reuters Business After the Bell - Universal Forest Rises NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of lumber company Universal Forest Products Inc. UFPI.O rose nearly 5 percent in after-hours trading Monday after it announced a 20 percent rise in its third-quarter profit.
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Forbes The Hollywood Strike's Winners Not everyone in media is being hurt. For some, the writers' walkout means booming business.
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New York Times Business Alcoa and Chinese Rival Buy 12% Stake in Rio Tinto The move underscored the strategic significance of mining in a resource-stretched age as well as China’s formidable and still largely untapped economic might.
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BBC News entertainment Rallies as Venezuelan TV closes Thousands march to mark the demise of an opposition TV station in Venezuela, as the channel ends broadcasts.
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CNN Top News Pakistan elections postponed The Central Election Commission of Pakistan said a decision on whether to delay parliamentary elections would be made on Wednesday following consultation with political parties.
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KXTV Missing Counselors Found Shot to Death on Sonoma County Beach The bodies of two camp counselors who have been missing since last weekend were found shot to death on a Sonoma County beach. The bodies of 22-year-old Lindsay Cutshall of Ohio and 26-year-old Jason Allen
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iTunes Music Subliminable - Renaud Papillon Paravel Subliminable by Renaud Papillon Paravel
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New York Times sports MSTCA Elite Meet at Reggie Lewis Center (race distance in meters unless noted)
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Bloomberg Earthquakes Shake Central Japan; Bullet Train Resumed (Update4) A series of earthquakes shook central Japan in Niigata prefecture, where quakes that began last month have killed more than 30 people.
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Washington Post Markets Await the Fed's Next Move Investors paid more attention to the weather than to Wall Street last week, and with good reason. Hurricane Ivan sent oil prices back to their highest levels in almost a month, grounded the planes of beleaguered
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Syfy.com Rani, Preity on KBC's Holi special The one advantage of having Shah Rukh Khan as the host on KBC is he can get all his buddies to come on the hot seat.
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CSMonitor Arts 'Music and Lyrics' drips like muzak Once again, a good cast and a good idea have been sacrificed on the slippery altar of soppiness.
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Russia Journal Russia backs Kyoto treaty MOSCOW - The Russian government has approved the bill “On the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”.
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BBC Europe Volvo in $1.1bn Nissan purchase Swedish car firm Volvo is to buy Japan's Nissan Diesel Motor for $1.1bn, to expand in Asia.
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The Washington Post world Pentagon Says Ships Harassed by Iran WASHINGTON -- In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the American vessels.
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The Motley Fool Who Wants to Be a 70-Billionaire? Everyone in defense contracting wants a piece of the JLTV pie.
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New York Times New Lava Has Pushed Through to Surface of Mount St. Helens For the first time since Mount St. Helens awakened three weeks ago with earthquake rumblings and several bursts of ash and steam, new lava has pushed through to the surface, geologists reported yesterday.
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Yahoo Elections Clinton postpones New Hampshire trip (AP) AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a presidential campaign visit to New Hampshire this weekend because the stepfather of her husband, former President Clinton, is seriously ill.
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RedNova science Packaging Ink Risk of Toxicity By Anonymous A chemical used in packaging inks that can cause gastro- intestinal irritation if ingested in large amounts could transfer to food, The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned.
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Yahoo Entertainment Garofalo on case for CBS pilot (Reuters) Reuters - Comedian Janeane Garofalo will star in an untitled CBS drama pilot that follows the lives and loves of a team of public defenders.
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Search engine journal Yahoo Jazzes Up Mobile Search Yahoo Jazzes Up Mobile Search Google SMS started serving search results to mobile users in the US just a few days back. Now Yahoo! follows it with even more comprehensive feature set. Google SMS is currently text based for the results; Yahoo! jazzes them up with maps, website icons, as well ...
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Financial Times Blair to lead talks on Turkey's EU entry Tony Blair will have a showpiece start to Britain's presidency of the European Union next year, overseeing the beginning of membership talks with Turkey.
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Reuters World Typhoon Songda Batters Southern Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, swamping buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful typhoon in three weeks neared the country's coast.
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Yahoo Europe Scottish student found guilty in terrorism trial (Reuters) Reuters - A Scottish student was found guilty on Monday of possessing terrorism-related materials including bomb-making instructions, despite arguing he was only conducting research.
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Reuters Business Housing stocks decline hurts some big investors BOSTON (Reuters) - The slump in U.S. housing stocks to new four-year lows is hurting some well-known investors who recently added home builders and housing-related stocks such as KB Home and Pulte Homes Inc to their positions.
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The Washington Post Top News Congress Seeks New Direction for Nuclear Strategy Congress is moving to change the direction of the Bush administration's nuclear weapons program by demanding the development of a comprehensive post-Sept. 11, 2001, nuclear strategy before it approves funding a new generation of warheads.
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Ansa Italia Un milione a 'Cantine aperte' Per la 15/a edizione coinvolte 900 aziende
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Reuters Top News Jordan begins trial of suspects in alleged Bush plot AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan began on Wednesday the trial of three Islamists accused of plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush when he visited the kingdom last year.
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Yahoo Politics Hagel puts off decision on 2008 bid (AP) AP - Sen. Chuck Hagel, one of the more forceful Republican voices in opposition to the Iraq war, on Monday put off a decision about a possible presidential bid, saying he wanted to focus on the conflict and other pressing national issues.
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InfoWorld MySQL calls open source database enterprise-ready MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage.
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BBC - Front Page Gun witness anonymity urged Witnesses to gun crime should be guaranteed anonymity if they give evidence in court, police chiefs say.
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BBC Sport Sugiyama crashes out Japan's Ai Sugiyama suffered a shock first-round loss as the top seeds had a bad day at the Wismilak International. Third-seed Sugiyama was fuming after her 6-4 7-6 (7-1) loss in Bali to Aiko Nakamura, who is 151 places below her in the world rankings.
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The Register Apple adds LED-backlit displays to updated MacBook Pros Faster CPUs, Firewire 800 too Apple has upgraded its 15in MacBook Pro laptops, equipping the new models not only with Intel's latest mobile processors but also LED-backlit displays, as anticipated a month ago .

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Yahoo Elections Paul shaping up as spoiler in GOP race (AP) AP - It wasn't long ago that Rep. Ron Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then his campaign raised a record $6 million in a single day.
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The Times Google revenues double to $800m GOOGLE, the internet search company, defied its doubters last night as it reported a doubling of quarterly revenues on strong advertising demand.
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BBC News Business VW and unions are "miles apart" Workers and management at German car giant Volkswagen make little headway in initial negotiations over a new pay deal.
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Reuters Top News U.S. to Pledge $15 Million for Tsunami Aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expects to provide an initial $15 million in aid for victims of a devastating tsunami in Asia and has already released $400,000, a top U.S. aid official said on Monday.
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Reuters Top News U.N. defends action on chemicals that alarmed NY UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. officials on Thursday defended elaborate precautions they took in a Manhattan office last week after finding possible toxic chemicals, which tests now indicate was a commercial solvent.
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Yahoo Entertainment Strauss heirs must share opera royalties (AP) AP - A court has ordered heirs of composer Richard Strauss to share royalties with the heirs of librettist and poet Hugo von Hoffmansthal for nine collaborations, including the popular operas "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Elektra."
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Reuters Filipinos Pray for Movie Idol Poe After Stroke Fans and friends of Fernando Poe Jr prayed for his recovery Monday as the Philippine movie legend and presidential contender lay in a coma after suffering a stroke at the weekend.
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Yahoo Science New Pressures Threaten Calif. Ecosystems (AP) AP - A proposal to send more water to Central Valley fields and Southern California neighborhoods could undermine ecological gains in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, environmentalists say.
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BBC - Front Page UN backs new anti-terror measures The UN Security Council backs a Russian proposal to speed up the extradition of terrorist suspects.
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Guardian Top News Iraq: a descent into civil war? Indiscriminate violence is turning Iraqi against Iraqi.
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Kataweb Calcio San Gimignano, 22:50 - CALCIO, BALDINI: CASSANO VUOLE TORNARE IN ITALIA "Cassano ha una voglia manifesta, direi una smania, di tornare a giocare in Italia". Lo ha rivelato ...
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Fides Italia AFRICA/CONGO RD - Elezioni: l’impegno della Chiesa per la trasparenza. Erano 1.446 gli osservatori cattolici nella sola Arcidiocesi di Kinshasa AFRICA/CONGO RD - Elezioni: l’impegno della Chiesa per la trasparenza. Erano 1.446 gli osservatori cattolici nella sola Arcidiocesi di Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Durante il secondo turno delle elezioni presidenziali congolesi, nella sola Arcidiocesi di Kinshasa vi erano 1.446 osservatori elettorali cattolici. Lo rende noto l’Agenzia cattolica DIA dalla capitale della Repubblica Democ...
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Kataweb Sport Parma, 14:12 - CALCIO, SORTEGGIO UEFA: LE CINQUE URNE DEL SORTEGGIO Queste le cinque urne del sorteggio della fase a girone di Coppa Uefa in programma domani a Nyon. In...
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Reuters Top News Saddam and aides ejected from genocide trial BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein was ejected from his genocide trial for a third consecutive time on Tuesday as chaos reigned following the sacking of the chief judge last week.
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Yahoo U.S. After collapse, Utah mine's fate unclear (AP) AP - A lone watchman guards Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, protecting what is more a tomb than a coal operation.
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Yahoo Entertainment "Kite Runner" director surprised by controversy (Reuters) Reuters - Swiss-raised director Marc Forster made his name in Hollywood with the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball," which garnered an Academy Award for Halle Berry. He went on to direct "Finding Neverland" and "Stranger that Fiction," and is slated to take the reins on the 22nd, as-yet-unnamed James Bond film for 2008.
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Yahoo Entertainment At the Movies: Capsule Reviews of Films (AP) AP - "Blade: Trinity" — The third and hopefully final installment in Wesley Snipes' franchise about a half-human, half-vampire hunter of the undead is a bloody mess.
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NewsFactor Network Lowe's Sees 15.5 Percent Q3 Earnings Spike No. 2 US home improvement company Lowe's earned $522 million in the three months ended October 29th, surpassing Wall Street expectations.
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RedNova science Condo Project Raises Worries Over Wetlands City Tries to Lessen Impact of Shoreline Development By Aaron Kinney SAN MATEO -- A 76-unit condominium project near Tidelands Park is working its way through the planning process as city officials work to mitigate the effects the project might have on the seasonal wetlands there.
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ABC News Goodyear to Cut 340 Jobs Over Next Year AKRON, Ohio Sept. 10, 2004 - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Friday it will eliminate 340 jobs in its engineered products and chemical businesses to reduce costs.
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Repubblica Abbas all'Onu: "Riconosceremo Israele" Ma Hamas nega: "Al massimo una tregua" Il presidente palestinese garantisce che i futuri governi rispetteranno gli impegni Pronta la replica del movimento islamico: "Non Ú nel programma di governo" Abbas all'Onu: "Riconosceremo Israele" Ma Hamas nega: "Al massimo una tregua" (09:21 22/09/2006)
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The Washington Post sports Daly Says Wife Attacked Him With Knife MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- John Daly told authorities his wife tried to stab him with a steak knife, and the golfer had red marks on his cheeks when he showed up to play Friday on the course where he lives. Daly called police about 6 a.m. on Friday, Shelby County Sheriff's department spokesman Steve Shular...
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BBC - Front Page Indian bandit 'killed by police' Indian police say they have shot dead one of the country's most wanted men, the bandit Veerappan.
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Yahoo Business Stocks to Watch Friday (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks to watch on Friday: BOEING CO. :
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CBC Prince Edward Island British forces on move to Baghdad BAGHDAD - British troops began rolling north to the Baghdad area Wednesday morning, a move that will free up American soldiers to tackle militant-controlled areas.
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New York Times Business Market Place: Darker 2008 for Detroit’s Automakers The way that Detroit auto executives have been talking, 2008 will be a bad year to sell cars and trucks in the United States.
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Ansa Italia Muore travolto da un trattore Nel Piacentino, vittima un imprenditore agricolo di 39 anni
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Yahoo World Leaders Launch Drive to Curb Polio in Africa (Reuters) Reuters - Political leaders and health workers launched a drive Saturday to immunise more than 80 million children against polio in 23 African nations and fight back against a resurgence of the crippling disease.
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ANSA Atene: basket, Italia battuta (ANSA) - ATENE, 17 AGO - L'Italia ha perso 74-72 (17-16, 36-36, 50-55) contro la Serbia/Montenegro nella seconda partita del torneo olimpico di basket. Gli azzurri sono sempre stati in partita contro i campioni del mondo. Nell'ultimo quarto, sul 72-70 per ...
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RedNova general Ivan Rattles Gulf Coast, Leaves 33 Dead PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...
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Apple Hot News User Serviceable iMac G5 “The iMac G5 is completely user serviceable,” writes Leander Kahney for Wired News. “With its simplified, modular interior, the machine was designed to make it easy for consumers to perform their own repairs. If something goes wrong, Apple dispatches a spare part, and the owner performs the do-it-yourself repair, from swapping out a faulty hard drive to installing a new flat screen. The new iMac is perhaps the most user-serviceable machine on the market.” [Nov 01]
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