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San Francisco Chronicle Britain plans national ID cards London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era.
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Ansa Calcio Bersani: bene efficienza energetica In pacchetto Finanziaria patto ambiente-crescita economica
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Washington Post Tech Google Hires Former DOJ Lawyer to Lobby WASHINGTON -- Google Inc. has hired a former Justice Department official to lobby the federal government on its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., which is being reviewed by antitrust regulators.
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Yahoo Politics Edwards: 'War on terror' has hurt U.S. (AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards Wednesday repudiated the notion that there is a "global war on terror," calling it an ideological doctrine advanced by the Bush administration that has strained American military resources and emboldened terrorists.
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Reuters Top News Phelps Takes 100 Butterfly for Fifth Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps won the men's 100 meters butterfly at the Athens Olympics Friday to collect his fifth gold medal of the Games.
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Sacramento Bee Taiwan election draws capital interest Bee Staff Writer. Today, Carl Lai, a plant scientist from Sacramento, will vote in Taipei on the future of Taiwan, along with roughly 4,000 other Taiwanese from California.
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Reuters World Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.
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Reuters U.S. Newspaper Web sites draw record viewers NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record number of readers visited U.S. online newspaper sites last year, according to figures released on Thursday, confirming the Web as one of the few bright spots for the struggling newspaper industry.
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RedNova Oddities Scorpion Bites Man at New Zealand Airport WELLINGTON, New Zealand - While at a check-in counter at Auckland International Airport, Dale Rodel was really bugged. No, really: He was bitten by a scorpion. "I felt this stabbing like a piece of glass. At first I thought it was a spider so wasn't too worried.
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Yahoo World Iraqis allege civilians killed in raids (AP) AP - The U.S. military said 20 insurgents, including two women, were killed in a raid and subsequent airstrike Friday on a predominantly Sunni village northwest of Baghdad, but local officials alleged the dead were civilians — including eight children.
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Bloomberg US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; Merck Shares Rise US stock-index futures were little changed before a government report that economists expect will show manufacturing held last month above the average for the past decade.
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Ansa Calcio Per A380 pareggio finanziario 2008 Lo ha detto il CEO della societa' Airbus Noel Forgeard
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Yahoo U.S. NY students sorry for duck-hostage video (AP) AP - Five college students stripped of residence hall duties for making a video that mimics a Middle Eastern hostage-taking apologized Friday but demanded their jobs back, saying the 2-minute video was never intended to be offensive.
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Washington Times Rock slide closes Interstate 70 A huge rock slide Thursday in western Colorado Thursday forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 70, forcing motorists to detour more than 200 miles.
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iTunes Music I Want, I Need, I Love - EP - MOGUAI for Sensation White I Want, I Need, I Love - EP by MOGUAI for Sensation White
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New York Times sports Allenby, Wi share the driver's seat at Honda Classic Robert Allenby finished his round around lunchtime, and left PGA National thinking he'd be within two or three shots of the lead by day's end.
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Wired Tech Probing Genetic Basis for Health A study by a major health-care provider seeks to deepen the understanding of how the interplay of genetics and lifestyle affect your health. By the Associated Press.
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Indianapolis Star Floyd, USC express mutual interest Tim Floyd and USC want to talk about the former New Orleans Hornets coach taking over the Trojans' basketball program. Floyd's agent, Bill Becknell, said Thursday that Floyd was contacted by USC on Monday.
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Bloomberg Electronic Data Delays Earnings for Navy Asset Audit (Update1) Electronic Data Systems Corp., the world's second-largest seller of computer services, delayed the release of third-quarter earnings while it reviews the value of a contract with the US Navy.
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Ansa Calcio Energia:prezzi pmi Italia piu' cari Confartigianato, anche del 62 per cento
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RedNova general Merck Halts Vioxx Sales on Health Threats TRENTON, N.J. - Merck & Co...
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Yahoo News Harmony Posts Takeover Offer To Gold Fields Shareholders JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (HMY) said in a statement Wednesday it has posted details of its proposed merger with Gold Fields Ltd.
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News Is Free Top News Gas prices rise half a cent On CNN
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The Washington Post world WORLD IN BRIEF HELSINKI -- U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday she was "not satisfied" that Serbia was carrying out its own action plan to arrest and extradite Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic.
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BCC Technology Yahoo rejects Microsoft approach Yahoo rejects a takeover bid of more than $40bn from computer software giant Microsoft saying it is too low.
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ABC Online Six British soldiers killed in Czech helicopter crash A military Lynx helicopter has crashed near the city of Brno in the Czech Republic, killing six British soldiers, the head of the regional emergency service said.
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Yahoo Health Snoring in overweight kids reduced by exercise (Reuters) Reuters - Exercise can reduce snoring among overweight children, even if it doesn't result in weight loss, a new study shows.
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The Motley Fool Get to Know a Guru Kevin Dann takes AutoZone out for a spin.
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Yahoo Europe BA plane makes emergency landing in Canada (AFP) AFP - A London-bound British Airways plane carrying 302 passengers from Phoenix, Arizona was diverted to Montreal for technical reasons, a spokesman for the airline told AFP.
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The Washington Post sports Orange Edge Friars Hakim Warrick carries No. 7 Syracuse with 25 points and 12 rebounds and makes a key steal with 3.3 seconds left to life the Orange to a narrow 75-71 win over Providence.
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InfoSync Editorial: Different strokes for different handhelds Mobile Computing Editor Larry Garfield looks at the different design strategies of the leading handheld companies, and muses on what it says about the way they think.
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Kataweb Sport Appiano Gentile, 18:12 - CALCIO, INTER: ALLENAMENTO SOLO PER JIMENEZ E STANKOVIC Roberto Mancini ha concesso all'Inter una giornata di riposo dopo la vittoria nel posticipo con il C...
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New York Times Movies Redemption Hunting Ben Affleck, director, sets his film as well as his hopes back home in Boston.
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RedNova technology Telcos Fail to Capitalize on Mobile Web 2.0, According to New Research By Arthur D. Little Telecoms companies are failing to make the most of the growing popularity of the online information-sharing services of "Web 2.0", according to new research 'Web re-loaded: Driving convergence in the real world.' by global consultancy Arthur D. Little.
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Forbes Monster Truck Month General Motors doesn't believe $50 barrels of oil are having any effect on sales of big trucks and SUVs, and it has new sales numbers to back it up: GM's light truck sales were up 33% in September, to record levels of 287,000.
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BBC News world Iraqi death toll hits record high The number of Iraqi civilians meeting violent deaths rose to a new high in October, according to the UN.
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CSMonitor World Ethnic Chechens face revenge attacks in Moscow Venturing into the street is perilous for the Chechen minority here after a recent terror wave.
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Ansa L.voto:Mastella, soglia al 10% e tv Fini, bene Berlusconi su francese.Parisi, adesso e' troppo
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Newsday Changing the House rules As Washington rules go, this one was clear and tough: Any House Republican indicted for a serious crime automatically relinquished a leadership position.
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RedNova science China Grants US, Saudi Firms First Oil Product Wholesale Licences Text of report in English by official Chinese n
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New York Times Business Retailer’s Shortcut From Desktop to Store Retailers are increasingly offering ways for consumers to shop online but pick up their goods in stores, letting customers avoid shipping costs.
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Kataweb Sport Roma, 13:52 - CALCIO, ROMA: ANCORA DOLORE AL PIEDE, TOTTI NON VA A TORINO Niente trasferta a Torino per Francesco Totti. Il capitano giallorosso è stato costretto a fe...
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Planet 3D Games Half-Life 2: Release am 16. November Wie Publisher Vivendi Universal gestern Abend in einem offiziellen Presserundbrief mitteilt, hat der heiß erwartete Action-Blockbuster Half-Life 2 endlich den Goldstatus erreicht.
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Christian Science Monitor A Free Ukraine is Russia's Gain Vladimir Putin may not recognize it now, but "losing" Ukraine can mean great gain for Russia. Get all of today's headlines, or alerts on specific topics.
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Ansa Calcio Inail: estendere polizza infortuni Non solo a casalinghe ma anche a studenti e pensionati
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Kataweb Sport Maranello, 17:41 - F1, FERRARI; GP MONTECARLO, RAIKKONEN: HO SBAGLIATO IO "Avevo grandi aspettative per questa gara, la mia prima nel Principato con la Ferrari" dice Kimi Rai...
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Reuters Top News Pope seeks Christian-Muslim dialogue in Turkey ANKARA (Reuters) - Pope Benedict began a highly charged visit to mostly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday hoping his calls for understanding between religions would soothe anger over his recent comments seen here as insulting to Islam.
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News24 Brown treated for cancer Los Angeles - Legendary singer James Brown has been released from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. The 71-year-old singer, known as the Godfather of Soul, was reportedly released from Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta.
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BBC UK Vacuum packer 'was E.coli source' A meat packing machine was "wrongly used" leading to an E.coli outbreak which killed a young boy, a court hears.
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Reuters Top News Pension funds must heed climate change: Gore EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore told a pensions conference on Wednesday that trustees must include the "greatest challenge to mankind" in their thinking -- global warming.
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CNN Top News 'Housewives' star has twin girls Read full story for latest details.
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PHPDeveloper.org Rob Allen's Blog: Two-Step view in Zend Framework 1.0.0 Today Rob Allen posts about a fellow developer's request to add a header and footer into all of the view templates on their Zend Framework site: At the moment, the Zend Framework doesn't have an "officially blessed" solution, so there are multiple approaches being used. Included in his list are things like the Zend_Layout proposal , the Zend_View_Enhanced proposal and the Front Controller plug-in.
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Yahoo World U.S. Warplanes, Tanks Bombard Fallujah (AP) AP - U.S. warplanes and tanks bombarded targets in the volatile city of Fallujah on Saturday, witnesses said.
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BBC UK PM 'knew about Blunkett affair' David Blunkett reveals that Tony Blair knew from "the very beginning" about his affair with a married publisher.
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Xinhua UK hostage in Iraq believed to be dead The family of a British female aid worker in Iraq said on Tuesday that they believed 59-year-old Margaret Hassan was probably dead.
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BBC News world Philippine army linked to murders A Philippines government panel implicates the military in some political killings, backing the findings of a UN envoy.
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Topix.Net Europe Pope, on his 26th anniversary, gets thanks for opposing preventitive war Valls was quoted as saying "many thanked the pope for all that he said about peace in the world, above all on the subject of preventive war." In the run-up to the U.S.-led Iraq war, John Paul spoke out ...
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Yahoo Health Medicare rejects Cyberonics depression device (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Medicare officials dealt the latest blow to troubled device maker Cyberonics Inc. on Monday by refusing to cover its implantable depression device, sending its shares down at least 11 percent in after-hours trading.
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Yahoo Politics Candidates duplicate in AARP survey (AP) AP - The answers were so good, Republican candidates wanted to use them as their own. The embarrassment was at least seven did.
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BBC News world Nato expands Afghanistan mission Nato is to expand its peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan with more troops being sent to western regions.
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Yahoo Health Push 'print' for health records (AP) AP - Just like with do-it-yourself taxes, a growing software industry lets patients create their own "personal health records." No more answering 10-page questionnaires every time you visit a new doctor — just hit the print button before leaving home to arrive armed with your life's medical history.
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The Motley Fool Foolish Forecast: Looking for LoopNet Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.
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Ansa Italiane uccise: confessano 2 su 3 Segretario d'ambasciata conferma movente passionale
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Axis of Logic Canadians Authorities Arrest US President Bush On War Charges Canadian authorities have arrested US president George W. Bush in Ottawa. He has been charged with several offences under Canada's War Crimes Act.
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Sassuolo 2000 Benzina: nuovi prezzi record sulla rete italiana Il prezzo della benzina ha sfondato la soglia di 1,18 euro al litro, raggiungendo il nuovo record di 1,182. I marchi che hanno portato il listino a questo prezzo, secondo il monitoraggio del ministero delle
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BBC News world Malawi severs links with Taiwan Malawi announces that it is cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan to focus on cementing relationship with China.
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BBC - Front Page Fears over 600 bakery firm jobs South Wales-based bakery Ferrari's, which employs about 600 people, goes into administration.
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Syfy.com Rapper Dogg says Beckham loves slippers Rapper Snoop Dogg reveals that football star David Beckham has a secret fetish for slippers.
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New York Times Business Profit Falls at Duke Energy Profit Falls at Duke Energy.
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BBC UK Postman 'inspires junk opt-outs' A postman, who delivered his own anti-junk mail leaflets, contributed to 200,000 people choosing to opt out, a watchdog claims.
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Reuters Business India's Tata, Mahindra eyeing Jaguar, Rover: report MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Tata Motors Ltd. and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. are exploring the possibility of bidding for Ford Motor Co.'s Jaguar and Land Rover brands, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
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New York Times sports Hens can't stop Santos, Wildcats NEWARK, Del. -- Quarterback Ricky Santos accounted for five touchdowns and allowed New Hampshire to rally for a 52-49 victory over Delaware last night at Tubby Raymond Field.
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CSMonitor U.S. 'Shadow Wolves' track drug smugglers the native American way An elite team hunts drug traffickers in the Southwest using generations-old techniques.
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BBC - Front Page Tory candidate at Labour dinner A Conservative candidate in a London by-election attended a Labour Party fundraising event, it is revealed.
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News Is Free Top News Students Return Purse Containing $43,000 On Foxnews: U.S. & World
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RedNova science Agency Urges Against Landfill Permit By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Feb. 22--The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday recommended that a southern Stark County landfill with an underground fire be denied a required operating license.
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BBC News world Russia warns Nato on arms treaty Russia warns Nato it could freeze participation in Europe's arms control pact, after talks end in deadlock.
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Ansa Dpef: 4 ministri scrivono a Prodi 'Serve un cambio di rotta, la trattativa cosi' non va'
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Guardian Top News Top-up fee move threatens student teacher recruitment Education: Universities are to be allowed to charge the full 'top-up' fee to students entering teacher training courses.
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RedNova technology Coleman Lew & Associates Acquires LaVallee Associates of Winston-Salem CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Lew, founding partner of Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., a national executive search firm, announced the recent acquisition of LaVallee Associates, a Winston-Salem based executive recruiting practice, and appointment of Michael J.
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Fox Sports Everyone seeing Red AFTER Justine Henin-Hardenne was upset in the US Open by Nadia Petrova - and subsequently dethroned as world No.1 - the Belgian was asked whether it was further confirmation that the Russians were coming.
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Yahoo Elections Romney bemoans tarnished U.S. image (AP) AP - Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday jabbed at President Bush, saying the image of the United States has suffered globally based on the perception that it invaded Iraq unilaterally.
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Rediff Movies Raja Sen meets Raja Sen! Rediff's Raja Sen chats up director Raja Sen.
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Yahoo World U.N. to vote on extending Ethiopia-Eritrea force (Reuters) Reuters - Distracted by Kenya and Somalia, the U.N. Security Council will make only a cursory effort to heal an Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute when it votes this month on extending a peacekeeping mission there, diplomats and analysts say.
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RedNova technology CalSTRS Settles AOL/Time Warner Securities Fraud Suit The California State Teachers' Retirement System today announced a $105 million settlement in a securities fraud case against AOL Time Warner, its accountants, banks and several former executives.
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BBC News world Dollar falls to fresh record lows The dollar falls to yet another record low against the euro and slips to its lowest rate against the pound since 1992.
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Yahoo Health Food a basic need in HIV fight: UN agency (Reuters) Reuters - Drugs are no good without food in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and the essential role of proper nutrition has been forgotten, the United Nations World Food Program said on Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Daily News Illinois passes this test easily After three successive blowouts, No. 5 Illinois was looking forward to its first real test Saturday against No. 24 Gonzaga. Now it looks like the Illini will have to wait until top-ranked
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New York Times sports McCoy dives right in with TD A 1-yard touchdown dive by John McCoy with 45 seconds remaining yesterday sparked New Hampshire to a 33-27 win over Hofstra in Durham, N.H.
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Yahoo Politics House Democrats expand Abramoff probe (AP) AP - House Democrats are expanding their investigation into ties between jailed GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff and the White House and have contacted several Abramoff associates recently about testifying to Congress.
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eWeek Red Hat to Buy Netscape Server Programs Red Hat Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with America Online Inc. to acquire its Netscape Security Solutions software assets.
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Reuters Business ASX, Euronext may be eyeing LSE stake: source NEW YORK/SYDNEY (Reuters) - NYSE Euronext and Australia's ASX Ltd may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's 31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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CNN Top News Bobby Knight quits as Texas Tech coach Read full story for latest details.
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Reuters Business Early Sept consumer sentiment steady: U.Michigan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment was steady in early September from August as shifts in outlooks among different income and age groups and regions offset each other, a survey showed on Friday.
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WNEP-TV Healthy Adults Can Split Vaccine, Study Finds Is it possible for one dose to protect 5 healthy adults from getting the flu? Yes, according to studies in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
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Yahoo Entertainment ABC Wins Holiday Nights with Colorful Packaging (Reuters) Reuters - Barely a creature was stirring in primetime on Christmas Eve. And on Christmas night, more Americans were inclined to watch the Von Trapp family flee the Nazis than revisit George Bailey's classic holiday season meltdown.
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Yahoo World Top AU official in Mogadishu (AFP) AFP - African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit on Wednesday arrived in Mogadishu to review the African body's peacekeeping operation and meet Somali officials.
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Yahoo Politics Census Seeks to Allay Privacy Concerns (AP) AP - Census officials sought to reassure minority and civil rights groups Tuesday that the agency keeps names, addresses and other personal information confidential from other government departments. Some critics remained skeptical.
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Yahoo Europe Ebony and ivory: mixed British twins celebrate birthday (AFP) AFP - They were born within minutes of each other, but the British twins celebrating their first birthday Wednesday are far from identical: one of the girls is black while the other is white with blond hair and blue eyes.
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The Motley Fool The Costly Mistakes Fund Investors Make It's not your fund. It's you.
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