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The Washington Post sports Steelers Trump Giants Ben Roethlisberger throws for a career-high 316 yards to outgun an improving Eli Manning and lead the Steelers to a 33-30 victory on Saturday afternoon.
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The Register Nokia 6500 Slide mobile phone Nothing slippery about this one... Review With its recent 6500 Slide and Classic models, Nokia has introduced the most unlikely twins since Schwarzenegger and DeVito. Although they share the same model number and 3G capability, the 6500 Slide and 6500 Classic are very different devices both in looks and key features.

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BBC News world UK PM to call for UN reform Gordon Brown is to call for reform of international institutions on the second day of his trip to India.
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Yahoo World Mahfuz revealed richness of Egyptian society to the world: Bush (AFP) AFP - US President George W. Bush was "saddened" to learn of the death of Egyptian author and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate Nagib Mahfuz, the White House said.
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Yahoo Politics Rwanda launches key test of WTO drug patent waiver (Reuters) Reuters - Rwanda plans to import a generic HIV/AIDS medicine made in Canada, making it the first country to test a World Trade Organization waiver on drug patents, the WTO said on Friday.
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Kataweb Sport Biella, 17:13 - BASKET, BIELLA PERDE FROSINI PER UN MESE L'Angelico Biella (serie A) dovrà fare a meno per almeno un mese di Alessandro Frosini, che d...
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Computerworld news HP patches 'bricking' bug in software update service The vendor issued an alert to some customers, telling them to run the flawed application in order to get it fixed.
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iTunes Music Voilà (Bonus Track Version) - Belinda Carlisle Voilà (Bonus Track Version) by Belinda Carlisle
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Guardian Top News Putting politicians to the test Media & professional: An independent Bank of England has done wonders for the economy. It's time education followed suit. Jim O'Neill reports.
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Reuters World Sarkozy soap opera has sex, diamonds and rivalry PARIS (Reuters) - Sex, diamonds and rivalry swirl in the latest chapter of the soap opera gripping France -- the story of President Nicolas Sarkozy's love life.
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CSMonitor World As arctic ice melts, South Pole ice grows Scientists are puzzled, but the phenomenon seems to fit the latest global-warming models.
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Ansa Italia Tifosi interisti arrestati a Verona Avevano petardi e biglie, domani saranno processati
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New York Times world Among Black Voters, a Fervor to Make Their Ballots Count After the controversy of the 2000 election, many African-Americans are speaking about voting this year with rekindled fervor.
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International Herald Tribune Hard road to euro for some in EU FRANKFURT Lack of fiscal discipline among some of the largest countries that use the euro is weakening the political will of new European Union member countries striving to join the euro club to keep their deficits in check, the European Central Bank said
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New York Times Science Re:framing: A Challenge to Gene Theory, a Tougher Look at Biotech The $73.5 billion global biotech business may soon have to grapple with a discovery that calls into question the scientific principles on which it was founded.
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Yahoo Sports Vintage formula still works in San Fran (The Sporting News) The Sporting News - The Giants' first pick in last year's amateur draft wasn't until No. 70. Their first pick this year will be no higher than No. 112. If ever a franchise were justified in forfeiting draft picks for free agents, it would be one that is trying to win a World Series before Barry Bonds retires. If ever a franchise deserved the benefit of the doubt when its future appeared tenuous, it would be one that has averaged 92 victories over the past eight seasons.
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Computerworld news Gates keeps top billionaire spot Microsoft chairman Bill Gates retained his position as the world's richest person for the 14th consecutive year, in Forbes yesterday as it debuted its mogul rankings for 2006.
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Boston Globe world No clear winner in Dutch elections AMSTERDAM -- The Dutch prime minister's center-right Christian Democrats won the most seats in elections yesterday but nearly complete returns showed a sharply splintered -- and possibly deadlocked -- parliament with no alliance winning a clear mandate to govern.
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Yahoo Health Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 12, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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The Washington Post health Log On For Support Eighteen months ago, at age 56, Cathy Henderson, a physically fit suburban Maryland resident, received news that left her reeling. She learned that she had diabetes -- and not Type 2, the kind that often develops gradually in overweight adults, but Type 1, a rarer form that typically shows up...
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BBC - Front Page Israel expands settlement growth Israeli officials say approval has been given for hundreds of new homes in settlements in the West Bank.
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The Herald Losing 60 years of experience STUART Rose conceded that more than 60 years of Marks & Spencer experience was walking away with the clutch of top-tier departures.
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Al-Jazeera Iraqi politician calls for elections delay Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis
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Newsday Downpours place a heavy load on scheduling Rain played havoc with the schedule makers at the US Open yesterday. After eight days of ideal weather, rain forced significant revisions in the schedule, scuttling the day
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This is London Don't rule it out completely Incredulity and bewilderment greeted today's suggestion that rugby's World Cup winning coach Clive Woodward might be England's next football saviour.
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Yahoo! Italia Notizie Ue, Buttiglione: ''Mi dimetto da commissario'' Roma, 30 ott. (Adnkronos) - ''Sono pronto a farmi da parte e quindi do le dimissioni per favorire il percorso della Commissione Barroso''. Lo ha annunciato il ministro delle Politiche comunitarie, Rocco Buttiglione
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New York Times Arts Video Game Industry Picks a War Game as Its Best Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took top honors on Thursday night at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the video game industry’s equivalent of the Oscars.
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Yahoo Europe Bellamy to captain Wales, court permitting (AFP) AFP - Craig Bellamy has been named as stand-in Wales captain for their upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers, despite having to appear in court on assault charges between the matches against Slovakia and Cyprus.
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Ansa Moda Moda, Missoni si trasforma Nuovo asset manageriale dopo nomina Gasparini a dg
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CNET networking news Burned before, Kyocera recalls cell phone batteries Cell phone maker flags defects in three product lines. The recall follows a rash of flaming or exploding devices.
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New York Times Arts O'Brien to Succeed Leno on 'Tonight' Show Conan O'Brien will succeed Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show at the end of Mr. Leno's current five-year contract.
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Yahoo Europe Twenty-four Britons dead in Asia quake, tidal wave disaster (AFP) AFP - A total of 24 Britons have been confirmed dead in the tidal wave disaster that swept Asian coastlines following a massive undersea earthquake, the Foreign Office said.
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Washington Times NASA worker charged with fake inspections A veteran NASA safety inspector appeared in court Friday in Florida to answer charges that he filed false reports of checks on the space shuttle.
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Guardian Top News Sweden cracks down on internet credit checks Website allowed nosy neighbours and business competitors to find out about each other's earnings and whether they had outstanding bills to be paid.
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Yahoo U.S. Baby doesn't belong to missing woman (AP) AP - A baby girl found on an Ohio doorstep does not belong to a missing pregnant woman, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department said Friday. The baby was discovered about 45 miles from the home of Jessie Davis, who was nine months pregnant with a girl when she disappeared last week.
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PHPDeveloper.org ProPHP Podcast: Newscast for December 8, 2007 The Pro::PHP Podcast from php|architect has been posted - the newscast for December 8th, 2007. Topics mentioned in this week's show include: posting of the php|tek schedule the release of eZ Publish 4.0.0 & eZ Flow 1.0 Released the Advent Calendar from Chris Shiflett a garbage collector patch To get this latest episode, you can either just grab the mp3 file or you can point your feed reader at their podcast feed and get this and future episodes to keep up to date on the PHP community.
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CNN Top News Primary day: All sides win On the busiest primary day of the season, voters picked candidates with a variety of political leanings, giving no clear hint of what November will bring. New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton trounced her Democratic primary opponent. Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island defeated a conservative challenger. In Arizona, conservative Randy Graf won the GOP nomination for the House.
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PBS PULLOUT PLAN JIM LEHRER: And finally tonight, Israel's decision to move out of Gaza. We start with a report narrated by Spencer Michels. SPENCER MICHELS: Today's historic vote in the Israeli parliament came despite strong
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Kataweb Sport Madrid, 18:22 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: CONVOCATI PER L'INGHILTERRA Luis Aragones, ct della Spagna, ha convocato 20 giocatori per l'amichevole di mercoledì a Manchester...
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Washington Post Nation Democrats Unlikely to Fight Goss Nomination The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee warned fellow Democrats in the Senate against trying to block the nomination of Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.) as CIA director, saying that would be picking the wrong fight in this election year.
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Motley Fool US Airways: More Turbulence Ahead? Attempting to ward off a second bankruptcy filing, management and pilots of US Airways (Nasdaq: UAIR) took discussions of concessions that might keep the airline afloat through this past weekend.
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Reuters Entertainment Sheryl Crow Hatching Two Albums This Year LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Sheryl Crow is coming back with a vengeance. After sitting out much of 2004, she has not one, but two albums ready to go for 2005.
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CNET security news Is Apple in danger of losing its following? With Apple releasing threats of 'bricked' iPhones and Amazon debuting its new music download service, Don Reisinger can't help but wonder if Apple is heading down a slippery slope.
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Yahoo Science Genetic Testing Challenges Medical Ethics (AP) AP - Advances in genetic testing are placing strains on the principle of doctor-patient confidentiality, as doctors grapple with whether to tell a patient's relatives when the patient has an inherited disease or mutation that could afflict other members of the family.
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St. George Daily Spectrum Steroid users will get slap on wrist Who is Barry Bonds trying to kid? The San Francisco Giants' slugger, who in 2001 whacked 73 home runs to set a new, single-season record, reportedly told investigators that he unknowingly took
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New York Times Tech Europe to Consider Complaints About Online Music Royalties The European Commission says the organizations that collect royalties for songwriters in Europe are restricting competition in the field of music distribution over the Internet.
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USA Today New law means checks may clear — or bounce — faster If you're in the habit of playing beat the clock with your checking account, it's time to change your ways. Soon, the financial two-step known as the "float" will be much harder to pull off.
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Financial Times Intelsat buy-out to be reviewed The proposed $5bn buy-out of Intelsat will be renegotiated after one of its satellites malfunctioned causing disruption to the services of Playboy, the spacecraft's anchor tenant.
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eWeek MyDoom Variant Packs Photo of Netsky Author A new variant of the MyDoom Internet worm contains some puzzling add-ins: a photo that bears a likeness of Sven Jaschan, whom police in Berlin last week charged with computer sabotage after he admitted to authoring the Sasser worm, and a high-level
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Yahoo Entertainment Original KITT Trans-Am for sale on eBay (AP) AP - An original KITT — the talking car that helped David Hasselhoff escape bad guys on the '80s TV series "Knight Rider" — is up for sale on eBay.
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Reuters Tech Nokia files patent suit against Qualcomm HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's top cell phone maker, has filed a patent counter-suit against Qualcomm Inc in a Texas court, seeking damages and an injunction against the U.S. chip maker.
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Boston Herald ‘Air’-ing differences: Candidates spar over Bush's terror <b>...</b> Seizing on a rhetorical opening in their nip-and-tuck campaign, Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] yesterday lampooned President Bush [related, bio] for saying the nation's safety from terror is ``up in the air.
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Toronto Star Full disclosure on drug research Health care in Canada, and around the world, is set to improve following an announcement that 11 leading medical journals are tightening their rules on publishing studies.
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Ansa Moda Tod's: da fine 2007 forte crescita Della Valle, attesi grandi profitti dopo ciclo investimenti
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Yahoo! Italia Notizie MEDICINA: AD IST GENOVA SCOPERTA MECCANISMI DELLA LEUCEMIA (ANSA) - GENOVA, 27 AGO - Una importante scoperta per far progredire la conoscenza dei meccanismi scatenanti la leucemia, nel tipo piu' diffuso nel mondo occidentale, e' stata realizzata dalla dottoressa Simona Zupo del Servizio di Immunologia Clinica dell
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Hindustan Times Japan typhoon leaves five dead, four missing Five people were dead and four still missing on Sunday as Japan began a clean up after the most powerful typhoon in a decade hit the Tokyo region.
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Reuters World Darfur rebels say bombing drives thousands from homes KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels accused the government of bombing South Darfur on Thursday, the latest attack in an aerial campaign that has driven thousands of people from their homes over the past month.
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People's Daily Online IBM looks to China in mainframe push Buoyed by surging sales of its mainframe computers in recent quarters, IBM is aiming to broaden the use of the powerful machines, particularly in China, the world's fastest-growing large economy.
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Wired Tech Upgrading Jamaica's Cultural Shareware: Trojan Records at 40 Compilations show off the label's influence on reggae's rich history of recycling American pop songs, which helped mold today's mashup ethos.
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Reuters U.S. Activists, mayors protest U.S.-Mexico border wall EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The mayors of the Texan city of El Paso and the Mexican city of Juarez led a protest by dozens of people on Saturday against a planned border wall to stem illegal immigration into America.
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Adnkronos Auto, in agosto immatricolazioni Ue -1,3% Calano le immatricolazioni di auto in Europa. Secondo quanto rende noto l'Acea (Association des Constructeurs Europe'ens d'Automobiles) ad agosto il mercato ha registrato una flessione dell'1,3% rispetto allo stesso mese del 2003.
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Boston Globe business Death rates per doctor to be listed Massachusetts health officials have decided to publicize the patient death rates for individual heart surgeons, the first time the state will release information on the quality of care provided by individual doctors --not just by hospitals and physicians' groups .
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Reuters Business Humana profit beats Street view and forecast shines NEW YORK (Reuters) - Humana Inc posted sharply higher profit on Monday, above Wall Street's target, on continued strength in its Medicare health plans for the elderly and its plans for employers, and forecast next year's earnings ahead of expectations.
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New York Times Tech Google Develops Wikipedia Rival Google is developing an online publishing platform where people can write entries on subjects they know, an idea that’s close to Wikipedia’s user-contributed encyclopedia.
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Reuters Business Treasuries Troubled by Whiff of Inflation NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices slipped on Thursday after U.S. economic data showed surprising strength in the labor market and a slowdown in productivity, both of which could prove inflationary if sustained.
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Reuters Business No housing woes in booming Washington state SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.
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BBC - Front Page Don't be lonely at Christmas time A guide to some of the alternative social networking sites available to meet and greet this Christmas.
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ESPN LIVE! FROM SUNNY ANAHEIM Maybe it's the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed "He's grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his
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Reuters Top News Pinochet stable after heart attack SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was given a bypass operation which his son said brought him back from the brink of death.
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Yahoo Politics Bush Turns Attention to Daunting 2nd Term (AP) AP - President Bush turned from inaugural pageantry to a daunting second-term agenda Friday while his administration scrambled to explain his newly declared goal of ending tyranny around the world.
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Yahoo Sports Oilers beat Hawks to win 5th straight (AP) AP - Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers extend their winning streak to a season-high five games with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
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Reuters Mars Hills, Crater Yield Evidence of Flowing Water LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hills of Mars yielded more tantalizing clues about how water shaped the Red Planet in tests by NASA's robotic geologist, Spirit, while its twin, Opportunity, observed the deep crater it climbed into two months ...
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New York Times Tech VMware’s Troubles Hobble Its Parent The maker of corporate data storage equipment, forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.
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Yahoo Entertainment Political Ads Lift Some Media Cos., Let Down Others (Reuters) Reuters - A close U.S. presidential race is providing a selective boon in political advertising for media companies, as candidates hone their strategies by state and even city, media buyers and analysts said on Wednesday.
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San Francisco Chronicle India slaps life bans on three weightlifters caught for doping Indian sports officials have issued lifetime bans to three female weightlifters and the sport's top coach after the athletes tested positive for banned drugs at international competitions, including the Athens Olympics.
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Reuters Business U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing prescription drugs imported through the mail from Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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Inside Hoops Around the NBA: The Amico Report 25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekend’s Pistons-Pacers melee. “If someone threw a drink at me, I’d charge them too,” Sweeney
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New York Times Business world business BRIEFING | EUROPE: Belgium: VW to Move Golf Production Volkswagen said it would stop production of its Golf model at its Brussels plant, shocking workers and government leaders who fear more than 3,500 jobs could be lost. The company said it would move all Golf production to plants in Mösel and Wolfsburg in Germany as part of plans to cut production in Western Europe because of falling demand. A VW spokeswoman, Evelyne Helin, said 1,500 jobs could be salvaged of the 5,300 at the assembly plant.
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Reuters Sports Asafa Powell hoping for good 2007 debut in Belgrade BELGRADE (Reuters) - Men's world 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica wants to clock under 10 seconds in his 2007 debut on Tuesday after recovering from a knee injury in April.
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CNN Top News Bald eagle soaring 'success,' but at what cost? The bald eagle is officially about to become a "conservation success story" for the U.S. government, which has worked for more than three decades to help the national symbol recover from habitat destruction, illegal shooting and contamination of its food source.
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Reuters Business SEC cracks down on spam-driven small stocks WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading on Thursday in the stocks of 35 small companies linked to spam e-mail campaigns urging small investors to buy shares.
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Yahoo Entertainment Snoop Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart (Reuters) Reuters - Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged a third week at No. 1.
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Boston Globe sports Nets May Be Moving Closer to a Deal Involving Kidd The Nets are more serious than ever about trading their star point guard, Jason Kidd, by Thursday’s trading deadline, several officials said.
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CNET security news Curve-hugging train tilts at 167 mph Japan's newest high-speed prototype leans into turns like a race bike. From Crave, CNet's new gadgets blog.
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Yahoo U.S. Does Obama's win show US is colorblind? (AP) AP - Ray Ballentine was waiting for a sign to throw his support to Barack Obama. And when Obama coasted to victory in Iowa's caucuses, there it was — evidence that the senator had the broad racial appeal to get to the White House.
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BBC News world Legal battle over Franco's house Spain's authorities take the family of former military ruler Franco to court to gain access to his holiday home.
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Kataweb Calcio Palermo, 14:58 - CALCIO, PALERMO: ULTIMO ALLENAMENTO E PARTENZA PER SIVIGLIA Ultimo allenamento al "Tenente Onorato" questa mattina per il Palermo, prima della partenza per il r...
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Financial Times Companies get bit between their teeth A recent UBS survey of chief information officers found corporate spending on industry standard servers would grow 17 per cent over 2004, compared with estimates for overall 2005 IT spending growth of about 5 per cent.
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Reuters Top News No Flu Vaccine Shortage at U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush urged lawmakers on Wednesday to forgo flu shots at the U.S. Capitol, where nearly 2,000 doses have been given despite government advice to reserve vaccine for high-risk patients.
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Yahoo Sports Japanese Woman Wins Marathon; Kastor Third (AP) AP - Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon. Kastor's third place gave the United States its first marathon medal since Joan Benoit's gold in Los Angeles 20 years ago.
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Computerworld news How to Stop the Latest Internet Email Traffic Emergency: Why Misdirected Bounce Messages Are Costly and Dangerous Get up-to-date information on handling misdirected bounces- those countless spam emails claiming your company's message couldn't be delivered, when you didn't even send one in the first place!
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Yahoo Science DNA Fingerprint Discoverer Has Concerns (AP) AP - One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized everything from criminal investigations to family law.
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Yahoo Tech Google buys US Internet security firm GreenBorder (AFP) AFP - US Internet security start-up firm GreenBorder, which specializes in using "virtualization" to create safe zones for online activities, revealed on Tuesday it has been bought by Google.
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BBC - Front Page Six killed in new NE India attack Suspected separatists shoot dead six men in north-east India, bring the death toll in recent attacks to 73.
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Indianapolis Star Study links pneumonia to germs in oral plaque BUFFALO, NY -- Better oral hygiene, including good regular tooth brushing, may lessen nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study that traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal
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New York Times Tech Yes, It’s a Spoof, but It’s Also Selling Something Advertising agencies have turned to spoofing their own industry to attract viewers long enough to deliver a new message.
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New York Times Business Chasing the iPhone Asian manufacturers fear Apple may repeat in wireless communications what it accomplished in portable music with the iPod: changing the industry.
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CNN FAA radio outage halts flights in West A breakdown of a radio system linking air traffic controllers to high-altitude planes over Southern California forced federal officials to halt outgoing flights for three hours Tuesday evening at several airports, including Los Angeles
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Boston Globe sports Fierce Fighter, an Entertainer and Clemens’s Lead Lawyer Rusty Hardin, the lawyer hired by Roger Clemens to defend him from charges he used performance-enhancing drugs, has vowed to play hardball.
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BBC - Front Page 'I'm no crook,' says suspended MP MP Derek Conway - at the centre of a Commons row over payments to his son - says: "I am not a crook."
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