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Yahoo Elections World Leaders Anxiously Await U.S. Election (Reuters) Reuters - World leaders are anxiously awaiting the U.S. presidential election but major shifts in American foreign policy are unlikely whatever the outcome and there will be no change in the world order.
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New York Times Business With the Stimulus Package, the Big Winner Could Be Small Business Small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly — from consumers spending the tax rebates they will start receiving in May.
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Ansa Pkk, Turchia respinge cessate fuoco Ankara: "Questione di pone con Stati, non con terroristi"
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Yahoo Politics Democrat Kucinich quits White House race (AP) AP - Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman.
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New York Times Business Justices Turn Back Antitrust Suits Against Wall St. Firms The Supreme Court found that Wall Street investment banks could not be sued under antitrust law over losses in the crash of technology stocks seven years ago.
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Yahoo World China Merchants' IPO makes strong debut (AP) AP - China Mercants Bank made a strong debut Friday on Hong Kong's stock market as another Chinese lender — the country's biggest commerical bank — got ready to kick off what could be the world's largest initial public offering.
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AllAfrica.com Sudan: UNHCR Moves Staff From South Darfur The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Thursday it was temporarily withdrawing some international staff from South Darfur in western Sudan because authorities there had prevented the staff from performing their duties.
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Yahoo Sports Mancuso boosts bid for World Cup title (AP) AP - Julia Mancuso won a downhill Saturday, moving closer to her ultimate goal of winning the overall World Cup title, and Renate Goetschl finished second to take the season's discipline title.
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Ansa Calcio Bersani, finanziaria da 30 mld 'Sara' occasione per importanti riforme strutturali'
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BBC UK Worries grow over Allders future The future of the Allders department store chain appears to be in the balance, with reports that it could be put into administration.
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Time Top News Craig Seeks Another Chance in Court Sen. Larry Craig's lawyers are in search of a rare legal prize - a do-over. And getting it won't be easy
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CTV Blair issues demands to Sudan on Darfur KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan agrees to a joint withdrawal of government and rebel forces in Darfur and will accept a big increase in international ceasefire monitors, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday after talks with the country's president.
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Yahoo U.S. Supreme Court Sidesteps Gay Adoption Case (AP) AP - The Supreme Court steered clear of a dispute over gay adoptions on Monday, energizing conservatives who want other states to copy Florida's one-of-a-kind ban on gays adopting children.
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New York Daily News Curse? Cards don't care Tony La Russa was asked whether the Cardinals felt like party poopers, trying to spoil the euphoria in Red Sox Nation in the World Series after Boston toppled the Yankees.
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Washington Post Treasury Deputy to Lead Energy President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time
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Topix.Net Europe Masa-Yards says scores EUR 570-580 mln Royal Caribbean order, ... Kvaerner Masa-Yards, the Finnish shipyard, announced on Wednesday that it has booked a cruise ship order worth 570 to 580 million euros from Royal Caribbean International.
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Ansa Economia Generali: quota De Agostini al 4% Investimento persegue obiettivo crescita medio-lungo termine
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The Washington Post sports Lady Vols Cruise Into SEC Semifinals The No. 2 Lady Vols begin their pursuit of a sixth sweep of the Southeastern Conference's regular-season and tournament titles by beating South Carolina, 81-63, in a quarterfinal game on Friday.
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Ansa Italia Welby: legali, riconoscere diritto Consiglio Superiore Sanita' gia al lavoro con scambio mail
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Cleveland Plain Dealer FDA approves drug that fights MS The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for multiple sclerosis that in clinical trials got better results than existing drugs in protecting against relapses.
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Yahoo U.S. MIT prof quits to support colleague (AP) AP - A prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has resigned to protest the university's treatment of a colleague who claims he was denied tenure because he is black, school officials said.
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Reuters Entertainment Hollywood stars celebrate Altman in New York NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - It was a tribute even the irascible Robert Altman would have loved.
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Reuters Top News Enron's Skilling enters federal prison in Minn HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling entered a federal prison on Wednesday to begin serving a 24-year sentence for his crimes in the one of the most infamous corporate scandals in U.S. history.
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New York Times sports St. Mary's expects to be prepared St. Mary's of Lynn coach Frank Pagliuca acknowledges that there are "a lot of great teams out there." This season, his team has the potential to be the greatest.
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BBC - Front Page China activist's sentence upheld A China court upholds a four-year prison sentence for activist Chen Guangcheng, after a third hearing.
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CJAD Hurricane Ivan takes aim at Mobile, Ala., begins drenching the <b>...</b> Hurricane Ivan and its 220-kilometre-per-hour winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing
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Yahoo Europe BNP Paribas reveals interest in Societe Generale (AFP) AFP - French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
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Voice of America US: Fallujah Strike Kills Zarqawi Associate The US military in Iraq says an associate of wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed in an airstrike launched after a wave of violence left 11 people dead Monday.
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Yahoo Sports Griffey Jr. ties Schmidt as Reds win 4-2 (AP) AP - Ken Griffey Jr. tied Mike Schmidt on the career home run chart and Bronson Arroyo pitched a complete game to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the New York Mets 4-2 Monday night for their eighth straight victory on the road.
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New York Times sports Legends Tour hopes for another finishing kick The Legends Tour of the LPGA produced spectacular finishes in the first two years of the BJ's Charity Championship.
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Reuters Business GAO backs reopening helicopter contract WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force should reopen the competition for a $15 billion helicopter contract awarded to Boeing Co. last year, the Government Accountability Office said on Monday, backing a protest by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Sikorsky Aircraft.
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Yahoo Entertainment Judge in James Brown case staying put (AP) AP - A judge handling James Brown's contested fortune refused Friday to remove himself from the case despite an argument from the late soul singer's former trustees that he forced them to resign.
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Topix.Net Europe Britain Wants to Unveil Wide Smoking Ban - Report The British government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC reported.
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Washington Post Tech Microsoft Ready to Comply if Appeal Lost Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision. -AP
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Yahoo Science Britain aims for CO2-limit target dates (AP) AP - Britain proposed setting legally binding targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions, saying Tuesday it wanted to lead by example in the global campaign against climate change.
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Yahoo U.S. San Francisco Hotels Continue Lockout (AP) AP - Fourteen hotels continued their lockout of unionized employees, defying a call by the mayor for a 90-day cooling-off period.
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BBC - Front Page World accepts Indonesian result World leaders congratulate the winner of Indonesia's elections, but the president stops short of conceding.
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The Ledger Injuries Have Bucs Thin on Defensive Line The Buccaneers enter Sunday's game against Chicago with a severe lack of depth at defensive tackle after injuries Monday night to Ellis Wyms and Damian Gregory.
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Turkish Press N. Ireland Protestants withdraw threat to sever contact with <b>...</b> BELFAST (AFP) - The head of Northern Ireland's main Protestant party withdrew an earlier threat to sever contact with Dublin after Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern apologized for an apparent misunderstanding over the issue of photographic evidence of IRA
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Straits Times US-Iraqi forces strike at more rebel strongholds BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their second major offensive in a week yesterday, hunting insurgents in a triangle south-west of Baghdad that has become one of Iraq's most notorious hot spots.
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Times of India Musharraf not decided on quitting army post: US WASHINGTON: The United States says that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would continue to move his country towards democratic reforms but has yet to take a decision on quitting as army chief.
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Independent Online Indonesian earthquake kills sixteen An earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale shook a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Friday, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more, a government official said.
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The Washington Post health This Season's Flu Strains Are Not a Good Match for Vaccine Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year's flu vaccine.
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Washington Post Tech Northrop Grumman's Integic to Help OPM Digitize Federal Retirement Documents The Office of Personnel Management wants to convert its retirement-related documents into electronic form, but it's no small task: There are about 8 million pages to be digitized.
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BBC News world Blair pledges over Bigley captors Tony Blair says the government would respond "immediately" if Ken Bigley's captors make contact.
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Ansa Calcio Fiat: Cnh, 3/o trimestre utile +82% Ricavi da attivita' industriali 3,6 miliardi di dollari
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Yahoo Europe United through but only just (AFP) AFP - Non- league minnows Exeter City bowed out of the FA Cup with their heads held high after making Manchester United sweat right to the end of their third round replay.
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Il Giorno Rogo su treno della Circumvesuviana. Fuggi fuggi di passeggeri in <b>...</b> NAPOLI, 15 SETTEMBRE - Paura questa mattina per un principio d'incendio sviluppatosi lungo i binari della Circumvesuviana a Napoli. Il denso fumo nero sprigionato, pare del sistema frenante di un convoglio
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ABC Online Iraq suicide bombings kill 14, top Zarqawi aide captured Twin suicide car bombs killed 14 Iraqi police and guards today, as US troops captured a top aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Islamic militant behind a wave of attacks and kidnappings.
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Guardian Top News Radical EU energy shake-up expected to receive setback Ministers plan to water down proposals to drive down electricity and gas prices.
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CNET networking news Feds: IT firm owes $2.4 million to H-1B workers Blog: India-based Patni Computer Systems, which has U.S. headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., agrees to pay back wages to 607 computer professionals after a Department of Labor investigation.
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Yahoo World British death toll in tsunami disaster rises to 35 (AFP) AFP - At least 35 British nationals are now confirmed as having been killed in the Asian tsunami disaster, according to latest figures released by the Foreign Office.
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Yahoo Europe 2 Italians stoned to death on Cape Verde (AP) AP - Three Italian women were brutally attacked while vacationing on a resort island off the coast of West Africa, dragged into the woods, pelted with stones and left for dead at the bottom of a hole, the sole survivor said Saturday.
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New York Times Portraying America as a Midwife to Terror sama: The Making of a Terrorist" by a former Washington Post correspondent, Jonathan Randal, is less a biography of Al Qaeda's mastermind Osama bin Laden than a history of the contemporary jihadi movement, from its ...
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Yahoo U.S. Jury Selection Begins in Banker Slaying (AP) AP - One man was a millionaire Manhattan investment banker who supported cultural institutions like Lincoln Center. The other was an electrician from Long Island with a history of alcohol abuse and numerous scrapes with the law.
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Reuters Sports D.J. Trahan overhauls Justin Leonard to win Bob Hope Classic PALM DESERT, California (Reuters) - American D.J. Trahan chased down overnight leader Justin Leonard to clinch his second PGA Tour title by three shots at the Bob Hope Classic on Sunday.
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Yahoo Politics Colo. governor's race looks to be tossup (AP) AP - First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks.
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Yahoo Entertainment Springsteen gives fans preview of tour (AP) AP - Bruce Springsteen was back in familiar territory with a rehearsal show Monday night on the city's boardwalk, which has become known worldwide through his songs.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer Roddick, Safin set for opening action at Masters Cup Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick and Australian Open finalist Marat Safin are among those scheduled for round-robin action Tuesday at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup Houston.
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Ansa Italia L'Annunciazione torna a Firenze Rutelli: 30 milioni euro per il teatro del Maggio musicale
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Newsday NTSB: Co-Pilot error caused Flight 587 crash As the National Transportation Safety Board prepared to vote on the final cause of the crash of American Flight 587 three years ago, investigators today told the
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Guardian Top News 'All I want for Christmas is a motorcycle' Four thousand miles away, in the heart of rural Uganda, tailor Margaret Angoro is carrying out last-minute preparations for Christmas
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Yahoo Sports No. 22 Cincinnati Drubs Miami, Ohio 77-53 (AP) AP - Eric Hicks had career highs with 21 points and 17 rebounds Monday night, leading No. 22 Cincinnati to a rough-and-tumble 77-53 victory over Miami of Ohio.
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Repubblica Collisione con una nave mercantile peschereccio a picco a Porto Torres In salvo i tre membri dell'equipaggio del "Number One" che hanno atteso su una zattera l'arrivo dei soccorsi Collisione con una nave mercantile peschereccio a picco a Porto Torres (09:59 25/11/2006)
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pilots given deadline US Airways Group has given its pilots about one week to negotiate a contract yielding up to $295 million a year in wage and benefit concessions, the union said Tuesday, or the airline could ask a bankruptcy judge to impose such terms.
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BBC science Microchip shawls to save wildlife The authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir start a new scheme to protect the rare Tibetan antelope.
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MSNBC McCain steps up to boost his old rival Can the road that led from a prisoner-of-war camp in North Vietnam to a seat in the United States Senate to a memorably bitter battle with George Bush for the 2000 Republican nomination, end four years from now with Sen.
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San Francisco Chronicle Rehnquist stricken with thyroid cancer Washington -- Chief Justice William Rehnquist underwent cancer-related surgery over the weekend but plans to return to the bench for oral arguments when the Supreme Court reconvenes next Monday, the court announced Monday.
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CSMonitor World A time of testing for global democracy Votes this month could mark advances in the Middle East, but history shows that democracy requires time, commitment.
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Yahoo World Indonesia Arrests U.S. Mine Executive (AP) AP - Indonesian police arrested an American executive of a U.S.-based mining company and three local staff over the alleged contamination of a bay in eastern Indonesia, a company spokesman said Thursday.
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Xinhua IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader IBM on Monday introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader,which it says can recognize the user of the computer.
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Yahoo Health Indian minister laments country's lack of sex education (AFP) AFP - India's health minister on Wednesday lamented opposition from several states to a government plan to introduce sex education from next year, a report said.
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Yahoo Science NASA Targets Jan. 10 for Next Shuttle Launch (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - WASHINGTON - NASA is now targeting Jan. 10 for the liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis pending the resolution of fuel tank sensor issues that prevented two launch attempts this month, the space agency said Thursday.
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Boston Globe OPEC wrestles over output increase as hurricane, Iraq attacks lift <b>...</b> OPEC members were divided yesterday on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop.
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Reuters U.S. American jailed in Cambodia for sexual abuse PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court has sentenced an American tourist to 13 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, the trial judge said on Tuesday.
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BBC UK London oil price touches $50 mark Oil prices surge to fresh record highs in London, with Brent crude reaching the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time.
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BBC UK Bike champion in massive tax deal Former motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi agrees to hand over 19m euros in unpaid taxes.
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Washington Post Business New Rule May Help Business-Lobby PACs A rule change proposed by the Federal Election Commission yesterday could substantially enhance the clout of the nation's business lobbies, campaign-finance lawyers said.
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Reuters U.S. Flynn leads LSU to national title NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana State University's Tigers roared to a 38-24 victory over top-ranked Ohio State University to claim the U.S. college football championship on Monday.
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RedNova science Megola Announces First Anti-Fire Product Shipment Megola Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MGOA), a leading environmental solution provider, announced today that it has placed its first order for Hartindo Anti-Fire products, which will be used for product demonstrations and obtaining the required industry approvals.
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RaiNews24 New York. Iniziata la marcia pacifista anti Bush. In 250 mila <b>...</b> "Dite no all'economia della guerra", "Bush se ne deve andare", "Bush si riposava, in migliaia sono morti": questi gli striscioni portati in strada dai dimostranti per protestare contro la decisione di dichiarare guerra all'Iraq, di occupare il Paese ed in
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BBC UK 'Serious injuries' in fog pile-up Police say a number of people are seriously hurt in a crash involving 30 cars which was caused by fog.
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CNET personal technology news Report: Facebook threatens to ban Gawker's Denton After digital-media maven posted copious screenshots of Facebook profile on Gawker, blog reports that social-networking site is ready to crack down on such violations.
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Reuters Entertainment L.A. judge sides with "Borat" against frat boys LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As the esteemed Kazakh television journalist Borat Sagdiyev might say: "High Five. Sexy Time. You Lose."
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New York Times Business The Video Game May Be Free, but to Be a Winner Can Cost Money In the next installment of its popular Battlefield series, Electronic Arts will charge only advertisers and the players who spring for extras.
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Yahoo Politics Giuliani: Joining Iraq group a mistake (AP) AP - Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday it was a mistake for him to join the Iraq Study Group, on which he lasted just two months and failed to show for any official meetings.
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ESPN Something about Harry You could be forgiven for thinking a military coup has just taken place on the south coast of England. Sven Goran Eriksson, Rupert Lowe and some other bloke.
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Ansa Calcio Petrolio: a NY chiude a -2,1% A 47,2 dollari
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Yahoo Science Wild Super Tuesday (weather.com) weather.com -
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Guardian Top News Kennedy: we are a party of power Liberal Democrat party conference: The Liberal Democrats are moving from being 'a party of protest to a party of power', Charles Kennedy will tell the party faithful tomorrow.
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Yahoo Entertainment Wolf pledges to direct Faris' sorority project (Reuters) Reuters - One-time "Saturday Night Live" writer Fred Wolf has signed on to direct the untitled Anna Faris project for Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison.
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Sify Bush claims UN support for ousting Saddam St Cloud, US: Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan's charge that the war in Iraq was 'illegal' under the world body's charter, President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support.
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New York Times world For Spinal Disks, Surgery Appears Equal to Waiting People with ruptured disks in their lower backs usually recover whether or not they have surgery, researchers are reporting.
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New York Times Business Court Rules Some File-Sharing Companies Are Not Liable Grokster and StreamCast are not liable for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled today.
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Ansa Calcio Prodi, manovra aiuta i piu' deboli Di Pietro, rida' piu' equilibrio sociale
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Yahoo Health Cell Transplants Restore Lost Skin Color (Reuters) Reuters - Transplantation of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes appears to be a safe and effective treatment for vitiligo, in which patches of skin lose their coloration, appearing whitish, according to two reports in the Archives of Dermatology.
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Yahoo World Despite Chinese objections, Myanmar put on Security Council agenda (AFP) AFP - Despite China's objections, the Security Council backed a US proposal to put the issue of political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar on its formal agenda.
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Reuters Top News Senate kills Bush immigration reform bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate dealt a fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's overhaul of immigration policy -- an emotional issue that has divided Americans in the run-up to next year's presidential election.
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Columbia Daily Tribune Usher wins dominate AMA show Usher’s year of astonishing success with the chart-topping, best-selling album "Confessions" culminated with a clutch of trophies at the 32nd annual American Music Awards.
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