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The Australian Australian Pitcairn charges likely FURTHER sexual abuse charges involving Britain's remote Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island were expected to be laid against people in Australia and New Zealand, the lead prosecutor said today.
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Columbia Daily Tribune Two US soldiers die from bomb in Kabul A bomb killed two US soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday, and an attack in an eastern province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic
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Benton Courier Curse a thing of the past Now the curse is over. The Curse of the Bambino legend in baseball lore basically says the reason the Boston Red Sox hadn't won a World Series since 1918 is that the Boston owner sold pitcher Babe Ruth to
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Reuters Roma players blame referee for Real defeat AS Roma players have blamed Russian referee Valentin Ivanov for their 4-2 Champions League defeat by Real Madrid. Roma led 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Tuesday when Ivanov awarded Real
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PCWorld news Apple Rivals Dread iPhone Apple's iPhone is set to get a jump on its competitors and spark a flurry of new phone designs, regardless of how well the device actually sells.
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Reuters World Fifteen Iraqi National Guards Kidnapped in Ambush RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped 15 Iraqi National Guards on Friday after ambushing their convoy on a desert road in the restive west of the country, an officer said.
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Reuters World Afghan government not delivering, governor says KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan provincial governor has lashed out against the government of President Hamid Karzai, saying there was a "vacuum of authority" in remote areas that the Taliban or criminals would fill.
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Yahoo Sports Cowboys release wayward Vanderjagt (AP) AP - This is how serious Bill Parcells is taking the Dallas Cowboys' stretch drive: He cut inconsistent kicker Mike Vanderjagt on Monday.
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Reuters Intel Cancels Plan to Enter Digital TV Chip Market Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it has scrapped plans to enter the digital television chip business, marking a retreat from a major component of its consumer electronics initiative.
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Yahoo Sports UConn Ends Long Run in Top 10 (AP) AP - Connecticut's long run is over. The dominant program in women's basketball over the last decade no longer is a Top 10 team.
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Reuters World EU leaders to sign treaty to reform bloc LISBON (Reuters) - European Union leaders will sign the 'Treaty of Lisbon' on Thursday to modernize the bloc's institutions and put behind them a difficult reform process that has lasted nearly a decade.
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Newsday Dollar takes another slide Here's another good reason to finish your holiday shopping early: The US dollar reached a new all-time low against the euro Friday for the fourth straight day, raising the strong possibility that US consumers will pay much more for imported goods as the
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Wired News Broadband: More Power to You WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday adopted rules aimed at tempting electric utilities to offer broadband services -- a move officials hope will someday enable US consumers to jack in to the web from virtually any power outlet.
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Yahoo Sports Braves agree two-year deal with reliever Soriano (Reuters) Reuters - The Atlanta Braves and reliever Rafael Soriano avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year, $9 million contract, the team said on Thursday.
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The Motley Fool A Mouse Trap for KB Home Its new branding deal proves the homebuilder's more desperate than expected.
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Indian Express After the draw, Vieira, Lauren get into scuffle, need to be <b>...</b> OSLO, OCTOBER 1: Captain Patrick Vieira and defender Lauren were involved in a scuffle on the Arsenal team bus after drawing 1-1 against Rosenborg Trondheim in the Champions League, Norwegian police said on Friday.
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CNET security news Copyright Office chief: I'm a DMCA supporter U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters says the controversial law isn't perfect but is working as planned.
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WHO-TV Aid worker Margaret Hassan believed dead BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of a kidnapped aid worker believed to have been killed in Iraq is pleading to know the truth. British officials say a video sent to Al-Jazeera television shows Margaret Hassan (hah
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Xinhua Roddick leads US against Belarus in Davis Cup semi-final Second-ranked Roddick will be the top man for the Americans as they host Belarus in the Davis Cup semi-finals starting on Friday, reported CRIENGLISH.
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The Washington Post sports Browns Tie NFL Record With 99-Yard TD Pass Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia and wide receiver Andre' Davis tied an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Indian Express Another defeat stares at Kiwis Adelaide, November 29: Australia set New Zealand 464 to win then ripped through the touring side’s top order to leave the Kiwis struggling on 149 for five at the close of the fourth day’s play in the second test on Monday.
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The Washington Post sports Pistons Pass 76ers Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton score 20 each, leading the Pistons past the 76ers, 93-75, Wednesday.
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Reuters Tech U.S. appeals court hands Google patent case setback WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court handed Google Inc a setback in a patent fight on Wednesday, tossing out part of a summary judgment in the Web search engine's favor in a lawsuit filed by HyperphRase Technologies, LLC.
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RedNova science Caption Only: Riverside Ride in Provo Canyon A bicyclist rides along the parkway trail up Provo Canyon Tuesday. As the leaves start to change colors, they remind outdoor enthusiasts that the days of warm-weather activities are numbered; autumn will soon cool off those biking trails. (c) 2006 Deseret ...
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Reuters World U.S. to invite Syria, Saudi Arabia to peace meeting UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States will invite the members of an Arab League panel that includes Syria and Saudi Arabia to a Middle East peace conference it plans to hold this year, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.
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Yahoo World US, Europe agree draft resolution on Iran nuclear program: US official (AFP) AFP - The United States and Europe's three main states reached agreement in Vienna on a UN draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, a US official said.
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ZDNet.co.uk Sun and Microsoft: True love or a marriage of convenience? Microsoft and Sun may be going steady, but they aren't quite sure where the relationship is headed. The companies gave an update on Wednesday to their "ongoing dialogue" about product interoperability that
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Reuters Americans Smash Last East German Swim World Record ATHENS (Reuters) - The last long-course world swimming record held by now discredited Communist East Germany was finally consigned to history by an American quartet at the Olympics on Wednesday.
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Washington Post Tech Retooled Varsity Group Set to Return to Nasdaq Shares of Varsity Group Inc., the online bookseller that rose to prominence during the e-commerce boom only to stumble badly, will return to trading on the Nasdaq National Market this morning.
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RedNova technology Suspects Out on Bail THE three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of 21- year-old mechanic Shah Faizlan Wahyu Abdullah on Sept 3, were released on bail after their remand order ended on Tuesday.
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Yahoo World Threat of Palestinian civil war looms (AP) AP - By threatening to ignite a Palestinian civil war, the killing of three children in the Gaza Strip on Monday has jeopardized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's efforts to restart long-stalled peace talks.
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Reuters UPDATE 2-Top seed Moya stunned by qualifier in Beijing Top seed Carlos Moya got blown off court by a French teenager playing his first ATP Tour match at the rain-it China Open on Wednesday.
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BBC News world US targets Colombia traffickers The US freezes the assets of four alleged drug traffickers, threatening a peace deal in Colombia.
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RedNova general 'The Apprentice' Returns for More Firings NEW YORK - With a new round of "The Apprentice" ready to go, Donald Trump is fired. Fired up, that is...
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Washington Post Business Impact May Be Small As Fannie, Freddie Regroup Mortgage securities traders and strategists say if Fannie Mae does reduce the number of mortgages it buys, it could lead to a small, short-term increase in mortgage interest rates paid by consumers, probably no more than 0.1 percent.
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Yahoo Politics McCain calls for a stop to push polling (AP) AP - White House hopeful John McCain on Saturday called on Republican rival Mike Huckabee to end push polling in New Hampshire tied to his presidential campaign's supporters, but Huckabee denied any involvement.
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PCWorld news Microsoft Executive Shakeup Prepares for Yahoo Acquisition Microsoft confirms a number of high-level executive changes.
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Cherry Hill Courier Post Kevin Roberts: Moss is on everyone's agenda If Monday's game comes down to Lito Sheppard vs. Randy Moss, the Eagles are in trouble. If Monday's game comes down to Sheldon Brown .
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Reuters Business Tribune faced with tough borrowing terms: WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co. completed a tender offer for half its shares, but the media company had to agree to difficult borrowing terms, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.
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Washington Post Business Safety In Numbers How diversified are your retirement savings? I knew I was perhaps too concentrated in Washington Post stock (about 17 percent) and maybe a little light when it came to bonds (4 percent), but I figured I was pretty well off when it came to the rest of my stock investments. ...
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Reuters Business Google wins U.S. antitrust OK to buy DoubleClick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it approved Google's proposed $3.1 billion purchase of advertising rival DoubleClick.
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The Motley Fool Profiting From Moore's Law Intel develops a new chip that roughly doubles the number of transistors on a chip.
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Forbes High Court To Decide File-Sharing Case NEW YORK - Who should be held responsible for the use of peer-to-peer software program to trade copyright music and video files on the Internet?
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Boston Globe world Rebels, government agree to a cease-fire SANAA -- Yemeni Shi'ite rebels said yesterday that they had accepted a cease-fire proposed by the government to end months of violent clashes that have killed hundreds in the north of the Arab country. State media said a cease-fire was mediated by Qatar that...
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Newark Star Ledger Jets: When it comes to November, Edwards is a fall guy Following the Jets' 41-14 shellacking of the Dolphins Monday night, the Jets improved to 10-2 in November under Edwards, who has the best winning percentage in that month among active NFL coaches with a minimum of 10 games.
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CNET enterprise hardware news PS3 is tops in Australia and a failure in the US Blog: The recent stories like this one out of the Sony camp are becoming pathetic at best. The company who formerly touted its dominance over the video game industry is left touting a 50,000 unit sale for March and a sales lead "for every...
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Time Business Can McDonald's Change the Dictionary? The burger giant declares war on the definition of 'McJob' as low-paid, unskilled, dead-end service sector employment. Its first target: the OED
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RedNova science Letters to the Editor BLM COOPERATES WITH LAND OFFICE We read your story ("Debate centers on environmental issues," Sept.
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CNET enterprise hardware news Church of England calls Sony game 'sick' Also: Viral campaign spreading.
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National Geographic Society 2004: The Year Global Warming Got Respect Despite some media assertions to the contrary, the world's scientific community has reached consensus that human-induced climate change is real, a review finds.
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Khaleej Times Russian, US astronauts leave space station on maintenance mission MOSCOW - The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.
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Yahoo World Climate change wreaks havoc on Asian water resources (AFP) AFP - Asia is expected to face a serious shortage of fresh water due to climate change, with more than one billion people forecast to be hit by the crisis, a US State Department report warned Wednesday.
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Reuters Business Stocks Open Near Unchanged After GDP Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened little changed on Friday, after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace.
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BBC News world Pope rallies split Chinese flock Pope Benedict sends a letter to China's Catholics in an effort to start a new dialogue with Beijing.
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sportinglife.com CAMACHO OFFERS RESIGNATION - REPORTS Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho has offered to resign, according to reports in Spain. Several sources, including radio station Cadena Ser and Madrid-based newspaper Marca, believe Camacho contacted
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The Washington Post world U.S. Sets Jan. 1 Deadline for Sudan to Act on Darfur Andrew Natsios, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, said yesterday that the Bush administration will resort to an unspecified "Plan B" if the Sudanese government does not agree by Jan. 1 to complete negotiations on an expanded international...
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The Washington Post sports American Falls Short in Nordic Combined Photo Finish Magnus Moan of Norway battled snowfall and strong wind yesterday to win a Nordic combined World Cup event, edging Bill Demong of the United States by 0.1 of a second in a photo finish.
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KLTV Priest Holmes questionable for next week KANSAS CITY, Mo. Kansas City's Priest Holmes missed much of the last quarter of the Chiefs 28-to-17 loss to Carolina with a sprained ankle.
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Washington Times McTeer to head Texas A&M System The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas is in line to be the next chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Robert D. McTeer Jr.
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WHNT Sports: Edgar Martinez wins Clemente Award ST. LOUIS Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez has won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.
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Yahoo Sports LeBron goes for 35 as Cavs swat Hornets (AP) AP - LeBron James scored 35 points, hitting two 3-pointers in the last minute to finally put New Orleans away and the Cavaliers held on for a 97-89 win over the Hornets on Tuesday night.
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Boston Globe sports N.F.L. Roundup: Niners Bring in Martz to Fix Anemic Offense The San Francisco 49ers hired Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator Tuesday, landing one of the N.F.L.’s top offensive minds to fix a unit that floundered last season.
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Yahoo Sports Oklahoma's White Could Win Second Heisman (AP) AP - Growing up in a small Oklahoma town, Jason White would try to throw a football through a tire. Usually, he'd miss. But there was this consolation: He sure could run.
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New York Times sports Wakefield is prepared to take charge Call it destiny, serendipity, karmic justice, whatever you will. But the planet has come around full circle since last October, when Tim Wakefield was sobbing in the Bronx amid the sad wreckage of yet another autumnal fantasy.
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BBC News Business Oil giant Yukos in plea for time Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.
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New York Times sports Five-run ninth lifts Indians A different city, venue, and sport produced yet another memorable Cleveland victory over Detroit. David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two out to cap a five-run ninth off closer Todd Jones as the Indians rallied past the Tigers, 12-11, last night at Jacob...
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ABC Asia Pacific Indonesian troops deployed to guard against Christmas violence Authorities have stepped up security for the Christmas celebrations, deploying thousands of troops and police outside churches and other public places across the Muslim-majority archipelago.
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Yahoo Business Wall St to open lower after last week's rally (Reuters) Reuters - Wall Street is expected to open slightly lower on Monday after rallying on Friday after Microsoft Corp. bid for Internet media firm Yahoo Inc. .
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RedNova space Thumbnail Sketches of Atlantis' Crew By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The crew of space shuttle Atlantis took scrupulous notes during two of last year's construction missions at the international space station, because they will be expected to perform some of the same tasks.
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New York Times world After Afghan Battle, a Harder Fight for Peace After NATO forces flushed out Taliban insurgents in Pashmul, Afghanistan, a battle for the support of the local people began.
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The Washington Post world Argentines Hit Streets Again to Punish Politicians By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - With the same pots,pans and chants from the economic crisis three years ago,Argentines are returning to the streets to punish theirpoliticians, this time for not averting the country's de...
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InfoWorld news Apple explains iPhone battery replacement plan ( InfoWorld ) - Apple has revealed details of its  battery replacement plan  for the iPhone. The plan costs $79 plus an additional $6.95 postage and packing. Under the plan, iPhone users will be able to have their battery replaced if it fails; the plan e...
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Reuters World Israeli Drone Kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza Strike GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli drone fired a missile early Friday morning, killing two Palestinian militants a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
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New York Times sports Move in right direction Once, during Tom Coughlin's last few months at Boston College, he was asked what he liked about coaching college football. He listed a few things. He then was asked what he didn't like about coaching college football. Five minutes later he stopped.
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Christian Science Monitor The man who forged Palestinian identity Arafat's funeral is to be held Friday in Cairo. He will be buried at his West Bank headquarters on Saturday. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Boston Globe sports Just Like Old Times, Yanks Look to Pettitte The Yankees, who during the winter traditionally import stars and agree to pay them lavishly for years, brought back pitcher Andy Pettitte as their highest-profile acquisition this off-season.
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PC World Sony and MP3, Together at Last The big news in digital audio recently was Sony's NW-HD3, the company's first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
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Reuters Business Microsoft Q4 profit rises SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp posted a 7 percent gain in net profit as demand for its Office software and improved results from its online arm more than compensated for a $1.1 billion charge to repair Xbox game consoles.
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RedNova technology NOAA Activates Newest Climate & Weather Supercomputers To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Carmeyia Gillis of NOAA, +1-301-763-8000, ext.7163, or Michael Corrado of IBM, +1-914-766-4635 WASHINGTON, Jan.
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New York Times Business Microsoft Yields in Brussels Case Microsoft will not appeal a court ruling that requires the company to sell in Europe a version of its Windows operating system without its media-playing software.
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Yahoo World Talks next week to seal nuclear disablement pact with NKorea (AFP) AFP - A six-nation meeting will be held in Beijing next week to seal an agreement with North Korea on disabling its nuclear weapons program, the US envoy to the talks said Friday.
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Yahoo Tech Update: Study shows software vendors, users at odds over licensing (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Software publishers and users are at odds about software licensing, according a study released Monday.
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San Diego Union Tribune 21st century firefighting technology on a 19th century budget When Bill Clayton, one of four San Diego County division chiefs of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, was asked last week about the use of innovative technologies to fight forest fires, he described his profe...
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ESPN Special to ESPN.com Would you have marveled at the sight of a Stanley Cup banner, slowly rising from the ice at the St. Pete Times Forum as the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning prepared to host the Philadelphia
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New York Times sports Nuggets punch Celtics' ticket Even with Kevin Garnett back on the floor, the Celtics' dominance against the Western Conference came to an end last night.
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CNET personal technology news Flickr to upgrade photo printing The Yahoo photo-sharing site plans to make it easier to print multiple photos in one fell swoop.
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Reuters World British murderer found unconscious in cell LONDON (Reuters) - A man convicted of killing two 10-year-old schoolgirls in one of Britain's highest profile murder cases has been found unconscious in his prison cell after a suspected drug overdose, the Home Office said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo Sports Seattle Burned Again by 4th-Qtr Collapse (AP) AP - Seattle's young defense hasn't been the same since collapsing in the fourth quarter of an October loss to St. Louis. For good measure, the Seahawks did it again against the Dallas Cowboys.
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New York Times Tech Microsoft Buys Stake in Facebook The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.
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Yahoo Sports NCAA Wins Right to Limit Tournaments (AP) AP - Sports promoters failed to overturn an NCAA rule limiting tournament appearances involving Division I basketball teams when an appeals court rejected their antitrust suit Monday.
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The Malaysia Star China's first SMS novel to be made into movie BEIJING: China's first novel delivered through SMS (short message service) is being made into a film that will also be delivered to cellphones and on the Internet, state media said Sunday.
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BBC News world Bahraini voters set for run-off Voters in Bahrain return to the polls, for a run-off election that will decide how much power the opposition wields.
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Guardian Europe losing growth race, says report The EU is in danger of being relegated from the economic super-league because of its failure to match the US and Asia in growth, productivity, innovation and competitiveness, a high-level report warned political leaders yesterday on the eve of their
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RedNova technology School District Puts Fresh Face on Its Web Site: Upgrade Has ?User-Friendly' Feature. By Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. May 24--Columbia Public Schools got a cyber facelift yesterday. The district Web site, www.columbia.k12.mo.us, has been revamped in an effort to make it easier for ...
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Reuters Business Mattel posts higher quarterly profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, posted higher second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by increased sales of its Wheels and Fisher-Price toys.
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Boston Globe business Too may nest eggs in one basket Until they looked at the numbers, Paula and Glenn Taylor had no idea how much of their future was riding on one company.
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New York Times Tech A Lively Market, Legal and Not, for Software Bugs Software vulnerabilities are bought and sold online, both by legitimate security companies and by thieves.
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Yahoo World High oil price will last until March: OPEC president (AFP) AFP - The high price of oil will continue until the end of March 2008, the president of OPEC said Saturday.
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Yahoo Sports A's win 8th straight as Zito Ks 11 Dodgers (AP) AP - Barry Zito struck out 11 in his sixth straight win, Eric Chavez hit a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Friday night for their season-high eighth straight win.
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Business Standard US need not worry about China, India: Gates Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, told a gathering of students of the University of California at Berkeley yesterday that computers would be the ticket to a good career in the near future.
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