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Reuters Sports Kostelic and Paerson Chase More Gold SANTA CATERINA, Italy (Reuters) - Success has made Janica Kostelic sublimely relaxed as she goes into Tuesday's world championship giant slalom with the aim of winning a third gold medal.
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CNET security news Microsoft losing acquisition playmaker Bruce Jaffe, who spearheaded the software giant's acquisitions activity, will leave the company in February.
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Yahoo Sports Mariners rally to defeat Royals 11-8 (AP) AP - Adrian Beltre is finding success by being selective. Beltre had three hits and five RBIs as the Seattle Mariners rallied from a six-run deficit and beat the Kansas City Royals 11-8 Friday night.
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The Motley Fool Fool Video: One Innovative Stock to Watch and Hear Can Dolby continue to make sweet music on Wall Street?
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Yahoo Business Apple manages options probe damage (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Computer Inc.'s board cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs this week of any misconduct over stock options accounting problems and Wall Street cheered him for taking broad responsibility.
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Yahoo Business Fed: Most of U.S. sees moderate growth (AP) AP - Most parts of the country managed to enjoy moderate economic growth in the late fall despite troubles in the housing market and the automotive industry.
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New York Times Business Broadcaster Sues to Force Buyout Deal Clear Channel Communications said it had sued a unit of Providence Equity Partners to force a completion of a $1.2 billion purchase of 56 television stations.
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Reuters Business Oil Near Peaks on Winter Supply Worries LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices held near record peaks on Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Xinhua Inter Milan, Chelsea and AC Milan keep perfect records Inter Milan, Chelsea and AC Milan maintained their perfect records on Wednesday in the European Champions League group stage on Wednesday.
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RedNova technology Soldiers' War Blogs Detail Life in Iraq Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it.
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Time Business What's a Dejected Democrat to Do? Since Nov. 2, countless Kerry supporters have been flocking to the Internet in search of a postelection pick-me-up. Here are some of the imaginative ways they are coping with sorrow and anger online
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Special Broadcasting Service PALESTINIANS GO TO THE POLLS In a dress rehearsal of next month’s presidential election, Palestinians have voted in the first council elections for 28 years.
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Reuters Business "Wolf of Wall Street" seeks redemption NEW YORK (Reuters) - Writer Jordan Belfort's debut book is about a depraved and despicable stock swindler addicted to drugs and high-priced hookers.
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Washington Post Business Trade Deficit Surged to Record $764B in 2006 The U.S. trade deficit surged to an all-time record of $764 billion in 2006, the Commerce Department said today, as high oil prices increased the nation's import bill and as American consumers continued loading up on products churned out in facto...
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Boston Globe sports For His Super Bowl Wager, One Mayor Keeps It Real The mayor of East Rutherford, N.J., wonders why New York’s mayor is making a friendly wager over the Giants when the team is based in New Jersey.
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The Washington Post sports Guerin, Islanders Overpower Capitals The Capitals give up three power play goals and allow three late goals after rallying from a two-goal deficit to lose to the Islanders, 5-2.
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The Washington Post world Afghan Reporter's Death Sentence Draws Wide Condemnation A death sentence handed to a reporter in Afghanistan has prompted the United Nations and several press freedom organizations to urge the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to intervene in the case.
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Reuters Sports Packers rally past Seahawks in snowy Green Bay GREEN BAY (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers overcame a disastrous start to rally past the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in a driving snowstorm on Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1997 season.
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Reuters Business SocGen under pressure as rogue trader released PARIS (Reuters) - Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
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CNET enterprise hardware news Earnings alert: Toshiba earnings dip, chip outlook dims Plus: Verizon boosted by wireless, fiber...Nintendo outlook positive...Sun reports increased quarterly profit.
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AZ Central.com US gets boost as 2 key reports come in positive WASHINGTON - The economy got a double dose of encouraging news Friday as wholesale prices fell and moderating energy costs helped improve the nation's trade deficit.
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The Washington Post sports Bench Buoys Wolves Wally Szczerbiak leads a superb effort from Minnesota's reserves to guide the Timberwolves over the Detroit Pistons, 86-83, Monday.
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Reuters Sports Tomlinson scores three touchdowns to set new record LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored three touchdowns to set an NFL season record with 29, leading the San Diego Chargers to a 48-20 win over the Denver Broncos and the AFC west division title on Sunday.
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PCWorld news IBM Details PC Unit's Financial Woes The business racked up nearly $1 billion in losses since 2001.
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Reuters Business Oil tops $92 on dollar lows SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices and Brent crude rocketed to all-time highs on Friday on a record-low dollar, tensions in the Middle East and worries over energy supply shortages ahead of the northern hemisphere's winter.
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Yahoo Sports Great year for Tiger, inside the ropes (AP) AP - Tiger Woods used to say that winning a major makes it a great year. Not in 2006, even though he won the British Open and the PGA Championship.
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Yahoo Business Stocks to Watch Monday (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks to watch on Monday:
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Bloomberg Luke Donald Wins European Masters Golf Event for Ryder Cup Lift England's Luke Donald won the European Masters golf event in Switzerland by five strokes, getting a confidence boost before this month's Ryder Cup.
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MSN Money Dollar Down Vs Yen The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday due in part to market views that Washington is happy to see it weaken.
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New York Times Business Fed Survey Finds Signs of a Slowdown in Some Areas While a “modest expansion” continued in most regions of the country from early January to late February, the Federal Reserve said that several areas have noticed a slowdown in growth.
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RedNova science A Bird's-Eye View By David Watts Barton, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jun. 7--One of our region's distinctive local sights is the lone egret, tall and white, foraging in the fields and freeway medians of the Central Valley.
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Computerworld news Hackers use Brazilian plane crash to push malware Less than a day after a deadly airplane crash in Sao Paulo, Brazil, cybercriminals were already exploiting the tragedy with bogus e-mails designed to lure readers to Web sites containing malware.
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Yahoo Business Retailers Aim to Excite Holiday Shoppers (AP) AP - With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation's retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again. That could mean some quick merchandise changes and more aggressive discoun...
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SecurityFocus news Columnists: The Cost of Security Training The cost of providing security training to your staff may be high, but what is the cost of not providing any training at all?
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Yahoo Tech Price of MIT professor's "$100 laptop" hits $200 (Reuters) Reuters - A computer developed for poor children around the world, dubbed 'the $100 laptop,' has reached a milestone: Its price tag is now $200.
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Yahoo Sports Betemit helps Braves end Cards' streak (AP) AP - The only thing missing on another huge night for the Atlanta Braves' offense was an extra-base hit from Chipper Jones.
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Computerworld news Message received This pilot fish runs the LAN at his site, his co-worker is in charge of the mainframe, and they're both responsible for backups. But driving to work every Saturday morning to run them is a pain.
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The Washington Post world U.S. Repeatedly Rebuffed Iraq on Blackwater Complaints BAGHDAD, Sept. 22 -- Senior Iraqi officials repeatedly complained to U.S. officials about Blackwater USA's alleged involvement in the deaths of numerous Iraqis, but the Americans took little action to regulate the private security firm...
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RedNova technology Regional Telecom Operators Need to Become Integrated Service Providers, Says Huawei Technologies The launch of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) in the region is currently boosting the deployment of a new generation of broadband multi-media mobile telecommunications technology or third gene...
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Bloomberg Softbank, Dentsu, Nippon Meat to Join Nikkei 225 Next Month Softbank Corp., Dentsu Inc. and Nippon Meat Packers Inc. will be added to the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, the compiler of the 55-year-old benchmark said.
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Yahoo Business Profit at EBay Up Sharply, Stock Rises (Reuters) Reuters - EBay Inc., the world's largest online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a 77 percent increase in quarterly profit, fueled by strong back-to-school shopping and growth in its international and PayPal businesses.
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Reuters Business Stocks slip on interest-rate, growth worries NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years and a Federal Reserve official said more rate hikes may be required to control inflation.
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New York Times sports Father says Durant may stay at Texas Basketball The father of Texas freshman Kevin Durant said it's not a slam dunk that his son will turn pro after this season, The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday. "There's a chance he would come back to Texas next year," said Durant's father, Wayne Prat...
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San Francisco Chronicle SuperSonics 107, Mavericks 102 Rashard Lewis refused to let the Seattle SuperSonics give away a game they'd dominated. The small forward erased a fourth-quarter deficit then protected the lead with a high-flying baseline dunk, a 3-pointer
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Reuters Business Harley reaches tentative pact with strikers CHICAGO (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Corp. said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement to end a strike by 2,800 workers at its largest plant.
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The Motley Fool Best Stock for 2008: Archer Daniels Midland Forget Big Oil. In 2008, Big Ag is where to plant your flag.
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CXOtoday.com Microsoft Retaliates By Poaching Novell's Customers After Novell slapped a lawsuit on Microsoft, blaming it for the death of its office productivity suite WordPerfect, the Redmond giant seems furious.
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Reuters Sports Pagliarini wins stage, Hincapie retains Missouri lead COLUMBIA, Missouri (Reuters) - Luciano Pagliarini of Brazil won the longest stage and American George Hincapie retained his overall lead in the Tour of Missouri on Friday.
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OregonLive.com Suit over celebrity's Privacy roils waters for boat builder VANCOUVER -- A Vancouver firm that built a 155-foot yacht for golfer Tiger Woods is being sued in federal court, accused of using the celebrity's name and photos in an attempt to sell more boats at a major Florida boat show.
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Arizona Republic UA's Beard swims to silver in medley debut ATHENS - American swimmer Michael Phelps collected two more gold medals Tuesday, but even he knew he wasn't the story of the day from the Summer Olympics in Athens.
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BBC News world Famous Vietnamese dissident dies One of Vietnam's best-known dissidents, Hoang Minh Chinh, dies at the age of 85 after a long illness.
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Reuters XM Satellite convertible debt priced XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said a $300 million offering of senior notes convertible into common stock has been priced at $50 a share.
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Yahoo Business Consumer sentiment falls in December: survey (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment fell in December, a prelimiary report showed on Friday, as consumers pared back their views of future financial conditions.
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The Motley Fool Quick Take: Cosmetics a Tough Sell in China As income and spending increases, cosmetics are still difficult to sell in many parts of China.
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VNUNet.com Google Dutch auction IPO declared a success Contrary to some published views, the Dutch auction process of Google's initial public offering (IPO) last week was a success for the internet search engine and its investors despite being undertaken in a "horrendous" market, a legal commentator has
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ESPN Okocha set to return vs Baggies Bolton playmaker Jay-Jay Okocha insists he will be fit to face West Brom on Saturday. Okocha was forced to sit out the draw against Birmingham at the weekend after suffering a groin injury in training on Friday.
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Yahoo Politics Bush says U.S. must win in Iraq (AP) AP - President Bush said Thursday the war against Islamic militants was like last century's fight against Nazis and communists and that a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would lead to its conquest by America's worst enemies.
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New York Times Business Guilty Plea Seen Aiding Tax Shelter Prosecution The plea by David Amir Makov is expected to bolster the government’s investigation of Deutsche Bank over its work with questionable shelters.
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Reuters Sports Tigers place Sheffield on disabled list DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers placed slugger Gary Sheffield on the 15-day disabled list on Monday because of a sore right shoulder.
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The Motley Fool One Rich Apple Pie: Fool by Numbers Fast facts the Fool way.
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The Motley Fool Elan Elevates Its Game New drug prospects push shares to a new 52-week high.
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Channel News Asia Tennis: Roddick defends Masters disappearing acts PARIS : Former world number one Andy Roddick has leapt to the defence of his fellow professionals after Paris Masters organisers reacted bitterly to the withdrawal of tournament draw cards Roger Federer and Andre Agassi.
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Yahoo Politics Romney, McCain vow to lift auto industry (AP) AP - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain both promised to revive recession-ravaged Michigan and the auto industry Monday as they campaigned in a presidential primary neither can afford to lose. "I will not rest until Michigan is back," said ...
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RedNova science Chlorine Attacks Raise Specter of Chemical War By Katarina Kratovac, Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt -- When Iraqi insurgents this week blew up trucks carrying chlorine, the attacks conjured up frightening images of chemical warfare and soldiers choking to death on the battlefields of Belgium in World ...
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette Smizik: Kendall deserves chance to play for winning team How appropriate that the trade that finally sent Jason Kendall out of Pittsburgh would come on Thanksgiving eve. There can be no more thankful player in baseball than
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Yahoo Tech AT&T eyes stake in Malaysia's TM Intl: report (Reuters) Reuters - AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S. phone company, wants to buy an unspecified stake in the mobile arm of state-controlled phone firm Telekom Malaysia , a Malaysian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters Business McCormick profit down on charges CHICAGO (Reuters) - Spice manufacturer McCormick & Co. Inc. MKC.N on Wednesday posted lower quarterly profit due to restructuring charges, but new products and an acquisition helped spark a 6 percent sales increase.
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Boston Globe sports Yankees Are Powerless, and Stadium Was, Too The big scoreboards at Yankee Stadium went dark in the seventh inning Friday night, not that the Yankees were lighting them up, anyway.
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RedNova technology A Troubled Church Hires 'Healing' Pastor By Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Sep. 9--The First Congregational Church of Ripon has hired a new pastor to replace the one who sold the church building and parsonage without the congregation's knowledge. The Rev.
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Financial Times French minister warns of catastrophe if dollar continues to fall <b>...</b> By Peggy Hollinger in Paris, Steve Johnson in London, and Jennifer Hughes in New York. Herve Gaymard, France's new finance minister, yesterday warned of a global “economic catastrophe” if the US, Europe
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Reuters Tech BMW Unveils World's Fastest Hydrogen-Powered Car PARIS (Reuters) - German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled the world's fastest hydrogen-powered car at the Paris auto show on Wednesday, dubbed the H2R, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers (185 miles) per hour.
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New York Times sports For manager, already a moving experience Why did the Cardinals move up expected Game 3 starter Matt Morris to tonight? Because he had thrown only 80 pitches in his last start, seemed a good bet on three days' rest, and has plenty of road postseason experience.
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Time World The Case of the Serial Killer It's a hot tourist destination. But the trial of a man accused of murdering dozens of prostitutes is exposing the picturesque city's dark side
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New York Times Business Judge Postpones KPMG Trial A federal judge has disqualified a defense lawyer for a former KPMG partner in the government’s high-profile tax shelter case, a surprise twist on the eve of the trial.
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BBC News world Radiation hunt after spy death UK police investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko search for radioactive substances.
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Business Standard Fraud charges rock CA US regulators yesterday levelled fraud charges against three former executives of Computer Associates (CA), including Sanjay Kumar, the US software company’s former head.
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The Scotsman Baghdad Rally for Kidnapped Margaret Hassan About 200 colleagues of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan, who went missing a week ago today, gathered at a rally in Baghdad to demand her release.
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Yahoo Sports Crew Streaking As MLS Playoffs Begin (AP) AP - The Columbus Crew has four games to prove the last 18 were not a fluke. The team enters the postseason on a league-record 18-game unbeaten streak, playing a defensive style suited for the playoffs.
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Reuters Sports U.S. Retains 4x400 Women's Relay Title ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States retained the Olympic women's 4x400 meters relay title Saturday with a commanding win over its traditional rival Russia.
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Yahoo World Indian train crash kills 25, more than 250 injured (Reuters) Reuters - Two passenger trains collided in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 250, police said.
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The Washington Post sports Beckham's Play for Real Madrid Getting England Coach's Attention LONDON (AP) -- David Beckham's recent performances for Real Madrid have improved his chances of a recall to the England team.
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Yahoo Tech Zingy to Deliver Kanye West, Aaliyah Songs (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile media company Zingy on Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R&B singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users.
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The Washington Post sports Man in Middle of Black Power Salute Dies MELBOURNE, Australia -- Peter Norman, the Australian who stood alongside the U.S. athletes staging the civil rights protest from the medal podium at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 64.
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New York Times Tech Toshiba to Give Up on HD Format, Ceding Field to Sony The Toshiba Corporation is planning to give up on its HD DVD format, formally conceding defeat to the competing Blu-ray technology backed by Sony.
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Reuters Sports Haas edges Safin to reach quarter-finals NEW YORK (Reuters) - German Tommy Haas edged out his practice partner Marat Safin 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-2 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the second time in three years.
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Forbes Suit Alleges Racial Bias Against Wal-Mart Wal-Mart has been sued in federal court by a man who claims the world's largest retailer discriminates against blacks in 12 Southern states from seeking truck-driving jobs.
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New York Times Business Rougher Times Amid Higher Costs at JetBlue Time may have finally caught up with JetBlue, the airline that Wall Street once thought could do no wrong.
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Forbes Yuan Hits Seven-Month High Against Dollar The yuan surged to a seven-month high against the US dollar Friday in offshore forwards markets on speculation that China may be preparing to loosen tight currency controls.
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Yahoo World Gates dismisses Putin remarks as blunt spy talk (Reuters) Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday dismissed an attack on U.S. foreign policy by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the blunt talk of an old spy and said it was vital to keep working with Moscow.
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Yahoo Sports Hossa lifts Thrashers over Maple Leafs (AP) AP - This win meant a little more than most to Marian Hossa and the Atlanta Thrashers. They were tired of getting trounced by Toronto. Hossa had three goals and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead and Kari Lehtonen stopped 36 shots, sending Atlant...
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Reuters Sports IOC to review heads of state presence at Games votes GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee will review the presence of heads of state for future votes to decide Olympic Games host cities, its president Jacques Rogge said on Saturday.
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The Washington Post sports Congressional Relinquishes '09 Amateur The 2009 U.S. Amateur golf championship will not be played at Congressional Country Club as scheduled and will be moved to another site, most likely Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, according to sources at the Bethesda club and the United States...
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BBC News Business Cameron withdraws from CBI event Conservative Party leader David Cameron has withdrawn from the CBI's annual conference, and will instead visit British troops in Iraq.
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San Bernardino Sun Cal coming up Roses Texas came up just short and California appears headed to the Rose Bowl, or maybe better, as the Bowl Championship Series' second-to-last rankings showed little movement at the top.
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New York Times world China Says Economy Grew at 11.5% Pace in Quarter The pace of China’s economic development is still strong enough to keep pushing up prices around the world.
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Scotland on Sunday Mourinho: No Confrontation with Mutu Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho today denied that Adrian Mutu threatened him during their bust-up over the shamed striker’s decision to play for Romania in their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.
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Xinhua Barcelona, Milan lead Group F with first round victories Scottish champions Celtic saw their three-year unbeaten home record in Europe broken Tuesday as they lost 3-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League Group F opener.
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Boston Herald Canadian gold rush: Thornton key to downing Finland Today may be a dark day for Canada and its national sport, but the country's favorite sons lit up the night last evening. On the eve of an almost certain National Hockey League lockout
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Boston Globe business Clouds darken PeopleSoft conference SAN FRANCISCO -- PeopleSoft Inc. is trying to create a party-like atmosphere at its annual customer conference, but this week's gathering may feel more like a wake with rival Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid looming larger than ever.
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InfoWorld news It takes a wired village ( InfoWorld ) - It's impressive that there are 2 billion people connected to the Internet, but having 4 billion not connected is a social issue. Technology companies are reaching out to those 4 billion people to connect them to the Web and its advantages of better education, a ...
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