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RedNova science NEW STUFF Product Keeps Moisture Off Millions of gunners have enjoyed the simple efficiency of the silicone cloth in protecting their firearms. Now saltwater anglers have their own version with the release of Sentry's Marine Tuf- Cloth.
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Business Line US wins against EU at WTO over geographic food names Washington: The United States has won a case in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the European Union (EU) system for protecting certain geographical food names -- called geographical indications, or GIs -- as trademarks.
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ITV.com Blair aiming to heal party wounds Prime Minister Tony Blair will urge Labour to unite behind a radical third term agenda as he bids to heal party wounds over Iraq. The premier will be speaking after sustaining an expected defeat from conference delegates over rail re-nationalisation.
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Yahoo World U.S.-Libya chemical arms-related deal in doubt (Reuters) Reuters - Libya, citing cost and liability concerns, has informed the United States of plans to back out of a contract to destroy its mustard gas stocks as promised under a landmark 2003 agreement, U.S. officials said.
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The Malaysia Star Child’s play for Broadhurst MADRID: Paul Broadhurst was given the go-ahead by his wife to play this week's Madrid Open after the birth of their son a month ago - providing he did well â€-nd he responded by taking the second-round lead yesterday.
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BBC News world Cubans in vote for new parliament Cubans vote for a new parliament with one person standing per seat, including ailing leader Fidel Castro.
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The Motley Fool Per-Share Earnings Sink Further at Pier 1: Fool by Numbers Fast facts the Fool way.
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New York Times Business The Count: More Days Off? Better Move to Colombia Many countries are more generous than the United States in the number of public holidays.
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Yahoo Sports Antonio Puerta dies at 22 (AP) AP - Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died Tuesday, three days after collapsing on the field during his team's Spanish league game against Getafe.
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Universe Today First Gamma Ray Image Summary - (Nov 4, 2004) European astronomers have produced the first image of an object using high energy gamma rays - the most penetrating form of radiation known.
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Reuters World Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
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PolitInfo.com Australian Foreign Minister Upbeat on North Korea Nuclear Talks Australia's foreign minister says North Korea shows few signs of compromise but insists a negotiated settlement can still resolve the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.
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Boston Globe sports Finally, McNabb and the Eagles Let Victory Ring After three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Donovan McNabb and Philadelphia finally secured redemption on the fourth try.
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New York Times Tech Appeals Court Reinstates Patent Suit Against Google Google must face a Wisconsin company’s lawsuit over a toolbar feature that generates Web links from search data, a federal appeals court decided.
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Reuters Business Siebel Sees Revenue Beating Estimates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17 percent in pre-market trade.
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Gulf Daily News Israelis kill five in Gaza invasion GAZA CITY: Israeli troops killed five Palestinians yesterday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip in search of militants behind mortar and rocket fire on Jewish settlements.
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RedNova general Judge OKs United Amended Financing Plan CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day "test period" to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not tried hard ...
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New York Times sports South Boston shows plenty of promise Derick Willis and his South Boston teammates made a promise to their former head coach Bob Lerro after his death last month that they would go undefeated this year. Thanks to Willis's four touchdowns yesterday, the Knights are one step closer to fulfilling it...
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Yahoo World Olmert defends last-minute offensive (AP) AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday defended his decision to authorize a last-minute ground offensive in Lebanon, despite the heavy casualties suffered by Israeli forces.
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New York Times Business Losses in Home Loans Prompt HSBC to Shake Up Management of Unit Michael Geoghegan, chief executive of HSBC, said that the loan-loss difficulties were isolated to its American consumer finance arm.
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Yahoo Politics ABC cuts 3 from presidential debates (AP) AP - Saturday's prime-time presidential debates from New Hampshire will be less crowded because ABC News is excluding GOP candidate Duncan Hunter and Democrats Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel.
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Independent Prince Harry in nightclub scuffle Prince Harry was involved in a scuffle outside a nightclub early today which left a photographer with a cut lip. Clarence House said the 20-year-old royal pushed back after he was hit in the face by a camera
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Washington Post Tech Wall Street Retreats After Bernanke Comments on Growth, Inflation NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and a strong reading on the service sector suggested that the central bank has little reason to lower interest rat...
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Renault F1 The Engineer’s View with Denis Chevrier: Spa-Francorchamps Denis Chevrier explains the unique challenges that the V10 engine must face on a lap of Spa-Francorchamps.
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Reuters Business U.S. Auto Workers Protest Outsourcing DEARBORN, Mich. (Reuters) - Hundreds of auto workers demonstrated outside Ford Motor Co.'s F.N corporate headquarters on Friday to protest against its plans to build a new line of mid-size passenger cars in Mexico instead of the United States.
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New York Times Business In Race for Gossip, TV Shows Turn to Blogs Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level.
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Sports Network Nunez officially joins Liverpool Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Antonio Nunez arrived at Liverpool Tuesday as part of the deal that sent Michael Owen to Spanish giant Real Madrid.
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Yahoo Science Indonesia drops balls into volcano (AP) AP - Indonesian engineers temporarily halted an attempt to plug a fissure that has been gushing mud for nine months, after a steel cable hoisting cement balls into the crater broke Saturday, officials said.
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Iowa Channel.com Airline Cancels 1,100 Flights After Computer Crash The airline has canceled all 1,100 of its flights. An airline spokesman said a computer system that manages flight assignments crashed.
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Yahoo Tech U.S. detains second online gaming exec (Reuters) Reuters - The United States detained a second Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value of the sector.
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Yahoo Science Bison face hunting at Wyoming refuge (AP) AP - In the three decades since 18 bison stumbled onto a federal elk feeding ground outside this mountain town, the herd has ballooned to 1,200 animals — one of the largest groups of bison in the United States.
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Straits Times Bambang unveils plans for his first 100 days JAKARTA - Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is almost certain to emerge the winner of the country's first direct presidential polls, has begun to unveil plans for his first 100 days in power.
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Capital News 9 Study: New minimum wage not enough The minimum wage may be on its way up in New York, but one new study said the amount wouldn't be enough to pay rent in the state.
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Yahoo Business Producer Prices Up 0.1 Pct, Energy Drops (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. producer prices edged up just 0.1 percent in September, held back by a big energy-price drop, but the cost of non-energy items picked up steam, a government report showed on Friday.
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Yahoo World Italy Hands Train Bombing Suspect to Spain (AP) AP - An Egyptian who was arrested after allegedly boasting about his role in the Madrid train bombings was extradited from Italy to Spain on Tuesday.
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Yahoo Tech Google stock shoots, scores, up 120% from IPO (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - For anyone who misses the late '90s, there's an easy way to get a flashback fix. Check out Google's stock. Shares of the Internet search engine Monday soared another $14.97 to $187.40, capping a 120% surge from its initial public o...
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Yahoo Sports Pats Shore Up Defense Ahead of Colts Game (AP) AP - NFL MVP Peyton Manning is coming to town, and the New England Patriots are calling in all the help they can find.
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Monterey County Herald Cal has blueprint for victory Given the chance to give himself a pat on the back, Cal offensive tackle Ryan O'Callaghan veered in another direction, choosing a route that lends insight into the why this
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Reuters Tech Oil Prices Hit Tech Budgets, But Some Suffer Less SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI (Reuters) - From Taiwan to Texas, the specter of record-high oil prices has dampened expectations for corporate technology spending, though some well-placed companies such as low-cost computer maker Dell Inc. could be spared, anal...
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AllAfrica.com Zim Date Sri Lanka ZIMBABWE face fancied Sri Lanka at the Oval today needing a huge win to stay in the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy.
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KOLD-TV Sports: Eagles 30 Panthers 8 PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia stays undefeated with a 30-to-8 win over Carolina in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game.
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BBC News world 'Record high' for animated films Animated films enjoy an all-time box office high thanks to hits such as The Incredibles and Shrek 2.
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New York Times Business Productivity Growth Slows and the Costs of Labor Rise Worker productivity, a crucial factor in rising living standards, slowed sharply in the last quarter of 2007 while wage pressure increased.
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Reuters Business EarthLink Sales Down But Profit Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. on Tuesday reported its quarterly profit more than tripled, boosted by cost controls, but sales fell short of analysts' expectations.
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The Motley Fool Flame-Out Candidates to Avoid (Corrected) Will these companies survive until they get new financing, or burn through their cash?
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Yahoo Tech Missouri Bans Video Games From Prisons (AP) AP - Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers.
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Washington Post Tech Uncertain Landscape For Copyright Protection An otherwise routine power shift on the Senate Judiciary Committee could have far-reaching implications for high-tech firms, movie studios, record companies and the future of downloading. -washingtonpost.com
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RedNova science Refuge Said to Have Snowy Plover Nests MOFFIT, N.D. - The Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge has at least two rare snowy plover nests, the refuge manager and area birders say. Refuge manager Paul Van Ningen and his son, Aaron, confirmed one nest. Van Ningen and endangered species biologist Carol Aron...
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The Age Hanson wins record sixth gold Brooke Hanson of Australia swims with Simone Weiler of Germany during the World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Photo: AFP.
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Yahoo World London's 'billionaire's avenue' defies economic gravity (AFP) AFP - Even as Britain's property market shows signs of struggling, one north London street is defying the gloom-mongers: houses on "billionaire's avenue" are still selling for record prices.
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New York Times Spitzer Suit on Insurance Names Broker in California The New York attorney general's investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated yesterday with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices that led to higher
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New York Times world Late Library Books Can Take Toll on Credit Scores The Queens Library system often flexes its muscles in collecting overdue books and late fees.
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Yahoo World Iranian, Europeans meet on nuclear issue (AP) AP - With the threat of new U.N. sanctions looming, senior European officials met Friday with a ranking envoy from Iran in what officials described as an attempt to defuse the crisis over the Islamic republic's refusal to scrap uranium enrichment.
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CBC News Radical cleric in Britain charged with urging murder of non <b>...</b> British authorities on Tuesday charged radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, inciting racial hatred and other offences in an indictment that pre-empts a US bid to extradite the fiery preacher...
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New York Times sports His smile is not a fake Ryan Ohliger had no explanation as to why he has struggled in his two visits to Atlantic Coast Conference country. The Boston College freshman missed three field goals in a 17-14 loss at Wake Forest Sept. 25, then reprised that effort in yesterday's Continental Tire Bowl ...
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Reuters Business Dollar Rally Accelerates After Fed Notes NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rallied across the board on Tuesday, extending gains after minutes of a December Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank remains on track to continue raising interest rates, analysts said.
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Ottawa Business Journal Cognos beats the Street, ups bar for fiscal year Ottawa's Cognos Inc. logged yet another quarter of record results after Tuesday's market close, with third-quarter profits up 42 per cent from the year before.
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Yahoo Sports Shiv Kapur is this year's mystery golfer (AP) AP - No one would have stopped Shiv Kapur for an autograph if not for the golf shoes on his feet and the caddie at his side as he walked toward the practice range at Firestone.
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BBC News world Iraqi massacre 'was inside job' Security officials in Iraq say they suspect militants who killed about 50 army recruits had insider information.
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Reuters Miss Peru takes Miss World crown Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders.
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The Register Autumn bargains at the <cite>Reg</cite> Mobile Shop Site offer Including the Nokia 6310i and HP iPAQ h5550
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Yahoo World Better margins boost France Telecom 2007 (AP) AP - France Telecom SA said Wednesday that 2007 net profit rose 52 percent on better margins and lower taxes, with its mobile phone businesses fueling sales.
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Yahoo Politics Del Ponte says Serbs not doing enough on Mladic (Reuters) Reuters - U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday she was "not satisfied" that Serbia was carrying out its own action plan to arrest and extradite Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic.
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Seattle Times US hostage asks for end to Najaf strife DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A US hostage in Iraq, Micah Garen, appeared on a videotape and called on the United States to stop the bloodshed in the Iraqi city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television said yesterday.
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Reuters World Germany says climate deadlock easing NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Europe expects to overcome a dispute with the United States blocking the launch of negotiations on a new climate treaty beyond 2012 at U.N. talks in Bali, Germany said on the final day on Friday.
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The Motley Fool How FAROble Must It Be? Another strong quarter for FARO and another shrug of the shoulders by Mr. Market.
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San Francisco Chronicle Final chance to play for proud Navy lineman The war in Iraq, not a <b>...</b> Callers to the US Naval Academy are put on hold and treated not to Muzak but to the strangely soothing strains of "Anchors Aweigh.
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Computerworld news Cingular reaches deal with DOJ on AT&T Wireless takeover Cingular Wireless will divest itself of wireless customers and other assets in 13 U.S. markets as a requirement for its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.
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BBC News world Nato considers Afghan expansion Nato could expand its force in Afghanistan ahead of elections due in April, a top alliance commander says.
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New York Times sports Steelers unable to escape run-down feeling Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers' MVP in the eyes of almost everyone except his teammates, couldn't be more irritated.
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Korea Herald Lawmakers focus on NK nuclear issue Lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties yesterday pressed the government to come up with early countermeasures to end the current stalemate in inter-Korean relations and the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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RedNova technology Lancope's StealthWatch Provides Network Visibility for WildBlue Communications Lancope, Inc., the provider of StealthWatch™, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution, today announced that WildBlue Communications has selected the StealthWatch System to enhance it...
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RedNova general Stocks Rise on Strong Retail Sales Report NEW YORK - Stocks rebounded moderately Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged i...
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Reuters World Death toll rises as Nepal PM promises federal state KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's prime minister promised on Wednesday to turn Nepal into a federal state after this year's constituent assembly elections, a move to stem protests by ethnic Madhesi people in which 11 people have died.
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Xinhua Google shares surge in first day after IPO price cut NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Shares of Google Inc. closed sharply higher Thursday on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market after the company cut its IPO (initial public offering) price Wednesday.
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New York Times Business Judge Rules Drug Documents Must Be Returned to Eli Lilly The documents were part of evidence provided by Lilly as part of a lawsuit filed by patients who claimed that side effects from Zyprexa caused excessive weight gain and diabetes.
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LinuxInsider.com AOL Opposed to Microsoft's Sender ID AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft's Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail.
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Reuters Israel Charges Iran Replaces Saddam as Terror Exporter Israel charged on Thursday that Iran had replaced Saddam Hussein as the world's primary exporter of "terror, hate and instability.
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Washington Post Business Fannie Mae Told to Restate Earnings An official of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday a review had found that the firm had violated accounting rules and that he had told the mortgage giant to restate its earnings.
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Hamilton Journal News Bengals step into limelight It was an autumn ritual in the Palmer household at dusk on Monday nights in Southern California. “I remember my dad would get home from work.
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CNET enterprise hardware news News.com Extra: Overnight Web successes and their casual beginnings Also: Pentagon's UAV use hits new high. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
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Pakistan Dawn Russia opposes veto powers for India NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his opposition to veto powers for India or any other country seeking to become member of a revamped UN Security Council.
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BBC News 'Huge Darfur peace force needed' Several thousand military observers are urgently needed to improve security in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, a UN envoy has said.
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Sports Network NFL Game Summary - Minnesota at Detroit Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Daunte Culpepper threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns and Minnesota survived a botched Detroit extra-point attempt with eight seconds left to hold onto a wild 28-27 victory at Ford Field.
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Yahoo Science Ig Nobels honors odd scientific research (AP) AP - The sound sets teeth on edge, makes skin crawl and sends a shiver down the spine. Just thinking about it gives some people the heebie-jeebies. But what is it about the sound of fingernails scratching on a blackboard that elicits such a universal r...
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Reuters Business Bush Expects Upward Revision to Jobs Data PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Bush administration expects revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been believed, economists who received a White House memo on the subject said on...
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Yahoo Sports Ex-Hornets Executive Sentenced for Fraud (AP) AP - Spencer Stolpen, former president of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Monday for scheming to defraud banks to pay off his mounting debts.
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Yahoo Sports Ravens Keep Manning From Marino's Record (AP) AP - With Ray Lewis and Ed Reed staring him down, Peyton Manning had to forget about Dan Marino's passing benchmark.
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Washington Post Business Executive Pay Rules in Transition The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service Monday gave some breathing room to companies that will be forced to restructure their executive pay plans to comply with new restrictions on deferred compensation that Congress enacted this fall.
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National Geographic Society New Dinosaur Discovered: T. Rex Cousin Had Feathers Scientists say they have found a small, earlier cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex that had at least a partial coat of feathers. Includes image gallery.
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The Register Microsoft accuses IBM of an 'ulterior' standards agenda Chicken hawk Microsoft is crying foul against IBM in its campaign for fast-track approval of XML Office file formats as an international standard.

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Yahoo Business Internet ETFs Suffering The Correction's Sting (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Don't confuse exchange traded funds with mutual funds. ETFs are passive instruments; they sit there fully paid into whatever sector they have defined: silver, China or transportation stocks, for...
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San Francisco Chronicle Gatlin wins 100 at Japan meet; Greene fifth Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters Thursday at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
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Reuters World Israel Arrests Nuke Whistleblower Vanunu for 'Leak' JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an 18-year prison term for treason, a charge he denied.
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Washington Post Tech Military Satellite Project Hits Additional Snags The Air Force said yesterday that a Lockheed Martin Corp. military satellite program has fallen another year behind schedule and that the cost of the program will grow by at least $800 million.
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The Washington Post sports Smith's Career Night Pushes Nuggets Past Bulls J.R. Smith records a career-high with 36 points and the Nuggets beat the struggling Bulls, 113-109, on Tuesday.
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New York Times Tech Dot Earth: A Sun-Powered Hydrogen (Toy) Car A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print.
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Yahoo World US chief negotiator on surprise NKorea visit (AFP) AFP - US negotiator Christopher Hill flew to North Korea at Pyongyang's invitation Thursday to push for swift progress on nuclear disarmament, the most senior US official to visit in nearly five years.
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Yahoo World International forces close in on E.Timor rebel leader (AFP) AFP - The international security force in East Timor have begun closing in on wanted rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado's hideout with tanks and helicopters, a witness with the renegade soldier said Wednesday.
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Yahoo Science NY Philharmonic in North Korea will be broadcast live (AFP) AFP - The New York Philharmonic's concert in Pyongyang on February 26 will be broadcast live on satellite television, a statement from the orchestra said Friday.
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