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Dollar takes another slide Here #39;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 | 2 |
Knicks Hold Off Raptors 108-102 (AP) AP - Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto 108-102 on a Saturday of season highs for several Knicks. | 1 |
Da Vinci Rocket Launch Delayed Until January The Golden Palace.com Space Program Powered by the da Vinci Project announced that the launch of its private rocket has delayed until at least January. | 3 |
Researchers develop 3-D phone technology TOKYO - It #39;s an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia #39;s plea for help in Star Wars: sending a 3-D hologram. Now, two Japanese scientists have developed technology they hope will one day turn the humble | 3 |
China releases leading dissident Chinese dissident Liu Jingsheng is freed after a decade in jail but says his freedom of speech is limited. | 0 |
Rugby: Australia beat England England fall to the first defeat under new coach Andy Robinson after Australia run out narrow winners at Twickenham. | 0 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Won #39;t Waive Tolls Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have decided not to waive tolls on Sunday as a way to cope with a strike that has continued over the holiday weekend. | 2 |
Holiday shoppers hospitalized after spray released in toy store _ At least three people were hospitalized and others suffered irritated eyes when someone released pepper spray at Toys R Us #39; flagship store during the busy holiday shopping weekend, fire and police spokesmen said. | 2 |
Ontario fuel to contain more ethanol Ontario, Canada, Premier Dalton McGuinty has said gas sold in the province will have to contain five percent ethanol within three years. | 2 |
Hokies Take Control Bryan Randall throws for two touchdowns as No. 11 Virginia Tech moves one victory away from the ACC title Saturday with a 24-10 victory over No. 16 Virginia. | 1 |
NBA's Action Rankles Union The punishment of Ron Artest by David Stern has convinced players' union head Billy Hunter that Stern's power needs to be addressed in current labor talks. | 1 |
A's Get Kendall With physicals completed, the trade between the Pirates and Athletics that sends All-Star catcher Jason Kendall to Oakland is also completed. | 1 |
BEST OF ECT NEWS Bitter Apple Replay? It #39;s ironic that in this moment of triumph for Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the greatest challenge yet to Apple #39;s online music dominance is emerging. | 3 |
Miller Wins Downhill American Bode Miller takes the opening World Cup downhill race of the season on Saturday, his first World Cup downhill victory of his career. | 1 |
Sometimes when you lose, you actually win NEW YORK CITY -- Arizona came very close to pulling the huge upset over No. 1 Wake Forest. The Cats had a dominating first half performance but a 21-5 second half run by the Demon Deacons was too much for the Cats to overcome. | 1 |
France: Lyon edges Auxerre Sylvain Wiltord and Juninho each scored Saturday to lead unbeaten French first division leader Lyon over fourth-place Auxerre 2-1. | 1 |
Texas A amp;M Quarterback Finds Groove Once Again Reggie McNeal switched his jersey number in the off-season, trading No. 16 for No. 1 in a salute to a departed teammate. McNeal has become the | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Roma return to form in style with four goal win AS Roma ended a run of four defeats with a 4-0 win at Siena in Serie A on Saturday with two goals each from Vincenzo Montella and Francesco Totti. | 1 |
Alpine Skiing: Bode Miller Wins Lake Louise Downhill America #39;s Bode Miller won his second race of the season Saturday with victory in the opening World Cup downhill by almost a second over nearest rival Antoine Deneriaz. | 1 |
College Basketball: Illinois Routs Gonzaga INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Deron Williams and Luther Head scored 20 points apiece, Dee Brown chipped in with 17, and No. 5 Illinois routed 24th- ranked Gonzaga, 89-72, in the John R. Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse. | 1 |
Iran Reasserts Its Right to Enrich Uranium as Standoff Persists Iran #39;s foreign minister said Saturday that Iran had every right to keep, for research purposes, some of the centrifuges that could be used to enrich uranium, an indication | 0 |
Iraqi Gov #39;t Rejects Postponing Election US Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers lead Iraqi men suspected of insurgent involvement from the scene of a joint raid by Iraqi National Guard and US forces near a mosque in central Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. | 0 |
US Army deserter Jenkins sobs after release from prison (Camp Zama, Japan-AP) Nov. 27, 2004 - Charles Jenkins hopes to make one more trip to the US before settling down to a new life in northern Japan. | 0 |
Sunday Times: Ministers were this weekend embroiled in a stars for Labour row after they were told to use their contacts with the rich and famous to get them to back the party. | 0 |
Prabhakaran threatens war if peace talks don #39;t start: World News: Colombo, Nov 27 : Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran Saturday threatened to resume his armed campaign if Sri Lanka did not quickly begin talks on his proposal for an administrative set-up in Tamil areas, which many fear will only | 0 |
Palestinians disband feared security force Palestinian officials have disbanded a Gaza security force feared by civilians, says a security official, marking a step toward reforms ahead of an election to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat. | 0 |
Syracuse Upsets No. 17 Boston College (AP) AP - Diamond Ferri ran for 141 yards two touchdowns and scored again on an interception Saturday as Syracuse rolled to a 43-17 victory over No. 17 Boston College to deprive the Eagles of a Bowl Championship Series berth and a farewell outright Big East title. | 1 |
No. 7 Louisville Tops Cincinnati, 70-7 (AP) AP - Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and No. 7 Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000 with a 70-7 rout of Cincinnati on Saturday. | 1 |
MLB: Pirates Ship Kendall to A's (Reuters) Reuters - The Pittsburgh Pirates\Saturday traded veteran catcher Jason Kendall and cash\considerations to Oakland in exchange for pitchers Mark Redman\and Arthur Rhodes. | 1 |
No. 11 Ohio State Routs Yale, 80-43 (AP) AP - Jessica Davenport had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 11 Ohio State to an 80-43 win over Yale on Saturday. | 1 |
Scott Wins #36;50,000, 2 Skins at Skins Game (AP) AP - Adam Scott won #36;50,000 and two skins on the second hole Saturday, then he and the more-famous members of the foursome #151; Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam and Fred Couples #151; left #36;250,000 out on the golf course during the next seven holes of the made-for-TV tournament. | 1 |
Borrowing Seen in Social Security Plan (Reuters) Reuters - Facing record budget deficits,\the Bush administration likely will turn to short-term\government borrowing to help finance its plan to add personal\retirement accounts to Social Security, officials said on\Saturday. | 2 |
Finance: Give Gifts That Give Back (Reuters) Reuters - (Linda Stern is a freelance writer who covers personal\finance issues for Reuters. Any opinions in the column are\solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at\lindastern(at)aol.com). | 2 |
Barca extend Spanish lead Barcelona held off a spirited comeback by newcomers Getafe to claim a nervous 2-1 win and cement their hold on the leadership of the Primera Liga on Saturday. | 1 |
Kostelic wins first Aspen slalom ASPEN, United States (AFP) - Croatian Janica Kostelic won a women #39;s alpine World Cup slalom ahead of Sweden #39;s Anja Paerson and Finland #39;s Tanja Poutiainen. | 1 |
Fighting Irish No More Where is the Humane Society when you need it? Where are those organizations against cruelty to dumb animals - or in this case, drunk Irishmen? | 1 |
Colombian Tells of Marxist Plot Against Bush Marxist rebels had planned to assassinate President Bush last Monday during his four-hour stopover in Colombia to meet President lvaro Uribe, Defense Minister | 0 |
Brunell Speaks Out Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell says he wants to start next season and is uncertain if he could be content in a backup role. | 1 |
Arsenal under pressure as Chelsea, Man Utd Win English Premiere League leaders Chelsea continued their good form in the recent weeks with another spectacular win over Charlton Athletic. | 1 |
Barcelona grabs tough road win Getafe, Spain (Sports Network) - Leaders Barcelona survived a late rally by promoted Getafe to earn a 2-1 road win Saturday. The win gives Barca a strong nine point lead over second place Espanyol, which edged Atletico Madrid Saturday 2-1. | 1 |
Michigan St. Routs Nicholls St., 102-52 Michigan State #39;s Maurice Ager shoots a 3-pointer in the first half against Nicholls State Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in East Lansing, Mich. | 1 |
Tens of Thousands of Gallons of Oil Spill into Area River (Paulsboro, NJ -WABC, November 27, 2004 ) - Authorities are working to clean up a slippery and potentially dangerous mess in a South Jersey river. | 1 |
Claim Bush Kill Plot Thwarted (CBS/AP) The largest guerrilla group in Colombia ordered an assassination attempt on President Bush during his visit to the country last week, a senior official said. | 0 |
Breaking down the BCS ACC: After Virginia Tech beat Virginia, it all comes down to the Hokies visit to Miami next week. The winner earns the ACC #39;s BCS bowl bid. | 1 |
No. 10 Michigan St. 102, Nicholls St. 52 Led by Maurice Ager #39;s 19 points, No. 10 Michigan State scored more than 100 points for the third straight game in a 102-52 win over Nicholls State on Saturday. | 1 |
No. 6 Notre Dame 60, USC 56 With the game on the line, Notre Dame turned to its senior leaders to help the sixth-ranked Fighting Irish avoid an upset by unranked Southern California. | 1 |
Tamil Separatists Threaten More Violence in Sri Lanka The separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas declared Saturday that they would renew fighting unless the government immediately agreed | 0 |
Saudi Forces Kill Suspected Militant (AP) AP - Saudi security forces killed a suspected militant in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday and confiscated weapons in his possession, the Saudi Interior Ministry said. | 0 |
Cricket: England #39;pay not to play #39; Englands stance over the Zimbabwe crisis hardened yesterday. They are planning to offer compensation to Zimbabwes cricket board rather than make another tour of the country while Robert Mugabe is in | 1 |
Kostelic grabs 20th World Cup victory The same three smiling faces that stacked the podium following Fridays World Cup giant slalom were back on top Saturday after the first of two womens slalom races on Aspen Mountain. | 1 |
College Basketball: Michigan Pounds Nicholls State EAST LANSING, Mich. (Sports Network) - Maurice Ager scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds, as 10th-ranked Michigan State crushed Nicholls State, 102-52, at the Breslin Center. | 1 |
College Football Wrap: Syracuse, Virginia Tech Win CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (Sports Network) - Diamond Ferri and Damien Rhodes each rushed for over 100 yards and combined to score four touchdowns as Syracuse routed 17th-ranked Boston College, 43-17, in Big East action at Alumni Stadium. | 1 |
R Obsession comes flying in Frances Genter The speed battle trainer Tim Ritvo hoped would develop to enhance stretch-running R Obsession #39;s chances in Saturday #39;s \$100,000 Frances Genter Stakes at Calder never materialized. | 1 |
Gibbs Tells Redskins to Work Out or Else (AP) AP - Joe Gibbs laid down the law to his players Monday, a day after the end of his worst season as an NFL coach. His message: Show up for every single offseason workout, meeting and practice #151; or else. | 1 |
Struggling Tories and NDP hit Quebec battleground in weekend encounters (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - QUEBEC (CP) - Canada's national opposition leaders played local politics and stole ideas from other parties Saturday as they scoured Quebec for just the tiniest toehold. | 0 |
Diabetes tests 'offer cure hope' Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes. | 0 |
Cyclones Blow Chance Iowa State makes a slew of late-game errors and falls to Missouri, 17-14, in overtime. The loss sends Colorado to the Big 12 title game against Oklahoma. | 1 |
AMD planning US developer conference SAN FRANCISCO - After years of holding meetings with analysts and media at rival Intel's biannual developer conferences, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to host its own developer conference this year in the U.S. | 3 |
Kostelic takes first World Cup race in nearly 2 years Janica Kostelic of Croatia beat Anja Paerson of Sweden Saturday to take her first World Cup race in nearly two years in Aspen of Colorado, the United States. | 1 |
Love match turns to hate as Russian stars attack Maria Since winning Wimbledon as a virtually unknown 17-year-old last summer, Maria Sharapova has emerged as one of the world #39;s top ranked tennis players. | 1 |
Barcelona wins again Barcelona is now nine points clear at the top of the Primera Liga table thanks to a 2-1 win at Getafe. An easy win looked on the cards for Barca when Rafael Marquez and Deco put it 2-0 up after just 22 minutes | 1 |
No. 11 Ohio State Routs Yale, 80-43 Ohio State #39;s Jessica Davenport, left, shoots over Yale #39;s Erica Davis during the first half Saturday Nov. 27, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. | 1 |
Wiltord and Lyon rebound with win Lyon, France (Sports Network) - French international Sylvain Wiltord scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season Saturday as Lyon edged Auxerre, 2-1. | 1 |
Syracuse upsets No. 17 Boston College Diamond Ferri ran for 141 yards two touchdowns and scored again on an interception Saturday as Syracuse rolled to a 43-17 victory over No. | 1 |
Teheran tries to rewrite EU deal on nuclear programme By Damien Mcelroy in Vienna and Philip Sherwell in Washington. Iran #39;s rulers want to revise a deal part-brokered by Britain to suspend their nuclear weapons programme, throwing the agreement into doubt just | 0 |
The Making of a Wise Man Can Stephen A. Schwarzman rise above his status as just another rich deal maker and achieve renown in the worlds of art and Washington politics? | 2 |
Where Have All the Chief Financial Officers Gone? The push for better ethics and transparent accounting in corporate America has had an unexpected side effect: more finance chiefs are calling it quits. | 2 |
For a Takeover Artist, One Bluff Too Many? Carl C. Icahn, the pushy financier, is Wall Street's perennial Boy Who Cried Wolf. So, why does anyone take him seriously anymore? | 2 |
Utilities Funds Soar. But Are They Oil-Powered? Utilities mutual funds are on a tear, but investors shouldn't expect a repeat performance next year. | 2 |
Keeping Politics Out of the Fed THE Fed's decision today was widely anticipated, and I hope the economic effects of the tightening of monetary policy are fully examined before moving much further in this direction. | 2 |
Holiday shoppers hospitalized after spray released in toy store The holiday shopping season got an unexpected twist of craziness Saturday when someone released pepper spray in an elevator at the Toys R Us store in Times Square, sending at least three people | 2 |
Is the Junk Bond Market Ready to Catch Its Breath? IT is time to take a break from the junk bond market, which is overheating as companies rush to lock in surprisingly low interest rates before the Federal Reserve pushes them any higher. | 2 |
Airbus gets go-ahead to build new airliner The board of EADS, the parent company of Airbus, the aerospace giant, will tomorrow give the green light to develop its new aircraft, the A350. | 2 |
Poll: Blair Retains Electoral Lead (AP) AP - Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party maintains a healthy lead over the opposition six months before elections widely expected in May, a poll released Saturday suggests. | 0 |
Firm Intros Text-Friendly Coat for 2-Sided Discs (Reuters) Reuters - DualDisc and DVD(plus) discs have\until now been devoid of graphics, apart from limited text on\the inner ring. Because both sides of these CD/DVD hybrids\contain optical data, it has been impossible to apply graphics\to them. | 3 |
Rwanda May Still Send Troops Into Congo (AP) AP - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said Saturday he has not ruled out sending troops to eastern Congo if Hutu rebels continue to threaten his country. | 0 |
Trading Technologies Expands Functionality of X_Trader Pro (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Trading Technologies, which develops trading software for derivatives professionals, has made 28 add-on components available. | 3 |
Barghouti backs Abbas as next head of the PA The imprisoned leader of Fatah #39;s Tanzim in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, announced on Friday that he will not run for the post of Palestinian Authority chairman. | 0 |
Southeast Asians Finish China Trade Pact but Avoid Touchy Issues Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy | 0 |
Typhoon flooding kills 25 in Vietnam Torrential rains hit the region this week and floods submerged more than 10,000 houses and brought traffic to a standstill. A disaster management official from the coastal province of Quang Ngai says a red | 0 |
Pakistan to Scale Back Force Around Town Near Afghan Border Declaring that peace had been restored in part of Pakistan #39;s restive tribal areas, Pakistani military officials have announced that troops will | 0 |
No. 14 Vanderbilt Routs Siena, 76-47 (AP) AP - Ashley Earley scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Vanderbilt over Siena 76-47 in the championship game of the Vanderbilt Tournament on Saturday. | 1 |
Largest Quake Since Oct. Hits St. Helens (AP) AP - A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October. | 3 |
Why the ICC have all lost credibility At first sight there might not be too much in common between this week #39;s decision by the International Cricket Council to overturn Sourav Ganguly #39;s two-match ban and the shenanigans surrounding England and their tour of Zimbabwe. | 1 |
Australia edge England in Cook Cup thriller LONDON: Australia retained the Cook Cup with a 21-19 win against England here yesterday, their first victory at Twickenham since 1998. | 1 |
Syracuse Upsets No. 21 Boston College 43-17: College Football Diamond Ferri ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for another as Syracuse defeated No. 21 Boston College 43-17, likely knocking the Eagles from a Bowl Championship Series game. | 1 |
Here's the Hook: Gifts for Online Bill Payers More businesses are out to convert die-hard check writers to electronic billing by offering perks, lower interest rates or discounted prices. | 3 |
The Rise of the Bottomless Hot Water Heaters Facing increased fuel prices, more Americans are choosing tankless water heating units, despite higher upfront costs. | 3 |
Babes in a Grown-up Toyland Are dolls, blocks and stuffed animals fading away in favor of electronic gadgets, and is childhood fading with them? | 3 |
To Know Me, Know My IPod When a colleague recently sold me his iPod with more than 3,000 songs still on it, his musical tastes showed me a side of him I had never seen. | 3 |
No. 8 Georgia Beats Georgia Tech, 19-13 No. 8 Georgia Hangs on to Beat Georgia Tech, 19-13, After Collapsing in Second Half of Game. Georgia quarterback DJ Shockley evades Georgia Tech defender Gerris Wilkinson during the first quarter Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004 in Athens, Ga. | 1 |
UPDATE 3-Chelsea go five points clear, United win again Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Manchester United extended their winning run with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. | 1 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ATHENS, Georgia (Ticker) -- Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball lost count of the downs at a most inopportune time. Ball inexplicably threw the ball away on fourth down in the final minute as Georgia held on for a 19-13 victory over the Yellow Jackets. | 1 |
France: Lyon extend lead at top of Ligue 1 LYON, Nov 27 (SW) - Lyon stretched their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points over idle Lille with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre at the Stade Gerland on Saturday. | 1 |
NCAA Top 25 Roundup At Louisville, Ky., Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000. | 1 |
Confusion over visa for Dalai Lama visit MOSCOW: A spokesman for the Tibetan exile government in India said yesterday that Russia has issued the Dalai Lama a visa to visit Buddhists in its Kalmykia region and that he could make the trip as early as tomorrow. | 0 |
Wal-Mart Sees Lackluster November Sales (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's largest retailer, slashed its own expectations of | 2 |
Gamble of a lifetime for space odyssey to Titan In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan. | 3 |
Miller wins long-chased World Cup downhill title Bode Miller of the United States clinched his first World Cup downhill title in six years in Lake Louise, Alberta of Canada on Saturday. | 1 |
Insurgency threatens Iraq election Iraq #39;s fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned. | 0 |
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