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EU Nations Cling to Biotech Bans on Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer Monsanto Co., Syngenta AG and Bayer AG failed to win wider access to the European Union #39;s biotechnology market when a demand that five nations lift bans on some gene-modified foods allowed elsewhere in the EU was blocked.
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Iran Uranium Program Resolution Passed Iran escaped U.N. censure over its nuclear program but Washington, which accuses it of seeking an atomic bomb, said on Monday it reserved the right to take the case to the Security Council on its own.
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Sudan Expels Head of Britain Aid Agency Sudan expelled the country director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency said on Monday.
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NFL Wrap: McNabb Leads Eagles to Fourth East Title NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donovan McNabb passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as the Philadelphia Eagles won their fourth straight division title with a 27-6 win over the New York Giants in the NFL Sunday.
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Kazaa offering free Internet-based calls Free Internet-based phone calls are the newest feature of the popular Kazaa file-sharing program. The offering, in a software upgrade this week, comes as Kazaa #39;s maker, Sharman
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Toshiba wins 4 Hollywood studios #39; support for HD DVD format TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD.
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Sony, Toshiba and IBM prepare to reveal Cell details The three partners involved in the development of the Cell processor, which will power the PlayStation 3 along with a number of other devices, have unveiled new details about the technology behind the chip.
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Who #39;s Using Firefox? The Firefox Web browser has been causing a commotion among users and snaring snippets of market share from Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer since June--long before Version 1.0 of the open-source software was officially released earlier this month.
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ISS Crew Successfully Redocks Soyuz Spacecraft The tenth crew of the International Space Station (ISS) made a short spaceflight early Monday to move a Russian lifeboat to a new docking port and prepare the station for a pair of upcoming spacewalks.
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Scientists Study Effects of High-Flow Test on Grand Canyon The Department of the Interior #39;s US Geological Survey is collaborating with partner agencies to conduct scientific experiments designed to evaluate the effect of a high-flow release from Glen Canyon Dam on the natural resources of the Colorado River in
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Apple deepens Sony #39;s woes as iPod takes off Juliana Sasaki did not bother checking out Sony Corp #39;s digital music player in Tokyo before buying her green iPod mini. quot;I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but
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First Optical Discs with Play Side Messaging MediaCoat unlocks the potential for placing targeted advertising messages that are certain to be noticed on the play side of motion picture, music, gaming and software discs.
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WS-Reliability middleware released as open source Three proponents of the WS-Reliability standard late last week released messaging software based on the specification as open source.
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Capello Applauds Vieri Fabio Capello was disappointed at the end of the 2-2 draw at San Siro against Inter as the Bianconeri threw away a two goal lead. The Juve coach was mostly upset with the way the Nerazzurri equalized in the
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Cracknell to take a break from rowing Double Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell is to take a year out of the sport but hopes to return to compete at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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Coughlin Not Pleased With Manning #39;s Progress New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin isn #39;t coddling his prized rookie quarterback. After Eli Manning completed only six of 21 passes and threw two interceptions in Sunday #39;s
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Online sellers given fraud alert People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
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Packers face Rams in Monday nighter GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Brett Favre will be hoping his 200th consecutive start turns out better than his last two have against the St.
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NBA Wrap: Wade, O'Neal Lead Heat to 10th Win of Season NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dwayne Wade scored 25 points and Shaquille O'Neal tied a franchise record by making all nine of the shots he attempted as the Heat edged the Boston Celtics 106-104 in Miami Sunday.
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EADS Board Still Mulling New Airbus Jet The board of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. met Monday to consider plans to launch a new Airbus passenger jet that would rival Boeing Co.
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Waste management firms BFI Canada, IESI announce \$1.1 billion <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - BFI Canada Income Fund and IESI Corp. of Fort Worth, Tex., say they have agreed to a \$1.1-billion merger that will give IESI shareholders a 39 per cent stake in one of North America #39;s largest non-hazardous solid waste management companies.
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Red Sox Grab SI's Sportsman of the Year Honor NEW YORK, (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox, who ended an 86-year-old "curse" by winning the World Series in a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, have been named Sports Illustrated's 2004 Sportsmen of the Year.
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Iran Flip-Flopping on Nuclear Agreement The West is trying to bully Iran into giving up its nuclear program, Iran #39;s supreme leader said on Monday. Tehran once again appeared to be flip-flopping on its agreement
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Asean signs historic deal with China The Asean group of south-east Asian states sealed a historic trade pact with China today in the latest move towards a pan-Asian trade bloc that could rival the EU and the US.
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Sri Lanka mulls Tiger threat to return to war Colombo: Sri Lanka #39;s president and top aides were Monday studying the latest Tamil Tiger threat to return to their protracted war amid mounting tension in embattled regions, officials said.
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Nairobi Summit Urges More Progress to Ban Land Mines An international summit to assess how countries are complying with a convention banning land-mine use, production, stockpiling, and transfer is underway in Nairobi.
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Alpine Skiing: Super-G Win Puts Miller in Exclusive Club LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - American Bode Miller blitzed to victory in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, completing a weekend of career firsts to earn a place among Alpine skiing's all-time greats.
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Bears Set to Sign QB Jeff George CHICAGO, (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears are expected to sign quarterback Jeff George on Monday.
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Sony, IBM, Toshiba Give Details of 'Cell' Chip TOKYO (Reuters) - IBM <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">IBM.N</A>, Sony Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=6758.T qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">6758.T</A> and Toshiba Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=6502.T qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">6502.T</A> on Monday unveiled some key details on the powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly producing to run next-generation computers, game consoles and TVs.
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International Space Station Status Report: SS04-042 WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Expedition 10 crewmembers are back inside the International Space Station after taking a short ride this morning.
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Injury Forces Emmitt Out of Arizona Game TEMPE, Ariz., (Sports Network) - Arizona Cardinals running back Emmitt Smith left Sunday's 13-3 loss to the New York Jets in the first half with a sprained ankle.
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Toshiba Wins Support for HD DVD from 4 Film Studios TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and New Line Cinema, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD.
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Asean must fast-track integration Two of Southeast Asias newest leaders called for faster economic integration at an annual meeting Sunday, saying the region risked being trampled by China and India if it did not act.
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Swiss Referendum Allows Stem Cell Research A Swiss referendum to cancel the law on root cell use taken from human embryo, resulted. The 66 percent of Swiss participants in a public survey said they supported a law passed by the Swiss government in
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Video Games Teach More Than Hand-Eye Coordination WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Video games, often maligned as having little or no redeeming value, are becoming a way for firefighters, soldiers, currency traders and college administrators to hone their skills.
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Fighting Games Deliver Knocks for the Holidays PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) - Just as it's time to deck the halls, along comes a new crop of fighting games for people who love to deck the brawlers.
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Firm Intros Text-Friendly Coat for 2-Sided Discs NEW YORK (Billboard) - 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.
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Sony Unprepared for Flat TV Demand LONDON (Reuters) - Sony, the world's largest consumer-electronics group, is having trouble meeting soaring demand for flat televisions as its assembly lines did not gear up quickly enough, a senior official said on Friday.
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Chip Sales Rise 1.5 Pct in October from September NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a scant 1.5 percent in October, to \$18.8 billion from \$18.5 billion in September, as many chip users pared bloated inventories, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Friday.
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After a Decade, Philips Makes PCs Again AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - After an absence of a decade, Philips Electronics is making personal computers again, the company said on Thursday. The Netherlands-based electronics conglomerate, which abandoned the PC business in the early 1990s after suffering big losses, quietly introduced six models together with British retailer Dixons earlier this week.
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Canon Problems Ease Fears of LCD Glut TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan's Canon Inc. said on Thursday it had found problems with equipment for making liquid crystal displays (LCDs), boosting shares in LG.Philips and other LCD makers as fears of a supply glut eased.
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Nintendo Operating Profit Up 39 Percent TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. reported a 39.1 percent rise in operating profit for the first half on Thursday and raised its sales target for a new, keenly awaited portable game player.
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Bush Picks Kellogg #39;s Gutierrez as US Commerce Chief (Update1) President George W. Bush picked Carlos Gutierrez, who rose from being a political refugee from Cuba to chairman and chief executive of Kellogg Co.
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Black Friday pushes market into green Stock arrows point higher as retail sales Friday total more than \$8 billion. But Wal-Mart #39;s November sales stumble. After listless holiday trading last week, buyers are back in force this morning.
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Economy grows by 6.3 Editor #39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. BEATING most forecasts, the economy -- as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), the
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BFI Canada in \$1.1B waste management merger TORONTO - BFI Canada Income Fund of Toronto and IESI Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas have agreed to a \$1.1-billion deal to merge and create one of the largest non-hazardous solid waste management companies in North America.
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Coast to Coast, Different Views From the Top Technology's financial future looks pretty bright from the top floors of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, significantly more so than from the Intel executive suite in Santa Clara. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>
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Universal Pictures to adopt HD-DVD format MANHASSET, NY - Proponents of HD-DVD gained an ally Monday (Nov. 29), as film studio Universal Pictures announced it has adopted the format, with select titles available to consumers during the 2005 holiday season.
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Cell to Drive PS3 Sony and IBM are expected to start producing the Cell, a 4GHz chip the two companies have been working together on for the past three years.
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Liverpool 2 - 1 Arsenal .: 1000 #39;s of Liverpool fans have joined the best unofficial Liverpool FC website on the planet - why dont you? Neil Mellor scored with a blistering finish deep in injury time as Liverpool stunned Arsenal at Anfield.
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Rogers to buy SkyDome The 50,000-seat domed stadium opened in 1989 with a price tag of \$600 million, mostly funded by taxpayers. Rogers Communications announced the purchase from US-based Sportsco International in a news release Monday.
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Intelsat Satellite Loss Threatens Sale <p>\</p><p> PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A planned \$3.1 billion takeover of\satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. appears in jeopardy after an\electrical problem ruined one of the company's satellites.</p>
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Cracknell to take a year out James Cracknell, the double Olympic gold medal winning rower, confirmed today that he will take a year #39;s break the sport before deciding his long-term future.
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InfoWorld Announces 2005 Technology of the Year Awards Apple Xserve G5 won InfoWorld #146;s #147;Best Server Hardware #148; award and Mac OS X v10.3 Panther won the #147;Best Operating System #148; award. Jan 03
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Wal-Mart Falls 3 Pct on Forecast Cut NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A> shares fell 3 percent early Monday after the world's biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile Ghaznavi RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Monday carried out a succes sful test fire of its indigenously developed short range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-III Ghaznavi.
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Hamas leader signals it has halted attacks on Israelis A senior Hamas leader indicated today that the militant group is halting attacks on Israelis while the Palestinians prepare to choose a new leader, the latest sign of change following the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Asks Anglicans not to Condemn Homosexuals The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked conservative members of the Anglican Church not to belittle or harass homosexuals, a British newspaper reported Sunday.
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Dollar Firms as Focus Turns to U.S. Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar gained tentatively on Monday, recovering from last week's record low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to U.S. economic reports due later in the week.
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Merck Adopts Key Managers Benefits Plan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck Co. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MRK.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MRK.N</A>, whose shares have tumbled since the withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx, said on Monday it has adopted a severance benefits plan aimed at protecting key managers in the event the company is taken over or liquidated.
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UnitedHealth to Buy Definity Health CHICAGO (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=UNH.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">UNH.N</A> on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for \$300 million, as the No. 1 U.S. health insurer seeks to offer more health savings accounts, which give consumers incentives to rein in health costs.
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Airbus Enroute to Challenge Boeing's 7E7 MUNICH (Reuters) - Plane maker Airbus got tentative approval on Monday to market a new model to rival Boeing Co.'s 7E7 from parent firm EADS, which said a final decision was expected next month.
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Blue Chips Extend Losses, Wal-Mart Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blue-chip stocks extended losses on Monday as a disappointing start to holiday sales from the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A> weighed on sentiment.
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Planemaker Airbus Clears Another Hurdle Airbus got tentative approval on Monday to market a new model to rival Boeing Co. #39;s 7E7 from parent firm EADS, which said a final decision was expected next month.
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Investors tell Vietnam to do more The level of foreign investment in Vietnam is rising but foreign donors say the country's government needs to tackle corruption and improve infrastructure.
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Essbase 7X brings interactive BI to BPM For some 30 years, companies have envisioned arming executives with sets of diverse tools to easily define business objectives and view their ongoing progress. Companies pursuing this vision, now commonly known as BPM, can cobble together homemade solutions or lean on a single vendor, such as Hyperion, which has strengthened a key building block of its overall BPM solution.
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Atari Appoints James Caparro President and Chief Executive Officer Atari has appointed entertainment industry veteran James Caparro President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, it was announced today by Bruno Bonnell, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the Company.
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BFI Canada to Acquire IESI to Expand in US South (Update1) BFI Canada Income Fund, which owns a Canadian trash hauler, agreed to buy closely held IESI Corp. of Texas for C\$1.1 billion (\$930.3 million) in equity and debt to expand in the US South and Northeast.
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Sony, Partners Offer Glimpse Of New quot;Cell quot; Chip IBM, Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment, and Toshiba Corp. said Monday that the companies had quot;powered on quot; the first workstation designed around the collaboratively-designed quot;Cell quot; processor, which will begin pilot production next year.
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Bhopal survivors still short on medical treatment and compo The failure of the Indian Government and an American corporation to tackle the after-effects of one of the worst industrial accidents in history has left a legacy of continuing pollution
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Anglican Head Warns Against Homophobia Provoked by the rising rate of hate crimes against homosexuals in England, the Archbishop of Canterbury issued a 4 page letter warning the Anglican world against the language of hatred to gays.
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Gibbs to Look at Offense Coach Joe Gibbs says he thoroughly evaluate the Redskins, particularly an offense that finished among the league's worst, now that the season is over for Washington.
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Satellite Failure Hits Broadband Users StarBand is hoping to provide temporary dial-up access to affected customers.
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Bush taps Carlos Gutierrez to replace Evans WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush announced Monday that Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez would replace Don Evans as Commerce secretary, naming the first of many expected changes to his economic team.
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AstraZeneca #39;s Nexium Gets US Approval for New Use (Update1) AstraZeneca Plc, the UK #39;s second largest drugmaker, said US regulators approved its ulcer treatment Nexium for use in reducing the risk of stomach ulcers in patients taking certain painkillers
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GMail Fighting Spam with Oomph! GMail Fighting Spam with Oomph!\\GMail is already the seventh largest (1 month back) email service with roughly a million users. As and when it goes public, signups will increase exponentially. It will probably relegate Yahoo! Mail to the third spot and occupy the second spot by November next year (with ...
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Yahoo Update or Changes do to Clusters Yahoo Update or Changes do to Clusters\\There is a thread at WebmasterWorld named Yahoo Update? where members have noticed major shifts in Yahoo's search results pages for competitive keywords. GetBot in message number four says that he has been watching Yahoo! Search and noticed that Yahoo! has been serving up ...
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IBM, Sony Debut Cell Workstation Sony and IBM have introduced the first workstation based on the Cell processor, which they jointly developed in partnership with Toshiba.
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Saturn Pictures Seen from Near and Far - Saturn Pictures from <b>...</b> As Saturn grows closer through the eyes of the Cassini spacecraft, which is hurtling toward a rendezvous with the ringed world on June 30 (July 1, Universal Time), both Cassini and the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope snapped spectacular pictures of
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MSN Improves Search with Rosette Linguistic Analysis MSN Improves Search with Rosette Linguistic Analysis\\Found by way of a WebmasterWorld featured post, an article named Basis Technology Enhances Multilingual Search in MSN Search Engine. An other, more detailed article on this can be found at Yahoo! News, which is basically a copy of the offical press release.\\The Rosette ...
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Myskina Wins Three to Edge France for Fed Cup Victory In what many expected to be a 5-0 whitewash for the Russians, the Fed Cup finale came down to the final doubles match Sunday in Moscow, with Anastasia Myskina and Vera quot;The Crying Game quot; Zvonareva edging Marion quot;Roly Poly quot; Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6(5), 7
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PACKERS: Favre #39;s historic streak #39;incomprehensible #39; GREEN BAY - As he makes his unheard-of 200th consecutive regular-season start at quarterback tonight, Brett Favre is thankful his father, Irvin, taught him everything he knew about playing the position back at Hancock North Central High School in Kiln
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Seattle SuperSonics Team Report - November 29 (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 22 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 103-95 win over the Indiana Pacers at KeyArena.
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Yahoos New Front Page and Shortcuts Yahoo's New Front Page and Shortcuts\\I know this kinda stuff has to happen, but it makes me very sad. Yahoo has a new front page. Go look at it. It's at http://www.yahoo.com. See anything odd about the page? The odd thing I see is that the pointer to the directory ...
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Columnists: Seeds of Disaster Internet Explorer's problems can be traced to Microsoft's shortsightedness during the browser wars of the 1990s. Is the company sowing tomorrow's security woes today?\
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Sony, IBM and Toshiba reveal more Cell chip plans The four companies developing the Cell consumer electronics microprocessor have released first generation versions of a device not built on technology already in widespread use today.
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AMD unveils chip for portable video players Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) has developed a low-power chip that it thinks will make portable video players more compelling by reducing the time needed to transfer content to the devices. The company is expected to announce the chip at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Monday.
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Take part in your very own DDoS attack Lycos Europe has started to offer a controversial screensaver that floods spammers #39; servers with requests for info, similar to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
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Dollar Firms as Focus Turns to U.S. Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar firmed slightly against the euro on Monday, recovering from last week's record low and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to economic data due later in the week.
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Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce Post President Bush, left, announces that he has chosen Carlos Gutierrez, chief executive officer of the Kellogg Co., right, to be Secretary of Commerce, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
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Rising euro puts ECB in a fix FRANKFURT : As the euro continued to rise against the dollar, speculation intensified over whether the European Central Bank, meeting this week to set interest rates, would feel compelled to act either by intervening directly on the forex markets or by
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Fonterra slates National Foods Takeover target National Foods came in for a stinging attack yesterday from Fonterra strategy director Graham Stuart. In an aggressive move aimed at lowering market expectations of what Fonterra
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Cuba Releases at Least Four Dissidents (AP) AP - At least four of 75 Cuban dissidents arrested in a broad crackdown last year were released Monday without warning, friends, relatives and local rights activists said. The surprise move raised hopes for additional releases in the coming days.
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December 13 Titan Flyby Prelude to Landing The countdown is underway for the next flyby of the Saturian moon Titan for Monday, December 13, 2004 by the Cassini spacecraft expected to yield more detailed imaging
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NHL season nearing point of no return: Dryden CHARLOTTETOWN -- He #39;s long since traded his pads for politics. But, that doesn #39;t mean Ken Dryden has lost his love of the game.
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Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce Post (AP) AP - President Bush on Monday chose Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba who rose from truck driver to chief executive officer of Kellogg Co., to be secretary of Commerce.
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Jordan #39;s crown prince loses title: King Abdullahs son now seen <b>...</b> The 10-year-old son of King Abdullah II now stands as the legitimate heir to the Jordanian throne, after the monarch stripped his half-brother of the title of crown prince.
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Edwards to End Term With Farewell Tour (AP) AP - Democrat John Edwards is pondering his future as his tenure as a North Carolina senator winds down, but says even his campaign for vice president fit his view of public service.
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Column: Singh Poised for Overdue Players' Accolade LONDON (Reuters) - Just over 12 months ago, Vijay Singh controversially lost out to Tiger Woods in the battle for the 2003 PGA Tour players' player-of-the-year award.
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Sudan Threatens to Expel Two UK Aid Agency Heads KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan asked the country heads of two British aid agencies to leave the country, accusing them of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, government and aid officials said Monday.
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