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More Leeds United Stories Sebastien Sainsbury is back in the running to take over Leeds just over a fortnight after being told by chairman Gerald Krasner his bid was dead in the water.
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Cricket-ICC anti-corruption team to probe Nairobi tournament Cricket-Kiwis cling on as Aussies go for the jugular 11-29-2004, 09:02 ADELAIDE, Australia, Nov 29 (AFP) - New Zealand kept an eye on the weather to save them as they frustrated Australia #39;s efforts to wrap up another fast-tracked victory in the second
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Blue Jays to buy SkyDome for \$21.24 million The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team #39;s ballpark, for about \$21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about \$375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.
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BCS: Auburn stuck at 3; Texas closing in on Cal com. With less than one week to go until the release of the final BCS standings, USC and Oklahoma are all but assured of going to the Orange Bowl if they both win their final games Saturday
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Browns lose LB Andra Davis for season Cleveland Browns linebacker Andra Davis will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee during Sunday #39;s loss against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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China mine blast toll rises to 50 as hopes for missing workers <b>...</b> CHENJIASHAN MINE, China : The death toll from a blast in a north China coal mine rose to 50 after more than 20 bodies were found as hopes of finding alive another 116 trapped workers all but vanished.
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Sharon in a spot George W. Bush is a product of the Wild West myth. He sees himself as the fast-drawing sheriff who kills the bad guys and maintains order in town.
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Dalai Lama arrives in Russia ELISTA, Nov. 29. - The Dalai Lama, smiling modestly at his admirers, began his first visit to Russias Buddhists today after Moscow abruptly reversed its refusal to grant the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader entry.
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Nairobi Summit Urges More Progress to Ban Land Mines Diplomats from countries that have signed a treaty banning land-mine use, production, stockpiling, and transfer are assessing the accord #39;s impact at a conference in Nairobi.
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Aznar denies Iraq link, defends role in wake of Madrid bombings MADRID (AFP) - Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar rejected the idea that the Madrid train bombings stemmed from his backing for the war in Iraq and told a parliamentary inquiry into the attacks that terrorist groups were inextricably linked.
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ACC Ties Record With Seven Top 25 Teams (AP) AP - Virginia moved into The Associated Press' men's college basketball Top 25 Monday, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference a record-tying seven teams in the poll.
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Aznar Denies Madrid Bombs Were Linked to Iraq War (Reuters) Reuters - Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar\said Islamic militants tried to use the Madrid train bombings\to oust the pro-U.S. ruling party from power in Spain, but not\because of its support for the Iraq war.
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Source: Stanford Fires Coach Teevens (AP) AP - Stanford football coach Buddy Teevens was fired after three straight losing seasons, an athletic department source said Monday on condition of anonymity.
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BoSox OK Deal With Catcher Doug Mirabelli (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with backup catcher Doug Mirabelli, who would become the first of the World Series champions' 16 free agents to re-sign.
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Falcons Sign Crumpler to Contract Extension (Reuters) Reuters - The Atlanta Falcons\Monday signed Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler to a six-year\contract extension.
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Boggs Heads 2005 Hall of Fame Ballot (Reuters) Reuters - Five-time American\League batting champion Wade Boggs, two-time NL batting champ\Willie McGee and former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell are\among 12 first-year candidates on the 2005 Baseball Hall of\Fame ballot.
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Austrian Men's Team Gets Female Goalie (AP) AP - Barbara Zemann is a banker by trade. Now she's the first female to play for an Austrian men's hockey team.
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Boggs Heads 2005 Hall of Fame Ballot COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs, two-time NL batting champ Willie McGee and former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell are among 12 first-year candidates on the 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
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USC Strengthens BCS No. 1 Hold; Oklahoma No. 2 PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and Oklahoma are still the top teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings, while Auburn remained third and on the outside looking in at the national championship game with one week remaining in the regular season.
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Jeff George Signs with Bears CHICAGO (Sports Network) - After much speculation, the Chicago Bears officially signed quarterback Jeff George to a one-year contract on Monday.
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Cards' Smith Sidelined; Navarre to Start at QB TEMPE, Ariz. (Sports Network) - The Arizona Cardinals will have a new look in their backfield for this Sunday's game against Detroit because running back Emmitt Smith is sidelined with a sprained toe and rookie John Navarre will start at quarterback.
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Gatlin, Hayes Earn Jesse Owens Awards PORTLAND, Ore. (Sports Network) - Olympic medalists Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes Monday were named the winners of the 2004 Jesse Owens Awards by USA Track Field.
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One Month Later, Fight Over Ohio Continues (AP) AP - Nearly a month after John Kerry conceded Ohio to President Bush, complaints and challenges about the balloting are mounting as activists including the Rev. Jesse Jackson demand closer scrutiny to ensure the votes are being counted on the up-and-up.
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Aznar Denies Madrid Bombs Were Linked to Iraq War MADRID (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said Islamic militants tried to use the Madrid train bombings to oust the pro-U.S. ruling party from power in Spain, but not because of its support for the Iraq war.
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Ukraine President Bows to Pressure, Backs New Vote KIEV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, bowing to mass street protests and international pressure, on Monday backed a new presidential election to end a crisis that is tearing the nation apart.
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Al Qaeda's Zawahri Says Will Keep Fighting U.S. DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to attack the United States until Washington changed its policies toward the Muslim world.
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Crude Futures Trade Above \$49 After Norwegian Supply Snag Crude oil futures rose to within a quarter of \$50 a barrel Monday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies against the fact that temperatures have been mild in recent weeks.
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Court throws out apartheid cases A New York judge throws out legal cases against more than 30 firms, accused of having aided the apartheid-era South African Government.
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Miller, Maier play down talk of rivalry LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Ken Read says the battle between Bode Miller and Hermann Maier for Alpine skiing World Cup supremacy represents one of the sporting worlds great rivalries.
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Schalk faces media frenzy London - The long-awaited clash between the Barbarians and the All Blacks in Cardiff on Saturday has been given a huge shot in the arm with the news that the Springboks have given the world #39;s best rugby player, flanker Schalk Burger, permission to play
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Blue Jays agree to buy SkyDome The Toronto Blue Jays are buying the stadium they #39;ve been playing in for 16 years. The baseball team announced Monday it has reached an agreement to purchase the SkyDome from Sportsco International.
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Falcons sign Crumpler to contract extension Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons Monday signed Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler to a six-year contract extension.
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Cavs place Scott Williams on injured list Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers placed forward/center Scott Williams on the injured list with patella tendinitis in his left knee.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Medical Use of Marijuana While it is risky to predict how the justices will decide, some expressed skepticism today about the case.
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U-Va. Nears Bowl Bid The ACC is close to finalizing a deal that would send Virginia to the Dec. 28 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., where they would likely play Oklahoma State.
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Is Santa Skipping Wal-Mart? Plus, few defectors in the wireless war, and Overstock's locked and loaded.
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UnitedHealth Getting Healthier UnitedHealth Group buys Definity Health, which offers consumer-driven options.
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China GM = 100 Gain When was the last time a consumer cyclical stock in the auto and truck parts segment soared over 100 in a single day? Today. China Automotive Systems (Nasdaq: CAAS) announced today that its 51
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Univision, Nielsen Drop People Meters #39; Litigation (Update1) Univision Television Group dropped a suit seeking to stop Nielsen Media Research Inc. from using a new television ratings system in Los Angeles that Univision said undercounts Hispanic viewers.
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Russia slashes \$9 billion from Iraq debt Russia will slash at least \$9.5 billion of Iraq #39;s debt to Moscow, Interfax news agency reported Monday. Iraq #39;s debt to Russia will be reduced to \$700 million to \$1 billion
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Investing in Car Culture Jeff Hwang is back from a car show with three investment ideas, presented in a two-part series.
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Kazaa Trial Starts Down Under A closely watched trial that could have far-reaching implications for the person-to-person (P2P) industry has gotten underway in Australia, where the entertainment industry is seeking to prove
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Toshiba Wins HD DVD Support from 4 in Hollywood Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four Hollywood studios, advancing
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Musharraf Sees 'Light at End of Tunnel' with India <p></p><p> BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Pakistani President PervezMusharraf said on Monday there were prospects for resolving alldisputes with India, including over Kashmir, through peacetalks now under way.</p>
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Trump's Rough Edge The Apprentice candidates get caffeinated and catty and make the cola wars look like tea time.
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French conservatives vie for party loyalty A close ally of President Jacques Chirac was appointed Monday to head France #39;s powerful Finance Ministry, in a signal the French President has no intention of serving as lame duck
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Wi-Fi Planet highlights multichannel access points This weeks Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo will highlight the increasing variety and sophistication of WLAN technology for the enterprise.
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New file system constrains Treo 650 storage capacity The change to flash memory from DRAM (dynamic RAM) for PalmOne's new Treo 650 smart phone appears to have had the unintended consequence of reducing the amount of memory that is actually available to users. As a result, PalmOne plans to offer a free 128MB expansion card to Treo 650 purchasers to get around the problem, the company said Monday.
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FCC threatens to investigate SBC SBC Communications Inc., the second-biggest US local telephone company, was warned by the top communications regulator against using tariffs on Internet phone calls to hamper competition.
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Bennett agrees to contract Catcher Gary Bennett agreed Monday to a one-year contract with the Washington-bound Expos. Bennett, 32, fulfills the team #39;s need for a backup to Brian Schneider.
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Bears, Cardinals latest to jump starters Another week in the NFL and, as has been the case lately, another week of quarterback roulette. As anticipated, three-year veteran Chad Hutchinson will start Sunday for the Chicago Bears
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Packers Glad They Get Rams at Lambeau The Green Bay Packers finally have the St. Louis Rams right where they want them: at Lambeau Field, on grass, in freezing weather.
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Eta train bomb theory gathers pace Nine months after 191 people were killed by radical Islamists in the Madrid train bombings, a right-wing conspiracy theory which claims the Basque separatist group Eta must have been involved is beginning to take root.
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Kazaa owner in Australian copyright battle Sharman Networks, distributor of the software behind popular peer-to-peer service Kazaa, went on trial in Australia today, in the latest copyright battle between the music industry and file-sharing service providers.
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Canada #39;s current account surplus shrinks OTTAWA - Canada #39;s current account surplus showed the first drop in almost two years in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said Monday.
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US-Russian crew re-docks spaceship at space station The crew of the international space station has successfully re-docked a spaceship at a new port. Today #39;s maneuver is in preparation for two upcoming spacewalks.
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Falcons Sign Crumpler to Contract Extension FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons Monday signed Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler to a six-year contract extension.
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Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush on Monday chose\Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co , as\his nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a\Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet.
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GM, Ford See Weak Sales, Production Cuts (Reuters) Reuters - General Motors Corp. and Ford\Motor Co. are expected to announce further cuts in\vehicle production levels this week as they move to trim\inventories of unsold cars and trucks following weak sales,\analysts said.
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Saudi Arabia insists high oil prices no threat to world economic growth (AFP) AFP - Red-hot oil prices during 2004, stoked by a surge in global demand and worries about disruptions to supplies, are not harming world economic growth, Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi insisted.
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Oil Up on Winter Worries, Norway Outage LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose Monday as a gas leak closed a large Norwegian North Sea oil field and the threat of a colder-than-normal U.S. winter fueled worries about low heating oil stocks.
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Blue Chips Edge Down, Apple Lifts Tech NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blue-chip stocks fell slightly on Monday after No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A> reported lower-than-expected Thanksgiving sales, while technology shares were lifted by a rally in Apple Computer Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AAPL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AAPL.O</A>.
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Willis Hires Top Marsh Exec, Stock Rises NEW YORK (Reuters) - Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WSH.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WSH.N</A> on Monday said it hired a top executive from embattled rival Marsh McLennan Cos. Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MMC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MMC.N</A>.
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Bombardier Falls After Ebersol Jet Crash MONTREAL (Reuters) - Shares of Bombardier Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BBDb.TO target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BBDb.TO</A> fell 4 percent to a year low on Monday, one day after a fatal crash involving one of its business jets.
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Treasuries Trip Lower NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt took a nosedive on Monday as the breaking of key technical levels added momentum to an early burst of speculative selling.
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US vows to stick to dollar policy Sharp falls on the currency markets have not jolted Washington's commitment to a strong dollar, the Treasury says.
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Wal-Mart Falls 3 Pct on Forecast Cut Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 3 percent early Monday after the world #39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.
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Singapore and S. Korea in trade pact VIENTIANE, Laos South Korea and Singapore have concluded a free trade agreement at a regional summit meeting in Laos, the South Korean government announced on Monday.
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Russia hopes to repay \$10 bn foreign debt in 2005 Russia hopes to repay early \$10 billion or more in debts to the Paris Club of sovereign lenders and the IMF next year, a Finance Ministry source told Reuters on Monday.
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Sony Discloses Details on Computer Chip (AP) AP - A long-awaited microprocessor developed by IBM Corp., Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. will go into early production next year and start appearing in video game consoles, high-definition TVs and home servers in 2006, the companies said Monday.
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Firefox browser sees surge in use A sudden, measurable decline in market share in any product over the course of a few months says something, even if that product is one whose producer still holds about 90 of the market in question.
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Space Station Crew Clears Path for Space Walks The crew of the International Space Station Monday repositioned their Soyuz rescue capsule to clear the way for two space walks planned in the coming weeks.
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PalmOne moves to ease Treo 650 memory gripes In an effort to address customer complaints about the Treo 650 #39;s memory capacity, handheld maker PalmOne will provide a software update for the smart phone #39;s memory.
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Microsoft opts against SP5 for Windows 2000 com November 29, 2004, 1:22 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon.
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Henry favoured for FIFA award Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko are set to fight it out for the honour of being named as the FIFA World Player of the Year next month.
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Three into two Three into two rarely goes. Graeme Souness has done his best to test that theory by playing Alan Shearer, Craig Bellamy and Patrick Kluivert together, but the striking situation at Newcastle has only reinforced that adage.
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Woolmer says Pakistan aim to surprise Australia Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer says captain Inzamam-ul-Haq #39;s young side will rely on talent to overcome inexperience in the upcoming three-test series against Australia.
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Red Sox reach agreement with catcher Doug Mirabelli The Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with backup catcher Doug Mirabelli, who would become the first of the World Series champions #39; 16 free agents to re-sign.
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Google Desktop Search Add-On Brings Battle Closer to Microsoft (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Google has developed an add-on for the desktop search tool it unveiled last month. Called gdSuite, it gives its search function a Windows-like interface, Gartner research director Allen Weiner tells NewsFactor.
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Studios Support Toshiba's DVD Format (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - It is a race that echoes the Beta versus VHS format competition of the 1980s. Only this time the technology is high-definition DVDs, and the stakes are even higher.
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Wi-Fi Planet highlights multichannel access points (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - This week #8217;s Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo will highlight the increasing variety and sophistication of WLAN technology for the enterprise.
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FSF Faces New GPL Challenges (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - After 13 years, the Free Software Foundation will update the GPL, and the to-do list is a long one.
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Major I.T. Crash Hits UK Government Department (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - A routine software upgrade of Microsoft-based desktop computers led to the crash of around 40,000 machines at the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions last week.
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Research: PC Market Poised for Shakeup (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Three top 10 PC manufacturers -- \IBM (NYSE: IBM), Hewlett-Packard and one unnamed company -- may abandon the market in the next three years as consolidation takes hold, according to recent research from Gartner.
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Brain Scan Shows Differences in Truth, Lying (Reuters) Reuters - Brain scans show that the brains of\people who are lying look very different from those of people\who are telling the truth, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Tiny Fuel Particles Cause Heart Attacks, Group Says (Reuters) Reuters - Tiny air-born particles released by\burning fossil fuels are reducing the average human life span\across Europe and North America by eight months, a leading\research body said on Monday.
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How Collisions Shaped an Asteroid (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Next Fourth of July, NASA will slam a heavy probe the size of a garbage can \ into a comet, purposely carving a football-field sized crater for inspection. \ As for nbsp;what exactly nbsp;will happen, nbsp;however, nobody really knows.
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Coral Thrives on Sunken WWII Ships in Gulf (AP) AP - A University of Alabama scientist and other researchers have found coral growing at extreme depths in the Gulf of Mexico #151; on several ships sunk during World War II by Nazi submarines.
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ISS Crew Successfully Redocks Soyuz Spacecraft (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - 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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Sudan Delays Expulsion of British Aid Agency Heads KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan decided to postpone a decision to expel the country heads of two British aid agencies on Monday, citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds, the state minister for humanitarian affairs said.
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Orange Revolution After many years under the rule of the corrupted government there is a new hope for Ukraine: the new presidential elections. Among 28 candidates the 2 primary are the opposition candidate Victor Yushchenko (reformer which served as the Prime Minister in the past and was allegedly poisoned 1 month before the first tour of the elections) and the government's candidate Victor Yanukovich (twice convicted in the past of rape and organized robbery, currently serving as the Prime Minister, having strong ties with mafia clans and holding in iron fist authorities across Ukraine).
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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 revealed their plans for the powerful new "Cell" processor the three are jointly producing to run next-generation computers, game consoles and televisions.
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Toshiba Wins HD DVD Support from 4 in Hollywood TOKYO (Reuters) - 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 said it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four Hollywood studios, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD.
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Sun Micro Agrees to Buy Closely Held SevenSpace SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=SUNW.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">SUNW.O</A> has agreed to acquire closely held SevenSpace Inc., adding to Sun's managed services offerings, the network computer maker said on Monday.
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The Moon Eclipses Jupiter Mark your calendar. On Tuesday, Dec. 7th, about an hour before sunrise, the crescent Moon will eclipse Jupiter.
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Dollar Worries Send Dow to Close Down 46 Stocks finished mixed in a volatile session Monday as investors worried that the continued fall of the US dollar would spur inflation and hurt the overall economy.
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SCO Web site hack mocks company #39;s legal claims Malicious hackers have compromised The SCO Group #39;s Web page twice in as many days, posting messages that appear to mock the company #39;s claims to own parts of the Linux operating system.
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World Cup skiing Miller #39;s career headed downhill AKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller gave up one-hundredth of a second through the first interval yesterday then stormed through a 2-mile downhill course to win by nearly a full second.
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Thailand urges global landmine fund at first review of <b>...</b> Thailand called for a global fund to finance landmine removal and aid for victims Monday at the first five-year review of the international treaty to ban landmines.
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2005 Predictions \\It turns out that the only prediction I made in 2004 isn't going to come true.\\I bet that Dell would ship a version of Linux. I doubt they will now.\Honestly they seemed like the leading candidate considering their entry into the\MP3 market at the time.\\I still think that sooner or later someone is going to pull their head out of\the sand and realize how amazing Linux could be as a desktop. All they have to\do is turn the OS into an appliance and bundle Open Office. You'll then have a\niche somewhere between OSX and Windows.\\There are still some fatal flaws here. You can't go into Walmart and buy\software for Linux. Maybe this is the nail in the coffin. I don't know. Maybe\it will ...\\
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