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Head to Head They were not supposed to be in direct competition, but Robin van Persie and Kieran Richardson spent much of the night niggling at each other in the kind of spat that has | 1 |
It #39;s all downhill for Bode Miller There are few athletes as sure of their ability as Bode Miller. Now that nobody in the world is as fast as Miller -ot after three World Cup races, anyway | 1 |
Jol: Fredi ruined our Euro dream Martin Jol today blamed Fredi Kanoute for costing Tottenham their best chance of silverware this season. The striker conceded a penalty with an extraordinary handball during | 1 |
No. 5 Illini hammer No. 1 Demon Deacons Illinois #39; lead peaks at 32 points as it extends home streak to 35 victories over nonconference opponents. The Atlantic Coast Conference has won its five previous challenges with the Big Ten by an aggregate 27-17 record. | 1 |
NBA ROUNDUP: Suns win ninth in row Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash and Quentin Richardson each scored 21 points, and the host Phoenix Suns -- off to their best start in 24 years -- won their ninth in a row with a 120-101 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. | 1 |
Uganda wants peace talks abroad President Museveni says talks with rebels should only take place outside Uganda after a unilateral ceasefire ends. | 0 |
Samsung sees higher mobile profit Korean mobile maker Samsung says it expects profits to grow in 2005, but brokers warn that harsh competition could mean narrower margins. | 3 |
Diplomats back Annan after resignation calls Diplomats from several countries have expressed support for the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, after a call for his resignation over the UN role in the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme. | 0 |
Sharon faces new rebellion Israeli PM Ariel Sharon #39;s coalition faces possible collapse over a vote likely to force him to remake his government or call elections that would imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan. | 0 |
#39;Yes #39; camp claims victory in French Socialists #39; vote on EU <b>...</b> France #39;s opposition Socialist Party voted in favor of the European Union #39;s new constitution, party leaders said Thursday, boosting the chances of success for a national referendum and drawing jubilant praise from pro-EU forces across the continent. | 0 |
Skepticism warranted on Iran #39;s nuclear pact Iran has agreed to a plan by the UN #39;s atomic agency, saying it will halt uranium enrichment work. But the world must remain vigilant about that nation #39;s plans. | 0 |
Hassan #39;s fate still remains uncertain Sydney - Doubts over the fate of British aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq in October, increased on Wednesday after a newspaper reported that her dental records did not match a mutilated body believed to be hers. | 0 |
Chissano hopes legacy is Mozambique peace, prosperity Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano said on Thursday he was happy to quit as Mozambique #39;s leader and hoped to be remembered for securing peace and rapid economic growth in the once war-torn country. | 0 |
Bleidt maps out his trail of deceit In the hours before Bradford C. Bleidt's life unraveled, he attempted to tie up all his loose ends. In neat stacks of paper, topped with handwritten notes, he gave authorities a roadmap of his years of deceit. And in a tape to his wife, he tried to make sense of why their marriage had become so troubled. | 2 |
Wireless plan irks telecom giants A tiny Pennsylvania telecommunications company is raising the hackles of giants Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless LLC, offering consumers unlimited cellphone calls for a \$10 monthly premium by exploiting the carriers' unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling plans. | 2 |
Group: Most charities sell donor lists Most of the nation's charities are attempting to raise additional funds by selling the names of donors to marketing organizations or swapping mailing lists with other nonprofits, a charity watchdog group said yesterday. | 2 |
Mild weather forces oil price down The price of crude oil falls by more than a dollar in New York, as mild weather in northern US states eases demand for heating oil. | 0 |
At holidays,shop talk is ever-present Faster, Pussycat! Buy! Buy! That's a play on the title of one of schlockmeister Russ Meyer's most famous movies, ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! quot; But it might as well be the generic title for any number of Christmas retail stories pouring into the nation's newspapers, magazines, and television news shows at this time of year. | 2 |
Calpers replaces activist president Sean Harrigan, a longtime union official and one of the nation's most outspoken advocates for corporate governance reform, was ousted yesterday from his post as president of the \$177 billion California Public Employees Retirement System. | 2 |
Nintendo DS Game Player Makes Strong Japan Debut TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp.'s Playstation Portable. | 3 |
Economy picking up steam The US economy is gaining momentum, bolstered by home building, shipping, and even the beleaguered manufacturing sector, the Federal Reserve said yesterday in a newly upbeat assessment. | 2 |
Cereal-only restaurant looks to milk new format How's this for thinking outside the box: a cafe with jammies-clad servers pouring cereal day and night, topping it off with everything from fruit to malted milk balls, and serving it in quot;bowls quot; resembling takeout Chinese containers. | 2 |
Defense giant to increase its dividend Raytheon Co. said it plans to increase its dividend and repurchase \$700 million in shares. The Waltham-based aerospace and defense giant increased its annual dividend 10 percent to 88 cents a share from 80 cents, starting with the first quarter of 2005. Raytheon said its board also authorized \$700 million in share repurchases, which it expects to complete over 18 ... | 2 |
TAP agrees to \$150m settlement TAP Pharmaceutical Products has agreed to pay \$150 million to consumers and private insurers to settle claims they overpaid for its drug Lupron because the company artificially inflated the price. | 2 |
IBM Gathers Asian Backers for Its Power Chip Push SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=IBM.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">IBM.N</A> plans to unveil on Thursday a group of partners to promote its Power computer chips in a range of electronics, seeking to bring the community-minded innovation of Linux software to hardware. | 3 |
FDA panel backs drug from firm to be acquired by Genzyme Genzyme Corp.'s not-yet-completed \$1 billion acquisition of Ilex Oncology Inc. appeared to pay off yesterday when an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the agency approve Ilex's experimental cancer treatment for children with certain types of leukemia. | 2 |
Microsoft Unveils New Communication, Blog Tools SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSFT.O</A> unveiled on Wednesday a new set of Web-based services allowing users of its MSN service to publish and track each other's blogs, or online journals. | 3 |
Microsoft's Cut-Down Windows Set for More Markets SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSFT.O</A> said on Thursday it will begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system to three Asian countries and Russia within weeks, tapping developing markets as growth slows elsewhere. | 3 |
Winning, attitude Celtics coach Doc Rivers said quot;there really was no issue, quot; downplaying a heated exchange with Paul Pierce late in the fourth quarter. Pierce said nothing, atypically avoiding reporters after Boston defeated Milwaukee, 101-100, last night at the FleetCenter. | 1 |
Triple crown When Bode Miller sped down the Lake Louise course 14/100ths of a second faster than Hermann Maier last Sunday, it was a race for the record books. Not only had the Franconia, N.H., resident beaten Austria's famous ace and won on a course where he always has had trouble, but he also became the first male ... | 1 |
What's in the cards for this ace? To ante up, or not to ante up? That would appear to be the question for the Red Sox as they make an attempt to re-sign Pedro Martinez. | 1 |
Jets QB passes test, return near On his first day back under center with the first-team offense, Chad Pennington went for it all. | 1 |
On this night, Blount pays off There may have been times this season when you wondered if Mark Blount really was worth all the fuss, not to mention the \$38 million. Sunday night (6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 fouls, 18 minutes) might have been one of those times. Last night was not. | 1 |
Tech Firm to Acquire Intelligence Contractor SI International Inc. announced plans Wednesday to purchase for \$30 million in cash a Columbia company that specializes in technology work for defense intelligence agencies.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT> | 3 |
No. 5 Illinois storms past No. 1 Wake Forest Roger Powell Jr. scored 19 points, Dee Brown and Luther Head added 16 each, and No. 5 Illinois made No. 1 Wake Forest look more like a nonconference patsy in a 91-73 rout last night at Champaign, Ill. | 1 |
Tonight on TV Toledo (8-3) vs. Miami (ohio) When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at Ford Field, Detroit. TV: ESPN. | 1 |
'Tis the season to be greeted with silliness It is called, appropriately, quot;the silly season. quot; You'd be hard pressed to look at what's been going on in the world of pro golf and not break into a smile. Silly stuff, indeed. | 1 |
Title work to do Put on the hard hats, get the electricity flowing, and prepare to watch two games that have been works in progress for a while. | 1 |
Oil Price Drop Fuels Europe Stocks Gains (Reuters) Reuters - European shares opened higher on\Thursday, encouraged by Wall Street's powerful performance\overnight on the back of a slump in oil prices, while Swiss\Life rose after posting solid growth in premium income. | 2 |
Strobl top of heap in Cup run Austria's Olympic champion Fritz Strobl upstaged teammate Hermann Maier and American Bode Miller in yesterday's second training session for this week's men's World Cup downhill race. | 1 |
First lessons leave lasting impressions As I was having a romp with my 8-month-old grandson the other day, simultaneously being head-butted, drooled upon, and having tiny but sure-grip fingers working to rip out my eyeball, I had the sudden thought that in another winter -- oh, maybe two -- with any luck at all I'll have a hand in starting another little boy in a ... | 1 |
Dollar Plumbs New Lows Versus Euro, Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar sank to a record low against the euro and fell to its lowest level since January 2000 on the yen on Thursday as the market tested how far Japan and Europe would tolerate yen and euro gains on dollar weakness. | 2 |
Pistons ban two from arena Two men were banned from events at The Palace for what the Detroit Pistons say is their involvement in last month's NBA brawl. John Green and Charlie Haddad were sent letters informing them of the ban, which also includes events at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Pistons spokesman Matt Dobek said yesterday. The Clarkston site ... | 1 |
UPS to Pay \$100 Million for China Network BEIJING (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc. said on Thursday it will pay \$100 million to take over most of the international express delivery operations of its Chinese partner, Sinotrans. | 2 |
Samsung Faces Concerns Over Margins SEOUL (Reuters) - Concern over falling profit margins at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. grew on Thursday as the company said it was spending more on handset marketing and a top broker issued a "sell" rating on its stock for the first time in years. | 2 |
Dollar down on intervention doubt Fading hopes for intervention by European and Japanese central banks depress the dollar to new lows against the euro, yen and pound. | 2 |
Shopping Search Around the World Although U.S. based shopping search and product comparison services receive the lion's share of traffic, other services are emerging throughout the world that serve specific regions and countries with more localized information. | 3 |
Dollar Sets New Low Mark Against Euro The dollar dropped to a new record in European morning trading against the euro, which rose to \$1.3379 despite the threat of international intervention to stop the US curreny #39;s slide. | 2 |
Samsung Faces Concerns Over Margins Concern over falling profit margins at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. grew on Thursday as the company said it was spending more on handset marketing and a top broker issued a quot;sell quot; rating on its stock for the first time in years. | 2 |
Telstra to pick CEO, time sale TELSTRA #39;S board, not the Federal Government, would decide who would replace Ziggy Switkowski as its new chief executive, Prime Minister John Howard said today. | 2 |
Tariff ruling aids shrimpers WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department on Tuesday upheld a preliminary decision that Chinese and Vietnamese companies are dumping shrimp on the US market below cost. | 2 |
Schuettler First Seeded Casualty in Madras MADRAS, India (Reuters) - Germany's Rainer Schuettler became the first seeded casualty at the \$400,000 Chennai Open on Monday, knocked out by unfancied Frenchman Olivier Patience in the first round. | 1 |
Crude oil prices tumble the largest single-day decline in more than three years -- after the US government reported large increases in the | 2 |
UPS to buy out local partner #39;s share in China joint venture? <b>...</b> US express mail operator United Parcel Service Inc. will take direct control of a large share of its joint venture operations in China next year, the company said Thursday. | 2 |
From blogs to insurgents, 2004 #39;s most looked-up words follow the <b>...</b> SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The most asked for definition on Merriam-Webster #39;s Web site is for a word that #39;s not even in the dictionary. | 3 |
Van Persie Looks in the Clear Sir Alex Fergusons request for the Football Association to look at Robin van Persies alleged elbow at Kieran Richardson is set to be denied. | 1 |
Notre Dame #39;s Willingham just had too many bad Saturdays There has been much talk over the past 36 hours about how Notre Dame and its football program are now no different from any number of other college football #39;factories #39; littering the landscape. | 1 |
Searing Suns torch Cavs Suns managing owner Robert Sarver keeps finding out just how much Suns Chairman Jerry Colangelo knows about basketball. Before the season, when Phoenix was a borderline playoff team at best to many, Colangelo | 1 |
Jazz fails to unlock Key Twenty-four hours earlier, Danny Fortson was bickering his way toward a couple of technical fouls and an ejection, which he admitted cost his team a victory. | 1 |
Safin Pays Price for Late Arrival at Hopman Cup PERTH (Reuters) - Marat Safin paid the price for his later-than-scheduled arrival at the Hopman Cup as top seeds Russia suffered a shock defeat to Germany in their opening match on Monday. | 1 |
Australia #39;s Macquarie Commun Infrastructure Trading Halt SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australia #39;s Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG.AU), which is bidding in a consortium for NTL Inc. | 2 |
Security Council to Discuss Growing Congo Crisis The UN Security Council is to meet behind closed doors today on the crisis threatening to reawaken central Africas devastating six nation war in Congo, Africas third-largest nation. | 0 |
Body found in Falluja not Hassans ISN SECURITY WATCH (02/12/04) - The body of a Western woman found in Falluja was not that of Margaret Hassan, the director of CARE in Iraq who was abducted in mid-October and believed to have been executed a month later, the British Foreign Office said | 0 |
Can the US bring a viable democracy to Iraq in the next two years <b>...</b> The fighting in Fallujah, and daily terrorist attacks by Saddam loyalists and Islamist extremists, paint a grim picture of today #39;s Iraq. | 0 |
Sun Might Have Exchanged Hangers-On With Rival Star The Sun may have captured thousands or even millions of asteroids from another planetary system during an encounter more than four billion years ago, astronomers are reporting. | 3 |
Evidence on Cold Fusion Remains Inconclusive, New Review Finds In a new review of cold fusion - the claim that energy can be generated by running electrical current through water - the Department of Energy released a report on Wednesday that says the evidence remains inconclusive. | 3 |
For Wildlife With Wanderlust, Their Own Highway A corridor of the wild through the high country of North America - Yellowstone to Yukon - is becoming a reality. | 3 |
Isidore Edelman, 84, Columbia Scientist Who Led Genome Center, Dies Dr. Isidore S. Edelman was a versatile scientist and administrator who directed and helped found the Columbia Genome Center at Columbia University. | 3 |
More Evidence That Internet Marketing Is Hot Again In another consolidation in the hot-again business of Internet advertising, Web video specialist Viewpoint has agreed to buy Unicast Communications. | 3 |
Pennsylvania Limits Cities in Offering Net Access In a victory for Verizon Communications, a law will make it harder for cities to build Internet networks that compete with major telecommunications providers. | 3 |
Sharon Says Will Seek Coalition with Labor (Reuters) Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\said Thursday he would seek a coalition with Shimon Peres's\Labor Party and pledged to press ahead with a planned Gaza\pullout. | 0 |
Flood-Hit Filipinos Seek Safety as Typhoon Nears (Reuters) Reuters - Residents of flood-hit\Philippine towns scrambled to higher ground Thursday as the\most powerful typhoon this year threatened to cause more\destruction after floods and landslides killed up to 600\people. | 0 |
German Unemployment Rises in November (AP) AP - Germany's unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in November as the country's economy continued to plod along with near-zero growth, the government said. | 0 |
Philly Folly on Packers' Minds (AP) AP - So much of the Green Bay Packers' season has been predicated on fixing what went wrong on their infamous fourth-and-26 failure in Philadelphia. | 1 |
Brown Players Relieved After Davis Leaves (AP) AP - With music blaring in the suddenly upbeat Cleveland locker room, Browns defensive end Kenard Lang and other players called coach Butch Davis' resignation a welcome change. | 1 |
Report: Giambi Testified He Used Steroids (AP) AP - New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. | 1 |
Philippine Flood Victims Lose Hope as Storm Nears (Reuters) Reuters - The tides of mud carved a random trail of\destruction through Philippine towns, robbing already\impoverished residents of children, houses and hope. | 0 |
Passenger sues Qantas, British Airways over DVT, stroke (AFP) AFP - A Sydney businessman brought a landmark case against Qantas and British Airways claiming compensation for deep vein thrombosis he developed on board a flight and which led to a stroke. | 0 |
Locke May Stay Longer As Wash. Governor (AP) AP - Lame-duck Gov. Gary Locke may not be limping off into the sunset. If the slugfest between Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire doesn't produce a new governor by the scheduled Jan. 12 inauguration, Locke may have to stick around. | 0 |
Flood-Hit Filipinos Seek Safety as Typhoon Nears REAL, Philippines (Reuters) - Residents of flood-hit Philippine towns scrambled to higher ground Thursday as the most powerful typhoon this year threatened to cause more destruction after floods and landslides killed up to 600 people. | 0 |
Heavy Rain, Low Turnout Overshadow Mozambique Poll MAPUTO (Reuters) - Heavy rains and apparent low turnout cast a shadow over Thursday's second day of Mozambican elections for a successor to veteran President Joaquim Chissano. | 0 |
Mortar Blasts in Baghdad Kill One, Wound Several BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Guerrillas fired a mortar barrage into central Baghdad Thursday, killing at least one Iraqi and wounding 11, police at the scene of the blasts said. | 0 |
UK MP wins Saddam libel case MP George Galloway wins libel case against the Telegraph over claims he took money from Saddam Hussein. | 0 |
Sluggish economy hits German jobs Unemployment in Germany rises for the tenth straight month as growth remains sluggish despite a revival in domestic demand. | 2 |
Russian minister against Gazprom buying Yukos unit: reports MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia #39;s economy minister German Gref is trying to halt plans for the Gazprom monopoly to bid for the main production unit of embattled Yukos, but is unlikely to succeed, analysts said. | 2 |
NTL to sell masts in 1.3bn deal Britain #39;s largest cable company, NTL, is to sell its network of communication masts and towers in a deal worth almost 1.3bn, it was announced today. | 2 |
Retailers seek to block textile limits A coalition of US retailers including Liz Claiborne and JC Penney filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the Commerce Department from imposing curbs on imports of textiles and clothing from China. | 2 |
IBM to Power China IBM this week pitched its Power processor family as a de facto standard for consumer electronics, cars, communications kit and computers by launching a consortium to promote the platform to Far Eastern manufacturers. | 3 |
Ferguson upset at Van Persie elbow Alex Ferguson has urged the FA to punish Arsenal #39;s Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow during last night #39;s Carling Cup quarter-final. | 1 |
Irish players support Ty, rip firing SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Despite voting to play in the Insight Bowl, the Notre Dame football players didn #39;t mask their shock and outrage over the sudden firing of coach Tyrone Willingham after only three seasons. | 1 |
Deng, Bulls wear down Bryant, get a home win When Kobe Bryant scored 9 consecutive points early in the fourth quarter, it looked as though the Bulls had no hope of beating the Lakers on Wednesday night. | 1 |
Same story for Wildcats After a game about as artful as a dime-store novel, Virginia coach Pete Gillen turned to literature to express the trying time his No. | 1 |
Garcia brings Christmas to Sun City It #39;s always a festive time of year at Sun City when the Nedbank Golf Challenge gets underway, and defending champion Sergio Garcia, always an enthusiastic participant in South Africa #39;s premier golf tournament, joined the spirit of proceedings with a | 1 |
Six Are Charged in Finnish Telecom Probe (AP) AP - The former chief executive of Sonera and five other people were charged Monday with gross violation of Finland's communications secrecy laws, following an investigation into the telecommunications company. | 0 |
Sharon says will seek coalition with Labour Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will seek a governing coalition with Shimon Peres #39;s Labour Party and pledged to press ahead with a planned Gaza pullout. | 0 |
Serb Not an Assassin, Just an Angry Driver What was first believed to be an assassination attempt against President Boris Tadic of Serbia on Tuesday night was actually a case of road rage by a driver | 0 |
EU to begin peacekeeping mission in Bosnia The European Union is beginning its biggest ever military operation when it takes over peacekeeping duties in Bosnia from NATO. Some 7,000 soldiers from more than 30 countries, including non-EU states Canada | 0 |
NI deal #39;possible soon #39; A political agreement in Northern Ireland could be reached by the middle of next week, the leader of the moderate Alliance Party has said. | 0 |
UN Lacks Right to Inspect Sites in Iran -- Diplomats (Reuters) Reuters - Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear\watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran\that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they\lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told\Reuters. | 0 |
Dollar losing streak continues as euro hits new highs (AFP) AFP - The dollar tumbled to new all-time lows against the euro, a 12-year nadir against sterling and a near five-year trough against the yen, buckling under the weight of the US twin deficits. | 0 |
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