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Record-smashing Kumble slams critics DHAKA - Leading Indian wicket-taker Anil Kumble yesterday brushed aside criticism over his unique bowling style, saying he is a leg-spinner with a difference. | 1 |
Hawks 88, Pistons 72 Rookie Josh Smith replaced Kenny Anderson at point guard and had career highs of 12 points and four blocks in his first NBA start as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Detroit Pistons 88-72 Friday night. | 1 |
UN envoy to Iraq discusses elections with top US official WASHINGTON - The United Nations special envoy to Iraq met with US Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage Friday to discuss Iraqs January elections, the State Department said. | 0 |
Turkmen leader reburies relatives Turkmen president moves the remains of his family to a newly-built mausoleum in his home village. | 0 |
Crawford Financial Resources Inc Small wine producers seek Supreme Court #39;s help in allowing them to make direct shipments to wine-lovers in other states. VIRGINIA WINE makes a great holiday gift, but if the state #39;s wineries send it to your | 2 |
Sharon to form new coalition AL QUDS, Dec 10: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon moved swiftly on Friday to forge a national unity government after winning approval to reshape his coalition and crushing internal opposition to his Gaza pullout plan. | 0 |
Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. (AP) AP - A battery developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial that delivers 1.5 times the power of a regular alkaline battery is going on sale in the United States and Europe in April 2005. | 3 |
Justices Agree to Hear Case on Sharing of Music Files The Supreme Court, accepting urgent pleas from the recording and film industries, agreed on Friday to decide whether the online services that enable copyrighted songs | 3 |
Spam-happy shoppers love stolen software Online shoppers are still willing to buy products advertised in spam, indicating that the problem is unlikely to desist anytime soon, a new survey shows. | 3 |
Nextel, Sprint Close to Merger (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation's third-biggest mobile-phone company and could bring significant changes to Nextel's Reston headquarters. | 3 |
Griffin would welcome White into exclusive club If Jason White is named the Heisman Trophy winner he will be one of two players who have gotten the prestigious award twice. Former Ohio State tailback Archie Griffin is the only player to | 1 |
Kidd Says Hello, Then Ruins Scott #39;s Return There might not be much love between Nets #39; captain Jason Kidd and his former coach, Byron Scott. But Kidd obviously wanted to make sure everybody on press row | 1 |
US soldier guilty of murdering unarmed Iraqi BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US soldier is expected to be sentenced after being found guilty of murder for shooting to death a severely wounded Iraqi civilian, while the US army pressed its sole supplier of armored Humvees to increase production amid a growing | 0 |
Terps Falter Again Maryland men's soccer team loses in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament for the third straight year, this time 3-2 to Indiana in overtime. | 1 |
T'wolves Drop Kings Kevin Garnett narrowly misses a triple-double with 35 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists as Minnesota outlasts Sacramento, 113-105, on Friday night. | 1 |
Codejack's really hot chili It's winter again, and that means chili time. There's not much better than coming in out of the cold to a good hot (hot!) bowl of chili, preferably served over macaroni with grated cheddar cheese on top. Now, everyone makes chili differently, so of course no one is actually going to follow my recipe exactly, but that's all right. If you want inferior chili, that's your right as an American. Foreigners, you may be out of luck, but then, do you have any business making chili, anyway? This applies to Californians and New Englanders, too. | 3 |
British Guantanamo Detainee Details Abuse Claims LONDON (Reuters) - A British man held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba says he was shackled so long he wet himself and was forced to clean up his own urine, the Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday. | 0 |
Red Cross Warns of Fallujah Risks The organization said that since a U.S. assault last month, sewage was flowing in the streets and hundreds of bodies apparently lay in a warehouse. | 0 |
Bank of America to add 300 jobs Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will bring 300 more jobs to Boston as part of its wealth management unit. | 2 |
Prospect of deal triggers concerns Reports that Sprint Corp. may be close to a \$36 billion takeover of Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday alarmed consumer advocates, who predicted it would lead to less competition and higher prices for wireless service. | 2 |
Diverging Fortunes, Tied to the Dollar Europe fears its exports will be choked off by the dollar's decline, while American manufacturers are rejoicing. | 2 |
Justices to Hear Case on Sharing of Music Files The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether online services can be held liable for enabling copyrighted songs and movies to be shared freely. | 2 |
Sprint Near Deal to Buy Nextel -Sources (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. is close to\an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about #36;35\billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and | 2 |
Cut by OPEC doesn #39;t slow the drop in crude #39;s price OPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off. | 2 |
Jetliner is first US one to land in Vietnam since war #39;s end For the first time since the Vietnam War ended, a US commercial airliner landed in Vietnam on Friday night, marking another milestone in the improving relations between two former enemies. | 2 |
Delphi to Eliminate an Additional 8,500 Jobs Delphi, the world #39;s largest auto parts maker, said Friday that it would cut nearly 5 percent of its work force, or 8,500 jobs, as it copes with the declining fortunes | 2 |
Realtors #39; big red kettle aids Target-less ringers Dismayed that Target stores have banned Salvation Army bell ringers, two Ahwatukee Foothills Realtors are bringing the biggest red kettle they can find to their office today and inviting donations. | 2 |
Netflix CEO rates Blockbuster, Amazon threats Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings said on Friday that Blockbuster has more to lose in the war for online DVD renters than emerging foe Amazon. | 2 |
Bank of America to add 300 jobs Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will bring 300 more jobs to Boston as part of its wealth management unit. The decision comes after the bank agreed | 2 |
Huge Boeing rocket prepared for liftoff today One of the most powerful rockets since The Boeing Co. #39;s Saturn 5 hurled astronauts to the moon more than three decades ago is set to blast away from Cape Canaveral today, weather permitting. | 3 |
Meteor show will reach peak Monday night One of the year #39;s best meteor showers reaches a peak Monday when, weather permitting, you can expect to see dozens of meteors an hour shooting across the sky. | 3 |
Williams a timid challenger? Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he #39;ll try to beat a mountain. Don #39;t bet against the mountain. Williams is the burly British | 1 |
Pompey targets Strachan The managerial merry-go-round shows no signs of stopping, with former Southampton boss Gordon Strachan now the favourite to replace new Saints manager Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth. | 1 |
NBA Wrap: Hawks Stun Injury-Plagued Pistons Tony Delk and Predrag Drobjnak both scored 16 points as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons 88-72 in National Basketball Association play Friday in Auburn Hills. | 1 |
Seven year old Palestinian girl shot by Isreali sholdiers Israeli soldiers killed a seven-year-old Palestinian girl yesterday when they fired at Palestinians in the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza. | 0 |
Women more at risk from climate change: Canadian at UN conference Severe weather caused by global warming can pose greater physical danger to women than men, a Canadian attending a UN conference on climate change said Friday. | 0 |
Arab, G8 leaders to meet in Morocco on reform in Arab world Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations and about 20 Arab countries across North Africaand the Middle East are scheduled to meet on Saturday here to discuss reforms | 0 |
Helicopter crash kills 2 US soldiers in Iraq BAGHDAD - Two US soldiers were killed and four were wounded late Thursday when an airborne helicopter struck one on the ground at an airfield in the northern city of Mosul, military officials said. | 0 |
High-Volume Toys Called a Hazard Talking kitchens and vanities. Musical jump ropes and potty seats. Blusterous miniature leaf blowers and vacuum cleaners -- almost as loud as the real things. | 2 |
Bush Picks Treasury Deputy to Lead Energy President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time of unstable oil prices and rising nuclear proliferation concerns. | 2 |
Suns Win Again to Tie Seattle Atop NBA (AP) AP - One week ahead of their showdown with Seattle, the Phoenix Suns tied the SuperSonics atop the NBA standings. | 1 |
Penalties Stiff for Slander in Venezuela (AP) AP - A new penal code approved by Venezuela's Congress would stiffen prison sentences for slander and libel, drawing criticism from opponents of President Hugo Chavez. | 0 |
Red Sox Reportedly Offer Wells Contract (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox might try to defend their World Series with an even wackier group than the self-proclaimed "bunch of idiots" that ended the franchise's 86-year dynasty of disappointment. | 1 |
Tendulkar equals world record for test centuries (Reuters) Reuters - Sachin Tendulkar smashed his 34th test century to equal Sunil Gavaskar's world record in the first test against Bangladesh on Saturday. | 0 |
Kerik Withdraws His Name for Top DHS Job (AP) AP - Bernard Kerik, New York City's former top cop, withdrew his name from consideration to be President Bush's homeland security secretary, a victim of the embarrassing "nanny problem" that has killed the nominations of other prominent officials. | 0 |
The N.H.L. Must Figure Out If It's Certain on Cost Certainty Aside from scoring public relations points with its latest offer, the players union has forced N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman to make a difficult decision. | 1 |
Houston On Bench As Knicks Lose Late Allan Houston made his season debut for the Knicks, and although his comeback was successful enough, the night was not. | 1 |
Montgomerie Is No Stranger to Playing With Woods Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge on Friday. | 1 |
Sox offer Wells deal As they tried inching closer to signing Pedro Martinez and remained in the hunt for Carl Pavano, the Red Sox yesterday stepped up their pursuit of David Wells as the winter baseball meetings opened, offering the 41-year-old lefthander a one-year, \$6.5 million contract with \$1 million in potential performance bonuses. | 1 |
Dillon could do a number The Patriots are expected to run all over the Cincinnati Bengals tomorrow at Gillette Stadium. At least that is what the statistics indicate. | 1 |
World ; First US flight in Vietnam since 1975 World News, HO CHI MINH CITY, A United Airlines plane has landed in Vietnam #39;s Ho Chi Minh City, the first commercial American airliner to fly to the country since the Vietnam War. | 2 |
For Holmes, return in '05 is chief goal Priest Holmes spoke of retirement after setting an NFL record with 27 touchdowns in 2003. Yesterday, a day after the Kansas City Chiefs put their star running back on injured reserve, he stated his intention to return next season. Holmes, 31, was leading the NFL in rushing and scoring when he strained ligaments in his right knee Nov. 7. This ... | 1 |
Cincinnati in rush to blitz Coach Bill Belichick expects the Bengals to blitz often tomorrow at Gillette Stadium. Cincinnati has 29 sacks this season, led by Justin Smith with six and Duane Clemons with 5 1/2. The Bengals have intercepted 16 passes and opposing quarterbacks have a 61.7 completion percentage. | 1 |
Players react to proposal National Hockey League Players Association executive director Bob Goodenow said Thursday night in Toronto that when some members of his constituency found out the union was offering a 24 percent rollback on salaries across the board as one of its concessions to the owners in an effort to forge a new collective bargaining agreement and thereby save part of the ... | 1 |
Peterson has good shot at being first freshman Heisman winner As always, this year #39;s Heisman Memorial Trophy ballot asks voters to designate one person as the quot;Outstanding College Football Player of the United States for 2004. | 1 |
For Brandeis women, situation is unbeatable Few schools boast a list of faculty and alumni as distinguished -- or as eclectic -- as Brandeis University. | 1 |
Bringing BU together Boston University will raise the curtain on a new \$225 million athletic complex at a gala next week, and its much-anticipated Agganis Arena will host its inaugural hockey game Jan. 3. | 1 |
UMass walking on air after win The bus ride to the airport in Warwick, R.I., was a raucous one for the University of Massachusetts men's basketball team yesterday afternoon. Over and over, the team watched the highlight from Thursday night when Rashaun Freeman hit the go-ahead basket against Connecticut and then leapt into the crowd with 4.3 seconds left on the clock. | 1 |
Johnson Wins Butkus Texas linebacker Derrick Johnson wins the Butkus Award on Friday night as the nation's best linebacker. | 1 |
US soldier jailed for Iraq murder A US soldier is jailed for three years in a plea bargain after the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi teenager. | 0 |
Ex-World Champion McRae Leads Dakar Rally LONDON (Reuters) - Ex-world champion Colin McRae took a narrow lead in the Dakar Rally after winning a 6.2-mile special stage on the third day outside Granada in Spain Sunday. | 1 |
College Basketball: Bucknell Upsets No. 10 Pitt PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Kevin Bettencourt scored five of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lead Bucknell to a 69-66 upset over 10th-ranked and previously unbeaten Pittsburgh. | 1 |
Pakistan arrests militant leader Pakistan says it has arrested the head of a militant Islamic group suspected of kidnapping UN workers in Afghanistan. | 0 |
Colombia fighters give up weapons TIBU, Colombia -- The commander of Colombia's paramilitary forces wept and apologized yesterday for his role in a war against Marxist rebels as 1,400 fighters surrendered their weapons in the largest demobilization of an outlawed armed faction in the country's history. | 0 |
Sharon courts Labor for coalition JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel asked the Labor Party yesterday to join his ruling coalition, a move that would bolster his chances of carrying out a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year. | 0 |
US commercial jetliner touches down in Vietnam, in milestone for 2 nations HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- United Airlines became the first US carrier to fly to Vietnam since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, marking a new milestone in relations between the former enemies as dignitaries on board were greeted at the airport with lotus blossoms and silk lanterns. | 0 |
Human error cited in jet hit by Patriot Army commanders ordered a Patriot missile battery to shoot down a Navy jet during the invasion of Iraq last year after mistaking the aircraft for an incoming Iraqi missile, a military investigation concluded yesterday. | 0 |
Red Cross gets first look at war-ravaged Fallujah BAGHDAD -- For the first time since a US-led offensive devastated Fallujah, a Red Cross team entered the city and met with Iraqi technicians and engineers to discuss sewage and water treatment needs, a group spokesman said yesterday. | 0 |
Candidate list hints at Iraq's political future BAGHDAD -- Iraq's future political landscape began taking shape yesterday, as a coalition led by powerful Shi'ite Muslim groups revealed a few of its candidates in next month's parliamentary election. They include former exiles, a prominent cleric, and members of the interim government. | 0 |
US soldier admits killing injured teen BAGHDAD -- A US soldier pleaded guilty yesterday to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager in what investigators say may have been a mercy killing, the latest of several similar incidents that have undercut efforts by the United States to win support among Iraqis and defeat a rampant insurgency. | 0 |
In Paris, a slick maneuver tries to lure tourists to Eiffel Tower PARIS -- Holiday on ice takes on new meaning high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower. | 0 |
Air Force Set for Test Flight of New Rocket The Air Force is scheduled to launch a new Delta 4 rocket on Saturday in a test that will help determine whether it can become a vehicle to carry billion-dollar military satellites. | 3 |
Doctor Offers Assurances That Astronauts Won't Go Hungry NASA officials have asked the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station to stretch their food supplies until a cargo ship arrives in a couple of weeks with fresh groceries. | 3 |
Weather Hinders Search for Ship's Crew as Oil Spill Widens Huge waves and freezing rain hampered efforts on Friday to search for six missing crew members from a wrecked freighter that was spilling its oil into the Bering Sea. | 3 |
With Food Low, Space Crew Must Cut Back The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been asked to curb their calories because of a food shortage, NASA officials said. | 3 |
OPEC ministers act to stop fall in oil prices HAMISH ROBERTSON: Ministers from the countries that make up the oil producing cartel - OPEC -ave taken action overnight to stop the fall in oil prices. | 2 |
Airbus targets the 7E7 niche with new plane design Unwilling to concede any corner of the commercial-airplane market to Boeing, Airbus yesterday formalized plans for a new jet that will compete head-to-head with the 7E7. | 2 |
China #39;s inflation slowed sharply in November BEIJING -- China #39;s inflation rate slowed sharply in November, kept in check by lower price rises for food as government efforts to curb the economy began to bite, official data showed Friday. | 2 |
Seattle bank agrees with feds on changes Less than a month after posting a hefty drop in quarterly earnings, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle agreed yesterday with its regulator on steps to improve its performance. | 2 |
Centrica hit by warning of margin pressure at British Gas Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has lost nearly 1 million customers this year after rising fuel costs forced it to increase energy bills. | 2 |
Napster plans to offer mobile ringtones Online music retailer Napster announced its plans to enter the mobile ringtones market on Thursday. Napster, part of Roxio, Inc., said, it will partner with mobile content publisher Dwango Wireless to deliver ringtones to its mobile customers. | 3 |
Poor round leaves Els up the creek MALELANE - The story of yesterday #39;s second round at the Dunhill golf Championship was more about the losers than the winners. After shooting a five- under-par 67 on Thursday to lie one shot off leader Bruce | 1 |
Collins Hills Winfield signs with USC-Upstate Collins Hill senior Michael Winfield has signed a baseball and academic scholarship with the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, SC He is the son of Randy Winfield and Cherie Welday. | 1 |
Graham sparks Oklahoma St. STILLWATER, OKLA. - Joey Graham scored 20 points and John Lucas III scored nine of his 18 in a 14-0 second-half run to lead fifth-ranked Oklahoma State to an 86-73 victory over UAB on Friday night. | 1 |
Italian PM acquitted of attempting to bribe judge HAMISH ROBERTSON: The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been acquitted of attempting to bribe a judge after a marathon court case that #39;s divided the nation. | 0 |
Chip Shots Over for Chip Investors Figuring out which way the winds are blowing in the chip sector just got harder. Recent news suggests the all-encompassing rally off the September lows has ended and the sector #39;s investors will have to be much more selective going forward. | 2 |
Drop in flat-panel prices to end, AU Optronics says AU Optronics Corp ( ), the world #39;s third-largest maker of flat-panel displays used in computers and televisions, expects the decline in screen prices that began earlier this year to come to an end as demand rebounds. | 3 |
'Distribution System Is Not Working' A week into one of South Asia's most devastating disasters in history, an international campaign to help Indonesia recover has at last moved into gear. But from the airport on, the distribution system slapped together has proved spotty at best. | 0 |
College Basketball Wrap: Okla. State Vs UAB STILLWATER, Okla. (Sports Network) - Joey Graham scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead fifth-ranked Oklahoma State to an 86-73 win over Alabama-Birmingham at Gallagher-Iba Arena. | 1 |
The Logic Behind a Sprint/Nextel Deal Anyone who has followed the telecom market in recent years knows that this hypercompetitive industry is badly in need of consolidation. | 2 |
MOUSE HOUSE FLICK IN WORKS The classic power struggle between Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner and former feared talent agent Michael Ovitz makes for high drama in the courtroom - and apparently on cable. | 2 |
Woods, Montgomerie match 66s, share lead Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie managed a little separation from those in pursuit Friday, each riding tournament-best rounds of 66 to a two-shot lead midway through the Target World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club. | 1 |
Angels fit Finley into their plans Six years ago, Steve Finley set out to reshape his physique. He began an unorthodox exercise regimen that involved lifting no weight heavier than 50 pounds, a program designed | 1 |
Mourinho is happy Premiership play their cards right CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho loves the rough and tumble of English football, believing a player has to quot;lose control quot; to get sent off. | 1 |
Esche willing to trade \$186G for a prosperous NHL The NHL Players #39; Association offered to slash the salary of Flyers goalie Robert Esche by \$186,000 Thursday. Understandably, Esche wasn #39;t real happy about it. | 1 |
Putin: Iraq Still Too Dangerous for Russian Firms Iraq is still too dangerous for Russian companies to work there, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Friday. quot;Our companies are ready to return to Iraq as soon as the necessary | 0 |
Bangladesh opposition in 900-km human chain protest (Reuters) Reuters - Thousands of Bangladesh opposition activists have gathered on Saturday in cities and urban centres to form an unprecedented 900-km "human chain" to demonstrate no-confidence in the government. | 0 |
Cricket: Tendulkar equals record India's Sachin Tendulkar ties the record for Test centuries, against Bangladesh. | 0 |
DaimlerChrysler recalls Durangos Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it is recalling 600,000 trucks and sport-utility vehicles, many of which were made in Delaware at the Durango plant. | 2 |
White Could Join Griffin in Heisman Club (AP) AP - Archie Griffin has stood alone for 29 years as the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Oklahoma quarterback Jason White has a chance to match the former Ohio State tailback Saturday night. | 1 |
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