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Hurricanes are in a euphoric state ATLANTA -- Miami center Joel Rodriguez walked across the confetti-covered field carrying the Peach Bowl trophy, hugging teammates and waving to fans. | 1 |
Budd inquiry uncovered the crucial second paper trail A SECOND paper trail in the Home Office blew apart David Blunketts defence that his only involvement with his nannys visa application was to check that it was correct. | 0 |
Mud flies as Iraqis kick off campaign The Iraqi election season officially kicked off yesterday, and the mudslinging started right away. Iraq #39;s defense minister, an ally of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, blasted | 0 |
Petrino out, Miles eyed in LSU's search for Saban's successor Fresh off a victory in the Liberty Bowl, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino withdrew from consideration for the job at Louisiana State yesterday. | 1 |
ABN AMRO Leads European Shares Higher (Reuters) Reuters - European shares opened firmer on\Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the\Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs. | 0 |
Saudis Set Up Checkpoints Ahead of Protest (AP) AP - Police set up checkpoints and checked identity cards Thursday along streets leading to the area in the Saudi capital where anti-monarchists were expected to try to hold an illegal demonstration called by an exiled dissident. | 0 |
Lakers' Bryant Would Apologize to Shaq (AP) AP - Lakers star Kobe Bryant wants to apologize to former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for mentioning his name during a police interview last year. | 1 |
Houston Astros Hope Wireless Is A Hit (TechWeb) TechWeb - Baseball team keeps its eye on the technology ball by assembling an outside IT team to deploy Wi-Fi for fans. | 3 |
Indonesia on alert after warnings of terrorist attack (AFP) AFP - Indonesia was on high alert after British and Australian warnings of a terrorist attack before Christmas amid fears that Islamic militants wanted for the Bali bombings are poised to strike again. | 0 |
Pronger, McKenzie Eye Hockey in 2006 (AP) AP - NHL veteran Jim McKenzie thought about accepting a salary cap during the last lockout 10 years ago. | 1 |
Social Security a Priority for White House (AP) AP - THE PROBLEM: Social Security faces a #36;3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years. | 0 |
British Cities Become Wildlife Safe Havens (Reuters) Reuters - Britain's town and cities have become\key survival safe havens for the country's endangered wildlife,\according to a new survey published on Thursday. | 3 |
Operating under cover Brown ground. Fast grass. Except for on the tip of Cape Cod, it doesn't really look like skiing or boarding conditions around these parts. | 1 |
Forgotten Stewart still waiting for his chance Last night marked the first anniversary of Danny Ainge's bold, six-player trade with Cleveland in which Ricky Davis was the obvious attraction. The move generated plenty of controversy at the time, eventually cost the Celtics the services of Jim O'Brien and Dick Harter , ended a five-game winning streak, and now only Davis remains on the active roster of either ... | 1 |
Top Iraq official shot dead Gunmen shoot and kill a senior official in Iraq's communication ministry on his way to work in Baghdad. | 0 |
A spot for Harvard, NU Harvard running back Clifton Dawson, a sophomore, was named to the Associated Press Division 1-AA All-America football team yesterday. | 1 |
An advantage? Good question The NFL season has primarily been an exercise in watching the Patriots and Steelers dismantle their opposition on a weekly basis, and then trying to predict which one will blink first and lose home field for a possible playoff game. | 1 |
Colombia captures rebel 'envoy' Colombian security forces arrest a man they say was in charge of the Farc guerrillas' international ties. | 0 |
Competition is sight for Clement The Red Sox are one of seven teams that have an offer on the table to righthander Matt Clement , who came up in the Padres' system with Theo Epstein and remains one of the most attractive pitching options left on the market despite a career record under .500. | 1 |
BALCO head Conte hit with suit from Jones Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit yesterday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them. | 1 |
Mountain climbing Leaving Beaver Creek, Colo., for Europe two weeks ago, Bode Miller had earned the distinction of being the best ski racer of the young World Cup season, and most signs were pointing toward extraordinary heights. | 1 |
Transactions BASEBALL Arizona (NL): Signed SS Craig Counsell. Boston (AL): Signed SS Edgar Renteria and P John Halama. Chicago (NL): Named Grady Little special assistant in player development and minor league roving catching instructor, and Randy Bush special assistant to the vice president and general manager. Cincinnati (NL): Signed Ps David Weathers and Ben Weber. Colorado (NL): Signed OF Reggie Taylor ... | 1 |
Players: Gloomy outlook NHL veterans Chris Pronger and Jim McKenzie think this lockout is far worse than the one that wiped out half a season 10 years ago. | 1 |
Langer launches Aussie fightback Justin Langer hits a century to help Australia reach 220-5 at tea on day one of the first Test in Perth. | 0 |
Drugs from anywhere FREEPORT, Bahamas -- At the back of the steel warehouse, pharmacists in lab coats are fetching bottles of prescription drugs from dimly lit shelves. They bear labels in French, Spanish, and Italian. Some come from New Zealand, 8,225 miles away. | 0 |
Bombing mars launch of political campaign in Iraq BAGHAD -- The Iraqi political campaign officially kicked off yesterday, colored by hope but tempered by violence that highlighted security concerns leading up to the national election set for Jan. 30. | 0 |
Hijackers surrender in Athens bus standoff ATHENS -- Two armed Albanian hijackers surrendered and released their hostages early today, 18 hours after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb and threatening to blow it up if authorities did not pay a ransom. | 0 |
Militants beat man thought to be from US HENDALA, Sri Lanka -- Day after day, locked in a cement room somewhere in Iraq, the hooded men beat him. They told him he would be beheaded. ''Ameriqi! quot; they shouted, even though he comes from this poor Sri Lankan fishing village. | 0 |
Britain's Blair left with political headache after key minister resigns (AFP) AFP - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett. | 0 |
Top witness in Indonsian Bashir trial withdraws confession (AFP) AFP - Indonesian prosecutors' bid to link a radical Muslim cleric to bomb attacks suffered another setback when a key witness withdrew a confession tying the militant to a regional extremist group. | 0 |
Regulators Probing Tips on Offerings -WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are looking into whether Wall Street firms are providing insider information on upcoming offerings, either on purpose or inadvertently, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. | 2 |
Sprint, Nextel agree to join forces as No. 3 cellphone carrier in <b>...</b> The freewheeling wireless industry, known for its upstarts and edgy competition, got a little more run-of-the-mill Wednesday when Sprint and Nextel Communications formally announced a merger | 2 |
Web access on jets may grow Seeking to speed the delivery of new communications services to US airline passengers, the government yesterday paved the way for at least one company to compete | 2 |
YUKOS Surrenders to the Allies Yesterday morning YUKOS filed an application in a bankruptcy court in Houston, Texas for restructuring according to American laws. | 2 |
CPP board tabs Denison TORONTO -- David Denison, current president of Fidelity Investments Canada, is taking over in January as the president and chief executive of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. | 2 |
HP, Intel dissolve Itanium partnership Hewlett-Packard Co., the No. 2 maker of personal computers, is retreating from its involvement in developing the Itanium computer chip with Intel Corp. | 3 |
Seeking a little iPod 101? A few tips on this hot gift Millions of people will buy or receive Apple Computers iPod digital-music players this holiday season. They are beautifully designed and easy to use. | 3 |
Call him Jolly Ol #39; St. Rick It took all of about five minutes of an introductory press conference Wednesday at Heritage Hall for USC basketball to gain something it never really had before. | 1 |
Johnson lifts Suns past Jazz Every other Suns starter has had his turn to shine in this season #39;s supernova. It was just a matter of time before Johnson stepped into the role of leading man, too. | 1 |
Setting sights on Delgado Fresh off the Pedro Martinez signing, the Mets didn #39;t waste much time before moving on to their next order of business. A baseball official with knowledge of the team #39;s plans | 1 |
Duke women take life out of Gamecocks, crowd The place known as much for its quot;airball quot; chants as the winning basketball that is played there was silent when Shanika Freeman #39;s shot failed to hit the rim Wednesday night. | 1 |
Comparisons inevitable in draft-day rematch It will be a Saturday afternoon soap opera, with the man the Giants vowed to have and to hold and the one they left at the altar crossing paths on the floor of Giants Stadium. | 1 |
It's a fitting honor for school's finest He was an unparalleled star of his day, throwing touchdown passes, swatting home runs, and swishing baskets at Lynn Classical. Aristotle George Agganis, whose mother called him "Ari" and friends dubbed "Harry," was recruited in 1948 by football powerhouses including Notre Dame, but the Greek boy from Lynn chose to stay close to home at Boston University, where he instantly ... | 1 |
Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.25 Percent The Federal Reserve pushed US interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels. | 2 |
ABN AMRO Leads European Shares Higher European shares opened firmer on Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs. | 2 |
Johnson amp; Johnson buys Guidant for \$24 billion US health titan Johnson and Johnson has reached a deal to acquire US heart device manufacturer Guidant Corporation, in a stock-and-cash deal valued at \$23.9 billion, based on \$76 a share, the companies said in a statement early this morning. | 2 |
Euro, pound see slight rise on greenback LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The dollar dropped sharply against the yen on Wednesday in Tokyo after the release of Bank of Japan #39;s tankan survey. | 2 |
Casino deals itself short as IPO pops 61 Shares of casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) jumped \$17.56, or 61, to \$46.56 in their first day of trading, hearkening back to the heady 1990s when initial public offerings would surge out of sight on their debut. | 2 |
Ending will be far from perfect NEW ORLEANS -- Poor Auburn. A 12-0 record and Southeastern Conference title would be enough to make the Tigers a front-runner for the national title most years -- or at least cause a spirited debate about who's No. 1. | 1 |
Web Surfers Flock To Family #39;s #39;Out Of Control #39; Holiday Display Not only does he have 17,000 holiday lights on his Lafayette, Colo., house, he #39;s rigged up an interactive Web site to let virtual visitors turn the lights off and on with the click of a mouse. | 3 |
This one has star quality FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Bowl Championship Series national championship matchup between No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma in Tuesday night's Orange Bowl is rich with tradition. | 1 |
Hawkeye heroics go a long way ORLANDO, Fla. -- Warren Holloway has quite a story to tell at his next family reunion in Chicago. | 1 |
Blunkett quits after Whitehall report DAVID BLUNKETT resigned last night after an inquiry found his office was involved in quot;fast-tracking quot; his ex-lover Kimberly Quinn #39;s nanny #39;s application to stay in Britain. | 0 |
Iraqi minister accuses Iran of orchestrating insurgency to <b>...</b> IRAQS national election campaign kicked off yesterday with angry accusations that Iran was masterminding the continuing insurgency in an effort to undermine democracy and bring about clerical rule. | 0 |
Venezuelans Recall Catastrophic Floods Five years after catastrophic floods and mudslides killed thousands along Venezuela's Caribbean coast, survivors in this town still see the signs of destruction - shattered concrete walls and tall weeds growing atop streets covered in dried mud. | 0 |
US Recognizes Yukos Right for Court Protection Boucher, asked during the press briefing whether the US government planned to get involved in the case, said, In terms of reaction, I think Id just have to say that Yukos management has the right to pursue any legal remedies it determines are in | 2 |
Fiat and GM in secret talks Fiat #39;s chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, yesterday pressed Rick Wagoner, General Motors chairman, to take over the struggling Italian group at secret talks. | 2 |
Johnson amp; Johnson to Pay \$25.4 Billion for Guidant Johnson amp; Johnson agreed to acquire Guidant Corp. for \$25.4 billion, adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to a lineup of thousands of health products including Band-Aids and cardiac stents. | 2 |
Fannie Mae must restate its earnings The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Fannie Mae, the nation #39;s largest buyer of mortgages, to restate its earnings over the last | 2 |
United Technologies to Buy UK #39;s Kidde for \$2.8 Bln (Update5) United Technologies Corp., which offers security services through its Chubb unit, agreed to buy UK fire-protection company Kidde Plc for \$2.8 billion in cash to expand its range of building-services products. | 2 |
Intel acquires chip designers from HP SAN JOSE, Calif. Intel has reached an agreement to hire hundreds of Hewlett-Packard engineers who helped design the Itanium microprocessor. | 3 |
Apple Unveils iPod Photo amp; U2 iPod in India Apple has launched two new variations of the iPod - the Apple iPod Photo and the U2 iPod. A digital music player with a high-resolution color screen, the iPod Photo can hold up to 25,000 digital photos, alongside a music library. | 3 |
Win a Limited Edition of MechAssault 2 With the release of MechAssault 2 looming for Xbox, Microsoft has kicked-off what could very well be the easiest competition you #39;ll ever encounter. | 3 |
McLEISH OFFERS NO EXCUSES Rangers manager Alex McLeish admitted his side had blown the perfect opportunity to reach the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Rangers needed only a draw at home to Auxerre to qualify from Group F but were sunk 2-0 | 1 |
Britain #39;s Blair left with political headache after key minister <b>...</b> LONDON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett. | 0 |
Explosion marks first day of Iraq campaigns Violence marred Iraq #39;s first official day of parliamentary election campaigning Wednesday as interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced his candidacy for the Jan. 30 | 0 |
Indonesia orders security clampdown after terror attack warnings JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Thursday ordered a nationwide security crackdown after several foreign governments warned that terrorists were preparing to launch attacks against Western targets ahead of Christmas. | 0 |
China urged not to forget poorer neighbours Booming China has been urged to help its poorer neighbours by Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who said a larger role by the nascent giant could boost development and improve regional security. | 0 |
Court of appeal to make key ruling on terror suspects' detention (AFP) AFP - Britain's highest court of appeal was due to rule on whether foreign nationals can be detained indefinitely without trial in the country, a case with sweeping constitutional and security implications. | 0 |
Great Whites kill teen on surfboard in second Australian shark attack (AFP) AFP - Two Great White sharks attacked and killed a teenage boy on a surfboard off a packed beach as his horrified friends looked on, in Australia's second fatal shark attack in five days. | 0 |
London opens with gains on bid flurry London equities opened in positive territory on Thursday as a raft of bid news helped lift sentiment on the market. The FTSE 100 started trade up 0.3 per cent at 4,740.1 and the mid-cap FTSE 250 stayed flat at 6,755.7. | 2 |
Heating oil demand fuels price hike Oil prices blasted higher yesterday, surging above \$44 a barrel after government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as a Northeast cold snap drove up fuel demand. | 2 |
Bush to send signal on strong dollar US President George W Bush has said he intends to #39;send a signal #39; to financial markets that he is serious about a strong dollar by tackling the US budget deficit. | 2 |
Latest Zafi Worm Wreaking Holiday E-Mail Havoc The Zafi.D worm, which disguises itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company Panda Software said this week. | 3 |
SAP offers automated security-check service SAP on Wednesday unveiled a service, SAP Security Optimization, that offers automated security-configuration checks for customers #39; software. | 3 |
Defoe pitches in for pal Joe (AFP) AFP - Jermain Defoe has urged Tottenham to snap up his old West Ham team-mate Joe Cole who is out of favour with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. | 0 |
Finish line, December 16 Olympics track athlete Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative founder Victor Conte, who told a national television audience he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them. | 1 |
Jets: Edwards says Pennington is still hurting Jets coach Herman Edwards said yesterday that Chad Pennington still has some discomfort in his right arm, lingering effects of a strained rotator cuff. | 1 |
Bryant offers an apology to O #39;Neal Kobe Bryant apologized to Shaquille O #39;Neal on television Wednesday and would like to do so again in person for telling Eagle County, Colo. | 1 |
Greek hijack siege ends peacefully A Greek bus hostage siege has ended peacefully as all 23 passengers were freed and as police revealed the two armed Albanian hijackers had been bluffing when they threatened to blow up the bus. | 0 |
EU Leaders Poised To Offer Entry Talks To Turkey EU leaders were poised on Thursday to set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy. | 0 |
Pakistan urges China not to forget poorer neighours Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today urged booming China to help poorer neighbours, saying a larger role by the nascent giant could boost development and improve regional security. | 0 |
Teen surfer killed by two sharks A young Australian surfer has been killed in a horrifying attack by two great white sharks at a popular Adelaide beach, the second fatal attack in five days, rescue officials and witnesses say. | 0 |
Shi #39;ites bombed as Iraq poll campaign begins A bomb near a Shi #39;ite shrine has killed eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fuelled fears of sectarian strife as campaigning began for Iraq #39;s first election since Saddam Hussein #39;s fall. | 0 |
Latest Zafi Worm Wreaking Holiday E-Mail Havoc (Reuters) Reuters - The Zafi.D worm, which disguises\itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most\frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company\Panda Software said this week. | 3 |
Australian Teen Surfer Killed by 2 Sharks (AP) AP - Two great white sharks attacked and killed a surfer while his friends watched in horror Thursday off a popular beach in the southern Australian city of Adelaide, authorities said. | 0 |
Thai Zoo to Be Charged Over Illegal Orangutan (Reuters) Reuters - The owners of a Bangkok amusement park\will be charged with importing endangered animals illegally\after DNA tests confirmed a group of orangutan had not been\born in Thailand, forestry police said Thursday. | 3 |
Taiwan sparks Japan-China row China warns Japan its granting of a sight-seeing visa to former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui will harm ties. | 0 |
It's career day for Pingree's Lloyd Pingree's David Lloyd matched his career high of 34 points in the second half alone as he totaled a school-record 61 points yesterday in a 78-68 win over host Cambridge School of Weston. Lloyd, a senior guard, added nine assists and four steals. | 1 |
J amp;J to buy Guidant for \$25.4bn Johnson amp; Johnson last night struck a deal to acquire Guidant, the US cardiac treatment group for \$25.4bn, in a move that will give it access to one of the fastest growing areas in health care. | 2 |
ABN Amro to cut 2,800 jobs AMSTERDAM, DECEMBER 16: Dutch financial group ABN AMRO said on Thursday it would cut 2,850 jobs in a restructuring in which it broadens group shared services (GSS) and refines its wholesale clients business unit. | 2 |
Apple ships Mac OS X update The 26MB upgrade to version 10.3.6 is available now via the OS #39; Software Update control panel and from Apple #39;s support web site. | 3 |
quot;MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf quot; goes gold Hot on the heels of Microsoft #39;s reigning king, Halo 2, comes the latest time killer, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf. The sequel to the popular Xbox Live launch title is in the bag and will be in store shevles December 28. | 3 |
McCoist blasts #39;powder-puff #39; Gers Former Rangers star Ally McCoist has described the current team as powder-puff following their UEFA Cup exit last night. Alex McLeishs side needed only a draw at home to Auxerre to progress to the last 32 but lost 2-0. | 1 |
Expos move in jeopardy WASHINGTON - Baseballs response to Washingtons lawmakers was strong, swift and ominous. Or, as Mayor Anthony A. Williams put it: The dream of 33 years is now once again close to dying. | 1 |
Expos #39; relocation to Washington in peril NEW YORK - Washington #39;s new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely Wednesday as its move to the nation #39;s capital teetered on the brink of collapse. | 1 |
Jets #39; failing #39;O #39; is a sore spot The Jets have big problems on offense. The quarterback has a sore throwing shoulder and some of his teammates have sore feelings. Chad Pennington, who returned two weeks ago from a strained | 1 |
RUSSIA * ROSGIDROMET * KYOTO * OPINION BUENOS AIRES, December 16 (RIA Novosti #39;s Yuri Nikolayev) - The mechanisms for compliance with the Kyoto Protocol are not focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions yet, Alexander Bedritsky, head of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and | 0 |
Ruling due on terror detentions Nine Law Lords are set to a make a major ruling on the extent to which the government can restrict human rights in its bid to combat terrorism. | 0 |
Turning the Holidays Green Looking for an eco-friendly gift for that special tree-hugger in your life? This guide has you covered, right down to the wrapping paper. By Lewis Wallace. | 2 |
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