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Holmes relaxes and gives rivals a chance Kelly Holmes arrived here yesterday insisting she felt no pressure before her first appearance on the track since winning her two Olympic gold medals. | 1 |
Sudan argues charges Sudan and Western powers plunged into a war of words over Darfur on Friday, with Khartoum countering US charges of genocide by saying Washington was playing electoral politics with a humanitarian crisis. | 0 |
Captors Give Italy Deadline BAGHDAD, 11 September 2004 - Militants yesterday gave Italy 48 hours to free Muslim women prisoners in Iraq in exchange for two Italian aid workers as the interim Iraqi president promised to do all he could to win the release of the duo. | 0 |
WTC agency to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 damages The agency that owned the World Trade Centre says it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on September 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers. | 0 |
Army alone not the answer to Maoist mess: Delhi to Deuba NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 10: India does not believe that a purely military solution is the answer to the crisis afflicting Nepal and hopes that the Maoists will participate in a peace process after they have laid down arms, Foreign Secretary Shyam | 0 |
Gate-crasher Johansson leaves hosts #39; party plans in tatters All the American television plans for Super Saturday were left in tatters under the floodlights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium when Andy Roddick, the reigning champion, followed Andre Agassi through the door marked quot;Exit quot;. | 1 |
McDowell trumps Ryder team Graeme McDowell, unencumbered by Ryder Cup distractions, surged into the lead at the Linde German Masters at Gut Lrchenhof in Cologne yesterday with a second-round 64, eight under par. | 1 |
Cotton on consumers The 2004 Global Lifestyle Monitor survey, conducted by Cotton Incorporated and Cotton Council International, reveals about 68.7 per cent of consumers surveyed in five Chinese cities say the material used is the deciding factor. | 0 |
Sudan: U.S. Genocide Label May Hurt Talks (AP) AP - The U.S. declaration that government-backed militiamen have committed genocide in Darfur is a "big mistake" that could hinder peace talks and undermine the role of African mediators in the conflict, Sudan's top officials said Friday. | 0 |
Giambi Still Hitless in Triple-A Rehab (AP) AP - Jason Giambi went 0-for-3 for Columbus on Friday night and remained hitless in a Triple-A rehabilitation stint designed to get him ready to return to the New York Yankees. | 1 |
Nutt Boasts Good Record Against Texas (AP) AP - Since taking over at Arkansas in 1998, coach Houston Nutt is 21-0 against nonconference opponents in the regular season. | 1 |
Second Cell Poised for Indonesia Attack, Australia Says (Reuters) Reuters - Militants responsible for a deadly car\bomb blast outside Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second\group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman said on\Saturday as Australians heard a fresh warning to avoid\Indonesia. | 0 |
Disney Chief to Leave, Setting Off Race for Job Michael D. Eisner, who has spent much of the last year fending off challenges to his two-decade reign at the Walt Disney Company, has announced | 2 |
Eisner to retire Will #39;assist #39; Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive who helped turn the Walt Disney Co. into the world #39;s second-largest media conglomerate but has come under fire recently for its financial slump, announced plans yesterday to retire in two years. | 2 |
Japan pares forecast amid signs of slowdown TOKYO The Japanese government on Friday unexpectedly lowered its estimate for second-quarter economic growth to an annual rate of 1.3 percent from an initial estimate of 1.7 percent, quelling hopes that the robust expansion seen earlier in the year might | 2 |
Dollar slumps against the pound on soft inflation numbers LONDON : The dollar slumped against the pound as softer-than-expected US producer price data diminished expectations of a quick interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. | 2 |
Fidelity owns 1/4 of Google stock Ned Johnson and his Fidelity acolytes have snapped up a quarter of all the Google stock available, at a Street value of more than \$500 million. | 2 |
Enron Case Prosecutors Calling for a Single Trial Former Enron Corp. chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay should stand trial together because they engaged in a quot;single overarching conspiracy quot; to enrich themselves by inflating | 2 |
Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law A federal court yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography. | 3 |
NASA: oxygen generator fails NASA announces that the main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship #39;s air supply next week. | 3 |
The boob tube on your smartphone Handset manufacturers unite to develop TV-enabled mobile phones, but dont expect to watch Survivor on your cell phone anytime soon. | 3 |
Intel Proposes Internet Transformation quot;These new smart services could allow the Internet to detect and warn of worm attacks on its own, dynamically re-route network traffic to avoid delays, and improve video web casting, quot; said Intel | 3 |
Tech firms announce video anti-piracy technology Global leading technology firms NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson say they will develop new encryption technology to foil video piracy, a 3.5 billion US dollars problem for broadcasters and movie studios. | 3 |
RealNetworks ends its half-off online music sale They didnt make this announcement with quite as much fanfare as when they cut their price per download at their online music store to just 49 cents, but RealNetworks is ending that half-price Freedom of Choice promotion theyve been running for | 3 |
Analyst: SP2 Paves Road to Longhorn Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 will leave corporate users better-positioned when the first release of the Longhorn operating system is released, according to a report from Gartner. | 3 |
All Russian tennis final There are no US players left in either singles draw, with Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport being bundled out in the women #39;s semifinals. | 1 |
Eight Drivers Are Jumbled Around The Cutoff Point Jamie McMurray took one look at the assembled crowd -- about five dozen journalists, a bank of television cameras and a roaming gang of still photographers -- and reconsidered his wardrobe. | 1 |
Taking hurricane effects in stride CHICAGO -- The National League Wild Card race now reminds you of a Jimmy Buffet song. No, it is not quot;Cheeseburger in Paradise, quot; although that is a very admirable guess. | 1 |
Notre Dame Loses Footing Upon a Shifting Landscape A plaque commemorating Notre Dame #39;s 1946 national championship football team caught lineman Bobby Morton #39;s eye earlier this week at the university #39;s football facility. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Rookie Pitcher Leads Pirates Over Astros Rookie John Van Benschoten pitched eight strong innings to seize his first major league victory, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-1 in the National League Friday. | 1 |
Braves end three-game losing streak ATLANTA - Showing they can circle the wagons with the best of them, the Braves fought off enemies real and imagined Friday night on the heels of shortstop Rafael Furcal #39;s DUI arrest. | 1 |
Michaels swats one out after swatting one out One night after his most embarrassing moment in the major leagues, Michaels went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 9-5 Friday. | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan slams into Jamaica Hurricane Ivan has roared into Jamaica with drenching rains and deadly winds and sporadic shooting erupted in the near-deserted streets of the capital as looters | 0 |
3 Lebanese shot dead in Iraq Three Lebanese were killed and one wounded by a group of gunmen in Iraq on Friday, said an official of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry. | 0 |
Doing the impossible with Longhorn Its funny how circumstances can change your perception of whats possible. A few months ago, key Microsoft architects were telling me that it would be impossible to decouple the Avalon presentation subsystem from the Longhorn OS. | 3 |
Miami Beats Florida St. 16-10 in OT (AP) AP - New season, new conference, same result. Frank Gore's 18-yard touchdown run in overtime gave No. 5 Miami a 16-10 victory over No. 4 Florida State on Friday night. | 1 |
U.S. Ringtones Market Slow to Connect (Reuters) Reuters - With a possible billion-dollar\windfall at stake, U.S. music companies are eagerly awaiting\the full-blown development of the stateside ringtone market. | 3 |
Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - A federal court yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography. | 3 |
Pirates Cool Down Astros 6-1 (AP) AP - The Houston Astros have gone cold in Pittsburgh. Rookie John Van Benschoten allowed five hits in eight innings for his first major league win, and the Pirates beat the Astros 6-1 Friday night. | 1 |
Antitrust Ruling Reverberates (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Oracle Corp. was not the only beneficiary of a federal judge's ruling late Thursday that it could proceed with its #36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft Inc. Yesterday, the stock prices of numerous software firms surged during widespread speculation that the antitrust ruling could spark a wave of consolidation in the industry. | 3 |
Davenport Won't Decide on Retirement Now (AP) AP - All in due time, Lindsay Davenport will decide whether she wants retire. Only right now is not that time. | 1 |
NL Wrap: Rookie Pitcher Leads Pirates Over Astros NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rookie John Van Benschoten pitched eight strong innings to seize his first major league victory, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Houston Astros 6-1 in the National League Friday. | 1 |
Finns Sink Americans to Reach World Cup Hockey Final NEW YORK (Reuters) - Saku Koivu scored the winner with less than four minutes to go, giving Finland a surprise 2-1 victory over the United States in the semi-finals of the World Cup of Hockey at St Paul, Minnesota on Friday. | 1 |
More Grizzlies With Cubs in Yellowstone (AP) AP - The number of grizzly bears with cubs in the Yellowstone area appears to be rebounding, which could bolster efforts to remove the animals from the endangered species list, biologists said Friday. | 3 |
Japan in Recovery? The world's second-largest economy is finally adding jobs and fostering consumer spending, but economists wonder how long the upward swing will last. | 2 |
Eisner to Leave Disney Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner announced plans Friday to retire in 2006, ending more than two decades atop what may be the world's best-known entertainment company. | 2 |
TSA Widens Airline Passenger Searches Airport security screeners will begin more thorough pat-downs of some passengers later this month in an effort to prevent terrorists from sneaking aboard commercial aircraft with explosives under their clothing. | 2 |
Haft Signed Document Affirming Bride's Control The D.C. retail and real estate magnate amended his will two weeks before his death to give his new wife control over the bulk of his \$50 million estate and shut his three children out of any inheritance. | 2 |
A Russian Summit in the Final Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova earned three-set victories over Americans to set up an all-Russian women's final at the United States Open. | 1 |
2 All-Stars for Yanks Fall Out of Favor Javier Vazquez and Esteban Loaiza have been among the worst pitchers in baseball in the second half of the season, and the Baltimore Orioles battered them on Friday. | 1 |
REVIEW: Sunglasses Player Not a Bargain (AP) AP - It seems like a cool idea #151; sunglasses with a built-in digital music player and speakers. No headphone cables to untangle as with most portable players. Music actually riding on your ears. Zero retinal damage from ultraviolet radiation. | 3 |
Australian boosts bomb manhunt Australia pledges US\$3.5m to help police catch those behind the bombing of its embassy in Indonesia. | 0 |
DEMENTIEVA WINS THRILLER Elena Dementieva beat Jennifer Capriati 6-0 2-6 7-6 (7-5) in a thrilling spectacle of tennis on Friday night to progress to the women #39;s singles final of the US Open. | 1 |
Marlins split doubleheader against Cubs aces Mark Prior #39;s previous appearance against the Florida Marlins at Wrigley Field turned into one of the most agonizing losses in Chicago Cubs #39; history. | 1 |
Boxing: Williams to face Klitschko Danny Williams will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in December. | 0 |
Foreign minister visits N Korea Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell is travelling to North Korea - the first visit to the country by a British minister. | 0 |
Court Rules Against Pennsylvania Law That Curbs Child-Pornography <b>...</b> federal court struck down a Pennsylvania law yesterday, ruling that the state could no longer force Internet service providers to block customers #39; access to Web sites thought to be distributing child pornography. | 3 |
Powerful Ivan nears Jamaica Hurricane Ivan neared Jamaica Friday night packing sustained winds of 155 mph, all but promising life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. | 0 |
Disney Chief to Leave, Setting Off Race for Job Michael Eisner announced an exit on his own terms, shifting the spotlight from the debate over his leadership to speculation over his successor. | 2 |
Bush's Backers Donate Heavily to Veteran Ads Swift Boat Veterans for Truth said it had raised \$6.7 million in a windfall brought about by its high profile in recent weeks. | 0 |
Sudan Government's Attacks Stoke Rebels' Fury Much of the responsibility for the growth of insurgency in the Sudan lies with the Arab-led government in Khartoum. | 0 |
Dementieva should outlast countrymate in women #39;s final com. There #39;s a famous Russian proverb that offers a path to success: quot;He who doesn #39;t risk never gets champagne. quot; Both Dementieva and Kuznetsova, a pair of up-and-coming young Russian | 1 |
Dillon plays his role: OK with pass-heavy plan When the Patriots stats, news took a risk and sent a second-round pick to Cincinnati for explosive (in more ways than one) running back Corey Dillon, everyone assumed it was for games like Thursday night. | 1 |
Defender to miss extra game NEW YORK -- Already hit with an automatic one-game suspension and a \$250 fine for drawing a red card, Kansas City Wizards defender Alex Zotinca has been issued an additional fine and suspension. | 1 |
3 Fugitive Muslim Militants Suspected in Jakarta Attack Indonesian investigators said Friday that they believed Thursday morning #39;s bombing of the Australian Embassy, which killed nine people, was carried out by three | 0 |
Former soldier turns himself in to US base in Japan A former US serviceman accused of deserting while serving in South Korea in 1965 turned himself in on Saturday to the US military at a base near Tokyo. | 0 |
India urged to grasp opportunity for peace: Rashid believes Osama <b>...</b> KARACHI, Sept 10: Pakistan will go extra mile for the success of composite dialogue with India, on all issues including Kashmir, and will do nothing to vitiate the environment for normalization of relations. | 0 |
Orioles Drub Streaking Yankees 14-8 BALTIMORE - Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory Friday night. Miguel Tejada and Melvin Mora homered, and B.J... | 0 |
CBS Defends Report on Bush Guard Memos WASHINGTON - CBS News mounted an aggressive defense Friday of its report about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard, with anchor Dan Rather saying broadcast memos questioned by forensic experts came from "what we consider to be solid sources." On Friday's "CBS Evening News," Rather said that "no definitive evidence" has emerged to prove the documents are forgeries. "If any definitive evidence comes up, we will report it," Rather said... | 0 |
Alleged U.S. Deserter Jenkins Surrenders CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins surrendered at a U.S... | 0 |
Qwest to pay \$250m settlement Qwest, the US telecoms company founded by Millennium Dome entrepreneur Philip Anschutz, will pay \$250m (140m) to settle civil fraud charges, according to a union official briefed on the pact. | 2 |
'Canes Sting Seminoles Frank Gore's 18-yard touchdown run in overtime caps a late rally and gives No. 5 Miami a 16-10 win over No. 4 Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener Friday. | 1 |
Healthy Ground Game As a team, the Cavaliers have every intention of making this the season their running game becomes dominant, and a healthy Wali Lundy looks to lead the charge. | 1 |
Points Race Logjam The drama is beginning to build, more than two months from the end of NASCAR's season, as drivers battle for a spot in a championship showdown over the final 10 races | 1 |
United Is Short-Handed A hamstring and a pair of hurricanes have left United a little short-handed Saturday for their match against Dallas at RFK Stadium. | 1 |
Johansson #39;s progress sparks conflict of loyalty quot;Come on, baby! quot; Jaslyn Hewitt #39;s support for Joachim Johansson, her Swedish boyfriend, was clear on Thursday night as he ended Andy Roddick #39;s reign as US Open champion in Arthur Ashe Stadium. | 1 |
Team USA Burned Late The Americans give up two late scores, including Saku Koivu's unchallenged goal with 3:54 left Friday night, in a 2-1 loss to Finland in the semifinals. | 1 |
Twins Tame Tigers Jacque Jones drives in two runs to lead the Twins over the Tigers, 4-1, Friday. Carlos Silva pitches well to win for the first time in a month. | 1 |
Phillies Hammer Mets Jason Michaels goes 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets, 9-5, Friday. | 1 |
Hurricane Ivan's Rains Pound Jamaica The most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean in a decade threatened widespread destruction on the island before it rumbles into Cuba and storm-battered Florida this weekend. | 0 |
3 Fugitive Muslim Militants Suspected in Jakarta Attack Investigators said Friday that they believed the deadly bombing of the Australian Embassy was carried out by suicide attackers who had eluded a manhunt after fellow militants were captured during raids in July and August. | 0 |
Qwest Near SEC Deal A long-awaited wrist slap seems to be in the works for Qwest (Q:NYSE - news - research). The Denver phone giant is close to settling book-cooking allegations with the Securities and Exchange Commission for | 2 |
Circulation scandal to cost Tribune Co. The Tribune Co., publishers of New York Newsday and the Spanish-language Hoy, will spend up to \$60 million to pay settlements in a circulation scandal. | 2 |
Federal judge throws out Pa. child porn-blocking law PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has tossed out Pennsylvania #39;s law that requires Internet service providers to block child porn Web sites. | 3 |
New Study Finds Technology Already Exists to Solve Global Warming A new study finds that technologies already exist to solve the problem of global warming. It says strategies employing these technologies over the next fifty years could put the brakes on rising levels of | 3 |
Rapids 3, Wizards 1 Joe Cannon stopped a shot from close range in the 76th minute and a penalty kick five minutes later, helping the Colorado Rapids to a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Friday night. | 1 |
MLB: Philadelphia 9, New York Mets 5 A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5. | 1 |
S African #39;s nuclear smuggling charges dropped South African police have dropped charges against a businessman accused of involvement in an international nuclear smuggling network. | 0 |
Poles says Germany owes Poland for WW2 The Polish parliament has passed a resolution declaring Germany had not compensated Poland for World War Two losses, a move reflecting renewed tensions between the two neighbours over the war #39;s legacy. | 0 |
Court Rejects Child Porn Internet Law A federal court Friday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography. | 3 |
Antitrust Ruling Reverberates Oracle Corp. was not the only beneficiary of a federal judge's ruling late Thursday that it could proceed with its \$7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft Inc. Yesterday, the stock prices of numerous software firms surged during widespread speculation that the antitrust ruling could spark a wave of consolidation in the industry. | 3 |
Schilling Wins 19, Red Sox Beat Mariners (AP) AP - Curt Schilling became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues this year and Manny Ramirez homered twice, including his second grand slam of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners 13-2 Friday night. | 1 |
New York Marking 3rd Anniversary of 9/11 NEW YORK - Last year, children's voices echoed across ground zero. This year, it is the bereaved parents and grandparents of World Trade Center victims who will read aloud the names of those lost on Sept... | 0 |
Eisner to yield Disney helm in 2006 CEO who once led company to industry glory has found himself under fire in recent years. LONDON -- Michael Eisner, who led the Walt Disney Co. | 2 |
Stocks: Concerns over profits weaken blue chips NEW YORK Concerned about third-quarter earnings offset a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Alcoa, a Dow component, and Visteon, while technology shares rose on takeover expectations. | 2 |
Qwest rises on reported settlement WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Qwest Communications International rose more than 5 percent in Friday action amid news that the company has agreed to pay \$250 million to end a federal probe of fraudulent accounting practices employed by former management | 2 |
FDA advisory group cites liver injury in clinical trials WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration late Friday declined to endorse AstraZeneca #39;s anti-stroke drug, Exanta. | 2 |
Chip Stocks Still Rally Despite Warning Shares of semiconductor stocks continued to bounce back Friday despite another round of profit warnings from chip makers predicting third-quarter sales won #39;t live up to previous expectations. | 2 |
Groundbreaking discovery in the cosmos? Object 230 light years <b>...</b> What might be the first directly visible planet orbiting a starlike body other than our sun was reported by scientists from Europe and Los Angeles on Friday. | 3 |
An all-or-nothing roll at Richmond Tonights all-or-nothing NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Richmond offers an interesting mix of desperation, anticipation and appreciation. | 1 |
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