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Greenback gains broadly ahead of Fed meeting CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - The US dollar #39;s biggest gain came against its Canadian counterpart on Friday, as Canadian inflation data raised doubts about the scope of interest-rate hikes there.
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Charter Loses Another Top Exec Charter Communications (CHTR:Nasdaq - news - research) lost its second top executive in a month Friday with the resignation of operating chief Maggie Bellville.
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Firefox on the hunt Web metrics suggest that the software giant #39;s Internet Explorer has been losing a significant number of users in the past nine months to open-source browser Mozilla and its offspring, Firefox.
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Canadian companies to build sensor for NASA telescope Two Canadian companies will help build a key component of the nest telescope of US National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), Canadian Space Agency said in a press release Friday.
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Already running on our news wire Racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone today described the withdrawal of Jaguar from Formula One as no surprise. The struggling team #39;s future was in doubt after fears that it had struggled to find the money needed to compete in the cash-driven sport.
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Musharraf not decided on quitting army post: US WASHINGTON: The United States says that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would continue to move his country towards democratic reforms but has yet to take a decision on quitting as army chief.
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Panthers Lose Davis to Knee Injury (AP) AP - Panthers running back Stephen Davis will miss Sunday's game at Kansas City because of swelling in his knee that could sideline him two to five weeks.
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Moscow fumes as Utah Jazz pulls out of NBA date (AFP) AFP - Russian basketball champions CSKA Moscow said they were disappointed that NBA giants Utah Jazz had pulled out off a planned exhibition match here because of security fears.
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Australia Fights Biggest Locust Plague in Decades (Reuters) Reuters - Australia has started\battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions\of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the\country's central east region.
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Oil Surges on Storm, Supply Concerns NEW YORK (Reuters) - World oil prices surged nearly \$2 on Friday on worries the stormy season in the Gulf of Mexico would continue to hamper energy production and imports, delaying vital stock building ahead of the coming winter months.
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U.S. Accuses U.N. of Dragging Feet Over Locusts (Reuters) Reuters - The United States accused the U.N.\agriculture body Friday of mismanaging the locust crisis\afflicting vast swathes of West Africa.
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US Stocks Up Slightly After Ford Forecast NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips edged higher on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, but wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">QCOM.O</A> held back the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income.
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China's Energy Crisis Blankets Hong Kong in Smog (Reuters) Reuters - To gaze across Hong Kong's harbor at\the city's glittering skyscrapers and soaring peaks is to take\in one of the world's most spectacular urban vistas.
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House GOP to Reject 9/11 Recommendation (AP) AP - House Republicans plan to follow President Bush's lead and reject the Sept. 11 commission's recommendation to strip the Pentagon of control over its spy shops in favor of a new national intelligence director with hiring, firing and spending control.
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Alpharma Says Pfizer Drug Generic Cleared NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Alpharma Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ALO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ALO.N</A> to launch a generic form of Pfizer Inc's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PFE.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">PFE.N</A> Neurontin capsules to treat epilepsy, sending Alpharma shares sharply higher.
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Nigerian Police Say Dozens Killed in Pipeline Blast LAGOS (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed in a petroleum pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, police said Friday.
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Hizbollah, Israel to Conclude Prisoner Swap-Paper MUSCAT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group has provided Israel with information on the fate of a missing Israeli airman, a move that will finalize prisoner exchange talks within weeks, a Omani newspaper said on Friday.
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Ford Raises Earnings and Unveils New Plan for Jaguar The company raised its third-quarter earnings guidance today and unveiled a restructuring plan for its Jaguar division.
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Trump Stumps Chump Episode two of The Apprentice heats up with a cool treat and a surprise ego boot.
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Qualcomm's Crystal Ball Gets Hazy The ability to predict the future is getting tougher, even for a market leader like Qualcomm.
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Progress Software Avoids Crash and Burn Progress Software produces results in a tough market, but investors really don't care.
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Suicide Bomber Targets Baghdad Police BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb by police on a Baghdad bridge, and U.S. troops foiled a second suicide vehicle bombing in attacks Friday that killed at least five people and wounding at least 21...
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House GOP to Reject 9/11 Recommendation WASHINGTON - House Republicans plan to follow President Bush's lead and reject the Sept. 11 commission's recommendation to strip the Pentagon of control over its spy shops in favor of a new national intelligence director with hiring, firing and spending control...
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Diplomat: Nukes Not Cause of Korea Blast BEIJING - Video footage of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion occurred showed dozens of workers swarming around a dusty construction site resembling a large dam project, while a foreign diplomat who visited the site said Friday he found no sign the blast was nuclear. South Korea, meanwhile, said a mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the Sept...
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Chechen Warlord Claims Responsibility for Siege In an Internet posting, a Chechen warlord with a \$10 million bounty on his head has apparently claimed responsibility for the Beslan school siege and promised more attacks on Russian civilians if Chechnya is not granted independence.
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Qualcomm #39;s Crystal Ball Gets Hazy Wireless technology kingpin Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) issued revised guidance today, slightly increasing its expected fourth-quarter revenue and earnings along with full fiscal-year financials.
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Alcatel to buy wireless, conferencing companies Networking gear maker Alcatel on Friday announced acquisition plans for a pair of US companies to help it gain access to wireless and collaboration technologies.
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IMF board OKs Argentine repayment delay-IMF source The International Monetary Fund board on Friday agreed to a request by Argentina to reschedule \$1 billion in loan repayments, IMF sources said on condition of anonymity.
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Indictments issued in software scam case A federal grand jury has indicted 11 people for conspiring to distribute nearly \$31 million worth of bootlegged software programs.
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ATI annuncia nuova tecnologia quot;HyperMemory quot; Con il comunicato stampa che trovate qui sotto, ATI ha annunciato quot;HyperMemory quot; una tecnologia che grazie a particolari algoritmi consente un veloce scambio di dati tra la scheda grafica e la memoria ram di sistema.
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Tiger and Phil fail first test His superstar pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods 2-down through six holes Friday morning, US captain Hal Sutton hardly seemed like the picture of concern.
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Jaguar to be withdrawn and sold Motorsport.com. Ford has announced that Jaguar will be withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season and the F1 business will be put up for sale.
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Panthers RB Davis to undergo knee surgery CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Already without speed receiver Steve Smith for at least two months, the Carolina Panthers now must go without three-time Pro Bowl running back Stephen Davis for at least the next few weeks.
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SAFIN AND SRICHAPHAN PROGRESS With the top seeds tumbling, Marat Safin and Paradorn Srichaphan both advanced into the semi-finals of the inaugural China Open on Friday with solid wins.
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Jazz trip to Moscow canceled because of security concerns The Utah Jazz #39;s exhibition game in Russia next month was canceled by the NBA on Friday because of security concerns. The league and the Jazz hope to reschedule the game for possibly next preseason, but with
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NI talks reach #39;moment of decision #39;: Blair British Prime Tony Blair arrived today for critical Northern Ireland peace talks and declared: quot;This really is the moment of decision for us.
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Somalis to elect crucial post The newly inaugurated Somali parliament is due to elect the speaker of the transitional assembly later on Wednesday. Twelve members of parliament have expressed interest in the position.
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Boeing may join Microsoft in EU antitrust fight Aircraft giant may argue against European antitrust regulators' order to make Microsoft give secrets to rivals.
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Oracle hopes for big splash with Tsunami Database giant expected to launch content management competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft this year.
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Cisco gives Linksys rebate to the upwardly mobile People can get a 100 percent cash rebate on certain Linksys gear when they trade up to higher-end Cisco products.
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UPDATE 2-Alpharma says court clears generic of Pfizer drug A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Alpharma Inc. (ALO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to launch a generic form of Pfizer Inc #39;s (PFE.
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Bush May See Cabinet Exodus if Re-Elected (AP) AP - Nearly all the senior officials who came to office with President Bush still are on the job. But a big exodus and a Cabinet reshuffling seem likely if he wins a second term.
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Iran Nuclear Enrichment Freeze Offer a Ploy - U.S. VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it might extend a partial freeze on uranium enrichment in order to ease Western fears about its nuclear ambitions, but a senior U.S. official dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action.
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Circuit City #39;s Improving Two weeks ago, we got to see a glimpse of Circuit City #39;s (NYSE: CC) second-quarter numbers when the electronics retailer pre-announced that sales had ticked up nearly 9 to \$2.
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Big Blue Turns Green with Grid Computing Deal IBM (Quote, Chart) revealed a number of supercomputing projects from its Deep Computing unit, which should whet the appetites of those following the 12th Global Grid Forum (GGF) in Brussels, Belgium, next week.
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TXU agrees to fine for ads DALLAS TXU Energy has agreed to pay a 530-thousand dollar fine over misleading advertisements about its electric rates. The proposed settlement is with the Public Utility Commission in Austin.
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AOL Dumps Microsoft #39;s Spam Filter Standard AOL will continue to include Sender ID data in outgoing mail to enable ISPs and others that use it to identify where messages originate.
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ATI takes another look at shared memory ATI today said that it will develop a new approach to use system memory rather than more dedicated memory on its graphics card. HyperMemory will use PCI Express
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Oracle to Splash ECM Market with #39;Tsunami #39; It #39;s no secret that Oracle (Quote, Chart) has been considering a dip in the enterprise content management well, especially after companies like Microsoft (Quote, Chart), IBM (Quote, Chart) and EMC (Quote, Chart) made such a splash in the sector over the
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Different date, same story Anyone who hoped the decision to move this year #39;s Wales Rally GB from its usual place on the World Rally Championship calendar would result in easier and safer driving conditions had a rude awakening on the first full day #39;s competing.
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Auburn, Alabama games will be played as scheduled Officials at both schools decided Friday morning to go ahead with their home football games. They had considered postponing the games because of the damage left behind by Hurricane Ivan.
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Cats pack heat against Wisconsin TUCSON, Ariz. (U-WIRE) -- If the Arizona football team (1-1) wants any shot at defeating No. 17 Wisconsin (2-0) Saturday afternoon, it #39;s going to have to turn up the heat.
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George just waiting for another chance At last glance, the rather motley roll call of No. 2 quarterbacks in the NFL included at least one repeat drug offender, a self-confessed recovering alcoholic who once abandoned his team
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UN Watchdog: No Sign of Iran Nuclear Activity at New Site VIENNA, Sept 17 - The UN nuclear watchdog has found no signs of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called Parchin that several US officials have said may be linked to secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.
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Swedish ambassador says diplomats in North Korean saw no sign of <b>...</b> Video footage of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion occurred showed dozens of workers swarming around a dusty construction site resembling a large dam project, while a foreign diplomat who visited the site said Friday he found no sign the
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Italy calls time on Libya embargo Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu says Italy is ready to lift EU sanctions on Libya unilaterally if the whole EU fails to do so next week.
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Turkey Rejects Criticism on Adultery Plan (AP) AP - The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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Looking for the Exit Sign (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - At 42, Nicholas Gerber is a little too young to retire, but he is already thinking about how to sell the business he started nine years ago. It's the management company for Ameristock Mutual Fund, which has attracted #36;1.8 billion with a stellar record: up 14 a year since 1995, five points more than the market average. His style is to buy out-of-favor blue chips like Sara Lee, Merck and Bank of America, and hold. Turnover is tiny at 5 a year.
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IRA Adventures (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - Peter Frankling tapped an unusual source to fund his new business, which makes hot-dog-shaped ice cream treats known as Cool Dogs: Two investors, one a friend and the other a professional venture capitalist, put in more than #36;100,000 each from their Individual Retirement Accounts. Later Franklin added #36;150,000 from his own IRA.
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Ducks to Take Aim at No. 2 Oklahoma (AP) AP - Oregon lost its season opener and dropped out of the Top 25 thanks mostly to its own mistakes.
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Europe Dominates U.S. at Start of Ryder Cup For Europe, it was a glorious start to the 35th Ryder Cup. For the United States, it was a nightmare.
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Progress, But No Breakthrough, at N.Irish Talks LEEDS CASTLE, England (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's feuding political leaders reported progress but no breakthrough on Friday at talks aimed at brokering a deal which would see the Irish Republican Army (IRA) effectively disband.
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Wal-Mart backs targets despite Ivan Retailer expects September same-store sales to be on track despite devastation of the hurricane. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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RIM BlackBerry 7100v goes to Vodafone RIM #39;s new 7100 design is now coming to Vodafone, complete with their new SureType keyboard for more space-efficient typing. Research In Motion #39;s latest BlackBerry
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United States #39; Illegal Occupation of Iraq United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan #39;s statement that the Bush administration #39;s decision to go to war in Iraq was illegal because it didn #39;t have the Security Council #39;s approval should have been made before the invasion.
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US jet fires at house where insurgents believed to be meeting An American jet fired a missile at a house where about 10 members of an al-Qaida-linked group were believed to be meeting in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, police and the US military said.
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ATI Announces HyperMemory (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Canada's ATI Technologies (Nasdaq: ATYT) has announced a memory technology that cuts PC system costs by using system memory for graphics processing.
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Fact and Comment (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - The stock market in 2004 has been, at best, treading water. Yet presidential election years are supposed to see equities rise. This one will be no exception. Stocks often go up in rapid bursts. As people grasp that President Bush will indeed be reelected, the market will experience a sharp rally. Expect the S amp;P 500 to end the year well above 1250, up at least 12 from year-end 2003.
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Irish Look to Top Michigan State on Sat. (AP) AP - It'll take more than last week's victory over a highly ranked opponent to restore Notre Dame's lost luster. That makes Saturday's game at Michigan State a big one for the Fighting Irish.
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Software Sting Leads to Arrests, Seizures of Pirated Goods (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - After a two-year investigation, U.S. law enforcement officials have disrupted one of the largest software piracy operations in the United States with the arrest of 11 suspects in California, Washington and Texas. In the raid, FBI agents seized pirated applications valued as high as US #36;87 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
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Martin to push for better African peacekeeping force in first speech to UN (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will push for an effective African peacekeeping force to deal with problems like the crisis in Sudan when he speaks to the United Nations next week.
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National Semiconductor Offers 'Trusted' Chip (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - IBM (NYSE: IBM) is the first personal computer maker to install National Semiconductor's (NYSE: NSM) SafeKeeper Trusted technology, which protects security data using specially designed chips, on selected models of its PCs.
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U.S. Stocks Rise, But Oil Surges Again NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Friday after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, but wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. held back gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income.
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Colorado Campus Bans Beer Sales at Stadium DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado State University, plagued by drinking binges that led to the death of a student and a weekend of rioting, has banned all beer sales at the football stadium starting with the homecoming game this weekend, officials said on Friday.
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Nexen restoring Gulf Mexico production after hurricane-linked <b>...</b> CALGARY (CP) - Nexen Inc. is restoring its deep-water oil production in the Gulf of Mexico after hurricane Ivan blew through and caused no significant damage to the Calgary-based firm #39;s oil rigs.
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August inflation rate drops to 1.9 per cent from 2.3 per cent in <b>...</b> OTTAWA (CP) - More moderate gasoline prices at the pump and less expensive cars and trucks helped to slow the annual rise in inflation to 1.9 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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IBM in Discussions on Issues in Pension Suit IBM, in the latest turn in a pension plan case that could reverberate through the Fortune 500, said on Friday it is in talks to resolve some of the issues in a lawsuit that could cost Big Blue billions of dollars.
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Alcatel expands US presence with two acquisitions worth \$277mn NEW YORK, September 17 (newratings.com) - Alcatel (ALA.NYS) has expanded its operations and presence in the core North American telecommunication market with two separate acquisitions for about \$277 million.
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Judge cuts Microsoft fees to \$100 m SEATTLE: A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp to pay lawyers involved in its \$1.1 billion class action settlement \$100 million in legal fees, less than half of the original fees they requested, company officials said.
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Cingular handset talks to users Cingular Wireless is offering a software application intended to help the visually impaired make full use of their cell phones. The Talks application, which works only with the Nokia 6620 phone, converts menus
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Specialty Foods, General Donlee funds sink on suspended or cut <b>...</b> TORONTO (CP) - Non-energy income trusts are disappointing investors, with two more cutting or suspending their cash distributions to unitholders this week and causing the value of their units to plummet.
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FTC Assesses Bounty System for Catching Spammers The FTC today issued a report assessing whether and how a system that rewards members of the public for tracking down spammers would or could help improve enforcement of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2002
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Amazon Offers Discount to A9 Search Users Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is offering a 1.57 percent shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase
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Europeans dominate morning Ryder Cup matches Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie teamed with Padraig Harrington Friday morning to defeat Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson 2 amp; 1 to the lead European squad to a 3 1/2 - 1/2 lead after the morning fourball matches at the 35th Ryder Cup
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Women #39;s Tennis: Kuznetsova Set for Another Title After US Open Win Women #39;s US Open tennis champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia is one step closer to another title. Her match-winning streak reached eight Friday with a quarterfinal win at the Wismilak International tournament in Bali, Indonesia.
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Villeneuve to Drive Final Races for Renault Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve of Canada will drive for Renault for the final three races of this season. Villeneuve, who has not raced in Formula One this season, will debut for Renault this month at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
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Panthers #39; back Davis out up to 5 weeks with knee injury The bad news keeps piling up on the Carolina Panthers, who learned yesterday that running back Stephen Davis will be sidelined up to five weeks by a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery.
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No Jazz in Russia New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NBA has decided to postpone the pre-season game the Utah Jazz were scheduled to play in Russia because of security concerns.
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Auburn, LSU will play Saturday Following consultation with state government, emergency management officials, and Southeastern Conference representatives, Auburn University announced at 9:30 am Friday that the Sept.
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Riley, Cink score for US team Riley and Stewart Cink halved their Friday morning four-ball match with the Europes Paul McGinley and Luke Donald when Riley saved par with a six-foot putt on the 18th hole.
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Bush: Kerry Proposals Will Hurt Economy WASHINGTON - President Bush renewed his criticism of rival John Kerry's domestic proposals Friday as his campaign prepared a new television ad warning that liberals in Congress would join Kerry in harming job growth and the economy by raising taxes on small businesses. "To make sure the economy continues to grow, we'll be wise about how we spend the money - the people's money...
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Bullish Ford Outlook Nudges Stocks Higher NEW YORK - A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks moderately higher Friday as investors looked past a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and a big rise in oil prices...
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Red Sox, Yankees Renew Rivalry at Stadium (AP) AP - The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter was hurtling headfirst into the stands, Nomar Garciaparra was sulking in the dugout and New York was pulling away in the AL East. A lot has changed since then.
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Groups Holds Northern Ireland Peace Talks (AP) AP - A deal taking shape Friday in negotiations on Northern Ireland's future would require the outlawed Irish Republican Army to resume disarmament and issue a new statement that, for the first time, would definitively renounce violence.
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Official: Athletes Were Tested for Hormone (AP) AP - Athletes were tested for human growth hormone for the first time during the Athens Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.
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FileMaker Server 7 Advanced ships (MacCentral) MacCentral - Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. announced Monday that it is shipping FileMaker Server 7 Advanced, the version of its server software that incorporates advanced Web publishing and connectivity features. FileMaker Server 7 Advanced can host up to 100 Web-based clients and 250 desktop clients, and features connectivity to XML, ODBC and JDBC-based data sources. FileMaker Server 7 Advanced also features "Custom Web Publishing" which enables users to deploy data-driven Web sites using Web design tools like Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, through a built-in Site Assistant wizard.
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Sudanese forces say they have no orders to disarm militias: Amnesty (AFP) AFP - Sudanese security forces in Darfur are claiming they have no orders to disarm pro-government militias blamed for atrocities in the region, the head of rights group Amnesty International said.
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Turkey's prime minister rejects European Union's criticism amid adultery spat (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - The Turkish prime minister harshly rejected European Union criticism Friday over a proposal to outlaw adultery and hinted the government might press forward with the ban despite warnings it could jeopardize Turkey's entry into the bloc.
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Woods, Mickelson Inspire U.S. Ryder Cup Comeback By Mark Lamport-Stokes BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson inspired a United States comeback in the Ryder Cup foursomes Friday, quickly moving three up on Europeans Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood.
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Ryder Cup Fans Quick to Take Sides BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - After a week of being charmed by golfers in practice, Ryder Cup fans were quick to take sides Friday as the United States and Europe resumed golf's greatest grudge match.
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