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U.K. Family Pleads for Hostage's Release (AP) AP - The government on Friday identified the British engineer who was kidnapped in Baghdad with two American colleagues, and the victim's family urged his captors to free him. | 0 |
Columnists: Lycos Goes Straight After a week of well-deserved criticism, Lycos is abandoning its scheme to launch denial-of-service attacks against spammy websites. Did the company reform in time to avoid criminal prosecution? | 3 |
Qualcomm Broaches A Red-Flag Subject: Accounting Changes (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Thanks to earlier reports of a strong cell phone market, it didn't surprise many analysts that Qualcomm, a leading cell phone company, on Friday boosted its earnings guidance. | 3 |
Air Force Footballer Acquitted of Steroids (AP) AP - For the second time in less than a month, an Air Force Academy football player has been cleared of taking illegal steroids after insisting on the stand that he believed the drugs were simply supplements. | 1 |
Wilson Takes One-Shot Lead at Texas Open (AP) AP - Dean Wilson shot a 5-under 65 on Friday and led first-round leader Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open. | 1 |
Ryder Dream Pairing Becomes a Nightmare for Sutton BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson had been dubbed by their Ryder Cup captain as the dream pairing but they gave Hal Sutton nothing but a king-sized headache Friday. | 1 |
Kerry Says Bush Hiding Mobilization Plan (AP) AP - Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Friday accused the Bush administration of hiding a plan to mobilize more National Guard and Reserve troops after the election while glossing over a worsening conflict in Iraq. | 0 |
Montgomerie Heaps Misery on U.S. BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie, who has suffered much misery at the hands of American golf fans, gave back some of his own Friday with another Ryder Cup tour de force at Oakland Hills Country Club. | 1 |
Fla. Supreme Court Puts Nader on Ballot TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Ralph Nader is back on Florida's ballot - probably for good this time... | 0 |
Deadly Ivan Slams Appalachian Region CASHIERS, N.C. - The violent remains of Hurricane Ivan pounded a large swath of the eastern United States on Friday, drenching an area from Georgia to Ohio, washing out dozens of homes, sweeping cars down roadways and trapping more than 100 students at an elementary school... | 0 |
Sir Howard Stringer, US Head Of Sony: Sony #39;s knight buys <b>...</b> When a bright, middle-class Oxford graduate called Harold Stringer set out for America from his home in Aylesbury in 1965 to find a job, it was the stuff of movies which attracted him. | 2 |
Riley proves he belongs, preventing US morning shutout in Ryder <b>...</b> Chris Riley is the least-qualified US Ryder Cup member. Following one of America #39;s worst days in golf #39;s most important team competition, there was no question he belonged. | 1 |
CC #39;s season likely over com. What more could the young left-hander do? He had just found out that his 2004 season might be over because of a left hamstring strain. | 1 |
Putin accuses #39;complicit #39; West of harbouring Chechen terrorists THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday accused the West of harbouring Chechen terrorists, speaking hours after rebel leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the Beslan school massacre. | 0 |
Palestinian woman shot dead in West Bank city Israeli troops patrolling the West Bank city of Nablus shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian woman Friday, witnesses and hospital officials said. | 0 |
The writing #39;s on the wall for Hong Kong #39;s last revolutionary haunt The one thing that #39;s misleading about Club 64 is its name. With its echoes of Studio 57 in New York and its desirable location at the heart of Hong Kong Central, you might expect it to be just another glitzy bar or nightspot. | 0 |
Euro #39;gendarmerie #39; set up to police the world The European Union added a fresh arm to its fast-growing military and police machinery yesterday, launching a fighting quot;gendarmerie quot; for quick deployment to trouble spots all over world. | 0 |
Drug lords stripped of 120m fortune in prison Two of Colombia #39;s most powerful drug lords were trapped in prison cells yesterday as the state seized their fortune estimated at more than 120 million. | 0 |
Conservative groups to boycott P amp;G A group based in Tupelo is one of two organizations calling for a boycott of some Procter amp; Gamble products because of the company #39;s stand on a political issue in its home town, Cincinnati. | 2 |
Is That Pirated Software? underpar writes quot;According to this ZDNet.com article, Microsoft #39;has launched a pilot program in which some visitors to the main Windows download page are being asked to let the software maker check to see whether their copy of the operating system is | 3 |
Microsoft and labels in talks about copy protection and Longhorn Microsoft and a group of recording labels are in discussion about how the next generation of the Windows Operating System, codenamed Longhorn, will support Copy Protected CDs. | 3 |
Athletics: 21 Olympic Champions, Steeplechase Showdown Highlight <b>...</b> With a long Olympic campaign behind them, 21 Olympic champions and another 52 silver and bronze medallists have converged on the Riviera to wind down their | 1 |
Rain wipes out NASCAR qualifying Rain wiped out qualifying Friday for NASCAR #39;s Sylvania 300, leaving points leader Jeff Gordon on the pole for Sunday #39;s race. | 1 |
Move over SUV - the even bigger CXT is coming It #39;s enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who thinks that cars are already too big, and that the world #39;s roads are being overrun by SUVs - sport utility vehicles. | 2 |
New Sign Language Description: We consider a new language invented by deaf children in Nicaragua, and how scientists are able to see the language evolving. | 3 |
Microsoft Tests Piracy-Check Technology Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company #39;s Download Center. As part of its efforts to combat software piracy, Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows. | 3 |
West sets deadline for Iran to freeze uranium enrichment Four western countries set the scene yesterday for a showdown with Iran by demanding that it freeze its uranium enrichment activities immediately. | 0 |
Farmers to cut rates under settlement AUSTIN Farmers Insurance today announced plans to cut its Texas homeowners insurance rates by five percent in a settlement with the state. | 2 |
11 Charged in Software Counterfeiting Case (AP) AP - Prosecutors have charged 11 people in California, Texas and Washington state with conspiring to distribute more than #36;30 million of counterfeit computer software and products. | 3 |
Study: Taiwan, Singapore Lead Gov't Online (AP) AP - A university study has found Taiwan and Singapore now lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online. | 3 |
Mickelson Benched by Sutton at Ryder Cup BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson was relegated to the Ryder Cup sidelines by U.S. captain Hal Sutton on Friday after the Masters champion and partner Tiger Woods slumped to two defeats at Oakland Hills. | 1 |
Bloglines Adds International RSS Feed Reading Bloglines Adds International RSS Feed Reading\\Bloglines, an online service for searching and subscribing to news feeds, blogs and rich web content today unveiled an internationalized web site that allows people who speak Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish to join and navigate the Bloglines service in their native languages. ... | 3 |
I Let It Slide, Admits Downcast Mickelson BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Shell-shocked Phil Mickelson had little explanation for his miserable opening day Ryder Cup form Friday after he partnered Tiger Woods to two defeats against Europe. | 1 |
Judges Rule for Nader in Election Boost for Bush (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush received a potential\boost on Friday in his bid for re-election when a court ruled\that independent candidate Ralph Nader, who experts believe\helped Bush win four years ago, be placed on Florida's\presidential ballot. | 0 |
Indian Rhino Born at Buffalo Zoo (AP) AP - An Indian rhino was born at the Buffalo Zoo this week, one of less than a dozen births in North America in the last decade, zoo officials said. | 3 |
Tropical Storm Jeanne Kills 7 in Dominican Republic SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) - Dominicans climbed onto rooftops and into trees on Friday to escape floods as Tropical Storm Jeanne weakened into a depression after killing seven people, sweeping away houses and forcing 22,000 people to flee their homes, authorities said. | 0 |
Russian Oil Giant Raises Reserves Estimate Fivefold In raising its reserve estimates, Yukos reiterated that it was operating on a "day to day basis and was still close to filing for bankruptcy." | 2 |
Strong quake hit Hokkaido Island, Japan TOKYO - The northern Japanese Hokkaido Island has been stroke by a strong magnitude 7 earthquake. The authorities are warning the local population of the possible powerful tsunami that can take place in the coastal areas. | 0 |
Abbas makes historic Palestinian visit to Syria Damascus: PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas Monday held historic talks with Syria #39;s president on the first official Palestinian visit since 1996 -- part of a post-Yasser Arafat push to forge stronger ties with Arab countries. | 0 |
Qualifying Rained Out The 10-race playoff for NASCAR's Nextel Cup championship starts with rain washing out qualifying Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway. | 1 |
Feuding Midfielders D.C. United's Dema Kovalenko and Dallas's Ronnie O'Brien are still at odds over a scuffle near the start of their game last week. | 1 |
Terps Need Leadership Maryland's seniors need to provide steadfast leadership to the underclassmen as the Terrapins enter a hostile environment at Mountaineer Field. | 1 |
A Cry for Justice Less than a month after the death of Northeast football player Jamahl Jones, prosecutors dropped charges against the four suspects, citing insufficient evidence after a preliminary autopsy. | 1 |
Nuclear Agency's Action on Iran Falls Short of U.S. Goal The U.S. failed to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency that it should refer Iran's suspect nuclear program to the Security Council. | 0 |
Microsoft Download Centre Demanding OS Validation The Microsoft Download Centre has been updated with some graphical improvements on both the search, listings and item pages. Crucially in the new look download centre many application downloads are now being | 3 |
Wilson on top at Texas Open San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Dean Wilson shot a five-under 65 on Friday to move into the lead at the halfway point of the Texas Open. | 1 |
NBA Cancels Game in Russia, Citing Terrorism Risk he National Basketball Association announced yesterday that it had canceled an Oct. 8 exhibition game in Russia featuring the Utah Jazz against the Moscow club CSKA because the recent terrorist | 1 |
Garcia-Donald hold off Perry-Cink Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald were having way too much fun during their 2-and-1 foursome victory over Americans Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink on Friday. | 1 |
Europe and US to curb Iran Europe and the US have agreed to moves to curb Iran #39;s nuclear ambitions, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text. | 0 |
AMD Improves Opteron #39;s Power Computers built with Advanced Micro Devices #39; Opteron processor soon will be able to take advantage of the same power management technology the company has already built into its laptop and desktop microchips. | 3 |
IBM in Voice Services Deal With Lloyds International Business Machines Corp. said Monday it will provide voice and data services to British financial-services company Lloyds TSB Group PLC for seven years in a deal worth \$971.6 million. | 3 |
Microsoft Tests Piracy-Check Technology Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center. | 3 |
Russian Oil Giant Raises Reserves Estimate Fivefold The Russian oil giant Yukos substantially increased the reserve estimates Friday for its biggest subsidiary, one currently being appraised for sale by the government. | 2 |
Teen arrested on charges of making e-mail threats against school Andrew Osantowski is a quiet, introverted high school senior who prefers nights at home with his family to hanging with friends. | 3 |
Wilson takes lead at Texas Open Some tough playing conditions cooled off Ted Purdy on Friday. A day after matching the course record with a 61, Purdy struggled through the stifling heat | 1 |
Trend Micro Offers New Mobile Security Trend Micro Mobile Security is designed to protect data-centric mobile devices such as smartphones against viruses and short message service (SMS) spam. | 3 |
Bush Travels South Seeking Women's Votes (AP) AP - President Bush sought backing from female voters Friday, asking them to look beyond rising violence in Iraq to a day when a democratically elected leader will lead the nation. | 0 |
On the Far Side of the Field, a Familiar Face Perhaps there will be a moment during Sunday's game between the Giants and the Redskins when a coach and his former franchise quarterback will do a double take. | 1 |
Mickelson to Sit Ryder Cup Play Saturday Phil Mickelson didn't look comfortable with his partner, his golf clubs or his opponents on the opening day of the Ryder Cup. | 1 |
Fujitsu and Cisco Team Up for IP Networks Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers | 3 |
Space station goes to Plan B for oxygen Crew members on the international space station have ended their 10-day effort to repair a failed Elektron oxygen generator, and in its place they have installed a jury-rigged unit that previously failed. | 3 |
Europeans dominate Friday matches at Ryder Cup What started with the debut of a quot;dream team quot; turned into a nightmare of a Friday for the United States at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches. | 1 |
Jaguar exit puts other teams on the brink Formula one was thrown into crisis yesterday when the Jaguar team were put up for sale by their owner Ford along with Cosworth Racing, the Northampton-based specialist which also supplies engines to Jordan and Minardi. | 1 |
Bonds Back at Home With 700 in Sight (AP) AP - In every other city, Barry Bonds is greeted with boos and cheers, a mixture of respect, fear and derision for the best slugger of his generation. | 1 |
Putin Accuses West, Chechen Rebel Vows More Attacks (Reuters) Reuters - President Vladimir Putin accused the\West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a\Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly\attacks in Russia and threatened more. | 0 |
Liberty Beats Sun 69-66 to Reach Playoffs (AP) AP - Crystal Robinson scored a season-high 22 points and paced a 12-0 run that helped the New York Liberty gain a playoff berth in the WNBA with a 69-66 victory Friday night over the Connecticut Sun. | 1 |
Ford Increases Expectations for Revenue The Ford Motor Company raised its third-quarter earnings forecast and announced a restructuring plan for its struggling Jaguar division. | 2 |
Caught in Rebels' Cross Hairs: Iraqis Working for Americans The killings of Iraqis who work on U.S. military bases send a chilling message not to cooperate with the Americans. | 0 |
Lithuania to close Chechen site Lithuania has pledged to take action to shut a Chechen separatist website operating from the Baltic state and used by warlord Shamil Basayev to claim responsibility for this month #39;s school siege in southern Russia. | 3 |
Europe take charge after making history Not even a deafening din from the voices of over 30,000 Detroiters could prevent Europe from taking a record 6.5 - 1.5 lead after the first day of the 35th Ryder Cup at the Oakland Hills Country Club yesterday. | 1 |
Russian showdown Russian duo Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova have extended their hot US Open form to set up a semi-final showdown at the Wismilak WTA tournament in Bali. | 1 |
Braves Rally to Defeat Marlins 8-1 (AP) AP - Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help Atlanta overcome an early deficit Friday night, and the Braves reduced their magic number for clinching the NL East to eight by beating the Florida Marlins 8-1. | 1 |
UBS to Buy Julius Baer U.S. Business (Reuters) Reuters - Swiss banking group UBS, the\world's largest wealth manager, said on Monday it had\strengthened its position in the United States by buying local\rival Julius Baer's U.S. wealth-management business. | 2 |
Sirens to Wail Across China to Mark 1931 Japan Attack (Reuters) Reuters - Sirens were due to wail across more\than 100 Chinese cities on Saturday to commemorate the 73rd\anniversary of the start of Japan's invasion of China, state\media said. | 0 |
Rookie Brandi Jackson Leads at Safeway (AP) AP - LPGA Tour rookie Brandi Jackson shot a 6-under 66 on Friday and held a one-stroke lead in the rain-delayed opening round of the Safeway Classic. | 1 |
Sirens to Wail Across China to Mark 1931 Japan Attack BEIJING (Reuters) - Sirens were due to wail across more than 100 Chinese cities on Saturday to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the start of Japan's invasion of China, state media said. | 0 |
U.S. and Trade Partners Maintain Unhealthy Long-Term Relationship A growing number of economists argue that the U.S. is caught in a gradual deterioration brought on by the yawning deficit in trade and other international transactions. | 2 |
Bush Opens Lead Despite Unease Voiced in Survey Senator John Kerry faces substantial obstacles in his bid to unseat President Bush, with voters saying he has not laid out a case for why he wants to be president. | 0 |
Ivan Leaves Long Trail of Damage Along Gulf Although downgraded to a tropical storm, Ivan is still churning a deadly path north leaving a death toll of 75, including 38 in the United States. | 0 |
Russian Plane Bombers Exploited Corruption A thousand rubles, or about \$34, was enough to bribe an airline agent to put a Chechen woman on board one of the two flights that exploded in midair last month, killing all 90 people aboard. | 0 |
Treasuries Creep Up on Rate Prospects (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices rose on Monday in\subdued trading, extending Friday's rally as dealers\anticipated slower official rate hikes in 2005 following slack | 2 |
U.S. Allies Reject Tough Talk on Iran The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade them to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran, settling instead for another request that Tehran voluntarily drop its nuclear program. | 0 |
Streaking Cubs Smack Reds 12-4 (AP) AP - Derrek Lee drove in five runs with a three-run homer and a two-run double, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4 Friday night for their fifth straight win. | 1 |
Ex-Spain PM Urges Release of Cubans (AP) AP - Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Friday called for the release of dozens of inmates in Cuba, charging they're political prisoners held "simply because they have a different opinion from the official line." | 0 |
Expos Rally to Defeat Phillies 12-8 (AP) AP - Tony Batista hit a go-ahead two-run single in Montreal's five-run ninth inning, and the Expos rallied for a 12-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. | 1 |
MCI Creditors Are Target of SEC Subpoenas (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - The Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed 11 members of MCI Inc.'s former creditors committee for documents related to confidential communications between the company and its bondholders, according to federal bankruptcy court filings. | 3 |
UN human rights chief urges South Korea to repeal security law (AFP) AFP - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour urged South Korea to repeal its draconian security law, saying the legislation did not meet international standards for human rights protection. | 0 |
After Being Bounced Around Florida Is Bouncing Back Bob Ellis was picking up plywood and two-by-fours on his second trip of the day for supplies to deal with the wreckage from Hurricane Frances, the second of three | 2 |
IBM settles portion of pension lawsuit NEW YORK - IBM Corp. said Friday that it has settled part of an employee lawsuit claiming that the world #39;s biggest seller of computers and related services violated age-discrimination rules when it changed pension plans. | 2 |
IMF agrees to delay in debt payment by Argentina Argentine President Nestor Kirchner received confirmation Friday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a postponement of the payment of 1 billion US dollars in foreign debt owed by Argentina. | 2 |
S.Korea Hopes IAEA Will End Its Case in November SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea declared Saturday it has no plans to develop or possess nuclear weapons, but said it would pursue scientific atomic research transparently in cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. | 0 |
Mortgage Fraud Concerns FBI Mortgage fraud has the potential to become a "national epidemic" that could expose lenders to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, an FBI official said. | 2 |
AOL Dumps Microsoft #39;s Spam Filter Standard America Online, the largest Internet service provider, said it would stop using Microsoft #39;s Sender ID technology to filter unwanted e-mail being sent to its millions of members, and instead embrace an open-source friendly alternative. | 3 |
Quick look at Ryder Cup #39;s key holes A capsule look at the first day of Ryder Cup matches Friday at Oakland Hills Country Club: Padraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie, Europe, def. | 1 |
Villeneuve to drive Renault till end of year LONDON: Canadian Jacques Villeneuve will race the last three Grands Prix of the season for Renault, the Formula One team said yesterday. | 1 |
Finn blazes past Nalbandian Finn Jarkko Nieminen reignited his rise through the rankings on Friday, this time at the expense of third seed David Nalbandian 6-2 2-6 6-2 at the China Open. | 1 |
Rookie Jackson takes first-round lead Brandi Jackson #39;s early morning tee time worked out well at the Safeway Classic. Although the course was damp from recent rain, the LPGA Tour rookie was able to post a 6-under 66 for | 1 |
Ignoring 1918, Ramirez Has Fun Leading the Resurgence anny Ramirez was finally talking. After playfully telling reporters to leave him a telephone message or send him a fax, then putting a bag of bats in front of his locker to block their access | 1 |
Senden tied for third in Texas Australia #39;s John Senden was tied for third as American Dean Wilson seized the halfway lead in the Texas Open in San Antonio this morning. | 1 |
American League Game Summary - Kansas City at Cleveland The preliminary diagnosis on Gerut is a right knee injury, pending an MRI...DeJesus also stole a base, his eighth of the season...The Royals won for only the second time in seven meetings at Jacobs Field this year. | 1 |
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