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Rates Mean End of Low Interest Costs WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite record federal deficits, the Bush administration has benefited from historically low interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of cheap debt service may be over. | 2 |
Emerging Debt on Lookout for Results, IMF NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emerging debt spreads are likely to trade in ranges early in the week ahead of Venezuela's bond sale results and the IMF meeting late in the week. | 2 |
Investors Watching Consumers #39; Jitters NEW YORK Sept. 26, 2004 - When nervous consumers hold on to their money, Wall Street gets nervous about profits. So the question investors hope will be answered in the coming week is, just how nervous are consumers these days? | 2 |
Serena Williams wins China Open The top-seeded American rallied from one-set down to defeat US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova to capture the inaugural China Open. | 1 |
D. Mientkiewicz, 1B In the rubber game of a three-game set, Brown will make his first start since September 3, when he broke his left hand punching the clubhouse wall after leaving a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. | 1 |
Michigan defense dominant The Wolverines led the nation in interceptions and turnovers forced entering yesterday #39;s Big Ten opener against Iowa, and they didn #39;t do anything to hurt their ranking. | 1 |
Greek plane diverted to London after bomb alert A Greek plane has landed safely atStansted Airport, north of London, after a bomb alert forced it tomake a diversion, the BBC reports on Sunday. | 0 |
Labour delegates force Iraq vote Labour delegates have forced a debate and vote on Britain #39;s role in Iraq hours after Tony Blair said he would not apologise for the war. | 0 |
Al Qaida Man Killed in Gun Battle Police may have killed a suspected top al Qaida operative today in a four-hour gun battle at a house in southern Pakistan that also led to the arrest of two other men. | 0 |
Iraqi Official Arrested for Possible Ties to Terrorists US authorities in Iraq have arrested a man chosen to lead Iraq #39;s National Guard in one of the country #39;s most troubled and violent provinces. | 0 |
Britain Proposes Debt Relief to Nations Britain will provide more debt relief for the world #39;s poorest countries and challenge other rich countries to do the same, Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s government said Sunday. | 0 |
Bitter Malpractice Fight Going to Voters Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards... | 0 |
Rates Mean End of Low Interest Costs Despite record federal deficits, the Bush administration has benefited from historically low interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of cheap debt service may be over. | 2 |
The new Silicon Valley: A dog-eat-dog world May I buy your beloved pet dog, just so I can take him around back and shoot him? That #39;s how the chief executive of PeopleSoft, Craig Conway, described Oracle #39;s hostile bid for his company | 2 |
Fund manager eyes Japanese financial stocks Mark Headley, who manages the second-best-performing US mutual fund focused on Japan, is buying shares of financial-services companies in anticipation of higher industry profits as consumer lending and investment climb. | 2 |
Sony Makes MP3 U-Turn Sony also plans to release some new flash-based players with both MP3 and Atrac playback as early as this year in Europe. As for North American customers, a Sony spokesperson would not committ to a time frame for MP3 support. | 3 |
Turkey Approves Penal Code in Step Towards EU Talks (Update1) Turkey #39;s parliament passed a revamped penal code that widens freedom of speech and stiffens punishment for torture, a step the European Commission said was needed to win membership talks with the European Union. | 0 |
RAF Jets with Orders to Shoot Up to four fully-armed RAF fighter planes are likely to have escorted Olympic Airways flight 411 into Stansted today, with orders to shoot it from the skies if it threatened the capital. | 0 |
Frenchman shot, killed in Saudi Arabia A French technician who worked on Saudi naval contracts was shot and killed early Sunday in western Saudi Arabia in what his company said may have been a random shooting. | 0 |
Pakistan kills militant wanted for Musharraf plot Pakistan #39;s security agencies shot and killed a militant wanted for masterminding an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf last year, intelligence officials said on Sunday. | 0 |
What will you give up, just to get some work? What rights will you give up in order to get some work? We are guaranteed certain protections against the tyranny of the State, but what's to stop private companies from ignoring those protections, so long as they can require us to agree to forego them in order to rece... | 3 |
Blue Chips End Lower After Oil Hits \$49 US blue-chip stocks declined to the lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil prices touched \$49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel costs will erode corporate profits. | 2 |
UPDATE 2-Real slump to another defeat at classy Bilbao Trouble-torn Real Madrid slumped to their second defeat in three Primera Liga games when they lost 2-1 to a classy Athletic Bilbao side on Saturday. | 1 |
Bourdais takes close victory from teammate Junquiera in Las Vegas <b>...</b> Sebastien Bourdais and Bruno Junquiera spent much of the weekend together, eating and hanging out in the garage areas their Newman-Haas teams share. | 1 |
Free hostage calls Bahrain MANAMA: Bahrain last night joined international efforts to secure the release of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar urged the kidnappers to free Ken Bigley and other hostages soon. | 0 |
Al-Qaida suspect killed in Pakistan raid Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative Sunday in a four-hour gunbattle at a house in southern Pakistan that also led to the arrest of two other men, the information minister said. | 0 |
Stansted Is Designated Emergency Landing Ground Stansted airport is the designated emergency landing ground for planes in British airspace hit by in-flight security alerts. Emergency services at Stansted have successfully dealt | 0 |
Spain, US will meet for Davis Cup title A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States. Rafael Nadal beat French player Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to clinch a berth in the finals for the Spanish team. | 1 |
2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast Hike Forget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth #39;s own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known | 3 |
Correction: Mouse Product Review SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a Sept. 23 product review, The Associated Press, using erroneous information provided by Logitech Inc., reported incorrect weights for two of the company #39;s new computer mice. | 3 |
2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast Hike (AP) AP - Forget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth's own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known continuous trek of the nation's western coastline. | 3 |
Pakistan Kills Militant Wanted for Musharraf Plot (Reuters) Reuters - Pakistan's security forces on Sunday\shot dead a militant said to have plotted an attempt to\assassinate President Pervez Musharraf and to have had a hand\in the killing of a U.S. journalist, the information minister\said. | 0 |
Top senator calls Iraq 'quagmire' for US (AFP) AFP - A leading US senator said that the United States was locked in a quot;quagmire quot; in Iraq, calling the war a diversion from the hunt for Al-Qaeda boss Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 attacks. | 0 |
Suspected Israeli Agents Kill Militant in Syria DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria accused Israel of terrorism after a bomb -- which Israeli security sources said Israel planted -- killed a Hamas official in Damascus on Sunday. Hamas vowed to retaliate. | 0 |
Real-Life 'Lassie' Alerts Humans to Smoke CROWN POINT, Ind. - Foxie's cleverness is not doubted by local animal control officials after the collie warned them about smoke coming from an area that contained 10 dogs... | 0 |
Al-Qaida Suspect Killed in Pakistan Raid KARACHI, Pakistan - Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative Sunday in a four-hour gunbattle at a house in southern Pakistan that also led to the arrest of two other men, the information minister said. Amjad Hussain Farooqi had been wanted for his alleged... | 0 |
Congress Sends Bush Tax Cut Bill, Victory WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - Legislation extending three popular middle-class tax cuts for the rest of the decade sailed through Congress by lopsided votes in both the House and Senate, giving President Bush | 2 |
Will O's Switch to NL if D.C. Gets Expos? (AP) AP - Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli offered an interesting solution to the team's concern about losing revenue if the Montreal Expos move to Washington. "Switch leagues," he said Sunday, suggesting that Baltimore join the National League and that the Washington team move to ... | 1 |
2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast Hike Forget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth #39;s own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known continuous trek of the nation #39;s western coastline. | 3 |
PeopleSoft urges upgrades PeopleSoft launched a promotion on Thursday to encourage customers of its business management software to upgrade to the latest version - even as Oracle continues its disruptive takeover bid, which threatens the company #39;s future. | 3 |
Todt on the race, Rubens #39; victory, strategy and the #39;China project <b>...</b> Following an #39;eventful #39; inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, certainly as far as his team is concerned, Jean Todt sat down to answer a few questions, while company president Luca di Montezemolo disappeared to change out o... | 1 |
Cahill #39;s late goal gives Everton win over Portsmouth Tim Cahill #39;s goal in the 80th minute lifted Everton to a 1-0 victory Sunday at Portsmouth, keeping the Toffies firmly in third place in England and only three points behind league-leading Arsenal. | 1 |
JOHNSONS HARD RIGHT FELLS JONES AND ENDS AN ERA When Roy Jones Jr. showed up on Thursday for a press conference in the lobby of the Fed Ex Forum, the most noticeable thing about him - the thing that everybody in the arena commented onwas how small, even fragile, he looked. | 1 |
Shock 76, Liberty 66 Cheryl Ford had 21 points and nine rebounds, and Deanna Nolan scored 18 points to lead the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock past the New York Liberty 76-66 Sunday, evening their first-round WNBA playoff series at 1-1. | 1 |
Stenson Wins Heritage by Four Strokes (AP) AP - Henrik Stenson of Sweden shot a 6-under-par 66 Sunday to win The Heritage by four strokes over Carlos Rodiles of Spain. | 1 |
Titans' Schulters Leaves Game With Injury (AP) AP - Tennessee Titans free safety Lance Schulters hurt his left foot Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars and was taken to the locker room. His return was questionable. | 1 |
Al-Qaeda figure #39;killed in gunfight #39; PASKISTANI security forces today killed an al-Qaeda kingpin allegedly behind an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and charged over the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, a security official said. | 0 |
2 Utah State Basketball Players Suspended (AP) AP - Utah State indefinitely suspended basketball players Jason Williams and Marques Crane on Sunday for a violation of team rules, and coach Stew Morrill said the two may be dismissed from the team. | 1 |
Jeanne could be year #39;s costliest Hurricane Jeanne has the potential to be the most expensive storm to hit the United States in a year of expensive storms. Risk Management Solutions | 2 |
Nibbling at the pie THOSE who move away from the majority to tread a path of their own have always been termed mavericks. One category of people who today could qualify to be called mavericks are those using Web browsers other than Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer (IE). | 3 |
Hamas vows to hit Israeli targets abroad Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, vowed on Sunday to hit Israeli targets abroad after one of its leaders was assassinated in Damascus earlier in the day. | 0 |
US dollar under pressure despite Fed hinting at further rate hikes LONDON : The dollar came under renewed pressure from the euro and yen, even as minutes released by the US Federal Reserve from its August meeting hinted at a steady pace of US interest-rate tightening. | 2 |
Investors expecting clarity this week NEW YORK - The first presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the | 2 |
State #39;s top marching bands spend millions FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Booster clubs for high school marching bands that have made it to the state finals have spent more than \$12 million the past four years for props, music and other necessities that help make the bands successful. | 2 |
Spaniard fends off compatriot Perez MADRID, Spain -- Roberto Heras became only the second rider to claim three Tour of Spain titles when he held off a charging Santiago Perez in the final stage Sunday. | 1 |
Bomb Alert Prompts Greek Plane to Land in London A bomb threat prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing, escorted by British Tornado jets, at London #39;s Stansted Airport on Sunday. | 0 |
Senior Taliban commander arrested in southern Afghanistan (Kandahar, Afghanistan-AP) Sept. 26, 2004 - Afghan officials say an alleged senior Taliban commander and two fighters have been killed in a raid on a village home in southern Afghanistan. | 0 |
South Americans Make Offer to EU on Trade (AP) AP - The South American trade bloc Mercosur has made a new offer in a bid to advance stalled trade talks with the European Union and clinch a trans-Atlantic free trade deal by an October deadline. | 0 |
Debates Give Kerry Last Chance to Make Case (Reuters) Reuters - When President Bush and Sen. John\Kerry open a series of debates on Thursday, voters will get\their first chance to directly compare the White House\candidates -- and Kerry will get perhaps his last chance to\convince Americans he is up to the job. | 0 |
Iraq Dogs Blair as Party Conference Starts BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Iraq overshadowed the start of Tony Blair's Labour Party conference on Sunday despite the prime minister's efforts to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of a general election expected next year. | 0 |
Titans Kinney leaves with left calf injury Titans tight end Erron Kinney strained his left calf in the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Kinney was hurt after Steve McNair threw an incomplete pass to the end zone for receiver Drew Bennett. | 1 |
Week in review: Can the Trojans bring it early? It happens to nearly every team in its quest for a national title. In happened to USC on Saturday when the Trojans had to come from behind to beat Stanford 31-28. | 1 |
Nigerian rebels target Agip Rome - The Italian oil group Eni said on Sunday that it would continue operations in Nigeria, despite reported threats by a militant group, and denied that its helicopters had been used for military purposes. | 0 |
Pearl Kidnapping Suspect Dies in Pakistan KARACHI, Pakistan - Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said. At l... | 0 |
Mets Put Another Dent in Cubs' Hopes NEW YORK - Al Leiter pitched two-hit ball for six innings to earn his first win in six weeks, and the New York Mets put another dent in Chicago's playoff hopes Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Chicago began the day a half-game in front of San Francisco in the NL wild-card... | 0 |
Hamas Operative Killed in Syrian Capital Israel's claim to have killed a Hamas leader in the Syrian capital on Sunday marked an escalation in the Jewish state's war against the violent group, embarrassed Syrian leaders and turned up pressure on Damascus to expel Palestinian militants. | 0 |
Mets Put Another Dent in Cubs' Hopes (AP) AP - Al Leiter pitched two-hit ball for six innings to earn his first win in six weeks, and the New York Mets put another dent in Chicago's playoff hopes Sunday with a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. | 1 |
Braves Eliminate Defending Champ Marlins (AP) AP - The Florida Marlins won't be repeating as World Series champions. Florida was eliminated from postseason contention Sunday, losing to the Atlanta Braves 6-3 as John Thomson held the Marlins to one run in seven innings. | 1 |
British hostage reportedly still alive in Iraq The waiting and wondering continued Sunday about the fate of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, although one Muslim activist says he is still alive. | 0 |
Titans' McNair Injured in Loss to Jaguars (AP) AP - Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair bruised his sternum on a 2-point conversion late in the fourth quarter of Tennessee's 15-12 loss to Jacksonville. | 1 |
Niners' Lloyd Inactive for Seahawks Game (AP) AP - San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Lloyd was inactive for Sunday's game at Seattle because of a strained groin. | 1 |
Umpire Leaves Mariners-Rangers Game (AP) AP - First-base umpire Ed Montague left Sunday's game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before the start of the fifth inning because of an elevated blood pressure. | 1 |
Roddick Extends U.S. Domination Over Belarus CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. world number two Andy Roddick coasted to victory over Belarus teenager Alexander Skrypko in a dead reverse singles rubber in the Davis Cup semi-finals on Sunday. | 1 |
O #39;s Thrive on Suspense These Baltimore Orioles have suddenly turned into heart-stoppers. After four breathtaking games against playoff contender Boston this week, the Orioles appeared | 1 |
Comfortable win escapes Cubs Victor Diaz grew up a Chicago Cubs fan, and on Saturday he beat his one-time favorite team. Diaz hit a game-tying three-run home run with two out in the ninth inning | 1 |
Jeanne Damage Estimated at \$4-\$8 Billion MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across Florida on Sunday, may have caused \$4 billion to \$8 billion in insured damage, a risk management group said. | 2 |
Banker recalls concerns about barge deal An ex-Merrill Lynch banker testified Thursday that she #39;s kept a facsimile about an Enron deal for more than four years because she thought something was amiss. | 2 |
Brown hit hard in return In his first start since breaking his non-pitching hand Sept. 3, Brown got just two outs Sunday. He allowed four runs and six hits and put the Yankees in a deep hole in their final regular-season game against Boston. | 1 |
NFL Game Summary - Jacksonville At Tennessee Nashville, TN -- Fred Taylor scored on a one-yard run with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 15-12 victory over the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum. | 1 |
Umpire leaves Mariners-Rangers game First-base umpire Ed Montague left Sunday #39;s game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before the start of the fifth inning because of an elevated blood pressure. | 1 |
European Tour stats attack Mr Accuracy Henrik Stenson played some of the best golf of the season to run away with The Heritage at Woburn #39;s treacherous Duke #39;s Course. | 1 |
Woodbridge blasts tennis #39;cancer #39; Veteran Davis Cup player Todd Woodbridge says the introduction of synthetic grass courts has been a quot;cancer quot; on Australian tennis. | 1 |
NFL Game Summary - Baltimore At Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH -- Jamal Lewis ran for 184 yards on just 16 carries along with a touchdown as Baltimore defeated Cincinnati, 23-9, in an AFC Central showdown at Paul Brown Stadium. | 1 |
Jeanne Damage Estimated at #36;4- #36;8 Billion (Reuters) Reuters - Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across\Florida on Sunday, may have caused #36;4 billion to #36;8 billion in\insured damage, a risk management group said. | 2 |
Rates Mean End of Low Interest Costs (Reuters) Reuters - Despite record federal deficits, the\Bush administration has benefited from historically low\interest payments, but as rates continue to rise, the era of\cheap debt service may be over. | 2 |
Fannie CEO May Not Withstand Challenge WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The vaunted political and financial skills of Fannie Mae Chief Executive Franklin Raines may not be enough to save him professionally after a scathing regulatory report last week detailed pervasive accounting lapses at the mortgage finance company. | 2 |
JPEG exploit toolkit spotted online A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net. The toolkit (screen shot from AV firm F-Secure here) makes it trivially easy for maliciously-minded | 3 |
Stenson shoots 66 to win by four Henrik Stenson of Sweden shot a 6-under-par 66 Sunday to win The Heritage by four strokes over Carlos Rodiles of Spain. Stenson, the overnight leader, birdied four successive holes beginning at the 14th to | 1 |
Windies have become a proud unit The West Indies are back. And I say this not because of their triumph on Saturday but I base it on the way they fought tooth and nail to pull off the incredible victory. | 1 |
Badgers #39; defense posts best month since #39;51 They #39;ve allowed just 19 points in their 4-0 start, making up for the loss of star tailback Anthony Davis to an eye injury for the last 3 games. | 1 |
NFL: Ravens/Bengals _ Jamal Lewis ran for 186 yards as Baltimore dumped Cincinnati 23-to-9. He had a 75-yard touchdown sprint that clinched win win for the 2-and-1 Ravens. | 1 |
Code targets Microsoft JPEG flaw Code that exploits a weakness in the way many Microsoft applications process JPEG images has been published on the internet. Microsoft only discovered the security flaw, which could allow software viewing | 3 |
Musharraf terms talks with Manmohan #39;gain for peace #39; AMSTERDAM, September 27 (Online): President Musharraf described his meeting with Indian Prime Minister very positive and constructive adding, quot;it will go long way to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir quot;. | 0 |
Bomb Threat Sparks Air Alert Police were tonight preparing to search a Greek airliner which was forced to divert to a London airport for an emergency landing following a bomb threat. | 0 |
Presidential Debate, Consumer Data Eyed The first US presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists | 2 |
Singh Unseats Woods Vijay Singh wins the PGA Tour player of the year award Monday for the first time, ending Tiger Woods' five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No. 1 in golf. | 1 |
Armed Militiamen Worry Sudanese Refugees (AP) AP - Armed militiamen surged into a western border area where some Darfur refugees attempted to return to their raided village, U.N. security officials said Sunday, raising further concern about how quickly 1.4 million displaced Sudanese could return home safely. | 0 |
US Airways says reaches new contract with trainers US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , which this month sought bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years, said on Sunday it reached a new union contract with 65 flight crew training instructors. | 2 |
PeopleSoft #39;s Conway maintains defiant tone With 15,000 attendees at PeopleSoft #39;s Connect user conference waiting to hear how the company would address Oracle #39;s lingering hostile takeover bid, PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway tackled the issue early in his opening keynote. | 3 |
Jaguars #39; late TD beats Titans 15-12 The last time the Jacksonville Jaguars were facing a goal-to-go situation at Nashville Coliseum with time winding down, they went away disappointed. | 1 |
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