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When Long Hours at a Video Game Stop Being Fun For players with ambitions to develop games, Electronic Arts must appear to be the best place in the world, but there is unhappiness among those living that dream. | 3 |
NASA Starts Hunt for Celestial Bursts The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit on Saturday to scan the universe for celestial explosions. | 3 |
Policy Meets Reality in West as Cattle Tracking Is Tested Wide-open spaces, technological glitches and bitter cold all are potential obstacles to plans to track livestock and protect the food supply from disease and bioterrorism. | 3 |
PeopleSoft Sends Letter to Oracle PLEASANTON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 20, 2004 -- PeopleSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT) today sent a letter to Lawrence Ellison, Chief Executive Officer and Jeffrey Henley, Chairman of Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL). | 2 |
Congress Asks SEC for Mutual Fund Study The US Congress asked the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to send lawmakers a report justifying a new rule forcing mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen. | 2 |
Prince William Defends Brother, Father (AP) AP - Prince William supported the oft-criticized behavior of his brother, Prince Harry, and stuck up for his father, Prince Charles, in a rare interview with the British media published Saturday. | 0 |
U.S. Fights Baghdad Militants; GI Killed (AP) AP - Insurgents battled American troops in the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, killing a U.S. soldier in an ambush and gunning down four government employees in signals that the guerrillas remain a potent force despite the fall of their stronghold of Fallujah. Nine Iraqis also died in fighting west of the capital. | 0 |
Tech Buying Guide: Music MP3 players -- technically, digital-music players, although almost all of them are used mainly to play songs saved in the popular MP3 format -- come in three sizes: tiny, big and really big. | 3 |
Top Computer Makers: Dell Dell is both profitable and well regarded, thanks to its habit of delivering serviceable but unexciting products at good prices and supporting them well enough to keep buyers coming back. | 3 |
Federer faces Hewitt in Masters Cup final Swiss world number one Roger Federer will face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday #39;s final at Masters Cup after an epic tiebreak 20-18 to seal a 6-3, 7-6 semi-final victory | 1 |
Barcelona coach Rijkaard: 7 points clear hasn #39;t won us anything Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has told his players they can #39;t afford to relax, despite last night #39;s stunning 3-0 win over Real Madrid. | 1 |
G7 states to write off \$33 billion Iraqi debt BERLIN: The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed yesterday to write off up to 80 per cent or \$33 billion of Iraq #39;s Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said. | 0 |
Polish hostage released in Iraq back home A Polish woman, who was kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been released and flown back to Poland. Teresa Borcz Khalifa, who was brought to Poland on Friday evening, appeared | 0 |
No. 24 Texas-El Paso Clinches Bowl Berth (AP) AP - Jordan Palmer threw for 339 yards and five touchdowns and No. 24 Texas-El Paso beat SMU 57-27 Saturday night to clinch a bowl berth in coach Mike Price's first season running the formerly downtrodden program. | 1 |
Alta Premier Klein vows retribution for those who actively jockey for his job (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - CALGARY (CP) - In his last day of campaigning in what he has promised will be his last election, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein warned there would be retribution for would-be successors who publicly jockey for his job. | 0 |
Iowa Upsets Wisconsin to Grab Share of Big Ten Title IOWA CITY, Iowa (Sports Network) - Drew Tate completed 15-of-24 passes for 186 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions to lead No. 17 Iowa over ninth-ranked Wisconsin, 30-7, in the regular season finale for both squads with the Big Ten championship on the line at Kinnick Stadium. | 1 |
Second-Ranked Auburn Downs Alabama TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four passes for 89 yards and a score, and No. 2 Auburn overcame a slow start to beat Southeastern Conference rival Alabama, 21-13, in the 69th Iron Bowl. | 1 |
Bill Gives Lawmakers Access to Tax Returns (AP) AP - Congress passed legislation Saturday giving two committee chairman and their assistants access to income tax returns without regard to privacy protections, but not before red-faced Republicans said it was all a mistake and would be swiftly repealed. | 0 |
McGrady Leads Rockets Past Clippers in OT LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Tracy McGrady tallied 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Houston over the Los Angeles Clippers, 91-86, in an overtime contest at the Staples Center. | 1 |
Congress Passes \$388 Billion Spending Bill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed a \$388 billion package financing government programs in this fiscal year after days of tough talks, but a last minute snag means it may not be sent to President Bush for signing into law for several days. | 2 |
More Prescription Drug Health Risks The Food and Drug Administration remains on the defensive. The agency got grilled on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row about the health risks of several popular prescription drugs. | 2 |
Russia to auction major oil facility MOSCOW -- Russian tax authorities on Friday scheduled the equivalent of a fire sale at what was once the nation #39;s largest oil company, offering the main production facility at Yukos Oil for auction next month at a fraction of its value. | 2 |
PeopleSoft's Board Rejects Oracle Bid (AP) AP - PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors said it rejected Oracle Corp.'s #36;9.2 billion takeover bid Saturday, continuing its staunch resistance a day after the company's own shareholders tendered more than 60 percent of stock to Oracle. | 3 |
No. 5 Utah Beats BYU for Unbeaten Season (AP) AP - The BCS is all but busted. Utah beat rival Brigham Young 52-21 Saturday, completing its first unbeaten season since 1930 and putting the Utes one step closer to the first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series for a team from a mid-major conference. | 1 |
Rockets down Clippers 91-86 in OT Tracy McGrady scored 32 points to lead visiting Houston Rockets beating the Los Angeles Clippers 91-86 in overtime. It is the Rockets seventh straight win over the Clippers, and | 1 |
US Fights Baghdad Militants; GI Killed Insurgents battled American troops in the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, killing a US soldier in an ambush and gunning down four government employees in signals that the | 0 |
Plane Crashes in China With 47 Aboard BEIJING Nov 20, 2004 - A small passenger plane carrying 47 people crashed Sunday in northern China, and the government said there likely were no survivors. | 0 |
Buzz Off! Aussie Surfers Use Device to Repel Sharks (Reuters) Reuters - Organizers of an Australian night\surfing competition used an electronic shield for the first\time to protect surfers from sharks, which might otherwise have\thought competitors were an easy meal. | 3 |
Chavez Pushes Anti-Terrorism Plan After Bomb Attack CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pressed for a new anti-terrorism proposal on Saturday after a car bomb killed a top state prosecutor investigating opponents accused of backing a 2002 coup against him. | 0 |
Fresh violence hits Iraq capital Several people are killed in new clashes between Iraqi and US troops and insurgents in the capital, Baghdad. | 0 |
Bush Frees Secret Service Agent from Chile Guards <p></p><p> SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - President Bush on Saturdayreached into a throng of squabbling bodyguards and pulled aSecret Service agent away from Chilean security officers afterthey stopped the U.S. agent from accompanying the president ata dinner.</p> | 0 |
Report: Peru Would Refuse to Free Berenson Peru will not abide by an international human rights court ruling supporting the release of Lori Berenson, a New York woman imprisoned for collaborating with Marxist guerrillas, the country's foreign minister said, according to news reports Saturday. | 0 |
In Romania, Show Turns the E.U. Into A Laughing Matter BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanian television has an unlikely hit on its hands, a sitcom with a cast of racy characters who sit in a country pub and get laughs discussing the fine points of the bureaucracy and regulations of the European Union. | 0 |
3,000 Indian Troops Pull Out of Kashmir JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said. The soldiers left their bases in convoys of trucks, jeeps and buses. | 0 |
Chavez Pushes Anti-Terrorism Plan After Bomb Attack <p></p><p> By Patrick Markey</p><p> CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's President HugoChavez pressed for a new anti-terrorism proposal on Saturdayafter a car bomb killed a top state prosecutor investigatingopponents accused of backing a 2002 coup against him.</p> | 0 |
PeopleSoft #39;s board said it rejects Oracle bid PLEASANTON, Calif. PeopleSoft #39;s board of directors said it srejected Oracle Corp. #39;s nine-point-two (b) billion dollar takeover bid Saturday. | 2 |
Aussies steaming towards victory in Brisbane Test Australia: Australia bowler Glenn McGrath followed up his Test best score with three quick wickets to have New Zealand on the ropes on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at the Gabba on Sunday. | 1 |
Carter the heart of the new Blacks A dark hour precedes every dawn and, for Wales, this narrow defeat against the All Blacks - their 17th in a row - has to be regarded as their darkest hour: they got so close yet were just held off. | 1 |
Officials blame exiles in US The tone was light, but the dapper comedian #39;s words were sobering as he outlined his vision for regime change in leftist Venezuela. | 0 |
No. 21 Wisconsin Trounces Penn 77-44 (AP) AP - Mike Wilkinson scored all but two of his 19 points in the second half and Brian Butch had a memorable debut in No. 21 Wisconsin's 77-44 rout of Penn on Saturday night. | 1 |
A free-trade fight over wine The clinical psychologist from Saginaw, Mich., convinced his favorite wineries, tiny California operations, to ship him a precious few bottles each year. | 2 |
Biologists say grouse not a species in peril The US Fish and Wildlife Service has recommended against listing the greater sage grouse as a threatened or endangered species, the agency announced Friday. | 2 |
Oracle takes 60 percent of PeopleSoft shares but game is not over WASHINGTON : After a bitter 18-month battle Oracle Corp has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain. | 2 |
FDA Officer Suggests Strict Curbs on 5 Drugs A veteran Food and Drug Administration safety officer said yesterday at a Senate hearing on the abrupt recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx that five other widely used drugs should either be | 2 |
San Francisco hotel workers to return to work after lockout The city #39;s mayor says about four-thousand unionized maids, bellhops, cooks and other hourly wage earners will return to their jobs Tuesday following an eight-week lockout. | 2 |
Dispute Over la Carte Cable Pricing Federal regulators took issue Friday with consumer groups that contend that allowing cable television subscribers to pay only for channels they want would lower consumers #39; cable bills. | 2 |
Riot #39;s about right: Ingredients always there I see the tape of the brawl over and over again, and each time I am stunned. I see the Pacers and Pistons yapping at each other, then I see items thrown at the Indiana players and | 1 |
3,000 Indian Troops Pull Out of Kashmir JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said. | 0 |
Afghan Gets Death for Journalist Slayings KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan judges sentenced a man to death Saturday over the slaying of three foreign journalists and an Afghan colleague, who were pulled from their cars, robbed and shot as they rushed to cover the collapse of the Taliban. | 0 |
Prince denies he is out of step The Prince of Wales is to defend himself publicly after being accused of being quot;old fashioned quot; over modern teaching methods. | 0 |
British hunters seek to end fox-hunt ban Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience | 0 |
Europe Shares Hover Near 2-1/2 Year Highs LONDON (Reuters) - European shares hovered near 2-1/2 year highs on Tuesday as economic optimism prevailed, but British retailer Woolworths fell 8 percent after it reported sluggish Christmas sales. | 2 |
Chinese leader wants stable climate for yuan reform SANTIAGO : Chinese President Hu Jintao, meeting US leader George W. Bush during an Asia-Pacific summit, said he plans to loosen the yuan #39;s decade-old peg to the dollar, but only under the right conditions. | 2 |
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at least 1,221 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 946 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said as of Friday. The figures include three military civilians. | 0 |
U.S. Military Names More Enemy Combatants (AP) AP - U.S. military review tribunals have ordered five more prisoners to remain held as enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Navy official said Saturday. | 0 |
Creditors to Write Off Most of Iraq #39;s Debt US Treasury Secretary John Snow, left, and his German counterpart Hans Eichel, shake hands during the G20 conference of finance ministers and central bank governors in Berlin on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004. | 0 |
Chavez Pushes Anti-Terrorism Plan After Bomb Attack Venezuela #39;s President Hugo Chavez pressed for a new anti-terrorism proposal on Saturday after a car bomb killed a top state prosecutor investigating opponents accused of backing a 2002 coup against him. | 0 |
Afghan court sentences man to death for murder of foreign <b>...</b> KABUL : An Afghan court sentenced a man to death for killing three foreign journalists and their Afghan colleague shortly after the fall of the hardline Taliban regime in 2001. | 0 |
UN gives up on efforts to seek worldwide cloning treaty The United States and other opponents of human cloning shelved their bid Friday for a UN treaty to ban the controversial procedure, unable to overcome opposition by nations seeking to allow cloning for embryonic stem cell research. | 0 |
Anti-terror laws #39;may go further #39; The home secretary is to spell out proposals for more far-reaching measures to tackle terrorism, amid fears of an al-Qaeda attack on Britain. | 0 |
Colonials Come on Late Trailing at halftime to an overmatched foe, George Washington finally gets in a groove in the second half and puts away Morgan State, 94-70, on Saturday. | 1 |
B.C. Gets Easy Win Jessalyn Deveny, Clare Droesch and Brooke Queenan team for 55 points as No. 18 Boston College beats Western Michigan, 71-50. | 1 |
Terps Have Potential With some luck, Maryland's women's basketball team could make a big splash nationally this year after several down seasons. | 1 |
Diminishing Returns Delaware State scores on a 73-yard punt return and a 25-yard interception return and defeats Howard, 32-13, Saturday at Greene Stadium. | 1 |
Wizards Rise Over Nets Larry Hughes scores 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Wizards over the woeful Nets, 97-86, on Saturday night. | 1 |
NASA launches new satellite Swift NASA has launched a new space observatory to hunt down and study the most powerful explosions seen in the Universe since the Big Bang itself. | 3 |
UNDATED: in 1997. Eddie Griffin scored 23 points and Kevin Garnett had 20 despite a shoulder injury to lift Minnesota over winless New Orleans (0-8). | 1 |
Over 50 feared in China plane crash A China Eastern plane carrying more than 50 passengers and crew has crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia and all are feared dead, state media says. | 0 |
No relief for Europe as G20 shuns action to halt dollar slide (AFP) AFP - The Group of 20 finance chiefs have shunned action to halt the dollar slide, leaving Europe isolated at the end of a forum here and facing an almost certain further strengthening of the euro. | 2 |
Yukos on the auction block Russian tax authorities yesterday scheduled the equivalent of a fire sale at what was once the nation #39;s largest oil company, offering the main production facility at Yukos Oil | 2 |
Grumbling Over the Greenback Financial markets and economic policymakers around the globe all were focused last week on the shrinking value of the dollar. The greenback fell to its lowest level in years against both the yen and the euro | 2 |
Speak no evil, just in Casey GOLF, as someone once said with a stunning lack of humour, can be a funny old game. Not always though. This week at least, Paul Casey hasnt spent a lot of time laughing. | 1 |
Rangers boss defends players after O #39;Neill rant Alan Thompson and Chris Sutton saw red as Rangers narrowed the gap to one point at the top of the SPL by winning a stormy Old Firm derby. | 1 |
Wizards Too Strong For Nets Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison hit a jumper from the right corner late in the fourth quarter and lightly tapped his right fist against his chest. | 1 |
Brawl mars end for retiring Holtz He #39;d thought about it fondly, envisioning it as his grand ride into the sunset. Who knows, maybe he #39;d even leave the Memorial Stadium playing surface at Clemson victoriously saddled atop his players #39; shoulders. | 1 |
Roundup: Wisconsin routs Penn; UConn, Kentucky roll Mike Wilkinson scored all but two of his 19 points in the second half and Brian Butch had a memorable debut in No. 20 Wisconsin #39;s 77-44 rout of Penn on Saturday night. | 1 |
Volkswagen 2004 China Sales Fall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Volkswagen's car sales in China fell 6 percent in 2004 and will fare little better in 2005 amid a raging price war and worsening demand from a slowing economy, executives for its two ventures in the country said on Tuesday. | 2 |
Palestinians open election process to select candidate to replace <b>...</b> Palestinians formally opened the campaign to replace Yasser Arafat yesterday as candidates aspiring to replace the long-time leader began seeking signatures to qualify for the January 9 ballot. | 0 |
Explosion in southern Italy kills eight, gas leak possible cause An explosion leveled a two-story apartment building in southern Italy early Saturday, killing eight residents and injuring six others, and firefighters were investigating whether a gas leak was to blame. | 0 |
Labour #39;s anti-terror pledge Home Secretary David Blunkett has signalled that a third term Labour government would impose sweeping new anti-terror laws amid fears of an al Qaida attack on Britain. | 0 |
Elusive Anschutz Leaves Wide Footprint The billionaire investor is on the cusp of becoming a major presence in Washington with ambitious plans for D.C. United and new ownership of Journal Newspapers Inc. | 2 |
A Wedding That Won't Leave You Broke If you're planning a spring or summer wedding, you're probably sweating the details now. | 2 |
Angry Ferrero Has Not Given Up Hope SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Out of form and out of favor, Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero could barely hide his disappointment at being used as a bit-part doubles player in the Davis Cup final against the United States. | 1 |
Ohio State Secures Victory, but Michigan Gains Rose Bowl Bid The Buckeyes stunned the No. 7 Wolverines, who still get to go to Pasadena because they defeated co-Big Ten Champion Iowa, 30-17, on Sept 25. | 1 |
With a Rookie Quarterback in the N.F.L., Call It in the Air Debuts are rarely pretty, especially for rookies such as quarterback Eli Manning, who will make his first start for the Giants on Sunday, against the Atlanta Falcons. | 1 |
No relief for Europe as G20 shuns action to halt dollar slide BERLIN : The Group of 20 finance chiefs have shunned action to halt the dollar slide, leaving Europe isolated at the end of a forum here and facing an almost certain further strengthening of the euro. | 2 |
Observatory launched by NASA to look for emerging black ho The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers say they believe represent the birth screams of black holes. | 3 |
Barcelona beat Real Madrid Barcelona moved seven points clear at the top of the Spanish League on Saturday following a three-nil victory at home to second-placed Real Madrid. | 1 |
Everything will be decided at today #39;s Nextel Cup race HOMESTEAD, Fla. - The Nextel Cup championship, after 35 races, winds down to one, and the same man who will start on the pole in todays Ford 400 occupies a similarly lofty perch in the title race. | 1 |
Mosley more competitive, but not enough LAS VEGAS -- Shane Mosley made the rematch closer, while Winky Wright made sure the result was the same. Wright used his right jab to pile up points early in the fight, then held on to win a majority decision | 1 |
Challenges and opportunities seen in merger The Nov. 17 announcement that Kmart would be attempting to acquire Sears stores in a \$11 billion deal sent shockwaves throughout the financial world. | 2 |
Racist Fans Bring Issue To Forefront The fact that racism in European soccer is not a dead issue became painfully obvious in Spain during the past week, with members of both England #39;s full international | 1 |
Warne, McGrath hand Kiwis heavy defeat Brisbane: New Zealand collapsed to an innings and 156-run defeat in the first cricket Test here, demoralised by a crushing Australian innings lead and routed by the world champions #39; inspired bowling. | 1 |
No. 14 LSU Rallies to Beat Mississippi (AP) AP - Alley Broussard ran for a school-record 250 yards with three touchdowns and No. 14 LSU rallied to beat Mississippi 27-24 Saturday night. | 1 |
Electronic Arts and the mighty dollar Behemoth publisher EA seems to be a bit hard on its employees, reslting in law suits. But employee abuse and poor working conditions isn't as simple to solve as it might seem. And EA is the catalyst for a potential revolution | 3 |
Home Is Where the Help Desk Is More than ever, today's consumers need to plan and research their tech purchases to make sure the parts of their digital dream home will actually work together. | 3 |
Virtual Storefronts Are Rent-Free on LiveDeal The locally focused Web marketplace made its official debut last week, offering "free for life" storefronts to sellers and the ability to list anything for sale at no cost. | 3 |
Chinese firm set to control MG Rover BRITAINS only remaining mass market car maker seemed certain last night to pass into foreign control after MG Rover admitted merger talks with a Chinese firm were at an advanced stage. | 2 |
Gomes stays hot for Providence Ryan Gomes scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds last night, leading Providence (9-4) to a 79-63 win over Brown (6-6). | 1 |
It was time for caution Whether or not Gary Payton would play last night was truly a game-time decision. At 6:37 p.m., the Celtics announced that he would not dress and that second-year point guard Marcus Banks would start. But before Payton rested, he had an unusually busy night. | 1 |
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