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McCain to consider possible 2008 presidential run (AFP) AFP - Maverick US Republican Senator John McCain, who ran against President George W. Bush four years ago, indicated he might be considering another presidential bid in 2008, despite the fact he will be 72 when the next election rolls around. | 0 |
Turmoil Grips Elite School Over Money and Leaders A debate is festering among graduates and parents at St. Paul's, an elite school in New Hampshire, with critics accusing trustees and the rector of mismanagement. | 0 |
When a Video Game Stops 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. | 0 |
Online firm in the frame for takeover THESTREET.COM, the financial news and commentary internet site, has emerged as a takeover target. TheStreet.coms shares, after enduring three tepid years on Americas tech-laden Nasdaq | 2 |
Auburn Slips Back to No. 3 Behind Sooners (AP) AP - Oklahoma is the only No. 2. After a week of sharing the No. 2 ranking with Auburn, Oklahoma edged ahead of the Tigers in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. | 1 |
McAfee Provides Industry-First Mobile Virus Protection For NTT <b>...</b> McAfee is offering subscribers of Japan #39;s mobile carrier, NTT DoCoMo a mobile content scanning technology designed to provide protection against future mobile threats. | 3 |
Stoudemire Scores 33 As Suns Top Clippers LOS ANGELES - Amare Stoudemire overcame early foul trouble to score 33 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 122-111 for their fourth straight victory on Sunday. | 1 |
SEC, ACC to review tapes of Clemson-South Carolina fight before <b>...</b> The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference will review tapes of the fight that broke out in the fourth quarter of the Clemson-South Carolina game before deciding on penalties. | 1 |
Dave Dickenson gets the start at quarterback for the BC Lions OTTAWA (CP) - The CFL #39;s most outstanding player started the 92nd Grey Cup on the bench. BC Lions coach Wally Buono went with experience over youth Sunday, starting veteran Dave Dickenson in the Grey Cup against | 1 |
OSU Eyes Alamo Bowl After beating Michigan , Ohio State is looking forward to ending their season with a bowl game. And it looks like the Buckeyes will be spending the holidays in the state of Texas . | 1 |
Locusts sighted in Jerusalem, TA First reports of locust sightings in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv were reported late Sunday night, Army Radio reported. A cloud of locusts smothered the city of Eilat on Sunday as millions of the ravenous plant-eating | 0 |
NBA Suspends Artest for Remainder of Season NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NBA showed no mercy on Sunday, suspending Indiana's Ron Artest for the remainder of the season for his part in a brawl between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. | 1 |
Behind the K-Mart-Sears Deal Description: NPR #39;s Liane Hansen speaks with retail analyst Lois Huff about last week #39;s announcement of warehouse giant K-Mart #39;s intent to purchase the aging department store Sears. | 2 |
Broader impact from airline pension woes feared With three major airlines now in a fiscal tailspin, concern is growing not only that this industry may be facing a large-scale pension funding crisis, but also that all defined benefit plan sponsors could wind up paying for these companies #39; failures. | 2 |
Pakistan Invites Proposals For Pakistan Telecom Sale KARACHI (Dow Jones)--The Privatization Commission on Saturday invited proposals from potential investors for the sale of a 26 government stake in the country #39;s biggest telecommunications firm, Pakistan Telecommunication Co. | 2 |
SIPTU opposed to Aer Lingus privatisation SIPTU has said it is strongly opposed to any privatisation of Aer Lingus as pressure mounts on the Government to make a decision on the future funding of the airline. | 2 |
Google puts new slant on scholarship Google has already transformed the way the web is used. Now the company behind the internet #39;s leading search engine aims to change the academic world too, with a new search tool putting a treasure trove of | 3 |
England: Blackburn fight back to draw with Birmingham BLACKBURN, Nov 21 (SW) - After an atrocious defensive display in the first half, Blackburn Rovers came from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Birmingham City at Ewood Park on Sunday. | 1 |
Old rivals hit a new low THE SIGHT OF Martin ONeill parading Neil Lennon in front of the Celtic end at Ibrox, like some sort of prizefighter, sealed the verdict. | 1 |
England wins second World Cup title The World Cup of Golf has been won by England, who won the title for just the second time in the event #39;s 50 year history and their first under the revised format introduced in 2000. | 1 |
Lions take early lead after first quarter of Grey Cup CBC SPORTS ONLINE - BC Lions coach Wally Buono #39;s decision to name Dave Dickenson as his starting quarterback may have been a surprising, but so far it looks like the right one. | 1 |
GAME DAY RECAP Sunday, November 21 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Reserve Natasha Bogdanova had 23 points in 19 minutes and Erin Lawless made 10-of-13 shots en route to 23 points as No. | 1 |
Iraq Sets Election Despite Fresh Violence (AP) AP - Iraqi authorities set Jan. 30 as the date for the nation's first election since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and pledged that voting would take place throughout the country despite rising violence and calls by Sunni clerics for a boycott. | 0 |
Bush Tries to Mend Ties With Latin America (AP) AP - President Bush, trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying that "history will prove it right." | 0 |
Bush applauds Iraq debt cuts US President George Bush today applauded the decision by the so-called Paris Club of creditor nations to slash 80 per cent of the money Iraq owed them and urged non-member countries to do the same. | 0 |
Israel abuzz as locusts swarm in A PLAGUE of locusts has swarmed into Israel across the border from Egypt, threatening to devastate fields of crops in the countrys agricultural heartland. | 0 |
Survivors Mark 30th Anniversary of Birmingham Bombs Survivors of the Birmingham pub bombings joined more than 200 people at a special service to mark the 30th anniversary of one of mainland Britains worst terrorist atrocities today. | 0 |
Russia, Japan fail to make progress in peace talks (AFP) AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi failed to make progress in a testy territorial dispute, only confirming their duty to solve the decades-long row. | 0 |
PeopleSoft defies \$9.2bn Oracle bid American software giant PeopleSoft remained defiant against Oracle #39;s hostile \$9.2billion (5billion) bid yesterday despite PeopleSoft shareholders backing the offer over the weekend. | 2 |
#39;Deficit as far as eye can see #39; to be cut Berlin - The United States (US) Treasury Secretary John Snow has flown into Berlin at the weekend on a budget flight - and pledged to cut the US deficit in half. | 2 |
Harmony dismisses Gold Fields #39; defence South African gold miner Harmony yesterday sought to rubbish a secret plot by rival and bid target Gold Fields to scupper its \$8.1billion (4.35billion) hostile offer. | 2 |
Britain has signaled its opposition to EADS-Thales merger The British government has signaled its opposition to the creation of a European defence industry giant by the merger of the European aerospace group EADS and the French-British defence electronics group Thales, the Observer reported Sunday. | 2 |
Blackburn give Hughes heart AN ADVERTISEMENT ON THE giant screen at Ewood Park declared that Blackburn Rovers are giving generously this season and, while it purported to refer to a sale at the club shop, no one could deny that their charity extends to the pitch. | 1 |
No. 21 Oklahoma 76, Texas St. 57 _ No. 21 Oklahoma had its good moments against Texas State, but coach Sherri Coale wants there to be a lot more. Erin Higgins scored 12 points and Chelsi Welch and Casey Walker added 10 | 1 |
Plenty of brawl blame to spread around, say NBA rivals (AFP) AFP - Rival National Basketball Association players and coaches have found plenty of blame to spread around regarding Friday's brawl between Detroit spectators and Indiana Pacers players. | 1 |
US persuades Paris Club to write off 23bn of Iraqi debt A deal to forgive a large chunk of Iraq #39;s external debt could finally be announced this week after key creditor nations came to an agreement at the weekend ending months of stalemate. | 0 |
IRA fails to say sorry for Birmingham pub bombs Hundreds gathered in Birmingham yesterday to mark the 30th anniversary of one of Britain #39;s most gruesome terrorist attacks, the bombing of two city centre pubs which killed 21 and seriously injured 160. | 0 |
King Hamad Pardons Jailed Activist MANAMA, 22 November 2004 - Bahrains King Hamad yesterday ordered the release of a human rights activist who was sentenced to one year in prison earlier in the day for inciting political dissent. | 0 |
Virginia Upsets No. 10 Arizona 78-60 (AP) AP - Highly touted freshman Sean Singletary scored 15 points and made several other huge plays Sunday night, leading Virginia to a 78-60 victory against No. 10 Arizona. | 1 |
N.B.A. Suspends Artest for the Rest of the Season Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers has been suspended in connection with a brawl Friday night that injured nine fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. | 1 |
Southern Miss Golden Eagles HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (Ticker) -- What was to be an early-season non-conference matchup has become a huge battle with Bowl Championship Series implications when No. | 1 |
Dollar Near Record Lows, No G20 Support The dollar was near record lows against the euro and its lowest level since March 2000 versus the yen on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations suggested no effort to stem the dollar #39;s decline. | 2 |
Longbridge land sold in 15m deal By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent, and Harry Wallop (Filed: 22/11/2004). Phoenix Venture Holdings, the owner of loss-making MG Rover, has sold off the last remaining major piece of land at its Longbridge | 2 |
NBA Suspends Artest for Rest of Season (AP) AP - Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday and two of his Indiana Pacers teammates must miss a total of 55 games for fighting with fans in a melee that broke out at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons. | 1 |
McNabb Leads Eagles Past Redskins 28-6 (AP) AP - Donovan McNabb tied a career high with four touchdown passes, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 28-6 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. | 1 |
Injuries Deplete Rams Defensive Secondary (AP) AP - The St. Louis Rams' defensive backfield was depleted by injuries in a loss to Buffalo on Sunday, with the most serious to backup cornerback DeJuan Groce, who hurt his left knee. | 1 |
USC aims to end #39;04 with poll position quot;We control our destiny, unlike last year where we didn #39;t know, quot; USC defensive tackle Shaun Cody said this week. quot;We were hoping on a prayer things would fall into place. | 1 |
Microsoft opens war for Internet dominance Microsofts new search engine launched opens a new front for the worlds biggest software company in a new war - for control of the Internet, analysts said. | 3 |
Hewitt clash cut short HEAVY rain has delayed the start of the ATP Masters Cup final in Houston, Texas, and forced organisers to trim the title match from a best-of-five sets to a best-of-three format. | 1 |
No. 21 Oklahoma 76, Texas St. 57 Erin Higgins scored 12 points and Chelsi Welch and Casey Walker added 10 each as No. 21 Oklahoma beat Texas State 76-57 Sunday. Higgins was 4-for-7 from 3-point range, but the Sooners (2-0) got most of their scoring inside against the smaller Wildcats. | 1 |
Flexibility does not come with stray words: Singh GUWAHATI: Flexibility does not come with stray words, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday, in response to remarks from President General Pervez Musharraf last week that he was disheartened by New Delhis rigidity on the Kashmir | 0 |
Powell Arrives in Israel in Latest Push for Peace Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving in Israel for his first visit in a year and a half, said he would work with Palestinian leaders to come up with an American | 0 |
Wanted: a more realistic Myanmar policy It is now more than obvious that developments in Myanmar have taken a sad turn. The harden- ing of the junta #39;s position does not augur well for future United Nations involvement. | 0 |
Artest Banned for Rest of Season After Ugly Brawl NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association suspended All-Star Ron Artest for the rest of the season and Indiana Pacers team mates Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Jermaine O'Neal for 25 following Friday's ugly brawl. | 1 |
Bush Job Plan Features Tax Cuts, Drilling (AP) AP - Hiring is picking up and President Bush is on track to preside over job growth in his second term, shedding the Herbert Hoover label of being the first president since the Great Depression to lose jobs under his watch. But don't expect a revival of the booming 1990s. | 0 |
AOL to Adapt WebEx Services for AIM Consumers America Online and WebEx Communications are evaluating ways to adapt some of the online meeting services they currently offer to business users of AOL #39;s AIM instant messaging network to make these services appealing to other AIM consumers. | 3 |
Colombia Deploys 15,000 Troops for Bush (AP) AP - The Spanish colonialists who fortified this Colombian seaport 400 years ago to guard against pirates and rival imperial powers could only have dreamed of the security being implemented for President Bush's visit here Monday. | 0 |
China Iron Mine Fire Death Toll Rises to 33 BEIJING (Reuters) - Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 33 Chinese miners killed when fire swept through a group of iron mines in the northern region of Inner Mongolia, state media said on Monday. | 0 |
U-Va. Upsets Arizona Highly touted freshman Sean Singletary scores 15 points, leading Virginia to a 78-60 victory against No. 10 Arizona. | 1 |
Chargers Top Raiders Antonio Gates keeps his standout season going with 101 yards and a touchdown as the Chargers drop the Raiders, 23-17, on Sunday. | 1 |
Liberals Celebrate as Ukraine Waits Poll Result (Reuters) Reuters - Thousands of supporters of Ukraine's\opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, celebrated on the streets\in the early hours on Monday after an exit poll showed him\winner of a bitterly fought presidential election. | 0 |
Falcons Spoil Manning's Debut With Giants (AP) AP - Michael Vick ran for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler to lead the Atlanta Falcons to a 14-10 win over the New York Giants on Sunday, spoiling Manning's first start. | 1 |
Kennedys Condemn #39;Despicable #39; JFK Assassination Game A controversial new British-made computer docu-game recreating John F Kennedys assassination has been branded despicable by aides to the late presidents brother. | 1 |
No. 24 Maryland Beats Siena 73-52 (AP) AP - Shay Doron scored 21 points to lead No. 24 Maryland past Siena 73-52 on Sunday. | 1 |
Manning Falls Short in Debut for Giants Michael Vick ran for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler, spoiling Eli Manning's first start. | 1 |
Exit Poll: Challenger Leads in Ukraine (AP) AP - An exit poll and initial early returns from abroad Sunday showed opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko heading to a commanding victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off, which pitted the Western-leaning reformer against the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a vote many feared would turn violent. | 0 |
U.S. Forces Kill Four in Afghanistan (AP) AP - U.S.-led troops mounted overnight raids on suspected al-Qaida compounds in eastern Afghanistan, killing four people and detaining several others, officials said Sunday. The U.S. military said "several Arab fighters" were among the suspects killed or detained in the operation in Nangarhar province, although a local official said only Afghans survived. | 0 |
Dollar Near Record Lows, No G20 Support TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was near record lows against the euro and a multi-year low versus the yen on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations produced no coordinated stance to stem the dollar's decline. | 2 |
Greenspan Saps Stocks, Dlr Teeters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar sagged early on Monday, helping to send Asian exporters' shares sharply lower, after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations said nothing to arrest its fall. | 2 |
MG Rover to slash directors #39; pension payments by 90 MG ROVERS controversial directors pension trust is to be substantially scaled back as the company nears the final stages of a vital partnership that will give | 2 |
Japan #39;s Nikkei 225, Topix Decline; Kyocera Corp., Canon Drop Japanese stock benchmarks fell. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 126.43, or 1.1 percent, to 10,956.41 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index dropped 11.04, or 1 percent, to 1098.73. | 2 |
NFL's Jamal Lewis Leaves Ravens' Victory (Reuters) Reuters - Baltimore Ravens running back\Jamal Lewis left in the first quarter of a 30-10 victory over\Dallas on Sunday due to a left ankle injury. | 1 |
Spinning space probe to record the #39;birth cries #39; of black holes A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang. | 3 |
Software now available for the new gaming season Christmas is just around the corner and major computer games software publishers are readying their wares for the festive season. But these latest games are not your typical children #39;s programs. | 3 |
NBA suspends nine players, Artest for rest of season NBA on Sunday suspended nine players for involving in a melee during Friday #39;s game between Detorit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, with Ron Artest suspended for the rest of the season, 73 games. | 1 |
Sorenstam signs off in triumph Annika Sorenstam and American Cristie Kerr went head to head in the final round of the ADT Tour Championship yesterday, and it took the first hole of a sudden | 1 |
Wright defends title by beating Mosely in rematch LAS VEGAS: Ronald Winky Wright used an effective right jab to retain his WBA and WBC junior middleweight titles, posting a majority decision over former champion Shane Mosley on Saturday. | 1 |
GOLF: TIGER WIN ENDS NIGHTMARE RUN TIGER WOODS lifted his first strokeplay trophy in 13 months yesterday with an eight-shot victory in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament. | 1 |
Ronaldinho #39;s genius signals a power shift Ronaldinho was so in the groove before kick-off that he actually danced in the tunnel. Barcelona #39;s catalyst did not just flick out a leg, so loosening limbs for imminent exertion against Real Madrid. | 1 |
Seahawks 24, Dolphins 17 Boulware intercepted a pass by AJ Feeley and returned it 63 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining, lifting the Seahawks to a 24-17 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. | 1 |
NFL Game Summary - Washington at Philadelphia Owens didn #39;t catch a pass in the first half, the first time all season he has gone without a reception in any half. His 13 touchdowns tied a club record accomplished three other times, most recently by Mike | 1 |
Steelers defeat Bengals Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Steelers #39; blitzing defence created havoc Sunday, setting up a 19-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that kept the NFL #39;s longest winning streak growing. | 1 |
Israel to give Powell pledge on West Bank troop cuts Israel is expected to promise Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, today that it will take steps to facilitate Palestinian elections planned for January, including a cutback of its military presence in the West Bank. | 0 |
Jet crashes into frozen lake in China, killing 54 A commuter jet bound for Shanghai crashed into a frozen lake in a park just seconds after take-off from Baotou City Airport in Inner Mongolia yesterday, killing all 53 people on board and one on the ground. | 0 |
Iran stands by nuclear pledge TEHRAN: Iran pledged yesterday it was still committed to suspending parts of its sensitive nuclear activities as of today and that alarm over its last minute uranium conversion activities was merely US quot;propaganda quot;. | 0 |
Clarke ends feud with Charles over #39;social utopianism #39; Prince Charles will today make the highly unusual move of publicly addressing the furore unleashed by his leaked memo to say the it is a quot;travesty of the truth quot; to suggest he said people should know their place. | 0 |
New clashes in Nepal claim 34 KATHMANDU: Nepali troops killed at least 21 Maoist rebels and lost 13 soldiers in gunbattles across the Himalayan kingdom, officials said yesterday. | 0 |
A plague of locusts CAIRO: Swarms of locusts are causing a panic among farmers and children who wonder when the next biblical plague would strike. The pests have worked their way north into Israel since crossing the Egyptian | 0 |
Vick Runs Past Giants Michael Vick runs for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler to lead the Falcons to a 14-10 triumph over the Giants on Sunday. | 1 |
PeopleSoft shareholders back Oracle bid Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison won the backing of PeopleSoft Inc shareholders for his US\$8.8 billion hostile takeover bid, taking him a step closer to clinching the deal after a 17-month fight. | 2 |
Some Executives Can #39;t Take a Hint CQ quot; gt; Walt Disney Company shareholders might have done a double take when their chief executive, Michael D. Eisner, testified in court last week about the brief tenure of his friend, Michael S. Ovitz, as company president. | 2 |
Juicy matchup is one to savor This is a matchup that makes you think all's right with the sports world after all. The 2005 Orange Bowl is the comfort food of athletic events. | 1 |
Hughes cheered by remarkable comeback Booed off at the interval by their lowest Premiership crowd of the season, Blackburn Rovers earned a rousing send-off an hour later for salvaging an unlikely point at the expense of a bemused Birmingham. | 1 |
FOX NFL SUNDAY SHOWCASE: Week 11 Jimmy Johnson evaluates the untraditional, yet often spectacular play of Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick: quot;Although Vick has good pocket presence, he is not and will never be a traditional drop-back quarterback. | 1 |
Weak finish wastes Lions #39; roaring start For a good part of the afternoon Sunday, the Lions played like a team on a mission. They got a quick lead on Eddie Drummond #39;s 92-yard kickoff return touchdown. | 1 |
SINN FEIN LEADER REGRETS BOMBS The political arm of the Irish Republican Army #39;s says it regrets the series of pub bombings that killed 21 people in 1974. Speaking on the 30th anniversary of the killings, Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams | 0 |
Harriet Rubin How much of the antagonism between Disney CEO Michael Eisner and former No. 2 Michael Ovitz is really over money? Both have testified about their rocky relationship during a trial in which stockholders are | 2 |
Nikkei follows dollar down Japan #39;s Nikkei 225 average is down more than two percent by mid-morning Monday after the dollar #39;s tumble against the yen hit tech firms and exporters. | 2 |
Fed audit rules cost firms cash and time Champion Enterprises Inc. produces and sells manufactured homes across the nation. It is no Enron Corp. But because of the infamous energy company and other corporate wrongdoers that spawned the Sarbanes-Oxley | 2 |
Gates Believes Spam Will Be Eliminated Within Two Years Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes spam will be a thing of the past within two years. He did not elaborate on his definition of spam. | 3 |
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