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IBM exec may become Computer Associates CEO NEW YORK -- Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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DC #39;s No. 6 On Dangerous Cities List WASHINGTON -- Washington DC, has made the top ten list of most dangerous metropolitan areas in the United States. Camden, NJ, was named to the top spot, overtaking Detroit.
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Germany to breach EU budget limit again Germany risks violating the EU #39;s tight budget rules again next year, the Bundesbank warned on Monday. The three-percent-mark of the gross domestic product (GDP) willprobably
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Ukraine cities defy poll result City officials in parts of Ukraine refuse to accept the outcome of the presidential election amid mass protests.
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Millions to travel for turkey South of Canyonville, you could be delayed up to an hour each way due to road and bridge repairs. Other than that, you should have no more trouble than usual driving around Oregon on a Thanksgiving
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Hacked European Ad Server Infects IE Users A hacked server in Germany fed malicious code to unsuspecting Internet Explorer users at an unknown number of Web sites for several hours over the weekend, a banner ad-serving company acknowledged Monday.
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Firefox more secure than Explorer Reams have already been written on what the newest internet browser on the block, the Mozilla Firefox, means for market leader Microsoft and for the domination that its product Internet Explorer enjoys.
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GSPDA M28 Palm OS Smartphone Hits Asia PalmSource today welcomed the third Palm Powered smartphone from GSPDA, the Xplore M28. Alpha Tech Mobile Sdn Bhd is distributing the Palm Powered Xplore M28 smartphone in Malaysia.
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Microsoft targets older people for web via TV SEATTLE: For people trying to get their ageing parents on the web so they can read email and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft Corp has a message: Don #39;t give up.
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Symbian, security groups warn of Series 60 trojan A trojan by the name of quot;Skulls quot; has appeared in the wild for some Series 60 smartphones, and users are warned to be wary as always.
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Send Your Sims To Uni in 2005 EA announce the first expansion pack for The Sims 2, giving you the ability to send your kids to university... One of the key features that kept The Sims constantly engaging to fans of the title were the multitude
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Trapeze Upgrades WLAN Switch Trapeze Networks Inc. will announce an upgrade today to its Mobility System Software that will let networks deliver stratified public and private wireless-LAN services over a single infrastructure.
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Nvidia Strikes Processor Deal with Intel Analysts say the agreement was a boost to both companies since it will pave the way for Nvidia get access to millions more desktop computers built on Intel processors and because Intel will
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Chipsets Boost Wi-Fi Range by 50 Percent Broadcom said its Wi-Fi compatible BroadRange technology complies with IEEE 802.11 standards and could be integrated into a wide range of Wi-Fi products, from notebook PCs to routers and mobile phones.
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Spam spectre Tired of unsolicited commercial mail that clogs your inbox virtually every second day? Well, you can take heart from the news that Microsoft head Bill Gates too suffers from the spam plague.
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Long Island ducks beat odds; researchers want to figure out why Before the shopping malls, before Levittown and Jones Beach, before the traffic jams on the Long Island Expressway, there were the ducks.
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Music Industry More at Risk in Piracy The technical challenge of sharing massive movie files over the Internet has kept the problem of P2P file sharing to a minimum for the movie industry.
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Stelco Loses General Motors Steel-Supply Contract (Update1) Stelco Inc., the Canadian steelmaker that #39;s in bankruptcy protection, said it lost a contract to supply steel to General Motors Corp.
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EU drafts Iran nuclear timetable EU states draw up new plans to keep track of Iran's nuclear programme in a move unlikely to satisfy Washington.
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Record 13th straight mens title HOUSTON - Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland won a record 13th straight final Sunday, beating Australian Lleyton Hewitt, 6-3, 6-2, in the title match of the Association of Tennis Professionals Masters Cup.
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Sir Alex Ferguson manages Manchester United for the 1000th time <b>...</b> 1000 up and still counting. Sir Alex Fergusons achievement is quite remarkable given the fickle nature of football fans and more importantly football boards in the modern game.
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Winky has an eye for fights that pay Now that Winky Wright has twice beaten Shane Mosley, he #39;s aiming for the megafights -- and the megabucks. quot;I #39;m from the #39;hood, and it #39;s time to get paid, quot; Wright said after winning his rematch
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Illinois parts ways with Ron Turner Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - The University of Illinois has fired head football coach Ron Turner. Turner just completed his eighth year at Illinois, compiling a 35-57 record with just two winning seasons.
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Anti-drugs fight tops Bush agenda US President George W Bush arrives in Colombia for talks expected to focus on fighting drug trafficking.
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Major powers meet in Egypt on Iraqs future Two-day meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh is to help Iraq emerge from violence, discuss other Mideast issues. By Marc Burleigh - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt.
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Pakistani court frees Bhutto #39;s husband that could improve relations between the country #39;s military leader and one of its main parties. Asif Ali Zardari had been in jail since Bhutto #39;s government was ousted in November 1996.
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Swiss write off most of Iraq #39;s debts The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said Switzerland had agreed to write off SFr264 million (\$227 million) in debts dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
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Arafat #39;s medical records show #39;no poison #39; Medical files showed tests performed on Yasser Arafat #39;s body found no evidence the Palestinian leader was poisoned. Arafat #39;s medical records were released to his nephew, Nasser al-Kidwa, on Monday despite objections from Arafat #39;s widow Suha.
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Israeli Officer Charged with Pumping Bullets into Girl A spokeswoman said he was charged with two counts of illegally using his weapon, of obstruction of justice, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper use of authority.
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Aid workers flee Darfur violence Aid workers in Sudan #39;s Darfur region have been airlifted to safety amid new fighting between government and rebel troops in a major town.
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Several Killed in Baghdad Mosque Raid Description: US and Iraqi government troops raid one of Baghdad #39;s main Sunni Muslim mosques, killing several Iraqis. The Iraqi government has ordered the arrest of Muslim clerics accused of inciting violence and supporting the Iraqi insurgency.
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Insurgent #39;playing dead #39; in videotaped shooting The US military says marines in Fallujah shot and killed an insurgent who engaged them as he was faking being dead, a week after footage of a marine killing an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi caused a stir in the region.
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EU to field quick-reaction battle groups EU defense ministers will sign off today on plans to establish battle groups of troops poised for instant action in a significant move toward a European army.
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Mine death toll rises to 57 BEIJING: At least 57 miners were killed and three missing following a massive blaze at a complex of iron mines in northern China, the government reported Monday.
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Nintendo DS Review -- palmOne and HP Could Learn a Thing or Two The new Nintendo DS gaming handheld, launched in the United States yesterday, is interesting in many ways. With this impressive new gaming device Nintendo has set it #39;s target age group for the twenty and above crowd and not teenagers.
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The Sims Go to College November 22, 2004 - It was, of course, inevitable: given the success (both in excellence of design and pure sales) of The Sims 2, not to mention that it #39;s the sequel to the biggest-selling PC game ever, Electronic Arts was going to give us expansions.
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Tennis: Federer warns rivals Roger Federer believes he is now capable of winning any tournament in the world.
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Police Interview Fan Who Threw Beverage at Pacers #39; Ron Artest Police in Auburn Hills, Michigan, have interviewed the man who threw a beverage at Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest, triggering a brawl between players and fans during a Nov. 19 National Basketball Association game in Detroit.
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Tricky Arsenal Euro test CHELSEA have qualified, Manchester United and Liverpool are well-placed but Arsenal face a tricky test in this week #39;s Champions League matches.
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Holtz To Announce Retirement COLUMBIA -- The Lou Holtz era at the University of South Carolina will soon come to an end. The 67-year-old South Carolina coach plans to officially announce his retirement Monday morning, ending one of the
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Montreal Expos to Become the Nationals With Move to Washington The Expos would become the Nationals with a move to Washington next season and wear red, white and blue uniforms, Major League Baseball and team officials said during a press conference.
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MLB: Exposed In the wake of what has been one of the most explosive days in Major League Baseball history, fans of America #39;s National Pastime are now forced to take a seat and consider all that is unfolding before them.
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Google launches new search engine The world's most popular search engine has launched a new tool to improve access to academic publications.
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Russia Backs Brazil for UN Security Council Seat <p></p><p> By Axel Bugge</p><p> BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Russian President VladimirPutin pledged on Monday support for Brazil's bid to join anexpanded United Nations Security Council in a boost for theLatin American nation's ambitions to increase its geopoliticalinfluence.</p>
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Bush Calls for Verifying Iran Nuke Claims President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iran's claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but "there must be verification."
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Can Boeing fly again? The best performing Dow stock this year is one that #39;s had more than its share of trouble with investors in recent years -- Boeing Co.
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M #39;m! M #39;m! Could Be Better! Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) shareholders, when seeing today #39;s first-quarter earnings report, probably said, quot;M #39;m!
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Atlanta Named Third Most Dangerous City A Kansas company #39;s yearly ranking based on crime statistics shows that Camden, New Jersey, has become the nation #39;s most-dangerous city.
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Increase predicted in holiday travel throughout South Millions of travelers throughout the South will take to the roads and skies this week in anticipation of the Thanksgiving weekend _ bucking a trend of lower-than-normal holiday travel in recent years.
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After the Election: Key High Tech Issues Rick White, head of the TechNet policy group discusses technology in next year's Congress and in the second term of the Bush administration.
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Bush says Iran nuke claims must be verified CARTAGENA, Colombia - President Bush said Monday that he hopes Irans claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but there must be verification.
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India-Pakistan spat ahead of Kashmir talks With India pulling out a large number of troops from Kashmir, the guns may have fallen silent but the verbal dual between India and Pakistan is nowhere near an end.
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Israeli officer charged over slain Gaza girl JERUSALEM - Israel has charged an army captain who was accused of riddling a Palestinian girl #39;s body with bullets after she was already dead.
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New turmoil at the European Commission November 22 2004 2000CET - New turmoil at the European Commission as the MEPs ask for a review of Jacques Barrot #39;s position
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Will Toys "R" Us Have Happy Holidays? Faced with an uncertain future, the toy retailer trims losses and prepares for the holiday season.
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Google's Float Starts to Flood Shares in the search engine might double as the IPO lockup period expires.
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Stocks Turn Up as Apple Lifts Technology NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a higher price target for shares of Apple Computer Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AAPL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AAPL.O</A> generated enthusiasm for technology stocks and investors waved off worry about a decline in the dollar.
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M'm! M'm! Could Be Better! Campbell Soup turns in a good quarter, but there are better alternatives.
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Rust Found in Big Soybean-Producing State WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Soybean rust has spread to Arkansas, the first major U.S. soybean-producing state infected with the contagious fungus that slashes crop production, Arkansas officials said on Monday.
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Handling Hostess Sticker Shock Food, friends, and elf figurines add up. Here's some advice on how to handle the holiday tab.
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American Air to Defer 54 Boeing Jets CHICAGO (Reuters) - AMR Corp.'s American Airlines on Monday said it will defer 54 of 56 Boeing aircraft deliveries scheduled for 2006 to 2010, helping the world's largest carrier postpone \$2.7 billion in capital spending.
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IBM Sales Exec Swainson to Become CA CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer Associates International Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CA.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CA.N</A> is set to name IBM sales executive John Swainson as chief executive, completing a long search to replace indicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, industry sources said on Monday.
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Pentagon Vows Competitive Tanker Bids WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz vowed any new plan to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of KC-135 mid-air refueling tankers would require competition, according to a letter released on Monday.
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Loews to Buy Entergy-Koch Pipeline NEW YORK (Reuters) - Conglomerate Loews Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=LTR.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">LTR.N</A> on Monday said it agreed to buy an 8,000-mile natural gas pipeline system, from Entergy-Koch LP for \$1.14 billion, in a bid to cash in on the rising U.S. demand for natural gas.
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Report: Bayer Delayed Warning on Cholesterol Drug NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.
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Evidence of16th-Century Spanish Fort in Appalachia? Combing detective work with old-fashion digging, archaeologists in North Carolina may have unearthed evidence that Spanish soldiers roamed the Appalachian Mountains during the 16th century.
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Peru Bird-Watching Takes Flight With 1,800 Species As eco-lodges sprout under the forest canopy and guidebooks roll off the presses, Peru stands ready to showcase itself as a bird-watcher's paradise.
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Climbing into the Death Zone, Mountaineer Excels Ed Viesturs has summitted 13 of the 14 highest mountains in the world without the aid of supplemental oxygen. The climber excels where others perish thanks to his alpine skills, mental focus, and near freakish physiology.
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Witness: Ovitz's Style Became a 'Distraction' at Disney Witness: Ovitz's style became a 'distraction' at Disney
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How Geographic's New Atlas Reflects a Changed World Some 17,000 changes have been made since the previous edition of the <I>National Geographic Atlas of the World.</I> Chief Cartographer Allen Carroll tells what's involved in tracking the changing world.
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Unlocking the chip's inner Hemingway Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. Missing Link
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Bill adds 20,000 H-1B visas Exempts certain grads of U.S. schools from H-1B cap, requires firms to attest that H-1B worker will not displace U.S. worker.
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Oracle shoots for the middle Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure.
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Software program whacks worms Update to SecureCore firewall aims to prevent programs from executing malicious commands.
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Browser promises to fend off phishers Update to free browser will warn people if a Web site looks like a phishing scam, its maker says.
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Banner day for attacks? Security experts warn of banner ads with a bad attitude--and a link to malicious code. Also: Phishers, be gone.
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Nextel to assist U.S. Navy Nextel Communications to supply U.S.-based U.S. Navy personnel with cell phones, voice minutes and wireless data plans.
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Broadcom Wi-Fi chips increase range New Wi-Fi chips increase range of wireless networks by 50 percent, according to the company.
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Lemony Snicket comes to the handset A cell phone game based on the children's series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" was released Monday.
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Engineering, support executives leave Apple Mac maker doesn't give a reason for the departures of Tim Bucher and Mark Wilhelm. Meanwhile, stock's trading high.
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Digital gear: Biometrics ease password security Fingerprints may soon replace passwords to log on to computers and Web sites, thanks to gadgets like Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader and Lexar Media's JumpDrive TouchGuard Pro. For those with cash on hand, Rollei's throwback MiniDigi digital camera could be a collector's delight, but Sony Electronics' Cyber-shot L1 is a better investment for performance and features. And CD labeling just became easy with Primera Technology's Signature Z1 CD/DVD.
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Software-Based Radio Gains Support FCC approves the technology that could transform wireless communications.
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Trump Casinos Seek Bankruptcy Protection Donald Trump attends the Conde Nast Traveler 17th Annual Readers Choice Awards, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in the new Time Warner Center, in New York in this Thursday, October 7, 2004, file photo.
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IBM Exec May Become Computer Associates CEO Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Analyst survey supports iPod #39;halo #39; effect Apple stock is on the rise once again, as analysts raise their target prices and provide support of an iPod #39;halo #39; effect.
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ThyssenKrupp Budd Canada reports Q4 loss grows to \$10.4 million KITCHENER, Ont. (CP) - Shares of auto parts firm ThyssenKrupp Budd Canada jumped 80 per cent Monday even as its fourth-quarter loss increased to \$10.4 million, from \$6.8 million a year ago, and sales fell off sharply.
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Controversial Internet Game Recreates JFK Assassination The game designer, Scottish company Traffic, is also sponsoring a contest in which the person who most closely matches Oswald #39;s shots will win up to \$100,000, depending on how many people download the game.
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Life-changing video format gets last rites It changed the lifestyles of a generation but after a lingering death, the last rites have been sounded for the revolutionary VHS home video format.
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Eight titles for Sorenstam in 2004 West Palm Beach - Annika Sorenstam has captured her eighth title of the 2004 on Sunday, beating Cristie Kerr in a play-off for the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship with a bogey on the first play-off hole.
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Gerrard Is The Key, Says Benitez Rafa Benitez believes that the return to action of Steven Gerrard will give Liverpool the impetus they need as they prepare for the crunch Champions League trip to Monaco.
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A baseball rechristening in Washington: Expos to become Nationals The 73-year-old former Washington Senators public address announcer was not about to let a protester ruin another big baseball day in the nation #39;s capital.
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Iraq and US hail debt forgiveness deal Iraq and the United States hailed as quot;historic quot; an agreement by a group of creditor nations to write off billions of dollars of debt inherited from the former regime of Saddam Hussein.
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Apple Products Win Six Awards #147;Apple once again was the star of the show at the annual MacUser awards, #148; reports MacUser, #147;taking away six Maxine statues including Product of the Year for the iTunes Music Store. #148; Other Apple award winners: Power Mac G5, AirPort Express, 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, GarageBand and DVD Studio Pro 3. Nov 22
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Trump Goes For Broke He may be the star of a hit reality series, a best-selling author and a crack businessman to boot, but even Donald Trump has cash flow problems from time to time.
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Computer Associates Names CEO After months without a permanent CEO, scandal-rocked Computer Associates (CA:Nasdaq - news - research) is about to give the job to a veteran IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) executive, according to published reports.
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Ownership clarification lifts prices of group companies by 5.5 MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani, chairman of the \$11.5-bn oil-to-fabrics conglomerate Reliance Industries, has finally broken his silence over the media speculation surrounding reported differences between him and his younger brother, Anil Ambani, the companys
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Update 3: German Economy Is Still on the Mend Germany #39;s economy is still on the mend despite an unexpectedly sharp slowdown in growth over the summer, the country #39;s central bank said Monday, predicting that exports would rise in the fourth quarter even as the euro soars.
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nForce chipsets for Intel-based platforms quot;Nvidia #39;s nForce chipset will extend its reach beyond the currently supported platforms of AMD #39;s Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, and Sempron processors.
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Paul McCartney: The Un-Janet Geriatric rocker Paul McCartney has been tapped to headline the halftime show of Fox #39;s telecast of Super Bowl XXXIX. quot;There #39;s nothing bigger then being asked to perform at the Super Bowl, quot; McCartney says in a statement.
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Illinois Fires Football Coach Ron Turner (AP) AP - Ron Turner was fired by Illinois on Monday after three straight losing seasons, a sharp turnaround from early success that included the team's first Big Ten football title in a decade.
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