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Expos OK Deals With 3B Castilla, SS Guzman (AP)AP - The Expos made their first big splash since announcing their move to Washington, agreeing Tuesday to a #36;6.2 million, two-year contract with third baseman Vinny Castilla and a #36;16.8 million, four-year deal with shortstop Cristian Guzman.	1
Business Flying Seen Up 10 Pct in 2005 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business travel by air is likely to increase by about 10 percent in 2005 after an initial recovery in 2004 but the uptick is seen aiding mainly low-cost carriers, a U.S. industry survey released on Thursday found.	2
KKR Strikes (Gold) AgainThe firm gets 90 of the take from Knowledge Learning's buyout of KinderCare.	2
I lied, says sacked PeopleSoft chiefCraig Conway, former PeopleSoft CEO, admitted he misled investors when he said people had quot;lost interest quot; in Oracle #39;s bid for his company.	2
Bird says team quot;fully supports Ron Artest, quot; police review tapeIndiana Pacers chief executive Donnie Walsh says the team hasn #39;t decided whether it will appeal the NBA #39;s suspensions of Ron Artest and two other Indiana players following Friday night #39;s brawl in Detroit.	1
Mozilla #39;s Thunderbird is goThe Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird open source email client, following up on the successful recent launch of its Firefox web browser, and delivering new anti-spam and anti-virus technology to the desktop.	3
No. 15 Michigan St. Stuns No. 3 Notre Dame (AP)AP - Lindsay Bowen made a game-tying 3-pointer and scored five of her 23 points in overtime to lead No. 15 Michigan State to an 82-73 victory over third-ranked Notre Dame on Thursday night.	1
Tiger roars #39;I do #39; to model wifeBy staff writers. TIGER Woods has stepped off the first tee on the life course that is marriage, saying quot;I do quot; to his model fiancee Elin Nordegren overnight.	1
Microsoft Takes Aim at iTunes, iPodSavvy marketing has helped Apple #39;s iPod and iTunes dominate the online-music market. Last month, for example, Apple and rock band U2 announced a deal to sell customized iPods.	3
Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">GOOG.O</A> shares made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to \$100 after an initial public offering marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions.	2
Verizon to Buy NextWave Licenses for \$3 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. to purchase all of its airwave licenses for \$3 billion.	3
Cuban M.D. Staying at Argentine EmbassyA prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.	0
DC #39;s Team Will Be the NationalsMajor League Baseball #39;s Washington, DC franchise finally got a name Monday, nearly two months after the team relocated from Montreal.	1
NU coach's credentials rock-solidThe people at Northeastern did their homework when they named Rocky Hager the 10th head coach in school history March 10. He takes over a program that has known both success and frustration -- and both during the last year. Hager was one of the cornerstones of a North Dakota State powerhouse that won four national championships from 1985-90 -- ...	1
Battle on Secret Evidence in Jackson CaseSANTA MARIA, Calif. - In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over still-secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star...	0
Musharraf May Remain as Pakistan #39;s Military ChiefPakistan #39;s President Pervez Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1999 on the grounds he could provide stable democracy, is strongly hinting he will not step down as army chief at the end of this year as promised.	0
Broadcom LAN Boosts Wi-Fi RangeBroadcom has rolled out a line of local area network (LAN) chipsets it says can boost the range of existing Wi-Fi networks by as much as 50 percent.	3
Dubai wall collapse kills four At least four workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers.	0
PBS: The Video Game RevolutionDocumentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, ""The Video Game Revolution.""	3
Playoffs Bourne's payoutWith his team in a three-way battle atop the South Coast Conference, Bourne coach Barry Wood was well aware that not only would his team have to beat Wareham on the road yesterday, but that Dighton-Rehoboth would also have to win at home against Seekonk for his Canalmen to earn a spot in the Division 2A playoffs.	1
NASA Head OKeefe--Louisiana Bound?Louisiana State University may be the next stop for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chief Administrator, Sean OKeefe, 48 years old.	3
Britain has signaled its opposition to EADS-Thales mergerThe 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
WPP-Grey Global merger 'on hold'Advertising giant WPP's purchase of Grey Global is temporarily put on hold after files submitted to EU regulators were found to be incomplete.	2
NBC Puts a Delay on NASCARNBC will begin to air its NASCAR coverage with a five-second delay, after Dale Earnhardt Jr. #39;s use of profanity in a post-race interview Sunday.	1
Pope Struggles Through Mass at LourdesLOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat...	0
Gangster shot Williams #39;s sister, court hearsLos Angeles - A quot;trigger-happy quot; street gangster killed the sister of US tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams as he defended a Los Angeles crack house from gangland rivals, a court heard on Monday.	1
Treasuries Down, Greenspan Warns on Rates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices turned abruptly lower on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in a highly unusual move, said those unprepared for higher interest rates stood to lose money.	2
Genesis Space Capsule Crashes Into DesertDUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. It wasn't immediately known whether cosmic samples it was carrying back as part of a six-year, \$260 million project had been destroyed...	0
Tsunami Victims Prey to Crime from Asia to Europe By Patrick Lannin and Stephen Brown STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in Asian refugee camps and hospitals and in the home countries of European tourists hit by the wave.	0
US Airways pilots to resume talks on pay cuts -NYTThe pilots union of bankrupt airline US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failed over the weekend to agree to a new round of pay cuts and will resume its deliberations on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.	2
Patriots not keeping tabs on streakThe New England Patriots are so single-minded in pursuing their third Super Bowl triumph in four years that they almost have no room for any other history.	1
Phone Magic (BusinessWeek Online)BusinessWeek Online - Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons took one look at the Motorola Razr V3 mobile phone and declared it ""hot."" After all, at half an inch thin and just 3.35 oz. -- with the look of a classic straight-edge razor -- the Razr is, well, quite sharp. But what's most remarkable about this svelte pocket pleaser is that it squeezes a video-clip player, zoom camera, and polyphonic speakers into a matchbook-thin frame no wider than a credit card. ""Just like a cool pair of sneakers or a watch, a phone says something about who you are,"" says Simmons in an e-mail. ...	3
Investor not impressed with Molson dividend for Coors merger <b>...</b>MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. may have removed the last obstacle to its proposed merger with Colorado beer maker Adolph Coors Co. on Friday, after it agreed to fork out a premium of \$3.	2
Group claims the deaths of Italian hostages in IraqDUBAIAn Islamist group claimed yesterday to have killed two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq, as a separate militant group released a video apparently showing the beheading of a captive American man.	0
Study: Hubble Robotic Repair Mission Too CostlyAn exhaustive study of NASA #39;s options for repairing the Hubble Space Telescope suggests the currently planned robotic mission may cost too much money and might not be ready to fly before the vaunted observatory breaks down.	3
Oracle Extends Hostile Offer for PeopleSoftOracle said that it had extended its hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft to Sept. 10, as it awaits a ruling on whether the takeover attempt can proceed.	3
India lukewarm on Kashmir proposalNEW DELHI -- One day after Pakistan's president proposed a demilitarization of the violence-racked Himalayan region of Kashmir, India's response was notably lukewarm, with an official making clear the proposal should not have been made first to reporters.	0
Sensex stays rangebound in early Tuesday tradeAfter resuming barely steady, the Sensex moved in a very narrow range during the opening session on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on alternate bouts of buying and selling.	2
Trade Data Show Another Record DeficitThe broadest measure of the country's trade and investment flows registered a record deficit of \$164.7 billion in the third quarter.	2
NASA tries to set air speed recordNASA on Monday will attempt to set an air speed record when it launches its pilot-less X-43A quot;scramjet. quot;. Paul Allen was first.	3
Google Plans Desktop Search Tool for Apple PCsGoogle Inc. GOOG.O plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers running on the Mac operating system from Apple Computer Inc.	3
Whither Microsoft?With Microsoft Corp. shareholders on the verge of collectively receiving \$32 billion in cash from the software maker's special \$3 dividend, investors are wondering what's ahead for one of Wall Street's most popular stocks.	2
Wednesday #39;s Sports In BriefSAN FRANCISCO - Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.	1
Northrop, Boeing to partner in spaceship dealNorthrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. have formed a partnership Tuesday to compete in a deal to build NASA #39;s next manned spaceship -- a deal with multi-billion dollar potential, according to reports.	3
Nokia to revamp mobile handsets Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives said Thursday duringhop a daylong meeting in New York with analysts.	3
Wall St. Seen Flat as Drug Shares Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, with higher oil prices and drug maker stocks weighing on Wall Street after Thursday's late-session rally.	2
Parents Waiting for Waves to Return Kids (AP)AP - As dawn breaks over Sri Lanka's coast, dozens of parents come to the beach where huge waves seized their children a week ago. ""They believe their kids are alive and the sea will return them #151; one day,"" UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy said on Sunday, after touring this island country's tsunami-devastated shore.	0
Cardinals Win Playoff Series From Dodgers; Braves Force Game 5A home run by Albert Pujols and another strong pitching performance on the road by Jeff Suppan moved the St. Louis Cardinals into the National League Championship Series.	1
Dell debuts denser blade serverDell has announced a dense blade server designed for enterprises with space-tight, hard-to-cool data centres. The PowerEdge 1855 can pack as many as 10 blade servers in a 7U-sized	3
Krispy Kreme #39;s Sticky SituationNEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities amp; Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.	2
Our business tooHorror and revulsion are the most natural of reactions to the aftermath of the hideous Beslan school siege, and the thoughts of decent people everywhere go out to the bereaved and suffering.	0
FACTBOX-Five Manchester United-Arsenal showdownsFollowing are brief summaries of five memorable showdowns between Alex Ferguson #39;s Manchester United and Arsene Wenger #39;s Arsenal, English soccer #39;s two fiercest rivals.	1
God or science?Ninth-grade biology teachers in Dover, Pa., must include #39;intelligent design #39; in their instruction. Observers say it is a sign of what #39;s to come.	3
Golf: O'Hern and Jacquelin Vie for Breakthrough Win COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Nick O'Hern and Raphael Jacquelin made their latest bids to break their European Tour ducks when they shared the early lead in the second round of the German Masters Friday.	1
Two #39;s Company: India, EU to enter partnershipBRUSSELS: India is all set to open talks on Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.	2
India await on final frontierWhen the year #39;s most eagerly awaited Test series starts here tomorrow Australia, who have dominated the world game since the fading of West Indies a dozen years ago, will feel the uncommon pressure of having to prove a point.	1
CalPERS Plans to Tackle Abusive Executive CompensationSACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2004 (SmartPros) California Public Employees #39; Retirement System (CalPERS) has a new plan quot;to reign in abusive compensation practices in corporate America and hold directors and	2
Major UK Study Sees Little Harm in GMO Crops (Reuters)Reuters - A controversy over genetically modified\(GMO) crops brewed in Britain Monday after a major government\and industry-backed study found no evidence they harmed the\environment.	3
UAE, Kuwait to hike oil production capacityTHE UAE and Kuwait plan to increase oil production capacity by nearly 3,00,000 bpd and 2,00,000 bpd respectively in the short term in a bid to stabilise the market, which has been rocked by high oil prices touching \$53 per barrel prior to the week end.	2
Comment: Liam Clarke: Paisley and the IRA must both accept <b>...</b>The first time I saw Ian Paisley, I was carrying a camera. He kept shaking his fist and grimacing at me every time I lifted it from my waist.	0
China Urges U.S. to Stop Selling Arms to Taiwan (Reuters)Reuters - China Tuesday urged the United States\to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling\arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President\Chen Shui-bian's recent peace overtures.	0
Northrop Grumman, Boeing team up to bid on space contractLOS ANGELES Boeing and defense contractor Northrop Grumman say they #39;ll bid as a team to compete for NASA #39;s manned and robotic space exploration program.	2
Probe Links Pinochet, AllbrittonAn internal probe of Riggs Bank's dealing with the former Chilean dictator has found that former chairman Joe L. Allbritton was more actively engaged in Pinochet's banking business than has been previously disclosed.	2
Japan Supreme Court approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Tokyo Merger TalksThe Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Sumitomo Trust amp; Banking Co against a Tokyo High Court decision on Aug 11 lifting a ban imposed by the Tokyo District Court on UFJ including its trust bank unit in the merger talks.	2
The U.S. Gives Mia Hamm a Golden Farewell ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off on Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.	1
Best Buy Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Pct.Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), the top US electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the period.	2
Power SurfingWhen Che Carsner wanted to find discount airline tickets for his parents from the Miami area to New York, he knew where to look. Carsner, a Manhattan real-estate agent logged onto Kayak.	3
Jones Is Said to Be Near a Deal for BarneysThe Jones Apparel Group, a \$4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buying the Barneys chain.	0
St. Louis Rams Release Punter Sean Landeta (AP)AP - Shaky special teams helped cost punter Sean Landeta his job with the St. Louis Rams.	1
China #39;s President Hu Replaces Jiang as Military Chief (Update3)China #39;s former President Jiang Zemin resigned as head of the country #39;s military, leaving President Hu Jintao as undisputed leader of the world #39;s most populous nation.	0
Humans Well-Suited for RunningIt may be hard to believe in these days of driving the SUV to the corner store, but people are actually pretty fast on their feet, and endurance running may have played an important role in human evolution.	3
BoSox Lead Yankees 2-1 After Five InningsBOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after five innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter Mike Mussina, David Ortiz added another single to make the score 1-0...	0
Microsoft sued over #39;stolen #39; gameACADEMY Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary is suing software giant Microsoft in California for allegedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio.	3
At least 300 dead in Philippines #39; floods and landslidesAt least 300 people have died, and another 150 are missing, in floods and landslides unleashed by a storm which struck the northern Philippines.	0
Stocks Mixed on Alcoa, Visteon WarningsNEW YORK - Investors concerned about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc...	0
Schilling Wins 19, Red Sox Beat Mariners (AP)AP - Curt Schilling became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues this year and Manny Ramirez homered twice, including his second grand slam of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners 13-2 Friday night.	1
Allawi warns of new assault on FallujahBAGHDAD - Iraq #39;s interim prime minister said yesterday that efforts to resolve the conflict in Fallujah peacefully had entered their final phase and warned that quot;our patience is running thin, quot; vowing to clear the city of militants who have carried out	0
Salary - Location Company YMCA Fitness RecruitmentArsenal football club has announced the biggest club sponsorship deal in the history of English football. A 100m deal has been agreed between the club and Dubai-based Emirates Airline, which will see Arsenal	1
For Dell and AMD, a tantalizing questionWill they or won't they? Dell execs remain elusive on AMD plans, but analysts say circumstances could push the two together.	3
PayPal outages, complaints continueOnline payment service PayPal continued to suffer outages Tuesday. Company officials insisted the problems were quot;intermittent, quot; but many consumers complained they hadn #39;t been able to log on	3
Technical Problems Scrub Delta Four LaunchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of Boeing #39;s new Delta Four heavy-lift rocket was scrubbed for a second time Sunday because of technical problems.	3
SCH still expects to close Abbey takeover by year end (AFP)AFP - The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year.	2
Japanese storm #39;s fatal landslidesTHE death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose to 17 yesterday, including two men buried inside their homes by mud. Tropical storm Meari has cut a wide swath through Japan	0
Knicks: Wilkens spells out goals, starting with #39;D #39;or professional sports, for that matter -- the Knicks talk about wanting to have a good defense. The question is: Can they?	1
French hostage crisis drags on, Iraq #39;s northern oil exports haltedBAGHDAD : France held its breath for two of its reporters kidnapped in Iraq, while the war-torn country #39;s ailing economy was dealt a massive blow after a key export pipeline suffered its biggest post-war attack.	0
Up Close and #39;Awesome #39;Matthew Seu and his two sons yesterday became the first to boldly go where no tourist had been before: within a few feet of the spaceship Enterprise.	3
Price drop prompts oil quota callOpec members call for a cut in rampant over-production as prices oil prices plummet amid warmer US weather.	0
Sender ID Hiccups Unlikely to Derail E-Mail IdentityDisputes over Microsoft #39;s intellectual-property claims to its Sender ID technology are unlikely to slow the push toward developing a secure e-mail identity, according to e-mail industry representatives.	3
Hauritz answers the call... againIf you could rewind events back to February 2003, try winding back to Cricket #39;s World Cup. Before Australia bowled a ball in anger, Shane Warne has stole all the headlines, failed a drugs	1
US men fall againA stake in the heart of USA mens basketball was delivered Saturday by a player who was inches from doing it four years ago in Sydney, Australia.	1
Rooney unhappy with EvertonEverton striker Wayne Rooney says he is quot;disappointed quot; with the way the club have handled his transfer request. Newcastle and Manchester United want to sign the 18-year-old who requested a transfer on Friday	1
Pakistan hunts for key Al Qaeda figure ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces are hunting a Libyan Al Qaeda leader whom senior intelligence officials see as a possible key to finding Osama bin Laden and others in the terrorist network's inner circle.	0
Microsoft confident XP update will baffle hackersHe said his company #39;s Windows XP operating system update, launched last month by Bill Gates, was the quot;first big line we have drawn in the sand quot; to combat security breaches and spam.	3
British hostage in Iraq dead: ReportKen Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s office.	0
Chirac on final day of UK visitThe French president Jacques Chirac lays a wreath at the tomb of Edward VII on the final day of his visit to Britain.	0
US core inflation hotter than expected in SeptemberWASHINGTON: US consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.	2
Peeping Tom webcam worm on the prowlVirus writers have developed a #39;Peeping Tom #39; worm that can use webcams to spy on computer users in their home or workplace, internet security watchers have warned.	3
Why Satellite Radio?Gavin Reynolds (Rochester, NY) 10/20/04 - Satellite radio was launched just two years go and already 2.5 million people subscribe.	1
Lexmark's Mixed MessageDespite the printer company's third-quarter strength, the future is uncertain.	2
Bunning, Osborne Win Re-Election BidsHall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning barely won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, edging Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo by about 2 percent of the vote in Kentucky.	1

Expos OK Deals With 3B Castilla, SS Guzman (AP)AP - The Expos made their first big splash since announcing their move to Washington, agreeing Tuesday to a #36;6.2 million, two-year contract with third baseman Vinny Castilla and a #36;16.8 million, four-year deal with shortstop Cristian Guzman.

1

Business Flying Seen Up 10 Pct in 2005 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business travel by air is likely to increase by about 10 percent in 2005 after an initial recovery in 2004 but the uptick is seen aiding mainly low-cost carriers, a U.S. industry survey released on Thursday found.

2

KKR Strikes (Gold) AgainThe firm gets 90 of the take from Knowledge Learning's buyout of KinderCare.

2

I lied, says sacked PeopleSoft chiefCraig Conway, former PeopleSoft CEO, admitted he misled investors when he said people had quot;lost interest quot; in Oracle #39;s bid for his company.

2

Bird says team quot;fully supports Ron Artest, quot; police review tapeIndiana Pacers chief executive Donnie Walsh says the team hasn #39;t decided whether it will appeal the NBA #39;s suspensions of Ron Artest and two other Indiana players following Friday night #39;s brawl in Detroit.

1

Mozilla #39;s Thunderbird is goThe Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird open source email client, following up on the successful recent launch of its Firefox web browser, and delivering new anti-spam and anti-virus technology to the desktop.

3

No. 15 Michigan St. Stuns No. 3 Notre Dame (AP)AP - Lindsay Bowen made a game-tying 3-pointer and scored five of her 23 points in overtime to lead No. 15 Michigan State to an 82-73 victory over third-ranked Notre Dame on Thursday night.

1

Tiger roars #39;I do #39; to model wifeBy staff writers. TIGER Woods has stepped off the first tee on the life course that is marriage, saying quot;I do quot; to his model fiancee Elin Nordegren overnight.

1

Microsoft Takes Aim at iTunes, iPodSavvy marketing has helped Apple #39;s iPod and iTunes dominate the online-music market. Last month, for example, Apple and rock band U2 announced a deal to sell customized iPods.

3

Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">GOOG.O</A> shares made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to \$100 after an initial public offering marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions.

2

Verizon to Buy NextWave Licenses for \$3 Billion NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. to purchase all of its airwave licenses for \$3 billion.

3

Cuban M.D. Staying at Argentine EmbassyA prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.

0

DC #39;s Team Will Be the NationalsMajor League Baseball #39;s Washington, DC franchise finally got a name Monday, nearly two months after the team relocated from Montreal.

1

NU coach's credentials rock-solidThe people at Northeastern did their homework when they named Rocky Hager the 10th head coach in school history March 10. He takes over a program that has known both success and frustration -- and both during the last year. Hager was one of the cornerstones of a North Dakota State powerhouse that won four national championships from 1985-90 -- ...

1

Battle on Secret Evidence in Jackson CaseSANTA MARIA, Calif. - In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over still-secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star...

0

Musharraf May Remain as Pakistan #39;s Military ChiefPakistan #39;s President Pervez Musharraf, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1999 on the grounds he could provide stable democracy, is strongly hinting he will not step down as army chief at the end of this year as promised.

0

Broadcom LAN Boosts Wi-Fi RangeBroadcom has rolled out a line of local area network (LAN) chipsets it says can boost the range of existing Wi-Fi networks by as much as 50 percent.

3

Dubai wall collapse kills four At least four workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers.

0

PBS: The Video Game RevolutionDocumentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, ""The Video Game Revolution.""

3

Playoffs Bourne's payoutWith his team in a three-way battle atop the South Coast Conference, Bourne coach Barry Wood was well aware that not only would his team have to beat Wareham on the road yesterday, but that Dighton-Rehoboth would also have to win at home against Seekonk for his Canalmen to earn a spot in the Division 2A playoffs.

1

NASA Head OKeefe--Louisiana Bound?Louisiana State University may be the next stop for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Chief Administrator, Sean OKeefe, 48 years old.

3

Britain has signaled its opposition to EADS-Thales mergerThe 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

WPP-Grey Global merger 'on hold'Advertising giant WPP's purchase of Grey Global is temporarily put on hold after files submitted to EU regulators were found to be incomplete.

2

NBC Puts a Delay on NASCARNBC will begin to air its NASCAR coverage with a five-second delay, after Dale Earnhardt Jr. #39;s use of profanity in a post-race interview Sunday.

1

Pope Struggles Through Mass at LourdesLOURDES, France - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat...

0

Gangster shot Williams #39;s sister, court hearsLos Angeles - A quot;trigger-happy quot; street gangster killed the sister of US tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams as he defended a Los Angeles crack house from gangland rivals, a court heard on Monday.

1

Treasuries Down, Greenspan Warns on Rates NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices turned abruptly lower on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in a highly unusual move, said those unprepared for higher interest rates stood to lose money.

2

Genesis Space Capsule Crashes Into DesertDUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy. It wasn't immediately known whether cosmic samples it was carrying back as part of a six-year, \$260 million project had been destroyed...

0

Tsunami Victims Prey to Crime from Asia to Europe By Patrick Lannin and Stephen Brown STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of victims in Asian refugee camps and hospitals and in the home countries of European tourists hit by the wave.

0

US Airways pilots to resume talks on pay cuts -NYTThe pilots union of bankrupt airline US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failed over the weekend to agree to a new round of pay cuts and will resume its deliberations on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.

2

Patriots not keeping tabs on streakThe New England Patriots are so single-minded in pursuing their third Super Bowl triumph in four years that they almost have no room for any other history.

1

Phone Magic (BusinessWeek Online)BusinessWeek Online - Hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons took one look at the Motorola Razr V3 mobile phone and declared it ""hot."" After all, at half an inch thin and just 3.35 oz. -- with the look of a classic straight-edge razor -- the Razr is, well, quite sharp. But what's most remarkable about this svelte pocket pleaser is that it squeezes a video-clip player, zoom camera, and polyphonic speakers into a matchbook-thin frame no wider than a credit card. ""Just like a cool pair of sneakers or a watch, a phone says something about who you are,"" says Simmons in an e-mail. ...

3

Investor not impressed with Molson dividend for Coors merger <b>...</b>MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. may have removed the last obstacle to its proposed merger with Colorado beer maker Adolph Coors Co. on Friday, after it agreed to fork out a premium of \$3.

2

Group claims the deaths of Italian hostages in IraqDUBAIAn Islamist group claimed yesterday to have killed two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq, as a separate militant group released a video apparently showing the beheading of a captive American man.

0

Study: Hubble Robotic Repair Mission Too CostlyAn exhaustive study of NASA #39;s options for repairing the Hubble Space Telescope suggests the currently planned robotic mission may cost too much money and might not be ready to fly before the vaunted observatory breaks down.

3

Oracle Extends Hostile Offer for PeopleSoftOracle said that it had extended its hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft to Sept. 10, as it awaits a ruling on whether the takeover attempt can proceed.

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India lukewarm on Kashmir proposalNEW DELHI -- One day after Pakistan's president proposed a demilitarization of the violence-racked Himalayan region of Kashmir, India's response was notably lukewarm, with an official making clear the proposal should not have been made first to reporters.

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Sensex stays rangebound in early Tuesday tradeAfter resuming barely steady, the Sensex moved in a very narrow range during the opening session on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on alternate bouts of buying and selling.

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Trade Data Show Another Record DeficitThe broadest measure of the country's trade and investment flows registered a record deficit of \$164.7 billion in the third quarter.

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NASA tries to set air speed recordNASA on Monday will attempt to set an air speed record when it launches its pilot-less X-43A quot;scramjet. quot;. Paul Allen was first.

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Google Plans Desktop Search Tool for Apple PCsGoogle Inc. GOOG.O plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers running on the Mac operating system from Apple Computer Inc.

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Whither Microsoft?With Microsoft Corp. shareholders on the verge of collectively receiving \$32 billion in cash from the software maker's special \$3 dividend, investors are wondering what's ahead for one of Wall Street's most popular stocks.

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Wednesday #39;s Sports In BriefSAN FRANCISCO - Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.

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Northrop, Boeing to partner in spaceship dealNorthrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. have formed a partnership Tuesday to compete in a deal to build NASA #39;s next manned spaceship -- a deal with multi-billion dollar potential, according to reports.

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Nokia to revamp mobile handsets Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives said Thursday duringhop a daylong meeting in New York with analysts.

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Wall St. Seen Flat as Drug Shares Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, with higher oil prices and drug maker stocks weighing on Wall Street after Thursday's late-session rally.

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Parents Waiting for Waves to Return Kids (AP)AP - As dawn breaks over Sri Lanka's coast, dozens of parents come to the beach where huge waves seized their children a week ago. ""They believe their kids are alive and the sea will return them #151; one day,"" UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy said on Sunday, after touring this island country's tsunami-devastated shore.

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Cardinals Win Playoff Series From Dodgers; Braves Force Game 5A home run by Albert Pujols and another strong pitching performance on the road by Jeff Suppan moved the St. Louis Cardinals into the National League Championship Series.

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Dell debuts denser blade serverDell has announced a dense blade server designed for enterprises with space-tight, hard-to-cool data centres. The PowerEdge 1855 can pack as many as 10 blade servers in a 7U-sized

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Krispy Kreme #39;s Sticky SituationNEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities amp; Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.

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Our business tooHorror and revulsion are the most natural of reactions to the aftermath of the hideous Beslan school siege, and the thoughts of decent people everywhere go out to the bereaved and suffering.

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FACTBOX-Five Manchester United-Arsenal showdownsFollowing are brief summaries of five memorable showdowns between Alex Ferguson #39;s Manchester United and Arsene Wenger #39;s Arsenal, English soccer #39;s two fiercest rivals.

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God or science?Ninth-grade biology teachers in Dover, Pa., must include #39;intelligent design #39; in their instruction. Observers say it is a sign of what #39;s to come.

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Golf: O'Hern and Jacquelin Vie for Breakthrough Win COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Nick O'Hern and Raphael Jacquelin made their latest bids to break their European Tour ducks when they shared the early lead in the second round of the German Masters Friday.

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Two #39;s Company: India, EU to enter partnershipBRUSSELS: India is all set to open talks on Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.

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India await on final frontierWhen the year #39;s most eagerly awaited Test series starts here tomorrow Australia, who have dominated the world game since the fading of West Indies a dozen years ago, will feel the uncommon pressure of having to prove a point.

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CalPERS Plans to Tackle Abusive Executive CompensationSACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2004 (SmartPros) California Public Employees #39; Retirement System (CalPERS) has a new plan quot;to reign in abusive compensation practices in corporate America and hold directors and

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Major UK Study Sees Little Harm in GMO Crops (Reuters)Reuters - A controversy over genetically modified\(GMO) crops brewed in Britain Monday after a major government\and industry-backed study found no evidence they harmed the\environment.

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UAE, Kuwait to hike oil production capacityTHE UAE and Kuwait plan to increase oil production capacity by nearly 3,00,000 bpd and 2,00,000 bpd respectively in the short term in a bid to stabilise the market, which has been rocked by high oil prices touching \$53 per barrel prior to the week end.

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Comment: Liam Clarke: Paisley and the IRA must both accept <b>...</b>The first time I saw Ian Paisley, I was carrying a camera. He kept shaking his fist and grimacing at me every time I lifted it from my waist.

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China Urges U.S. to Stop Selling Arms to Taiwan (Reuters)Reuters - China Tuesday urged the United States\to halt all official contact with Taiwan and to stop selling\arms to the island, but made no comment on Taiwan President\Chen Shui-bian's recent peace overtures.

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Northrop Grumman, Boeing team up to bid on space contractLOS ANGELES Boeing and defense contractor Northrop Grumman say they #39;ll bid as a team to compete for NASA #39;s manned and robotic space exploration program.

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Probe Links Pinochet, AllbrittonAn internal probe of Riggs Bank's dealing with the former Chilean dictator has found that former chairman Joe L. Allbritton was more actively engaged in Pinochet's banking business than has been previously disclosed.

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Japan Supreme Court approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Tokyo Merger TalksThe Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Sumitomo Trust amp; Banking Co against a Tokyo High Court decision on Aug 11 lifting a ban imposed by the Tokyo District Court on UFJ including its trust bank unit in the merger talks.

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The U.S. Gives Mia Hamm a Golden Farewell ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off on Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.

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Best Buy Quarterly Profit Jumps 21 Pct.Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), the top US electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the period.

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Power SurfingWhen Che Carsner wanted to find discount airline tickets for his parents from the Miami area to New York, he knew where to look. Carsner, a Manhattan real-estate agent logged onto Kayak.

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Jones Is Said to Be Near a Deal for BarneysThe Jones Apparel Group, a \$4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buying the Barneys chain.

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St. Louis Rams Release Punter Sean Landeta (AP)AP - Shaky special teams helped cost punter Sean Landeta his job with the St. Louis Rams.

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China #39;s President Hu Replaces Jiang as Military Chief (Update3)China #39;s former President Jiang Zemin resigned as head of the country #39;s military, leaving President Hu Jintao as undisputed leader of the world #39;s most populous nation.

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Humans Well-Suited for RunningIt may be hard to believe in these days of driving the SUV to the corner store, but people are actually pretty fast on their feet, and endurance running may have played an important role in human evolution.

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BoSox Lead Yankees 2-1 After Five InningsBOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after five innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter Mike Mussina, David Ortiz added another single to make the score 1-0...

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Microsoft sued over #39;stolen #39; gameACADEMY Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary is suing software giant Microsoft in California for allegedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio.

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At least 300 dead in Philippines #39; floods and landslidesAt least 300 people have died, and another 150 are missing, in floods and landslides unleashed by a storm which struck the northern Philippines.

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Stocks Mixed on Alcoa, Visteon WarningsNEW YORK - Investors concerned about third quarter earnings looked past a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc...

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Schilling Wins 19, Red Sox Beat Mariners (AP)AP - Curt Schilling became the first 19-game winner in the major leagues this year and Manny Ramirez homered twice, including his second grand slam of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners 13-2 Friday night.

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Allawi warns of new assault on FallujahBAGHDAD - Iraq #39;s interim prime minister said yesterday that efforts to resolve the conflict in Fallujah peacefully had entered their final phase and warned that quot;our patience is running thin, quot; vowing to clear the city of militants who have carried out

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Salary - Location Company YMCA Fitness RecruitmentArsenal football club has announced the biggest club sponsorship deal in the history of English football. A 100m deal has been agreed between the club and Dubai-based Emirates Airline, which will see Arsenal

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For Dell and AMD, a tantalizing questionWill they or won't they? Dell execs remain elusive on AMD plans, but analysts say circumstances could push the two together.

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PayPal outages, complaints continueOnline payment service PayPal continued to suffer outages Tuesday. Company officials insisted the problems were quot;intermittent, quot; but many consumers complained they hadn #39;t been able to log on

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Technical Problems Scrub Delta Four LaunchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of Boeing #39;s new Delta Four heavy-lift rocket was scrubbed for a second time Sunday because of technical problems.

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SCH still expects to close Abbey takeover by year end (AFP)AFP - The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year.

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Japanese storm #39;s fatal landslidesTHE death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose to 17 yesterday, including two men buried inside their homes by mud. Tropical storm Meari has cut a wide swath through Japan

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Knicks: Wilkens spells out goals, starting with #39;D #39;or professional sports, for that matter -- the Knicks talk about wanting to have a good defense. The question is: Can they?

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French hostage crisis drags on, Iraq #39;s northern oil exports haltedBAGHDAD : France held its breath for two of its reporters kidnapped in Iraq, while the war-torn country #39;s ailing economy was dealt a massive blow after a key export pipeline suffered its biggest post-war attack.

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Up Close and #39;Awesome #39;Matthew Seu and his two sons yesterday became the first to boldly go where no tourist had been before: within a few feet of the spaceship Enterprise.

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Price drop prompts oil quota callOpec members call for a cut in rampant over-production as prices oil prices plummet amid warmer US weather.

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Sender ID Hiccups Unlikely to Derail E-Mail IdentityDisputes over Microsoft #39;s intellectual-property claims to its Sender ID technology are unlikely to slow the push toward developing a secure e-mail identity, according to e-mail industry representatives.

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Hauritz answers the call... againIf you could rewind events back to February 2003, try winding back to Cricket #39;s World Cup. Before Australia bowled a ball in anger, Shane Warne has stole all the headlines, failed a drugs

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US men fall againA stake in the heart of USA mens basketball was delivered Saturday by a player who was inches from doing it four years ago in Sydney, Australia.

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Rooney unhappy with EvertonEverton striker Wayne Rooney says he is quot;disappointed quot; with the way the club have handled his transfer request. Newcastle and Manchester United want to sign the 18-year-old who requested a transfer on Friday

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Pakistan hunts for key Al Qaeda figure ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces are hunting a Libyan Al Qaeda leader whom senior intelligence officials see as a possible key to finding Osama bin Laden and others in the terrorist network's inner circle.

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Microsoft confident XP update will baffle hackersHe said his company #39;s Windows XP operating system update, launched last month by Bill Gates, was the quot;first big line we have drawn in the sand quot; to combat security breaches and spam.

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British hostage in Iraq dead: ReportKen Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s office.

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Chirac on final day of UK visitThe French president Jacques Chirac lays a wreath at the tomb of Edward VII on the final day of his visit to Britain.

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US core inflation hotter than expected in SeptemberWASHINGTON: US consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.

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Peeping Tom webcam worm on the prowlVirus writers have developed a #39;Peeping Tom #39; worm that can use webcams to spy on computer users in their home or workplace, internet security watchers have warned.

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Why Satellite Radio?Gavin Reynolds (Rochester, NY) 10/20/04 - Satellite radio was launched just two years go and already 2.5 million people subscribe.

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Lexmark's Mixed MessageDespite the printer company's third-quarter strength, the future is uncertain.

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Bunning, Osborne Win Re-Election BidsHall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning barely won re-election to the US Senate on Tuesday, edging Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo by about 2 percent of the vote in Kentucky.

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