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US Thanks for Bulgarian Troops ExpertiseThe American defence minister has thanked Bulgaria for the work of its contingent in Iraq, and expressed appreciation of Bulgarian troops #39; professionalism.	0
Khan back with a bang in LiverpoolAMIR KHAN shrugged off a hectic build-up to make a stunning return to the ring in Liverpool last night. The 17-year-olds life has been one non-stop whirl since he returned from Athens three months ago with an Olympic silver medal.	1
Vogts abused by fans after draw with MoldovaCHISINAU: Scotland coach Berti Vogts was verbally abused by fans after his side #39;s flagging World Cup qualification hopes were dealt a further blow in a 1-1 draw in Moldova on Wednesday.	1
Wade #39;s 37 points, Jones #39; clutch shots lift HeatWASHINGTON - Shaquille O #39;Neal and Eddie Jones were in foul trouble, the Miami Heat kept fumbling the ball away, and the Wizards #39; terrific perimeter players were raining down shots.	1
US Airways and Pilots Union Reach Tentative DealThe deal is said to include annual pay cuts of about 19.5 percent and reductions in contributions to retirement benefits.	0
Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle line up on the gridIT industry heavyweights Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle today sealed an alliance to develop grid computing technology and establish best practice.	3
UPDATE 1-FIFA orders Germany to play World Cup openerFIFA has ordered 2006 World Cup hosts Germany to play in the tournament #39;s opening match, dashing the hopes of their coach Juergen Klinsmann who wanted to delay his team #39;s first game to keep the pressure off his players.	1
Budget Version of Windows Headed for Russia (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will release a low-cost version of Windows for the Russian market in an attempt to combat the country's pirated software problem and growing Linux adoption.	3
Google Wins Trademark Victory Over GEICOA federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling	2
Lehman gets third straight chanceTom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disneys Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.	1
Microsoft Revises Anti-Spam Standard (Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday\said it had revised its proposal to weed out ""spam"" e-mail to\win over skeptical Internet engineers who have been reluctant\to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.	3
Ravens #39; Heap to miss 2-4 weeks with ankle injuryTight end Todd Heap will miss two to four weeks with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of injuries that has forced coach Brian Billick to dig deep in the Baltimore Ravens #39; depth chart.	1
Philippines vows no default on debt paymentsThe Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a quot;fiscal crisis.	2
Insurers spared direct hit by IvanInsurers breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Hurricane Ivan skirted New Orleans as well as the heart of the Gulf of Mexico #39;s oil region, saving the companies billions of dollars in claims.	2
Wisconsin Guard Boo Wade Taking Leave (AP)AP - Boo Wade, expected to compete to be Wisconsin's starting point guard this season, is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team.	1
Bouncing backFLAGSTAFF, a town in Arizona with 50,000 inhabitants, was recently named eighth-best place to live in America. It has also, for the last month, been the retreat of Paula Radcliffe.	1
Oakland Hills Now Seen As Golf Mecca (AP)AP - BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. #151; Oakland Hills' place in golf history was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.	1
Bush Picks Treasury Deputy to Lead EnergyPresident Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time of unstable oil prices and rising nuclear proliferation concerns.	2
UK.gov IT: it's broke, how can we fix it?<strong>Letters</strong> Readers debate how we lost our way	3
Peugeot, Citroen will withdraw atcom staff writers. The parent company of Peugeot and Citroen has announce that due to the economy affecting the car market, they will withdraw from World Rally Championship competition at the end of the 2005 season.	1
Tennis: Spain take 2-0 lead over US in Davis Cup finalRafael Nadal upset world number two Andy Roddick in four sets to give Spain a commanding two-nil lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final on Friday.	1
#39;Halo 2 #39; clears \$125 million in first dayMicrosoft beat even its own heady expectations for the hotly anticipated Xbox game quot;Halo 2, quot; selling more than \$125 million of the product its first day in stores.	3
Education Helping Seniors Get Online (AP)AP - Wadia Bajoka, a 71-year-old Iraqi immigrant, enjoys knitting, gardening, and baking pungent meat pies that she presents to guests in an old-fashioned display of hospitality.	3
Defender Terry Scores Again to Ease Chelsea #39;s Attacking WoesJohn Terry made up for Chelsea #39;s attacking deficiencies by scoring in a third straight Champions League match and helping shut out CSKA Moscow in a 2-0 win.	1
Apple Locks Out RealNetworks With iPod Update (PC World)PC World - IPod Photo won't play songs purchased from Real.	3
Yakubu makes Spurs sufferTottenham Hotspur wasted chances and the opportunity to move into fourth place after displaying typical weaknesses at Fratton Park last night.	1
Tiger finds his swing at TargetWe #39;ve seen the smile more lately on Access Hollywood or the Today Show than walking up a fairway, but last week at Sherwood Country Club, it was different.	1
Icelandic Tin Bath Could Give Earthquake Warnings (Reuters)Reuters - A tin bath on the cliffs of northern\Iceland, where locals take a dip to treat skin complaints,\could help scientists give an early warning of big earthquakes\and save thousands of lives.	3
Rwanda Troops Airlifted to Start AU Mission in Darfur (Reuters)Reuters - Rwandan troops were airlifted on Sunday\to Sudan's Darfur as the first foreign force there, mandated to\protect observers monitoring a cease-fire between the Sudanese\government and rebels in the troubled western region.	0
Cards Honor TillmanThe New England Patriots wins their 17th game in a row on Sunday, 23-12, over the Arizona Cardinals, but the day belonged to a fallen American patriot.	1
IBM to refresh storage lineupBig Blue is set to announce new disk storage products Tuesday, as it fights to regain market share in data storage gear.	3
Japan Downgrades Economic AssessmentJapan downgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday, noting slower export growth and curbed production, but said the recovery is continuing.	2
Former owner to operate WBIX-AMFormer owner Alex Langer is poised to resume operations of WBIX-AM this week amid signs the station is about to significantly cut back on its signature business news and information programs. Langer sold WBIX to accused embezzler Bradford Bleidt in 2002 for \$10 million, but was still owed \$7 million when Bleidt was arrested and charged this month with stealing ...	2
A new broom in JakartaMr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to become Indonesia #39;s next president. The former general has been projected as the landslide winner of this week #39;s presidential ballot.	0
Murdoch's News Corp. to Join S P 500 NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NWS.AX target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NWS.AX</A> <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NWS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NWS.N</A>, the media company built by Rupert Murdoch, will join the Standard Poor's 500 stock index after the close of trading on Dec. 17, S P said on Tuesday.	2
Chinese Groups Seek to Halt a Dam and Save a Treasured PlaceEnvironmentalists in China are fighting plans for a hydropower project that they say would endanger one of the world's deepest gorges.	3
IBM Covets Half of China Business Computer Market (Reuters)Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.\is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China's\business computer industry and is eyeing upward of a 50-percent\market share, its country head said.	3
Japanese corporate bankruptcies in August fall for 20th month in row (AFP)AFP - The number of Japanese corporate bankruptcies in August fell 18.2 percent from a year earlier to 1,080 cases, marking the 20th consecutive monthly decline, according to a research firm.	0
Billups Sits Out Because of Ankle Sprain (AP)AP - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups missed Saturday night's game against the Utah Jazz because of a sprained ankle.	1
US outlaws Zarqawi groupThe US imposes sanctions against the militant group in Iraq by terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.	0
Tiger attacks teen, ownerA tiger attacked his owner and a teenager at a county fair in St. Augustine, but neither suffered major injuries. Curtice LoGiudice, owner of the tiger, suffered puncture	1
Cassini Spies Two Moons Around Saturn (AP)AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said.	3
Chinese media demands investment in mine safetyA woman breaks down after she was told the fate of her husband, one of the miners trapped in the Chenjiashan coal mine in Tongchuan city, north China #39;s Shaanxi province November 29.	0
AT T chief refuses to 'miss' VoIPDavid Dorman, AT #38;T's chief executive, is determined to turn voice over Internet Protocol into an HBO-like service that it can sell.	3
Roundup: Wisconsin routs Penn; UConn, Kentucky rollMike Wilkinson scored all but two of his 19 points in the second half and Brian Butch had a memorable debut in No. 20 Wisconsin #39;s 77-44 rout of Penn on Saturday night.	1
Google Shares Surge Nearly 18 PercentNEW YORK - Shares of Google Inc. surged nearly 18 percent in their market debut Thursday, in the culmination of a unique and bumpy initial stock offering for the 6-year-old dot-com dreamed up in a college dorm room...	0
Report: Enterprises Favor One-Time Software LicenseDespite a growing software industry revolution in favor of subscription-style pricing arrangements, most enterprise software buyers prefer the traditional approach of buying a one-time license, a newly released report indicates.	3
Sharon steps up efforts to form national unity govtJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stepped up efforts on Friday to overcome resistance in the ranks of his right-wing Likud party to an enlarged government coalition with the centre-left Labour, ahead of a decisive party meeting.	0
Pencil in Illini for a No. 1 seed right nowSeeing as how so many members of the NCAA Tournament selection committee are just good people, given how much they #39;ll have to squeeze into a single weekend next March, I thought it might be nice to take a little work off their hands.	1
Google vs Yahoo: Battle moves to the mobileWhile Google SMS uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo #39;s new mobile service offers localised search results, maps and website icons that let people point, click and make a call.	3
Lowe Shutting Out Cardinals Through Six Innings ST. LOUIS (Sports Network) - Derek Lowe has allowed just two hits as Boston jumped on St. Louis early and still leads 3-0 after six innings in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.	1
Reform vote eases crisis in UkraineKIEV -- The bitter political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two weeks eased dramatically yesterday as parliament overwhelmingly approved a compromise package of laws strengthening safeguards against electoral fraud while weakening presidential powers.	0
Schwarzenegger tells Japanese investors they #39;ll #39;be back #39; to <b>...</b>TOKYO : California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to work his film celebrity on Japanese investors, using a trademark line from quot;Terminator quot; to pump up the benefits of his state.	2
Jaguar given new lease of life by Red BullFORD sold its Jaguar Formula One team on the cheap to ensure that they were guaranteed survival and a multimillion-pound budget that will allow them to flourish.	1
Adobe Plans New Format for Digital PhotosAdobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software.	3
Hamm Won Gymnastics Gold on Score Error: FIG ATHENS (Reuters) - American Paul Hamm, who became the first American to win the Olympics men's all-round gymnastics title, should not have been awarded the gold, the sport's governing body ruled Saturday.	1
FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search EngineFyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine\\FyberSearch announced the acquisition of the feed archive search engine FeedPlex today in hopes of adding to its collection of useful search tools. FeedPlex is a feed search engine that provides Internet users the ability to find data in XML/RSS format on the web.\\""We are ...	3
Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry MarkSir Homer writes quot;The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the creation of the one millionth article in Wikipedia. Started in January 2001, Wikipedia is currently both the world #39;s largest encyclopedia and	3
EU safer internet plans approvedThe EU Council of Ministers has today approved plans for Safer Internet Plus - a programme designed to make the internet safer for children by tackling illegal, unwanted and harmful content -ncluding spam - to promote awareness.	3
Intel Unit Members Faulted in Iraq AbuseWASHINGTON - Twenty-seven members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison either requested or condoned certain abuses of Iraqi prisoners there, an Army investigation found. ""We discovered serious misconduct and a loss of moral values,"" said Gen...	0
Woods Is Upbeat for Next Year After 2004 Struggles LONDON (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, optimistic as ever, is excited about his prospects for 2005 despite struggling off the tee for most of this year and winning just one title.	1
New clue to mystery of Holy GrailIt looks like a Countdown conundrum and has defied some of the greatest minds for 250 years. But ten letters - D OUOSVAVV M - etched on a tablet at a stately home could reveal where the legendary Holy Grail is buried.	3
Judge deals blow to stent makerA federal judge yesterday ruled that Boston Scientific Corp. violated its agreements with an Israeli company when it set up a secret stent-making operation in Ireland in 1997, and he told the two companies to quickly reach a settlement or face a prompt trial he will hold to determine what damages, if any, Boston Scientific owes.	2
Inside the Imam Ali shrine, as US closes inThe pigeons in the Imam Ali shrine on Monday were flying out of the vast courtyard into a sky filled with the smell of blood and the echoes of urban warfare.	0
Peoplesoft may mull Oracle bidA director of business software maker Peoplesoft says the firm may be ready to negotiate with its would-be buyer, Oracle.	2
API in \$112m pharmacy dealPriceline has been sold to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for \$112 million in cash and shares just six months after the health and beauty care chain was bought by local managers from its South African parent.	2
World's Tallest Bridge Inaugurated (AP)AP - Thundering fighter jets streamed the blue, white and red of the French tricolor as President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday dedicated the world's tallest bridge, a skyway span dwarfing the Eiffel Tower by more than 50 feet.	0
No. 23 TCU Defeats Oklahoma 81-65 (AP)AP - Sandora Irvin had a career-high 32 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 23 TCU to an 81-65 victory Thursday night over Oklahoma.	1
Boeing tanker deal unlikelyThe Pentagon #39;s top weapons buyer Tuesday said he expected officials to decide soon whether to solicit new bids for a multibillion-dollar deal to begin replacing the Air Force #39;s aging fleet of KC-135 refueling tankers.	2
New, dangerous Microsoft JPEG exploit code releasedThe new code is more dangerous than the exploit that appeared earlier this week, since it allows malicious hackers to run their own code on vulnerable machines, according to the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center.	3
The Rocket Ready to Go on Short Rest (AP)AP - At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days of rest for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with his hometown team is one of the primary reasons he came out of his brief retirement.	1
Detainees Returning to Conflicts From CubaDetainees released from Guantanamo Bay have been recaptured or killed fighting U.S. forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan.	0
Washington #39;s recipe for lawlessnessThe Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel #39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the	0
China hikes loans, deposit ratesChinas move to hike interest rate has come as a surprise. The central bank raised the benchmark rate on one-year yuan loans to 5.58 per cent from 5.31 per cent and the rate on one-year deposits to 2.25 per cent from 1.98 per cent.	2
Yukos Seeks US Court Protection to Foil Unit Sale (Update3)OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia #39;s second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the Russian government #39;s auction of its biggest unit.	2
Equitable makes #39;steady progress #39;Troubled mutual insurer Equitable Life says it is making quot;steady and sustained progress quot; to restore its finances. Publishing its half-yearly results, the society said there had been quot;no material change quot; in its capital reserve, now standing at 532m.	2
Disney Says CEO Eisner to Retire in 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael Eisner will retire in September 2006, when his contract expires, the company said on Friday.	2
34 children killed in attackBAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 30: Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US Military convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops.	0
Dupont Settles Teflon LawsuitDuPont agreed to a settlement Thursday that could be worth more than \$340 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the chemical giant contaminated a West Virginia community's water supply with a key ingredient used in its Teflon products.	2
US stance on Hussein's oil sales eyedWASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein was dead broke, the result of UN penalties. Or so it was thought.	0
A Stodgy Style, but BellSouth Starts to Loosen Its Top ButtonBellSouth's approach to business has been stable, disciplined, anything but flashy. But now the company is slowly shedding its conservative approach.	2
UPDATE 2-Ronaldo strikes to give Real 1-1 draw at BetisRonaldo scored only his second league goal of the season to give Real Madrid a 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Saturday and salvage a point from another mediocre display.	1
UC Berkeley slows speed of light to improve networkingOptical fiber can deliver data fast, sometimes too fast. Slowing light might make some networking bottlenecks vanish.	3
Giants 5, Astros 1Noah Lowry takes a lesson out of every outing, and the baseball world is quickly learning that this kid is pitching nothing like a 23-year-old rookie.	1
Report: Prosecutors, CA Reach AccordThe US Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud	2
World SceneABUJA, Nigeria - Sudan bowed to international pressure yesterday for a ban on military flights over the Darfur region, where 1.5 million people have been forced from their homes, and signed two landmark peace deals with rebels.	0
Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul?Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits.	3
Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage PleadsTwo Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.	0
Australia sends rescue team to Iraq amid confusion over hostage claims (AFP)AFP - Australia sent a special hostage rescue team to Iraq as it tried to unravel the mystery surrounding claims that Islamic militants had kidnapped two Australian security guards, officials said.	0
Brown still opposed to EU-wide tax policies (AFP)AFP - Britain remains opposed to any attempts to harmonise taxes across the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said as EU ministers gathered to discuss common rules for taxing company profits.	0
Palestinian Abbas Calls Israel 'The Zionist Enemy' (Reuters)Reuters - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called\Israel ""the Zionist enemy"" Tuesday, unprecedented language for\the relative moderate who is expected to succeed Yasser Arafat.	0
Stocks Ascend as Oil Eases and Techs GainUS stocks moved higher late on Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped, shares of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT) boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq and	2
Dell introduces new compact desktop PCIt's the first Dell PC to feature a multiformat expansion card reader.	3
Virgin Targets Apple #39;s iPodWith the announcement of the Player 5GB, Virgin Electronics has joined the growing list of vendors attempting to take some of Apple #39;s share of the digital music player market.	3
Amazon, Microsoft Sue Spammers, PhishersAmazon.com and Microsoft Tuesday announced that they had joined forces to put spammers and phishing scammers in new legal crosshairs.	3
Mladin widens Superbike leadBraselton --- Mat Mladin took the first step toward sewing up a fifth AMA Superbike title, fighting off a charging Miguel Duhamel to win Saturday #39;s round of the weekend Suzuki Superbike Challenge.	3
Belgian coach Raymond Goethals dies at 83BRUSSELS, Dec 6 (SW) - The Belgian Raymond Goethals, former coach of Standard Liege, RSC Anderlecht and Olympique de Marseille, has died at the age of 83.	1
Ivan Lashes Cuba With 160 Mph WindsPINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Packing ferocious winds and whipping up monstrous waves, Hurricane Ivan's eye brushed Cuba's sparsely populated western tip as a treacherous Category 5 storm - the most powerful - and barreled north toward the U.S. Gulf Coast...	0
NYSE probing late trading for price manipulationNew York Stock Exchange regulators said on Thursday they are investigating firms that send in trades in the last seconds of the day designed to manipulate the final price of shares at the closing bell.	2
Kmart and Sears #39; merger troublingKmart Holding Corp. may have found its best quot;Blue Light Special quot; ever: retailing rival Sears Roebuck amp; Co. Still, many experts questioned whether the \$11 billion buyout would keep the blue lights flashing	2

US Thanks for Bulgarian Troops ExpertiseThe American defence minister has thanked Bulgaria for the work of its contingent in Iraq, and expressed appreciation of Bulgarian troops #39; professionalism.

0

Khan back with a bang in LiverpoolAMIR KHAN shrugged off a hectic build-up to make a stunning return to the ring in Liverpool last night. The 17-year-olds life has been one non-stop whirl since he returned from Athens three months ago with an Olympic silver medal.

1

Vogts abused by fans after draw with MoldovaCHISINAU: Scotland coach Berti Vogts was verbally abused by fans after his side #39;s flagging World Cup qualification hopes were dealt a further blow in a 1-1 draw in Moldova on Wednesday.

1

Wade #39;s 37 points, Jones #39; clutch shots lift HeatWASHINGTON - Shaquille O #39;Neal and Eddie Jones were in foul trouble, the Miami Heat kept fumbling the ball away, and the Wizards #39; terrific perimeter players were raining down shots.

1

US Airways and Pilots Union Reach Tentative DealThe deal is said to include annual pay cuts of about 19.5 percent and reductions in contributions to retirement benefits.

0

Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle line up on the gridIT industry heavyweights Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle today sealed an alliance to develop grid computing technology and establish best practice.

3

UPDATE 1-FIFA orders Germany to play World Cup openerFIFA has ordered 2006 World Cup hosts Germany to play in the tournament #39;s opening match, dashing the hopes of their coach Juergen Klinsmann who wanted to delay his team #39;s first game to keep the pressure off his players.

1

Budget Version of Windows Headed for Russia (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will release a low-cost version of Windows for the Russian market in an attempt to combat the country's pirated software problem and growing Linux adoption.

3

Google Wins Trademark Victory Over GEICOA federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling

2

Lehman gets third straight chanceTom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disneys Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

1

Microsoft Revises Anti-Spam Standard (Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Monday\said it had revised its proposal to weed out ""spam"" e-mail to\win over skeptical Internet engineers who have been reluctant\to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.

3

Ravens #39; Heap to miss 2-4 weeks with ankle injuryTight end Todd Heap will miss two to four weeks with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of injuries that has forced coach Brian Billick to dig deep in the Baltimore Ravens #39; depth chart.

1

Philippines vows no default on debt paymentsThe Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a quot;fiscal crisis.

2

Insurers spared direct hit by IvanInsurers breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Hurricane Ivan skirted New Orleans as well as the heart of the Gulf of Mexico #39;s oil region, saving the companies billions of dollars in claims.

2

Wisconsin Guard Boo Wade Taking Leave (AP)AP - Boo Wade, expected to compete to be Wisconsin's starting point guard this season, is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team.

1

Bouncing backFLAGSTAFF, a town in Arizona with 50,000 inhabitants, was recently named eighth-best place to live in America. It has also, for the last month, been the retreat of Paula Radcliffe.

1

Oakland Hills Now Seen As Golf Mecca (AP)AP - BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. #151; Oakland Hills' place in golf history was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.

1

Bush Picks Treasury Deputy to Lead EnergyPresident Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time of unstable oil prices and rising nuclear proliferation concerns.

2

UK.gov IT: it's broke, how can we fix it?<strong>Letters</strong> Readers debate how we lost our way

3

Peugeot, Citroen will withdraw atcom staff writers. The parent company of Peugeot and Citroen has announce that due to the economy affecting the car market, they will withdraw from World Rally Championship competition at the end of the 2005 season.

1

Tennis: Spain take 2-0 lead over US in Davis Cup finalRafael Nadal upset world number two Andy Roddick in four sets to give Spain a commanding two-nil lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final on Friday.

1

#39;Halo 2 #39; clears \$125 million in first dayMicrosoft beat even its own heady expectations for the hotly anticipated Xbox game quot;Halo 2, quot; selling more than \$125 million of the product its first day in stores.

3

Education Helping Seniors Get Online (AP)AP - Wadia Bajoka, a 71-year-old Iraqi immigrant, enjoys knitting, gardening, and baking pungent meat pies that she presents to guests in an old-fashioned display of hospitality.

3

Defender Terry Scores Again to Ease Chelsea #39;s Attacking WoesJohn Terry made up for Chelsea #39;s attacking deficiencies by scoring in a third straight Champions League match and helping shut out CSKA Moscow in a 2-0 win.

1

Apple Locks Out RealNetworks With iPod Update (PC World)PC World - IPod Photo won't play songs purchased from Real.

3

Yakubu makes Spurs sufferTottenham Hotspur wasted chances and the opportunity to move into fourth place after displaying typical weaknesses at Fratton Park last night.

1

Tiger finds his swing at TargetWe #39;ve seen the smile more lately on Access Hollywood or the Today Show than walking up a fairway, but last week at Sherwood Country Club, it was different.

1

Icelandic Tin Bath Could Give Earthquake Warnings (Reuters)Reuters - A tin bath on the cliffs of northern\Iceland, where locals take a dip to treat skin complaints,\could help scientists give an early warning of big earthquakes\and save thousands of lives.

3

Rwanda Troops Airlifted to Start AU Mission in Darfur (Reuters)Reuters - Rwandan troops were airlifted on Sunday\to Sudan's Darfur as the first foreign force there, mandated to\protect observers monitoring a cease-fire between the Sudanese\government and rebels in the troubled western region.

0

Cards Honor TillmanThe New England Patriots wins their 17th game in a row on Sunday, 23-12, over the Arizona Cardinals, but the day belonged to a fallen American patriot.

1

IBM to refresh storage lineupBig Blue is set to announce new disk storage products Tuesday, as it fights to regain market share in data storage gear.

3

Japan Downgrades Economic AssessmentJapan downgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday, noting slower export growth and curbed production, but said the recovery is continuing.

2

Former owner to operate WBIX-AMFormer owner Alex Langer is poised to resume operations of WBIX-AM this week amid signs the station is about to significantly cut back on its signature business news and information programs. Langer sold WBIX to accused embezzler Bradford Bleidt in 2002 for \$10 million, but was still owed \$7 million when Bleidt was arrested and charged this month with stealing ...

2

A new broom in JakartaMr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to become Indonesia #39;s next president. The former general has been projected as the landslide winner of this week #39;s presidential ballot.

0

Murdoch's News Corp. to Join S P 500 NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NWS.AX target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NWS.AX</A> <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NWS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">NWS.N</A>, the media company built by Rupert Murdoch, will join the Standard Poor's 500 stock index after the close of trading on Dec. 17, S P said on Tuesday.

2

Chinese Groups Seek to Halt a Dam and Save a Treasured PlaceEnvironmentalists in China are fighting plans for a hydropower project that they say would endanger one of the world's deepest gorges.

3

IBM Covets Half of China Business Computer Market (Reuters)Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.\is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China's\business computer industry and is eyeing upward of a 50-percent\market share, its country head said.

3

Japanese corporate bankruptcies in August fall for 20th month in row (AFP)AFP - The number of Japanese corporate bankruptcies in August fell 18.2 percent from a year earlier to 1,080 cases, marking the 20th consecutive monthly decline, according to a research firm.

0

Billups Sits Out Because of Ankle Sprain (AP)AP - Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups missed Saturday night's game against the Utah Jazz because of a sprained ankle.

1

US outlaws Zarqawi groupThe US imposes sanctions against the militant group in Iraq by terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

0

Tiger attacks teen, ownerA tiger attacked his owner and a teenager at a county fair in St. Augustine, but neither suffered major injuries. Curtice LoGiudice, owner of the tiger, suffered puncture

1

Cassini Spies Two Moons Around Saturn (AP)AP - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied two new little moons around satellite-rich Saturn, the space agency said.

3

Chinese media demands investment in mine safetyA woman breaks down after she was told the fate of her husband, one of the miners trapped in the Chenjiashan coal mine in Tongchuan city, north China #39;s Shaanxi province November 29.

0

AT T chief refuses to 'miss' VoIPDavid Dorman, AT #38;T's chief executive, is determined to turn voice over Internet Protocol into an HBO-like service that it can sell.

3

Roundup: Wisconsin routs Penn; UConn, Kentucky rollMike Wilkinson scored all but two of his 19 points in the second half and Brian Butch had a memorable debut in No. 20 Wisconsin #39;s 77-44 rout of Penn on Saturday night.

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Google Shares Surge Nearly 18 PercentNEW YORK - Shares of Google Inc. surged nearly 18 percent in their market debut Thursday, in the culmination of a unique and bumpy initial stock offering for the 6-year-old dot-com dreamed up in a college dorm room...

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Report: Enterprises Favor One-Time Software LicenseDespite a growing software industry revolution in favor of subscription-style pricing arrangements, most enterprise software buyers prefer the traditional approach of buying a one-time license, a newly released report indicates.

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Sharon steps up efforts to form national unity govtJERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon stepped up efforts on Friday to overcome resistance in the ranks of his right-wing Likud party to an enlarged government coalition with the centre-left Labour, ahead of a decisive party meeting.

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Pencil in Illini for a No. 1 seed right nowSeeing as how so many members of the NCAA Tournament selection committee are just good people, given how much they #39;ll have to squeeze into a single weekend next March, I thought it might be nice to take a little work off their hands.

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Google vs Yahoo: Battle moves to the mobileWhile Google SMS uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo #39;s new mobile service offers localised search results, maps and website icons that let people point, click and make a call.

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Lowe Shutting Out Cardinals Through Six Innings ST. LOUIS (Sports Network) - Derek Lowe has allowed just two hits as Boston jumped on St. Louis early and still leads 3-0 after six innings in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.

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Reform vote eases crisis in UkraineKIEV -- The bitter political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two weeks eased dramatically yesterday as parliament overwhelmingly approved a compromise package of laws strengthening safeguards against electoral fraud while weakening presidential powers.

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Schwarzenegger tells Japanese investors they #39;ll #39;be back #39; to <b>...</b>TOKYO : California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to work his film celebrity on Japanese investors, using a trademark line from quot;Terminator quot; to pump up the benefits of his state.

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Jaguar given new lease of life by Red BullFORD sold its Jaguar Formula One team on the cheap to ensure that they were guaranteed survival and a multimillion-pound budget that will allow them to flourish.

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Adobe Plans New Format for Digital PhotosAdobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software.

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Hamm Won Gymnastics Gold on Score Error: FIG ATHENS (Reuters) - American Paul Hamm, who became the first American to win the Olympics men's all-round gymnastics title, should not have been awarded the gold, the sport's governing body ruled Saturday.

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FyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search EngineFyberSearch Acquires RSS Feed Search Engine\\FyberSearch announced the acquisition of the feed archive search engine FeedPlex today in hopes of adding to its collection of useful search tools. FeedPlex is a feed search engine that provides Internet users the ability to find data in XML/RSS format on the web.\\""We are ...

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Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry MarkSir Homer writes quot;The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the creation of the one millionth article in Wikipedia. Started in January 2001, Wikipedia is currently both the world #39;s largest encyclopedia and

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EU safer internet plans approvedThe EU Council of Ministers has today approved plans for Safer Internet Plus - a programme designed to make the internet safer for children by tackling illegal, unwanted and harmful content -ncluding spam - to promote awareness.

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Intel Unit Members Faulted in Iraq AbuseWASHINGTON - Twenty-seven members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison either requested or condoned certain abuses of Iraqi prisoners there, an Army investigation found. ""We discovered serious misconduct and a loss of moral values,"" said Gen...

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Woods Is Upbeat for Next Year After 2004 Struggles LONDON (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, optimistic as ever, is excited about his prospects for 2005 despite struggling off the tee for most of this year and winning just one title.

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New clue to mystery of Holy GrailIt looks like a Countdown conundrum and has defied some of the greatest minds for 250 years. But ten letters - D OUOSVAVV M - etched on a tablet at a stately home could reveal where the legendary Holy Grail is buried.

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Judge deals blow to stent makerA federal judge yesterday ruled that Boston Scientific Corp. violated its agreements with an Israeli company when it set up a secret stent-making operation in Ireland in 1997, and he told the two companies to quickly reach a settlement or face a prompt trial he will hold to determine what damages, if any, Boston Scientific owes.

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Inside the Imam Ali shrine, as US closes inThe pigeons in the Imam Ali shrine on Monday were flying out of the vast courtyard into a sky filled with the smell of blood and the echoes of urban warfare.

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Peoplesoft may mull Oracle bidA director of business software maker Peoplesoft says the firm may be ready to negotiate with its would-be buyer, Oracle.

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API in \$112m pharmacy dealPriceline has been sold to Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for \$112 million in cash and shares just six months after the health and beauty care chain was bought by local managers from its South African parent.

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World's Tallest Bridge Inaugurated (AP)AP - Thundering fighter jets streamed the blue, white and red of the French tricolor as President Jacques Chirac on Tuesday dedicated the world's tallest bridge, a skyway span dwarfing the Eiffel Tower by more than 50 feet.

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No. 23 TCU Defeats Oklahoma 81-65 (AP)AP - Sandora Irvin had a career-high 32 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 23 TCU to an 81-65 victory Thursday night over Oklahoma.

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Boeing tanker deal unlikelyThe Pentagon #39;s top weapons buyer Tuesday said he expected officials to decide soon whether to solicit new bids for a multibillion-dollar deal to begin replacing the Air Force #39;s aging fleet of KC-135 refueling tankers.

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New, dangerous Microsoft JPEG exploit code releasedThe new code is more dangerous than the exploit that appeared earlier this week, since it allows malicious hackers to run their own code on vulnerable machines, according to the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center.

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The Rocket Ready to Go on Short Rest (AP)AP - At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days of rest for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with his hometown team is one of the primary reasons he came out of his brief retirement.

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Detainees Returning to Conflicts From CubaDetainees released from Guantanamo Bay have been recaptured or killed fighting U.S. forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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Washington #39;s recipe for lawlessnessThe Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel #39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the

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China hikes loans, deposit ratesChinas move to hike interest rate has come as a surprise. The central bank raised the benchmark rate on one-year yuan loans to 5.58 per cent from 5.31 per cent and the rate on one-year deposits to 2.25 per cent from 1.98 per cent.

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Yukos Seeks US Court Protection to Foil Unit Sale (Update3)OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia #39;s second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the Russian government #39;s auction of its biggest unit.

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Equitable makes #39;steady progress #39;Troubled mutual insurer Equitable Life says it is making quot;steady and sustained progress quot; to restore its finances. Publishing its half-yearly results, the society said there had been quot;no material change quot; in its capital reserve, now standing at 532m.

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Disney Says CEO Eisner to Retire in 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael Eisner will retire in September 2006, when his contract expires, the company said on Friday.

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34 children killed in attackBAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 30: Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US Military convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops.

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Dupont Settles Teflon LawsuitDuPont agreed to a settlement Thursday that could be worth more than \$340 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the chemical giant contaminated a West Virginia community's water supply with a key ingredient used in its Teflon products.

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US stance on Hussein's oil sales eyedWASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein was dead broke, the result of UN penalties. Or so it was thought.

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A Stodgy Style, but BellSouth Starts to Loosen Its Top ButtonBellSouth's approach to business has been stable, disciplined, anything but flashy. But now the company is slowly shedding its conservative approach.

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UPDATE 2-Ronaldo strikes to give Real 1-1 draw at BetisRonaldo scored only his second league goal of the season to give Real Madrid a 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Saturday and salvage a point from another mediocre display.

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UC Berkeley slows speed of light to improve networkingOptical fiber can deliver data fast, sometimes too fast. Slowing light might make some networking bottlenecks vanish.

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Giants 5, Astros 1Noah Lowry takes a lesson out of every outing, and the baseball world is quickly learning that this kid is pitching nothing like a 23-year-old rookie.

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Report: Prosecutors, CA Reach AccordThe US Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud

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World SceneABUJA, Nigeria - Sudan bowed to international pressure yesterday for a ban on military flights over the Darfur region, where 1.5 million people have been forced from their homes, and signed two landmark peace deals with rebels.

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Does the Patent System Need an Overhaul?Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits.

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Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage PleadsTwo Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.

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Australia sends rescue team to Iraq amid confusion over hostage claims (AFP)AFP - Australia sent a special hostage rescue team to Iraq as it tried to unravel the mystery surrounding claims that Islamic militants had kidnapped two Australian security guards, officials said.

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Brown still opposed to EU-wide tax policies (AFP)AFP - Britain remains opposed to any attempts to harmonise taxes across the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said as EU ministers gathered to discuss common rules for taxing company profits.

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Palestinian Abbas Calls Israel 'The Zionist Enemy' (Reuters)Reuters - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called\Israel ""the Zionist enemy"" Tuesday, unprecedented language for\the relative moderate who is expected to succeed Yasser Arafat.

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Stocks Ascend as Oil Eases and Techs GainUS stocks moved higher late on Friday morning in a broad-based advance, as oil prices dipped, shares of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT) boosted the tech-heavy Nasdaq and

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Dell introduces new compact desktop PCIt's the first Dell PC to feature a multiformat expansion card reader.

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Virgin Targets Apple #39;s iPodWith the announcement of the Player 5GB, Virgin Electronics has joined the growing list of vendors attempting to take some of Apple #39;s share of the digital music player market.

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Amazon, Microsoft Sue Spammers, PhishersAmazon.com and Microsoft Tuesday announced that they had joined forces to put spammers and phishing scammers in new legal crosshairs.

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Mladin widens Superbike leadBraselton --- Mat Mladin took the first step toward sewing up a fifth AMA Superbike title, fighting off a charging Miguel Duhamel to win Saturday #39;s round of the weekend Suzuki Superbike Challenge.

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Belgian coach Raymond Goethals dies at 83BRUSSELS, Dec 6 (SW) - The Belgian Raymond Goethals, former coach of Standard Liege, RSC Anderlecht and Olympique de Marseille, has died at the age of 83.

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Ivan Lashes Cuba With 160 Mph WindsPINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Packing ferocious winds and whipping up monstrous waves, Hurricane Ivan's eye brushed Cuba's sparsely populated western tip as a treacherous Category 5 storm - the most powerful - and barreled north toward the U.S. Gulf Coast...

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NYSE probing late trading for price manipulationNew York Stock Exchange regulators said on Thursday they are investigating firms that send in trades in the last seconds of the day designed to manipulate the final price of shares at the closing bell.

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Kmart and Sears #39; merger troublingKmart Holding Corp. may have found its best quot;Blue Light Special quot; ever: retailing rival Sears Roebuck amp; Co. Still, many experts questioned whether the \$11 billion buyout would keep the blue lights flashing

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