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Blair Opponents Renew Attack Over Iraq (AP)AP - Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict Sunday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support U.S. troops.	0
Worried Workers At Rouse Weigh Recruiters' Offers As soon as Rouse Co. announced it was selling itself to a Chicago-based mall owner, Chad Houck, a principal of Columbia-based employment consultant the Search Group, , and his recruiters hit the phones, calling about 40 Rouse employees.	2
Glazer opens talks with Irish as United fans revoltMalcolm Glazer, the US sports tycoon trying to buy Manchester United, has begun talks with the club #39;s biggest shareholder and plans to tell investors that the club #39;s performance	1
Heavy Rain Washes Out Mets-Braves Game (AP)AP - The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne rained out Monday night's game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.	1
Bolivians Vote in Municipal ElectionsBolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.	0
UK ; Northern Irish parties scramble to seal dealUK News, LONDON - Gerry Adams, the head of the IRA #39;s political ally has held unprecedented talks with Northern Ireland #39;s police chief amid frantic efforts to seal a lasting settlement in the London-ruled province.	0
Asbestos scandal bosses still get golden handshakeSydney - The head of James Hardie Industries has resigned with a payout of \$6.5 million (R40.8 million) in the aftermath of a scandal over the building products group #39;s efforts to dodge its liabilities to asbestos victims.	2
Curbishley: Our defence saved usCharlton boss Alan Curbishley praised his defence for keeping a resilient Southampton team to a 0-0 draw at The Valley on Monday evening.	1
Microsoft, Ask Jeeves unveil desktop search tools (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - Microsoft and Ask Jeeves both announced tools Monday that allow users to search their desktop computers, adding their names to a crowded field of Internet search companies that are focused on helping people more effectively scan their own hard drives for files and e-mail messages.	3
PeopleSoft Warming To Oracle #39;s Offer?What Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has longed to hear from PeopleSoft behind closed doors instead floated to the surface in a Delaware courthouse.	2
Going for greenFederal agencies have new hints to guide them to green ovals in the e-government column on their quarterly Office of Management and Budget scorecards.	3
Mission inside the fault zoneBBC correspondent David Shukman meets the scientists who are drilling into California's San Andreas fault.	3
Nissan Halts Production at Japan PlantsNissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will halt operations at three of its plants in Japan for five days starting later this month due to a steel sheet shortage.	2
Programs: Turbine Builds the Buzz for 'Middle-Earth Online' (Reuters)Reuters - The people crammed into a\meeting room at the Providence Convention Center were\contemplating a long visit to an exotic land. They wanted to\know about the shape of the mountains and what the weather\would be like. They asked if the natives would be approachable.	3
Bali bombing victims rememberedMourners in Indonesia, Australia and around the world have been remembering those who died in the Bali nightclub bombings exactly two years ago.	0
Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In IndiaAn Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India. By Larry Greenemeier.	3
Durable Goods Orders Up 0.2 Percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. orders for long-lasting durable goods rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data showed on Wednesday.	2
Musicians 'upbeat' about the netMost musicians see the internet as more of an opportunity than a threat to their livelihood, research suggests.	3
Investors Flock to Web Networking Sites (AP)AP - Internet whiz kids Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman and Joe Kraus share something in common besides reaping huge jackpots during the dot-com boom.	3
Navigating PCs with pictures, not wordsIs your hard drive the land of the lost files? An experimental software program labels files with images that can be easily remembered.	3
Vikes QB beats NO with arm, quickest of feet Put it down as an old <b>...</b>As you watched Culpepper, the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, move about the Superdome on Sunday night, you realized you were witnessing a bazooka of a arm.	1
French driver killed in motorcycle rally racing in Egypt #39;s desertFrench driver Richard Sainct died in a crash Wednesday during the fourth stage of the International Cross Country Rally, Pharaohs Rally in Egypt.	1
Triathlete Out 2 YearsNina Kraft is banned for two years by the German Triathlon Union on Monday after admitting taking a performance-enhancing drug EPO before the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship.	1
Travel agents fight NWA fees on air bookingsTravel agents, their trade association and at least one reservation system are challenging Northwest Airlines Inc. #39;s plans to pass on a new fee to travel agents next week, a move that soured	2
Straw questioned on Guinea #39;plot #39;Ministers are facing questions about how they knew about an alleged coup plot in Africa weeks before mercenaries were arrested for planning it.	0
These Traffic Numbers Are RealTens of thousands of web publishers are too small to show up on industry-standard traffic reports, so they can't attract advertisers. But I/Pro, a small traffic-auditing firm, says it can change all that. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.	3
Dietary Supplement Industry Hops on Low-Carb Diet TrendBy ALICIA CHANG (AP) -- Stroll down any pharmacy aisle these days and you'll find that the low-carb craze has invaded the \$20 billion dietary supplement industry. From multivitamins to starch blocker pills, loosely regulated supplements are popping up in the burgeoning low-carb market dominated by food companies...	3
Microsoft previews 'Whitehorse' developer toolsThe tools, part of an upcoming Visual Studio update, are focused on making it easier to create customized Web applications.	3
Yankees win, denied forfeitNEW YORK - After a daylong wait for an afternoon doubleheader that was turned into a single night game, the New York Yankees found their 1-2-3 punch.	1
Iran absolutely will not engage in nuclear weapons program: EUThe European Union welcomes Iran #39;s new offer to suspend sensitive nuclear activities, saying Tehran should be given a few more months to comply before any tougher action, the Netherlands said on Thursday.	0
Worm exploits Microsoft patch cycleThe Bofra worm was released Monday--one day before the software giant's monthly patch update.	3
No. 6 Notre Dame Tops USC 60-56 (AP)AP - Jacqueline Batteast scored 18 points and No. 6 Notre Dame survived a scare from unranked Southern California before rallying for a 60-56 victory Friday night.	1
Multiband Wi-Fi Device Manages Voice, Video and Data (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - Symbol's 'access port' will support 802.11a, b and g simultaneously.	3
Google gives Gmail POP3 support, plans antivirus featuresWith POP3 support, Gmail users will be able to transfer their messages to a client-side e-mail application and store the messages on their local hard drives, making them accessible off-line.	3
Phone Makers Turn On Mobile TVImagine turning on your mobile phone to watch breaking news or an entertainment program. The idea could soon become reality following an announcement last week that five of the world #39;s largest mobile phone	3
Kidnapped aid chief is shown on video, distressed and boundBritish, American and Iraqi authorities were trying last night to secure the freedom of Margaret Hassan, the Irish-born aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad early yesterday.	0
Third Of Americans Think Viruses Won #39;t Strike ThemAbout one in three Americans think it #39;s more likely they #39;ll be audited by the IRS or win the lottery than fall victim to a virus or worm, the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said Friday as it released the results of a September survey.	3
Gunmen kill pro-Taliban cleric in PakistanA leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric together with an associate were shot dead in southern Pakistan yesterday, the latest attack in religious violence that has already killed more than 70 people this month.	0
Jurors deliberate unorthodox Enron sentencingJurors began deliberations this afternoon in the unorthodox sentencing phase of the first Enron criminal trial -- but regarding only three of the five men they found guilty.	2
IBM, Cisco Beef Up Enterprise SecurityFollowing CA #39;s announcement yesterday, IBM gave word that they are bundling Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) technology into certain Tivoli systems and network management apps.	3
Wheldon targets IRL titleDan Wheldon is confident he can win the Indy Racing League title next season after coming close this year. The Englishman was a serious challenger all year but finished runner-up to his Andretti Green team-mate Tony Kanaan.	1
Four star Chelsea reclaim top spot from ArsenalLONDON (AFP) - Chelsea reclaimed the top spot in the Premiership with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Fulham as champions Arsenal edged a 5-4 thriller against Tottenham.	1
New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing VotesThe people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a chance to beat the four competing European capitals.	0
US approves stun guns for international flightsUS authorities have approved the use of Taser stun guns on commercial flights to and from the United States, the manufacturer has said.	2
Defense Work Gives CACI Boost In Earnings Lucrative Defense Department contracts, gained partly through acquisitions, helped boost CACI International Inc.'s first-quarter revenue and profit.	3
Source: Colombian Cyclist Fails Drug Test (AP)AP - Colombian cyclist Maria Luisa Calle Williams has tested positive for a stimulant and could lose her bronze medal, Olympic officials said on Sunday.	1
Voluntary Flu Vaccine Rationing UrgedBy LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top federal health official, lamenting ""a very fragile vaccine production system,"" urged healthy people Wednesday to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk. ""We really need a long-term solution so we don't end up in this year-to-year situation where we don't have a reliable supply,"" Dr...	3
Crime Spurs South Africa's Inventors to Action (Reuters)Reuters - Want a computer that screams when\a thief strikes? Or a personal tracking unit in case you get\kidnapped?	3
Hutchison Telecom Sets IPO TermsHutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. plans to sell 69.3 million American Depositary Shares at \$12.67 to \$14.67 apiece in its initial public offering, the company said Monday in an amended regulatory filing.	2
Indonesian earthquake kills sixteenAn earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale shook a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Friday, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more, a government official said.	0
IBM Introduces IT Risk Management ServiceWhile many companies compete in the IT security business, IBM is differentiating itself by going beyond the worm of the day to include peripheral threats to a company #39;s IT environment.	3
Ill. Gov. Seeks Ban on Violent Video Games (AP)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.	3
Wall Street to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday.	2
Beer in Moderation Could Be Good for YouTORONTO - Beer, a health food? That's what some Canadian researchers report. A study from the University of Western Ontario finds a brew could be good for you...	0
U.S., Shiites Meet After Deadly Clashes (AP)AP - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said. British forces in the southern city of Basra, also the site of recent fighting, held similar talks with al-Sadr officials there.	0
Australian Party Leader to Join Hunger Strike (Reuters)Reuters - The leader of a small Australian\political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in\support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural\immigration detention center who have refused food for almost\two weeks.	0
Locate your filesWE all love Google. For six years now, Google has been helping us find information from the dark holes of the Internet with utmost devotion.	3
PeopleSoft pushes customers to upgradeUnder threat of hostile takeover, PeopleSoft offers freebies to customers that migrate to latest software release	3
MSN Music: It #39;s really about WindowsMicrosoft is expected to enter the online song store market this week, which should put the software giant head-to-head with Apple Computer in the music business at last.	3
Interstate Bakeries Files for Bankruptcy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interstate Bakeries Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">IBC.N</A>, maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after struggling with more than \$1.3 billion in debt and high costs.	2
Baseball Ace Scout Rex Bowen Dies at 93 (AP)AP - Rex Bowen, the great baseball scout who signed Bill Mazeroski, Maury Wills and Dick Groat, died at 93.	1
Baby Bells See Rivals Taking Fewer Phones<p>\</p><p> By Justin Hyde</p><p> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the nation's dominant local\telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp\drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since\AT T Corp. <T.N> announced a retreat from residential service\in July due to changing federal rules.</p>	3
Sometimes, Doctors Find Answers Far Off the ChartsSometimes, it is only when the patient is halfway out the door that important information spills out.	3
Rooney hands in transfer requestEVERTON manager David Moyes will steadfastly block Wayne Rooneys transfer from Goodison Park if he does not get the valuation he wants for the England striker before Tuesdays transfer deadline.	1
Shalom to UN: Iran is public enemy No. 1NEW YORK - Iran has quot;replaced Saddam Hussein as the world #39;s number one exporter of terror, hate and instability, quot; Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.	0
Mozilla: The next Internet Explorer?At the Office of Information Technology computing cluster in Perkins Library, junior Alexandra Oliveira was among the many students browsing the Internet.	3
Son of Late Officer Questions Bush Memos (AP)AP - The authenticity of newly unearthed memos stating that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War was questioned Thursday by the son of the late officer who reportedly wrote the memos.	0
Notebook: Browns rookie Winslow might be out for seasonThe rookie season of Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. might have ended after two games. The first-round draft pick is among several players who will be sidelined for a few weeks	1
Congress Approves Lewis and Clark Park (AP)AP - Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.	0
Focus group: Kazaa will meet Napster #39;s fateSYDNEY--Legal representatives of both the Sharman Networks parties and the music industry drew out the 13th day of the copyright trial with arguments on which pieces of evidence should be admissible.	3
UEFA follow FIFA and place Bernabeu under racism investigationNYON, Nov 25 (SW) - European Football governing body UEFA have officially announced they had launched an investigation over the racist chanting heard at Real Madrids Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.	1
Palestinian militants infiltrate Gaza Strip outpost, kill three <b>...</b>Palestinian gunmen infiltrated a fog-shrouded Israeli army post at dawn Thursday and killed three Israeli soldiers in a fierce gunbattle before two of the attackers were shot dead, the army said.	0
Bonds should get his chance in MilwaukeeBarry Bonds didn #39;t have to worry about another quot;not-in-my-ballpark quot; manager ordering his team to pitch around the San Francisco slugger.	1
Charming Shoppes Looking BetterIf Lane Bryant continues to perform, the retailer's shares should continue their rise.	2
Handicapping The Drug StocksTwo prominent players and widely held stocks in the group, Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) and Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), have been especially battered of late.	2
Cut by OPEC doesn #39;t slow the drop in crude #39;s priceOPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off.	2
Weaver suddenly in a tight spotJed Weaver knows a little something about the Patriots from his years in Miami. He also attended the wedding of his friend, Patriots special team specialist Larry Izzo . Now all the newest addition to the New England roster has to do is learn the offense.	1
Most allowed to return home after gas fireMOSS BLUFF -- Hundreds of people who were evacuated last week when a tower of burning natural gas began roaring from an underground storage cavern were allowed to return home this morning.	2
At VW, threat of job losses hits nervesFRANKFURT Representatives of Volkswagen and its labor union faced off across a table Wednesday, opening a round of negotiations that will be closely watched here as a test of how long German workers can preserve their privileged place in the global auto	2
Stocks to Watch on Nov. 22 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: MARINEMAX INC <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HZO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HZO.N</A>: Shares of the largest U.S. recreational boat dealer could rally more than 20 percent in the coming year, Barron's said in a report on Sunday.	2
A Primer on StagflationWhat happened to the economic recovery? The economy is supposed to be creating more jobs than are being revealed in the monthly non-farm payroll reports.	2
US Group Seeks to Defuse Venezuela Funding Row<p></p><p> CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.</p>	0
IBM, PeopleSoft form allianceSAN FRANCISCO -- IBM and PeopleSoft on Tuesday announced that PeopleSoft will standardize its applications on core IBM middleware products and that both companies will market the joint solutions.	3
DHS moves ahead with cybersecurity R D effortsThe Department of Homeland Security has launched several new cybersecurity initiatives that it hopes to add to pilot projects and operational systems and that can be deployed throughout the government and the private sector.	3
Passenger Leaves Hijacked Greek Bus (Reuters)Reuters - A passenger was seen leaving a hijacked\Greek bus Wednesday five hours after two foreign gunmen seized\the vehicle carrying 26 passenger in an Athens suburb, a\Reuters correspondent at the scene said.	0
Christmas assistanceFamilies who are approved will receive a Christmas food box and gifts for their children through the Angel Tree program. Those applying need to appear in person at The Salvation Army, 200 E. Ninth in Shawnee.	2
Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent Row (AP)AP - A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.	3
Car bomb kills six in BaghdadIraqi hospital officials say six people are dead from a car bombing that struck in northern Baghdad. An Iraqi official says the blast took place near the Ministry of Education.	0
Genesis Samples Arrive at Space CenterThousands of samples from the Genesis space capsule have arrived at the Johnson Space Center, where the project #39;s curator must assemble a giant jigsaw puzzle	3
Oil prices still under pressureOil prices extended recent losses Wednesday in anticipation of that another increase in crude supplies will be accompanied by a rise in heating fuel inventories.	2
Producing for the regionFor the first time in years, manufacturing may be one of the best places to look for a job in Northwest Indiana. Durable goods manufacturing and services will have the best job prospects in	2
Dollar Lifted by Slipping Oil Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the euro on Wednesday, boosted by a fall in the price of oil, which should help narrow the U.S. trade deficit and thus benefit the dollar.	2
Poison pill defence for News CorpMedia giant News Corp is planning a defence to block anyone from challenging the Murdoch family's control of the firm.	2
Former CA boss Sanjay Kumar is indictedIndictments were handed down to Kumar and CA #39;s former head of sales, Stephen Richards, with both men charged with securities fraud and obstruction.	2
Poland Leaves Iraq December 2005Poland will withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of 2005 according to Poland #39;s Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski, AFP announced.	0
Harris Bank Expands Into IndianaHarris Bank said Wednesday that it is buying a privately held network of banks in northwest Indiana, expanding its branches into the state for the first time.	2
UN appeals for release of Kabul kidnap trioThe UN has issued an appeal for the immediate return of its three staff members, which included a woman from Northern Ireland, kidnapped in Kabul last week.	0
Four nations launch UN seat bid\Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.	0
Stocks to Watch Wednesday COCA-COLA CO. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KO.N</A>:	2
1,000 Protesters Oppose Mubarak in Cairo (AP)AP - About 1,000 people gathered downtown Sunday, many with their mouths covered by yellow stickers reading ""Enough,"" to protest the possibility that President Hosni Mubarak might run for a fifth term or that his son, Gamal, might succeed him.	0

Blair Opponents Renew Attack Over Iraq (AP)AP - Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict Sunday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support U.S. troops.

0

Worried Workers At Rouse Weigh Recruiters' Offers As soon as Rouse Co. announced it was selling itself to a Chicago-based mall owner, Chad Houck, a principal of Columbia-based employment consultant the Search Group, , and his recruiters hit the phones, calling about 40 Rouse employees.

2

Glazer opens talks with Irish as United fans revoltMalcolm Glazer, the US sports tycoon trying to buy Manchester United, has begun talks with the club #39;s biggest shareholder and plans to tell investors that the club #39;s performance

1

Heavy Rain Washes Out Mets-Braves Game (AP)AP - The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne rained out Monday night's game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.

1

Bolivians Vote in Municipal ElectionsBolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.

0

UK ; Northern Irish parties scramble to seal dealUK News, LONDON - Gerry Adams, the head of the IRA #39;s political ally has held unprecedented talks with Northern Ireland #39;s police chief amid frantic efforts to seal a lasting settlement in the London-ruled province.

0

Asbestos scandal bosses still get golden handshakeSydney - The head of James Hardie Industries has resigned with a payout of \$6.5 million (R40.8 million) in the aftermath of a scandal over the building products group #39;s efforts to dodge its liabilities to asbestos victims.

2

Curbishley: Our defence saved usCharlton boss Alan Curbishley praised his defence for keeping a resilient Southampton team to a 0-0 draw at The Valley on Monday evening.

1

Microsoft, Ask Jeeves unveil desktop search tools (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - Microsoft and Ask Jeeves both announced tools Monday that allow users to search their desktop computers, adding their names to a crowded field of Internet search companies that are focused on helping people more effectively scan their own hard drives for files and e-mail messages.

3

PeopleSoft Warming To Oracle #39;s Offer?What Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has longed to hear from PeopleSoft behind closed doors instead floated to the surface in a Delaware courthouse.

2

Going for greenFederal agencies have new hints to guide them to green ovals in the e-government column on their quarterly Office of Management and Budget scorecards.

3

Mission inside the fault zoneBBC correspondent David Shukman meets the scientists who are drilling into California's San Andreas fault.

3

Nissan Halts Production at Japan PlantsNissan Motor Co. said Thursday it will halt operations at three of its plants in Japan for five days starting later this month due to a steel sheet shortage.

2

Programs: Turbine Builds the Buzz for 'Middle-Earth Online' (Reuters)Reuters - The people crammed into a\meeting room at the Providence Convention Center were\contemplating a long visit to an exotic land. They wanted to\know about the shape of the mountains and what the weather\would be like. They asked if the natives would be approachable.

3

Bali bombing victims rememberedMourners in Indonesia, Australia and around the world have been remembering those who died in the Bali nightclub bombings exactly two years ago.

0

Why The Open-Source Model Can Work In IndiaAn Indian Institute of Technology professor--and open-source evangelist--discusses the role of Linux and open source in India. By Larry Greenemeier.

3

Durable Goods Orders Up 0.2 Percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. orders for long-lasting durable goods rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data showed on Wednesday.

2

Musicians 'upbeat' about the netMost musicians see the internet as more of an opportunity than a threat to their livelihood, research suggests.

3

Investors Flock to Web Networking Sites (AP)AP - Internet whiz kids Marc Andreessen, Josh Kopelman and Joe Kraus share something in common besides reaping huge jackpots during the dot-com boom.

3

Navigating PCs with pictures, not wordsIs your hard drive the land of the lost files? An experimental software program labels files with images that can be easily remembered.

3

Vikes QB beats NO with arm, quickest of feet Put it down as an old ...As you watched Culpepper, the quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, move about the Superdome on Sunday night, you realized you were witnessing a bazooka of a arm.

1

French driver killed in motorcycle rally racing in Egypt #39;s desertFrench driver Richard Sainct died in a crash Wednesday during the fourth stage of the International Cross Country Rally, Pharaohs Rally in Egypt.

1

Triathlete Out 2 YearsNina Kraft is banned for two years by the German Triathlon Union on Monday after admitting taking a performance-enhancing drug EPO before the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship.

1

Travel agents fight NWA fees on air bookingsTravel agents, their trade association and at least one reservation system are challenging Northwest Airlines Inc. #39;s plans to pass on a new fee to travel agents next week, a move that soured

2

Straw questioned on Guinea #39;plot #39;Ministers are facing questions about how they knew about an alleged coup plot in Africa weeks before mercenaries were arrested for planning it.

0

These Traffic Numbers Are RealTens of thousands of web publishers are too small to show up on industry-standard traffic reports, so they can't attract advertisers. But I/Pro, a small traffic-auditing firm, says it can change all that. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

3

Dietary Supplement Industry Hops on Low-Carb Diet TrendBy ALICIA CHANG (AP) -- Stroll down any pharmacy aisle these days and you'll find that the low-carb craze has invaded the \$20 billion dietary supplement industry. From multivitamins to starch blocker pills, loosely regulated supplements are popping up in the burgeoning low-carb market dominated by food companies...

3

Microsoft previews 'Whitehorse' developer toolsThe tools, part of an upcoming Visual Studio update, are focused on making it easier to create customized Web applications.

3

Yankees win, denied forfeitNEW YORK - After a daylong wait for an afternoon doubleheader that was turned into a single night game, the New York Yankees found their 1-2-3 punch.

1

Iran absolutely will not engage in nuclear weapons program: EUThe European Union welcomes Iran #39;s new offer to suspend sensitive nuclear activities, saying Tehran should be given a few more months to comply before any tougher action, the Netherlands said on Thursday.

0

Worm exploits Microsoft patch cycleThe Bofra worm was released Monday--one day before the software giant's monthly patch update.

3

No. 6 Notre Dame Tops USC 60-56 (AP)AP - Jacqueline Batteast scored 18 points and No. 6 Notre Dame survived a scare from unranked Southern California before rallying for a 60-56 victory Friday night.

1

Multiband Wi-Fi Device Manages Voice, Video and Data (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - Symbol's 'access port' will support 802.11a, b and g simultaneously.

3

Google gives Gmail POP3 support, plans antivirus featuresWith POP3 support, Gmail users will be able to transfer their messages to a client-side e-mail application and store the messages on their local hard drives, making them accessible off-line.

3

Phone Makers Turn On Mobile TVImagine turning on your mobile phone to watch breaking news or an entertainment program. The idea could soon become reality following an announcement last week that five of the world #39;s largest mobile phone

3

Kidnapped aid chief is shown on video, distressed and boundBritish, American and Iraqi authorities were trying last night to secure the freedom of Margaret Hassan, the Irish-born aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad early yesterday.

0

Third Of Americans Think Viruses Won #39;t Strike ThemAbout one in three Americans think it #39;s more likely they #39;ll be audited by the IRS or win the lottery than fall victim to a virus or worm, the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said Friday as it released the results of a September survey.

3

Gunmen kill pro-Taliban cleric in PakistanA leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric together with an associate were shot dead in southern Pakistan yesterday, the latest attack in religious violence that has already killed more than 70 people this month.

0

Jurors deliberate unorthodox Enron sentencingJurors began deliberations this afternoon in the unorthodox sentencing phase of the first Enron criminal trial -- but regarding only three of the five men they found guilty.

2

IBM, Cisco Beef Up Enterprise SecurityFollowing CA #39;s announcement yesterday, IBM gave word that they are bundling Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) technology into certain Tivoli systems and network management apps.

3

Wheldon targets IRL titleDan Wheldon is confident he can win the Indy Racing League title next season after coming close this year. The Englishman was a serious challenger all year but finished runner-up to his Andretti Green team-mate Tony Kanaan.

1

Four star Chelsea reclaim top spot from ArsenalLONDON (AFP) - Chelsea reclaimed the top spot in the Premiership with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Fulham as champions Arsenal edged a 5-4 thriller against Tottenham.

1

New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing VotesThe people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a chance to beat the four competing European capitals.

0

US approves stun guns for international flightsUS authorities have approved the use of Taser stun guns on commercial flights to and from the United States, the manufacturer has said.

2

Defense Work Gives CACI Boost In Earnings Lucrative Defense Department contracts, gained partly through acquisitions, helped boost CACI International Inc.'s first-quarter revenue and profit.

3

Source: Colombian Cyclist Fails Drug Test (AP)AP - Colombian cyclist Maria Luisa Calle Williams has tested positive for a stimulant and could lose her bronze medal, Olympic officials said on Sunday.

1

Voluntary Flu Vaccine Rationing UrgedBy LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top federal health official, lamenting ""a very fragile vaccine production system,"" urged healthy people Wednesday to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk. ""We really need a long-term solution so we don't end up in this year-to-year situation where we don't have a reliable supply,"" Dr...

3

Crime Spurs South Africa's Inventors to Action (Reuters)Reuters - Want a computer that screams when\a thief strikes? Or a personal tracking unit in case you get\kidnapped?

3

Hutchison Telecom Sets IPO TermsHutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. plans to sell 69.3 million American Depositary Shares at \$12.67 to \$14.67 apiece in its initial public offering, the company said Monday in an amended regulatory filing.

2

Indonesian earthquake kills sixteenAn earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale shook a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Friday, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more, a government official said.

0

IBM Introduces IT Risk Management ServiceWhile many companies compete in the IT security business, IBM is differentiating itself by going beyond the worm of the day to include peripheral threats to a company #39;s IT environment.

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Ill. Gov. Seeks Ban on Violent Video Games (AP)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.

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Wall Street to Open Little Changed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street is seen opening little changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a hurricane struck Florida on Friday.

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Beer in Moderation Could Be Good for YouTORONTO - Beer, a health food? That's what some Canadian researchers report. A study from the University of Western Ontario finds a brew could be good for you...

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U.S., Shiites Meet After Deadly Clashes (AP)AP - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said. British forces in the southern city of Basra, also the site of recent fighting, held similar talks with al-Sadr officials there.

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Australian Party Leader to Join Hunger Strike (Reuters)Reuters - The leader of a small Australian\political party will begin a hunger strike on Saturday in\support of about 20 Iranian asylum seekers held at a rural\immigration detention center who have refused food for almost\two weeks.

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Locate your filesWE all love Google. For six years now, Google has been helping us find information from the dark holes of the Internet with utmost devotion.

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PeopleSoft pushes customers to upgradeUnder threat of hostile takeover, PeopleSoft offers freebies to customers that migrate to latest software release

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MSN Music: It #39;s really about WindowsMicrosoft is expected to enter the online song store market this week, which should put the software giant head-to-head with Apple Computer in the music business at last.

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Interstate Bakeries Files for Bankruptcy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interstate Bakeries Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">IBC.N</A>, maker of Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after struggling with more than \$1.3 billion in debt and high costs.

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Baseball Ace Scout Rex Bowen Dies at 93 (AP)AP - Rex Bowen, the great baseball scout who signed Bill Mazeroski, Maury Wills and Dick Groat, died at 93.

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Baby Bells See Rivals Taking Fewer Phones\ By Justin Hyde WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three of the nation's dominant local\telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp\drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since\AT T Corp. <T.N> announced a retreat from residential service\in July due to changing federal rules.

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Sometimes, Doctors Find Answers Far Off the ChartsSometimes, it is only when the patient is halfway out the door that important information spills out.

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Rooney hands in transfer requestEVERTON manager David Moyes will steadfastly block Wayne Rooneys transfer from Goodison Park if he does not get the valuation he wants for the England striker before Tuesdays transfer deadline.

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Shalom to UN: Iran is public enemy No. 1NEW YORK - Iran has quot;replaced Saddam Hussein as the world #39;s number one exporter of terror, hate and instability, quot; Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.

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Mozilla: The next Internet Explorer?At the Office of Information Technology computing cluster in Perkins Library, junior Alexandra Oliveira was among the many students browsing the Internet.

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Son of Late Officer Questions Bush Memos (AP)AP - The authenticity of newly unearthed memos stating that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War was questioned Thursday by the son of the late officer who reportedly wrote the memos.

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Notebook: Browns rookie Winslow might be out for seasonThe rookie season of Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. might have ended after two games. The first-round draft pick is among several players who will be sidelined for a few weeks

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Congress Approves Lewis and Clark Park (AP)AP - Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.

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Focus group: Kazaa will meet Napster #39;s fateSYDNEY--Legal representatives of both the Sharman Networks parties and the music industry drew out the 13th day of the copyright trial with arguments on which pieces of evidence should be admissible.

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UEFA follow FIFA and place Bernabeu under racism investigationNYON, Nov 25 (SW) - European Football governing body UEFA have officially announced they had launched an investigation over the racist chanting heard at Real Madrids Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.

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Palestinian militants infiltrate Gaza Strip outpost, kill three ...Palestinian gunmen infiltrated a fog-shrouded Israeli army post at dawn Thursday and killed three Israeli soldiers in a fierce gunbattle before two of the attackers were shot dead, the army said.

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Bonds should get his chance in MilwaukeeBarry Bonds didn #39;t have to worry about another quot;not-in-my-ballpark quot; manager ordering his team to pitch around the San Francisco slugger.

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Charming Shoppes Looking BetterIf Lane Bryant continues to perform, the retailer's shares should continue their rise.

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Handicapping The Drug StocksTwo prominent players and widely held stocks in the group, Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) and Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), have been especially battered of late.

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Cut by OPEC doesn #39;t slow the drop in crude #39;s priceOPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off.

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Weaver suddenly in a tight spotJed Weaver knows a little something about the Patriots from his years in Miami. He also attended the wedding of his friend, Patriots special team specialist Larry Izzo . Now all the newest addition to the New England roster has to do is learn the offense.

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Most allowed to return home after gas fireMOSS BLUFF -- Hundreds of people who were evacuated last week when a tower of burning natural gas began roaring from an underground storage cavern were allowed to return home this morning.

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At VW, threat of job losses hits nervesFRANKFURT Representatives of Volkswagen and its labor union faced off across a table Wednesday, opening a round of negotiations that will be closely watched here as a test of how long German workers can preserve their privileged place in the global auto

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Stocks to Watch on Nov. 22 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: MARINEMAX INC <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=HZO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">HZO.N</A>: Shares of the largest U.S. recreational boat dealer could rally more than 20 percent in the coming year, Barron's said in a report on Sunday.

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A Primer on StagflationWhat happened to the economic recovery? The economy is supposed to be creating more jobs than are being revealed in the monthly non-farm payroll reports.

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US Group Seeks to Defuse Venezuela Funding Row CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.

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IBM, PeopleSoft form allianceSAN FRANCISCO -- IBM and PeopleSoft on Tuesday announced that PeopleSoft will standardize its applications on core IBM middleware products and that both companies will market the joint solutions.

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DHS moves ahead with cybersecurity R D effortsThe Department of Homeland Security has launched several new cybersecurity initiatives that it hopes to add to pilot projects and operational systems and that can be deployed throughout the government and the private sector.

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Passenger Leaves Hijacked Greek Bus (Reuters)Reuters - A passenger was seen leaving a hijacked\Greek bus Wednesday five hours after two foreign gunmen seized\the vehicle carrying 26 passenger in an Athens suburb, a\Reuters correspondent at the scene said.

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Christmas assistanceFamilies who are approved will receive a Christmas food box and gifts for their children through the Angel Tree program. Those applying need to appear in person at The Salvation Army, 200 E. Ninth in Shawnee.

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Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent Row (AP)AP - A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.

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Car bomb kills six in BaghdadIraqi hospital officials say six people are dead from a car bombing that struck in northern Baghdad. An Iraqi official says the blast took place near the Ministry of Education.

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Genesis Samples Arrive at Space CenterThousands of samples from the Genesis space capsule have arrived at the Johnson Space Center, where the project #39;s curator must assemble a giant jigsaw puzzle

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Oil prices still under pressureOil prices extended recent losses Wednesday in anticipation of that another increase in crude supplies will be accompanied by a rise in heating fuel inventories.

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Producing for the regionFor the first time in years, manufacturing may be one of the best places to look for a job in Northwest Indiana. Durable goods manufacturing and services will have the best job prospects in

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Dollar Lifted by Slipping Oil Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar rose to a three-week high against the euro on Wednesday, boosted by a fall in the price of oil, which should help narrow the U.S. trade deficit and thus benefit the dollar.

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Poison pill defence for News CorpMedia giant News Corp is planning a defence to block anyone from challenging the Murdoch family's control of the firm.

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Former CA boss Sanjay Kumar is indictedIndictments were handed down to Kumar and CA #39;s former head of sales, Stephen Richards, with both men charged with securities fraud and obstruction.

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Poland Leaves Iraq December 2005Poland will withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of 2005 according to Poland #39;s Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski, AFP announced.

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Harris Bank Expands Into IndianaHarris Bank said Wednesday that it is buying a privately held network of banks in northwest Indiana, expanding its branches into the state for the first time.

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UN appeals for release of Kabul kidnap trioThe UN has issued an appeal for the immediate return of its three staff members, which included a woman from Northern Ireland, kidnapped in Kabul last week.

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Four nations launch UN seat bid\Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.

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Stocks to Watch Wednesday COCA-COLA CO. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=KO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">KO.N</A>:

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1,000 Protesters Oppose Mubarak in Cairo (AP)AP - About 1,000 people gathered downtown Sunday, many with their mouths covered by yellow stickers reading ""Enough,"" to protest the possibility that President Hosni Mubarak might run for a fifth term or that his son, Gamal, might succeed him.

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