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AOL offers extra security for a priceIt #39;s another level of security for America Online - but users will have to pay extra for it. AOL is offering a optional log-on service that will require more than just a password to get onto the service.	2
United, pilots tentatively agree on additional cutsUnited Airlines, seeking cost cuts to help it get out of bankruptcy, has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union, the first labor accord on additional concessions the carrier proposed last month.	2
Cardinals expect he'll get rollin'Another round of playoffs is giving Scott Rolen a chance to get his timing back.	1
Report: Group Threatens to Kill 15 Iraqi Soldiers DUBAI (Reuters) - A hitherto unknown Islamist group has threatened to kill 15 captured Iraqi soldiers if authorities do not release an aide to Shi'ite rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr within 48 hours, Arab television Al Jazeera reported Sunday.	0
Free Mobile Security From Trend MicroThe Mobile Security provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection for users of data-centric mobile phones and PDAs. Data-centric mobile devices, according to industry analysts, have become an attractive target	3
Glitch Still Irks GibbsAt his weekly press conference Monday, Joe Gibbs was still upset about a technical glitch that left him unable to talk to his quarterback or hear from his assistant coaches in the third quarter of Sunday's loss.	1
Several Killed in Baghdad Mosque RaidDescription: US and Iraqi government troops raid one of Baghdad #39;s main Sunni Muslim mosques, killing several Iraqis. The Iraqi government has ordered the arrest of Muslim clerics accused of inciting violence and supporting the Iraqi insurgency.	0
Stocks Up, Data Shows Inflation in Check NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month.	2
BMW Williams to Test Webber, Davidson, Heidfeld, and PizzoniaOn Tuesday November 24, Mark Webber will undertake his first testing duties for the team in Barcelona, together with the team test driver, Antonio Pizzonia.	1
Treasury Yields Near Seven-Month Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries rallied early Monday, compressing yields to their lowest levels in nearly seven months, as record high crude oil prices pressured equities and threatened to be a drag on world economic growth.	2
Benson #39;s four-hit shutout ups ante for contractKris Benson continued to do his best negotiating on the mound last night, throwing a four-hit shutout as the Mets rolled over the Braves, 7-0, at Shea Stadium.	1
Bush, Kerry launch fierce attacks over Iraq (AFP)AFP - President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry traded bitter blowss on Iraq and fighting terror Monday, as the US election took another bitter turn two weeks before polling day.	0
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan: The Bandit KingHe has been described as India #39;s answer to Robin Hood. But Koose Muniswamy Veerappan was a ruthless killer who admitted to 120 murders before he died in a hail of police bullets on Monday.	0
Black Friday's Fade to GrayYou don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day.	2
Pakistan rejects US claim that bin Laden near captureISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan Monday rejected as pre-election politicking a US official #39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.	0
Google B #39;lore to be #39;ideas #39; centreBANGALORE: Google Bangalore, the first R amp;D centre outside the US of the number one internet search engine, is to be an ideas centre, said the fab-two who set up the company six years ago.	2
U.N. Tries to Calm Frontier After Burundi Massacre BUJUMBURA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers are scrambling to avoid new bloodshed in the volatile Great Lakes region of Africa following a massacre of Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the United Nations said on Wednesday.	0
Clark Homers 3 Times in Yankees' RoutTORONTO - Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 on Saturday. New York, which overcame a 4-0 deficit for the second time in the series, had nine runs and 10 hits in the ninth inning, both season highs...	0
Lithuania Reaches SemifinalsWith a different star but the same team concept, Lithuania reached the men's basketball semifinals for the fourth straight Olympics.	1
Hurricane Ivan Pounds JamaicaHurricane Ivan has been pounding Jamaica with high winds and torrents of rain, causing flooding and power outages throughout the Caribbean island nation.	0
Noranda opens takeover field to other suitors VANCOUVER, British <b>...</b>Noranda Inc. said on Tuesday it is reopening the field to other bidders, or may go it alone, after failing to seal a multibillion-dollar takeover by China Minmetals during seven weeks of exclusive talks.	2
E-university's record 'abysmal'The failure of the UK's e-university was blamed on weak marketing by the higher education minister.	3
Circuit City Switching From T-Mobile To VerizonCircuit City is phasing out the sale of T-Mobile wireless service as it prepares to focus on launch of Verizon Wireless stores within its own walls.	3
Edison International Net Profit ClimbsEdison International (EIX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a 49 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, with most of the earnings coming from completed and planned asset sales.	2
Future of EU Patent Legislation in Doubt (AP)AP - The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying the directive could hurt small and medium-sized businesses.	0
No pacemen in top grade of new Indian cricket contract system (AFP)AFP - The Indian cricket board has announced a long-awaited list of contracted players under a new system which starts from October 1.	0
AMD Offers Performance Details of New Dual-Core OpteronSAN JOSE, Calif.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its dual-core architecture here at In Stat/MDR #39;s Fall Processor Forum and provided the first estimates of the chip #39;s performance.	3
IBM Puts PC Unit Up for Sale - NY Times NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">IBM.N</A> has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as \$2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday.	2
Iraq Downgrades Representation at Meeting (AP)AP - Iran said Sunday it was downgrading its representation at a ministerial meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Jordan this week, apparently to protest accusations by Jordan's monarch that Iran was trying to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections.	0
Jeanne Makes Landfall Near Stuart, Fla.STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida late Saturday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital...	0
Multiple Fatalities in Train Crash Near London UFTON NERVET, England (Reuters) - A British high-speed passenger train plowed into a car at a level crossing and flew off the rails on Saturday, killing a number of people and injuring scores of passengers.	0
US Audit Body Says Big 4 Firms Missed ProblemsThe Big Four accounting firms, misinterpreting a nine-year old rule, wrongly let corporate clients understate liabilities and distort their financial health, the regulatory	2
E-Voting Problems Found in MarylandReported incidents were likely a small percentage of actual problems, group says.	3
Iraqi Premier Plans Expansion of Arms Handover ProgramPrime Minister Ayad Allawi of Iraq said today that a weapons-for-cash program in Baghdad would be expanded nationwide.	0
Guest editorial: The holiday shopping seasonWhile economic policymakers like to chew over weighty issues like current accounts deficits and overnight funds rates, the truth is that the economy rests heavily on everyday	2
'Trustworthiness' still a goal for MicrosoftJanuary 15, 2005 -- a Saturday -- will almost certainly pass quietly on the bucolic Redmond, Washington, campus of Microsoft Corp. But for those in the field of information technology security, who often make a sport of following the company's struggles to secure its products, the date is certain to attract some notice: it's the third anniversary of a now-famous internal Microsoft e-mail dubbed the ""Trustworthy Computing"" memo.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/sbcspotrssfeed;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?"" width=""1"" height=""1"" border=""0""/><a href=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9228975;9651165;a?http://www.infoworld.com/spotlights/sbc/main.html?lpid0103035400730000idlp"">SBC Case Study: Crate Barrel</a><br/>What sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.</p>	3
Bonds and Giants Cow Braves, 9-5 (AP)AP - Barry Bonds hit a pair of mammoth two-run homers #151; giving him 696 in his career #151; and went 4-for-5 with six RBIs Sunday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.	1
Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and CarsPeople driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars.	2
September Job Growth Weaker Than Expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a presidential debate later in the day over the economy's direction.	2
Area New-Home Buyers Happier, Survey ShowsThe most satisfied new-home buyers in the Washington area last year were those who purchased a home from Pulte Homes Inc., the nation #39;s largest builder, according to a survey released this week.	2
Group Targets Medical Industry's InfluenceBy DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors who receive drug company funding would be limited in what they could teach other physicians under new rules being proposed by accreditors. The Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, which gives its stamp of approval for such classes, was to announce sweeping changes Tuesday to limit the influence of doctors with financial connections to the pharmaceutical industry...	3
70 die as Iraq violence escalatesInsurgents in Iraq mounted a third straight day of serious attacks yesterday, killing 17 people when they opened fire on buses delivering workers to an ordnance disposal site.	0
Bush's Economic VisionThe president's plan to partially privatize Social Security probably won't adversely impact financial markets, even if the program entails hundreds of billions of dollars in debt, Treasury Secretary John W. Snow said Friday.	2
Science teacher receives awardLinda Coyle, a science teacher at Mountain Trail Middle School in the Paradise Valley Unified School District, was recently named Arizona Middle School Science Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Science Teachers Association.	3
IBM Debuts Stinger Database Softwarecode-named quot;Stinger quot; -- featuring autonomic-computing technologies. Big Blue says the new features will reduce the time and skills needed to set up and maintain a database.	3
Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9 Series Encoding Support For Mac (TechWeb)TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms.	3
Shopping Search Week 2004!Shopping has emerged as one of the most important vertical categories in the specialized search arena, for searchers, advertisers and merchants alike. This week we take a look at what's new and improved in shopping and product comparison search engines.	3
NTPC issue sold 4 times on Day 1National Thermal Power Corporations (NTPCs) initial public offering (IPO) opened to a thumping response today, and was subscribed almost four times.	2
Northwest pilots OK pay cutSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Pilots at Northwest Airlines approved a \$265 million pay cut package, the Air Line Pilots Association said Friday.	2
China Threatens to Veto UN Darfur Draft -Diplomats (Reuters)Reuters - China is threatening to veto a\revised U.S. draft resolution that would consider U.N.\sanctions against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not\rein in marauding militia fighters in its Darfur region,\diplomats reported on Wednesday.	0
Group plans repeat of Kon-Tiki voyageOSLO: Nearly 60 years after Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and five others crossed the Pacific on their Kon-Tiki raft, six men will attempt to redo the feat next year, the head of the expedition said on Monday.	3
Road Trip: University of WisconsinThere are many reasons to jump around in Madison. For one, that scary good Badgers football team. By Adam Duerson. The Wisconsin Badgers football team raise their helmets during the start of the game.	1
Wal-Mart Says August Sales May Be Little Changed (Update4)Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world #39;s largest retailer, said August sales will be little changed or rise as much as 2 percent, hurt by Hurricane Charley and sluggish demand for back-to-school products.	2
Moon that mimics early Earth revisitedSaturn #39;s haze-shrouded moon Titan gets a second look today from the international Cassini Huygens spacecraft. Cassini #39;s planned flyover altitude of 746 miles above the moon is the same as its October flyby.	3
Celtic board must make decisionOF THE millions of words the garrulous Martin ONeill has felt the urge to utter since the start of the season, the two he used on the eve of Celtics Champions League showdown with Shakhtar Donetsk carried more significance than all the others put	1
Rebuilding plan taking hold at IUIn recent years, Big Ten football teams such as Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin have trekked to the University of Oregon #39;s Autzen Stadium.	1
Future Bright for Islamic Finance (Reuters)Reuters - After spending three years and #36;2\million, Eric Meyer has got the go-ahead from a gaggle of\lawyers, regulators and -- crucially -- four different Sharia\scholars to market the first hedge fund for Islamic investors.	2
Dozens killed in oil pipeline explosion in NigeriaDozens of oil scoopers had died in an oil pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria #39;s largest city, police and witnesses said on Friday.	0
Gadgets getting connected with DLNAProducts expected soon that will connect via a new home networking specification backed by some of the world's largest consumer electronics and computer companies.	3
Automakers Challenge CA CO 2 Regulation in CourtAs expected, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has joined a group of automobile dealers in Californias Central Valley to file suit against Californias new regulation of CO 2 emissions.	2
Ivan Approaches Caymans as Florida Braces for 3rd HurricaneHurricane Ivan, with wind speeds near 155 mph, is approaching Grand Cayman and moving toward Cuba, as Florida residents brace for a third storm to hit the state in a month.	0
Global economy to slide in 2005: IMFWashington, Sept. 30.(UNI): The expansion of the global economy could hit a 30-year record in 2004 but will likely slide in 2005 as a result of higher oil prices and other factors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sources said.	2
VHS Format Dies Quiet Death quot;We #39;re saying goodbye to one of the most important products in the history of consumer technology, quot; Dixons marketing director John Mewett said.	3
Microsoft Warns Asian Governments of Linux Lawsuits SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.	3
Decision on dams soon, says RashidLAHORE - Federal Minister for Information, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday reiterated that President Pervez Musharraf should retain both the offices in view of the changed internal situation and geo-political conditions of the region.	0
Peru Shining Path Head Faces Nov. 5 Retrial LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peru will launch on Nov. 5 a civilian retrial of Abimael Guzman, head of the Maoist-inspired Shining Path rebel group that waged a brutal insurgency in the 1980s and 1990s, officials said on Monday.	0
Google launches new search engineThe world's most popular search engine has launched a new tool to improve access to academic publications.	3
The Dolphins are getting beat -- and embarrassed -- this seasonDave Wannstedt wandered near a crowded lounge inside Miami #39;s Pro Player Stadium late Sunday Night, carrying the weight of a beaten man.	1
Giants closing in on DodgersForget this wacky, complicated wild-card puzzle. The Giants ought to go for the whole kit and caboodle now and make things simple.	1
Frances ST to develop digital TV software in ChinaFRENCH technology group STMicroelectronics (ST) had signed an agreement to create a joint venture in China to develop software for digital TV, the company announced Tuesday.	3
Pakistan Says Kills Militants as Karzai VisitsPakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid.	0
Russian Troops Storm School as Hostages Break Out (Update1)Russian troops stormed a school in the country #39;s south, after hostages started fleeing the building where armed terrorists had been holding as many as 1,500 people captive for two days in Beslan, North Ossetia.	0
Extravagant weddings to land Kashmiris in jail (AFP)AFP - Residents in Indian Kashmir will face up to three years in jail for hosting extravagant weddings under new government regulations, officials said.	0
Cleveland Fed Chief: Higher Rates Needed SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M (Reuters) - U.S. interest rates should rise to forestall future price pressures, Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto said on Friday, while conceding that inflation did not pose a major threat now.	2
Titan Probe to Listen for ThunderstormsThe European probe Huygens will listen for alien thunderstorms as it descends through the atmosphere of Saturn #39;s moon, Titan, UniverseToday.	3
ASML, Nikon agree draft settlement of patent infringement disputeAMSTERDAM (AFX) - ASML Holding NV and Nikon Corp said they reached a tentative agreement on settlement terms for Nikon #39;s case of alleged patent infringement against ASML.	3
Santander cuts UK bank stakeLONDON Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain #39;s biggest bank, said Thursday that it was selling as much as 1.26 billion of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group, scaling back its 16-year partnership with the British bank as it seeks to buy Abbey	2
Iraqi Battalion Commander Barely Escapes AssassinationIn a careening, high-speed shootout, insurgents tried to assassinate the commander of the Iraqi National Guard here on Tuesday, a day after he identified a man in	0
Burrell Back in Lineup for Philadelphia (AP)AP - Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell was in the lineup and batting sixth against the New York Mets on Friday, less than six weeks after his season appeared over because of a wrist injury.	1
Protesters Breach British Parliament in New Scare LONDON (Reuters) - Pro-hunting demonstrators burst onto the floor of Britain's parliament on Wednesday in the week's second audacious breach of security at a landmark site.	0
HUD Secretary Comments on Fannie MaeWASHINGTON - It #39;s up to the board of Fannie Mae to decide whether top managers should be removed in the wake of the mortgage giant #39;s accounting crisis, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson said Wednesday.	2
US Air pilots undecided over contractSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management #39;s latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.	2
Intel Cuts Prices on Laptop Computer Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">INTC.O</A> cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC prices from the likes of Dell Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=DELL.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">DELL.O</A> and Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">HPQ.N</A>	3
China college for Internet game industryA college to provide training for the Internet games industry has been opened in Beijing. Xinhua, China #39;s main government-run news agency, reported Saturday that China #39;s Ministry of Information Technology, the	3
Los Angeles Lakers Team Report - December 1(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers go for their third straight victory and seventh in nine games this evening, when they battle the listless Chicago Bulls at the United Center.	1
H-1B visa cap for FY '05 already reachedThe cap on H-1B visas granted to foreign workers, set at 65,000 for the fiscal year that began Friday, has already been reached, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.	3
Candidate for Democratic Party Arrested in ChinaONG KONG, Aug. 17 An already heated election campaign for the legislature here took an unexpected turn today with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates had been arrested in mainland China on charges of ...	0
West Nile 'causes lasting damage'Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found.	0
Tech Shares Pushed Lower, but Market Barely BudgesA downgrading of several semiconductor companies by a brokerage firm put technology shares under pressure on Thursday.	3
Next step: Anti-porn filtersAlthough the Phoenix City Council banned the downloading of Internet pornography Wednesday, officials aren #39;t sure when filters would be installed on library computers.	3
EU Suspends Microsoft-ContentGuard Review<p>\</p><p> By David Lawsky</p><p> BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has stopped\the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase\of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman\for the EU executive said on Tuesday.</p>	3
Leader of devastated Australian Labor Party to stand again (AFP)AFP - Opposition leader Mark Latham has declared his intention to recontest the leadership of the centre-left Labor Party even as he was being blamed for its devastating defeat in the weekend election.	0
Kelly becomes president of Sprint Consumer SolutionsKelly, 45, was senior vice president of Sprint Consumer Solutions, with overall responsibility for marketing, product development, advertising, strategic planning and business development.	2
UAL, Creditors Agree to Extend Exclusivity 30 Days CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines on Friday said it has agreed with its creditors' committee to a 30-day extension, subject to court approval, of the period during which it can exclusively file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.	2
Germans seek savings through Linux in tough economic times FRANKFURT, Germany-- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt.	3
Pinochet Indicted on Human Rights ChargesA Chilean judge, known for pursuing human rights violators, indicted former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Monday on charges of kidnapping nine political dissidents and killing one of them during his 17-year military regime.	0
Amazon expands Web services effortscom October 4, 2004, 9:13 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.	3
AOL Moves Beyond Passwords for Web Log-OnsBy ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...	3
Opportunity Rover Stumbles Upon Rocky, Maybe Watery, FindAlmost by accident, NASA #39;s Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet #39;s past.	3
In the end, Yale hearty and haleSenior Andrew Sullivan booted a 37-yard field goal -- the longest in his career -- with seven seconds left to lead Yale to a come-from-behind, 31-28 nonleague win over Colgate in New Haven yesterday.	1

AOL offers extra security for a priceIt #39;s another level of security for America Online - but users will have to pay extra for it. AOL is offering a optional log-on service that will require more than just a password to get onto the service.

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United, pilots tentatively agree on additional cutsUnited Airlines, seeking cost cuts to help it get out of bankruptcy, has reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union, the first labor accord on additional concessions the carrier proposed last month.

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Cardinals expect he'll get rollin'Another round of playoffs is giving Scott Rolen a chance to get his timing back.

1

Report: Group Threatens to Kill 15 Iraqi Soldiers DUBAI (Reuters) - A hitherto unknown Islamist group has threatened to kill 15 captured Iraqi soldiers if authorities do not release an aide to Shi'ite rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr within 48 hours, Arab television Al Jazeera reported Sunday.

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Free Mobile Security From Trend MicroThe Mobile Security provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection for users of data-centric mobile phones and PDAs. Data-centric mobile devices, according to industry analysts, have become an attractive target

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Glitch Still Irks GibbsAt his weekly press conference Monday, Joe Gibbs was still upset about a technical glitch that left him unable to talk to his quarterback or hear from his assistant coaches in the third quarter of Sunday's loss.

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Several Killed in Baghdad Mosque RaidDescription: US and Iraqi government troops raid one of Baghdad #39;s main Sunni Muslim mosques, killing several Iraqis. The Iraqi government has ordered the arrest of Muslim clerics accused of inciting violence and supporting the Iraqi insurgency.

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Stocks Up, Data Shows Inflation in Check NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in the same month.

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BMW Williams to Test Webber, Davidson, Heidfeld, and PizzoniaOn Tuesday November 24, Mark Webber will undertake his first testing duties for the team in Barcelona, together with the team test driver, Antonio Pizzonia.

1

Treasury Yields Near Seven-Month Lows NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries rallied early Monday, compressing yields to their lowest levels in nearly seven months, as record high crude oil prices pressured equities and threatened to be a drag on world economic growth.

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Benson #39;s four-hit shutout ups ante for contractKris Benson continued to do his best negotiating on the mound last night, throwing a four-hit shutout as the Mets rolled over the Braves, 7-0, at Shea Stadium.

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Bush, Kerry launch fierce attacks over Iraq (AFP)AFP - President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry traded bitter blowss on Iraq and fighting terror Monday, as the US election took another bitter turn two weeks before polling day.

0

Koose Muniswamy Veerappan: The Bandit KingHe has been described as India #39;s answer to Robin Hood. But Koose Muniswamy Veerappan was a ruthless killer who admitted to 120 murders before he died in a hail of police bullets on Monday.

0

Black Friday's Fade to GrayYou don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day.

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Pakistan rejects US claim that bin Laden near captureISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan Monday rejected as pre-election politicking a US official #39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.

0

Google B #39;lore to be #39;ideas #39; centreBANGALORE: Google Bangalore, the first R amp;D centre outside the US of the number one internet search engine, is to be an ideas centre, said the fab-two who set up the company six years ago.

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U.N. Tries to Calm Frontier After Burundi Massacre BUJUMBURA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. peacekeepers are scrambling to avoid new bloodshed in the volatile Great Lakes region of Africa following a massacre of Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

0

Clark Homers 3 Times in Yankees' RoutTORONTO - Tony Clark homered three times for the first time in his career, Ruben Sierra hit a grand slam for his 300th homer, and Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez also connected to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 18-6 on Saturday. New York, which overcame a 4-0 deficit for the second time in the series, had nine runs and 10 hits in the ninth inning, both season highs...

0

Lithuania Reaches SemifinalsWith a different star but the same team concept, Lithuania reached the men's basketball semifinals for the fourth straight Olympics.

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Hurricane Ivan Pounds JamaicaHurricane Ivan has been pounding Jamaica with high winds and torrents of rain, causing flooding and power outages throughout the Caribbean island nation.

0

Noranda opens takeover field to other suitors VANCOUVER, British ...Noranda Inc. said on Tuesday it is reopening the field to other bidders, or may go it alone, after failing to seal a multibillion-dollar takeover by China Minmetals during seven weeks of exclusive talks.

2

E-university's record 'abysmal'The failure of the UK's e-university was blamed on weak marketing by the higher education minister.

3

Circuit City Switching From T-Mobile To VerizonCircuit City is phasing out the sale of T-Mobile wireless service as it prepares to focus on launch of Verizon Wireless stores within its own walls.

3

Edison International Net Profit ClimbsEdison International (EIX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a 49 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, with most of the earnings coming from completed and planned asset sales.

2

Future of EU Patent Legislation in Doubt (AP)AP - The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying the directive could hurt small and medium-sized businesses.

0

No pacemen in top grade of new Indian cricket contract system (AFP)AFP - The Indian cricket board has announced a long-awaited list of contracted players under a new system which starts from October 1.

0

AMD Offers Performance Details of New Dual-Core OpteronSAN JOSE, Calif.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its dual-core architecture here at In Stat/MDR #39;s Fall Processor Forum and provided the first estimates of the chip #39;s performance.

3

IBM Puts PC Unit Up for Sale - NY Times NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">IBM.N</A> has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as \$2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday.

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Iraq Downgrades Representation at Meeting (AP)AP - Iran said Sunday it was downgrading its representation at a ministerial meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Jordan this week, apparently to protest accusations by Jordan's monarch that Iran was trying to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections.

0

Jeanne Makes Landfall Near Stuart, Fla.STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida late Saturday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital...

0

Multiple Fatalities in Train Crash Near London UFTON NERVET, England (Reuters) - A British high-speed passenger train plowed into a car at a level crossing and flew off the rails on Saturday, killing a number of people and injuring scores of passengers.

0

US Audit Body Says Big 4 Firms Missed ProblemsThe Big Four accounting firms, misinterpreting a nine-year old rule, wrongly let corporate clients understate liabilities and distort their financial health, the regulatory

2

E-Voting Problems Found in MarylandReported incidents were likely a small percentage of actual problems, group says.

3

Iraqi Premier Plans Expansion of Arms Handover ProgramPrime Minister Ayad Allawi of Iraq said today that a weapons-for-cash program in Baghdad would be expanded nationwide.

0

Guest editorial: The holiday shopping seasonWhile economic policymakers like to chew over weighty issues like current accounts deficits and overnight funds rates, the truth is that the economy rests heavily on everyday

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'Trustworthiness' still a goal for MicrosoftJanuary 15, 2005 -- a Saturday -- will almost certainly pass quietly on the bucolic Redmond, Washington, campus of Microsoft Corp. But for those in the field of information technology security, who often make a sport of following the company's struggles to secure its products, the date is certain to attract some notice: it's the third anniversary of a now-famous internal Microsoft e-mail dubbed the ""Trustworthy Computing"" memo.ADVERTISEMENT<img src=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/sbcspotrssfeed;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?"" width=""1"" height=""1"" border=""0""/><a href=""http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9228975;9651165;a?http://www.infoworld.com/spotlights/sbc/main.html?lpid0103035400730000idlp"">SBC Case Study: Crate Barrel</a> What sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.

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Bonds and Giants Cow Braves, 9-5 (AP)AP - Barry Bonds hit a pair of mammoth two-run homers #151; giving him 696 in his career #151; and went 4-for-5 with six RBIs Sunday night, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves.

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Safety Gap Grows Wider Between S.U.V.'s and CarsPeople driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars.

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September Job Growth Weaker Than Expected WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a presidential debate later in the day over the economy's direction.

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Area New-Home Buyers Happier, Survey ShowsThe most satisfied new-home buyers in the Washington area last year were those who purchased a home from Pulte Homes Inc., the nation #39;s largest builder, according to a survey released this week.

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Group Targets Medical Industry's InfluenceBy DIEDTRA HENDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors who receive drug company funding would be limited in what they could teach other physicians under new rules being proposed by accreditors. The Chicago-based Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, which gives its stamp of approval for such classes, was to announce sweeping changes Tuesday to limit the influence of doctors with financial connections to the pharmaceutical industry...

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70 die as Iraq violence escalatesInsurgents in Iraq mounted a third straight day of serious attacks yesterday, killing 17 people when they opened fire on buses delivering workers to an ordnance disposal site.

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Bush's Economic VisionThe president's plan to partially privatize Social Security probably won't adversely impact financial markets, even if the program entails hundreds of billions of dollars in debt, Treasury Secretary John W. Snow said Friday.

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Science teacher receives awardLinda Coyle, a science teacher at Mountain Trail Middle School in the Paradise Valley Unified School District, was recently named Arizona Middle School Science Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Science Teachers Association.

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IBM Debuts Stinger Database Softwarecode-named quot;Stinger quot; -- featuring autonomic-computing technologies. Big Blue says the new features will reduce the time and skills needed to set up and maintain a database.

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Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9 Series Encoding Support For Mac (TechWeb)TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms.

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Shopping Search Week 2004!Shopping has emerged as one of the most important vertical categories in the specialized search arena, for searchers, advertisers and merchants alike. This week we take a look at what's new and improved in shopping and product comparison search engines.

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NTPC issue sold 4 times on Day 1National Thermal Power Corporations (NTPCs) initial public offering (IPO) opened to a thumping response today, and was subscribed almost four times.

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Northwest pilots OK pay cutSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Pilots at Northwest Airlines approved a \$265 million pay cut package, the Air Line Pilots Association said Friday.

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China Threatens to Veto UN Darfur Draft -Diplomats (Reuters)Reuters - China is threatening to veto a\revised U.S. draft resolution that would consider U.N.\sanctions against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not\rein in marauding militia fighters in its Darfur region,\diplomats reported on Wednesday.

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Group plans repeat of Kon-Tiki voyageOSLO: Nearly 60 years after Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and five others crossed the Pacific on their Kon-Tiki raft, six men will attempt to redo the feat next year, the head of the expedition said on Monday.

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Road Trip: University of WisconsinThere are many reasons to jump around in Madison. For one, that scary good Badgers football team. By Adam Duerson. The Wisconsin Badgers football team raise their helmets during the start of the game.

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Wal-Mart Says August Sales May Be Little Changed (Update4)Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world #39;s largest retailer, said August sales will be little changed or rise as much as 2 percent, hurt by Hurricane Charley and sluggish demand for back-to-school products.

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Moon that mimics early Earth revisitedSaturn #39;s haze-shrouded moon Titan gets a second look today from the international Cassini Huygens spacecraft. Cassini #39;s planned flyover altitude of 746 miles above the moon is the same as its October flyby.

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Celtic board must make decisionOF THE millions of words the garrulous Martin ONeill has felt the urge to utter since the start of the season, the two he used on the eve of Celtics Champions League showdown with Shakhtar Donetsk carried more significance than all the others put

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Rebuilding plan taking hold at IUIn recent years, Big Ten football teams such as Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin have trekked to the University of Oregon #39;s Autzen Stadium.

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Future Bright for Islamic Finance (Reuters)Reuters - After spending three years and #36;2\million, Eric Meyer has got the go-ahead from a gaggle of\lawyers, regulators and -- crucially -- four different Sharia\scholars to market the first hedge fund for Islamic investors.

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Dozens killed in oil pipeline explosion in NigeriaDozens of oil scoopers had died in an oil pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria #39;s largest city, police and witnesses said on Friday.

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Gadgets getting connected with DLNAProducts expected soon that will connect via a new home networking specification backed by some of the world's largest consumer electronics and computer companies.

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Automakers Challenge CA CO 2 Regulation in CourtAs expected, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers has joined a group of automobile dealers in Californias Central Valley to file suit against Californias new regulation of CO 2 emissions.

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Ivan Approaches Caymans as Florida Braces for 3rd HurricaneHurricane Ivan, with wind speeds near 155 mph, is approaching Grand Cayman and moving toward Cuba, as Florida residents brace for a third storm to hit the state in a month.

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Global economy to slide in 2005: IMFWashington, Sept. 30.(UNI): The expansion of the global economy could hit a 30-year record in 2004 but will likely slide in 2005 as a result of higher oil prices and other factors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sources said.

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VHS Format Dies Quiet Death quot;We #39;re saying goodbye to one of the most important products in the history of consumer technology, quot; Dixons marketing director John Mewett said.

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Microsoft Warns Asian Governments of Linux Lawsuits SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.

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Decision on dams soon, says RashidLAHORE - Federal Minister for Information, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday reiterated that President Pervez Musharraf should retain both the offices in view of the changed internal situation and geo-political conditions of the region.

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Peru Shining Path Head Faces Nov. 5 Retrial LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Peru will launch on Nov. 5 a civilian retrial of Abimael Guzman, head of the Maoist-inspired Shining Path rebel group that waged a brutal insurgency in the 1980s and 1990s, officials said on Monday.

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Google launches new search engineThe world's most popular search engine has launched a new tool to improve access to academic publications.

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The Dolphins are getting beat -- and embarrassed -- this seasonDave Wannstedt wandered near a crowded lounge inside Miami #39;s Pro Player Stadium late Sunday Night, carrying the weight of a beaten man.

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Giants closing in on DodgersForget this wacky, complicated wild-card puzzle. The Giants ought to go for the whole kit and caboodle now and make things simple.

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Frances ST to develop digital TV software in ChinaFRENCH technology group STMicroelectronics (ST) had signed an agreement to create a joint venture in China to develop software for digital TV, the company announced Tuesday.

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Pakistan Says Kills Militants as Karzai VisitsPakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid.

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Russian Troops Storm School as Hostages Break Out (Update1)Russian troops stormed a school in the country #39;s south, after hostages started fleeing the building where armed terrorists had been holding as many as 1,500 people captive for two days in Beslan, North Ossetia.

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Extravagant weddings to land Kashmiris in jail (AFP)AFP - Residents in Indian Kashmir will face up to three years in jail for hosting extravagant weddings under new government regulations, officials said.

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Cleveland Fed Chief: Higher Rates Needed SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M (Reuters) - U.S. interest rates should rise to forestall future price pressures, Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto said on Friday, while conceding that inflation did not pose a major threat now.

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Titan Probe to Listen for ThunderstormsThe European probe Huygens will listen for alien thunderstorms as it descends through the atmosphere of Saturn #39;s moon, Titan, UniverseToday.

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ASML, Nikon agree draft settlement of patent infringement disputeAMSTERDAM (AFX) - ASML Holding NV and Nikon Corp said they reached a tentative agreement on settlement terms for Nikon #39;s case of alleged patent infringement against ASML.

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Santander cuts UK bank stakeLONDON Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain #39;s biggest bank, said Thursday that it was selling as much as 1.26 billion of shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group, scaling back its 16-year partnership with the British bank as it seeks to buy Abbey

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Iraqi Battalion Commander Barely Escapes AssassinationIn a careening, high-speed shootout, insurgents tried to assassinate the commander of the Iraqi National Guard here on Tuesday, a day after he identified a man in

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Burrell Back in Lineup for Philadelphia (AP)AP - Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell was in the lineup and batting sixth against the New York Mets on Friday, less than six weeks after his season appeared over because of a wrist injury.

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Protesters Breach British Parliament in New Scare LONDON (Reuters) - Pro-hunting demonstrators burst onto the floor of Britain's parliament on Wednesday in the week's second audacious breach of security at a landmark site.

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HUD Secretary Comments on Fannie MaeWASHINGTON - It #39;s up to the board of Fannie Mae to decide whether top managers should be removed in the wake of the mortgage giant #39;s accounting crisis, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson said Wednesday.

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US Air pilots undecided over contractSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management #39;s latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.

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Intel Cuts Prices on Laptop Computer Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">INTC.O</A> cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC prices from the likes of Dell Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=DELL.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">DELL.O</A> and Hewlett-Packard Co. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=HPQ.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">HPQ.N</A>

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China college for Internet game industryA college to provide training for the Internet games industry has been opened in Beijing. Xinhua, China #39;s main government-run news agency, reported Saturday that China #39;s Ministry of Information Technology, the

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Los Angeles Lakers Team Report - December 1(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers go for their third straight victory and seventh in nine games this evening, when they battle the listless Chicago Bulls at the United Center.

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H-1B visa cap for FY '05 already reachedThe cap on H-1B visas granted to foreign workers, set at 65,000 for the fiscal year that began Friday, has already been reached, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Candidate for Democratic Party Arrested in ChinaONG KONG, Aug. 17 An already heated election campaign for the legislature here took an unexpected turn today with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates had been arrested in mainland China on charges of ...

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West Nile 'causes lasting damage'Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found.

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Tech Shares Pushed Lower, but Market Barely BudgesA downgrading of several semiconductor companies by a brokerage firm put technology shares under pressure on Thursday.

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Next step: Anti-porn filtersAlthough the Phoenix City Council banned the downloading of Internet pornography Wednesday, officials aren #39;t sure when filters would be installed on library computers.

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EU Suspends Microsoft-ContentGuard Review\ By David Lawsky BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has stopped\the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase\of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman\for the EU executive said on Tuesday.

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Leader of devastated Australian Labor Party to stand again (AFP)AFP - Opposition leader Mark Latham has declared his intention to recontest the leadership of the centre-left Labor Party even as he was being blamed for its devastating defeat in the weekend election.

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Kelly becomes president of Sprint Consumer SolutionsKelly, 45, was senior vice president of Sprint Consumer Solutions, with overall responsibility for marketing, product development, advertising, strategic planning and business development.

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UAL, Creditors Agree to Extend Exclusivity 30 Days CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines on Friday said it has agreed with its creditors' committee to a 30-day extension, subject to court approval, of the period during which it can exclusively file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.

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Germans seek savings through Linux in tough economic times FRANKFURT, Germany-- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt.

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Pinochet Indicted on Human Rights ChargesA Chilean judge, known for pursuing human rights violators, indicted former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Monday on charges of kidnapping nine political dissidents and killing one of them during his 17-year military regime.

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Amazon expands Web services effortscom October 4, 2004, 9:13 AM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.

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AOL Moves Beyond Passwords for Web Log-OnsBy ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK (AP) -- Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...

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Opportunity Rover Stumbles Upon Rocky, Maybe Watery, FindAlmost by accident, NASA #39;s Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet #39;s past.

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In the end, Yale hearty and haleSenior Andrew Sullivan booted a 37-yard field goal -- the longest in his career -- with seven seconds left to lead Yale to a come-from-behind, 31-28 nonleague win over Colgate in New Haven yesterday.

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