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Pa. Governor Analyzes Eagles Games, Too (AP)AP - Gov. Ed Rendell gets anxious watching contested returns on TV. Shouting gives him the feeling he can influence the results. ""Take it all the way! C'mon! Take it!"" he yells at a monitor as J.R. Reed, the Philadelphia Eagles kickoff returner, starts strong but fades fast #151; not unlike some political candidates Rendell has known.	1
Fresh row threatens top EU bodyA fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France #39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.	0
Iraq Group Shows Tape of Beheading of Three Kurds DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi Islamist group said on Sunday it killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and posted a video tape on its Web site of the apparent beheadings.	0
Woolworths H2 earnings jump 12 on cost savingsSYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12 gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15 in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.	2
Wrong body inspected in Japanese hostage crisisA body inspected Saturday to determined whether it is that of the Japanese hostage was not the one found early, a senior Japanese official said.	0
Silent AssassinWhat more does a player like Retief Goosen need to do to be taken seriously? By Jim Gorant. Goosen has quietly moved up to fourth in the World Ranking.	1
Alitalia soars after pilot pactShares of Italian airline up on optimism that pilot agreement is first step to regaining health. ROME (Reuters) - With a boost from a vital deal with pilots, Alitalia and unions for cabin crew and ground staff	2
Man shot dead in Canada stand-offPolice shoot and kill an armed man who had taken a woman hostage in a dramatic stand-off in the Canadian city of Toronto.	0
Wal-Mart to Cut Prices After Poor Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">WMT.N</A>, the No. 1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.	2
ANALYSIS-Saudi thwarts protests but reformists demand changeSaudi rulers may have breathed a sigh of relief when protests calling for change were thwarted this week but reformists, scholars and even royal family members say the challenge will not go away.	0
Saint Liam Spirited Winner of Clark HandicapHeavily favored Saint Liam repelled the challenges of Perfect Drift and Seek Gold in the stretch and pulled away to victory in the \$558,000 Clark Handicap (gr.	1
Fed Reports Continuing Economic Growth (AP)AP - The U.S. economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day.	2
UAL seeks additional two billion dollars in cutsCHICAGO (AFP) - Bankrupt United Airlines is seeking another two billion dollars in labour savings from its workforce, according to papers filed with a US district bankruptcy court.	2
Spadea rallies to beat qualifier; makes semisDELRAY BEACH - Vince Spadea snapped out of a mid-match freefall in time to achieve something he never managed before -n upright landing in the semifinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.	1
D.C. Delays Vote on New Expos Ballpark (AP)AP - The District of Columbia Council delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with Council Chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan Tuesday.	1
IBM discloses details of chip (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - When IBM gave a sneak peek at its new Cell microprocessor this week, it was short on specifics about what it calls a supercomputer on a chip. But details are leaking out thanks to a recent patent awarded to IBM and Big Blue's own disclosures for an upcoming conference.	3
Bush Appealing to Congress on 9/11 Bill (AP)AP - President Bush will make a final appeal to Congress to find a way to pass legislation before the end of the year that would make the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations law, White House officials said Friday.	0
Powell implores Arafat to quit as Palestinian chiefUS Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.	0
YUKOS Cuts 2004 Forecast by 4.5 Percent MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS on Monday cut its oil output forecast for this year by 4.5 percent and said it would slash capital expenditure by more than a third due to its tax dispute with the state.	2
Mayfield Races Into NASCAR Playoffs (AP)AP - It was win and in for Jeremy Mayfield, who couldn't hide his excitement when NASCAR chairman Brian France stopped to congratulate him on racing his way into the playoffs.	1
Barclays Move Towards US Credit Card MarketBanking group Barclays today took the first steps towards establishing its Barclaycard operation in the United States credit card market.	2
Taj night visits approvedLUCKNOW: India #39;s top court has opened the country #39;s most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, to night viewing, allowing visitors to gaze at the dazzling marble monument by moonlight for the first time in two decades.	0
This information has been provided by the State Statistics CommitteeThe Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons at Saturn that may be the smallest bodies seen so far around the ringed planet, according to a NASA press release.	3
Stuff That Crossed My MindAt a certain point, usually after the night terrors start, I realize I absolutely have to write a column about Some Great Topic. And when I haven #39;t been creative enough to think of Some Great Topic, rather	3
Sharapova has power and movement to eclipse PierceMaria Sharapova is in uncharted waters here, having reached the third round at Flushing Meadows for the first time. But I #39;m confident she can sink Mary Pierce this weekend and sail on into the second week of play.	1
Tel Aviv to take a second look?JERUSALEM, Nov. 15. - Israel on Monday offered its first indication that it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafats death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal	0
Ganguly, Harbhajan ruled out of second TestNagpur: India suffered a double blow even before the first ball was bowled in the crucial third cricket Test against Australia on Tuesday when captain Sourav Ganguly and off spinner Harbhajan Singh were ruled out of the match.	1
Bosnian Serb Accused of Genocide Held (AP)AP - The U.N. war crimes tribunal took custody Sunday of a Bosnian Serb commander who is accused in the 1995 genocide of Muslims in the U.N.-protected zone of Srebrenica and is one of the most senior army officers to fall into the court's hands in recent years.	0
Oracle touts grid computing to open showOracle rang in the first day of its OpenWorld European conference series on Monday by touting the growth of grid computing in Europe, followed with the main news of the day: the release of E-Business Suite Version 11i.	3
JFK Aide Pierre Salinger Dies at 79PARIS - Pierre Salinger, a journalist and former press secretary to President John F. Kennedy, was also a prominent backer of the theory that the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 was caused by a Navy missile...	0
EU set to clear Oracle #39;s \$8 bn bid for PeopleSoftThe European Commission is set to clear the \$7.7 billion hostile takeover bid by Oracle for rival software group PeopleSoft in a move that is likely to pave the way for the creation of a new US software giant.	2
Pharmacies in Canada zero in on US LatinosHaving built a \$1 billion market in illegal, cross-border prescriptions by focusing on American seniors without drug coverage, Canadian Internet pharmacies are setting their sights on minority populations in the United States, especially Latinos, to drive a fresh wave of sales.	2
Prince Charles, widows honor war deadPrince Charles joined 140 military widows Saturday for an annual ceremony honoring Britain #39;s war dead, including those killed in Iraq.	0
Long-necked dinosaur could have been first stealth hunterA newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.	3
EU tentatively agrees to lift embargo on LibyaBRUSSELS : European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy. Italy has for several months been pressing its EU counterparts to lift the embargo imposed	0
Saving America OnlineMaybe I was a bit harsh last week when I was reminiscing about the days when AOL was a classic Rule Breaker. After all, Time Warner #39;s (NYSE: TWX) online service has only lost 2 million net subscribers over the past year.	3
SalesLogix closes in on full-service CRMBest Software's SalesLogix is a Windows-based sales, marketing, and support application that gives SMBs a universal view of the customer, from identifying initial leads to managing ongoing service contracts.	2
Abbas promises to coordinate with SyriaA top-level Palestinian delegation yesterday promised Syria #39;s leader that it would coordinate with the country in future peace negotiations with Israel, but stopped short	0
NOVAK AND CANAS SET UP SHOWDOWNSecond seed Jiri Novak and number three Guillermo Canas will meet in the Heineken Open semi-finals in Shanghai after both posted straight-sets victories on Friday.	1
GOP platform: Broadband and R D tax creditsThe Republican party platform includes calls for widely available broadband access, electronic health records and more government R D spending.	3
Nov Retail Sales Edge Up as Car Sales Dip WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.	2
AL Wrap: Guerrero Shines as Angels Heap Pressure on A #39;sVladimir Guerrero hit a pair of homers and drove in five runs to lead the Anaheim Angels to an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers in American League play in Arlington on Tuesday.	1
3 Giants Create New Online Music ServiceLOS ANGELES Nov 25, 2004 - Three major recording companies have agreed to make their music available to be shared and sold over a new online file-swapping service that aims to lure music fans away from rival services where trading of music and movies	3
Flight Attendant Union Calls For Nationwide StrikePITTSBURGH (Dow Jones)--The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, or flight attendant union, expects the union board to act on a resolution authorizing a nationwide strike later Tuesday against airline management.	2
JBoss app server to get HP supportIn a deal aimed at helping corporate IT decision-makers feel more comfortable about moving to open-source software offerings, Hewlett-Packard Co. will now provide first-call support for JBoss Inc.'s open-source application server.	3
BCCI blames Zee, ESPN-Star sports; will arrange telecastThe Cricket Board today said it was trying its quot;level best quot; to arrange for live telecast of the India-Australia series, while blaming both ESPN-Star Sports and Zee Telefilms for creating an impasse which forced the board to cancel the entire tendering	1
Rio Grande Artifacts May Yield New Clues (AP)AP - Archaeologists have discovered a cache of artifacts near South Padre Island they say could be up to 5,000 years old, potentially providing new clues about early peoples of the Texas coast.	3
Militants behead Iraqi contractorBAGHDAD: A militant group in Iraq has claimed in a statement posted on the Internet on Saturday that it kidnapped and beheaded an Iraqi construction contractor working on a US military base.	0
Update 1: AirAsia Opts for Airbus AircraftMalaysian budget airline AirAsia will buy 40 A320 aircraft from Airbus at heavily discounted prices in a deal worth about US\$1.4 billion (euro1.05 billion) to kickstart its route-expansion plan, sources said Thursday.	2
Australia fall flat in spinners #39; heavenAustralia may be the finest cricket team in the world but they are the worst chasers since the Keystone Cops. Set 107 to beat India 3-0 in the series they were bowled out for 93 as India made the score a rather flattering 2-1.	1
US, EU take Boeing, Airbus dispute to WTOWASHINGTON -- Intensifying a high-altitude trade war, the United States and the European Union filed dueling legal complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday, charging each other with showering illegal subsidies on The Boeing Co.	2
Sorenstam Plays Tiger Woods in Skins Game (AP)AP - Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.	1
Concorde crash #39;due to US firm #39;A French legal inquiry into the July 2000 Concorde crash near Paris has placed much of the blame on the American carrier, Continental Airlines.	0
Robust Tech Earnings Can #39;t Shake Tough OutlookA slew of third-quarter earnings reports dominated technology and telecommunications stocks last week. Much of the news was positive, with key players posting impressive earnings growth, but the December quarter outlook remained unclear for some.	3
HP Fends Off CriticsHewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) bested expectations on earnings and revenue for its fourth quarter, the company said after the bell Tuesday.	2
Blair Puts Security at Heart of Pre-Election Plans LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair will spell out this week his legislative plans for the next session of parliament -- tantamount to an election manifesto, with the prime minister expected to go to the polls in May next year.	0
Earnings alert: AT T posts \$7.1 billion lossPlus: Lucent's 1st profitable year since 2000...EMC issues sunny report...IBM net income inches higher, despite legal bill.	3
Bali bombers may be brought hereTHE Australian Government may try to bring those behind the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they avoid jail time in Indonesia.	0
Sources: WPP Buys Grey for \$1.34 Billion LONDON (Reuters) - British advertising company WPP Group Plc. has won the auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, agreeing to pay about \$1.34 billion, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.	2
Jones to sue Conte over doping claimsUS sprint queen Marion Jones says she will sue accused steroid peddler Victor Conte over his allegations that she received banned drugs before winning five medals at the Sydney Olympics.	1
Closing ceremony curtailed in respect to victimsAthens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week #39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.	1
Droughns Is a Perfect Fit in Shanahan's System With BroncosReuben Droughns is on pace to become the fifth different running back to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season under Coach Mike Shanahan.	1
No. 22 Va. Tech Rallies Past Ga. Tech (AP)AP - Bryan Randall threw for 304 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter as No. 22 Virginia Tech, stifled much of the night, rallied for a 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday.	1
Aussies satisfied with a drawAustralia has drawn 2-2 with Norway in its international friendly at Craven Cottage in London - Tim Cahill and Josip Skoko got the goals for Frank Farina #39;s side.	1
Israel Backs 2-State West Asia Solution: USWashington, Oct. 7 (NNN): The United States said on Thursday that it has got assurances from Israel that it still backs the two-state solution to the West Asian conflict.	0
Study: Few Americans Buy Drugs Online (AP)AP - Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs #151; and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies #151; despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.	3
AP: India Exploring Free Trade DealsIndia wants to explore possible free trade agreements with Japan, China and the United States, as negotiations on such deals with Southeast Asian countries progress, the commerce minister says.	2
Dollar General's 3Q Profit Drops 9 Percent (AP)AP - Dollar General Corp. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profits dropped nearly 9 percent amid high gas prices and reduced spending by its core, low-income customers. The discount retailer also lowered its forecast for the rest of the year.	2
Groups Decry Detention of Priest in HaitiThe arrest of a Catholic priest drew criticism from human rights groups Thursday, who charged that the US-backed government was illegally trying to suppress support for ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.	0
FIGURE SKATINGHamilton, 46, had a biopsy at the Cleveland Clinic, and doctors expected to release him from the hospital today, publicist Michael Sterling said Thursday.	1
China Condemns Whistle-BlowerA Communist Party whistle-blower who created a national sensation in China by publicly accusing his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to ""do a complete self-examination,"" authorities announced.	0
=== Knicks-ed: Robinson fails physical ===New York, NY (Sports Network) - The one-year deal between Eddie Robinson and the New York Knicks is off after the free agent forward failed a physical.	1
Military talks on Kashmir glacierThe Indian and Pakistani military are to discuss troop withdrawals from the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battleground, India says.	0
Frequent Fliers Wonder if Their Miles Have a FutureWith all these newly bankrupt airlines, what are frequent fliers doing to preserve their mileage assets and stay on schedule?	2
Maurice Wilkins diesMaurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday (October 5), Kings College London announced on Wednesday.	3
Spurrier to take over GamecocksCOLUMBIA, SC -- Lou Holtz told his South Carolina staff and players Thursday that he is retiring after this season, clearing the way for Steve Spurrier to take over as the Gamecocks #39; head coach and complete the handoff between two of college football #39;s	1
Woods is still the one -- but Singh is closingNORTON -- When things were going so well and the major championships were piling up and the records were falling into his possession, Tiger Woods was as close to invincible as golf has ever seen. He was so far and away the No. 1 player in the world that he couldn't see No. 2 with a telescope.	1
No Ashes bearing; BuchananAS soon as the Champions Trophy draw came out setting up a potential semi-final between England and Australia, English cricket followers have looked forward to the chance to send out a message before next year #39;s Ashes series.	1
Women Make Small Inroads in Game IndustryJennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making.	3
Google Move Could Commercialize Libraries (AP)AP - The Internet company that famously promised to ""do no evil"" is on a new mission to digitize the collections of some of the nation's leading research institutions and establish a massive online reading room.	3
Bode #39;s well for AmericansLAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Bode Miller is your typical pushy, aggressive American. And that #39;s the reason he was able to win his first World Cup downhill race yesterday.	1
Microsoft Takes Lead in PDA Shipments (AP)AP - SAN JOSE, Calif. #151; Microsoft Corp.'s software platform for personal digital assistants took over the market lead from PalmSource Inc. for the first time in the third quarter, according to market research released Friday.	3
Sony sets price, date for PSPSony upped the ante Wednesday in the looming handheld gaming war, giving its PlayStation Portable device a price and on-sale date likely to inspire fierce competition with Nintendo #39;s DS.	3
IBM claims supercomputer speed recordThe Blue Gene/L system performed just over 36,000 billion calculations a second during tests at IBM #39;s Rochester office in Minnesota, the company announced on 29 September.	2
Buzzing the Web on a Meme MachineThe World Wide Web is the perfect Petri dish for memes, infectious ideas or any other things that spread by imitation from person to person.	3
Dollar Idles vs. Euro Before US DataThe dollar kept close to the previous session #39;s one-week highs against the euro on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited US data to confirm fresh signs of strength in US manufacturing.	2
Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link to reopen, no timeframe:World News: Islamabad, Dec 3 : Pakistan and India agreed Friday to an early resumption of the Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link but failed to agree on a time frame for this, Online news agency reported.	0
Aspyr, Wideload offer Rebel Without a Pulse details (MacCentral)MacCentral - In late August Aspyr Media Inc. and Wideload Games first announced plans to collaborate on a new game release. On Thursday Aspyr and Wideload Games offered the first details about the game, including platform information and a release schedule. ""Rebel Without A Pulse"" is the game, and it'll be published worldwide for Mac, PC and Xbox consoles in the summer of 2005.	3
Haiti Tells South Africa to Control Exiled Aristide, BBC SaysHaiti accused South African President Thabo Mbeki of failing to stop exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from fomenting unrest in the Caribbean nation, the British Broadcasting Corp.	0
Worries Persist Over U.S. Electronic Voting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida officials will not worry about hanging chads when voters make their choice in November's presidential election but they'll be on the lookout for software glitches, hackers and other less visible plagues.	3
Oracle user group to welcome PeopleSoft usersOAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group) president Patricia Dues said today that the organization is in the midst of plans to support PeopleSoft users and the PeopleSoft user group.	3
Putnam Investments to eliminate 100 jobsBOSTON -- Putnam Investments said Monday it will cut about 100 jobs, an announcement that came a week after parent company Marsh amp; McLennan Cos.	2
New \$50 bill is colorized; the \$10 is nextWASHINGTON -- A new \$50 bill with touches of red, blue and yellow will show up soon in banks, cash registers and wallets. A new \$10 also is in the works, the third greenback to get colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiting.	2
UN to Increase Its Staff in Iraq for ElectionsThe United Nations announced Wednesday that it was expanding its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Erbil in the Kurdish north and Basra in the south	0
UPDATE 1-Bank of America says moves 300 more jobs to BostonBank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which in September promised to move 100 wealth and investment management jobs to Boston, on Friday said it would move an additional 300 jobs to that city next year.	2
Battle over new DVDs beginsTOKYO -- You may not remember the battle between VHS and beta or between cassette tapes and CD #39;s but in years to come, you #39;ll likely be able to recall a battle over the format for the next generation of DVDs.	3
Baker Hughes Names Deaton As ChairmanPetroleum services firm Baker Hughes Inc. said Monday that it named Chad C. Deaton as chairman and chief executive to succeed Michael E. Wiley, who plans to retire effective Oct. 25.	2
Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its DebtThe Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.	2
Players speak their minds to union leadersDon Fehr is always quick to say what #39;s said in baseball union meetings is confidential. That edict didn #39;t change this week when the executive board held what turns out to be a historic session on steroids.	1
Consumer Spending Flat, Jobless Claims UpWASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.	2

Pa. Governor Analyzes Eagles Games, Too (AP)AP - Gov. Ed Rendell gets anxious watching contested returns on TV. Shouting gives him the feeling he can influence the results. ""Take it all the way! C'mon! Take it!"" he yells at a monitor as J.R. Reed, the Philadelphia Eagles kickoff returner, starts strong but fades fast #151; not unlike some political candidates Rendell has known.

1

Fresh row threatens top EU bodyA fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France #39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.

0

Iraq Group Shows Tape of Beheading of Three Kurds DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi Islamist group said on Sunday it killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and posted a video tape on its Web site of the apparent beheadings.

0

Woolworths H2 earnings jump 12 on cost savingsSYDNEY: Australian supermarket group Woolworths Ltd reported a better-than-expected 12 gain in second-half profit on cost savings, and forecast a rise of up to 15 in 2005 earnings despite increased competition.

2

Wrong body inspected in Japanese hostage crisisA body inspected Saturday to determined whether it is that of the Japanese hostage was not the one found early, a senior Japanese official said.

0

Silent AssassinWhat more does a player like Retief Goosen need to do to be taken seriously? By Jim Gorant. Goosen has quietly moved up to fourth in the World Ranking.

1

Alitalia soars after pilot pactShares of Italian airline up on optimism that pilot agreement is first step to regaining health. ROME (Reuters) - With a boost from a vital deal with pilots, Alitalia and unions for cabin crew and ground staff

2

Man shot dead in Canada stand-offPolice shoot and kill an armed man who had taken a woman hostage in a dramatic stand-off in the Canadian city of Toronto.

0

Wal-Mart to Cut Prices After Poor Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">WMT.N</A>, the No. 1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.

2

ANALYSIS-Saudi thwarts protests but reformists demand changeSaudi rulers may have breathed a sigh of relief when protests calling for change were thwarted this week but reformists, scholars and even royal family members say the challenge will not go away.

0

Saint Liam Spirited Winner of Clark HandicapHeavily favored Saint Liam repelled the challenges of Perfect Drift and Seek Gold in the stretch and pulled away to victory in the \$558,000 Clark Handicap (gr.

1

Fed Reports Continuing Economic Growth (AP)AP - The U.S. economy continued to grow in the early fall despite being buffeted by rising energy costs and hurricanes, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, providing its last snapshot of business conditions before Election Day.

2

UAL seeks additional two billion dollars in cutsCHICAGO (AFP) - Bankrupt United Airlines is seeking another two billion dollars in labour savings from its workforce, according to papers filed with a US district bankruptcy court.

2

Spadea rallies to beat qualifier; makes semisDELRAY BEACH - Vince Spadea snapped out of a mid-match freefall in time to achieve something he never managed before -n upright landing in the semifinals of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.

1

D.C. Delays Vote on New Expos Ballpark (AP)AP - The District of Columbia Council delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with Council Chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan Tuesday.

1

IBM discloses details of chip (SiliconValley.com)SiliconValley.com - When IBM gave a sneak peek at its new Cell microprocessor this week, it was short on specifics about what it calls a supercomputer on a chip. But details are leaking out thanks to a recent patent awarded to IBM and Big Blue's own disclosures for an upcoming conference.

3

Bush Appealing to Congress on 9/11 Bill (AP)AP - President Bush will make a final appeal to Congress to find a way to pass legislation before the end of the year that would make the Sept. 11 commission's terror-fighting recommendations law, White House officials said Friday.

0

Powell implores Arafat to quit as Palestinian chiefUS Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.

0

YUKOS Cuts 2004 Forecast by 4.5 Percent MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil major YUKOS on Monday cut its oil output forecast for this year by 4.5 percent and said it would slash capital expenditure by more than a third due to its tax dispute with the state.

2

Mayfield Races Into NASCAR Playoffs (AP)AP - It was win and in for Jeremy Mayfield, who couldn't hide his excitement when NASCAR chairman Brian France stopped to congratulate him on racing his way into the playoffs.

1

Barclays Move Towards US Credit Card MarketBanking group Barclays today took the first steps towards establishing its Barclaycard operation in the United States credit card market.

2

Taj night visits approvedLUCKNOW: India #39;s top court has opened the country #39;s most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, to night viewing, allowing visitors to gaze at the dazzling marble monument by moonlight for the first time in two decades.

0

This information has been provided by the State Statistics CommitteeThe Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons at Saturn that may be the smallest bodies seen so far around the ringed planet, according to a NASA press release.

3

Stuff That Crossed My MindAt a certain point, usually after the night terrors start, I realize I absolutely have to write a column about Some Great Topic. And when I haven #39;t been creative enough to think of Some Great Topic, rather

3

Sharapova has power and movement to eclipse PierceMaria Sharapova is in uncharted waters here, having reached the third round at Flushing Meadows for the first time. But I #39;m confident she can sink Mary Pierce this weekend and sail on into the second week of play.

1

Tel Aviv to take a second look?JERUSALEM, Nov. 15. - Israel on Monday offered its first indication that it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafats death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal

0

Ganguly, Harbhajan ruled out of second TestNagpur: India suffered a double blow even before the first ball was bowled in the crucial third cricket Test against Australia on Tuesday when captain Sourav Ganguly and off spinner Harbhajan Singh were ruled out of the match.

1

Bosnian Serb Accused of Genocide Held (AP)AP - The U.N. war crimes tribunal took custody Sunday of a Bosnian Serb commander who is accused in the 1995 genocide of Muslims in the U.N.-protected zone of Srebrenica and is one of the most senior army officers to fall into the court's hands in recent years.

0

Oracle touts grid computing to open showOracle rang in the first day of its OpenWorld European conference series on Monday by touting the growth of grid computing in Europe, followed with the main news of the day: the release of E-Business Suite Version 11i.

3

JFK Aide Pierre Salinger Dies at 79PARIS - Pierre Salinger, a journalist and former press secretary to President John F. Kennedy, was also a prominent backer of the theory that the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 was caused by a Navy missile...

0

EU set to clear Oracle #39;s \$8 bn bid for PeopleSoftThe European Commission is set to clear the \$7.7 billion hostile takeover bid by Oracle for rival software group PeopleSoft in a move that is likely to pave the way for the creation of a new US software giant.

2

Pharmacies in Canada zero in on US LatinosHaving built a \$1 billion market in illegal, cross-border prescriptions by focusing on American seniors without drug coverage, Canadian Internet pharmacies are setting their sights on minority populations in the United States, especially Latinos, to drive a fresh wave of sales.

2

Prince Charles, widows honor war deadPrince Charles joined 140 military widows Saturday for an annual ceremony honoring Britain #39;s war dead, including those killed in Iraq.

0

Long-necked dinosaur could have been first stealth hunterA newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.

3

EU tentatively agrees to lift embargo on LibyaBRUSSELS : European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy. Italy has for several months been pressing its EU counterparts to lift the embargo imposed

0

Saving America OnlineMaybe I was a bit harsh last week when I was reminiscing about the days when AOL was a classic Rule Breaker. After all, Time Warner #39;s (NYSE: TWX) online service has only lost 2 million net subscribers over the past year.

3

SalesLogix closes in on full-service CRMBest Software's SalesLogix is a Windows-based sales, marketing, and support application that gives SMBs a universal view of the customer, from identifying initial leads to managing ongoing service contracts.

2

Abbas promises to coordinate with SyriaA top-level Palestinian delegation yesterday promised Syria #39;s leader that it would coordinate with the country in future peace negotiations with Israel, but stopped short

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NOVAK AND CANAS SET UP SHOWDOWNSecond seed Jiri Novak and number three Guillermo Canas will meet in the Heineken Open semi-finals in Shanghai after both posted straight-sets victories on Friday.

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GOP platform: Broadband and R D tax creditsThe Republican party platform includes calls for widely available broadband access, electronic health records and more government R D spending.

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Nov Retail Sales Edge Up as Car Sales Dip WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.

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AL Wrap: Guerrero Shines as Angels Heap Pressure on A #39;sVladimir Guerrero hit a pair of homers and drove in five runs to lead the Anaheim Angels to an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers in American League play in Arlington on Tuesday.

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3 Giants Create New Online Music ServiceLOS ANGELES Nov 25, 2004 - Three major recording companies have agreed to make their music available to be shared and sold over a new online file-swapping service that aims to lure music fans away from rival services where trading of music and movies

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Flight Attendant Union Calls For Nationwide StrikePITTSBURGH (Dow Jones)--The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, or flight attendant union, expects the union board to act on a resolution authorizing a nationwide strike later Tuesday against airline management.

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JBoss app server to get HP supportIn a deal aimed at helping corporate IT decision-makers feel more comfortable about moving to open-source software offerings, Hewlett-Packard Co. will now provide first-call support for JBoss Inc.'s open-source application server.

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BCCI blames Zee, ESPN-Star sports; will arrange telecastThe Cricket Board today said it was trying its quot;level best quot; to arrange for live telecast of the India-Australia series, while blaming both ESPN-Star Sports and Zee Telefilms for creating an impasse which forced the board to cancel the entire tendering

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Rio Grande Artifacts May Yield New Clues (AP)AP - Archaeologists have discovered a cache of artifacts near South Padre Island they say could be up to 5,000 years old, potentially providing new clues about early peoples of the Texas coast.

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Militants behead Iraqi contractorBAGHDAD: A militant group in Iraq has claimed in a statement posted on the Internet on Saturday that it kidnapped and beheaded an Iraqi construction contractor working on a US military base.

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Update 1: AirAsia Opts for Airbus AircraftMalaysian budget airline AirAsia will buy 40 A320 aircraft from Airbus at heavily discounted prices in a deal worth about US\$1.4 billion (euro1.05 billion) to kickstart its route-expansion plan, sources said Thursday.

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Australia fall flat in spinners #39; heavenAustralia may be the finest cricket team in the world but they are the worst chasers since the Keystone Cops. Set 107 to beat India 3-0 in the series they were bowled out for 93 as India made the score a rather flattering 2-1.

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US, EU take Boeing, Airbus dispute to WTOWASHINGTON -- Intensifying a high-altitude trade war, the United States and the European Union filed dueling legal complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday, charging each other with showering illegal subsidies on The Boeing Co.

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Sorenstam Plays Tiger Woods in Skins Game (AP)AP - Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.

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Concorde crash #39;due to US firm #39;A French legal inquiry into the July 2000 Concorde crash near Paris has placed much of the blame on the American carrier, Continental Airlines.

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Robust Tech Earnings Can #39;t Shake Tough OutlookA slew of third-quarter earnings reports dominated technology and telecommunications stocks last week. Much of the news was positive, with key players posting impressive earnings growth, but the December quarter outlook remained unclear for some.

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HP Fends Off CriticsHewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) bested expectations on earnings and revenue for its fourth quarter, the company said after the bell Tuesday.

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Blair Puts Security at Heart of Pre-Election Plans LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Tony Blair will spell out this week his legislative plans for the next session of parliament -- tantamount to an election manifesto, with the prime minister expected to go to the polls in May next year.

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Earnings alert: AT T posts \$7.1 billion lossPlus: Lucent's 1st profitable year since 2000...EMC issues sunny report...IBM net income inches higher, despite legal bill.

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Bali bombers may be brought hereTHE Australian Government may try to bring those behind the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they avoid jail time in Indonesia.

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Sources: WPP Buys Grey for \$1.34 Billion LONDON (Reuters) - British advertising company WPP Group Plc. has won the auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, agreeing to pay about \$1.34 billion, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

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Jones to sue Conte over doping claimsUS sprint queen Marion Jones says she will sue accused steroid peddler Victor Conte over his allegations that she received banned drugs before winning five medals at the Sydney Olympics.

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Closing ceremony curtailed in respect to victimsAthens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week #39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.

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Droughns Is a Perfect Fit in Shanahan's System With BroncosReuben Droughns is on pace to become the fifth different running back to eclipse 1,000 yards in a season under Coach Mike Shanahan.

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No. 22 Va. Tech Rallies Past Ga. Tech (AP)AP - Bryan Randall threw for 304 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter as No. 22 Virginia Tech, stifled much of the night, rallied for a 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday.

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Aussies satisfied with a drawAustralia has drawn 2-2 with Norway in its international friendly at Craven Cottage in London - Tim Cahill and Josip Skoko got the goals for Frank Farina #39;s side.

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Israel Backs 2-State West Asia Solution: USWashington, Oct. 7 (NNN): The United States said on Thursday that it has got assurances from Israel that it still backs the two-state solution to the West Asian conflict.

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Study: Few Americans Buy Drugs Online (AP)AP - Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs #151; and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies #151; despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.

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AP: India Exploring Free Trade DealsIndia wants to explore possible free trade agreements with Japan, China and the United States, as negotiations on such deals with Southeast Asian countries progress, the commerce minister says.

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Dollar General's 3Q Profit Drops 9 Percent (AP)AP - Dollar General Corp. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profits dropped nearly 9 percent amid high gas prices and reduced spending by its core, low-income customers. The discount retailer also lowered its forecast for the rest of the year.

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Groups Decry Detention of Priest in HaitiThe arrest of a Catholic priest drew criticism from human rights groups Thursday, who charged that the US-backed government was illegally trying to suppress support for ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

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FIGURE SKATINGHamilton, 46, had a biopsy at the Cleveland Clinic, and doctors expected to release him from the hospital today, publicist Michael Sterling said Thursday.

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China Condemns Whistle-BlowerA Communist Party whistle-blower who created a national sensation in China by publicly accusing his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to ""do a complete self-examination,"" authorities announced.

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=== Knicks-ed: Robinson fails physical ===New York, NY (Sports Network) - The one-year deal between Eddie Robinson and the New York Knicks is off after the free agent forward failed a physical.

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Military talks on Kashmir glacierThe Indian and Pakistani military are to discuss troop withdrawals from the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battleground, India says.

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Frequent Fliers Wonder if Their Miles Have a FutureWith all these newly bankrupt airlines, what are frequent fliers doing to preserve their mileage assets and stay on schedule?

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Maurice Wilkins diesMaurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday (October 5), Kings College London announced on Wednesday.

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Spurrier to take over GamecocksCOLUMBIA, SC -- Lou Holtz told his South Carolina staff and players Thursday that he is retiring after this season, clearing the way for Steve Spurrier to take over as the Gamecocks #39; head coach and complete the handoff between two of college football #39;s

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Woods is still the one -- but Singh is closingNORTON -- When things were going so well and the major championships were piling up and the records were falling into his possession, Tiger Woods was as close to invincible as golf has ever seen. He was so far and away the No. 1 player in the world that he couldn't see No. 2 with a telescope.

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No Ashes bearing; BuchananAS soon as the Champions Trophy draw came out setting up a potential semi-final between England and Australia, English cricket followers have looked forward to the chance to send out a message before next year #39;s Ashes series.

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Women Make Small Inroads in Game IndustryJennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making.

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Google Move Could Commercialize Libraries (AP)AP - The Internet company that famously promised to ""do no evil"" is on a new mission to digitize the collections of some of the nation's leading research institutions and establish a massive online reading room.

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Bode #39;s well for AmericansLAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Bode Miller is your typical pushy, aggressive American. And that #39;s the reason he was able to win his first World Cup downhill race yesterday.

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Microsoft Takes Lead in PDA Shipments (AP)AP - SAN JOSE, Calif. #151; Microsoft Corp.'s software platform for personal digital assistants took over the market lead from PalmSource Inc. for the first time in the third quarter, according to market research released Friday.

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Sony sets price, date for PSPSony upped the ante Wednesday in the looming handheld gaming war, giving its PlayStation Portable device a price and on-sale date likely to inspire fierce competition with Nintendo #39;s DS.

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IBM claims supercomputer speed recordThe Blue Gene/L system performed just over 36,000 billion calculations a second during tests at IBM #39;s Rochester office in Minnesota, the company announced on 29 September.

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Buzzing the Web on a Meme MachineThe World Wide Web is the perfect Petri dish for memes, infectious ideas or any other things that spread by imitation from person to person.

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Dollar Idles vs. Euro Before US DataThe dollar kept close to the previous session #39;s one-week highs against the euro on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited US data to confirm fresh signs of strength in US manufacturing.

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Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link to reopen, no timeframe:World News: Islamabad, Dec 3 : Pakistan and India agreed Friday to an early resumption of the Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link but failed to agree on a time frame for this, Online news agency reported.

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Aspyr, Wideload offer Rebel Without a Pulse details (MacCentral)MacCentral - In late August Aspyr Media Inc. and Wideload Games first announced plans to collaborate on a new game release. On Thursday Aspyr and Wideload Games offered the first details about the game, including platform information and a release schedule. ""Rebel Without A Pulse"" is the game, and it'll be published worldwide for Mac, PC and Xbox consoles in the summer of 2005.

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Haiti Tells South Africa to Control Exiled Aristide, BBC SaysHaiti accused South African President Thabo Mbeki of failing to stop exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from fomenting unrest in the Caribbean nation, the British Broadcasting Corp.

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Worries Persist Over U.S. Electronic Voting WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida officials will not worry about hanging chads when voters make their choice in November's presidential election but they'll be on the lookout for software glitches, hackers and other less visible plagues.

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Oracle user group to welcome PeopleSoft usersOAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group) president Patricia Dues said today that the organization is in the midst of plans to support PeopleSoft users and the PeopleSoft user group.

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Putnam Investments to eliminate 100 jobsBOSTON -- Putnam Investments said Monday it will cut about 100 jobs, an announcement that came a week after parent company Marsh amp; McLennan Cos.

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New \$50 bill is colorized; the \$10 is nextWASHINGTON -- A new \$50 bill with touches of red, blue and yellow will show up soon in banks, cash registers and wallets. A new \$10 also is in the works, the third greenback to get colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiting.

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UN to Increase Its Staff in Iraq for ElectionsThe United Nations announced Wednesday that it was expanding its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Erbil in the Kurdish north and Basra in the south

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UPDATE 1-Bank of America says moves 300 more jobs to BostonBank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which in September promised to move 100 wealth and investment management jobs to Boston, on Friday said it would move an additional 300 jobs to that city next year.

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Battle over new DVDs beginsTOKYO -- You may not remember the battle between VHS and beta or between cassette tapes and CD #39;s but in years to come, you #39;ll likely be able to recall a battle over the format for the next generation of DVDs.

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Baker Hughes Names Deaton As ChairmanPetroleum services firm Baker Hughes Inc. said Monday that it named Chad C. Deaton as chairman and chief executive to succeed Michael E. Wiley, who plans to retire effective Oct. 25.

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Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its DebtThe Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.

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Players speak their minds to union leadersDon Fehr is always quick to say what #39;s said in baseball union meetings is confidential. That edict didn #39;t change this week when the executive board held what turns out to be a historic session on steroids.

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Consumer Spending Flat, Jobless Claims UpWASHINGTON Sept. 30, 2004 - Consumers were tightfisted with their money amid soaring gasoline costs in August and hurricane-related disruptions sent applications for jobless benefits to their highest level in seven months.

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