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Plans Under Way for Exiled Iraqis to Vote -IOM AMMAN (Reuters) - Logistical preparations are under way to allow at least a million exiled Iraqis to cast their votes in the country's first free elections next month, a senior organizer said on Thursday.	0
2 plead guilty in bid schemeTwo former underwriters at Zurich American Insurance Co. pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in rigging fake bids in an ongoing investigation into insurance industry practices led by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.	2
Martha Stewart asks to serve sentence nowMillionaire executive Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she #39;s ready to go to prison as soon as possible, saying she wants to put her quot;nightmare quot; behind her and quot;reclaim her good life quot;.	2
Myanmar PM sacked to prevent military disintegrating: state media (AFP)AFP - Myanmar's ruling junta openly accused its former premier of corruption and said he was sacked to prevent the disintegration of the country's powerful military.	0
Dostanic off to winning start at Red StarSerbia and Montenegro champions Red Star Belgrade beat city rivals Cukaricki 1-0 on Saturday to give new manager Ratko Dostanic his first taste of success on his debut.	1
Mars rovers working overtimeMartian rovers Spirit and Opportunity are going strong 10 months after they began their geological study of the red planet, mission scientists said Thursday.	3
An opening night shortfallNEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.	1
Wales 36-38 South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA escaped from the Millennium Stadium with their grand slam tour dream intact after being given an almighty scare by Mike Ruddocks new-look Wales.	1
Scan the Summer Sky for the Archer (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - On these late summer evenings \ after the Sun has set, look low in the south for the classical Archer, Sagittarius.	3
Gunshots fired as Powell visits Haiti palaceGunshots were heard outside Haiti #39;s presidential palace while US Secretary of State Colin Powell visited there Wednesday, a source familiar with the incident said.	0
New Trojan Virus Sends Spam to Russian Mobile PhonesA new Trojan virus has appeared in Russian that hijacks PCs and sends spam via SMS text messages to mobile phones. After infecting a PC, the Delf-HA Trojan sends spam to the St.	3
Virgin to Become the Worlds First Commercial Space Tourism <b>...</b>SpaceShipOne, which is solely funded by Paul G. Allen, was designed by aviation legend Burt Rutan and built by his company, Scaled Composites.	3
PREVIEW-China makes debut as Villeneuve returnsFormula One goes back to the future on Sunday with former champion Jacques Villeneuve making his race return in the first grand prix held in China.	1
Opera Software and SlipStream Data partner to accelerate Opera <b>...</b>Opera Software and SlipStream Data announced the integration of the Opera browser with SlipStream #39;s web and email acceleration technology.	3
HSBC said keen on US card operationsHSBC is interested in buying the \$3 billion (1.6 billion pound) store and credit card operations of US retailer Federated Department Stores (FD.	2
Soft Intel outlook spells weakness for tech sectorInvestors are expected to dump technology shares today in the wake of a financial update last night from bellwether Intel Corp. that one analyst called quot;a disaster.	2
Around The NationMartha Stewart Living Omnimedia #39;s former chairman and largest outside holder, Jeffrey Ubben, sold more than half his stake in the company this month as the shares reached their highest price in more than two years.	2
Manning Leads Colts Past Titans, 31-17 (AP)AP - Chalk up the first game between the NFL's defending co-MVP quarterbacks to Peyton Manning. Manning threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and Nick Harper intercepted Steve McNair's pass in the end zone in helping Indianapolis rally for a 31-17 victory over Tennessee on Sunday.	1
Real's Music Deal Ends (PC World)PC World - Online store will continue to offer certain songs at low prices, company says.	3
VW Looks at a US FactoryA new facility for VW and Audi could take the edge off the companys currency woes. VW sales and marketing chief Georg Flandorfer, in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, said that steep losses	2
FCC Splits on US Broadband Rollout SuccessDespite being ranked eleventh in the world in broadband penetration, the United States is rolling out high-speed services on a quot;reasonable and timely basis to all Americans, quot; according to a new report narrowly approved today by the Federal Communications	3
Tribune Revises Circulation Figures NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TRB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">TRB.N</A>, the publisher of Newsday and Hoy which has been embroiled in a circulation scandal, said on Friday it would make more revisions to circulation figures for the newspapers and plans to take a related third-quarter charge.	2
Russian target Abramovich hit by 400m tax billChelsea football club #39;s owner, Roman Abramovich, has been hit with a 400m tax bill relating to his Russian oil company Sibneft, according to local reports, raising fears that he could be the next oligarch targeted by President Vladimir Putin in the	2
Dodgers score five runs in ninth for crucial victoryLOS ANGELES -- Milton Bradley snapped. Then, aided by the horrendous Colorado Rockies bullpen, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off perhaps their most improbable victory of the season.	1
Nokia #39;s fortunes improve in third quarterNokia posted better-than-expected results for the third quarter yesterday, possibly marking a turnaround in the cellphone giant #39;s fortunes after it failed to pick up on the popularity of clamshell phones earlier.	2
Martha Stewart #39;s Lawyers File AppealNEW YORK -- Lawyers for Martha Stewart have told a federal appeals court that she suffered a quot;fundamentally unfair quot; trial at the hands of prosecutors who incorrectly suggested she was accused of insider trading.	2
Microsoft steers R2 server for '05 releaseSecurity collaboration with Cisco will bump key network protection feature until 2007.\	3
Anderson going back to the TitansNashville, TN (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans, who lost kicker Joe Nedney for the season due to a hamstring injury, have announced that they will bring Gary Anderson out of retirement for the second time.	1
Internet Challenges Face-to-Face MinglingAt Bungalow Billiards in Chantilly on Wednesday, about a dozen single parents from Northern Virginia gathered at happy hour to mingle, eat and drink. All were divorced or widowed members of the Fairfax chapter of Parents Without Partners.	3
Kerry's plan on outsourcing faces mixed reviewsWASHINGTON - One of the central themes in U.S. Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign is ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. But the IT community is split on whether Kerry's plan would actually keep jobs in the U.S.	3
'Don't Let Down Guard,' IMF Chief Warns (Reuters)Reuters - With no major economic crises\brewing, the head of the International Monetary Fund on\Saturday urged world financial leaders to seize the period of\calm as a time to tackle weak spots in their economies.	2
Iraq's Allawi Takes Call-In Questions (AP)AP - Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi simply smiled during the live television show when a man called to praise terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Iraqi leader then moved on, offering to find information about a woman's detained son and see why a student didn't get into the graduate program of his choice.	0
Judges rule file-sharing software legalupdate A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal.	2
Air China raises \$8.3b with high-end priceAir China, the country #39;s largest airline, will raise HK\$8.36 billion after pricing its Hong Kong and London initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of its price range, sources said.	2
Stocks Fluctuate on Wal-Mart Sales NewsNEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices. October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at \$46.48, down 24 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...	0
Rebels threaten gatesAUSTRALIA #39;s best players will be forced to take a pay cut running into thousands of dollars if a West Indian dispute leaves a second-string Caribbean side touring Australia for the one-day series.	1
NBA: James Returns to Lead Cavaliers Over Bobcats CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - LeBron James, playing his first game since suffering a facial fracture, scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Cleveland to a 94-83 win over the Bobcats at Charlotte Coliseum.	1
Spruced up 64-bit Windows beta readyMicrosoft on Wednesday made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, that each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player, infrastructure support for Bluetooth, and the .Net Framework 1.1.	3
Tokyo checking suspected kidnapping of Japanese in Iraq (AFP)AFP - Japan's government said it was trying to confirm news reports that the Islamic militant group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi had taken a Japanese citizen hostage in Iraq and threatened to behead him.	0
Three Dead In Roadblock Incident In Afghanistan22 August 2004 -- The US-led coalition forces said that troops fired on a truck that attempted to run through a joint Afghan National Army and coalition checkpoint near Ghazni, killing three and wounding two others.	0
New Orleans #39; Gleason no Saint; fined by NFLNew Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans #39; Steve Gleason was fined \$5,000 by the NFL on Wednesday for punching the Panthers #39; Kemp Rasmussen during last Sunday #39;s 32-21 loss to Carolina.	1
Update 3: Merck Slashes Its 2005 Estimates on VioxxThe withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx will reduce 2005 earnings of Merck amp; Co. Inc. to between \$2.42 and \$2.52 a share, below the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts, the huge drug maker said Wednesday.	2
Nintendo Says 'Touching Is Good' in Sexed-Up DS Ads (Reuters)Reuters - Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd.\(7974.OS) is sexing up its U.S. advertising to launch the DS\handheld device, promising mature players that the gadget is\not their little brother's Game Boy.	3
No deadline for Iran #39;s nuclear probe: UNUN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iran #39;s nuclear programme.	0
iPod: The Gift That Keeps on GoingApple couldn't ask for a better dilemma -- with nine days left until Christmas, retailers are reporting a run on the popular iPod digital music player. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B>-washingtonpost.com</b></font>	3
Microsoft Launches New Media Center PC (Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday\unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding\features such as instant messaging and high-definition\television to a personal computer designed for the living room.	3
Who's the man? Haas, Woods share leadATLANTA -- It was fatherly advice sent cross-country from California to Boston two months ago. quot;He's the man, quot; Jay Haas told his 22-year-old son, Billy, that Saturday night of the Deutsche Bank Championship. quot;But remember: You're the man, too. quot;	1
Wal-Mart Brightens Dec. Sales Forecast (Reuters)Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's biggest retailer, on Monday brightened its outlook for\December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, now\expecting sales to increase 3 percent.	2
Kewell, Viduka in Australian squad for Oceania soccer finalAustralian coach Frank Farina has named English Premier League players Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in his final 20-man soccer squad to play the Solomon Islands in the home-and-away Oceania Nations Cup final series.	1
Treasuries Fall as Investors Take Profits (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a\second straight session on Wednesday as buyers' resistance to\higher prices spawned a wave of profit-taking.	2
Gators #39;86 NolesTALLAHASSEE - The final act was the showstopper. A jaw-dropper. It was so Ron Zook. You figured he #39;d zig. Well, he zagged. You figured he would coach the Florida Gators to a loss in a big game.	1
Update 1: Bond Prices Are Mostly Lower at MiddayThe price of the Treasury #39;s 10-year note was down 1/16 point, or 63 cents per \$1,000 in face value, while its yield rose to 4.10 percent from 4.09 percent late Monday.	2
Study: Humans Were Born to RunMore than by brain size or tool-making ability, the human species was set apart from its ancestors by the ability to jog mile after lung-stabbing mile with greater endurance than any other primate, according to research published today in the journal	3
Indonesian Embassy Bomb Wounds at Least 9A package filled with explosives blew up outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Friday, slightly wounding nine people in the first terror attack in the French capital in years. The motive was not clear.	0
Blue Hills manages to slip past SoutheasternWhile a flock of seagulls flew gracefully above, the Southeastern and Blue Hills players slid all over the field yesterday. Warrior Matt Standbury was able to slip in on a 2-point conversion to preserve the Warriors' undefeated regular-season record with an 8-6 win in nonleague action.	1
All Ords get help from gold, Dr MoneyTHE sharemarket should take heart from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan #39;s comment that sky-high oil prices won #39;t harm the US economy - as long as they don #39;t go any higher.	2
Adams backs power-sharing planSinn Fein president Gerry Adams has given his backing for a plan to revive power-sharing in Northern Ireland. The party confirmed that at a meeting of senior Sinn Fein leaders in Belfast, Mr Adams said he	0
Ochoa wins LPGA Wachovia ClassicLorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes Sunday to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. Ochoa finished with a 65 to score a 19-under 269 for her second career win.	1
Murdoch gets emotional as he moves outRupert Murdoch is normally courteous to his shareholders, but they were reminded of their irrelevance at yesterday #39;s News Corp annual meeting: proxy votes had ensured 92 support for the move to the US state of Delaware.	2
UK agrees to US request to redeploy British troops inIraqBritish Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament on Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces.	0
NCAA Wins Right to Limit TournamentsNew Mexico #39;s Mark Walters (5) is almost tripped up by Duquesne #39;s Kieron Achara as Walters heads upcourt in the second half of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Classic in Albuquerque, NM, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004.	1
Dollar Firm After Upbeat U.S. Data (Reuters)Reuters - The dollar held firm against the yen and\the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but\many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's\Federal Reserve meeting.	2
Stem cell advocates to request \$1BEmboldened by the success of a stem cell ballot initiative in California last week, two scientists who have long pushed for an ambitious research center for the biotechnology	3
Madeira trio cleared to playPORTUGUESE first division soccer side Nacional Madeira has lifted a suspension order against three of its South American players for allegedly assaulting police officers, allowing them to play in Thursday #39;s UEFA Cup match against Spanish side Sevilla.	1
TechLove With Mr. RobotoQ: I recently installed Service Pack 2 on my Windows XP machine, and now the system #39;s gone all screwy: Internet Explorer won #39;t display animations right, I can #39;t play WarCraft III, and Yahoo Instant Messenger is toast.	3
Sailors from stricken Canadian submarine return home to Halifax (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - After a harrowing ordeal on the North Atlantic, about half the crew of HMCS Chicoutimi returned home Friday night, 10 days after a fire aboard their second-hand submarine claimed the life of a crew member.	0
McNair Day to Day With Bruised Sternum (AP)AP - Steve McNair is hurting, frustrated and just wants to finally get healthy. For now, the Tennessee Titans will only say he's day to day.	1
Kabul explosion on eve of pollsAfghan and American troops seal off the diplomatic district in Kabul after a rocket explodes in the area.	0
Archaeologists Discover Tomb Near Egypt's Pyramids (Reuters)Reuters - Archaeologists have found a\2,500-year-old tomb near Egypt's ancient pyramids in Giza, the\head of the excavation team told Reuters on Thursday.	3
NEC launches world's fastest supercomputer (AFP)AFP - Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp, said it has begun selling the world's fastest supercomputer.	0
Fox Orders Pilot Starring Barenaked LadiesLOS ANGELES - Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot for a variety show starring the Barenaked Ladies that will feature the playful rock group performing music and comedy skits along with guest actors...	0
Rwanda Entered Congo Briefly -- Diplomatic Sources NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rwanda troops pushed briefly into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attack Hutu rebels early this week but have since returned home, diplomatic sources in Africa's Great Lakes region said on Friday.	0
Hopkins rich in his own wayBernard Hopkins has been called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is boxing #39;s first undisputed middleweight champion since quot;Marvelous quot; Marvin Hagler in 1987 and has won an unprecedented 18 consecutive title defenses.	1
Crunch day for Gold FieldsGold Fields may find itself without a board, a chairman, or the approval of its shareholders for its financial statements after a crucial shareholders meeting tomorrow.	2
Leaked figures 'show pension gap'Britons are saving 57bn too little for their retirement, according to figures leaked to a Sunday paper.	2
Megawati refuses to concede defeatMegawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia #39;s first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far	0
Pakistani Commandos Storm Hideout, Freeing a Chinese HostageOne Chinese hostage was freed and another killed when Pakistani commandos stormed the hideout of Islamic militants in northwestern Pakistan today, government officials said.	0
Pricey oil pushes US trade deficit to near-record levelsThe trade deficit increased to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday.	2
Putin denies opposing India #39;s veto powerRussian President Vladimir Putin today said that he had been completely misinterpreted by the Indian press. Media reports had claimed that he was opposed to India #39;s right to get veto powers in the UN Security Council.	0
Yahoo fixes two flaws in mail systemNews.com: Yahoo fixed two flaws in its free mail system that could have allowed a malicious user to read a victim #39;s browser cookies and change the appearance of some pages, Yahoo said Thursday.	3
Circuit City Sales Trail Estimates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CC.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced spending through August.	2
Human Lie Detectors Almost Never Miss, Study FindsAs he lies, the young man shrugs, flutters his eyelids and shakes his head. Another, on a witness stand, grimaces for a millisecond as he answers a question.	3
Islamist Groups Vow to Spread Fight Across IraqIslamist groups including one led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi vowed in a video obtained on Saturday to take their battle in the rebel city of Falluja to all corners of Iraq.	0
Cancellation of telecast rights Constitution Bench to hear <b>...</b>THE three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Mr Justice N. Santosh Hegde, today referred the petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging the cancellation of the telecast rights and re-opening the bidding process by the Board of Control for	1
NotablesThe San Diego Padres retired former All-Star outfielder Tony Gwynn's jersey No. 19. Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina is 0-5 since beating the Mets, 11-6, June 27, including 0-3 since coming off the disabled list.	1
Huge haul of ecstasy in AustraliaSYDNEY - Australian customs officers say they have made an enormous seizure of the designer drug known as ecstasy. Two men will appear in a Sydney court Monday, charged after 820 kilograms of ecstacy tablets	0
Harvard Wants to Clone Human Embryos (AP)AP - Harvard researchers want to be the first in the United States to produce cloned human embryos for disease research.	3
Court: Ohio Should Have Held Election (AP)AP - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Gov. Bob Taft should have ordered a special election to fill the vacancy created when James A. Traficant Jr. was kicked out of Congress for a bribery and racketeering conviction.	0
Sports in brief: Locked-out NHL players look for workNHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.	1
Conway Admits 'Vilifying' Oracle Bid, CEO (AP)AP - Fresh off his abrupt firing as PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive, an uncharacteristically subdued Craig Conway came to court Wednesday to defend his caustic counterattacks against Oracle Corp.'s #36;7.7 billion takeover bid.	3
Iraq Clears Debt, Opens Way for Aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq cleared around \$81 million in debt it owed the International Monetary Fund late last week, fund sources said on Monday, opening the way for the first aid to flow from the global lender to Iraq.	2
CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street (Reuters)Reuters - Business software maker Siebel\Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue\would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in\licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.	3
WPP Bids for Gray Global -WSJ (Reuters)Reuters - Britain's WPP Group Plc has offered to\pay more than #36;1.25 billion for advertising firm Gray Global\Group, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing an\unidentified person familiar with the matter.	2
Europe blesses Oracle-PeopleSoft unionEuropean antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.	2
Boxing: Williams to face KlitschkoDanny Williams will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in December.	0
Feds snare 103 in Internet crime fightWASHINGTON - A summerlong effort targeting Internet crime has resulted in 103 arrests and 53 convictions on charges including use of quot;spam quot; e-mail to steal credit card numbers, computer hacking and online fraud, Justice Department officials said Thursday.	3
Last Chance Until 2007: Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight! (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - Skywatchers on half the planet are gearing up to watch Earth's shadow consume a blood-red Moon tonight in the last total lunar eclipse until 2007.	3
Davenport eases into Filderstadt quartersWorld number 2 Lindsay Davenport has set herself the target of taking over top spot from France #39;s Amelie Mauresmo, less than 200 points ahead in the WTA rankings, by the turn of the year and showed no mercy against Molik to reach the last eight.	1
Phillies Consider John Russell for Manager (AP)AP - John Russell might be perceived as a long shot among Philadelphia Phillies managerial candidates.	1
Oil Dives Below \$46 to 8-Week LowOil prices tumbled again on Monday, sliding to an 8-week low under \$46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.	2

Plans Under Way for Exiled Iraqis to Vote -IOM AMMAN (Reuters) - Logistical preparations are under way to allow at least a million exiled Iraqis to cast their votes in the country's first free elections next month, a senior organizer said on Thursday.

0

2 plead guilty in bid schemeTwo former underwriters at Zurich American Insurance Co. pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in rigging fake bids in an ongoing investigation into insurance industry practices led by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

2

Martha Stewart asks to serve sentence nowMillionaire executive Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she #39;s ready to go to prison as soon as possible, saying she wants to put her quot;nightmare quot; behind her and quot;reclaim her good life quot;.

2

Myanmar PM sacked to prevent military disintegrating: state media (AFP)AFP - Myanmar's ruling junta openly accused its former premier of corruption and said he was sacked to prevent the disintegration of the country's powerful military.

0

Dostanic off to winning start at Red StarSerbia and Montenegro champions Red Star Belgrade beat city rivals Cukaricki 1-0 on Saturday to give new manager Ratko Dostanic his first taste of success on his debut.

1

Mars rovers working overtimeMartian rovers Spirit and Opportunity are going strong 10 months after they began their geological study of the red planet, mission scientists said Thursday.

3

An opening night shortfallNEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.

1

Wales 36-38 South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA escaped from the Millennium Stadium with their grand slam tour dream intact after being given an almighty scare by Mike Ruddocks new-look Wales.

1

Scan the Summer Sky for the Archer (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - On these late summer evenings \ after the Sun has set, look low in the south for the classical Archer, Sagittarius.

3

Gunshots fired as Powell visits Haiti palaceGunshots were heard outside Haiti #39;s presidential palace while US Secretary of State Colin Powell visited there Wednesday, a source familiar with the incident said.

0

New Trojan Virus Sends Spam to Russian Mobile PhonesA new Trojan virus has appeared in Russian that hijacks PCs and sends spam via SMS text messages to mobile phones. After infecting a PC, the Delf-HA Trojan sends spam to the St.

3

Virgin to Become the Worlds First Commercial Space Tourism ...SpaceShipOne, which is solely funded by Paul G. Allen, was designed by aviation legend Burt Rutan and built by his company, Scaled Composites.

3

PREVIEW-China makes debut as Villeneuve returnsFormula One goes back to the future on Sunday with former champion Jacques Villeneuve making his race return in the first grand prix held in China.

1

Opera Software and SlipStream Data partner to accelerate Opera ...Opera Software and SlipStream Data announced the integration of the Opera browser with SlipStream #39;s web and email acceleration technology.

3

HSBC said keen on US card operationsHSBC is interested in buying the \$3 billion (1.6 billion pound) store and credit card operations of US retailer Federated Department Stores (FD.

2

Soft Intel outlook spells weakness for tech sectorInvestors are expected to dump technology shares today in the wake of a financial update last night from bellwether Intel Corp. that one analyst called quot;a disaster.

2

Around The NationMartha Stewart Living Omnimedia #39;s former chairman and largest outside holder, Jeffrey Ubben, sold more than half his stake in the company this month as the shares reached their highest price in more than two years.

2

Manning Leads Colts Past Titans, 31-17 (AP)AP - Chalk up the first game between the NFL's defending co-MVP quarterbacks to Peyton Manning. Manning threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and Nick Harper intercepted Steve McNair's pass in the end zone in helping Indianapolis rally for a 31-17 victory over Tennessee on Sunday.

1

Real's Music Deal Ends (PC World)PC World - Online store will continue to offer certain songs at low prices, company says.

3

VW Looks at a US FactoryA new facility for VW and Audi could take the edge off the companys currency woes. VW sales and marketing chief Georg Flandorfer, in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, said that steep losses

2

FCC Splits on US Broadband Rollout SuccessDespite being ranked eleventh in the world in broadband penetration, the United States is rolling out high-speed services on a quot;reasonable and timely basis to all Americans, quot; according to a new report narrowly approved today by the Federal Communications

3

Tribune Revises Circulation Figures NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TRB.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">TRB.N</A>, the publisher of Newsday and Hoy which has been embroiled in a circulation scandal, said on Friday it would make more revisions to circulation figures for the newspapers and plans to take a related third-quarter charge.

2

Russian target Abramovich hit by 400m tax billChelsea football club #39;s owner, Roman Abramovich, has been hit with a 400m tax bill relating to his Russian oil company Sibneft, according to local reports, raising fears that he could be the next oligarch targeted by President Vladimir Putin in the

2

Dodgers score five runs in ninth for crucial victoryLOS ANGELES -- Milton Bradley snapped. Then, aided by the horrendous Colorado Rockies bullpen, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off perhaps their most improbable victory of the season.

1

Nokia #39;s fortunes improve in third quarterNokia posted better-than-expected results for the third quarter yesterday, possibly marking a turnaround in the cellphone giant #39;s fortunes after it failed to pick up on the popularity of clamshell phones earlier.

2

Martha Stewart #39;s Lawyers File AppealNEW YORK -- Lawyers for Martha Stewart have told a federal appeals court that she suffered a quot;fundamentally unfair quot; trial at the hands of prosecutors who incorrectly suggested she was accused of insider trading.

2

Microsoft steers R2 server for '05 releaseSecurity collaboration with Cisco will bump key network protection feature until 2007.\

3

Anderson going back to the TitansNashville, TN (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans, who lost kicker Joe Nedney for the season due to a hamstring injury, have announced that they will bring Gary Anderson out of retirement for the second time.

1

Internet Challenges Face-to-Face MinglingAt Bungalow Billiards in Chantilly on Wednesday, about a dozen single parents from Northern Virginia gathered at happy hour to mingle, eat and drink. All were divorced or widowed members of the Fairfax chapter of Parents Without Partners.

3

Kerry's plan on outsourcing faces mixed reviewsWASHINGTON - One of the central themes in U.S. Senator John Kerry's presidential campaign is ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. But the IT community is split on whether Kerry's plan would actually keep jobs in the U.S.

3

'Don't Let Down Guard,' IMF Chief Warns (Reuters)Reuters - With no major economic crises\brewing, the head of the International Monetary Fund on\Saturday urged world financial leaders to seize the period of\calm as a time to tackle weak spots in their economies.

2

Iraq's Allawi Takes Call-In Questions (AP)AP - Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi simply smiled during the live television show when a man called to praise terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Iraqi leader then moved on, offering to find information about a woman's detained son and see why a student didn't get into the graduate program of his choice.

0

Judges rule file-sharing software legalupdate A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal.

2

Air China raises \$8.3b with high-end priceAir China, the country #39;s largest airline, will raise HK\$8.36 billion after pricing its Hong Kong and London initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of its price range, sources said.

2

Stocks Fluctuate on Wal-Mart Sales NewsNEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices. October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at \$46.48, down 24 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...

0

Rebels threaten gatesAUSTRALIA #39;s best players will be forced to take a pay cut running into thousands of dollars if a West Indian dispute leaves a second-string Caribbean side touring Australia for the one-day series.

1

NBA: James Returns to Lead Cavaliers Over Bobcats CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - LeBron James, playing his first game since suffering a facial fracture, scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Cleveland to a 94-83 win over the Bobcats at Charlotte Coliseum.

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Spruced up 64-bit Windows beta readyMicrosoft on Wednesday made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, that each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player, infrastructure support for Bluetooth, and the .Net Framework 1.1.

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Tokyo checking suspected kidnapping of Japanese in Iraq (AFP)AFP - Japan's government said it was trying to confirm news reports that the Islamic militant group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi had taken a Japanese citizen hostage in Iraq and threatened to behead him.

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Three Dead In Roadblock Incident In Afghanistan22 August 2004 -- The US-led coalition forces said that troops fired on a truck that attempted to run through a joint Afghan National Army and coalition checkpoint near Ghazni, killing three and wounding two others.

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New Orleans #39; Gleason no Saint; fined by NFLNew Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans #39; Steve Gleason was fined \$5,000 by the NFL on Wednesday for punching the Panthers #39; Kemp Rasmussen during last Sunday #39;s 32-21 loss to Carolina.

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Update 3: Merck Slashes Its 2005 Estimates on VioxxThe withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx will reduce 2005 earnings of Merck amp; Co. Inc. to between \$2.42 and \$2.52 a share, below the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts, the huge drug maker said Wednesday.

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Nintendo Says 'Touching Is Good' in Sexed-Up DS Ads (Reuters)Reuters - Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd.\(7974.OS) is sexing up its U.S. advertising to launch the DS\handheld device, promising mature players that the gadget is\not their little brother's Game Boy.

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No deadline for Iran #39;s nuclear probe: UNUN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iran #39;s nuclear programme.

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iPod: The Gift That Keeps on GoingApple couldn't ask for a better dilemma -- with nine days left until Christmas, retailers are reporting a run on the popular iPod digital music player. -washingtonpost.com

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Microsoft Launches New Media Center PC (Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday\unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding\features such as instant messaging and high-definition\television to a personal computer designed for the living room.

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Who's the man? Haas, Woods share leadATLANTA -- It was fatherly advice sent cross-country from California to Boston two months ago. quot;He's the man, quot; Jay Haas told his 22-year-old son, Billy, that Saturday night of the Deutsche Bank Championship. quot;But remember: You're the man, too. quot;

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Wal-Mart Brightens Dec. Sales Forecast (Reuters)Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's biggest retailer, on Monday brightened its outlook for\December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, now\expecting sales to increase 3 percent.

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Kewell, Viduka in Australian squad for Oceania soccer finalAustralian coach Frank Farina has named English Premier League players Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka in his final 20-man soccer squad to play the Solomon Islands in the home-and-away Oceania Nations Cup final series.

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Treasuries Fall as Investors Take Profits (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a\second straight session on Wednesday as buyers' resistance to\higher prices spawned a wave of profit-taking.

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Gators #39;86 NolesTALLAHASSEE - The final act was the showstopper. A jaw-dropper. It was so Ron Zook. You figured he #39;d zig. Well, he zagged. You figured he would coach the Florida Gators to a loss in a big game.

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Update 1: Bond Prices Are Mostly Lower at MiddayThe price of the Treasury #39;s 10-year note was down 1/16 point, or 63 cents per \$1,000 in face value, while its yield rose to 4.10 percent from 4.09 percent late Monday.

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Study: Humans Were Born to RunMore than by brain size or tool-making ability, the human species was set apart from its ancestors by the ability to jog mile after lung-stabbing mile with greater endurance than any other primate, according to research published today in the journal

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Indonesian Embassy Bomb Wounds at Least 9A package filled with explosives blew up outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Friday, slightly wounding nine people in the first terror attack in the French capital in years. The motive was not clear.

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Blue Hills manages to slip past SoutheasternWhile a flock of seagulls flew gracefully above, the Southeastern and Blue Hills players slid all over the field yesterday. Warrior Matt Standbury was able to slip in on a 2-point conversion to preserve the Warriors' undefeated regular-season record with an 8-6 win in nonleague action.

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All Ords get help from gold, Dr MoneyTHE sharemarket should take heart from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan #39;s comment that sky-high oil prices won #39;t harm the US economy - as long as they don #39;t go any higher.

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Adams backs power-sharing planSinn Fein president Gerry Adams has given his backing for a plan to revive power-sharing in Northern Ireland. The party confirmed that at a meeting of senior Sinn Fein leaders in Belfast, Mr Adams said he

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Ochoa wins LPGA Wachovia ClassicLorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes Sunday to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. Ochoa finished with a 65 to score a 19-under 269 for her second career win.

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Murdoch gets emotional as he moves outRupert Murdoch is normally courteous to his shareholders, but they were reminded of their irrelevance at yesterday #39;s News Corp annual meeting: proxy votes had ensured 92 support for the move to the US state of Delaware.

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UK agrees to US request to redeploy British troops inIraqBritish Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament on Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces.

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NCAA Wins Right to Limit TournamentsNew Mexico #39;s Mark Walters (5) is almost tripped up by Duquesne #39;s Kieron Achara as Walters heads upcourt in the second half of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Classic in Albuquerque, NM, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004.

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Dollar Firm After Upbeat U.S. Data (Reuters)Reuters - The dollar held firm against the yen and\the euro on Thursday on upbeat U.S. manufacturing data, but\many traders expected range-bound trading ahead of next week's\Federal Reserve meeting.

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Stem cell advocates to request \$1BEmboldened by the success of a stem cell ballot initiative in California last week, two scientists who have long pushed for an ambitious research center for the biotechnology

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Madeira trio cleared to playPORTUGUESE first division soccer side Nacional Madeira has lifted a suspension order against three of its South American players for allegedly assaulting police officers, allowing them to play in Thursday #39;s UEFA Cup match against Spanish side Sevilla.

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TechLove With Mr. RobotoQ: I recently installed Service Pack 2 on my Windows XP machine, and now the system #39;s gone all screwy: Internet Explorer won #39;t display animations right, I can #39;t play WarCraft III, and Yahoo Instant Messenger is toast.

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Sailors from stricken Canadian submarine return home to Halifax (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - HALIFAX (CP) - After a harrowing ordeal on the North Atlantic, about half the crew of HMCS Chicoutimi returned home Friday night, 10 days after a fire aboard their second-hand submarine claimed the life of a crew member.

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McNair Day to Day With Bruised Sternum (AP)AP - Steve McNair is hurting, frustrated and just wants to finally get healthy. For now, the Tennessee Titans will only say he's day to day.

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Kabul explosion on eve of pollsAfghan and American troops seal off the diplomatic district in Kabul after a rocket explodes in the area.

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Archaeologists Discover Tomb Near Egypt's Pyramids (Reuters)Reuters - Archaeologists have found a\2,500-year-old tomb near Egypt's ancient pyramids in Giza, the\head of the excavation team told Reuters on Thursday.

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NEC launches world's fastest supercomputer (AFP)AFP - Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp, said it has begun selling the world's fastest supercomputer.

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Fox Orders Pilot Starring Barenaked LadiesLOS ANGELES - Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot for a variety show starring the Barenaked Ladies that will feature the playful rock group performing music and comedy skits along with guest actors...

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Rwanda Entered Congo Briefly -- Diplomatic Sources NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rwanda troops pushed briefly into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attack Hutu rebels early this week but have since returned home, diplomatic sources in Africa's Great Lakes region said on Friday.

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Hopkins rich in his own wayBernard Hopkins has been called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. He is boxing #39;s first undisputed middleweight champion since quot;Marvelous quot; Marvin Hagler in 1987 and has won an unprecedented 18 consecutive title defenses.

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Crunch day for Gold FieldsGold Fields may find itself without a board, a chairman, or the approval of its shareholders for its financial statements after a crucial shareholders meeting tomorrow.

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Leaked figures 'show pension gap'Britons are saving 57bn too little for their retirement, according to figures leaked to a Sunday paper.

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Megawati refuses to concede defeatMegawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia #39;s first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far

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Pakistani Commandos Storm Hideout, Freeing a Chinese HostageOne Chinese hostage was freed and another killed when Pakistani commandos stormed the hideout of Islamic militants in northwestern Pakistan today, government officials said.

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Pricey oil pushes US trade deficit to near-record levelsThe trade deficit increased to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday.

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Putin denies opposing India #39;s veto powerRussian President Vladimir Putin today said that he had been completely misinterpreted by the Indian press. Media reports had claimed that he was opposed to India #39;s right to get veto powers in the UN Security Council.

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Yahoo fixes two flaws in mail systemNews.com: Yahoo fixed two flaws in its free mail system that could have allowed a malicious user to read a victim #39;s browser cookies and change the appearance of some pages, Yahoo said Thursday.

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Circuit City Sales Trail Estimates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CC.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CC.N</A> on Tuesday reported a 2.9 percent gain in quarterly same-store sales but its growth lagged estimates due to a calendar shift and reduced spending through August.

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Human Lie Detectors Almost Never Miss, Study FindsAs he lies, the young man shrugs, flutters his eyelids and shakes his head. Another, on a witness stand, grimaces for a millisecond as he answers a question.

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Islamist Groups Vow to Spread Fight Across IraqIslamist groups including one led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi vowed in a video obtained on Saturday to take their battle in the rebel city of Falluja to all corners of Iraq.

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Cancellation of telecast rights Constitution Bench to hear ...THE three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Mr Justice N. Santosh Hegde, today referred the petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging the cancellation of the telecast rights and re-opening the bidding process by the Board of Control for

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NotablesThe San Diego Padres retired former All-Star outfielder Tony Gwynn's jersey No. 19. Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina is 0-5 since beating the Mets, 11-6, June 27, including 0-3 since coming off the disabled list.

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Huge haul of ecstasy in AustraliaSYDNEY - Australian customs officers say they have made an enormous seizure of the designer drug known as ecstasy. Two men will appear in a Sydney court Monday, charged after 820 kilograms of ecstacy tablets

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Harvard Wants to Clone Human Embryos (AP)AP - Harvard researchers want to be the first in the United States to produce cloned human embryos for disease research.

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Court: Ohio Should Have Held Election (AP)AP - A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Gov. Bob Taft should have ordered a special election to fill the vacancy created when James A. Traficant Jr. was kicked out of Congress for a bribery and racketeering conviction.

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Sports in brief: Locked-out NHL players look for workNHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.

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Conway Admits 'Vilifying' Oracle Bid, CEO (AP)AP - Fresh off his abrupt firing as PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive, an uncharacteristically subdued Craig Conway came to court Wednesday to defend his caustic counterattacks against Oracle Corp.'s #36;7.7 billion takeover bid.

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Iraq Clears Debt, Opens Way for Aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq cleared around \$81 million in debt it owed the International Monetary Fund late last week, fund sources said on Monday, opening the way for the first aid to flow from the global lender to Iraq.

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CORRECTED: Siebel Sees Sales Topping Street (Reuters)Reuters - Business software maker Siebel\Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue\would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in\licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.

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WPP Bids for Gray Global -WSJ (Reuters)Reuters - Britain's WPP Group Plc has offered to\pay more than #36;1.25 billion for advertising firm Gray Global\Group, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing an\unidentified person familiar with the matter.

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Europe blesses Oracle-PeopleSoft unionEuropean antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.

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Boxing: Williams to face KlitschkoDanny Williams will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in December.

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Feds snare 103 in Internet crime fightWASHINGTON - A summerlong effort targeting Internet crime has resulted in 103 arrests and 53 convictions on charges including use of quot;spam quot; e-mail to steal credit card numbers, computer hacking and online fraud, Justice Department officials said Thursday.

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Last Chance Until 2007: Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight! (SPACE.com)SPACE.com - Skywatchers on half the planet are gearing up to watch Earth's shadow consume a blood-red Moon tonight in the last total lunar eclipse until 2007.

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Davenport eases into Filderstadt quartersWorld number 2 Lindsay Davenport has set herself the target of taking over top spot from France #39;s Amelie Mauresmo, less than 200 points ahead in the WTA rankings, by the turn of the year and showed no mercy against Molik to reach the last eight.

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Phillies Consider John Russell for Manager (AP)AP - John Russell might be perceived as a long shot among Philadelphia Phillies managerial candidates.

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Oil Dives Below \$46 to 8-Week LowOil prices tumbled again on Monday, sliding to an 8-week low under \$46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.

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