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Prices down 14 for the week as supply threat easesSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed under \$43 a barrel at an almost three-month low Friday, logging a loss of 14 percent for the week amid rising US distillate and crude supplies and growing expectations that OPEC won #39;t agree to cut its output	2
State Government ITSimone Marstiller, Florida's chief information officer, will be online to answer your questions about the challenges facing her office. Filter columnist Cynthia L. Webb will moderate.	3
First Enron Criminal Case Set for Trial HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ENRNQ.PK target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ENRNQ.PK</A> dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former employees is set to kick off on Monday.	2
California considers open-source shiftProposed changes in state procurement policies would favor Linux and its offshoots.\	3
HP brand to inject new life into inkHewlett-Packard #39;s new quot;Vivera quot; brand name for ink products could make a good impression in customers #39; minds, according to analysts.	3
Magpies go double DutchPATRICK KLUIVERT struck twice as Newcastle United got Graeme Souness #39;s reign as Newcastle manager off to a stuttering start today.	1
No Easy Return for TrinidadRicardo Mayorga swung so hard at Cory Spinks throughout their fight last December that once, when a wild shot missed its mark, Mayorga spun around in a cartoonish pirouette.	1
Top Indian nuclear scientist deadA top Indian nuclear scientist and the scientific mastermind behind the country #39;s first atomic test, has died in the western city of Bombay (Mumbai).	0
Cyclical pressures likely to weigh heavily on tech in 2005 and <b>...</b>Technology stocks have underperformed the rest of the market this year, and professional investors have reduced their commitment to the industry as a growing number of analysts question the outlook for the sector.	2
Suspects Arrested in Rocket Attack On Afghan President #39;s <b>...</b>Afghan officials say they have arrested three suspects in connection with a rocket attack on a helicopter carrying President Hamid Karzai.	0
US senator calls for Annan's resignation (AFP)AFP - A US senator heading a panel investigating the UN's scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program called for UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.	0
Moya helps Spain draw first bloodCARLOS Moya fired Spain into a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final yesterday. In front of a record tennis crowd of 27,200, the former world No 1 bamboozled Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 at Seville #39;s Olympic Stadium.	1
Major-league reshufflingTAMPA - United Soccer Leagues announced that the organization and its professional teams have restructured the two pro leagues, the A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered division.	1
Linux To Ring Up \$35 Billion By 2008For a theoretically free operating system, Linux is -- and will continue to be -- a cash cow, a research firm said Wednesday as it predicted the OS will bring in more than \$35 billion in revenues by 2008.	3
Opera Browser To Be Available For Windows MobileNorwegian browser vendor Opera Software said Tuesday it has developed a version of its browser for devices using the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform.	3
Wakefield Starts Game 1 for Red SoxTim Wakefield Will Start Game 1 of World Series for Boston Against St. Louis on Saturday Night. Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona faces reporters during a news conference at Fenway Park, in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.	1
Gartner ITxpo spotlights security, wirelessEnterprise IT executives attending this week's Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., got a peek at several forthcoming products for security, CM (content management), wireless, and SOAs (service-oriented architectures).	3
UPDATE 3-US airlines agree to cut flights at Chicago #39;s O #39;HareUS airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago #39;s O #39;Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday.	2
Space Station crew heads homeTHE Russian and US crew of the International Space Station were due to land back on earth in the early hours of this morning. The astronauts were set to hurtle back to Earth inside a Russian space capsule, ending their six-month mission.	3
Real Madrid host AS Roma in a game of survivalThe Santiago Bernabeu will be under the spotlights when Real host Roma in a clash the loser of which will be in dire straits. Both sides are enjoying poor league form and injury worries as their new coaches	1
Intel slashes chipset prices by 35Intel has cut the prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by 35 percent, but maintains that the price moves do not reflect efforts to reduce inventory and are part of its normal business.	3
Microsoft bites back at NovellMicrosoft has introduced a raft of migration tools designed to persuade Novell #39;s NetWare customers to defect to Windows. The move, which comes less than a week after Redmond handed over half a billion dollars	3
Ukrainian rivals to hold meetingOpposing sides in the disputed presidential elections are due to meet, outgoing president Leonid Kuchma says.	0
Reports raise new questions on FDA oversight of drug safetyNew reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.	2
UPDATE 1-ING to sell Baring Asset ManagementFinancial group ING (ING.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to sell Baring Asset Management (BAM) to US groups MassMutual and Northern Trust (NTRS.	2
Carter and Jets Ready to Step Into the UnknownHe was the walking insurance policy the Jets did not want to cash and perhaps the one player his teammates hoped would never see extended time on the field.	1
A BRAVE NEW ENGLANDOkay, England v Wales doesn #39;t have the sense of rivalry as playing against Scotland. Out of 97 matches against England, Wales have won only 14.	1
Software Seeks Online BargainsConsumers in the United States are already spending record amounts of money online. One e-commerce company has a novel way to help Net shoppers hunt for bargains this holiday season.	2
Deadline Looms for Suspects in UK Anti-Terrorism Raids LONDON (Reuters) - British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States.	0
India-Pakistan peace hopes liftedThe leaders of India and Pakistan have revitalised a flagging peace process, analysts say, a day after the two met in New York for their first face-to-face talks.	0
SF accused of giving DUP veto over nationalist ministersThe SDLP has accused Sinn Fin of giving the Democratic Unionist Party a veto over the decisions of nationalist ministers as part of the deal to restore power-sharing.	0
A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination (washingtonpost.com)washingtonpost.com - Before me lies the patient, a Gateway computer running Windows 98. It is suffering from extremely clogged Internet arteries, unable to reach the Web. As one of The Washington Post's digital doctors, my task is to nurse the machine back to health so my colleague Kathleen Day can access her e-mail and file stories from home.	3
Software Tutors Offer Help and Customized HintsBroadly defined, an intelligent tutoring system is educational software containing an artificial intelligence component.	3
Two dead in Japan as typhoon wreaks havocTyphoon Tokage hit western Japan today, killing at least two people and snarling transport as it lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to evacuate.	0
Wall Street's Designs on '05? A Boom in Merger ActivityAfter years of self-doubt and housecleaning in the wake of Enron, corporate America has gotten a bit of swagger back in its step.	2
Citigroup Profit Rises 13 Percent (Reuters)Reuters - Citigroup Inc. on Thursday said\third-quarter profit rose 13 percent, topping most Wall Street\forecasts, as growth in consumer businesses offset declining\stock and bond market revenue.	2
Sybase Server Available On IBM Linux Hardware (TechWeb)TechWeb - Sybase Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to ship next year a version of its Linux-based database on IBM's eServer systems.	3
Scotland Coach Vogts Quits, Citing FansGLASGOW, Scotland Nov 1, 2004 - Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland #39;s national soccer team Monday, citing rude fans. Vogts, a German, held the job for 2 1/2 years, going 9-16-7 and failing to qualify for this year #39;s European Championship.	1
Judge cuts Microsoft fees to \$100 mSEATTLE: A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp to pay lawyers involved in its \$1.1 billion class action settlement \$100 million in legal fees, less than half of the original fees they requested, company officials said.	2
Iraqi Cleric Calls Cease-Fire After Bloody Uprising BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia to end attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides said Monday.	0
Gucci chief designs a bigger future for the brandRobert Polet, the new chief executive of Gucci, has vowed to double the size of the core Gucci brand over the next seven years. He also said that loss-making	2
Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.	3
Tuesday #39;s Sports TransactionsDec 7, 2004 - ATLANTA BRAVES Named Tim Conroy special assistant to the general manager-major league scout. CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract.	1
Bombs rock AsiaTWO people were killed and five wounded when a bomb exploded in Indonesia #39;s Central Sulawesi province yesterday. A police spokesman said the blast happened in front of a market in the town of Poso.	0
Yukos facing licences axeRussia #39;s Resources Ministry will decide in two weeks whether to revoke the production licences of oil major Yukos key Siberian unit Yugansk after it stopped paying taxes, a ministry source said Friday.	2
Fear keeps Darfur people in camps or town, says UK minister (AFP)AFP - A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.	0
Pepsi, Coke updating labels with more nutritional dataNo more math required to figure out how many calories are in that 20-ounce bottle of pop. Revised labels will calculate it for you starting next year.	2
Kremlin Choice Appears to Win in ChechnyaGROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by charges of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners. Little more than two hours after polls closed, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said preliminary results showed Maj...	0
Bush Tours Florida; New Hurricane Heads to SeaDescription: President Bush tours devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Ivan, which is now blamed for 49 US deaths. Tropical storm Jeanne, meanwhile, is headed out to sea after battering Haiti and the	0
UK welcomes corncrake's comebackThe rare corncrake is starting to return to England, but several other birds are still in serious trouble.	3
Iran Says U.N. Nuclear Ban 'Illegal'TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Sunday that demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment - technology that can be used for nuclear weapons - were ""illegal."" Hasan Rowhani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, said at a news conference that his country would nonetheless continue with its voluntary suspension of what he described as ""actual enrichment"" - the injection of uranium gas into centrifuges...	0
Football takes on added meaning at NavyForty years is a long time. It #39;s a long time if you #39;re in the desert with Moses -- by Biblical reckoning, the first man to fail to ask for directions -- and it #39;s a long time	1
US takes aim at e-mail spammersFTC says tracking them down won #39;t be cheap; rewards of up to \$250,000 needed, commission says. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of Congress have backed a program encouraging quot;bounty hunters quot; to track down e-mail spammers.	3
Sudan Says No Darfur Self-Rule, Questions Rebel Talks KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Monday ruled out any notion of self-rule for Darfur and said rebels in the western region would not secure the same concessions agreed with southern rebels after two decades of war.	0
Cingular Sells 33 of Indian Cell VentureCingular Wireless, the largest United States cellphone service provider, has agreed to sell its 33 percent stake in Idea Cellular of India for about \$200 million to a Malaysian joint venture.	2
Muslims travel to Iraq seeking British hostage #39;s releaseA two-man delegation from Britain #39;s biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq yesterday on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants Sept.	0
Don #39;t Stop DealmakingIt has been a long and tortured courtship. For years, health-care giant Johnson amp; Johnson (JNJ ) has held on-again, off-again acquisition talks with medical-device maker Guidant (GDT ). Now Wall Street sources say the companies are talking again.	2
Sudan says it will observe UN resolutionThe Sudanese gov #39;t agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan.	0
EU presses US to follow suit, after Russia ratifies Kyoto (AFP)AFP - The European Union executive welcomed the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change -- and immediately called on the United States to follow suit.	0
Undercover American agent sparks false alarm about Afghan suicide <b>...</b>KABUL, Afghanistan In Kabul, a US agent wearing an Afghan burqa fled police who tried to search her on Sunday, sparking fears of a suicide attack in the capital city.	0
Dolphins Break Through, Rip Rams For First WinBut that #39;s OK. Because after a 31-14 rout of the St. Louis Rams, they can #39;t be called total losers either. It was a whole team effort, #39; #39; said quarterback Jay Fiedler	1
Oil prices hold near 7-week lows on US weather forecastSINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady yesterday near seven-week lows on forecasts of colder-than-normal weather in the US northeast.	2
Floods Kill 55 in China, No Let-Up in SightFloods and landslides have killed 55 people in southwest China in the past four days, washing away homes and roads, knocking down power lines and leaving at least one city cut off, state media said on Monday.	0
Sierra Leone nabs S Korean boatsThe Sierra Leone navy seizes six South Korean trawlers after catching them fishing in their waters.	0
Don #39;t mention the #39;C #39; word to HewittLleyton Hewitt emerged from a three week break firing on all cylinders and was happy to talk about the teenage kicks of opponent Gael Monfils, the strains of the tour and the way to solve them.	1
OSDL Looks Under the Sofa Cushions for Signs of Linux GrowthThe Open Source Development Labs has gone into the soothsayer business and - based on research that it had IDC run up - says that the global Linux market will be worth \$35.7 billion in 2008.	3
Fastest man in world has great companyATHENS -- They are the most important 10 seconds, or thereabouts, the Olympic Games have to offer.	1
London Denies Mutilated Woman Corpse is of Margaret HassanThe mutilated body of a woman of about sixty years, which was discovered in Iraq in the middle of November, is not that of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, the UK Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.	0
Sun plans patent protection for open-source SolarisSAN JOSE, Calif.--When Sun Microsystems releases Solaris as open-source software, it plans to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the operating system--one of several ways Sun hopes to make Solaris more	3
The e-mails are back with attitudeThe e-mails have returned from two weeks off. The first week, they succumbed to the shocking news of Notre Dame firing Ty Willingham.	1
Pension Agency #39;s Deficit Hits RecordStruggling under a cascade of bankruptcy filings in the airline and steel industries, the government #39;s pension insurance agency said yesterday that its deficit has more than doubled in the past year -- to \$23.	2
The Politics of Time and DispossessionMake a commitment to subscribe, donate and/or place all of your book and other product orders from Amazon.com and others through MMN Shopping web-site by clicking here.	0
UPDATE 1-Safin and Andreev put Russia in commandMarat Safin overpowered Danai Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2 to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Friday.	1
Oil prices edge higherUS oil prices edged higher Monday as Iraq #39;s oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.	2
Remote control rifle range debutsSoon you will be able to hunt and shoot wild pigs and sheep via the net.	3
Ravens #39; Battle Plans for ChiefsOnce again, Ravens Insider staffer Dev Panchwagh breaks down the upcoming Ravens game. Thos week: how to defeat the Chiefs on Monday night.	1
UN forces and Haitian police clear barricaded quarter25 October 2004 - United Nations peacekeeping forces, together with Haitian National Police, have cleared the streets of Bel Air, a poor area of the Caribbean country #39;s capital, Port-au-Prince, which has been in upheaval over the past three weeks, a UN	0
Dell recalls laptop power suppliesOCTOBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 electrical adapters manufactured in China by Taipei, Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc.	3
New hunt for Pakistan militantsPakistani troops in Waziristan begin a new search for Islamic militants, among them a former US detainee.	0
Cendant Near Deal to Buy Orbitz PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CD.N</A> is nearing a deal to buy online travel site Orbitz Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORBZ.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ORBZ.O</A>, which is controlled by the top five U.S. airlines, for about \$1.2 billion in cash, a source close to the talks said on Tuesday.	2
Smith is latest injury blow for WindiesST JOHN #39;S, Antigua (CMC) - West Indies have suffered another injury setback ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, starting in Britain next week.	1
#39;Perfect #39; Boro Have Mcclaren PurringMiddlesbrough manager Steve McClaren believes his side last night put themselves on the European map with a perfect performance which even caught him by surprise.	1
Serena comes back from brink to win China Openoff a championship point before claiming a gritty 4-6 7-5 6-4 victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the China Open on Sunday.	1
PA Sues Online #39;University #39; For SpammingCousinLarry writes quot;Online #39;university #39; Trinity Southern University (Google cache of disabled site homepage) has been sued by the state of Pennsylvania.	3
Geminid meteor showers alarm area residentsWASHINGTON It #39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year.	3
India-Russia sign joint declaration, accordsNew Delhi: India and Russia on Friday gave a new thrust to their relations when they signed a joint declaration and eleven agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in banking, energy, space exploration	0
French output steps up the paceEurope's bigger economies register yet more productivity growth, while the UK starts to fall behind.	2
Peru's Shining Path Leaders to Face TrialPeru plans to hold a new trial next month before a civilian court for imprisoned Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman and 17 other top leaders of the Maoist insurgency, court officials said Monday.	0
Google Profits Fail to Push Stocks HigherStocks were little changed today as tepid earnings from Microsoft and Coca-Cola offset Google's strong third-quarter report.	2
U.S. Forces Capture Head of Suspected Iraq Militant CellU.S. forces have captured the leader of a suspected militant cell during a raid in the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.	0
Trailing by 16 points no problem for RattaySAN FRANCISCO - Tim Rattay #39;s winless 49ers faced a 16-point deficit with five minutes left. His top two receivers were hurting, and the opposing defense had not allowed a touchdown in 13 quarters.	1
Poll indicates crushing defeat for Megawati in Indonesian electionAn opinion poll published in Jakarta shows Indonesia #39;s President Megawati Sukarnoputri is set for a crushing defeat in next Monday #39;s presidential election run-off.	0
Soccer: Youth brings energy to a night drained of meaningOn Tuesday, Cesc Fabregas, a 17-year-old Spaniard, scored a flamboyant goal and ran the midfield so well that Arsenal thrashed Rosenborg Trondheim 5-1.	1
Asian Shares End Mostly Lower On Worries Over Oil PricesAsian stock markets closed mostly lower Tuesday on continued worries about the surge in global oil prices. Tokyo #39;s benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues slipped 43.	2
Microsoft Pays \$536 Million in Antitrust ComplaintsNovell agrees to pull out of a European Union lawsuit but says it will press for another settlement for damage to its WordPerfect software business.	3
U.S. Raises Alert for Mount St. HelensSEATTLE - Government seismologists raised the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Saturday after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor...	0
O'Keefe Reported Ready To Quit NASANASA administrator Sean O'Keefe will likely resign this week to take a \$500,000-a-year job as chancellor of Louisiana State University's Baton Rouge campus, university officials said on Sunday.	3
Take That, Boston. Again. And Again.F the Red Sox thought they could come into Yankee Stadium and change the direction of the American League East race, they have another thought coming.	1
TV Reporter May Be Jailed for Refusing to Disclose SourceThe reporter was convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to disclose who leaked him an F.B.I. videotape on an investigation of government corruption in Providence.	0
Cuban Tree Frogs Moving Toward S.C. (AP)AP - Everything from fire ants and coyotes to armadillos, lionfish and beach kudzu have made new homes in South Carolina over the years. So can the Cuban tree frog be far behind?	3

Prices down 14 for the week as supply threat easesSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed under \$43 a barrel at an almost three-month low Friday, logging a loss of 14 percent for the week amid rising US distillate and crude supplies and growing expectations that OPEC won #39;t agree to cut its output

2

State Government ITSimone Marstiller, Florida's chief information officer, will be online to answer your questions about the challenges facing her office. Filter columnist Cynthia L. Webb will moderate.

3

First Enron Criminal Case Set for Trial HOUSTON (Reuters) - Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ENRNQ.PK target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ENRNQ.PK</A> dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former employees is set to kick off on Monday.

2

California considers open-source shiftProposed changes in state procurement policies would favor Linux and its offshoots.\

3

HP brand to inject new life into inkHewlett-Packard #39;s new quot;Vivera quot; brand name for ink products could make a good impression in customers #39; minds, according to analysts.

3

Magpies go double DutchPATRICK KLUIVERT struck twice as Newcastle United got Graeme Souness #39;s reign as Newcastle manager off to a stuttering start today.

1

No Easy Return for TrinidadRicardo Mayorga swung so hard at Cory Spinks throughout their fight last December that once, when a wild shot missed its mark, Mayorga spun around in a cartoonish pirouette.

1

Top Indian nuclear scientist deadA top Indian nuclear scientist and the scientific mastermind behind the country #39;s first atomic test, has died in the western city of Bombay (Mumbai).

0

Cyclical pressures likely to weigh heavily on tech in 2005 and ...Technology stocks have underperformed the rest of the market this year, and professional investors have reduced their commitment to the industry as a growing number of analysts question the outlook for the sector.

2

Suspects Arrested in Rocket Attack On Afghan President #39;s ...Afghan officials say they have arrested three suspects in connection with a rocket attack on a helicopter carrying President Hamid Karzai.

0

US senator calls for Annan's resignation (AFP)AFP - A US senator heading a panel investigating the UN's scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program called for UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

0

Moya helps Spain draw first bloodCARLOS Moya fired Spain into a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final yesterday. In front of a record tennis crowd of 27,200, the former world No 1 bamboozled Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 at Seville #39;s Olympic Stadium.

1

Major-league reshufflingTAMPA - United Soccer Leagues announced that the organization and its professional teams have restructured the two pro leagues, the A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered division.

1

Linux To Ring Up \$35 Billion By 2008For a theoretically free operating system, Linux is -- and will continue to be -- a cash cow, a research firm said Wednesday as it predicted the OS will bring in more than \$35 billion in revenues by 2008.

3

Opera Browser To Be Available For Windows MobileNorwegian browser vendor Opera Software said Tuesday it has developed a version of its browser for devices using the Microsoft Windows Mobile platform.

3

Wakefield Starts Game 1 for Red SoxTim Wakefield Will Start Game 1 of World Series for Boston Against St. Louis on Saturday Night. Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona faces reporters during a news conference at Fenway Park, in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.

1

Gartner ITxpo spotlights security, wirelessEnterprise IT executives attending this week's Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., got a peek at several forthcoming products for security, CM (content management), wireless, and SOAs (service-oriented architectures).

3

UPDATE 3-US airlines agree to cut flights at Chicago #39;s O #39;HareUS airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago #39;s O #39;Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday.

2

Space Station crew heads homeTHE Russian and US crew of the International Space Station were due to land back on earth in the early hours of this morning. The astronauts were set to hurtle back to Earth inside a Russian space capsule, ending their six-month mission.

3

Real Madrid host AS Roma in a game of survivalThe Santiago Bernabeu will be under the spotlights when Real host Roma in a clash the loser of which will be in dire straits. Both sides are enjoying poor league form and injury worries as their new coaches

1

Intel slashes chipset prices by 35Intel has cut the prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by 35 percent, but maintains that the price moves do not reflect efforts to reduce inventory and are part of its normal business.

3

Microsoft bites back at NovellMicrosoft has introduced a raft of migration tools designed to persuade Novell #39;s NetWare customers to defect to Windows. The move, which comes less than a week after Redmond handed over half a billion dollars

3

Ukrainian rivals to hold meetingOpposing sides in the disputed presidential elections are due to meet, outgoing president Leonid Kuchma says.

0

Reports raise new questions on FDA oversight of drug safetyNew reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.

2

UPDATE 1-ING to sell Baring Asset ManagementFinancial group ING (ING.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to sell Baring Asset Management (BAM) to US groups MassMutual and Northern Trust (NTRS.

2

Carter and Jets Ready to Step Into the UnknownHe was the walking insurance policy the Jets did not want to cash and perhaps the one player his teammates hoped would never see extended time on the field.

1

A BRAVE NEW ENGLANDOkay, England v Wales doesn #39;t have the sense of rivalry as playing against Scotland. Out of 97 matches against England, Wales have won only 14.

1

Software Seeks Online BargainsConsumers in the United States are already spending record amounts of money online. One e-commerce company has a novel way to help Net shoppers hunt for bargains this holiday season.

2

Deadline Looms for Suspects in UK Anti-Terrorism Raids LONDON (Reuters) - British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States.

0

India-Pakistan peace hopes liftedThe leaders of India and Pakistan have revitalised a flagging peace process, analysts say, a day after the two met in New York for their first face-to-face talks.

0

SF accused of giving DUP veto over nationalist ministersThe SDLP has accused Sinn Fin of giving the Democratic Unionist Party a veto over the decisions of nationalist ministers as part of the deal to restore power-sharing.

0

A Digital Doctor Treats Computer Contamination (washingtonpost.com)washingtonpost.com - Before me lies the patient, a Gateway computer running Windows 98. It is suffering from extremely clogged Internet arteries, unable to reach the Web. As one of The Washington Post's digital doctors, my task is to nurse the machine back to health so my colleague Kathleen Day can access her e-mail and file stories from home.

3

Software Tutors Offer Help and Customized HintsBroadly defined, an intelligent tutoring system is educational software containing an artificial intelligence component.

3

Two dead in Japan as typhoon wreaks havocTyphoon Tokage hit western Japan today, killing at least two people and snarling transport as it lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to evacuate.

0

Wall Street's Designs on '05? A Boom in Merger ActivityAfter years of self-doubt and housecleaning in the wake of Enron, corporate America has gotten a bit of swagger back in its step.

2

Citigroup Profit Rises 13 Percent (Reuters)Reuters - Citigroup Inc. on Thursday said\third-quarter profit rose 13 percent, topping most Wall Street\forecasts, as growth in consumer businesses offset declining\stock and bond market revenue.

2

Sybase Server Available On IBM Linux Hardware (TechWeb)TechWeb - Sybase Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to ship next year a version of its Linux-based database on IBM's eServer systems.

3

Scotland Coach Vogts Quits, Citing FansGLASGOW, Scotland Nov 1, 2004 - Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland #39;s national soccer team Monday, citing rude fans. Vogts, a German, held the job for 2 1/2 years, going 9-16-7 and failing to qualify for this year #39;s European Championship.

1

Judge cuts Microsoft fees to \$100 mSEATTLE: A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp to pay lawyers involved in its \$1.1 billion class action settlement \$100 million in legal fees, less than half of the original fees they requested, company officials said.

2

Iraqi Cleric Calls Cease-Fire After Bloody Uprising BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia to end attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides said Monday.

0

Gucci chief designs a bigger future for the brandRobert Polet, the new chief executive of Gucci, has vowed to double the size of the core Gucci brand over the next seven years. He also said that loss-making

2

Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

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Tuesday #39;s Sports TransactionsDec 7, 2004 - ATLANTA BRAVES Named Tim Conroy special assistant to the general manager-major league scout. CHICAGO CUBS-Agreed to terms with SS Nomar Garciaparra on a one-year contract.

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Bombs rock AsiaTWO people were killed and five wounded when a bomb exploded in Indonesia #39;s Central Sulawesi province yesterday. A police spokesman said the blast happened in front of a market in the town of Poso.

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Yukos facing licences axeRussia #39;s Resources Ministry will decide in two weeks whether to revoke the production licences of oil major Yukos key Siberian unit Yugansk after it stopped paying taxes, a ministry source said Friday.

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Fear keeps Darfur people in camps or town, says UK minister (AFP)AFP - A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.

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Pepsi, Coke updating labels with more nutritional dataNo more math required to figure out how many calories are in that 20-ounce bottle of pop. Revised labels will calculate it for you starting next year.

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Kremlin Choice Appears to Win in ChechnyaGROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by charges of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners. Little more than two hours after polls closed, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said preliminary results showed Maj...

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Bush Tours Florida; New Hurricane Heads to SeaDescription: President Bush tours devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Ivan, which is now blamed for 49 US deaths. Tropical storm Jeanne, meanwhile, is headed out to sea after battering Haiti and the

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UK welcomes corncrake's comebackThe rare corncrake is starting to return to England, but several other birds are still in serious trouble.

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Iran Says U.N. Nuclear Ban 'Illegal'TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Sunday that demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment - technology that can be used for nuclear weapons - were ""illegal."" Hasan Rowhani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, said at a news conference that his country would nonetheless continue with its voluntary suspension of what he described as ""actual enrichment"" - the injection of uranium gas into centrifuges...

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Football takes on added meaning at NavyForty years is a long time. It #39;s a long time if you #39;re in the desert with Moses -- by Biblical reckoning, the first man to fail to ask for directions -- and it #39;s a long time

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US takes aim at e-mail spammersFTC says tracking them down won #39;t be cheap; rewards of up to \$250,000 needed, commission says. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of Congress have backed a program encouraging quot;bounty hunters quot; to track down e-mail spammers.

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Sudan Says No Darfur Self-Rule, Questions Rebel Talks KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Monday ruled out any notion of self-rule for Darfur and said rebels in the western region would not secure the same concessions agreed with southern rebels after two decades of war.

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Cingular Sells 33 of Indian Cell VentureCingular Wireless, the largest United States cellphone service provider, has agreed to sell its 33 percent stake in Idea Cellular of India for about \$200 million to a Malaysian joint venture.

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Muslims travel to Iraq seeking British hostage #39;s releaseA two-man delegation from Britain #39;s biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq yesterday on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants Sept.

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Don #39;t Stop DealmakingIt has been a long and tortured courtship. For years, health-care giant Johnson amp; Johnson (JNJ ) has held on-again, off-again acquisition talks with medical-device maker Guidant (GDT ). Now Wall Street sources say the companies are talking again.

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Sudan says it will observe UN resolutionThe Sudanese gov #39;t agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan.

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EU presses US to follow suit, after Russia ratifies Kyoto (AFP)AFP - The European Union executive welcomed the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change -- and immediately called on the United States to follow suit.

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Undercover American agent sparks false alarm about Afghan suicide ...KABUL, Afghanistan In Kabul, a US agent wearing an Afghan burqa fled police who tried to search her on Sunday, sparking fears of a suicide attack in the capital city.

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Dolphins Break Through, Rip Rams For First WinBut that #39;s OK. Because after a 31-14 rout of the St. Louis Rams, they can #39;t be called total losers either. It was a whole team effort, #39; #39; said quarterback Jay Fiedler

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Oil prices hold near 7-week lows on US weather forecastSINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady yesterday near seven-week lows on forecasts of colder-than-normal weather in the US northeast.

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Floods Kill 55 in China, No Let-Up in SightFloods and landslides have killed 55 people in southwest China in the past four days, washing away homes and roads, knocking down power lines and leaving at least one city cut off, state media said on Monday.

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Sierra Leone nabs S Korean boatsThe Sierra Leone navy seizes six South Korean trawlers after catching them fishing in their waters.

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Don #39;t mention the #39;C #39; word to HewittLleyton Hewitt emerged from a three week break firing on all cylinders and was happy to talk about the teenage kicks of opponent Gael Monfils, the strains of the tour and the way to solve them.

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OSDL Looks Under the Sofa Cushions for Signs of Linux GrowthThe Open Source Development Labs has gone into the soothsayer business and - based on research that it had IDC run up - says that the global Linux market will be worth \$35.7 billion in 2008.

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Fastest man in world has great companyATHENS -- They are the most important 10 seconds, or thereabouts, the Olympic Games have to offer.

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London Denies Mutilated Woman Corpse is of Margaret HassanThe mutilated body of a woman of about sixty years, which was discovered in Iraq in the middle of November, is not that of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, the UK Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.

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Sun plans patent protection for open-source SolarisSAN JOSE, Calif.--When Sun Microsystems releases Solaris as open-source software, it plans to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the operating system--one of several ways Sun hopes to make Solaris more

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The e-mails are back with attitudeThe e-mails have returned from two weeks off. The first week, they succumbed to the shocking news of Notre Dame firing Ty Willingham.

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Pension Agency #39;s Deficit Hits RecordStruggling under a cascade of bankruptcy filings in the airline and steel industries, the government #39;s pension insurance agency said yesterday that its deficit has more than doubled in the past year -- to \$23.

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UPDATE 1-Safin and Andreev put Russia in commandMarat Safin overpowered Danai Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2 to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Friday.

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Oil prices edge higherUS oil prices edged higher Monday as Iraq #39;s oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.

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Remote control rifle range debutsSoon you will be able to hunt and shoot wild pigs and sheep via the net.

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Ravens #39; Battle Plans for ChiefsOnce again, Ravens Insider staffer Dev Panchwagh breaks down the upcoming Ravens game. Thos week: how to defeat the Chiefs on Monday night.

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UN forces and Haitian police clear barricaded quarter25 October 2004 - United Nations peacekeeping forces, together with Haitian National Police, have cleared the streets of Bel Air, a poor area of the Caribbean country #39;s capital, Port-au-Prince, which has been in upheaval over the past three weeks, a UN

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Dell recalls laptop power suppliesOCTOBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 electrical adapters manufactured in China by Taipei, Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc.

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New hunt for Pakistan militantsPakistani troops in Waziristan begin a new search for Islamic militants, among them a former US detainee.

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Cendant Near Deal to Buy Orbitz PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CD.N</A> is nearing a deal to buy online travel site Orbitz Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORBZ.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ORBZ.O</A>, which is controlled by the top five U.S. airlines, for about \$1.2 billion in cash, a source close to the talks said on Tuesday.

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Smith is latest injury blow for WindiesST JOHN #39;S, Antigua (CMC) - West Indies have suffered another injury setback ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, starting in Britain next week.

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#39;Perfect #39; Boro Have Mcclaren PurringMiddlesbrough manager Steve McClaren believes his side last night put themselves on the European map with a perfect performance which even caught him by surprise.

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Serena comes back from brink to win China Openoff a championship point before claiming a gritty 4-6 7-5 6-4 victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the China Open on Sunday.

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PA Sues Online #39;University #39; For SpammingCousinLarry writes quot;Online #39;university #39; Trinity Southern University (Google cache of disabled site homepage) has been sued by the state of Pennsylvania.

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Geminid meteor showers alarm area residentsWASHINGTON It #39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year.

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India-Russia sign joint declaration, accordsNew Delhi: India and Russia on Friday gave a new thrust to their relations when they signed a joint declaration and eleven agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in banking, energy, space exploration

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French output steps up the paceEurope's bigger economies register yet more productivity growth, while the UK starts to fall behind.

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Peru's Shining Path Leaders to Face TrialPeru plans to hold a new trial next month before a civilian court for imprisoned Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman and 17 other top leaders of the Maoist insurgency, court officials said Monday.

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Google Profits Fail to Push Stocks HigherStocks were little changed today as tepid earnings from Microsoft and Coca-Cola offset Google's strong third-quarter report.

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U.S. Forces Capture Head of Suspected Iraq Militant CellU.S. forces have captured the leader of a suspected militant cell during a raid in the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

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Trailing by 16 points no problem for RattaySAN FRANCISCO - Tim Rattay #39;s winless 49ers faced a 16-point deficit with five minutes left. His top two receivers were hurting, and the opposing defense had not allowed a touchdown in 13 quarters.

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Poll indicates crushing defeat for Megawati in Indonesian electionAn opinion poll published in Jakarta shows Indonesia #39;s President Megawati Sukarnoputri is set for a crushing defeat in next Monday #39;s presidential election run-off.

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Soccer: Youth brings energy to a night drained of meaningOn Tuesday, Cesc Fabregas, a 17-year-old Spaniard, scored a flamboyant goal and ran the midfield so well that Arsenal thrashed Rosenborg Trondheim 5-1.

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Asian Shares End Mostly Lower On Worries Over Oil PricesAsian stock markets closed mostly lower Tuesday on continued worries about the surge in global oil prices. Tokyo #39;s benchmark Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues slipped 43.

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Microsoft Pays \$536 Million in Antitrust ComplaintsNovell agrees to pull out of a European Union lawsuit but says it will press for another settlement for damage to its WordPerfect software business.

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U.S. Raises Alert for Mount St. HelensSEATTLE - Government seismologists raised the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Saturday after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor...

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O'Keefe Reported Ready To Quit NASANASA administrator Sean O'Keefe will likely resign this week to take a \$500,000-a-year job as chancellor of Louisiana State University's Baton Rouge campus, university officials said on Sunday.

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Take That, Boston. Again. And Again.F the Red Sox thought they could come into Yankee Stadium and change the direction of the American League East race, they have another thought coming.

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TV Reporter May Be Jailed for Refusing to Disclose SourceThe reporter was convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to disclose who leaked him an F.B.I. videotape on an investigation of government corruption in Providence.

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Cuban Tree Frogs Moving Toward S.C. (AP)AP - Everything from fire ants and coyotes to armadillos, lionfish and beach kudzu have made new homes in South Carolina over the years. So can the Cuban tree frog be far behind?

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