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Microsoft's Anti-Spam Effort Killed Amid Patent RowA row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.
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Four injured in rocket attack on German base in Afghanistan (AFP)AFP - A rocket attack on a German-run peacekeeping team in northeastern Afghanistan has left four people injured, one seriously, a spokesman for the multinational security force in the country said.
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Insurer Jardine issues warningShares in the UK #39;s largest insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) have taken a tumble after the firm issued a profits warning.
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#39;Paparazzi #39; watch calls time on celeb searchesSwiss watchmaker Swatch has teamed up with Microsoft #39;s MSN Direct division to launch a high-tech timepiece called Paparazzi. For wannabe celeb hunters, the smart watch offers specialised content from Time
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Syria-Dictated Move Prompts Political Uproar in LebanonLebanon #39;s hothouse politics have been thrown into turmoil by Syria #39;s insistence - at a suddenly summoned special cabinet meeting over the weekend - that the president
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EU confident over fusion projectNegotiations in Vienna this week may give Europe the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.
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Wisconsin running back Davis cleared to playRunning back Anthony Davis, who missed No. 20 Wisconsin #39;s last three games with an eye injury, has been cleared to play this weekend against Illinois.
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Keane on target as Republic winTOTTENHAM striker Robbie Keane scored his 24th international goal last night as the Republic of Ireland beat Croatia 1-0 in a friendly international in Dublin.
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Conoco leads race for 25 in LukoilMOSCOW: Us oil major ConocoPhillips is seeking to buy up to 25 in Russian oil giant Lukoil to add billions of barrels of reserves to its books, an industry source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Wall Street rallys as falling oil prices lure buyersBy George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. A big drop in oil prices helped stock prices move higher Wednesday.
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Moody #39;s May Cut Philippine Ratings on Budget Deficit (Update1)The Philippines may have its long-term debt ratings cut by Moody #39;s Investors Service, which cited the government #39;s budget deficit and debt.
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Howard Still PerfectThe Lady Bison, off to their best start in 21 years, improve to 5-0 with a 59-53 victory over visiting Loyola on Thursday night.
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Video games 'good for children'Computer games can promote problem-solving and team-building in children, say games industry experts.
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JBoss Takes On jBPM ProjectJBoss, owners of the popular JBoss open source development community, added another piece to its middleware product portfolio with the addition of the Java Business Process Management (jBPM) Project, officials announced Monday.
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Powerful drug kingpin extradited to USDrug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, wearing handcuffs and a bulletproof vest, flew late Friday aboard US government plane for trial in the United States, becoming the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever be extradited
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US goes to El Salvador in search of road pointsWashington, DC (Sports Network) - The United States men #39;s national team is aware of its struggles in Central America, but knows it needs points Saturday in El Salvador to assure a spot in the next World Cup qualifying round.
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Palestinians attack settlement after Arafat diesPalestinian militants angry over Yasser Arafat #39;s death have attacked a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip in what they said signalled the start of a new round of clashes against Israel.
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Ex-Banker Quattrone Gets 18 Months Prison NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes into suspected kickbacks involving some of the hottest stock offerings of the 1990s.
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Premiership: Pompey win thrillerPortsmouth won a seven-goal thriller at Fratton Park against Fulham, Aiyegbeni Yakubu netting a hat-trick. The home side were 4-3 winners in the end, although Fulham had earlier pulled back two goals after going 3-0 down very early on the match.
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Microsoft reduces ranks of its antitrust opponentsBRUSSELS Microsoft said Monday that it had reached legal settlements with two of its biggest adversaries in the software industry, Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
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New Zealand threatens to ban foreign crews after rise in ship jumpers (AFP)AFP - A large increase in the number of foreign seamen jumping ship in New Zealand has been blamed on an immigration racket and prompted a government threat to ban overseas fishing crews, according to a report.
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Musharraf: Political Steps Needed to Win War on TerrorPakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the global war against terrorism cannot be won without resolving the major political disputes in the Muslim world.
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Clarett Implicates Tressel, Ohio StateIn this week #39;s issue of ESPN The Magazine, controversial running back Maurice Clarett attempts to perform damage control with NFL owners and general managers concerning his image as the 2005 NFL Draft looms on the horizon.
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Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N. Korea (AP)AP - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.
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Arab TV airs video of 3 UN hostages in AfghanistanDUBAI: Al Jazeera television aired a video yesterday of three UN employees held hostage in Afghanistan by kidnappers who are threatening to kill them unless Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are freed.
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Cisco, Microsoft pledge security interoperabilityThe companies plan to share security features to help customers protect their networks from worms and viruses.
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100-meter winners are new crewATHENS Justin Gatlin of the United States held off a late charge by Francis Obikwelu, a Nigerian-born Portuguese, on Sunday to win one of the fastest 100-meter finals in Olympic history.
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Bextra report questions effects on heart patientsA study suggesting arthritis drug Bextra doubles patients #39; heart attack and stroke risks drew a sharp rebuttal Wednesday from the drug #39;s maker, Pfizer (PFE), as its stock price dipped.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your DataThis election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and what they buy. By John Gartner.
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IBM launches top-end Power5 serversIBM has filled out the top end of its eServer range with three multiple-processor systems aimed at datacentres and large enterprise clients.
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Eagles Bring Back Dorsey Levens (Reuters)Reuters - Dorsey Levens has found\employment for the 2004 season after the veteran running back\signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on\Monday.
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Tom Online Buys Stake in IndiagamesWireless Internet company Tom Online Inc. on Friday said it signed a definitive agreement to buy a majority stake in Indiagames Ltd.
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Karzai is formally declared victor in the Afghan electionsKABUL Hamid Karzai was formally announced the winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election by Afghanistan #39;s electoral board Wednesday after an international panel announced that irregularities it had investigated
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IBM Opens Up Design of Its Blade ServersInternational Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it is making the design of its quot;blade quot; computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider
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Stem-cell science: Mirage or shining city?Microscopic embryonic stem cells might hold the answer to afflictions from baldness, wrinkles, and age spots to the most intractable diseases.
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Franks Says U.S. Should Have Hired Iraqis (AP)AP - The United States should have quickly reformed the Iraqi army after most of its soldiers walked off the battlefield and got them ""working for us,"" retired Gen. Tommy Franks said Tuesday.
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Sudan says it will observe UN resolutionThe Sudanese government 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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Newsweek Headlines PSPOctober 18, 2004 - Much as it did to promote the PlayStation 2 as more than just a kids #39; game machine, Sony Computer Entertainment is again with PSP courting the major press to bring its message of gaming being the future of entertainment to folks who #39;ve
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Germany, Argentina hold no fear for SocceroosMATCHES against soccer powerhouses Germany and Argentina await the Socceroos at the Confederations Cup next year in what they hope will be a dress rehearsal for the 2006 World Cup finals.
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Brother Confirms British Hostage Is DeadBAGHDAD, Iraq - British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, his brother said Friday. ""We can confirm that the family has now received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors,"" Philip Bigley said in a statement he read on national television in Britain...
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AOL Building a BrowserAOL Building a Browser\\Firefox seems to have reignited the browser war. First, Google made headlines when it got hold of the domain name GBrowser.com pointing towards a possible browser release from them. Now, reports are out on a possible standalone browser from the AOL stable to be simply called AOL ...
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Microsoft, Yahoo Extend Contract for Web AdsRenegotiation may provide glimpse into Microsoft's search plans.
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Visionaries outline web's futureThe web will be more interactive and will use tools to mine its vast pool of data, say experts.
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Tax-Free Bonuses Tagged OutWhere there #39;s a will there #39;s a way, the old saying goes, but when it comes to ducking taxes it #39;s more like, where there #39;s a way someone will.
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Yanks Go Up 2-0; Cardinals Win OpenerNew York Yankees starter Jon Lieber, center, hands off the ball to manager Joe torre, left, as he leaves the game against the Boston Red Sox in the in the 8th inning of the game 2 of the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium in New York
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Bhopal Marks Anniversary with Candlelight Vigil BHOPAL, India (Reuters) - It was midnight when gas began to leak from a Bhopal factory and killed thousands as they slept in central India 20 years ago.
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Canon #39;s digital delightAlmost a year old, the Canon Powershot A80 is due to hit the stock-clearance bins soon, offering great value for a 4.0 Megapixel top-name digital camera.
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Roundup: Singh takes lead into final roundVijay Singh is making the game look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods #39; season money record.
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ETA Bombs Put Radical Basque Party in Tight Spot (Reuters)Reuters - The armed Basque separatist group ETA\showed it was not a spent force with Friday's coordinated\attacks at five Madrid petrol stations, but it also further\isolated the guerrillas' closest political allies, Batasuna.
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Chargers lose Caldwell for year, add McCardell, ShawSan Diego Chargers wide receiver Reche Caldwell will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee in Sunday #39;s loss at Atlanta.
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WebMasterWorld Conference CoverageWebMasterWorld Conference Coverage\\I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be attending the WebmasterWorld's Conference. I hope to be able to provide the conference coverage I have in the past for this conference, I actually plan on it, so stay tuned. The conference begins tomorrow morning and ends ...
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Dollar Plunges on Greenspan CommentsThe dollar sank across the board, dropping to multiyear lows against the yen and the euro on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said demand for US
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Retired Williams owes Dolphins: reportSPORTS NETWORK - Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams on Friday was ordered by an arbitrator to pay a huge sum of money to the NFL team, which filed a grievance against the star prior to training camp.
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Chiefs QB Trent Green Questionable (AP)AP - Quarterback Trent Green was undergoing X-rays of his sore ribs Monday and is listed as questionable for this week's game at Oakland.
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Economists expect job creation to pick upUS employers will add jobs at a quicker pace at the end of 2004 and throughout 2005 than earlier expected, according to a survey of economic forecasters out Monday.
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Mauresmo crushes ZvonarevaWorld No. two, Amelie Mauresmo of France, had an easy win over Russian Vera Zvonareva at the three-million-US-dollar WTA Tour Championships.
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Documentary Focuses on Kerry in Vietnam (AP)AP - John Kerry's former crew mates vouch for his Vietnam war heroics in a documentary being released in the midst of a campaign debate about his actions as a swift boat skipper.
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Australia Braces for Locust PlagueNew South Wales, Australia, is bracing for what authorities predict will be the worst locust plague in 25 years.
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Microsoft selling new Windows at cut-rate priceThe software giant is selling Media Center, its new version of Windows, to PC makers at a new, lower price, CNET News.com has learned.
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Morgan Stanley Profit Down, Shares DropUS investment bank Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on lower bond trading revenue, weak equities results and higher expenses, falling
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Worldstars routedJesper Mattsson scored two goals as Farjestad, one of Sweden #39;s top clubs, trounced the Worldstars 6-1 on Thursday. Per Hallberg scored in the first period for Farjestad
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Virginia Commits Funds To Lure New IBM JobsThe state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged \$600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax. <BR><FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>
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HALO 2: The aura still glowsIm suspicious of sequels. They can be rotten at their core, like reeling in a wealthy elderly spouse - not to carry on a legacy, but to carry off the money.
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Oracle May Drop Its PeopleSoft Bid Lower (AP)AP - Oracle Corp.'s hostile #36;7.7 billion bid for rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. could drop by one-third to one-fourth, Oracle co-president Safra Catz said Monday.
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Google 'saved' Australian hostageIraqi kidnappers ""Googled"" their Australian hostage to check his identity before letting him free.
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Santana captures Cy Young AwardCBC SPORTS ONLINE - Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana won the American League Cy Young Award Thursday, becoming the first unanimous winner since Arizona #39;s Randy Johnson two years ago.
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Carpenter blow for CardsPitcher Chris Carpenter, a 15-game winner for St Louis this season, will miss the opening round when they their play-offs campaign next week.
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Two Egyptians kidnapped in IraqGUNMEN stormed a mobile phone company office in Baghdad and seized two Egyptian employees, Government officials said today. The kidnapping happened last night in the upscale Harthiya neighborhood, said Interior
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Militants behead three Iraqi Kurdish militiamenMilitants beheaded three Iraqi Kurd militiamen, showing their deaths in a video posted on a Web site on Saturday and denouncing Kurdish political
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Powell leaves on Asian tour for talks on NKorea, US troops, TaiwanWASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell left here for a three-nation tour of north Asia focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.
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Cassini unveils mysterious Saturn moon TitanNASA scientists are poring over the latest pictures unveiling Saturn #39;s mysterious moon Titan. The images show distinct dark and bright surface areas.
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Australian surfer eaten by sharksTwo Great White Sharks have killed a teenage surfer off a popular beach in southern Australia. The 18-year-old man was attacked after falling from a surfboard being towed behind a boat at West Beach in the city of Adelaide, authorities said.
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Cingular offering the Sony Ericsson Z500aThe Sony Ericsson Z500a is packed with features such as 3D gaming, music ringtones, integrated VGA digital camera with zoom with video capabilities for short taking short clips.
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Britain agrees to Iraq troop-shift as US soldier jailed for prison <b>...</b>BAGHDAD : Hundreds of British troops prepared to move closer to Baghdad to help crush rebel strongholds, as a US soldier was jailed for eight years for his part in Iraq #39;s prisoner abuse scandal.
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Sun #39;s New Multi-threaded Processor, UltraSPARC IVImplemented using Texas Instruments #39; 90 nanometer process technology, UltraSPARC IV will double the application throughput of the existing UltraSPARC IV through expanded caches and buffers, a better branch prediction mechanism, augmented prefetching
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'We're Done' Can be Predicted Before 'I Do'By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter HealthDayNews -- It seems the seeds of divorce are sown long before a couple recites their wedding vows. New research shows certain relationship skills -- or the lack of them -- can predict whether two people are headed for marital bliss or a painful breakup...
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Intense Campaign Down To the Wire in UkraineViktor Yushchenko, the leading opposition candidate for the presidency of Ukraine, planned to hold a rally on Tuesday in a central square in this small city.
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Kerry Raises #36;2M for Democrats in N.Y. (AP)AP - John Kerry raised #36;2 million for Democrats in just a few hours Saturday, making two stops in this understated and elegant vacation destination for the Northeastern well-to-do.
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Consumers resume optimistic spendingConsumer confidence snapped back after the election, and retail spending was strong for a second straight month - signs that shoppers, the stalwarts of the economy, are shrugging off high energy prices and moving on.
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US wins bid to curb Syria in LebanonStepping into the middle of Syria #39;s bid to extend its influence over neighboring Lebanon, the US yesterday won UN Security Council approval of a resolution
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Crude oil may rise on inventory concernCrude oil may rise this week on concern US inventories are falling and supply may be disrupted from Iraq and Russia, according to a weekly Bloomberg News survey of traders and analysts.
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Via Tunes Open-Source Media PlayerXine media player takes advantage of video accelerators in Via chipsets.
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Diamondbacks add left-handerThe Arizona Diamondbacks signed left-hander Jeff Fassero on Wednesday with four games left this season. The Colorado Rockies released Fassero on Friday.
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Dodgers #39; Bradley Ejected for Throwing BottleMilton Bradley became the latest Major League Baseball player to go after the people who pay to see him perform. In the same month that Texas pitcher Frank Francisco was
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Taiwan #39;s Acer Inc. Reshuffles LeadershipTaiwanese high-tech giant Acer Inc. on Wednesday announced a leadership reshuffle and the retirement of Stan Shih - the company #39;s founder and a major figure in Taiwan #39;s bid to dominate the personal computer industry.
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TACTICS PAY OFF FOR SVENEngland head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was delighted with his side #39;s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Wales and happy with his new-look three-man strikeforce.
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Koivu finishes off AmericansST. PAUL -- The United States went into last night favored over Finland to advance to the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey. The Americans were rested, having beaten the Russians here in the quarterfinals Tuesday, while the Finns had to travel from Helsinki after knocking off Germany Monday.
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Bernie braves the BankThree investment banks, otherwise known as #39;Speed Investments #39;, own most of the Formula One business but are suing Bambino for a representative slice of control.
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Cuba Hospitalizes Dissident After Wife's Protest HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban authorities transferred a jailed dissident suffering from a herniated disc to a military hospital on Thursday after his wife staged an unprecedented protest in Havana's Revolution Square.
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What's Google Minus \$10 Billion?Google drops its price and shares offered. Its magic: turning the hottest IPO in history into a disaster.
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Is SunnComm a sham or the next, big DRM success?<strong>Feature</strong> From hell to hell and maybe heaven
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Industry reportDelta Air Lines Inc. #39;s plan to restructure some of its debt outside of bankruptcy has raised concerns among credit analysts who say the move could be tantamount to defaulting on the money the struggling carrier owes.
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Immune system could play role in male contraception, researchers <b>...</b>Washington - The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise - a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
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War By Fits And StartsWhy Fallujah won't be the last bloody battle in the race to pacify\Iraq in time for its elections
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EBay Eliminates Offense Verbiage from ListingsInternet auction giant eBay is toughening its offensive-material policy by eliminating offensive words used as search criteria or in descriptions of items.
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Battery Sales Power GilletteNet income rose 14 to \$475 million, or 47 cents a share, thanks to a 15 increase in sales at its Duracell battery unit, which benefited from the series of hurricanes that hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast US during the period.
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Eagles ink Brown to six year dealPHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Eagles showed their confidence in Sheldon Brown on Thursday, signing the cornerback to a six-year contract extension.
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Fannie Mae InvestigationLawrence J. White, professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business, discusses the investigation into accounting practices at Fannie Mae.
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Syed Mokhtar wins bid battleSyed Mokhtar, a Malaysian tycoon, appears to have won a takeover battle for motor vehicle and banking group DRB-Hicom after his bid was supported by prime minister Abdullah Badawi in a surprise decision.
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Secure Flight Program Moves To Test PhaseThe Transportation Security Administration last week moved forward with plans to test its new Secure Flight passenger-screening system.
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