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How the runs scoredAthletics first: Kotsay singled to right. Byrnes lined out to shortstop J.Lopez. Chavez singled to right, Kotsay to second. Durazo singled to right, Kotsay to third, Chavez to second.	1
IBM, Honda deliver in-car speech-recognition navigation systemIBM and Honda have jointly developed a hands-free and natural sounding in-vehicle speech-recognition system that will be offered as standard equipment on the 2005 Acura RL.	3
A monkey off their backNagpur: It is fitting that Australia won their battle against the Indian demon in Nagpur, here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground.	1
BAA enjoys a record AugustAirports operator BAA said it enjoyed its busiest August last month with 14.2 million passengers using its seven airports, an increase of 3.7 on August last year.	2
Jets ride second-half expressOn any given Friday, a team's hopes can be crushed or created. The AJJ Express (Aaron Flythe, Jimmy Yarde, and Julius quot;Juice quot; Williams) made it another TGIF for East Boston yesterday, leading the Jets over West Roxbury, 24-12, to stay atop the Boston North.	1
US State Department: Iranian Intelligence is StrongWhile US President George W. Bush repeated his concerns over the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, the US Department of State backed Secretary of State Colin Powell #39;s remarks that quot;Iran has been developing rocket systems capable of carrying	0
Cubs 6, Pirates 3 quot;You always have your goals, quot; Maddux said Thursday after leading the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. quot;One of them is always to win 20.	1
Fannie Mae #39;s woes may cost home buyersUS home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae, which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed	2
Asking Is Too Much for JeevesAn unsatisfactory conference call and disappointing forecasts send the search engine's shares tumbling.	2
Nokia plans 40 new models in #39;05HELSINKI: Nokia, the world #39;s largest mobile phone maker, plans to bring 40 new handsets to the market next year as it seeks to expand its already dominant market share amid increased competition from rivals Motorola, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson.	2
Fund Founders to Settle, Pay \$160 MillionNEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Gary L. Pilgrim and Harold J. Baxter, founders of a tech-based mutual fund that blazed and then fizzled in the 1990s, agreed yesterday to pay \$160 million to settle charges that Pilgrim took advantage of trading opportunities and Baxter shared inside information at the expense of investors.	2
16 die in fresh Nepal clashesSixteen Maoist rebels were killed in clashes with Nepalese security forces Thursday in the western district of Dailekh, Royal Nepal Army spokesman Deepak Gurung has told CNN.	0
Sudan bulldozes Darfur refugee campSUDANESE security forces bulldozed a refugee camp after forcibly relocating thousands of conflict-weary Darfur villagers, an African Union official said yesterday.	0
UPDATE 1-Potlatch to sell \$457.5 mln in assets to AinsworthForest products company Potlatch Corp. (PCH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to sell certain plants and assets to Canada-based Ainsworth Lumber Co.	2
Stocks Down, Starbucks, Techs Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Thursday, as a broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled investors, while coffee-shop chain Starbucks <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SBUX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SBUX.O</A> disappointed with slowing growth.	2
NHL, union agree to meet next weekAfter going nearly three months without speaking, the NHL has accepted an invitation from its locked-out union to meet next Thursday and Friday in Toronto.	1
Argentine Teen Kills Three in School Shooting BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A 15-year-old schoolboy armed with a pistol killed three fellow Argentine students and wounded six on Tuesday in a school shooting that shocked a country unaccustomed to such violence.	0
Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumphTo the rest of the world, they were the quot;In Your Dreams quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.	1
Peoplesoft deal to trigger industry consolidationPeopleSofts shareholders tendered 60.8 of their shares to Oracle on November20th, which in TBRs (Technology Business Research) opinion makes this acquisition approximately 95 plausible.	2
US Airways Reports \$232 Million LossARLINGTON, Va. -- Bankrupt US Airways says it lost \$232 million dollars July through September, more than twice as much as a year ago.	2
Parties File Suits Over Election Issues (AP)AP - A new political strategy has emerged in this photo-finish presidential race: File a flurry of lawsuits before the first votes are even tallied.	0
Pau Edges Yao in Clash of the Giants ATHENS (Reuters) - Spain's Pau Gasol got the better of China's Yao Ming in Olympic basketball's own clash of the giants Sunday.	1
Two bombs explode in SpainTWO bombs exploded today in two coastal towns in northwestern Spain, after a tip-off by a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist organisation ETA, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.	0
Browns 34, Bengals 17A record play helped the Cleveland Browns get their record to .500. Oh, and playing the Cincinnati Bengals didn #39;t hurt, either.	1
Venezuela Withdraws Ambassador From Panama (AP)AP - Venezuela withdrew its ambassador from Panama on Friday to protest outgoing President Mireya Moscoso's argument that she pardoned four Cuban emigres for fear they might be sent to Venezuela and executed.	0
A da Vinci Project Update for Canadian TownCanadian rocketeers hoping to launch a privately built spacecraft from the small Saskatchewan town of Kindersley met with community officials Thursday, updating residents on the missions progress and reaffirming their intent to fly.	3
1 in 10 bird species could vanish within 100 yearsBy 2100, about 10 of all bird species probably will be extinct, killed off by habitat loss, hunting and climate change, conservation biologists estimate.	3
Comic Strip Spurs Surge in Internet TrafficBy ELLEN SIMON NEW YORK (AP) -- Need any proof that traditional media can send readers to the Web? Look no further than this week's Doonesbury. The cartoon, which is in about 1,400 daily and Sunday newspapers and appears online at ""Slate,"" this week features character Mark Slackmeyer as Mr...	3
Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk (AP)AP - Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush #151; a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.	3
Liberty Media reports robust 3Q sales and profit growthNEW YORK, November 9 (newratings.com) - Liberty Media Corporation (LB3A.ETR) has reported an eight-fold increase in its third-year profits, while the company #39;s quarterly sales more than doubled from the year-ago levels.	2
No. 9 Texas Holds Off Missouri 28-20 (AP)AP - Cedric Benson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and No. 9 Texas shook off a post-Oklahoma hangover Saturday with a 28-20 win over Missouri.	1
Legal Woes Cut Into Bottom Line at RiggsRiggs National Corp. said Tuesday that it lost \$10 million in the third quarter, largely the result of \$13 million in fees for a small army of lawyers and consultants to help it navigate a growing list of criminal, regulatory and civil matters.	2
Ortiz Stones YankeesRamon Ortiz pitched four-hit ball for eight stellar innings and led the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees, 5-0, on Friday.	1
Baghdad under bomb and missile siegeBAGHDAD: As political divisions over the Iraq war grew, at least 10 people were killed and 16 injured when two car bombs and a missile attack shook the Iraqi capital in rapid succession last night.	0
France Cautious Amid Hope Hostages Will Be Freed BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) - France said Friday two French hostages held in Iraq were being well treated but there were hurdles to overcome to secure their release.	0
Oracle plans content management splashThe database software giant is expected to launch Tsunami, a competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft, later this year.	3
Airlines agree to limit O #39;Hare arrivalsSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Major North American airlines agreed to a voluntary limit of 88 arrivals per hour for flights serving Chicago #39;s O #39;Hare International Airport during peak traffic periods, the Transportation Department said ...	2
IBM Unveils Latest #39;On-Demand #39; Tech CenterIBM on Monday unveiled a technology lab for customers looking to test the company #39;s products for managing computer resources based on business demands.	3
Boeing: Pact Battle Not Linked to VoteBoeing Co. #39;s chief executive on Monday said his call for Washington to end a pact with Europe on aircraft development funding was not aimed at garnering political support ahead of the US presidential election.	2
AIG Target of Justice Department ProbeInsurance giant American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said its financial products unit is being investigated by the Department of Justice over possible violations of securities laws.	2
Bush, Kerry Not Invited to Annual Dinner (AP)AP - Neither President Bush nor Democratic challenger John Kerry has been invited to this year's Alfred E. Smith Memorial political dinner because campaign issues could detract from the ""spirit"" of the event, an official said Thursday.	0
Lancaster Colony Board Raises DividendSpecialty food maker Lancaster Colony Corp. said Monday that its board raised the company #39;s quarterly cash dividend by nearly 9 percent to 25 cents per share from 23 cents.	2
JVC and Fox back Blu-Ray DVD standardJVC has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, the group responsible for promoting the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format. This format aims to become the successor to current DVD discs for high-definition video content.	3
Last of Mercury Astronauts Remember #39;Gordo #39; CooperThe last of the seven Project Mercury astronauts who pioneered US space exploration in the 1960s remembered one of their own as a fearless pilot with the quot;right stuff quot; in	3
Jab linked to multiple sclerosisPeople immunised against hepatitis B are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a study shows.	0
U.S., Afghan Soldiers Arrest 10 Suspects (AP)AP - U.S. and Afghan soldiers conducting a sweep in southern Zabul province arrested 10 suspected Taliban after a firefight in a forbidding mountain area, the governor said Saturday.	0
Panthers running back out 2-5 weeksThe news got worse for the Carolina Panthers Friday. Running back Stephen Davis was sidelined with a knee injury days after star receiver Steve Smith broke his leg.	1
AMD Shows Off 2005 Mobile LineAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its increasingly popular mobile line of chips, named Sempron. The new processor has higher performance and integrated EVP anti-virus technology.	3
Warriors go sleepwalking Hornets up record to 2-19New Orleans -- Only one coach could praise his team #39;s effort following the Warriors- Hornets game on Wednesday night. New Orleans coach Byron Scott sat at the podium, looking weary but proud, and spoke freely about his team #39;s intensity.	1
Russia to join Nato in Mediterranean patrolsPOIANA BRASOV, Oct. 14. - Russia has agreed to send warships to help Natos naval patrols monitoring suspicious vessels in the Mediterranean , as part of a drive for closer counter-terrorism cooperation between Moscow and the western alliance.	0
Series proves baseball in October has no rivalFor all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball is the best game, the best theater in sports for moments to remember.	1
Microsoft Attacks Piracy With Free SoftwareMicrosoft is making a serious effort to attack piracy: by giving away free copies of Windows XP to pirated users in the UK. The move is currently targeted at consumers who may be using pirated copies of Windows XP by mistake.	3
No. 22 Oklahoma State 20, Missouri 17Jason Ricks kicked a 28-yard field goal with 55 seconds left and No. 22 Oklahoma State rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Missouri 20-17 on Saturday.	1
Second-Ranked Auburn Downs AlabamaTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four passes for 89 yards and a score, and No.	1
Google Desktop Could be Better\\Today Brad gave me a quick demo of Google Desktop .\\Its great that Google keeps innovating (and more power to them) but to be honest\I was a bit underwhelmed.\\caption: Google Desktop Homepage.\\It should be possible to quickly put together a Lucene Desktop which\performed the same tasks but was Open Source and based on web standards.\\There are a few steps here of course:\\ - Integrating lucene to index the filesystem only when files are changed. This\ can be accomplished by looking at directory timestamps and only searching\ directories that have changed since the last index run. \\ - Only indexing during idle CPU time. On windows you could build this around a\ screensaver. ...\\	3
Hostage Drama Continues As Another Beheaded Body Is FoundAn Iraqi militant group claims to have beheaded a second American hostage, two days after killing a US civil engineer. The group -- Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad, led by Al-Qaeda ally Abu Mus #39;ab al-Zarqawi -- is threatening	0
NL Wrap: Patterson's Homer Keeps Cubs in NL Wildcard Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corey Patterson clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League (NL) Wednesday.	1
Lawmakers request CIA's 9/11 report (Chicago Tribune)Chicago Tribune - The ranking members of the House Intelligence Committee have asked the CIA to turn over an internal report on whether agency employees should be held accountable for intelligence failures leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks, congressional officials said Tuesday.	0
Mass. legislators back work on embryonic stem cellsLegislative leaders voiced new backing for embryonic stem-cell research yesterday, speaking out after Californians voted to spend \$3 billion to lure the companies and scientists engaged in the much-debated research.	2
Holiday leftovers: plenty of QB questionsJoey Harrington is still a starting quarterback. Drew Henson apparently is back to being a future starter. And Chad Hutchinson is looking like a starter by default.	1
Ntini strikes early for ProteasKolkata - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have consolidated the Indian innings after South Africa #39;s Makhaya Ntini claimed the wicket of Virender Sehwag (88) on the third day of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Tuesday.	1
NASA Aims for May Space Shuttle Launch (Reuters)Reuters - NASA, recovering from the\four hurricanes that halted work at its Florida spaceport, said\on Friday it has set a launch target in May, 2005, for the\first space shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster.	3
Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya (Update1)Russia #39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.	0
Australia #39;s WMC Puts Defense Hopes In Untapped ResourceOLYMPIC DAM, South Australia (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) is pinning its defense from aA\$7.4 billion takeover bid by Xstrata PLC (XTA.	2
Toshiba Develops Dual-Format DVDToshiba with NEC and Sanyo, are backing the next-generation DVD #39;s called HD-DVD or High-Definition DVD. According to Toshiba and a disc maker, they have developed a dual-layer ROM disc which stores data in	3
Dell explores second factory in EuropeDellis considering opening a second European production plant to support its steady growth on the continent.	3
Virgin group to launch US online music serviceNew York, September 28: British tycoon Richard Branson #39;s Virgin Group has said it was jumping into the market for online music, with a quot;digital megastore quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.	3
Search Engine Forums SpotlightLinks to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Launches Search for Scholars - Adwords to Ban Affiliates? - MSN's 'Near Me' Search Button - The Difference In Traffic for #1 and #10? - Robots.txt Security Issues - One year anniversary of the 'Florida' Update - What is the Future of the 'Niche Directory'	3
Moon to disappear Wednesday night - temporarilyAstronomers say the Moon might look like a pumpkin Wednesday night before it completely disappears in the Earths shadow in the last total lunar eclipse until March 2007.	3
Air Force Clears Athlete of CheatingAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. Dec 10, 2004 - Air Force guard Dan Nwaelele will play Saturday against No. 3 Georgia Tech after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.	1
Clinton in Good Spirits Before SurgeryNEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Saturday, walking around his hospital room in street clothes and buoyed by thousands of get-well messages as he awaited heart bypass surgery early this coming week, people close to the family said. Clinton was expected to undergo surgery as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, said Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who said the former president was ""upbeat"" when he spoke to him by phone Friday...	0
Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A week after being swamped by a massive tsunami, water is only just beginning to drain off parts of Aceh's provincial capital, revealing the full extent of the horrific destruction, and yet more bodies to count.	0
Millions galore in Glenmorangie saleTHE clan Macdonald are in line for a 150m windfall following the sale of the world-renowned Scotch whisky maker to Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.	2
Sudan translator #39;seized in Iraq #39;Arab television has shown a video tape of a Sudanese interpreter in Iraq who said he had been kidnapped and called on his US employer to leave Iraq.	0
Birth control for koalasMELBOURNE, Australia - Koalas are considered in danger of extinction in parts of Australia, but in one southern state authorities plan to implant 2,000 of the furry marsupials with contraceptives to control their numbers.	3
Stocks Drop Under Drug Sector's Weight NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, hurt by a slew of negative reports from top drug makers and oil prices climbing by \$2 a barrel.	2
Khan guarantees medalBritish lightweight Amir Khan beats South Korean Baik Jong-sub to secure at least a bronze medal.	1
Japan's Supreme Court clears way for MTFG and UFJ merger (AFP)AFP - Japan's Supreme Court cleared the way for UFJ Holdings and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to merge by rejecting a bid to halt the deal by Sumitomo Trust and Banking, a court spokeswoman said.	0
Charley Shows Progress, Pitfalls in Forecasting (Reuters)Reuters - A few decades ago, the earliest warning\Floridians would have had of a hurricane would have been black\clouds on the horizon. Now people are complaining after\Hurricane Charley hit shore at a point just 60 miles off from\the track projected by meteorologists.	3
Defeat Throws Doubts Into Outlook of JetsWith the victory, the Steelers clinched the A.F.C. North title and maintained their hold on the conference's top playoff seeding.	1
High-Tech Publisher Tries 'Blogozine' (AP)AP - After Red Herring sank into the dot-com morass last year, Tony Perkins considered resurrecting the magazine that helped establish him as a Silicon Valley sage. He changed his mind when his college-age daughter scoffed and told him ""Red Herring is so 1990s.""	3
Tennis: Spain grinds US into the claySEVILLE, Spain It was not quite what Carlos Moy missed the first time. The setting was not his former home city of Barcelona but the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia.	1
Dry spell dooms NetsForget the 10 miles that separates their two home arenas and the fan chatter heard within that short expanse. The Nets and Knicks rivalry is now based on a different type	1
Warlord politics heats Afghan votePresident Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.	0
SHOT PUT Bizarre turn of fortuneA shot put competition unique in Olympic history -- ancient or modern -- turned into one of the strangest competitions in the Games history Wednesday evening as the sun was setting on the ancient stadium.	1
Gold Fields fate now in the hands of shareholdersMining giant Gold Fields will know after a crucial shareholder vote on Tuesday if it has succeeded in ending a cheeky hostile takeover bid by its rival Harmony to create the world #39;s largest gold producer.	2
Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates (AFP)AFP - The Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its two-day monthly meeting amid broad expectation that interest rates will be left unchanged due to signs of economic slowdown.	2
Update 4: DaimlerChrysler Posts \$1.27B Net ProfitAutomaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned 951 million euros (\$1.18 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its financial services division and its US Chrysler arm, rebounding from a 1.7 billion euro loss a year ago when	2
Video's Virtual WonderlandWe offer the video-game shopper a cheat sheet identifying some of the top titles of the season culled from hundreds of games released in time for the holidays.<FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B> -Don Oldenburg</b></font>	3
Hamas Leader Mashaal Surfaces in Cairo (AP)AP - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who's kept a low profile since last month's twin suicide bombing in southern Israel, made a surprise visit to Egypt on Sunday, but he deflated Egyptian efforts to bring Palestinian factions together.	0
Microsoft Integration Server on DeckMicrosoft (Quote, Chart) is ready to ship Host Integration Server 2004, offering a Windows interface to mainframes and legacy applications.	3
'After Kyoto' Takes Center Stage at Climate Talks (Reuters)Reuters - The Kyoto agreement to\reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn't take effect for two\months, but climate change negotiators are already fixated on\what happens when it expires in 2012.	3
Fallujah fight is not the walkover the US expectedUS-led troops battling for control of Fallujah yesterday took their fight against rebels to the south of the Iraqi city as scores of insurgents opened a new front in Mosul in the north.	0
Ortiz: #39;That #39;s all I do is hit #39;BOSTON - Monuments in New England are made from moments like the bookends David Ortiz gave the region on Monday. When has a baseball player had two walk-off hits at frenzied Fenway Park on the same day in postseason play?	1
Delta pilots to vote on proposed pay cut agreementATLANTA - Delta Airlines Inc. is hoping its pilots #39; union will approve a steep pay cut to help the company avoid bankruptcy. Delta pilots, currently among the highest paid in the nation with salaries that	2
Turnaround propels EaglesBoston College had been given an early quarterfinal boot from the Big East tournament by the University of Connecticut three weeks ago, but thanks to sophomore back Sam Brill, whose family lives about a mile and a half from BC's home soccer field, it was the Eagles who prevailed by the same score of 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the second ...	1
Pent-up demand for travel is primed for holiday takeoffAs the high-pressure holiday travel season rolls in, the transportation industry is anticipating some of the highest numbers seen in four years.	2
Europe leaders lavish with faint praiseGEORGE Bush #39;s closest allies in Europe greeted his re-election as a boost to the war on Islamic extremism but most European leaders barely managed to conceal the sense of disappointment they shared with most of the public across the continent.	0
Subsidy battle heats upPARIS The chief executive of Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, insisted Thursday that he was trying to prevent a trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies for Airbus by demanding an end to government aid programs for the rival aircraft manufacturer.	2
Cole misses England tripJoe Cole, the Chelsea midfielder, has withdrawn from the England squad to play in a friendly against Spain because of a stomach bug.	1

How the runs scoredAthletics first: Kotsay singled to right. Byrnes lined out to shortstop J.Lopez. Chavez singled to right, Kotsay to second. Durazo singled to right, Kotsay to third, Chavez to second.

1

IBM, Honda deliver in-car speech-recognition navigation systemIBM and Honda have jointly developed a hands-free and natural sounding in-vehicle speech-recognition system that will be offered as standard equipment on the 2005 Acura RL.

3

A monkey off their backNagpur: It is fitting that Australia won their battle against the Indian demon in Nagpur, here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground.

1

BAA enjoys a record AugustAirports operator BAA said it enjoyed its busiest August last month with 14.2 million passengers using its seven airports, an increase of 3.7 on August last year.

2

Jets ride second-half expressOn any given Friday, a team's hopes can be crushed or created. The AJJ Express (Aaron Flythe, Jimmy Yarde, and Julius quot;Juice quot; Williams) made it another TGIF for East Boston yesterday, leading the Jets over West Roxbury, 24-12, to stay atop the Boston North.

1

US State Department: Iranian Intelligence is StrongWhile US President George W. Bush repeated his concerns over the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, the US Department of State backed Secretary of State Colin Powell #39;s remarks that quot;Iran has been developing rocket systems capable of carrying

0

Cubs 6, Pirates 3 quot;You always have your goals, quot; Maddux said Thursday after leading the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. quot;One of them is always to win 20.

1

Fannie Mae #39;s woes may cost home buyersUS home buyers may see a slight rise in mortgage rates if housing finance company Fannie Mae, which is mired in an accounting scandal, slows purchases of bonds backed

2

Asking Is Too Much for JeevesAn unsatisfactory conference call and disappointing forecasts send the search engine's shares tumbling.

2

Nokia plans 40 new models in #39;05HELSINKI: Nokia, the world #39;s largest mobile phone maker, plans to bring 40 new handsets to the market next year as it seeks to expand its already dominant market share amid increased competition from rivals Motorola, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson.

2

Fund Founders to Settle, Pay \$160 MillionNEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- Gary L. Pilgrim and Harold J. Baxter, founders of a tech-based mutual fund that blazed and then fizzled in the 1990s, agreed yesterday to pay \$160 million to settle charges that Pilgrim took advantage of trading opportunities and Baxter shared inside information at the expense of investors.

2

16 die in fresh Nepal clashesSixteen Maoist rebels were killed in clashes with Nepalese security forces Thursday in the western district of Dailekh, Royal Nepal Army spokesman Deepak Gurung has told CNN.

0

Sudan bulldozes Darfur refugee campSUDANESE security forces bulldozed a refugee camp after forcibly relocating thousands of conflict-weary Darfur villagers, an African Union official said yesterday.

0

UPDATE 1-Potlatch to sell \$457.5 mln in assets to AinsworthForest products company Potlatch Corp. (PCH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it agreed to sell certain plants and assets to Canada-based Ainsworth Lumber Co.

2

Stocks Down, Starbucks, Techs Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Thursday, as a broker downgrade on the semiconductor industry rattled investors, while coffee-shop chain Starbucks <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SBUX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SBUX.O</A> disappointed with slowing growth.

2

NHL, union agree to meet next weekAfter going nearly three months without speaking, the NHL has accepted an invitation from its locked-out union to meet next Thursday and Friday in Toronto.

1

Argentine Teen Kills Three in School Shooting BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A 15-year-old schoolboy armed with a pistol killed three fellow Argentine students and wounded six on Tuesday in a school shooting that shocked a country unaccustomed to such violence.

0

Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumphTo the rest of the world, they were the quot;In Your Dreams quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.

1

Peoplesoft deal to trigger industry consolidationPeopleSofts shareholders tendered 60.8 of their shares to Oracle on November20th, which in TBRs (Technology Business Research) opinion makes this acquisition approximately 95 plausible.

2

US Airways Reports \$232 Million LossARLINGTON, Va. -- Bankrupt US Airways says it lost \$232 million dollars July through September, more than twice as much as a year ago.

2

Parties File Suits Over Election Issues (AP)AP - A new political strategy has emerged in this photo-finish presidential race: File a flurry of lawsuits before the first votes are even tallied.

0

Pau Edges Yao in Clash of the Giants ATHENS (Reuters) - Spain's Pau Gasol got the better of China's Yao Ming in Olympic basketball's own clash of the giants Sunday.

1

Two bombs explode in SpainTWO bombs exploded today in two coastal towns in northwestern Spain, after a tip-off by a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist organisation ETA, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.

0

Browns 34, Bengals 17A record play helped the Cleveland Browns get their record to .500. Oh, and playing the Cincinnati Bengals didn #39;t hurt, either.

1

Venezuela Withdraws Ambassador From Panama (AP)AP - Venezuela withdrew its ambassador from Panama on Friday to protest outgoing President Mireya Moscoso's argument that she pardoned four Cuban emigres for fear they might be sent to Venezuela and executed.

0

A da Vinci Project Update for Canadian TownCanadian rocketeers hoping to launch a privately built spacecraft from the small Saskatchewan town of Kindersley met with community officials Thursday, updating residents on the missions progress and reaffirming their intent to fly.

3

1 in 10 bird species could vanish within 100 yearsBy 2100, about 10 of all bird species probably will be extinct, killed off by habitat loss, hunting and climate change, conservation biologists estimate.

3

Comic Strip Spurs Surge in Internet TrafficBy ELLEN SIMON NEW YORK (AP) -- Need any proof that traditional media can send readers to the Web? Look no further than this week's Doonesbury. The cartoon, which is in about 1,400 daily and Sunday newspapers and appears online at ""Slate,"" this week features character Mark Slackmeyer as Mr...

3

Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk (AP)AP - Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush #151; a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.

3

Liberty Media reports robust 3Q sales and profit growthNEW YORK, November 9 (newratings.com) - Liberty Media Corporation (LB3A.ETR) has reported an eight-fold increase in its third-year profits, while the company #39;s quarterly sales more than doubled from the year-ago levels.

2

No. 9 Texas Holds Off Missouri 28-20 (AP)AP - Cedric Benson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and No. 9 Texas shook off a post-Oklahoma hangover Saturday with a 28-20 win over Missouri.

1

Legal Woes Cut Into Bottom Line at RiggsRiggs National Corp. said Tuesday that it lost \$10 million in the third quarter, largely the result of \$13 million in fees for a small army of lawyers and consultants to help it navigate a growing list of criminal, regulatory and civil matters.

2

Ortiz Stones YankeesRamon Ortiz pitched four-hit ball for eight stellar innings and led the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees, 5-0, on Friday.

1

Baghdad under bomb and missile siegeBAGHDAD: As political divisions over the Iraq war grew, at least 10 people were killed and 16 injured when two car bombs and a missile attack shook the Iraqi capital in rapid succession last night.

0

France Cautious Amid Hope Hostages Will Be Freed BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) - France said Friday two French hostages held in Iraq were being well treated but there were hurdles to overcome to secure their release.

0

Oracle plans content management splashThe database software giant is expected to launch Tsunami, a competitor to products from IBM and Microsoft, later this year.

3

Airlines agree to limit O #39;Hare arrivalsSAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Major North American airlines agreed to a voluntary limit of 88 arrivals per hour for flights serving Chicago #39;s O #39;Hare International Airport during peak traffic periods, the Transportation Department said ...

2

IBM Unveils Latest #39;On-Demand #39; Tech CenterIBM on Monday unveiled a technology lab for customers looking to test the company #39;s products for managing computer resources based on business demands.

3

Boeing: Pact Battle Not Linked to VoteBoeing Co. #39;s chief executive on Monday said his call for Washington to end a pact with Europe on aircraft development funding was not aimed at garnering political support ahead of the US presidential election.

2

AIG Target of Justice Department ProbeInsurance giant American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said its financial products unit is being investigated by the Department of Justice over possible violations of securities laws.

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Bush, Kerry Not Invited to Annual Dinner (AP)AP - Neither President Bush nor Democratic challenger John Kerry has been invited to this year's Alfred E. Smith Memorial political dinner because campaign issues could detract from the ""spirit"" of the event, an official said Thursday.

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Lancaster Colony Board Raises DividendSpecialty food maker Lancaster Colony Corp. said Monday that its board raised the company #39;s quarterly cash dividend by nearly 9 percent to 25 cents per share from 23 cents.

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JVC and Fox back Blu-Ray DVD standardJVC has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, the group responsible for promoting the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format. This format aims to become the successor to current DVD discs for high-definition video content.

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Last of Mercury Astronauts Remember #39;Gordo #39; CooperThe last of the seven Project Mercury astronauts who pioneered US space exploration in the 1960s remembered one of their own as a fearless pilot with the quot;right stuff quot; in

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Jab linked to multiple sclerosisPeople immunised against hepatitis B are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a study shows.

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U.S., Afghan Soldiers Arrest 10 Suspects (AP)AP - U.S. and Afghan soldiers conducting a sweep in southern Zabul province arrested 10 suspected Taliban after a firefight in a forbidding mountain area, the governor said Saturday.

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Panthers running back out 2-5 weeksThe news got worse for the Carolina Panthers Friday. Running back Stephen Davis was sidelined with a knee injury days after star receiver Steve Smith broke his leg.

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AMD Shows Off 2005 Mobile LineAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its increasingly popular mobile line of chips, named Sempron. The new processor has higher performance and integrated EVP anti-virus technology.

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Warriors go sleepwalking Hornets up record to 2-19New Orleans -- Only one coach could praise his team #39;s effort following the Warriors- Hornets game on Wednesday night. New Orleans coach Byron Scott sat at the podium, looking weary but proud, and spoke freely about his team #39;s intensity.

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Russia to join Nato in Mediterranean patrolsPOIANA BRASOV, Oct. 14. - Russia has agreed to send warships to help Natos naval patrols monitoring suspicious vessels in the Mediterranean , as part of a drive for closer counter-terrorism cooperation between Moscow and the western alliance.

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Series proves baseball in October has no rivalFor all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball is the best game, the best theater in sports for moments to remember.

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Microsoft Attacks Piracy With Free SoftwareMicrosoft is making a serious effort to attack piracy: by giving away free copies of Windows XP to pirated users in the UK. The move is currently targeted at consumers who may be using pirated copies of Windows XP by mistake.

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No. 22 Oklahoma State 20, Missouri 17Jason Ricks kicked a 28-yard field goal with 55 seconds left and No. 22 Oklahoma State rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Missouri 20-17 on Saturday.

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Second-Ranked Auburn Downs AlabamaTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four passes for 89 yards and a score, and No.

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Google Desktop Could be Better\\Today Brad gave me a quick demo of Google Desktop .\\Its great that Google keeps innovating (and more power to them) but to be honest\I was a bit underwhelmed.\\caption: Google Desktop Homepage.\\It should be possible to quickly put together a Lucene Desktop which\performed the same tasks but was Open Source and based on web standards.\\There are a few steps here of course:\\ - Integrating lucene to index the filesystem only when files are changed. This\ can be accomplished by looking at directory timestamps and only searching\ directories that have changed since the last index run. \\ - Only indexing during idle CPU time. On windows you could build this around a\ screensaver. ...\\

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Hostage Drama Continues As Another Beheaded Body Is FoundAn Iraqi militant group claims to have beheaded a second American hostage, two days after killing a US civil engineer. The group -- Al-Tawhid wa Al-Jihad, led by Al-Qaeda ally Abu Mus #39;ab al-Zarqawi -- is threatening

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NL Wrap: Patterson's Homer Keeps Cubs in NL Wildcard Lead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corey Patterson clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League (NL) Wednesday.

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Lawmakers request CIA's 9/11 report (Chicago Tribune)Chicago Tribune - The ranking members of the House Intelligence Committee have asked the CIA to turn over an internal report on whether agency employees should be held accountable for intelligence failures leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks, congressional officials said Tuesday.

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Mass. legislators back work on embryonic stem cellsLegislative leaders voiced new backing for embryonic stem-cell research yesterday, speaking out after Californians voted to spend \$3 billion to lure the companies and scientists engaged in the much-debated research.

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Holiday leftovers: plenty of QB questionsJoey Harrington is still a starting quarterback. Drew Henson apparently is back to being a future starter. And Chad Hutchinson is looking like a starter by default.

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Ntini strikes early for ProteasKolkata - Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have consolidated the Indian innings after South Africa #39;s Makhaya Ntini claimed the wicket of Virender Sehwag (88) on the third day of the second Test at Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

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NASA Aims for May Space Shuttle Launch (Reuters)Reuters - NASA, recovering from the\four hurricanes that halted work at its Florida spaceport, said\on Friday it has set a launch target in May, 2005, for the\first space shuttle flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster.

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Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya (Update1)Russia #39;s republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.

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Australia #39;s WMC Puts Defense Hopes In Untapped ResourceOLYMPIC DAM, South Australia (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) is pinning its defense from aA\$7.4 billion takeover bid by Xstrata PLC (XTA.

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Toshiba Develops Dual-Format DVDToshiba with NEC and Sanyo, are backing the next-generation DVD #39;s called HD-DVD or High-Definition DVD. According to Toshiba and a disc maker, they have developed a dual-layer ROM disc which stores data in

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Dell explores second factory in EuropeDellis considering opening a second European production plant to support its steady growth on the continent.

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Virgin group to launch US online music serviceNew York, September 28: British tycoon Richard Branson #39;s Virgin Group has said it was jumping into the market for online music, with a quot;digital megastore quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.

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Search Engine Forums SpotlightLinks to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Launches Search for Scholars - Adwords to Ban Affiliates? - MSN's 'Near Me' Search Button - The Difference In Traffic for #1 and #10? - Robots.txt Security Issues - One year anniversary of the 'Florida' Update - What is the Future of the 'Niche Directory'

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Moon to disappear Wednesday night - temporarilyAstronomers say the Moon might look like a pumpkin Wednesday night before it completely disappears in the Earths shadow in the last total lunar eclipse until March 2007.

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Air Force Clears Athlete of CheatingAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. Dec 10, 2004 - Air Force guard Dan Nwaelele will play Saturday against No. 3 Georgia Tech after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.

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Clinton in Good Spirits Before SurgeryNEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Saturday, walking around his hospital room in street clothes and buoyed by thousands of get-well messages as he awaited heart bypass surgery early this coming week, people close to the family said. Clinton was expected to undergo surgery as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, said Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who said the former president was ""upbeat"" when he spoke to him by phone Friday...

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Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A week after being swamped by a massive tsunami, water is only just beginning to drain off parts of Aceh's provincial capital, revealing the full extent of the horrific destruction, and yet more bodies to count.

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Millions galore in Glenmorangie saleTHE clan Macdonald are in line for a 150m windfall following the sale of the world-renowned Scotch whisky maker to Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.

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Sudan translator #39;seized in Iraq #39;Arab television has shown a video tape of a Sudanese interpreter in Iraq who said he had been kidnapped and called on his US employer to leave Iraq.

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Birth control for koalasMELBOURNE, Australia - Koalas are considered in danger of extinction in parts of Australia, but in one southern state authorities plan to implant 2,000 of the furry marsupials with contraceptives to control their numbers.

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Stocks Drop Under Drug Sector's Weight NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday, hurt by a slew of negative reports from top drug makers and oil prices climbing by \$2 a barrel.

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Khan guarantees medalBritish lightweight Amir Khan beats South Korean Baik Jong-sub to secure at least a bronze medal.

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Japan's Supreme Court clears way for MTFG and UFJ merger (AFP)AFP - Japan's Supreme Court cleared the way for UFJ Holdings and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to merge by rejecting a bid to halt the deal by Sumitomo Trust and Banking, a court spokeswoman said.

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Charley Shows Progress, Pitfalls in Forecasting (Reuters)Reuters - A few decades ago, the earliest warning\Floridians would have had of a hurricane would have been black\clouds on the horizon. Now people are complaining after\Hurricane Charley hit shore at a point just 60 miles off from\the track projected by meteorologists.

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Defeat Throws Doubts Into Outlook of JetsWith the victory, the Steelers clinched the A.F.C. North title and maintained their hold on the conference's top playoff seeding.

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High-Tech Publisher Tries 'Blogozine' (AP)AP - After Red Herring sank into the dot-com morass last year, Tony Perkins considered resurrecting the magazine that helped establish him as a Silicon Valley sage. He changed his mind when his college-age daughter scoffed and told him ""Red Herring is so 1990s.""

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Tennis: Spain grinds US into the claySEVILLE, Spain It was not quite what Carlos Moy missed the first time. The setting was not his former home city of Barcelona but the capital of the Spanish region of Andalusia.

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Dry spell dooms NetsForget the 10 miles that separates their two home arenas and the fan chatter heard within that short expanse. The Nets and Knicks rivalry is now based on a different type

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Warlord politics heats Afghan votePresident Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.

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SHOT PUT Bizarre turn of fortuneA shot put competition unique in Olympic history -- ancient or modern -- turned into one of the strangest competitions in the Games history Wednesday evening as the sun was setting on the ancient stadium.

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Gold Fields fate now in the hands of shareholdersMining giant Gold Fields will know after a crucial shareholder vote on Tuesday if it has succeeded in ending a cheeky hostile takeover bid by its rival Harmony to create the world #39;s largest gold producer.

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Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates (AFP)AFP - The Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) began its two-day monthly meeting amid broad expectation that interest rates will be left unchanged due to signs of economic slowdown.

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Update 4: DaimlerChrysler Posts \$1.27B Net ProfitAutomaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned 951 million euros (\$1.18 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its financial services division and its US Chrysler arm, rebounding from a 1.7 billion euro loss a year ago when

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Video's Virtual WonderlandWe offer the video-game shopper a cheat sheet identifying some of the top titles of the season culled from hundreds of games released in time for the holidays.<FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B> -Don Oldenburg</b></font>

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Hamas Leader Mashaal Surfaces in Cairo (AP)AP - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who's kept a low profile since last month's twin suicide bombing in southern Israel, made a surprise visit to Egypt on Sunday, but he deflated Egyptian efforts to bring Palestinian factions together.

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Microsoft Integration Server on DeckMicrosoft (Quote, Chart) is ready to ship Host Integration Server 2004, offering a Windows interface to mainframes and legacy applications.

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'After Kyoto' Takes Center Stage at Climate Talks (Reuters)Reuters - The Kyoto agreement to\reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn't take effect for two\months, but climate change negotiators are already fixated on\what happens when it expires in 2012.

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Fallujah fight is not the walkover the US expectedUS-led troops battling for control of Fallujah yesterday took their fight against rebels to the south of the Iraqi city as scores of insurgents opened a new front in Mosul in the north.

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Ortiz: #39;That #39;s all I do is hit #39;BOSTON - Monuments in New England are made from moments like the bookends David Ortiz gave the region on Monday. When has a baseball player had two walk-off hits at frenzied Fenway Park on the same day in postseason play?

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Delta pilots to vote on proposed pay cut agreementATLANTA - Delta Airlines Inc. is hoping its pilots #39; union will approve a steep pay cut to help the company avoid bankruptcy. Delta pilots, currently among the highest paid in the nation with salaries that

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Turnaround propels EaglesBoston College had been given an early quarterfinal boot from the Big East tournament by the University of Connecticut three weeks ago, but thanks to sophomore back Sam Brill, whose family lives about a mile and a half from BC's home soccer field, it was the Eagles who prevailed by the same score of 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the second ...

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Pent-up demand for travel is primed for holiday takeoffAs the high-pressure holiday travel season rolls in, the transportation industry is anticipating some of the highest numbers seen in four years.

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Europe leaders lavish with faint praiseGEORGE Bush #39;s closest allies in Europe greeted his re-election as a boost to the war on Islamic extremism but most European leaders barely managed to conceal the sense of disappointment they shared with most of the public across the continent.

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Subsidy battle heats upPARIS The chief executive of Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, insisted Thursday that he was trying to prevent a trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies for Airbus by demanding an end to government aid programs for the rival aircraft manufacturer.

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Cole misses England tripJoe Cole, the Chelsea midfielder, has withdrawn from the England squad to play in a friendly against Spain because of a stomach bug.

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