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Els Takes 2-Shot Lead at American Express (AP)AP - His post-majors funk behind him, Ernie Els was back in his element Friday. Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and hope that he still has a lot to play for this year.	1
Goings-On Down UnderThings are looking up for National Australia Bank, which could be a good foreign investment.	2
JOHNSON amp; JOHNSON REPORTEDLY IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE GUIDANTJohnson amp; Johnson is in advanced talks to acquire Guidant Corp. for more than \$24 billion, according to a New York Times report.	2
BEA readies app server package for ISVsBEA Systems on Monday is releasing a version of its application infrastructure suite designed to enable ISVs to deliver products for SOAs (service-oriented architectures).	3
Context Specific Mirroring\\""Now, its not that I dont want to have this content here. Far from it. Ill\always post everything to somewhere on this site. I just want to treat each\individual posting as a single entity and place it in as fertile a set of beds\as possible. I want context specific mirroring. I want to be able to choose\multiple endpoints for a post, and publish to all of them with a single button\click.""\\	3
At White House, harder line with Putin consideredWASHINGTON -- A debate is brewing at the highest levels of the Bush administration over whether to adopt a tougher stance toward Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, who has systematically rolled back democratic freedoms and tried to snuff out democracy in weak neighboring states with little American opposition, according to US officials and policy analysts.	0
Analyst Says Flyi Could Go BankruptWall Street puts Independence Air's parent on its bankruptcy watch list after an analyst offered a grim forecast for the local, four-month-old low-cost carrier.	2
Elbow bend common in Test cricket: MuraliSri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says he is not the only bowler with a suspect action playing under the current International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations.	1
Wal-Mart September Sales Rise 2.4 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">WMT.N</A>, the world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its forecast range.	2
At Least 7 Dead in Russia School SiegeBESLAN, Russia - At least seven people were killed and 310 others wounded Friday, reports said, after commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where hundreds had been held hostage for three days by Chechen rebels strapped with explosives. Troops killed five of the hostage-takers but 13 others escaped, the ITAR-Tass news agency said...	0
Train maker wields axe on UK jobsTrain maker Bombardier cuts over 700 jobs in the UK, with the axe falling on workers in Derby and Ilford.	2
SpaceShipOne: Monday Launch Is OnSatisfied that his spaceplane is sound despite a series of unexpected rolls during Wednesday's flight, Burt Rutan will send SpaceShipOne aloft as scheduled to try to capture the \$10 million X Prize. By Dan Brekke.	3
Israel Continues Strikes in Gaza, Hamas Militant Killed in <b>...</b>The Palestinian militant group Hamas has threatened revenge for the killing of a Hamas operative in Damascus. Hamas accuses Israel of the assassination.	0
GM's Bochum Staff Vote to Resume Work (Reuters)Reuters - Workers at a General Motors\plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts\and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has\disrupted output at three other GM factories.	0
Attack on Hasina gets a worried Delhi to tell Dhaka: we can help <b>...</b>NEW DELHI, AUGUST 30: India has formally offered Bangladesh help in investigating the assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina some 10 days ago, in which 20 people, including grassroots leaders of her Awami League party, and nearly 200	0
US soldier, ex-Afghan militia leader killed in clashKABUL, Afghanistan -- A US soldier and a former Afghan militia leader were killed yesterday when American troops clashed with gunmen while searching the leader's compound in western Afghanistan, US and Afghan officials said.	0
Web Positioning With Top Results Or The Ability To Attract More <b>...</b>If placing your website within the top search engine results, entering certain keywords in Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, or Alta Vista, has become your daily obsession, stop for a moment and reflect.	3
Miller Wins Downhill for Fourth Win in Five Races BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - American Bode Miller won a men's World Cup Alpine skiing downhill Friday to celebrate a phenomenal fourth win in five races.	1
Miniscule atomic clock demonstrated in USWashington, Sept. 1. (UNI): Scientists at the US Commerce Department #39;s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are demonstrating the design of a new miniscule atomic clock that could be used	3
Two U.S. Embassy Workers Hurt in Bombing (AP)AP - The bombing at the Taba Hilton hotel in Egypt caused slight injuries to two American employees of the U.S. embassy in Israel and their families, the State Department said Friday.	0
Sharp exits US PDA marketSharp Electronics plans to stop selling its Linux-based personal digital assistant (PDA) in the US, reports Associated Press. The company will continue to	3
In Normally Strong August, Retail Sales Rise by 1.1 Percent From department stores to discounters, the nation's retailers reported sluggish August sales yesterday as consumers cut back spending during the generally lucrative back-to-school shopping month.	2
TCS in IT deal for Ferrari F1 carMumbi: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has tied up with Formula One racing car champion Ferrari to provide information technology and engineering services for the development of the team #39;s racing car for the 2005 season.	2
AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox Saturday.	1
IBM Exec Outlines PeopleSoft Deal (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - Q A: The development alliance will give both companies a broader reach in the marketplace, with the first offerings coming in early 2005, says Buell Duncan, IBM's general manager of ISV and developer relations.	3
Man Guilty in Case of Terror TiesA federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former businessman of lying about his ties to a terrorist leader, marking the second time Soliman S. Biheiri has been found guilty in a sprawling probe into whether Islamic charities in Northern Virginia were financing terrorist organizations.	0
Eagles 27 Vikings 16PHILADELPHIA Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 27-to-16. McNabb #39;s 45-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens gave the Eagles a 24-to-9 lead midway through the final quarter.	1
Mark Kreidler: Best of three?Bee Sports Columnist. A divisional title on the line against Anaheim at the Large Net this weekend, and, for the A #39;s, it #39;s still all about the Big Three.	1
Rangers hit as Rae loses outRangers go into tomorrow night #39;s Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA #39;s appeals tribunal yesterday.	1
Stonecipher pushes to end Airbus aidThe chief executive of Boeing Co. says his efforts to end government aid programs for rival aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS are intended to head off a wider trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies that could end up at the World Trade Organization.	2
Siebel moves toward self-repairing softwareSiebel Systems wants to cut the costs of tending its software by teaching the programs to manage themselves.	3
GDP Up, But Not Enough for Economists WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers fed a pick-up in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits, government and private-sector data showed on Friday.	2
Artest suspended for rest of seasonThe NBA has suspended Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest for the remainder of the season for his part in a brawl during the final minute of Friday #39;s win at Detroit.	1
GOP Congressmen Defiant on Intel Bill (AP)AP - Defying President Bush, Reps. Duncan Hunter and James Sensenbrenner #151; who led opposition dooming legislation based on the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations #151; said they won't change their minds without Senate concessions.	0
Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July (Reuters)Reuters - Housing starts rebounded sharply in\July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by\posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September\2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed.	2
Funk shakes off slow startFred Funk needed a late rally yesterday on a sticky, steamy day to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Buick Championship.	1
The Fight: NBA, fans, moralsIndiana Pacers player Ron Artest #39;s charging into the stands after a fan who allegedly threw a beer at him Friday, as a fight between members of the	1
Motions in Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Hidden SuperstructureChandra X-Ray Observatory -- A nearby galaxy cluster is facing an intergalactic headwind as it is pulled by an underlying superstructure of dark matter, according to new evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Astronomers think that most of the matter in the universe is concentrated in long large filaments of dark matter and that galaxy clusters are formed where these filaments intersect...	3
Defense Bill Would Nullify \$23B Boeing DealBoeing would lose last year's deal to lease and sell aircraft refueling tankers to the Air Force, while a plan to close some bases would go forward under a nearly \$450 billion defense bill moving toward approval in the House.	2
Cracking the Insurance Biz Wide OpenEliot Spitzer #39;s run at insurance broker Marsh amp; McLennan (MMC ) looks increasingly as if it could be just the opening battle in a wide-ranging war against abuses in the insurance industry.	2
Chinese Showcase Eco-Friendly CarsThe Habo No. 1 looks like any one of the legions of Volkswagen sedans in China. But a peek under the hood reveals an array of chrome canisters instead of the usual engine - the Habo is fueled not by gas but hydrogen peroxide.	3
Radcliffe is running againPaula Radcliffe stepped up her training in Athens this morning as she prepares to make a final decision over whether to run the 10,000m on Friday night.	1
Spain: Barcelona beat Deportivo to maintain leadBARCELONA/ALBACETE, Nov 6 (SW) - Barcelona defeated Deportivo la Corua to maintain their lead in La Liga, while Albacete and Real Betis held each other to a draw.	1
Trial by Fire (Forbes.com)Forbes.com - Covad Communications (2, COVD) deserves a gold star simply for surviving the Internet wipeout. Rivals like Rhythms and NorthPoint are memories. In the 1990s Covad built the nation's largest digital subscriber line (DSL) network, offering rapid net access, but fell into Chapter 11 and got delisted from Nasdaq. Now the company is back from bankruptcy, trading on the o-t-c bulletin board and narrowing its losses. For 2004's first half the red ink shrank 66 to #36;21 million. Revenues increased a healthy 18 to #36;216 million.	2
Lab Helps Bring China Orchids to Maryland (AP)AP - Thomas Handwerker leans close to a young orchid, just over from China, to inspect its deep green leaves. He knows exactly where a long, flowery spindle will sprout. He's a career horticulturist, but he doesn't know a thing about growing phalaenopsis orchids. Handwerker is counting on farmers along the eastern shore region of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia to do the work of cultivating this brood of 30,000 orchids.	3
SunTrust reportedly will close 60 branches after mergerSunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) will close about 60 branches after the completion of its acquisition of Memphis, Tenn.-based National Commerce Financial Corp.	2
U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil, Gold Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decline in the price of oil helped lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on Tuesday.	2
Geminid Meteor Shower Could Be SpectacularWASHINGTON -- It #39;s a global celestial event, and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year.	3
Phelps #39; gold rushATHENS, Greece - The night before, Michael Phelps had stood by the pool with a strained smile and a bronze medal, his quest for Olympic immortality dashed, his million-dollar bonus lost, his gold medal count stuck on one.	1
Credit Raters' Power Abused, Borrowers SayCorporations, municipalities and foreign governments have grown wary of the big three credit-rating companies as they have expanded into global powers without formal oversight.	2
McDowell leads German Masters; three Ryder Cup players miss cutNorthern Ireland #39;s Graeme McDowell, a former top-ranked college golfer at Alabama, shot an 8-under-par 64 Friday for a three-stroke lead at the German Masters, where three European Ryder Cup players missed the cut.	1
Access to Tom Ridge or bustWhen Amit Yoran last week became the third cybersecurity chief to leave his post in less than two years, most folks barely noticed.	3
FDA approves use of chip in patientsThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient #39;s medical details to doctors, speeding care.	2
Cardinals Fall Flat in Stunning Sweep (AP)AP - The sign at Busch Stadium pleaded: ""Will the real Cardinals report and play?"" The answer in Game 4, just as in the first three games, was emphatic: No!	1
Rathbone is #39;like Gregan #39;AUSTRALIAN coach Eddie Jones rates winger Clyde Rathbone a potential successor to Wallaby captain George Gregan as the pair reach Test career milestones tonight against South Africa in Durban.	1
Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant (AP)AP - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.	3
No. 3 Auburn Tops Tennessee for SEC Title ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell threw for a career-high 374 yards along with three touchdowns as third-ranked Auburn stated its case for a spot in the Orange Bowl with a 38-28 victory over No. 15 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference Championship at the Georgia Dome.	1
Alberta Senate election candidates question Klein's resolve on Senate reform (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Senate reform will not be taken seriously by Ottawa unless Premier Ralph Klein gets more strongly behind the issue, say candidates in Alberta's Senate selection race.	0
EU constitution signed in RomeThe leaders of the European Union #39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try	0
Regulators Adopt Tighter Rules on Accounting for Stock OptionsAccounting regulators adopted rules yesterday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.	2
McAfee releases VirusScan with intrusion preventionMcAfee's VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i integrates intrusion-prevention services and firewall technology with antivirus software to automatically protect PCs and file servers from new malicious code outbreaks.	3
Toomer, O #39;Hara still questionable for GiantsNew York Giants receiver Amani Toomer returned to practice Friday and participated in some individual drills, but his status for Sunday #39;s game against the Minnesota Vikings is still undecided.	1
Karzai on Brink of Victory in Afghanistan (AP)AP - Hamid Karzai was closing in Sunday on a majority of the votes in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, leaving only an investigation of alleged irregularities between the U.S.-backed incumbent and a five-year mandate.	0
Recent Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry (AP)AP - Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:	3
Napster To Enter Mobile Ringtone ArenaThanks two a partnership with Dwango Wireless; the new Napster is prepared to enter the mobile technology realm. But this time, it #39;s not for illegal mp3s.	3
Brazil Jobless Falls to 7-Month LowBrazil #39;s unemployment rate fell in July for the third straight month to a seven-month low of 11.2 percent and wages rose, underscoring the strengthening economy, official data showed on Thursday.	2
Doan Goal Lifts Canada to World Cup GloryShane Doan scored 34 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.	1
Former OAS Chief Under House Arrest in Bribe Probe SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - A Costa Rican judge on Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American States under house arrest for six months, while he is investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said.	0
Moving on from that old lineWHY are Telstra shares yielding about 9 per cent on a gross dividend basis, even though revenue and profits are rising at an annual rate of about 4 per cent?	2
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Thursday, September 30, 2004 12 <b>...</b>Turning point: Austin Kearns slugged a two-run homer in the 12th to win it for the Reds. CHICAGO -- Big names come to town. The payroll increases.	1
Charges are reduced for one Abu Ghraib defendantMANNHEIM, Germany Charges were reduced Wednesday against a US military policewoman accused in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.	0
Former Lebanese Cabinet minister wounded in Beirut car bombingBEIRUT, Lebanon: A car bomb exploded in Beirut early Friday, wounding former Lebanese Cabinet minister Marwan Hamadeh and killing his driver, security officials said.	0
Brief: Oracle reshuffles executives at PeopleSoftOracle Corp., now in the process of digesting its rival PeopleSoft Inc., did a top executive reshuffle in time for the new year, according to documents filed with the SEC.	3
P-to-P backers propose new distribution modelsWASHINGTON - A complete rewrite of the U.S. copyright system was just one proposal aired Thursday during a contentious series of panel discussions at a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) workshop on peer-to-peer technology.	3
Africa backs French troops in Ivory CoastADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The African Union (AU) said yesterday it supports United Nations and French intervention in Ivory Coast as UN Security Council held talks last night on a French resolution to impose an arms embargo on Ivory Coast.	0
Battleground voters wrestle with US economy, security (AFP)AFP - Political strategists determined early on that this year's White House race would come down to a block of uncommitted or quot;swing quot; voters in a smattering of US states.	0
Moto Touts PTT UpgradeSCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - message board) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc.	2
Team is mum on aceST. LOUIS -- In the best of all worlds for the Red Sox, they would be World Series champions by Saturday, the next time Curt Schilling is scheduled to pitch. Schilling could kick back, savor the victory parade and the avalanche of accolades, and prepare to undergo surgery to repair the dislocated tendon in his right ankle.	1
Mubarak, Obasanjo discuss bilateral ties, African crises (AFP)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo for talks that focused on enhancing bilateral ties and the various conflicts troubling the African continent.	0
Intel lowers third-quarter expectationsTech bellwether cites drop in demand for PC processors and flash memory.	3
New Video Game Stirs Up ControversyIt #39;s a long way from pac-man. quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas quot;, the latest installment of the popular criminal craze video game, is now on the streets firing up new debate.	3
Canada to Set Up Do-Not-Call Telemarketing List OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian families could soon enjoy a measure of peace and quiet at dinner time as the result of legislation introduced on Monday to limit the right of telemarketers to make unsolicited calls.	3
UBS to buy Schwab #39;s capital markets unit for \$265mnLONDON, September 1 (New Ratings) - UBS AG (UBR.FSE) has reportedly agreed to acquire Charles Schwab Corporations capital markets unit for \$265 million in an all cash deal.	2
Australia #39;s Molik wins women #39;s singles tennis bronzeUnseeded Alicia Molik of Australia upset No. 3 Anastasia Myskina of Russia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Olympic women #39;s singles tennis bronze medal.	1
BMW Keeps 2004 ForecastGerman premium carmaker BMW reported a lower-than-expected 7.6 percent rise in third-quarter pretax profit, but reaffirmed its forecast for record revenues, earnings and car sales in 2004.	2
Inflation slips to 2.3 per cent; but some still predict higher <b>...</b>OTTAWA (CP) - Despite a rise in the price of gasoline last month, the annual inflation rate dipped slightly to 2.3 per cent. However, the core rate of inflation rose a bit more than analysts had expected, fuelling	2
FAO opens flagship Manhattan storeFAO Schwarz, the upmarket toy retailer that has been closed for nearly a year, yesterday opened its redesigned flagship Manhattan store in time for the start of the holiday spending season.	2
Delta Air Lines reports a fourfold increase in lossesNEW YORK, October 20 (newratings.com) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.NYS) has inched further towards a potential bankruptcy, with the company #39;s 3Q04 losses nearly quadrupling from the year-ago levels.	2
NYRA Picks Chief Out of Racing FormCharles Hayward, a former top executive with The Daily Racing Form and Little Brown Publishing, was named yesterday to the top management position at the troubled New York Racing Association.	2
FCC OKs Cingular Bid for AT T Wireless (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications\Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved\Cingular Wireless' #36;41 billion cash acquisition of AT T\Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle\for the deal.	2
Safeway Earnings Drop on California StrikeSafeway Inc.'s third-quarter profit shrank by 21 percent as the supermarket giant continued to absorb financial aftershocks from a devastating strike in Southern California earlier this year.	2
Arsenal trio in injury race for Old Trafford summit (AFP)AFP - Arsenal striker Thierry Henry insists he will throw off an ankle injury to play in Sunday's Premiership showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford.	0
Middlesbrough Beats Lazio in UEFA Cup Soccer Match (Update1)Boudewijn Zenden scored twice as Middlesbrough defeated two-time Italian champion Lazio 2-0 to post its second straight victory in the group stage of European soccer #39;s UEFA Cup.	1
Nortel Has Third-Quarter Loss of 6 Cents on Costs (Update2)Nortel Networks Corp., which is restating results back to 1999, said it had a third-quarter loss of 6 cents a share because of expenses related to job cuts and a wireless contract in India.	2
Falluja victims, 56 killed, 40 injuredAt least 13 Iraqis were killed and other 50 injured most of them are members of the Iraqi police in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted a main inspection point for the Iraqi police at al-Rasheed street in the downtown of Baghdad.	0
US aid enters IndonesiaBANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- After the devastation wreaked by the seas, a deluge from the skies deepened the misery for tsunami-stricken areas yesterday, triggering flash floods in Sri Lanka that sent evacuees fleeing and increasing the threat of deadly disease as survivors shivered in relief centers. The death toll was likely to hit 150,000.	0
Debit Cards Give Plastic Edge Over Paper2003 was the first time plastic and other electronic payment methods beat out checks, according to a survey released yesterday by the Federal Reserve.	3
Kodak wins patent lawsuit against SunA federal jury in New York has dealt a legal blow to Sun Microsystems Inc., ruling that Sun violated several patents held by Eastman Kodak Co.	2
Congressional Action at a Glance (AP)AP - Action on Friday as the 108th Congress moved toward adjournment, which is expected on Saturday:	0
Solar power bill supportedGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday threw his support behind a bill to dramatically increase the number of California homes using solar power, reviving a legislative effort that seemed all but dead last week.	2

Els Takes 2-Shot Lead at American Express (AP)AP - His post-majors funk behind him, Ernie Els was back in his element Friday. Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and hope that he still has a lot to play for this year.

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Goings-On Down UnderThings are looking up for National Australia Bank, which could be a good foreign investment.

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JOHNSON amp; JOHNSON REPORTEDLY IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE GUIDANTJohnson amp; Johnson is in advanced talks to acquire Guidant Corp. for more than \$24 billion, according to a New York Times report.

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BEA readies app server package for ISVsBEA Systems on Monday is releasing a version of its application infrastructure suite designed to enable ISVs to deliver products for SOAs (service-oriented architectures).

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Context Specific Mirroring\\""Now, its not that I dont want to have this content here. Far from it. Ill\always post everything to somewhere on this site. I just want to treat each\individual posting as a single entity and place it in as fertile a set of beds\as possible. I want context specific mirroring. I want to be able to choose\multiple endpoints for a post, and publish to all of them with a single button\click.""\\

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At White House, harder line with Putin consideredWASHINGTON -- A debate is brewing at the highest levels of the Bush administration over whether to adopt a tougher stance toward Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, who has systematically rolled back democratic freedoms and tried to snuff out democracy in weak neighboring states with little American opposition, according to US officials and policy analysts.

0

Analyst Says Flyi Could Go BankruptWall Street puts Independence Air's parent on its bankruptcy watch list after an analyst offered a grim forecast for the local, four-month-old low-cost carrier.

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Elbow bend common in Test cricket: MuraliSri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says he is not the only bowler with a suspect action playing under the current International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations.

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Wal-Mart September Sales Rise 2.4 Percent CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">WMT.N</A>, the world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its forecast range.

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At Least 7 Dead in Russia School SiegeBESLAN, Russia - At least seven people were killed and 310 others wounded Friday, reports said, after commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where hundreds had been held hostage for three days by Chechen rebels strapped with explosives. Troops killed five of the hostage-takers but 13 others escaped, the ITAR-Tass news agency said...

0

Train maker wields axe on UK jobsTrain maker Bombardier cuts over 700 jobs in the UK, with the axe falling on workers in Derby and Ilford.

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SpaceShipOne: Monday Launch Is OnSatisfied that his spaceplane is sound despite a series of unexpected rolls during Wednesday's flight, Burt Rutan will send SpaceShipOne aloft as scheduled to try to capture the \$10 million X Prize. By Dan Brekke.

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Israel Continues Strikes in Gaza, Hamas Militant Killed in ...The Palestinian militant group Hamas has threatened revenge for the killing of a Hamas operative in Damascus. Hamas accuses Israel of the assassination.

0

GM's Bochum Staff Vote to Resume Work (Reuters)Reuters - Workers at a General Motors\plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts\and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has\disrupted output at three other GM factories.

0

Attack on Hasina gets a worried Delhi to tell Dhaka: we can help ...NEW DELHI, AUGUST 30: India has formally offered Bangladesh help in investigating the assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina some 10 days ago, in which 20 people, including grassroots leaders of her Awami League party, and nearly 200

0

US soldier, ex-Afghan militia leader killed in clashKABUL, Afghanistan -- A US soldier and a former Afghan militia leader were killed yesterday when American troops clashed with gunmen while searching the leader's compound in western Afghanistan, US and Afghan officials said.

0

Web Positioning With Top Results Or The Ability To Attract More ...If placing your website within the top search engine results, entering certain keywords in Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, or Alta Vista, has become your daily obsession, stop for a moment and reflect.

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Miller Wins Downhill for Fourth Win in Five Races BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - American Bode Miller won a men's World Cup Alpine skiing downhill Friday to celebrate a phenomenal fourth win in five races.

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Miniscule atomic clock demonstrated in USWashington, Sept. 1. (UNI): Scientists at the US Commerce Department #39;s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are demonstrating the design of a new miniscule atomic clock that could be used

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Two U.S. Embassy Workers Hurt in Bombing (AP)AP - The bombing at the Taba Hilton hotel in Egypt caused slight injuries to two American employees of the U.S. embassy in Israel and their families, the State Department said Friday.

0

Sharp exits US PDA marketSharp Electronics plans to stop selling its Linux-based personal digital assistant (PDA) in the US, reports Associated Press. The company will continue to

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In Normally Strong August, Retail Sales Rise by 1.1 Percent From department stores to discounters, the nation's retailers reported sluggish August sales yesterday as consumers cut back spending during the generally lucrative back-to-school shopping month.

2

TCS in IT deal for Ferrari F1 carMumbi: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has tied up with Formula One racing car champion Ferrari to provide information technology and engineering services for the development of the team #39;s racing car for the 2005 season.

2

AL Wrap: Lieber Dominates as Yankees Thump Red Sox NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jon Leiber carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning while Alex Rodriguez homered, scored three runs and drove in three more to lead the New York Yankees to a 14-4 win over the Boston Red Sox Saturday.

1

IBM Exec Outlines PeopleSoft Deal (Ziff Davis)Ziff Davis - Q A: The development alliance will give both companies a broader reach in the marketplace, with the first offerings coming in early 2005, says Buell Duncan, IBM's general manager of ISV and developer relations.

3

Man Guilty in Case of Terror TiesA federal jury on Tuesday convicted a former businessman of lying about his ties to a terrorist leader, marking the second time Soliman S. Biheiri has been found guilty in a sprawling probe into whether Islamic charities in Northern Virginia were financing terrorist organizations.

0

Eagles 27 Vikings 16PHILADELPHIA Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 27-to-16. McNabb #39;s 45-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens gave the Eagles a 24-to-9 lead midway through the final quarter.

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Mark Kreidler: Best of three?Bee Sports Columnist. A divisional title on the line against Anaheim at the Large Net this weekend, and, for the A #39;s, it #39;s still all about the Big Three.

1

Rangers hit as Rae loses outRangers go into tomorrow night #39;s Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA #39;s appeals tribunal yesterday.

1

Stonecipher pushes to end Airbus aidThe chief executive of Boeing Co. says his efforts to end government aid programs for rival aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS are intended to head off a wider trans-Atlantic dispute over subsidies that could end up at the World Trade Organization.

2

Siebel moves toward self-repairing softwareSiebel Systems wants to cut the costs of tending its software by teaching the programs to manage themselves.

3

GDP Up, But Not Enough for Economists WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers fed a pick-up in U.S. economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits, government and private-sector data showed on Friday.

2

Artest suspended for rest of seasonThe NBA has suspended Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest for the remainder of the season for his part in a brawl during the final minute of Friday #39;s win at Detroit.

1

GOP Congressmen Defiant on Intel Bill (AP)AP - Defying President Bush, Reps. Duncan Hunter and James Sensenbrenner #151; who led opposition dooming legislation based on the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations #151; said they won't change their minds without Senate concessions.

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Housing Starts Rebound Sharply in July (Reuters)Reuters - Housing starts rebounded sharply in\July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by\posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September\2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed.

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Funk shakes off slow startFred Funk needed a late rally yesterday on a sticky, steamy day to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Buick Championship.

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The Fight: NBA, fans, moralsIndiana Pacers player Ron Artest #39;s charging into the stands after a fan who allegedly threw a beer at him Friday, as a fight between members of the

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Motions in Nearby Galaxy Cluster Reveal Hidden SuperstructureChandra X-Ray Observatory -- A nearby galaxy cluster is facing an intergalactic headwind as it is pulled by an underlying superstructure of dark matter, according to new evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. Astronomers think that most of the matter in the universe is concentrated in long large filaments of dark matter and that galaxy clusters are formed where these filaments intersect...

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Defense Bill Would Nullify \$23B Boeing DealBoeing would lose last year's deal to lease and sell aircraft refueling tankers to the Air Force, while a plan to close some bases would go forward under a nearly \$450 billion defense bill moving toward approval in the House.

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Cracking the Insurance Biz Wide OpenEliot Spitzer #39;s run at insurance broker Marsh amp; McLennan (MMC ) looks increasingly as if it could be just the opening battle in a wide-ranging war against abuses in the insurance industry.

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Chinese Showcase Eco-Friendly CarsThe Habo No. 1 looks like any one of the legions of Volkswagen sedans in China. But a peek under the hood reveals an array of chrome canisters instead of the usual engine - the Habo is fueled not by gas but hydrogen peroxide.

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Radcliffe is running againPaula Radcliffe stepped up her training in Athens this morning as she prepares to make a final decision over whether to run the 10,000m on Friday night.

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Spain: Barcelona beat Deportivo to maintain leadBARCELONA/ALBACETE, Nov 6 (SW) - Barcelona defeated Deportivo la Corua to maintain their lead in La Liga, while Albacete and Real Betis held each other to a draw.

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Trial by Fire (Forbes.com)Forbes.com - Covad Communications (2, COVD) deserves a gold star simply for surviving the Internet wipeout. Rivals like Rhythms and NorthPoint are memories. In the 1990s Covad built the nation's largest digital subscriber line (DSL) network, offering rapid net access, but fell into Chapter 11 and got delisted from Nasdaq. Now the company is back from bankruptcy, trading on the o-t-c bulletin board and narrowing its losses. For 2004's first half the red ink shrank 66 to #36;21 million. Revenues increased a healthy 18 to #36;216 million.

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Lab Helps Bring China Orchids to Maryland (AP)AP - Thomas Handwerker leans close to a young orchid, just over from China, to inspect its deep green leaves. He knows exactly where a long, flowery spindle will sprout. He's a career horticulturist, but he doesn't know a thing about growing phalaenopsis orchids. Handwerker is counting on farmers along the eastern shore region of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia to do the work of cultivating this brood of 30,000 orchids.

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SunTrust reportedly will close 60 branches after mergerSunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI) will close about 60 branches after the completion of its acquisition of Memphis, Tenn.-based National Commerce Financial Corp.

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U.S. Stocks Rise; Oil, Gold Fall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A decline in the price of oil helped lift U.S. stocks to their highest level in two-months on Tuesday.

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Geminid Meteor Shower Could Be SpectacularWASHINGTON -- 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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Phelps #39; gold rushATHENS, Greece - The night before, Michael Phelps had stood by the pool with a strained smile and a bronze medal, his quest for Olympic immortality dashed, his million-dollar bonus lost, his gold medal count stuck on one.

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Credit Raters' Power Abused, Borrowers SayCorporations, municipalities and foreign governments have grown wary of the big three credit-rating companies as they have expanded into global powers without formal oversight.

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McDowell leads German Masters; three Ryder Cup players miss cutNorthern Ireland #39;s Graeme McDowell, a former top-ranked college golfer at Alabama, shot an 8-under-par 64 Friday for a three-stroke lead at the German Masters, where three European Ryder Cup players missed the cut.

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Access to Tom Ridge or bustWhen Amit Yoran last week became the third cybersecurity chief to leave his post in less than two years, most folks barely noticed.

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FDA approves use of chip in patientsThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient #39;s medical details to doctors, speeding care.

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Cardinals Fall Flat in Stunning Sweep (AP)AP - The sign at Busch Stadium pleaded: ""Will the real Cardinals report and play?"" The answer in Game 4, just as in the first three games, was emphatic: No!

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Rathbone is #39;like Gregan #39;AUSTRALIAN coach Eddie Jones rates winger Clyde Rathbone a potential successor to Wallaby captain George Gregan as the pair reach Test career milestones tonight against South Africa in Durban.

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Woman Gives Birth After Tissue Transplant (AP)AP - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.

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No. 3 Auburn Tops Tennessee for SEC Title ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell threw for a career-high 374 yards along with three touchdowns as third-ranked Auburn stated its case for a spot in the Orange Bowl with a 38-28 victory over No. 15 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference Championship at the Georgia Dome.

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Alberta Senate election candidates question Klein's resolve on Senate reform (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - EDMONTON (CP) - Senate reform will not be taken seriously by Ottawa unless Premier Ralph Klein gets more strongly behind the issue, say candidates in Alberta's Senate selection race.

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EU constitution signed in RomeThe leaders of the European Union #39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try

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Regulators Adopt Tighter Rules on Accounting for Stock OptionsAccounting regulators adopted rules yesterday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.

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McAfee releases VirusScan with intrusion preventionMcAfee's VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i integrates intrusion-prevention services and firewall technology with antivirus software to automatically protect PCs and file servers from new malicious code outbreaks.

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Toomer, O #39;Hara still questionable for GiantsNew York Giants receiver Amani Toomer returned to practice Friday and participated in some individual drills, but his status for Sunday #39;s game against the Minnesota Vikings is still undecided.

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Karzai on Brink of Victory in Afghanistan (AP)AP - Hamid Karzai was closing in Sunday on a majority of the votes in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, leaving only an investigation of alleged irregularities between the U.S.-backed incumbent and a five-year mandate.

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Recent Winners of Nobel Prize in Chemistry (AP)AP - Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:

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Napster To Enter Mobile Ringtone ArenaThanks two a partnership with Dwango Wireless; the new Napster is prepared to enter the mobile technology realm. But this time, it #39;s not for illegal mp3s.

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Brazil Jobless Falls to 7-Month LowBrazil #39;s unemployment rate fell in July for the third straight month to a seven-month low of 11.2 percent and wages rose, underscoring the strengthening economy, official data showed on Thursday.

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Doan Goal Lifts Canada to World Cup GloryShane Doan scored 34 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.

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Former OAS Chief Under House Arrest in Bribe Probe SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) - A Costa Rican judge on Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American States under house arrest for six months, while he is investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said.

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Moving on from that old lineWHY are Telstra shares yielding about 9 per cent on a gross dividend basis, even though revenue and profits are rising at an annual rate of about 4 per cent?

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This story ran on nwitimes.com on Thursday, September 30, 2004 12 ...Turning point: Austin Kearns slugged a two-run homer in the 12th to win it for the Reds. CHICAGO -- Big names come to town. The payroll increases.

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Charges are reduced for one Abu Ghraib defendantMANNHEIM, Germany Charges were reduced Wednesday against a US military policewoman accused in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.

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Former Lebanese Cabinet minister wounded in Beirut car bombingBEIRUT, Lebanon: A car bomb exploded in Beirut early Friday, wounding former Lebanese Cabinet minister Marwan Hamadeh and killing his driver, security officials said.

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Brief: Oracle reshuffles executives at PeopleSoftOracle Corp., now in the process of digesting its rival PeopleSoft Inc., did a top executive reshuffle in time for the new year, according to documents filed with the SEC.

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P-to-P backers propose new distribution modelsWASHINGTON - A complete rewrite of the U.S. copyright system was just one proposal aired Thursday during a contentious series of panel discussions at a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) workshop on peer-to-peer technology.

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Africa backs French troops in Ivory CoastADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The African Union (AU) said yesterday it supports United Nations and French intervention in Ivory Coast as UN Security Council held talks last night on a French resolution to impose an arms embargo on Ivory Coast.

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Battleground voters wrestle with US economy, security (AFP)AFP - Political strategists determined early on that this year's White House race would come down to a block of uncommitted or quot;swing quot; voters in a smattering of US states.

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Moto Touts PTT UpgradeSCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - message board) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc.

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Team is mum on aceST. LOUIS -- In the best of all worlds for the Red Sox, they would be World Series champions by Saturday, the next time Curt Schilling is scheduled to pitch. Schilling could kick back, savor the victory parade and the avalanche of accolades, and prepare to undergo surgery to repair the dislocated tendon in his right ankle.

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Mubarak, Obasanjo discuss bilateral ties, African crises (AFP)AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with his Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo for talks that focused on enhancing bilateral ties and the various conflicts troubling the African continent.

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Intel lowers third-quarter expectationsTech bellwether cites drop in demand for PC processors and flash memory.

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New Video Game Stirs Up ControversyIt #39;s a long way from pac-man. quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas quot;, the latest installment of the popular criminal craze video game, is now on the streets firing up new debate.

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Canada to Set Up Do-Not-Call Telemarketing List OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian families could soon enjoy a measure of peace and quiet at dinner time as the result of legislation introduced on Monday to limit the right of telemarketers to make unsolicited calls.

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UBS to buy Schwab #39;s capital markets unit for \$265mnLONDON, September 1 (New Ratings) - UBS AG (UBR.FSE) has reportedly agreed to acquire Charles Schwab Corporations capital markets unit for \$265 million in an all cash deal.

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Australia #39;s Molik wins women #39;s singles tennis bronzeUnseeded Alicia Molik of Australia upset No. 3 Anastasia Myskina of Russia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Olympic women #39;s singles tennis bronze medal.

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BMW Keeps 2004 ForecastGerman premium carmaker BMW reported a lower-than-expected 7.6 percent rise in third-quarter pretax profit, but reaffirmed its forecast for record revenues, earnings and car sales in 2004.

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Inflation slips to 2.3 per cent; but some still predict higher ...OTTAWA (CP) - Despite a rise in the price of gasoline last month, the annual inflation rate dipped slightly to 2.3 per cent. However, the core rate of inflation rose a bit more than analysts had expected, fuelling

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FAO opens flagship Manhattan storeFAO Schwarz, the upmarket toy retailer that has been closed for nearly a year, yesterday opened its redesigned flagship Manhattan store in time for the start of the holiday spending season.

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Delta Air Lines reports a fourfold increase in lossesNEW YORK, October 20 (newratings.com) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.NYS) has inched further towards a potential bankruptcy, with the company #39;s 3Q04 losses nearly quadrupling from the year-ago levels.

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NYRA Picks Chief Out of Racing FormCharles Hayward, a former top executive with The Daily Racing Form and Little Brown Publishing, was named yesterday to the top management position at the troubled New York Racing Association.

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FCC OKs Cingular Bid for AT T Wireless (Reuters)Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications\Commission said on Tuesday it has conditionally approved\Cingular Wireless' #36;41 billion cash acquisition of AT T\Wireless Services Inc. , clearing the last big hurdle\for the deal.

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Safeway Earnings Drop on California StrikeSafeway Inc.'s third-quarter profit shrank by 21 percent as the supermarket giant continued to absorb financial aftershocks from a devastating strike in Southern California earlier this year.

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Arsenal trio in injury race for Old Trafford summit (AFP)AFP - Arsenal striker Thierry Henry insists he will throw off an ankle injury to play in Sunday's Premiership showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

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Middlesbrough Beats Lazio in UEFA Cup Soccer Match (Update1)Boudewijn Zenden scored twice as Middlesbrough defeated two-time Italian champion Lazio 2-0 to post its second straight victory in the group stage of European soccer #39;s UEFA Cup.

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Nortel Has Third-Quarter Loss of 6 Cents on Costs (Update2)Nortel Networks Corp., which is restating results back to 1999, said it had a third-quarter loss of 6 cents a share because of expenses related to job cuts and a wireless contract in India.

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Falluja victims, 56 killed, 40 injuredAt least 13 Iraqis were killed and other 50 injured most of them are members of the Iraqi police in a booby trapped car explosion that targeted a main inspection point for the Iraqi police at al-Rasheed street in the downtown of Baghdad.

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US aid enters IndonesiaBANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- After the devastation wreaked by the seas, a deluge from the skies deepened the misery for tsunami-stricken areas yesterday, triggering flash floods in Sri Lanka that sent evacuees fleeing and increasing the threat of deadly disease as survivors shivered in relief centers. The death toll was likely to hit 150,000.

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Debit Cards Give Plastic Edge Over Paper2003 was the first time plastic and other electronic payment methods beat out checks, according to a survey released yesterday by the Federal Reserve.

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Kodak wins patent lawsuit against SunA federal jury in New York has dealt a legal blow to Sun Microsystems Inc., ruling that Sun violated several patents held by Eastman Kodak Co.

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Congressional Action at a Glance (AP)AP - Action on Friday as the 108th Congress moved toward adjournment, which is expected on Saturday:

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Solar power bill supportedGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday threw his support behind a bill to dramatically increase the number of California homes using solar power, reviving a legislative effort that seemed all but dead last week.

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