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Fighting to Keep Smut-Spam in a Brown WrapperMicrosoft (Quote, Chart) has fired another salvo in its ongoing spam battle, this time against porn peddlers who don #39;t keep their smut inside the digital equivalent of a quot;Brown Paper Wrapper.	3
SanDisk Intros New Memory Sticks and SD Cards with World #39;s Largest <b>...</b>The 4GB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO will cost \$799.99, while 2GB SanDisk SD Card will be \$199.99. They will be available in November.	3
Beckham sours super strikeENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.	1
At Unusual U.N. Session, Sudanese Factions Vow to End WarThe Sudanese government and southern rebels vowed today to end Sudan's long civil war by the end of this year.	0
BA staff call off holiday strikesA planned strike by British Airways staff that threatened to disrupt the travel plans of half a million people was halted yesterday after management and workers reached an agreement.	0
HP, Hitachi Offer 300-Gbyte Storage PlatformThe Hitachi Ultrastar 10K300 Fibre Channel drive will be offered in the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA), and the Ultrastar 10K300 SCSI drive will go in HP #39;s ProLiant servers and StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) family, the vendors said	3
Belarus president says he won mandate to remain in powerPresident Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said yesterday that he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum	0
Global library heralds new information era (AFP)AFP - Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.	3
Afghan School Explosion Kills 1029 August 2004 -- The US military says an explosion near a school in southeastern Afghanistan has killed 10 people. US military spokeswoman Master Sergeant Ann Bennett says the people killed by the explosion	0
Local residents due for tax refundAbout three dozen area residents could get an unexpected windfall -- they are owed refunds by the Internal Revenue Service. They are among more than 6,400 refunds owed to taxpayers in New York that have yet to be claimed.	2
GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 10:00 PMSEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Storm look to end a three-game losing streak when they host the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock at Key Arena on Wednesday.	1
Arabic TV shows tape of captured Iraqi guardsmenBAGHDAD, Iraq Al-Jazeera has aired a videotape from a militant group that claims it #39;s captured 20 Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah. The tape shows the men in Iraqi National Guard uniforms, with their backs to the camera.	0
A promising leader for UNCNorth Carolina would be foolish to let Erskine Bowles disappear into private life. He has far too much to offer the state. Though he would have made a fine US senator, maybe it #39;s just as well that Mr.	1
Halo 2 heralds traffic explosionThe growing popularity of online gaming could spell problems for net service firms, warns network monitoring company Sandvine. It issued the warning following analysis which shows that Traffic on the Xbox	3
France Hopes Iraq Hostages Will Be Freed Soon PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.	0
#36;1B in Federal Aid to Schools Delayed (AP)AP - More than #36;1 billion in federal aid to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet is being delayed by a bookkeeping change that has tied up the money.	3
Google shares top 100 on debutNEW YORK Despite voluble skepticism among investors, Google #39;s stock jumped about 18 percent to \$100.01 a share when it debuted Thursday on the Nasdaq stock market.	2
New Program Encourages Kids to Run MarathonsBy NATALIE GOTT AUSTIN (AP) -- Ask 7-year-old John Simmons if he can run a marathon and he shyly laughs. But ask him if he can run 26.2 miles over several months and he nods yes...	3
Schilling Pitches and Boston HopesCurt Schilling pitched off a bullpen mound for 20 minutes on Friday, for the first time giving the Boston Red Sox hope in this A.L.C.S.	1
Delta faces tricky task in restructuring debtNEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is taking steps toward restructuring at least some of its roughly \$20 billion of total debt in a bid to avoid bankruptcy, but it will face an uphill battle, ...	2
Milton Cohen, 93, a Lawyer Who Inspired Market ReformMilton H. Cohen, a securities lawyer whose insights into the stock market became the basis for innumerable regulatory proposals over the last 40 years, died Oct. 30 at his home in Haverford, Pa.	2
Macromedia launches Flex BuilderMacromedia this week will ship Flex Builder, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the companys Flex presentation server.	3
UNDATED: seven assists.Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Shane Battier added 18, and Memphis won for the first time in five games this season. Kobe Bryant, guarded by a three-man rotation, had 20 points on 4-for-19 shooting for the Lakers.	1
Kumar #39;s indictment for fraud may not hurt CASEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - This week #39;s federal grand jury indictment of former Computer Associates International Inc.	2
Army to Rebid Halliburton Contract -WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans within months to break up Halliburton Co.'s contract to provide support services for U.S. troops in Iraq -- valued at up to \$13 billion -- and open the work to competitive bids, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal Army memorandum.	2
Retailers Are Cool To Linux (TechWeb)TechWeb - Market-research firm Venture Development Corp. says a survey of retail IT execs shows that just 2 of point-of-sale systems use Linux, far less than expected.	3
Eagles regroup after first lossThe last time the Philadelphia Eagles were dominated so thoroughly they had a whole offseason to contemplate the defeat. They have two days to get over this dismantling -- a 27-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers	1
Flights Leave on Time at Strike-Hit GatwickFlights out of Gatwick were leaving on time this morning despite the start of a 24-hour strike by hundreds of baggage handlers. The airport said scheduled flights	2
National Cyber Security Alliance Names October as National Cyber <b>...</b>The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership focused on driving awareness and promoting education of cyber security within home user, small business, and education audiences, today announced October as National	3
Long After Kinsey, Only the Brave Study SexScientists say one thing has remained constant since Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey's work: Americans' ambivalence about the study of sexuality.	3
Soy Fungus Spreads to Tennessee WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Soybean rust was confirmed in a Tennessee, the ninth state infected by the highly contagious disease that has rapidly swept across the U.S. South and is taking aim at big Midwest farming states, officials said on Wednesday.	2
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005(Article Central) Microsoft will release Virtual Server 2005 next week, a product aimed to help companies effectively gather computing resources.	3
Graeme Souness ProfileAs a player, Souness built up a fearsome reputation as a hard man of the game - many feel that his style of play, with more than the odd cynical foul thrown in, could never fit into the modern game.	1
Violence as Karzai sacks governorDEMONSTRATORS set fire to United Nations offices and stoned United States soldiers in the Afghan city of Herat, a day after the government sacked its popular and powerful warlord as governor.	0
Florida Panhandle Braces for Latest Storm, Hurricane IvanResidents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.	0
Hip-hop rings put 'bling' in cell phonesSprint, others hope to hear more ka-ching with ""bling tones,"" cellular ring tones created by hip-hop artists.	3
Wartime blogs serve as dispatches sent from bloody frontLOS ANGELES -- ''Baghdad Girl"" fills the pink pages of a Web log with photos that show a skinny, dark-eyed teenager hugging her cats and classroom essays beginning with sentiments such as: ''Childhood is a beautiful stage in our life.""	0
Civil Society Slights Visiting IMF Chief RatoTHE community constituency of the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) yesterday snubbed the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Rodrigo Rato, on the first day of his whistle-stop South African tour .	2
Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit dealDECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China #39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM #39;s PC-making business for up to \$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.	2
Florida A M Coach Joe Won't Get Extension (AP)AP - Florida A amp;M won't extend the contract of football coach Billy Joe beyond the 2005-06 season.	1
Boston Scientific Outlook Trails Views CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BSX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">BSX.N</A>, whose Taxus heart device has been involved in a major recall, said on Wednesday preliminary August sales of the device slowed to \$200 million from \$207 million reported in July, and issued an outlook that was below Wall Street estimates.	2
Nokia takes Sagem to courtNokia has taken legal action to force smaller French rival Sagem to withdraw its flagship mobile phone and pay damages as it accuses Sagem of copying its designs.	3
Senate Panel Approves Spyware and Wireless Privacy BillsOne bill safeguards wireless phone numbers; the other targets malicious snoops.	3
Google launches new Web site for readers, publishers (AFP)AFP - Leading Web search engine Google launched a new site for book lovers at the world's largest publishing show that will provide a new avenue for sales.	3
Two Iraqi Ministers Targeted in Separate AttacksIraqi officials say assailants targeted the convoys of two Iraqi government ministers in separate attacks in Baghdad Tuesday. Neither official was hurt, but five other people were killed in the attacks.	0
Delphi gets SEC subpoenaAutomotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Wednesday it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in late July related to agreements with Electronic Data Systems Corp.	2
Cricket: England stun AussiesMichael Vaughan stars as England crush Australia to reach the ICC Champions Trophy final.	0
Foundation Coal Raises \$519 MillionFoundation Coal Holdings Inc. went public yesterday, raising \$519 million, most of which went to the owners of the company.	2
21 Iraqi policemen shot dead west of BaghdadAt least 21 Iraqi policemen were killed by an armed group that stormed a police station Sunday in a small town located 200 kilometres west of Baghdad, a police officer said.	0
Britain's biggest dinosaur foundFossil hunters on the Isle of Wight unearth the bones of the biggest dinosaur ever found in the UK.	3
Red Hat big wig attacks SunA RED HAT vice president has slammed Sun for refusing to open source its Java code and hanging on like grim death to its patents. The bone of contention is the April agreement between Sun and Microsoft.	3
More British jobs to be outsourced to IndiaLONDON: British insurance major Royal amp; Sun Alliance (RSA) has announced that it would shift as many as 1,100 jobs from Britain to India in the next two years.	2
Grand Canyon torrent beginsGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon yesterday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a dam 40 years ago.	3
British researchers trace John Kerry's family back to European royalty (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday.	0
Apple CEO Makes Appearance Since Surgery (AP)AP - Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job after undergoing cancer surgery.	3
MySQL calls open source database enterprise-ready (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage.	3
Golf: World number 1 Singh leads PGA Pennsylvania tournamentFARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh, showing no signs that a week off has slowed him down, shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the weather-disrupted 4.2 million-dollar PGA Tour event here.	1
British P2P File Sharers Face Legal ActionThe British Phonographic Industry threatens tough action. quot;We will get IP addresses and names, quot; a spokesperson said. quot;P2P users have a misconception that they are anonymous, but they are not.	3
Volkswagen rules out pay rises for two yearsVolkswagen demanded a two-year wage freeze for the 170,000-strong workforce at Europe #39;s biggest car maker yesterday, provoking union warnings of imminent conflict at key pay and conditions negotiations.	0
Clorox Swaps \$2.1 Bln, Two Brands to Get Henkel Stake (Update3)Clorox Co., the largest US household- bleach maker, agreed to swap \$2.1 billion in cash, the Soft Scrub and Combat brands and its share in a joint venture to buy back Henkel KgaA #39;s 29 percent stake.	2
Schroeder avoids big new lossesLocal election results in Germany #39;s most populous state indicate another setback for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder - but the decline has slowed.	0
May-Walsh beat McPeak-Youngs in Olympic semisThe all-American matchup at the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals turned out to be no match at all. Top-ranked Misty May and Kerri Walsh made friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every	1
Nepal pledges Muslim security after riotsKATHMANDU: Nepal pledged action on Friday against rioters who ransacked Muslim shrines and businesses following the murder of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, as a curfew kept the minority community away from weekly prayers.	0
McCullum ton swings Test match in NZ #39;s favourDhaka - New Zealand tightened the screws on Bangladesh with a superb maiden century from Brendon McCullum in the opening Test at the Bangabandu National Stadium here on Thursday.	1
Typhoon Kills 30 in Japan, at Least 40 Missing (Reuters)Reuters - Rescuers across Japan were searching\Thursday for 40 people missing after a powerful typhoon raked\the country with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least\30 in floods and landslides.	0
Simulation, War's New TeacherWill Interactive is part of a prospering crop of Washington area firms trying to sell interactive training and simulation technologies to the military.<FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B>-Ellen McCarthy</b></font>	3
Retail Reports on Wall Street #39;s PlateIt always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there #39;ll be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their	2
Linking Rivers, With Happy ResultsThe Panama Canal linked more than the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: it also connected rivers that had been separated by the Continental Divide.	3
Revlon #39;s loss widens in third quarterRevlon Inc. #39;s third-quarter loss widened amid a 7 percent drop in sales as the cosmetics giant completed an ambitious refinancing effort.	2
China #39;s IT industry witnessed rapid strides in 2004 :Beijing, Dec 6 : China #39;s IT industry is expected to see a sales revenue of 322.3 billion US dollars in 2004, up 42.3 per cent year-on-year, becoming the country #39;s leading driver for economic growth, a report said today.	2
Rocky Legends knock outRocky Legends may offer simple button-bashing but its gorgeous visuals make it a surprise KO.	3
Stonecipher: Boeing Will Win US Air-Tanker Deal In The EndBoeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher is keeping the faith. On Monday, the head of the aerospace and military contractor insists he #39;s confident his firm will ultimately win out	2
Oracle delivers delayed patchesThe fixes come about eight months after a security researcher told the database software maker of the problems.	3
US tobacco firms set for trialA \$280bn (156bn) government lawsuit against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States begins on Tuesday with both sides confident of victory.	0
FSA rejects call to rescue saversMPs and the main City watchdog are at odds over the plight of millions of policyholders quot;trapped quot; in closed with-profits funds.	2
Kutaragi comments on PSP pricing, prospectsSCE #39;s outspoken president speaks out on the PSP for the first time since the price announcement this week. TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi revealed a great deal of additional information	3
Football: Edu gives fracas detailsArsenal midfielder Edu lifts the lid on events following the game against Man Utd.	0
Modernisation plan transforms Britain's Royal Mail (AFP)AFP - Just two years ago the Royal Mail was losing over one million pounds (1.4 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) every day.	0
E-tail Fraud Remains a ThreatOnline merchants in the United States have become better at weeding out fraudulent credit card orders, a new survey indicates. But shipping overseas remains a risky venture. By Joanna Glasner.	2
Around the NBA: The Amico Report25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekends Pistons-Pacers melee. If someone threw a drink at me, Id charge them too, Sweeney	1
Despite effort, Cavs get Sunburn-- The Cavaliers #39; re match against the Phoenix Suns was similar to the previous meeting last month. That #39;s when the Cavs fell behind by 19 but rallied and won in overtime.	1
McGrath and Langer shine in drawn India tour opener (AFP)AFP - Glenn McGrath scalped four wickets and Justin Langer hit a century here to lead Australia's preparations for next week's Test series against India.	0
Frozen Wooly Mammoth Arrives in Japan (AP)AP - World fairs have typically focused on the wonders of the future, highlighting new technologies from glass and steel construction in the 19th century to satellites and computers today. But next year's fair is different.	3
3 Russian officials charged with negligence in Beslan <b>...</b>The Russian Prosecutor #39;s General Office has charged three officials in southern Russia for negligence in connection with the school hostage crisis in Beslan last month, the Itar-Tass new agency reported on Wednesday.	0
Five die in renewed Gaza fightingagainst Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate backed by Israel and Washington as a potential peacemaker, a lawmaker said. killing one soldier and wounding four.	0
SpamAssassin sports new open-source licenseOpen-source spam blocker gets legal makeover with switch to Apache license. Oh, and tech upgrades.	3
If this keeps up, they just may be able to swing itCHICAGO -- This national TV stuff, Terry Francona still has some work to do. quot;I showed up for the wrong inning, quot; said the Red Sox manager, who had been lined up to do a between-innings interview by Fox yesterday and eventually got on, but just a little later than he thought he would.	1
Liberty Players Cringe and Watch the Game Tapehe Liberty #39;s players said yesterday that they had watched the videotape of Sunday #39;s loss to the Detroit Shock in Game 2 of the WNBA Eastern Conference playoffs and had been embarrassed by what they had seen.	1
EU Lifts U.S. Sanctions, Eyes Loopholes BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU called off its sanctions on \$4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Monday after Washington repealed illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.	2
RESEARCH ALERT-SunTrust Robinson raises ImClone to quot;buy quot;ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was raised to quot;buy quot; from quot;neutral quot; by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey because consensus estimates for sales of its cancer drug are more realistic than they were.	2
Oil Price Tops \$55; Heating Supply LowOil closed above \$55 a barrel Friday for the first time as traders worried about low stockpiles of heating oil and strong economic growth in China.	2
Avery Johnson retires as player to focus on coaching (AFP)AFP - - Avery Johnson, signed as a player-coach less than a month ago by the Dallas Mavericks, retired from the players ranks to focus on his duties as an assistant coach to Don Nelson.	1
Police and FA to investigate racism allegations at BlackburnLondon, England (Sports Network) - Just four days after racist chants marred a friendly between England and Spain, Birmingham City says striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused during a match at Blackburn on Sunday.	1
Tennessee star aggravates bruiseMINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee #39;s game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.	1
Camacho quitsMADRID, SEPTEMBER 20: Jose Antonio Camacho resigned as Real Madrid coach on Monday, just four months after taking up the post. Camacho offered his resignation to club president Florentino Perez following the	1
China Aviation #39;s Ex-Chief to Face ProbeThe suspended head of a major supplier of jet fuel to China, under investigation for overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in derivatives trading losses, has agreed to return to Singapore to face investigators, the company said Monday.	2
CORRECTED: Symantec to Buy Veritas for \$13.5 BillionSymantec Corp. (SYMC), the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it will buy Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS) for \$13.5 billion, expanding	2
BRIGHTEST STARWhile at Miramax, he teamed with hard-nosed exec Harvey Weinstein to negotiate film and music contracts. During his USA Films tenure, Greenstein dealt with gritty filmmaker Steven Soderbergh	2
Judge Won't Delay Tobacco Trial WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Saturday denied a tobacco industry request to delay the government's \$280 billion racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 21.	2
Update 1: Sarkozy Partially Privatizes ArevaNicolas Sarkozy lifted the veil Wednesday on what is likely to be his last major sell-off as France #39;s finance minister - the partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group Areva SA.	2

Fighting to Keep Smut-Spam in a Brown WrapperMicrosoft (Quote, Chart) has fired another salvo in its ongoing spam battle, this time against porn peddlers who don #39;t keep their smut inside the digital equivalent of a quot;Brown Paper Wrapper.

3

SanDisk Intros New Memory Sticks and SD Cards with World #39;s Largest ...The 4GB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO will cost \$799.99, while 2GB SanDisk SD Card will be \$199.99. They will be available in November.

3

Beckham sours super strikeENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.

1

At Unusual U.N. Session, Sudanese Factions Vow to End WarThe Sudanese government and southern rebels vowed today to end Sudan's long civil war by the end of this year.

0

BA staff call off holiday strikesA planned strike by British Airways staff that threatened to disrupt the travel plans of half a million people was halted yesterday after management and workers reached an agreement.

0

HP, Hitachi Offer 300-Gbyte Storage PlatformThe Hitachi Ultrastar 10K300 Fibre Channel drive will be offered in the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA), and the Ultrastar 10K300 SCSI drive will go in HP #39;s ProLiant servers and StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) family, the vendors said

3

Belarus president says he won mandate to remain in powerPresident Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus said yesterday that he won a mandate from voters to stay in power in a weekend referendum

0

Global library heralds new information era (AFP)AFP - Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.

3

Afghan School Explosion Kills 1029 August 2004 -- The US military says an explosion near a school in southeastern Afghanistan has killed 10 people. US military spokeswoman Master Sergeant Ann Bennett says the people killed by the explosion

0

Local residents due for tax refundAbout three dozen area residents could get an unexpected windfall -- they are owed refunds by the Internal Revenue Service. They are among more than 6,400 refunds owed to taxpayers in New York that have yet to be claimed.

2

GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 10:00 PMSEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Seattle Storm look to end a three-game losing streak when they host the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock at Key Arena on Wednesday.

1

Arabic TV shows tape of captured Iraqi guardsmenBAGHDAD, Iraq Al-Jazeera has aired a videotape from a militant group that claims it #39;s captured 20 Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah. The tape shows the men in Iraqi National Guard uniforms, with their backs to the camera.

0

A promising leader for UNCNorth Carolina would be foolish to let Erskine Bowles disappear into private life. He has far too much to offer the state. Though he would have made a fine US senator, maybe it #39;s just as well that Mr.

1

Halo 2 heralds traffic explosionThe growing popularity of online gaming could spell problems for net service firms, warns network monitoring company Sandvine. It issued the warning following analysis which shows that Traffic on the Xbox

3

France Hopes Iraq Hostages Will Be Freed Soon PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.

0

#36;1B in Federal Aid to Schools Delayed (AP)AP - More than #36;1 billion in federal aid to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet is being delayed by a bookkeeping change that has tied up the money.

3

Google shares top 100 on debutNEW YORK Despite voluble skepticism among investors, Google #39;s stock jumped about 18 percent to \$100.01 a share when it debuted Thursday on the Nasdaq stock market.

2

New Program Encourages Kids to Run MarathonsBy NATALIE GOTT AUSTIN (AP) -- Ask 7-year-old John Simmons if he can run a marathon and he shyly laughs. But ask him if he can run 26.2 miles over several months and he nods yes...

3

Schilling Pitches and Boston HopesCurt Schilling pitched off a bullpen mound for 20 minutes on Friday, for the first time giving the Boston Red Sox hope in this A.L.C.S.

1

Delta faces tricky task in restructuring debtNEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is taking steps toward restructuring at least some of its roughly \$20 billion of total debt in a bid to avoid bankruptcy, but it will face an uphill battle, ...

2

Milton Cohen, 93, a Lawyer Who Inspired Market ReformMilton H. Cohen, a securities lawyer whose insights into the stock market became the basis for innumerable regulatory proposals over the last 40 years, died Oct. 30 at his home in Haverford, Pa.

2

Macromedia launches Flex BuilderMacromedia this week will ship Flex Builder, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the companys Flex presentation server.

3

UNDATED: seven assists.Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Shane Battier added 18, and Memphis won for the first time in five games this season. Kobe Bryant, guarded by a three-man rotation, had 20 points on 4-for-19 shooting for the Lakers.

1

Kumar #39;s indictment for fraud may not hurt CASEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - This week #39;s federal grand jury indictment of former Computer Associates International Inc.

2

Army to Rebid Halliburton Contract -WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army plans within months to break up Halliburton Co.'s contract to provide support services for U.S. troops in Iraq -- valued at up to \$13 billion -- and open the work to competitive bids, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday, citing an internal Army memorandum.

2

Retailers Are Cool To Linux (TechWeb)TechWeb - Market-research firm Venture Development Corp. says a survey of retail IT execs shows that just 2 of point-of-sale systems use Linux, far less than expected.

3

Eagles regroup after first lossThe last time the Philadelphia Eagles were dominated so thoroughly they had a whole offseason to contemplate the defeat. They have two days to get over this dismantling -- a 27-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers

1

Flights Leave on Time at Strike-Hit GatwickFlights out of Gatwick were leaving on time this morning despite the start of a 24-hour strike by hundreds of baggage handlers. The airport said scheduled flights

2

National Cyber Security Alliance Names October as National Cyber ...The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a not-for-profit, public-private partnership focused on driving awareness and promoting education of cyber security within home user, small business, and education audiences, today announced October as National

3

Long After Kinsey, Only the Brave Study SexScientists say one thing has remained constant since Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey's work: Americans' ambivalence about the study of sexuality.

3

Soy Fungus Spreads to Tennessee WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Soybean rust was confirmed in a Tennessee, the ninth state infected by the highly contagious disease that has rapidly swept across the U.S. South and is taking aim at big Midwest farming states, officials said on Wednesday.

2

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005(Article Central) Microsoft will release Virtual Server 2005 next week, a product aimed to help companies effectively gather computing resources.

3

Graeme Souness ProfileAs a player, Souness built up a fearsome reputation as a hard man of the game - many feel that his style of play, with more than the odd cynical foul thrown in, could never fit into the modern game.

1

Violence as Karzai sacks governorDEMONSTRATORS set fire to United Nations offices and stoned United States soldiers in the Afghan city of Herat, a day after the government sacked its popular and powerful warlord as governor.

0

Florida Panhandle Braces for Latest Storm, Hurricane IvanResidents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.

0

Hip-hop rings put 'bling' in cell phonesSprint, others hope to hear more ka-ching with ""bling tones,"" cellular ring tones created by hip-hop artists.

3

Wartime blogs serve as dispatches sent from bloody frontLOS ANGELES -- ''Baghdad Girl"" fills the pink pages of a Web log with photos that show a skinny, dark-eyed teenager hugging her cats and classroom essays beginning with sentiments such as: ''Childhood is a beautiful stage in our life.""

0

Civil Society Slights Visiting IMF Chief RatoTHE community constituency of the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) yesterday snubbed the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Rodrigo Rato, on the first day of his whistle-stop South African tour .

2

Lenovo, IBM may soon reveal PC unit dealDECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - China #39;s largest PC maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as early as today that it is buying control of IBM #39;s PC-making business for up to \$2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.

2

Florida A M Coach Joe Won't Get Extension (AP)AP - Florida A amp;M won't extend the contract of football coach Billy Joe beyond the 2005-06 season.

1

Boston Scientific Outlook Trails Views CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BSX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">BSX.N</A>, whose Taxus heart device has been involved in a major recall, said on Wednesday preliminary August sales of the device slowed to \$200 million from \$207 million reported in July, and issued an outlook that was below Wall Street estimates.

2

Nokia takes Sagem to courtNokia has taken legal action to force smaller French rival Sagem to withdraw its flagship mobile phone and pay damages as it accuses Sagem of copying its designs.

3

Senate Panel Approves Spyware and Wireless Privacy BillsOne bill safeguards wireless phone numbers; the other targets malicious snoops.

3

Google launches new Web site for readers, publishers (AFP)AFP - Leading Web search engine Google launched a new site for book lovers at the world's largest publishing show that will provide a new avenue for sales.

3

Two Iraqi Ministers Targeted in Separate AttacksIraqi officials say assailants targeted the convoys of two Iraqi government ministers in separate attacks in Baghdad Tuesday. Neither official was hurt, but five other people were killed in the attacks.

0

Delphi gets SEC subpoenaAutomotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Wednesday it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in late July related to agreements with Electronic Data Systems Corp.

2

Cricket: England stun AussiesMichael Vaughan stars as England crush Australia to reach the ICC Champions Trophy final.

0

Foundation Coal Raises \$519 MillionFoundation Coal Holdings Inc. went public yesterday, raising \$519 million, most of which went to the owners of the company.

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21 Iraqi policemen shot dead west of BaghdadAt least 21 Iraqi policemen were killed by an armed group that stormed a police station Sunday in a small town located 200 kilometres west of Baghdad, a police officer said.

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Britain's biggest dinosaur foundFossil hunters on the Isle of Wight unearth the bones of the biggest dinosaur ever found in the UK.

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Red Hat big wig attacks SunA RED HAT vice president has slammed Sun for refusing to open source its Java code and hanging on like grim death to its patents. The bone of contention is the April agreement between Sun and Microsoft.

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More British jobs to be outsourced to IndiaLONDON: British insurance major Royal amp; Sun Alliance (RSA) has announced that it would shift as many as 1,100 jobs from Britain to India in the next two years.

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Grand Canyon torrent beginsGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon yesterday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a dam 40 years ago.

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British researchers trace John Kerry's family back to European royalty (Canadian Press)Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday.

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Apple CEO Makes Appearance Since Surgery (AP)AP - Steve Jobs, the charismatic chief executive of Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios, is back on the job after undergoing cancer surgery.

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MySQL calls open source database enterprise-ready (InfoWorld)InfoWorld - MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage.

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Golf: World number 1 Singh leads PGA Pennsylvania tournamentFARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh, showing no signs that a week off has slowed him down, shot an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead in the weather-disrupted 4.2 million-dollar PGA Tour event here.

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British P2P File Sharers Face Legal ActionThe British Phonographic Industry threatens tough action. quot;We will get IP addresses and names, quot; a spokesperson said. quot;P2P users have a misconception that they are anonymous, but they are not.

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Volkswagen rules out pay rises for two yearsVolkswagen demanded a two-year wage freeze for the 170,000-strong workforce at Europe #39;s biggest car maker yesterday, provoking union warnings of imminent conflict at key pay and conditions negotiations.

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Clorox Swaps \$2.1 Bln, Two Brands to Get Henkel Stake (Update3)Clorox Co., the largest US household- bleach maker, agreed to swap \$2.1 billion in cash, the Soft Scrub and Combat brands and its share in a joint venture to buy back Henkel KgaA #39;s 29 percent stake.

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Schroeder avoids big new lossesLocal election results in Germany #39;s most populous state indicate another setback for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder - but the decline has slowed.

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May-Walsh beat McPeak-Youngs in Olympic semisThe all-American matchup at the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals turned out to be no match at all. Top-ranked Misty May and Kerri Walsh made friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every

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Nepal pledges Muslim security after riotsKATHMANDU: Nepal pledged action on Friday against rioters who ransacked Muslim shrines and businesses following the murder of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, as a curfew kept the minority community away from weekly prayers.

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McCullum ton swings Test match in NZ #39;s favourDhaka - New Zealand tightened the screws on Bangladesh with a superb maiden century from Brendon McCullum in the opening Test at the Bangabandu National Stadium here on Thursday.

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Typhoon Kills 30 in Japan, at Least 40 Missing (Reuters)Reuters - Rescuers across Japan were searching\Thursday for 40 people missing after a powerful typhoon raked\the country with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least\30 in floods and landslides.

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Simulation, War's New TeacherWill Interactive is part of a prospering crop of Washington area firms trying to sell interactive training and simulation technologies to the military.-Ellen McCarthy

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Retail Reports on Wall Street #39;s PlateIt always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there #39;ll be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their

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Linking Rivers, With Happy ResultsThe Panama Canal linked more than the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: it also connected rivers that had been separated by the Continental Divide.

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Revlon #39;s loss widens in third quarterRevlon Inc. #39;s third-quarter loss widened amid a 7 percent drop in sales as the cosmetics giant completed an ambitious refinancing effort.

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China #39;s IT industry witnessed rapid strides in 2004 :Beijing, Dec 6 : China #39;s IT industry is expected to see a sales revenue of 322.3 billion US dollars in 2004, up 42.3 per cent year-on-year, becoming the country #39;s leading driver for economic growth, a report said today.

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Rocky Legends knock outRocky Legends may offer simple button-bashing but its gorgeous visuals make it a surprise KO.

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Stonecipher: Boeing Will Win US Air-Tanker Deal In The EndBoeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher is keeping the faith. On Monday, the head of the aerospace and military contractor insists he #39;s confident his firm will ultimately win out

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Oracle delivers delayed patchesThe fixes come about eight months after a security researcher told the database software maker of the problems.

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US tobacco firms set for trialA \$280bn (156bn) government lawsuit against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States begins on Tuesday with both sides confident of victory.

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FSA rejects call to rescue saversMPs and the main City watchdog are at odds over the plight of millions of policyholders quot;trapped quot; in closed with-profits funds.

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Kutaragi comments on PSP pricing, prospectsSCE #39;s outspoken president speaks out on the PSP for the first time since the price announcement this week. TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi revealed a great deal of additional information

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Football: Edu gives fracas detailsArsenal midfielder Edu lifts the lid on events following the game against Man Utd.

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Modernisation plan transforms Britain's Royal Mail (AFP)AFP - Just two years ago the Royal Mail was losing over one million pounds (1.4 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) every day.

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E-tail Fraud Remains a ThreatOnline merchants in the United States have become better at weeding out fraudulent credit card orders, a new survey indicates. But shipping overseas remains a risky venture. By Joanna Glasner.

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Around the NBA: The Amico Report25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekends Pistons-Pacers melee. If someone threw a drink at me, Id charge them too, Sweeney

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Despite effort, Cavs get Sunburn-- The Cavaliers #39; re match against the Phoenix Suns was similar to the previous meeting last month. That #39;s when the Cavs fell behind by 19 but rallied and won in overtime.

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McGrath and Langer shine in drawn India tour opener (AFP)AFP - Glenn McGrath scalped four wickets and Justin Langer hit a century here to lead Australia's preparations for next week's Test series against India.

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Frozen Wooly Mammoth Arrives in Japan (AP)AP - World fairs have typically focused on the wonders of the future, highlighting new technologies from glass and steel construction in the 19th century to satellites and computers today. But next year's fair is different.

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3 Russian officials charged with negligence in Beslan ...The Russian Prosecutor #39;s General Office has charged three officials in southern Russia for negligence in connection with the school hostage crisis in Beslan last month, the Itar-Tass new agency reported on Wednesday.

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Five die in renewed Gaza fightingagainst Mahmoud Abbas, a moderate backed by Israel and Washington as a potential peacemaker, a lawmaker said. killing one soldier and wounding four.

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SpamAssassin sports new open-source licenseOpen-source spam blocker gets legal makeover with switch to Apache license. Oh, and tech upgrades.

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If this keeps up, they just may be able to swing itCHICAGO -- This national TV stuff, Terry Francona still has some work to do. quot;I showed up for the wrong inning, quot; said the Red Sox manager, who had been lined up to do a between-innings interview by Fox yesterday and eventually got on, but just a little later than he thought he would.

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Liberty Players Cringe and Watch the Game Tapehe Liberty #39;s players said yesterday that they had watched the videotape of Sunday #39;s loss to the Detroit Shock in Game 2 of the WNBA Eastern Conference playoffs and had been embarrassed by what they had seen.

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EU Lifts U.S. Sanctions, Eyes Loopholes BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU called off its sanctions on \$4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Monday after Washington repealed illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.

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RESEARCH ALERT-SunTrust Robinson raises ImClone to quot;buy quot;ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was raised to quot;buy quot; from quot;neutral quot; by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey because consensus estimates for sales of its cancer drug are more realistic than they were.

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Oil Price Tops \$55; Heating Supply LowOil closed above \$55 a barrel Friday for the first time as traders worried about low stockpiles of heating oil and strong economic growth in China.

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Avery Johnson retires as player to focus on coaching (AFP)AFP - - Avery Johnson, signed as a player-coach less than a month ago by the Dallas Mavericks, retired from the players ranks to focus on his duties as an assistant coach to Don Nelson.

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Police and FA to investigate racism allegations at BlackburnLondon, England (Sports Network) - Just four days after racist chants marred a friendly between England and Spain, Birmingham City says striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused during a match at Blackburn on Sunday.

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Tennessee star aggravates bruiseMINNEAPOLIS -- Oft-injured Titans quarterback Steve McNair left Tennessee #39;s game at Minnesota on Sunday after aggravating the bruised chest that kept him in the hospital for two nights last month.

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Camacho quitsMADRID, SEPTEMBER 20: Jose Antonio Camacho resigned as Real Madrid coach on Monday, just four months after taking up the post. Camacho offered his resignation to club president Florentino Perez following the

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China Aviation #39;s Ex-Chief to Face ProbeThe suspended head of a major supplier of jet fuel to China, under investigation for overseeing hundreds of millions of dollars in derivatives trading losses, has agreed to return to Singapore to face investigators, the company said Monday.

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CORRECTED: Symantec to Buy Veritas for \$13.5 BillionSymantec Corp. (SYMC), the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it will buy Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS) for \$13.5 billion, expanding

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BRIGHTEST STARWhile at Miramax, he teamed with hard-nosed exec Harvey Weinstein to negotiate film and music contracts. During his USA Films tenure, Greenstein dealt with gritty filmmaker Steven Soderbergh

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Judge Won't Delay Tobacco Trial WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Saturday denied a tobacco industry request to delay the government's \$280 billion racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 21.

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Update 1: Sarkozy Partially Privatizes ArevaNicolas Sarkozy lifted the veil Wednesday on what is likely to be his last major sell-off as France #39;s finance minister - the partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group Areva SA.

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