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Ranieri Livid In DefeatValencia boss Claudio Ranieri was bitter in defeat. Werder Bremen eliminated the Spanish club 2-0 on Tuesday. Ranieri singled out referee Anders Frisk venemously in a post-match television interview with Canal Plus.	1
Alarm raised over yet another MyDoom bugDubbed MyDoom.AH by security firms, this latest variant in the MyDoom family of worms is exploiting the recently publicised vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer #39;s (IE) IFRAME buffer overflow.	3
Jailed militant makes overtureMarwan Barghouti, the popular militant leader imprisoned by Israel for his role in the Palestinian uprising, is relaying messages to new PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that could	0
RBI's move on funds shows Indian easing cycle over (Reuters)Reuters - The weekend decision by the Reserve Bank of India to drain banks' surplus funds to contain inflation may be a warning that demand pressures are building up in a fast-growing economy.	0
Turncoats Becoming a Problem in Russia (AP)AP - Russian police investigating the deadly Beslan school siege are looking inside their own squad house: One of the attack organizers was allegedly a former cop who disappeared six years ago.	0
Five convicted of fraud in barge caseA jury convicted five and acquitted one of six former Enron and Merrill Lynch employees yesterday in the first prosecution arising from the accounting fraud that led to the energy trader #39;s collapse.	2
Dell's Q3 results set company recordsDell continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry during its third quarter, with strong growth in shipments, revenue and net income.	3
J.M. Smucker Quarterly Profit Rises CHICAGO (Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SJM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SJM.N</A> on Friday posted higher quarterly profit as improved sales at its Jif peanut butter and Smucker's jelly business helped offset higher raw material costs and a loss on the sale of its Brazilian unit.	2
Few Americans Buy Meds OnlineDespite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, a Pew study finds that not many Americans buy prescription drugs through the internet. Most feel drugs purchased online are not as safe.	3
U.S. Technologies Stock Delisted After FraudU.S. Technologies Inc., a once high-flying Washington firm, ceased to exist as a publicly traded company when its stock was de-registered yesterday, four months after chief executive C. Gregory Earls was convicted of defrauding investors of \$13.8 million. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>	3
Silver boxing medal for teenager KhanBritish teenager Amir Khan has failed to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics after losing his lightweight division boxing final.	1
Kids happy to get an Apple in their stockingUS holiday sales forecasts have been decidedly muted this year, but it appeared no one bothered telling the throngs of shoppers crammed into Apple Computer #39;s downtown San Francisco store last week.	3
SAVED FROM DEATH #39;S JAWS ..BY DOLPHINSDOLPHINS herded four swimmers together then scared off a great white shark which had moved in for the kill. The 10ft predator circled as lifeguard Ron Howes, his daughter Niccy, 15, and two of her friends took a dip.	0
Yahoo adds traffic information to map serviceYahoo is adding local traffic information to its map service in the US, including roadwork and accident reports as well as the approximate speed at which traffic is proceeding along specific roads.	3
Dollar Plumbs New Lows Versus Euro, Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar sank to a record low against the euro and fell to its lowest level since January 2000 on the yen on Thursday as the market tested how far Japan and Europe would tolerate yen and euro gains on dollar weakness.	2
Russia Demands U.N. Terror Suspect List (AP)AP - Russia took its case for expanding the global war against terrorism to the United Nations, demanding the Security Council draw up a new list of terror suspects who would be subject to extradition.	0
Martha Stewart Adds to Furniture Line, Including Turkey HillShe may be in a West Virginia prison, but Westport #39;s Martha Stewart is growing her business by adding to her furniture line, including new items to a collection based on her Westport home.	2
Fidelity closing fund to new investorsFidelity Investments will close its fast-growing \$17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25. The fund, managed by William Bower, grew to assets of \$18.7 billion as of Oct. 8. It had a year-to-date return of 6.8 percent through the same date. The fund assets, including investor inflows and asset appreciation, grew from ...	2
UEFA Cup: Liedson lifts SportingSporting Lisbon ended Dinamo Tbilisi #39;s interest in the UEFA Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory at the Boris Paichadze stadium in Georgia.	1
Internet Turns 35 Todayshadowspar writes quot;The CBC is reporting that the Internet turned 35 today. The story talks about the less-than-prophetic beginnings of the net: #39;In order to log in to the two-computer network, which was then	3
Fury at killing of Pyrenean bearFrench environmentalists condemn hunters who shot one of the last female brown bears in the Pyrenees.	3
Recall Toolbar: Searches your visited websitesRecall Toolbar: Searches your Visited Websites\\I have seen and tried a lot of toolbars for Internet Explorer. Most of them have nothing new to offer on the basic functionality front. Only the value added services made them different from the other toolbars in the market. Viewpoint Toolbar was a good ...	3
GTA latest to sell 25mTinsel town has leant its magic to a new video game with a Hollywood cast and an 18 certificate. The eagerly awaited PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto game San Andreas is expected to sell 25million copies worldwide for about 40 each.	3
Sweden Skates Past Germany 5-2 in Worlds (AP)AP - Mats Sundin had a goal and two assists to lead Sweden past Germany 5-2 Tuesday in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.	1
Family feud over control of India #39;s leading business group <b>...</b>NEW DELHI (AFP) - The rift in India #39;s Ambani family which controls India #39;s biggest private enterprise group Reliance deepened as elder brother Mukesh rejected his younger brother #39;s objections to a change in their management roles, a report said.	2
The Elusive Value of Goody'sDespite an encouraging third quarter, the market still isn't sure what to make of Goody's.	2
Arafat #39;s young daughter sees plane offCAIRO, Egypt -- Viewers watching Yasser Arafat #39;s funeral Friday got a rare glimpse of his 9-year-old daughter Zahwa, standing next to her mother and weeping as his coffin was placed on a plane.	0
Ontario Approves 10 Power Projects Worth C\$700 Mln (Update1)The Ontario government approved 10 electricity-generating projects that will power about 100,000 homes and generate C\$700 million (\$593 million) in new investment in the province.	2
World markets - 27 September 2004New York - The first US presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the	2
Sara Lee Raising Retail Coffee Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sara Lee Coffee Tea said Wednesday it was raising its retail coffee prices to keep pace with 14 percent hikes by other major roasters as global bean supply next year shifts from surplus to deficit.	2
India-Pakistan relations improving: Pakistani PMPakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hailed here Monday what he termed improving relations betweenPakistan and India. Aziz, who arrived here on Sunday for a two day visit to	0
France targets Ivorian air forceFrance's president orders his forces to destroy any planes breaking Ivory Coast's truce after eight French deaths.	0
American Express to Eliminate 2,000 JobsAmerican Express Co. said Friday that it is eliminating about 2,000 jobs in a restructuring that will cost \$100 million to \$120 million in the fourth quarter before taxes, and is designed to save the financial	2
Ravens' Running Back Lewis Pleads Not Guilty (Reuters)Reuters - Baltimore Ravens star running\back Jamal Lewis was not in the court room for his arraignment\on Friday, but pleaded not guilty through his lawyers on drug\charges.	1
Latvia remains hive of corruptionThe latest report on world corruption by Transparency International shows that Latvia is the second most corrupt country in the EU, while Estonia was the least corrupt among the 10 new members in the 25-member union.	0
Federer, Roddick Clash Again at ATP BangkokWorld No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Andy Roddick showed why they are a level above the rest of the players on the ATP on Saturday, both gutting out three-set wins at the ATP stop in Bangkok to set up a renewal of their rivalry for the Sunday final.	1
Ancient Mask, #39;Olympic #39; Ring Found in Thracian TombSHIPKA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an quot;Olympic quot; rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the study of classical antiquity.	3
Ferguson forgets the hypeManchester United manager Alex Ferguson has shrugged off the hype surrounding tonights Carling Cup meeting against Arsenal at Old Trafford.	1
Organiser deported before Islamist Berlin rallyBERLIN/BEIRUT - One of the main organisers of a controversial Islamist conference in the German capital Berlin has been deported to Lebanon, German officials said, less than two weeks before the planned three-day gathering.	0
United reaches tentative deal with pilotsUnited Airlines, the bankrupt carrier, on Tuesday made its first progress in efforts to achieve a second round of labour cost cuts when it said it had reached a tentative agreement	2
Capello scolds Juve, Mancini takes hopeJuventus coach Fabio Capello scolded his side for easing off and allowing rivals Inter Milan two late goals which gave them a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Sunday.	1
Hynix accused of \$1.7 billion 1999 accounting fraudSEOUL, South Korea - Hynix Semiconductor Inc., formerly Hyundai Electronics, is alleged to have committed an accounting miss-statement of nearly 2 trillion won (about US\$1.	2
Briefly: Gmail delivered to desktopsroundup Plus: Maker of disposable RFID tags gets millions...Mitsubishi expands solar production...KDE updates Linux desktop...EA to take World Cup soccer to Xbox.	3
Poll gives Kerry post-debate leadAfter the first TV debate in the US presidential campaign, polls give good news for the Democrats.	0
Market spurts ahead after RB brings tightening to endThe sharemarket spurted ahead nearly 1 per cent in early business despite the Reserve Bank (RB) today raising interest rates for the sixth time this year.	2
Season far from running courseWith the PGA Tour #39;s major championships concluded for 2004, we look for other story lines to sustain the golf season. The back nine: ...	1
Removing Palestine quot;The significance of our disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process. It supplies the formaldehyde necessary so there is no political process with the Palestinians effectively	0
U.S. Stocks to Watch on Dec. 13 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: ORACLE CORP. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ORCL.O</A>, PEOPLESOFT INC. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">PSFT.O</A>:	2
Dixon ninth overall in IRLDixon finishes ninth overall in the championship with a second placing his best result of the season. He now takes a break, with a fair amount of testing lined up over our summer.	1
Abu Ghraib Soldier Admits to Some ChargesHAGERSTOWN, Md. - The highest-ranking Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses because ""what I did was a violation of law."" Staff Sgt...	0
Houston beats Rockies to grab final playoff spotWASHINGTON, (AFP) - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball #39;s final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies.	1
Wells Joins Other Side With Deal for 2 YearsDavid Wells, the pitcher who once fancied himself as the ultimate Yankee, agreeed in principle to a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox.	1
Eldred not penned inST. LOUIS -- Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen. The righthander came to the St. Louis Cardinals in the spring of 2003 looking to compete for a spot in the rotation. Before undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery, he had been a productive starter for the Brewers, and won 10 games for the White Sox in 2000.	1
Morgan backs himself into a cornerThe last 48 hours have turned into a nightmare for the England amp; Wales Cricket Board. The one thing that the board wanted to avoid from the off was a repeat of the near-farcical scenes which surrounded the	1
Macromedia Delivers Flex BuilderMacromedia promises to speed development of Internet applications with a new tool for its Flex platform. With Flex, enterprises can add interfaces to strategic applications, including visual	3
NO END TO THE AGONYBAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber killed 16 people at a National Guard centre in western Iraq yesterday.An Interior Ministry official said the bomber targeted recruits for the paramilitary force in the town of Anah, 260km northwest of Baghdad, near the Syrian	0
Alitalia nears final union dealAlitalia reaches an agreement with all but one trade union over plans to split the troubled national Italian airline into two.	2
American Lindsey Kildow wins first downhill, Turgeon top Canadian <b>...</b>LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup downhill race Friday, continuing the American domination of the early part of the ski season.	1
Tim Wendel quot;Better in Beijing? quot; NBC #39;s Bob Costas asked American swimmer Michael Phelps after the last of his astounding 17 races at Athens.	1
German opposition lobbies EU against Turkey bidThe head of Germany #39;s opposition conservatives has urged politically like-minded European Union leaders to deny Turkey full membership of the bloc.	0
Panel Supportive of Pfizer, Eyetech Eye DrugAn experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a US advisory panel on Friday.	2
No Favorite In Race to Treat LupusRace to bring to market the most important new drug to treat lupus in 40 years hardly seems an even match. <FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2""\ color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>	3
Penny stock scammer triedA self-proclaimed stock guru was alternately described as a crusader and a crook yesterday in opening arguments of his federal racketeering trial in Brooklyn.	2
Warner, Melodeo Join for Cell Phone Music DownloadsMelodeo CEO Bill Valenti said: quot;There #39;s no denying the market potential for music delivered to mobile phones. In 2003, there were approximately 526 million wireless phones sold.	3
U.S. Treasuries Drift Lower (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on\Wednesday but trade was subdued as the market pondered the\scale of interest rate hikes a day after the Federal Reserve\delivered its third straight rate increase.	2
Australia tells Indonesia preemptive strikes #39;unlikely #39;SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard assured Indonesia on Tuesday that Australia is unlikely to launch a preemptive attack on its neighbor to take out a terrorist target.	0
Honda Expanding Production in ChinaJapanese automaker Honda says it plans to meet growing demand in China by boosting production at one of its two car-assembly plants there.	2
Kroes Vows to Be Tough on Big BusinessThe European Union #39;s new antitrust chief Neelie Kroes used her first major rulings Thursday to make plain her aversion to cartels and reject suspicions that she would bow to the interests of big business.	2
Dell, Microsoft make a patch pact for serversThe industry heavyweights want to ease a major ""pain point"" for their customers, Dell's CEO says.	3
Sharon's party votes to save Gaza pullout JERUSALEM -- Israel's plan to pull out of Gaza next year passed a crucial test yesterday when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, his government crippled by opposition to the withdrawal, easily won Likud Party approval to invite the dovish Labor Party into his coalition.	0
Kilborn Stays Up 'Late' for Last TimeLOS ANGELES - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' ""Late Late Show"" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience. Since announcing two weeks ago that he was leaving, the 42-year-old Kilborn has had difficulty explaining why he is walking away from a show that has seen its audience grow by more than a third during his tenure...	0
Cisco Systems Earnings Rise 29 Percent (Reuters)Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. , the\biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet,\on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger\demand for gear such as wireless networks and Internet\telephone equipment.	3
Russia says Conoco mooting \$US2b Lukoil stakeMOSCOW: Oil giant ConocoPhillips looked close to taking a \$US2 billion (\$NZ3.11b) stake in Russian major Lukoil on Thursday after Russian officials confirmed the US firm #39;s interest in the auction of a 7.6 per cent stake.	2
Rescue Teams Discover Magnitude of Philippines Storms DisasterSoldiers who reached an isolated Pacific Ocean village in Aurora province reported finding about about 100 dead. In the worst-hit town of Real, in nearby Quezon province, TV images showed bodies buried under	0
Kenya #39;s Wangari Maathai wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize:World News: Oslo, Oct 8 : Kenya #39;s environmentalist Wangari Maathai has won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize quot;for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, quot; the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.	0
Netscape Revamped With Mozilla 1.7Netscape Communications has released Netscape 7.2, successor to the older version 7.1, which was released in mid-2003. The new release is based on version 1.7 of Mozilla, the most recent version of the Mozilla Internet application suite.	3
Wireless to Drive Internet Growth, Tech Leaders Say (Reuters)Reuters - Wireless services will\lead the next growth phase of the Internet as venture\capitalists who helped fund the early boom open their wallets\again, industry leaders said Monday.	3
Fish founders late, settles for silverATHENS -- With Mardy Fish leading two sets to one against an opponent who seemed to be weakening and perhaps coming up lame, the gold medal match was his to lose yesterday.	1
George Shultz Endorses Stem Cell Issue (AP)AP - Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz on Tuesday became the most prominent Republican to endorse a California ballot measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research in the state.	3
Dollar Falls to 6-Month Low Vs Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a six-month low against the yen and drifted near recent eight-month lows versus the euro on Friday as investors considered the effect of China's interest rate hike on currencies and the U.S economic outlook.	2
Tigers drop fifth straightWhen Tigers manager Alan Trammell described his bullpen #39;s recent struggles on Friday, he compared it to an offense being in a slump.	1
Blue Jays name Gibbons managerTORONTO - John Gibbons is getting one chance to turn the Toronto Blue Jays around, and he #39;s happy to have it. Gibbons was given a one-year contract Monday to return as manager after guiding the last-place	1
'Doom 3' Game Unlikely for Xbox This Year - id CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Xbox version of ""Doom 3,"" the long-awaited PC video game recently released to wide acclaim, is not likely to be released in 2004 dealing a blow to enthusiastic game players who are anxiously awaiting it.	3
European Shares Dip (Reuters)Reuters - European stocks eased slightly on\Tuesday with firmer oil prices weighing on sentiment, but\British clothing retailer Next was an early winner after it\defied a rainy summer to beat first-half profit forecasts.	0
WTO Blesses American 'Champagne'GENEVA, Nov. 18 -- The United States and Australia prevailed in an interim ruling by the World Trade Organization in a dispute over protection given by the European Union to its regional goods such as Champagne wine and Feta cheese, trade officials said Thursday.	2
Oil prices decline further, despite Caribbean hurricaneNEW YORK, September 9 (New Ratings) - Oil prices declined further today, despite fears of a hurricane in the Caribbean disrupting supply from the US offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.	2
Global financial system is shock-proofThe world #39;s financial system is in better shape than at any time since the pricking of the dotcom bubble and the September 11 terrorist attacks threw global markets into turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.	2
A Goal Is Met. What's Next?In the coming weeks, the U.S. and Iraq's government must still combat a resilient and dangerous insurgency outside Falluja.	0
Oakland Hills Praised for Its Fair Ryder Cup Set-Up BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Oakland Hills, once regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.	1
Ayoon wa Azan (His Masters Voice)The anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks went by, mixed with the news of the dreadful incident in the Russian school in Beslan; there were nearly 350 victims, mostly children.	0
Disney Direct?Plus, Kellogg's healthy but plain, BellSouth's Cingular pursuit, and Wild Oats grows stale.	2
Hidden swing, crouching TigerAtlanta - Maybe Tiger Woods knew what he was doing after all. On the verge of becoming just another millionaire golfer, Woods finally put his new swing to good use.	1
Oracle Announces Quarterly Critical PatchesQuarterly patch updates will allow organizations to better plan configuration management, says Oracle, eliminating the need to deal with the current unscheduled quot;surprise quot; patch alerts.	3
KGB legacy of poison politicsDoctors confirm that dioxin poisoned Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.	0
Yahoo pares Google stake, sells \$191 mn in stockNew York, August 28: Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it sold \$191 million in Google Inc stock in that company #39;s Initial Public Offering, cashing out some of the 2.7 million shares Google gave Yahoo this month to settle two disputes.	2
Clippers' Brand Suspended One Game NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand was suspended Tuesday for one game by the NBA for shoving Charlotte's Emeka Okafor during the fourth quarter of Monday night's game.	1
Update 2: Qwest, SEC Reach Agreement, Says OfficialQwest Communications International Inc. has tentatively agreed to pay \$250 million to settle fraud allegations by federal regulators, a union official said Friday - a move that could help lift a cloud that	2
Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in IraqDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the quot;pain and ugliness quot; of the conflict.	0
Bush: War in Iraq Was Right Despite No WMDsPresident Bush said on Thursday he\was ""right to take action"" in Iraq even though a new U.S.\report found that Baghdad had no stockpiles of weapons of mass\destruction and that its nuclear program had decayed.	0
Viral movies possible with RealPlayer flawcom October 1, 2004, 4:25 PM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.	3

Ranieri Livid In DefeatValencia boss Claudio Ranieri was bitter in defeat. Werder Bremen eliminated the Spanish club 2-0 on Tuesday. Ranieri singled out referee Anders Frisk venemously in a post-match television interview with Canal Plus.

1

Alarm raised over yet another MyDoom bugDubbed MyDoom.AH by security firms, this latest variant in the MyDoom family of worms is exploiting the recently publicised vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer #39;s (IE) IFRAME buffer overflow.

3

Jailed militant makes overtureMarwan Barghouti, the popular militant leader imprisoned by Israel for his role in the Palestinian uprising, is relaying messages to new PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that could

0

RBI's move on funds shows Indian easing cycle over (Reuters)Reuters - The weekend decision by the Reserve Bank of India to drain banks' surplus funds to contain inflation may be a warning that demand pressures are building up in a fast-growing economy.

0

Turncoats Becoming a Problem in Russia (AP)AP - Russian police investigating the deadly Beslan school siege are looking inside their own squad house: One of the attack organizers was allegedly a former cop who disappeared six years ago.

0

Five convicted of fraud in barge caseA jury convicted five and acquitted one of six former Enron and Merrill Lynch employees yesterday in the first prosecution arising from the accounting fraud that led to the energy trader #39;s collapse.

2

Dell's Q3 results set company recordsDell continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry during its third quarter, with strong growth in shipments, revenue and net income.

3

J.M. Smucker Quarterly Profit Rises CHICAGO (Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SJM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">SJM.N</A> on Friday posted higher quarterly profit as improved sales at its Jif peanut butter and Smucker's jelly business helped offset higher raw material costs and a loss on the sale of its Brazilian unit.

2

Few Americans Buy Meds OnlineDespite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, a Pew study finds that not many Americans buy prescription drugs through the internet. Most feel drugs purchased online are not as safe.

3

U.S. Technologies Stock Delisted After FraudU.S. Technologies Inc., a once high-flying Washington firm, ceased to exist as a publicly traded company when its stock was de-registered yesterday, four months after chief executive C. Gregory Earls was convicted of defrauding investors of \$13.8 million. -The Washington Post

3

Silver boxing medal for teenager KhanBritish teenager Amir Khan has failed to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics after losing his lightweight division boxing final.

1

Kids happy to get an Apple in their stockingUS holiday sales forecasts have been decidedly muted this year, but it appeared no one bothered telling the throngs of shoppers crammed into Apple Computer #39;s downtown San Francisco store last week.

3

SAVED FROM DEATH #39;S JAWS ..BY DOLPHINSDOLPHINS herded four swimmers together then scared off a great white shark which had moved in for the kill. The 10ft predator circled as lifeguard Ron Howes, his daughter Niccy, 15, and two of her friends took a dip.

0

Yahoo adds traffic information to map serviceYahoo is adding local traffic information to its map service in the US, including roadwork and accident reports as well as the approximate speed at which traffic is proceeding along specific roads.

3

Dollar Plumbs New Lows Versus Euro, Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar sank to a record low against the euro and fell to its lowest level since January 2000 on the yen on Thursday as the market tested how far Japan and Europe would tolerate yen and euro gains on dollar weakness.

2

Russia Demands U.N. Terror Suspect List (AP)AP - Russia took its case for expanding the global war against terrorism to the United Nations, demanding the Security Council draw up a new list of terror suspects who would be subject to extradition.

0

Martha Stewart Adds to Furniture Line, Including Turkey HillShe may be in a West Virginia prison, but Westport #39;s Martha Stewart is growing her business by adding to her furniture line, including new items to a collection based on her Westport home.

2

Fidelity closing fund to new investorsFidelity Investments will close its fast-growing \$17.8 billion Diversified International fund to new purchasers at the close of business Oct. 25. The fund, managed by William Bower, grew to assets of \$18.7 billion as of Oct. 8. It had a year-to-date return of 6.8 percent through the same date. The fund assets, including investor inflows and asset appreciation, grew from ...

2

UEFA Cup: Liedson lifts SportingSporting Lisbon ended Dinamo Tbilisi #39;s interest in the UEFA Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory at the Boris Paichadze stadium in Georgia.

1

Internet Turns 35 Todayshadowspar writes quot;The CBC is reporting that the Internet turned 35 today. The story talks about the less-than-prophetic beginnings of the net: #39;In order to log in to the two-computer network, which was then

3

Fury at killing of Pyrenean bearFrench environmentalists condemn hunters who shot one of the last female brown bears in the Pyrenees.

3

Recall Toolbar: Searches your visited websitesRecall Toolbar: Searches your Visited Websites\\I have seen and tried a lot of toolbars for Internet Explorer. Most of them have nothing new to offer on the basic functionality front. Only the value added services made them different from the other toolbars in the market. Viewpoint Toolbar was a good ...

3

GTA latest to sell 25mTinsel town has leant its magic to a new video game with a Hollywood cast and an 18 certificate. The eagerly awaited PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto game San Andreas is expected to sell 25million copies worldwide for about 40 each.

3

Sweden Skates Past Germany 5-2 in Worlds (AP)AP - Mats Sundin had a goal and two assists to lead Sweden past Germany 5-2 Tuesday in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.

1

Family feud over control of India #39;s leading business group ...NEW DELHI (AFP) - The rift in India #39;s Ambani family which controls India #39;s biggest private enterprise group Reliance deepened as elder brother Mukesh rejected his younger brother #39;s objections to a change in their management roles, a report said.

2

The Elusive Value of Goody'sDespite an encouraging third quarter, the market still isn't sure what to make of Goody's.

2

Arafat #39;s young daughter sees plane offCAIRO, Egypt -- Viewers watching Yasser Arafat #39;s funeral Friday got a rare glimpse of his 9-year-old daughter Zahwa, standing next to her mother and weeping as his coffin was placed on a plane.

0

Ontario Approves 10 Power Projects Worth C\$700 Mln (Update1)The Ontario government approved 10 electricity-generating projects that will power about 100,000 homes and generate C\$700 million (\$593 million) in new investment in the province.

2

World markets - 27 September 2004New York - The first US presidential debate this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the

2

Sara Lee Raising Retail Coffee Prices NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sara Lee Coffee Tea said Wednesday it was raising its retail coffee prices to keep pace with 14 percent hikes by other major roasters as global bean supply next year shifts from surplus to deficit.

2

India-Pakistan relations improving: Pakistani PMPakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hailed here Monday what he termed improving relations betweenPakistan and India. Aziz, who arrived here on Sunday for a two day visit to

0

France targets Ivorian air forceFrance's president orders his forces to destroy any planes breaking Ivory Coast's truce after eight French deaths.

0

American Express to Eliminate 2,000 JobsAmerican Express Co. said Friday that it is eliminating about 2,000 jobs in a restructuring that will cost \$100 million to \$120 million in the fourth quarter before taxes, and is designed to save the financial

2

Ravens' Running Back Lewis Pleads Not Guilty (Reuters)Reuters - Baltimore Ravens star running\back Jamal Lewis was not in the court room for his arraignment\on Friday, but pleaded not guilty through his lawyers on drug\charges.

1

Latvia remains hive of corruptionThe latest report on world corruption by Transparency International shows that Latvia is the second most corrupt country in the EU, while Estonia was the least corrupt among the 10 new members in the 25-member union.

0

Federer, Roddick Clash Again at ATP BangkokWorld No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Andy Roddick showed why they are a level above the rest of the players on the ATP on Saturday, both gutting out three-set wins at the ATP stop in Bangkok to set up a renewal of their rivalry for the Sunday final.

1

Ancient Mask, #39;Olympic #39; Ring Found in Thracian TombSHIPKA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - A Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed an ancient gold mask and a ring featuring an quot;Olympic quot; rower in what he called an unrivalled find in the study of classical antiquity.

3

Ferguson forgets the hypeManchester United manager Alex Ferguson has shrugged off the hype surrounding tonights Carling Cup meeting against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

1

Organiser deported before Islamist Berlin rallyBERLIN/BEIRUT - One of the main organisers of a controversial Islamist conference in the German capital Berlin has been deported to Lebanon, German officials said, less than two weeks before the planned three-day gathering.

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United reaches tentative deal with pilotsUnited Airlines, the bankrupt carrier, on Tuesday made its first progress in efforts to achieve a second round of labour cost cuts when it said it had reached a tentative agreement

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Capello scolds Juve, Mancini takes hopeJuventus coach Fabio Capello scolded his side for easing off and allowing rivals Inter Milan two late goals which gave them a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Sunday.

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Hynix accused of \$1.7 billion 1999 accounting fraudSEOUL, South Korea - Hynix Semiconductor Inc., formerly Hyundai Electronics, is alleged to have committed an accounting miss-statement of nearly 2 trillion won (about US\$1.

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Briefly: Gmail delivered to desktopsroundup Plus: Maker of disposable RFID tags gets millions...Mitsubishi expands solar production...KDE updates Linux desktop...EA to take World Cup soccer to Xbox.

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Poll gives Kerry post-debate leadAfter the first TV debate in the US presidential campaign, polls give good news for the Democrats.

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Market spurts ahead after RB brings tightening to endThe sharemarket spurted ahead nearly 1 per cent in early business despite the Reserve Bank (RB) today raising interest rates for the sixth time this year.

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Season far from running courseWith the PGA Tour #39;s major championships concluded for 2004, we look for other story lines to sustain the golf season. The back nine: ...

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Removing Palestine quot;The significance of our disengagement plan is the freezing of the peace process. It supplies the formaldehyde necessary so there is no political process with the Palestinians effectively

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U.S. Stocks to Watch on Dec. 13 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks to watch on Monday: ORACLE CORP. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ORCL.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">ORCL.O</A>, PEOPLESOFT INC. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=PSFT.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">PSFT.O</A>:

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Dixon ninth overall in IRLDixon finishes ninth overall in the championship with a second placing his best result of the season. He now takes a break, with a fair amount of testing lined up over our summer.

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Abu Ghraib Soldier Admits to Some ChargesHAGERSTOWN, Md. - The highest-ranking Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses because ""what I did was a violation of law."" Staff Sgt...

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Houston beats Rockies to grab final playoff spotWASHINGTON, (AFP) - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball #39;s final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies.

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Wells Joins Other Side With Deal for 2 YearsDavid Wells, the pitcher who once fancied himself as the ultimate Yankee, agreeed in principle to a two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox.

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Eldred not penned inST. LOUIS -- Over time, Cal Eldred has learned to embrace the bullpen. The righthander came to the St. Louis Cardinals in the spring of 2003 looking to compete for a spot in the rotation. Before undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery, he had been a productive starter for the Brewers, and won 10 games for the White Sox in 2000.

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Morgan backs himself into a cornerThe last 48 hours have turned into a nightmare for the England amp; Wales Cricket Board. The one thing that the board wanted to avoid from the off was a repeat of the near-farcical scenes which surrounded the

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Macromedia Delivers Flex BuilderMacromedia promises to speed development of Internet applications with a new tool for its Flex platform. With Flex, enterprises can add interfaces to strategic applications, including visual

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NO END TO THE AGONYBAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber killed 16 people at a National Guard centre in western Iraq yesterday.An Interior Ministry official said the bomber targeted recruits for the paramilitary force in the town of Anah, 260km northwest of Baghdad, near the Syrian

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Alitalia nears final union dealAlitalia reaches an agreement with all but one trade union over plans to split the troubled national Italian airline into two.

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American Lindsey Kildow wins first downhill, Turgeon top Canadian ...LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup downhill race Friday, continuing the American domination of the early part of the ski season.

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Tim Wendel quot;Better in Beijing? quot; NBC #39;s Bob Costas asked American swimmer Michael Phelps after the last of his astounding 17 races at Athens.

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German opposition lobbies EU against Turkey bidThe head of Germany #39;s opposition conservatives has urged politically like-minded European Union leaders to deny Turkey full membership of the bloc.

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Panel Supportive of Pfizer, Eyetech Eye DrugAn experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a US advisory panel on Friday.

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No Favorite In Race to Treat LupusRace to bring to market the most important new drug to treat lupus in 40 years hardly seems an even match. -The Washington Post

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Penny stock scammer triedA self-proclaimed stock guru was alternately described as a crusader and a crook yesterday in opening arguments of his federal racketeering trial in Brooklyn.

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Warner, Melodeo Join for Cell Phone Music DownloadsMelodeo CEO Bill Valenti said: quot;There #39;s no denying the market potential for music delivered to mobile phones. In 2003, there were approximately 526 million wireless phones sold.

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U.S. Treasuries Drift Lower (Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on\Wednesday but trade was subdued as the market pondered the\scale of interest rate hikes a day after the Federal Reserve\delivered its third straight rate increase.

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Australia tells Indonesia preemptive strikes #39;unlikely #39;SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister John Howard assured Indonesia on Tuesday that Australia is unlikely to launch a preemptive attack on its neighbor to take out a terrorist target.

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Honda Expanding Production in ChinaJapanese automaker Honda says it plans to meet growing demand in China by boosting production at one of its two car-assembly plants there.

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Kroes Vows to Be Tough on Big BusinessThe European Union #39;s new antitrust chief Neelie Kroes used her first major rulings Thursday to make plain her aversion to cartels and reject suspicions that she would bow to the interests of big business.

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Dell, Microsoft make a patch pact for serversThe industry heavyweights want to ease a major ""pain point"" for their customers, Dell's CEO says.

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Sharon's party votes to save Gaza pullout JERUSALEM -- Israel's plan to pull out of Gaza next year passed a crucial test yesterday when Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, his government crippled by opposition to the withdrawal, easily won Likud Party approval to invite the dovish Labor Party into his coalition.

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Kilborn Stays Up 'Late' for Last TimeLOS ANGELES - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' ""Late Late Show"" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience. Since announcing two weeks ago that he was leaving, the 42-year-old Kilborn has had difficulty explaining why he is walking away from a show that has seen its audience grow by more than a third during his tenure...

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Cisco Systems Earnings Rise 29 Percent (Reuters)Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc. , the\biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet,\on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger\demand for gear such as wireless networks and Internet\telephone equipment.

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Russia says Conoco mooting \$US2b Lukoil stakeMOSCOW: Oil giant ConocoPhillips looked close to taking a \$US2 billion (\$NZ3.11b) stake in Russian major Lukoil on Thursday after Russian officials confirmed the US firm #39;s interest in the auction of a 7.6 per cent stake.

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Rescue Teams Discover Magnitude of Philippines Storms DisasterSoldiers who reached an isolated Pacific Ocean village in Aurora province reported finding about about 100 dead. In the worst-hit town of Real, in nearby Quezon province, TV images showed bodies buried under

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Kenya #39;s Wangari Maathai wins 2004 Nobel Peace Prize:World News: Oslo, Oct 8 : Kenya #39;s environmentalist Wangari Maathai has won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize quot;for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace, quot; the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.

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Netscape Revamped With Mozilla 1.7Netscape Communications has released Netscape 7.2, successor to the older version 7.1, which was released in mid-2003. The new release is based on version 1.7 of Mozilla, the most recent version of the Mozilla Internet application suite.

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Wireless to Drive Internet Growth, Tech Leaders Say (Reuters)Reuters - Wireless services will\lead the next growth phase of the Internet as venture\capitalists who helped fund the early boom open their wallets\again, industry leaders said Monday.

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Fish founders late, settles for silverATHENS -- With Mardy Fish leading two sets to one against an opponent who seemed to be weakening and perhaps coming up lame, the gold medal match was his to lose yesterday.

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George Shultz Endorses Stem Cell Issue (AP)AP - Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz on Tuesday became the most prominent Republican to endorse a California ballot measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research in the state.

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Dollar Falls to 6-Month Low Vs Yen LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hit a six-month low against the yen and drifted near recent eight-month lows versus the euro on Friday as investors considered the effect of China's interest rate hike on currencies and the U.S economic outlook.

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Tigers drop fifth straightWhen Tigers manager Alan Trammell described his bullpen #39;s recent struggles on Friday, he compared it to an offense being in a slump.

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Blue Jays name Gibbons managerTORONTO - John Gibbons is getting one chance to turn the Toronto Blue Jays around, and he #39;s happy to have it. Gibbons was given a one-year contract Monday to return as manager after guiding the last-place

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'Doom 3' Game Unlikely for Xbox This Year - id CEO NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Xbox version of ""Doom 3,"" the long-awaited PC video game recently released to wide acclaim, is not likely to be released in 2004 dealing a blow to enthusiastic game players who are anxiously awaiting it.

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European Shares Dip (Reuters)Reuters - European stocks eased slightly on\Tuesday with firmer oil prices weighing on sentiment, but\British clothing retailer Next was an early winner after it\defied a rainy summer to beat first-half profit forecasts.

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WTO Blesses American 'Champagne'GENEVA, Nov. 18 -- The United States and Australia prevailed in an interim ruling by the World Trade Organization in a dispute over protection given by the European Union to its regional goods such as Champagne wine and Feta cheese, trade officials said Thursday.

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Oil prices decline further, despite Caribbean hurricaneNEW YORK, September 9 (New Ratings) - Oil prices declined further today, despite fears of a hurricane in the Caribbean disrupting supply from the US offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Global financial system is shock-proofThe world #39;s financial system is in better shape than at any time since the pricking of the dotcom bubble and the September 11 terrorist attacks threw global markets into turmoil, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.

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A Goal Is Met. What's Next?In the coming weeks, the U.S. and Iraq's government must still combat a resilient and dangerous insurgency outside Falluja.

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Oakland Hills Praised for Its Fair Ryder Cup Set-Up BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Oakland Hills, once regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.

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Ayoon wa Azan (His Masters Voice)The anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks went by, mixed with the news of the dreadful incident in the Russian school in Beslan; there were nearly 350 victims, mostly children.

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Disney Direct?Plus, Kellogg's healthy but plain, BellSouth's Cingular pursuit, and Wild Oats grows stale.

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Hidden swing, crouching TigerAtlanta - Maybe Tiger Woods knew what he was doing after all. On the verge of becoming just another millionaire golfer, Woods finally put his new swing to good use.

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Oracle Announces Quarterly Critical PatchesQuarterly patch updates will allow organizations to better plan configuration management, says Oracle, eliminating the need to deal with the current unscheduled quot;surprise quot; patch alerts.

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KGB legacy of poison politicsDoctors confirm that dioxin poisoned Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.

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Yahoo pares Google stake, sells \$191 mn in stockNew York, August 28: Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it sold \$191 million in Google Inc stock in that company #39;s Initial Public Offering, cashing out some of the 2.7 million shares Google gave Yahoo this month to settle two disputes.

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Clippers' Brand Suspended One Game NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Clippers forward Elton Brand was suspended Tuesday for one game by the NBA for shoving Charlotte's Emeka Okafor during the fourth quarter of Monday night's game.

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Update 2: Qwest, SEC Reach Agreement, Says OfficialQwest Communications International Inc. has tentatively agreed to pay \$250 million to settle fraud allegations by federal regulators, a union official said Friday - a move that could help lift a cloud that

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Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in IraqDefense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the quot;pain and ugliness quot; of the conflict.

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Bush: War in Iraq Was Right Despite No WMDsPresident Bush said on Thursday he\was ""right to take action"" in Iraq even though a new U.S.\report found that Baghdad had no stockpiles of weapons of mass\destruction and that its nuclear program had decayed.

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Viral movies possible with RealPlayer flawcom October 1, 2004, 4:25 PM PT. Most IT Managers won #39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.

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