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Microsoft Brings TV to Xbox October 14, 2004 - Microsoft is set to release its Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox mid-November. The device will allow you to view recorded and downloaded media content stored on your PC via your Xbox.

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Injury brings Brown down Troy Brown didn't play any defense against Carolina in Saturday night's exhibition game. Thing is, he didn't play much offense or special teams, either.

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The East-West stakes over Ukraine Russian and Western leaders are sharply at odds over the country's election crisis.

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British Minister to Visit North Korea in September The British government has announced plans to send a top Foreign Office representative to North Korea in September. Junior Minister for East Asia Bill Rammell will become the first British minister to visit

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Lippi Wants Azzurri Improvement Italy boss Marcello Lippi is counting in his charges to make the country forget their weekend loss to Slovenia when they face Belarus in UEFA World Cup qualifying action on Wednesday.

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Cassini Spies Saturn's Moon Tethys The Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn caught a glimpse of Tethys, a cratered, icy moon. Notable for Tethys are its split fissure and enormous crater, both of which leave the impression that its fragile surface is remaking itself slowly...

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Microsoft Now Leads in PDA, Embedded OS Two new studies show Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is now leading both the embedded operating system category as well as in PDAs. According to statistics by research firm Gartner (Quote, Chart), Microsoft #39;s Windows

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Thomson beats the Street on core strengths Thomson Corp., a provider of information services that was once Canada #39;s largest newspaper publisher, sailed past Street forecasts in its latest quarterly results released Tuesday.

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Saints Revoke Waiver Claim on Derek Ross (AP) AP - One day after placing a waiver claim on troubled cornerback Derek Ross, the Saints did an about-face and released the former Ohio State standout after he missed a scheduled flight to New Orleans on Wednesday night.

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Help wanted by IT services firms The growing services industry is hiring, but tech workers looking for a job may need to do more than brush up on their coding.

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Japan narrowly escapes recession New figures show Japan's economy is barely staying out of recession with annual growth of just 0.2 in the third quarter.

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Update 8: Crude Oil Futures Sink to \$46 Per Barrel December delivery crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 76 cents to \$46.11 per barrel. The benchmark light, sweet crude remained about \$8 a barrel cheaper than its closing record of \$55.17 recorded Oct. 22 and Oct. 26.

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China Sighs in Relief as Yao Scores High BEIJING (Reuters) - China breathed a measured sigh of relief after the skills of its basketball giant Yao Ming dwarfed New Zealand to sweep his team nearer to their goal of reaching the Athens Olympics semi-finals.

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Veterans Pronger and McKenzie don #39;t think hockey will return until <b>...</b> NHL veterans Chris Pronger and Jim McKenzie think this lockout is far worse than the one that wiped out half a season 10 years ago.

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Off-day would have been welcomed by Sox After another disappointing road trip - the White Sox were 3-4 on a swing through Detroit and Cleveland - a day off sure would look enticing.

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Johnson Helps D-Backs End Nine-Game Slide (AP) AP - Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.

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Verity, ClearForest add structure to data Verity this week will unwrap a software add-on to its search system, designed to make unstructured content more usable in corporate applications. The announcement follows activity from ClearForest, which last month introduced Version 6.0 of its Text Analytics platform for systematically structuring unstructured data so it can be processed with enterprise data in business intelligence systems.

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Sun to shine spotlight on new operating system, Solaris 10 Sun Microsystems SUNW is expected to release a new version of its operating system today - a big part of the struggling computer maker #39;s plan to save itself.

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Titans' McNair Hints at Retiring From NFL (AP) AP - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair hinted Sunday that his 10th season in the NFL could be his last.

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Today's schedule College hockey: MEN -- Stonehill at UMass-Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m.; Franklin Pierce at Assumption, 7:30 p.m.; WOMEN -- Sacred Heart at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

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Roddick bounced Andy Roddick of the United States ran into a bold, bigger version of himself at the US Open, and 6-foot-6 Joachim Johansson of Sweden sent the defending champion home.

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Smoking ban would target pubs ritain #39;s government proposed banning smoking in most public places yesterday, setting off debate over what one smoker decried as the brainchild of a busybody quot;nanny state.

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Chinese engineers kidnapped in Pakistan ISLAMABAD - Tribal elders in Pakistan #39;s South Waziristan tribal area and local administration officials are negotiating with the kidnappers of two Chinese engineers to secure their release, a government spokesman said Sunday.

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Sixers-Wizards matinee doesn #39;t disappoint Still home in Philly for the Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to hit the Sixers/Wizards matinee yesterday. One of the best decisions we #39;ve made in a long time.

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Court: File-swapping software not liable for copyright violations The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a stinging blow to the entertainment industry.

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Sales boost for House of Fraser Shares in UK department store group House of Fraser have risen after the firm said it had cut half-year losses and was seeing solid sales growth.

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Broker Downgrades Sink Medtronic CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Medtronic Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MDT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MDT.N</A> on Thursday sank 7 percent to their lowest level in more than three months after the medical device maker posted weaker-than-expected growth in one of its key business units, sparking at least three broker downgrades.

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Singapore Telecom ties up with Malaysia's TIME dotcom (AFP) AFP - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said it has entered into an agreement with Malaysia's TIME dotCom to link their corporate customers through private leased line circuits.

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Toy Safety Report Released checking for them by hand before buying -- because children could choke on them, consumer advocates said in an annual warning on toy safety.

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U.S.: No Decision Made on Iraq Unit's Fate (AP) AP - The U.S. military said Monday no decision had been made on whether to discipline Army reservists who refused a supply mission last week, despite statements from their relatives that the soldiers would be discharged.

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Game sparks sales frenzy GAMES stores opened at midnight to meet demand for the latest version of the controversial Great Theft Auto. There were queues outside shops around Merseyside with people anxious

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Japan should outsource more The Japanese information services industry clocked up sales of 13,703.9 billion yen in fiscal 2001, according to a report on selected service industries for 2001 released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

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MP3 Portable Market to Hit \$52B by 2008 Apple will be getting some stiff competition in the coming year. A slew of manufacturers will soon offer players utilizing small 1 quot; hard drives that help propel the iPod and allow them to compete more favorably in the market.

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French Students Face New Head Scarf Ban PARIS - Millions of French students returned to school Thursday as a new law that bans Islamic head scarves from classrooms went into effect amid demands by Islamic radicals holding two French hostages in Iraq that the law be scrapped. Muslim leaders in France, who had largely opposed the law, urged calm for the return to class...

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Athletics 5, Devil Rays 0 Barry Zito scattered four hits over eight shutout innings, leading the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-0 on Saturday night.

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Closing the giving gap Near the entrance for the Christmas Tree Shop on Route 1 in Lynnfield, Barbara Patten stood next to her Salvation Army kettle and played her flute on a recent Saturday as customers walked past.

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Volcanoes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, Study Says How did the building blocks of life arise on Earth? A new study says a volcanic gas may have been the key.

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Longhorns face steeper competition against Razorbacks The University of Texas football team is coming off a 65-0 victory over the North Texas Eagles. Texas dominated every facet of the game against the Eagles.

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Hamas official killed in blast JERUSALEM -- A Hamas official was killed Sunday when his sport utility vehicle exploded in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, seconds after he started the engine, according to witnesses and the Palestinian militant group #39;s leaders, who accused Israel of

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Captors threaten to hand hostage to Zarqawi An unknown militant group holding Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan in Iraq has threatened to turn her over to a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if its demands are not met, Al Jazeera television says.

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Ivory Coast's Army Bombs Rebel Towns (Reuters) Reuters - Government warplanes and helicopter\gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory Coast for a\second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into all-out war\in the world's top cocoa grower.

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11 Dead in a Car Bomb in Kabul KABUL (Masnet amp; News Agencies) - At least eleven people, including two US citizens, were killed when a truck bomb exploded in downtown Kabul in the second deadly blast to strike Afghanistan over the weekend.

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More Older People Turning to the Internet to Find Love Mary Bellis Waller, now 64, posted on two Internet dating sites during her search for a companion. Waller was a pioneer of online dating among people her age, and thousands of others age 60 and older are also turning to the Internet to find romance.

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Polls Open for Indonesia #39;s First Direct Presidential Elections Polls have opened for Indonesia #39;s first direct presidential election. Election observers say they are impressed with the six-month electoral process, which also chose members of the national assembly and local councils.

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AU Issues Deadline to Khartoum and Darfur Rebels ABUJA (Reuters) - The African Union issued a 24-hour deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region over the last two weeks.

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Everton beats Liverpool 1-0 in Merseyside Derby Lee Carsley scored the winner in the 68th minute, giving Everton a 1-0 victory Saturday over Liverpool in the 200th Merseyside Derby.

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Scientist Uses Whey to Protect Food (AP) AP - Oxygen, water, seeping oils #151; they're all out to get your food, turning sweet nuts sour and tasty confections rancid. Food scientist John Krochta is fighting back with an unlikely weapon, edible food coatings derived from whey, the dairy byproduct favored by protein-conscious athletes and Miss Muffet.

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Hope Fades for Saving 2 Boys Stuck in Mexico Cave (Reuters) Reuters - Hopes of rescuing two small boys\trapped for five days in a jungle cave faded fast on Friday\after contact was lost with the brothers and as the cavern\flooded in overnight rains.

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Tracking Service Aims to Ease Product Returns (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - A Texas company tries to take a little bit of the sting out of the biggest online retail nightmare: returns.

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Deadly Explosion Hits Central Baghdad There were no official casualty figures but witnesses said at least four people were killed and several others wounded. The blast set more than 10 cars on fire.

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Invading Bullfrogs Appear Nearly Unstoppable The North American bullfrog population is booming. That may sound like good news, but it isn't #151;not when the frog has leaped far beyond its native habitat.

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Dutchman suspected of aiding Saddam in war crimes is arrested A MAN suspected of helping former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein commit war crimes and genocide by supplying him with materials for chemical weapons, has been arrested by the Netherlands authorities.

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Loss-making Smart 'is not doomed' The head of Smart cars denies rumours that the loss-making firm may be sold, or even closed down, by parent group DaimlerChrysler.

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Smith setback for Windies West Indies have been forced to make a second change to their Champions Trophy squad because of injury. Dwayne Smith is suffering from a shoulder problem and has been replaced by Ryan Hinds.

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Musharraf Can Be Pakistan President and Army Chief ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's acting president signed a bill on Tuesday that will allow military ruler Pervez Musharraf to stay on as army chief despite his pledge to quit the office by the end of the year.

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SunTrust Restates Results, Profits Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=STI.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">STI.N</A>, which fired three executives over its accounting for bad loans, on Friday restated first-half profit higher by \$25.1 million, more than it had forecast, to fix the mistakes.

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Microsoft adds to Visual Studio tools line 2005 Standard Edition targets developers working in small organizations.

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ROBBO USHERS IN NEW ERA Andy Robinson, currently the caretaker of England #39;s only World Cup holding major sports team, is the future, barring a particularly bleak autumn.

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Kerry-Kerrey Confusion Trips Up Campaign (AP) AP - John Kerry, Bob Kerrey. It's easy to get confused.

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Catch a piece of history but hire a lawyer first When Steve Williams picked up the ball Barry Bonds had just hit for his 700th home run, he thought he had his hands on a piece of history.

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Computer Associates exec pleads not guilty Sanjay Kumar, the former chief executive of Computer Associates of Islandia, NY, pleaded innocent Thursday to charges he helped inflate financial results.

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STMicro may see windfall from Stern satellite move Shock jock Howard Stern #39;s jump to satellite radio could create a \$180 million windfall for Europe #39;s biggest chip maker, STMicroelectronics (STM.

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Lowe #39;s Forecast Hammers Stock Home improvement retailer Lowe #39;s Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in third-quarter profit, aided by its expansion to New York

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Trump defends Martha Stewart New York real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his friend Martha Stewart as the woman who turned home economics into a media empire began her prison term.

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Microsoft settles antitrust cases with Novell, CCIA Microsoft Corp on Monday announced antitrust settlements with Novell Inc. and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), ending years of legal wrangling.

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Climate change and unfamiliar species leave Inuit lost for words Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.

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Microsoft going for BIG BITE of Apple In case you have not heard, Microsoft just upped the ante in the digital music war when it launched its Windows Media Player 10 and its beta online music store this month.

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VoIP firm ties rebate deal to Wi-Fi router Vonage and Cisco's Linksys have a new bundle: an 802.11g router and any of three Vonage plans.

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Hotel Locks Out Employees Over Impending Strike LOS ANGELES -- The labor dispute between workers at nine Los Angeles County hotels and their employers has intensified, with one of the hotels locking out its laundry workers and replacing them.

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Dell, Philips cut \$700 million deal Dell will supply PCs, managed services and application packaging services to Philips Electronics worldwide, the two companies said Thursday.

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Abbas Escapes Gaza Shooting Unharmed (AP) AP - Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased Palestinian leader, killing two security guards and wounding six other people.

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Travelzoo Shares Rise as Offering Rumor Fades (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Internet travel site\Travelzoo Inc. rose nearly 4 percent on Wednesday as\market rumors of a secondary stock offering faded.

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Final Score: NY Giants 14, Green Bay 7 Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Kurt Warner threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey early in the fourth quarter to lift the New York Giants over the Green Bay Packers, 14-7, at Lambeau Field.

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Link Between Migraine, Endometriosis Found There #39;s evidence of a possible link between endometriosis and migraine, says an Italian study in the latest issue of Human Reproduction.

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ATA: Customers Won #39;t Be Affected By Bankruptcy INDIANAPOLIS -- ATA says it will honor all tickets and maintain its full schedule, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday.

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Lycos Europe Pauses Anti-spam Efforts Lycos Europe #39;s controversial anti-spam efforts had a bumpy first week, with various availability problems, some of which may have been caused by the same spammers the site targeted with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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Chicago Bulls Silence Utah Jazz, 101-99 (AP) AP - Ben Gordon scored a career-high 22 points, including four free throws in the final minute, to lead the Chicago Bulls past the Utah Jazz 101-99 Wednesday night to avoid an 0-10 start that would have been the worst in franchise history.

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96 Processors Under Your Desktop Roland Piquepaille writes quot;A small Santa Clara-based company, Orion Multisystems, today unveils a new concept in computing, #39;cluster workstations.

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Oil firms above \$50 as Bush nears win Oil prices jumped above \$50 a barrel this morning, supported by US election tallies projecting a slim lead for President George W Bush.

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N.Korea called worst for press freedom Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has labeled North Korea and Cuba the worst countries in terms of press freedom, with Denmark being the best.

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Martnez's Effort Lets Boston Fans Take Heart Boston's Pedro Martnez put his past four starts behind him Wednesday night to post a redemptive 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Angels.

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Google shares released for sale Employees and some investors in Google will be able to sell shares in the company as the latest "lockup" phase on sales ends.

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Microsoft Will Replace Fake Copies of XP U.K. users will be able to replace pirated versions of Windows that they have purchased.

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Eureka! Has Australia found its 'defining moment'? Friday is the 150th anniversary of Eureka Day. For some Australians, it's their Boston Tea Party.

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In Mexico visit, enmity greets Harvard scholar MEXICO CITY -- Ever since the release earlier this year of his book quot;Who are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity, quot; which argues that Mexican immigrants pose a threat to American culture, Samuel P. Huntington has been the US academic Mexicans love to hate.

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Music file-sharing case heads to high court eeding the pleas of the entertainment industry, the US Supreme Court has agreed to consider calling a halt to Internet file-sharing that allows millions of computer users to obtain free copies of movies and music.

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Peru Arrests Siege Leader, to Attack Police Post (Reuters) Reuters - Peruvian authorities have detained a\former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern\Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he\took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters\early on Tuesday.

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Britain #39;s unemployment falls to 20 year low British unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.41 million between May and July, the lowest level since comparable records began in 1984, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.

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US MNT Streaking Into Final Round The US mens national team will look to extend their record unbeaten streak to 13 matches when the take on Jamaica at Columbus Crew Stadium in its final match of semifinal-round qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Redknapp and Mandaric clear the air Harry Redknapp maintained on Tuesday that he had nothing to hide from the transfer deals conducted at Portsmouth during his time as manager.

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4 US soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack; coalition steps up <b>...</b> Roadside bombings killed four American soldiers in Baghdad, the US command said Wednesday, as US and Iraqi troops stepped up pressure on Sunni insurgents before this week #39;s start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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Travelocity Says Speed Is the Ticket For Growth Sam Gilliand, the chief executive of Travelocity, talks about the online travel industry, the Cendant-Orbitz merger and the woes of the airline industry.

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MicroStrategy Turnover Draws Analyst Scrutiny MicroStrategy Inc. said yesterday that president and chief financial officer Eric F. Brown had resigned and that founder Michael J. Saylor would again hold the company's top three jobs, prompting some analysts to raise concerns about the company's stock.

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Giddy Phelps Touches Gold for First Time Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley and set a world record in a time of 4 minutes 8.26 seconds.

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Spurrier expected to replace Holtz Lou Holtz wanted his South Carolina players to focus on their game against Clemson. They suddenly have a lot more on their minds. Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina

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For Craigslist, city was just the ticket Hadley Weinzierl used Craigslist to furnish her Jamaica Plain apartment, and when she bought a Maltese puppy, she sought advice from fellow Craigslisters on a good vet, a cheap dog-walker, and a park where she could let the dog run without a leash.

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Bush takes a double-digit lead as Kerry campaign struggles to regroup (AFP) AFP - George W. Bush took a double-digit lead in what had been a neck-and-neck presidential election contest, prompting Democratic challenger John Kerry to refocus his campaign on bread-and-butter economic issues, where the Republican incumbent president is considered vulnerable.

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Scotland awaits smoking decision The Scottish Cabinet is to meet amid signs it will opt to introduce a ban on smoking in public places.

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Freedom on the March in Iraq, Bush Tells Voters (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush said on\Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a U.S.\intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country's\future.

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Summary Box: Breast Cancer Surgery Refined (AP) AP - NEW APPROACH: A study says that removing just one to three key lymph nodes can spare women lifelong arm problems and reliably indicate whether breast cancer has spread.

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