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Russian parliament to consider Kyoto ratification in October <b>...</b> MOSCOW. Oct 5 (Interfax) - Boris Gryzlov, chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, told journalists on Tuesday that the Duma will be prepared in October to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

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Veritas Keeps Reaching into Its Wallet By acquiring KVault, which makes e-mail-archiving software, it aims to erode EMC #39;s lead and rebuild investors #39; confidence.

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AL Wrap: Ortiz Fuels Red Sox Fire as Blue Jays Go Down TORONTO (Reuters) - David Ortiz thumped two homers and drove in four runs to fire the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wednesday.

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At UN, Bush defends decision to invade Iraq President Bush went before a skeptical hall of world leaders Tuesday to mount a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq, telling the United Nations that the Iraqi people are

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Pitt to Interview at Least Three Coaches (AP) AP - Pittsburgh athletic director Jeff Long plans to interview at least three candidates to replace football coach Walt Harris.

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Sex toys find niche market in church-influenced Philippines (AFP) AFP - In this predominantly Roman Catholic country where prostitution is illegal and the church still wields considerable influence on the nation's morals, it is a brave person who goes into business selling sex toys.

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Haywood suspended for three games NEW YORK - Brendan Haywood of the Washington Wizards was suspended for three games by the NBA yesterday for fighting during a pre-season game against the Chicago Bulls.

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Israel seals off Gaza Strip The Israeli army sealed off Gaza Strip Wednesday by shutting down Erez Crossing and the Industrial Zone and prevented Palestinians from leaving.

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Straw: Sudan Must Help Displaced People (AP) AP - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, touring a sprawling desert camp housing 40,000 displaced people from the troubled western Darfur region, urged the Sudanese government to do more to make it safe for the frightened refugees to return home.

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AMP shrugs off British debacle Australian insurer AMP returned to the black in the first half of the year with net profits of A\$378m (150m) after a disastrous foray into Britain pushed it A\$2.16 billion into the red last year.

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UN divided over Darfur measures On the eve of a high-profile UN Security Council visit to Nairobi, members are split over a draft resolution on atrocities in Sudan #39;s western Darfur region.

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Super Bowl Advertisers Still in the Game After Scandal NEW YORK (Reuters) - Advertisers may have been bitten once by an indecency scandal at the 2004 Super Bowl, but they are not shy about getting back into the game for the next U.S. football championship.

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Colonials upend Medford For most of the season, the Acton-Boxboro football team has garnered the headlines with its record-setting win streak. Last night, the boys' soccer team proved A-B is not just a football school, claiming MIAA Division 1 North sectional title with a 1-0 win over two-time defending champion Medford.

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Militants in Iraq Kill UK Hostage, Video Shows BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants in Iraq beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley, three weeks after kidnapping him to press a demand for the release of women held by U.S.-led forces, a video seen by Reuters showed on Friday.

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Sony NW-E95 and NW-E99 Network Walkman Sony Europe has launched two tiny 512MB and 1GB MP3 players, the NW-E95 and NW-E99 Network Walkman. Both play MP3 (Sony has officially bit the mp3 bullet) and ATRAC3plus compressed files and have a small blue backlit LCD screen.

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USA : Textile industry to renew request to place embargo on <b>...</b> The US textile industry officials would plead for blocking Chinese imports to the Bush administration this month. Earlier this year, the White House had rejected a similar request made by 130 Republican and Democratic members of Congress.

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Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2004 A new drug that fights a form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, won applause if not approval from a panel of advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration.

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Bellhorn Makes Big Noise for Red Sox BOSTON (Reuters) - With a power-packed lineup that features sluggers like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, it was Mark Bellhorn who was the unlikely hero of Game One of the 100th World Series with a two-run homer for the Boston Red Sox Saturday.

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Letter threat to Dutch politician A letter left on the body of murdered film-maker Theo van Gogh reportedly threatens the life of a liberal politician.

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Russia shrugs off US court freeze on oil giant Yukos auction MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia forged ahead with the weekend auction of the core asset of crippled oil giant Yukos despite a disputed US court order barring the sale, with state-controlled gas giant Gazprom entering the bidding.

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Ants Follow Forks in Their Roads to Find Home Forget GPS, forget road signs. Researchers in England say foraging Pharaoh's ants employ a simpler means to find their way home: geometry.

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Bush, Kerry Trade Barbs Following Debate ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Bush on Friday ripped into Sen...

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Catalina Foxes Back After Near Extinction (AP) AP - A unique subspecies of fox that is about the size of a house cat is back from the brink of extinction on Santa Catalina Island and can survive on its own thanks to a captive breeding program, the head of a nonprofit group that manages most of the island said Tuesday.

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Show lights up Paralympics The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.

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Report: Iraq Govt. Cancels Falluja Negotiations (Reuters) Reuters - The chief negotiator in the rebel-held\Iraqi town of Falluja said Monday the government had canceled\indefinitely talks to avert a military assault on the town.

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Sales key factor for Sun in WNBA title game Nykesha Sales smiled when someone suggested the Connecticut Sun could add a WNBA title to this year's NCAA championships won by the UConn men's and women's teams.

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Symantec Said to Be in Talks for Veritas Symantec, which produces the Norton line of computer products, is in talks to acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data backup programs.

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Xstrata in new bid for mines firm Swiss firm Xstrata relaunches a takeover bid for Australian mining company WMC Resources by appealing directly to its shareholders.

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North Korea Says the Tyrant is Bush, not Kim North Korea says it sees no reason to join a working-level meeting with the United States to prepare for further six-party talks on the communist state #39;s nuclear weapons development.

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Chirac: Europe Can Do More in Science Race (AP) AP - A European laboratory that was the birthplace of the World Wide Web and home of Nobel prize-winning developments in understanding the origins of the universe celebrated its 50th birthday Tuesday. But French President Jacques Chirac warned that despite those illustrious achievements, European scientists are falling behind.

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Growth cut THE Bank of England yesterday cut its forecast for UK economic growth next year to 2.5 per cent and said inflation could be below expectations.

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Report: Global warming now inevitable The Arctic Council, an international group of northern nations, says global warming will be both a blessing and a curse. The group #39;s report, four years in the making and set for a Nov.

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UN refugee chief sees Darfur autonomy as way out of crisis NDJAMENA : UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said that Sudan should grant more autonomy to Darfur as he began a visit to address the crisis over the exodus of more than 1.4 million refugees from the troubled region.

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Four players shoot opening-round 66 SEMMES, Ala. -- Grace Park, looking to clinch second place in the Player of the Year race, birdied the final hole Thursday to gain a share of the lead after the first round of the Tournament of Champions.

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Local group joins suit to de-list endangered species Bob Briggs wifes family has owned about 1,000 acres of redwood forest off Waddell Creek since 1913. He doesnt clearcut, and logs about once a decade.

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Another controversial Man Utd-Arsenal game Mount St. Helen #39;s in Oregon has been active these last few months but that is nothing compared to the eruption at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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Wal-Mart Keeps Its September Sales View Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday maintained its September sales forecast and said back-to-school demand picked up for key categories including electronics and clothing after a sluggish start.

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Al-Sadr #39;s militia keeps fighting in Baghdad US forces and radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr #39;s militia battled Saturday in Baghdad even as the truce that ended the bloody fighting between US-Iraqi troops and the militia forces in Najaf held for a second day.

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Kroger's Profit Up; Price Cuts Weigh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.

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Singh Takes Two-Shot Lead, Woods Tied for Second NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Fiji's Vijay Singh fashioned an eight-under par 63 Saturday to take a two-shot second-round lead on 131 in the Deutsche Bank Championship.

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Cisco invests \$12 million in Japan R amp;D center On Thursday, the company announced it will invest \$12 million over the next five years in a new research and development center in Tokyo.

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Pound soars amid wider currency fears Sterling rose to its highest level against the dollar since Black Wednesday, the day in September 1992 when the pound was forced out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, the forerunner of the euro.

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McDonald #39;s earnings beat forecasts McDonald #39;s third-quarter earnings rose a higher-than-expected 42 percent, the world #39;s largest restaurant chain says, citing strong sales in the United States and a lower tax rate.

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Blair: Time for Excuses on Africa Is Over (Reuters) Reuters - British Prime Minister\Tony Blair is to say Thursday that the time for excuses on\Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will\turn the continent's problems into a global priority.

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Downing provides return on McClaren #39;s gamble IN A week in which one of their former players rechristened himself G8 to distance himself from the past, Middlesbroughs attempts to rewrite history took another step forward in Athens.

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Lions career sack leader Porcher retires ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Robert Porcher finally couldn #39;t take standing on the sidelines any more. Porcher, the Detroit Lions #39; career sack leader, retired Monday, ending a frustrating season and a 13-year career.

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Junqueira sets up Champ Car final Bruno Junqueira won Sunday #39;s Lexmark Indy 300 ahead to retain hopes of winning the Champ Car title. The Brazilian #39;s Newman-Haas team-mate Sebastian Bourdais needed to win seven more points than Junqueira in Surfers Paradise to secure the title.

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LPGA's Nabisco to Change Dates in 2006 (AP) AP - The Kraft Nabisco Championship will be played one week later than usual starting in 2006, preventing the LPGA Tour's first major from getting lost among other big sporting events.

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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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United Apology over Website Abuse Manchester United have been forced to issue an embarrassing apology to Liverpool for an ill-advised attack on the Anfield outfit on its own website.

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IBM, LG Electronics to End Joint Venture International Business Machines Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. will end an eight-year alliance that helped expand the US computer maker #39;s presence in the booming South Korean PC market.

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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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British athletics appoint psychologist for 2008 Olympics British athletics chiefs have appointed sports psychologist David Collins as Performance Director to produce medal winners at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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More Evidence for Past Water on Mars Summary - (Aug 22, 2004) NASA #39;s Spirit rover has dug up plenty of evidence on slopes of quot;Columbia Hills quot; that water once covered the area.

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Orthodox patriarch killed in Greek air crash ATHENSEgypt #39;s Patriarch of Alexandria, whose post traces its lineage to one of Christ #39;s disciples, was killed with his Greek Orthodox retinue yesterday in a helicopter crash, Greek authorities confirmed.

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NTL to shed broadcasting arm Britain #39;s biggest cable company, NTL, agreed yesterday to sell its radio and television broadcasting business for 1.27bn to a consortium led by a fund managed by Australia #39;s Macquarie Bank.

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Apple's New iMac Computer Is All Display PARIS (Reuters) - Apple Computer unveiled, after a two-month delay, its new iMac desktop computer on Tuesday which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick.

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Plan to ease sale of Abbey shares Abbey National shareholders will no longer need to fill in complex Spanish tax forms if BSCH's bid to buy the UK firm succeeds.

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Injured Heskey to miss England friendly NEWCASTLE, England (AP) - Striker Emile Heskey has pulled out of the England squad ahead of Wednesday #39;s friendly against Ukraine because of a tight hamstring, the Football Association said Tuesday.

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Royal Wedding Lures International Media To Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan - Bruneis Royal Wedding between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haji Al-Mutahdee Billah and Yang Mulia Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman has attracted some 170 foreign journalists to the Sultanate.

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Smith saves United LONDON, Aug. 28. - Alan Smith scored a late equaliser for Manchester United today as the side tied 1-1 at Blackburn. Sir Alex Fergusons side looked headed for their second Premier League defeat of the

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Phone fight against home violence A campaign begins to collect old mobile phones and convert them into alarms for women who are attacked in the home.

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Detailed View of Dione Summary - (Nov 25, 2004) Cassini took this amazing photograph of Dione, one of Saturn #39;s larger moons, on October 27 when it was 1.2 million km (746,000 miles) away.

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C #39;s open with dang: Squander 18-point lead in loss to Sixers This is getting monotonous. For the second straight night, a candidate from Boston was looking good after some exit polling, but when the last points/votes were counted, the opponent had the plurality.

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Nektar Shares Continues Rise on Upgrades Shares of Nektar Therapeutics remained active Wednesday following upgrades from two investment firms after drug giant Pfizer Inc. cited its inhalable insulin product in a recent pipeline report.

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Microsoft: No extra licenses needed for multicore chips OCTOBER 19, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Customers that use the dual-core processors Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. expect to ship next year won #39;t need to buy extra licenses for Microsoft Corp.

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Cyber-Security to Get Higher-Profile Leader Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said yesterday that the role of overseeing computer security and the Internet should have a higher profile at the agency, in the face of increasing concern from technology executives and experts that cyber-security is getting inadequate attention.

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As Drama Plays Out, Mixed Feelings for Arafat #39;s Neighbors No crowds of well-wishers massed Thursday outside the Mukata, the mostly ruined compound where Yasser Arafat has been confined for the past two years.

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Bush Selects E.P.A. Head to Be Secretary of Health With the selection of Michael O. Leavitt, a former governor of Utah, the shape of the cabinet in President Bush's second term has become clear.

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India #39;s Nehra to miss Bangladesh series Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra has been left out of India #39;s squad for this month #39;s two-test series against Bangladesh due to an abdominal strain.

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Strong Quake Hits Indonesian Island, Kills Six JAKARTA (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook an island in eastern Indonesia on Friday, killing six people and injuring at least six more, a government official said.

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Oil Down 3 Pct. as U.S. Winter Stays Mild NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slid 3 percent on Monday on expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the New Year will limit heating oil demand.

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Worldpay struck by online attack Net payment system Worldpay is under attack from hackers delaying transaction times for hundreds of online retailers.

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Internet Pharmacies: Good or Bad? An investigation into the practice of Internet Pharmacies and how they are changing the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.

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Allianz to fight US court ruling on WTC attacks MUNICH - German insurance concern Allianz said on Tuesday it would fight a US jury decision in New York which doubled the amount of insurance which the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center towers could collect from nine insurance firms.

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Mugabe Urges Party Unity Amid Succession Struggle HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe called for unity on Thursday amid rare public jostling within his ruling ZANU-PF party over who will eventually succeed the controversial 80-year-old leader.

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Volcano #39;cowboys #39; who ride a ring of fire Scientists tap everything from gas-sniffing devices to GPS systems to better forecast when a mountain will stir. By Brad Knickerbocker Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

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4-to-6 defense: Urlacher out Lovie Smith #39;s Monday morning started off with a phone call from Tony Dungy, his longtime friend and former boss. The Indianapolis Colts #39; coach was too early to offer condolences.

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Steel group sees continued strength in China demand LONDON (CBS.MW) -- European markets saw a moderate advance in early trade Monday, carrying over some of the late-session rally on Wall Street and helped by steel group Arcelor #39;s view of Chinese demand.

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ANWAR RETURNS TO MALAYSIA Former deputy leader of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, has returned home after two months overseas, and ahs pledged to fight on for reform in Malaysia.

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Nokia, Pointsec team on mobile data security Enterprises seeking higher security for their growing number of mobile devices may be interested in new encryption technology that Nokia Corp. is deploying in its smart phone products.

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#39;Hawks primed to finally surpass Rams Editor #39;s note: ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton #39;s weekly quot;First And 10 quot; column takes you around the league with a look at the best game of the week followed by primers for 10 other games.

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UPDATE 1-BMW, Honda drop challenge to F1 rules Carmakers BMW and Honda have dropped plans to challenge Formula One #39;s governing body over engine rules for 2006 after deciding that legal action would be bad for motor racing.

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Putin Signs Up Russia for Kyoto Pact MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.

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Japan Gadget Turns Plants Into Speakers (AP) AP - The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers, making the petals and leaves tremble with good vibrations.

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Big Blue veteran heads to EMC EMC has hired a former IBM veteran to be its chief technology officer, in what appears to be the latest step in EMC #39;s evolution from a data storage hardware specialist to a more comprehensive computing company.

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UN #39;s Kofe Annan Calls Iraq War Illegal United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said this week that the US war in Iraq is illegal and questioned whether the country could hold credible

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Islamic group holding lorry drivers demands firm quit Iraq (AFP) AFP - A group calling itself the Secret Islamic Army (SIA) will release seven hostages it has been holding for more than a month as soon as their Kuwaiti company says it will no longer operate in Iraq, the SIA announced.

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EU, Japan Win WTO Approval to Impose Duties on US (Update2) The European Union, Japan and Brazil won World Trade Organization backing to impose tariffs on US imports after Congress failed to end illegal corporate subsidies worth \$850 million since 2001.

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US Airways Watch: 11/18/04 US Bankruptcy Court Judge Stephen Mitchell will hear arguments today asking him to reconsider a four-month, 21 percent pay cut he imposed on many unionized workers last month.

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Pedro picks Mets, Lee dealt to Brewers Pedro Martinez picked the New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox dealt Carlos Lee to Milwaukee for Scott Podsednik and a reliever on Monday as baseball #39;s annual winter meetings finished with many top stars still searching for

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Irish eyes turn to Clements ; Notre Dame interested in Bills <b>...</b> Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements has emerged on a short list of candidates whom Notre Dame has targeted for its head coaching vacancy.

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Allergan to close contact-lens solution plant, lay off third of <b>...</b> Allergan Inc., the US drug company that makes the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox as well as contract lens solution at its Irish factory, plans to lay off more than a third of its Irish workforce as it ends its lens solution operations and

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Britain awaits results of N.Korea blast fact-finding trip (AFP) AFP - Britain is awaiting the findings from a technical analysis of what a group of diplomats saw at the site of a huge explosion in North Korea last week, Britain's minister for East Asia said.

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Dollar Extends Recovery Against Euro, Yen The dollar rebounded for a second session on Thursday as traders and investors took profits on bets against the US currency before the year draws to a close.

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World Cup triumph means more money England #39;s first Rugby World Cup triumph a year ago generated profits of 13.5 million pounds (\$29.8 million Cdn) despite the loss of revenue from a lack of home games.

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Astros 5, Cardinals 2 Roger Clemens hopped off the mound, pumped his right fist and muttered to himself all the way to the dugout. His work was done and the Houston Astros were exactly where they wanted to be -- right back in the NL championship series.

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MG Rover offers know-how to Chinese partner MG Rover, the ailing British carmaker, has signed a binding agreement to hand over technology and know-how to the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC).

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Small office / Home office Wi-Fi device finds hotspots More and more venues are becoming hotspots. Using the wireless 802.11x protocol better known as Wi-Fi, these hotspots can be found in airports, libraries, coffeehouses, restaurants, shopping

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#39;Enron of Kansas #39; Trial Begins In the recent annals of corporate fraud, the names Enron, Tyco and WorldCom ring the loudest. But for residents of Topeka, Kan., the former leaders of the local utility company have become just as infamous.

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