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FDA Scientists Testing Limits of Medical Technology By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if injecting certain drugs directly into diseased arteries works better than commonly used stents in keeping arteries clear...

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Jaret Wright back in the postseason spotlight with Braves Jaret Wright couldn #39;t get much lower: Waived by a last-place team, he stood outside Houston #39;s Minute Maid Park with his luggage stacked beside him, waiting for a cab that would take him to the airport.

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Veterans Committee counts for little The Hall of Fame released the latest Veterans Committee ballot yesterday. As you might (or might not) remember, there #39;s a (nearly) new committee in town.

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Virgin wishing for Melbourne Sir Richard said yesterday Melbourne was on his wish list, with flights to London possibly through Hong Kong or Bangkok. The British billionaire landed in Sydney yesterday aboard Virgin Atlantic #39;s inaugural Australian flight.

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British grocer Tesco sees group sales rise 12.0-percent (AFP) AFP - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, said that group sales grew by 12.2 percent in the third quarter, driven by strong performances from its stores at home and abroad.

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Musharraf meets Pope John Paul Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf met Pope John Paul II, who urged him to adopt a quot;spirit of dialogue and tolerance quot; in his region.

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Iran #39;committed #39; to nuke freeze Iran #39;s chief negotiator to the United Nations nuclear agency says Tehran is committed to the freeze on uranium enrichment agreed earlier this month.

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Two Aid Workers Killed in Attack on Darfur Aid Convoy KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Two employees of a British charity were killed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region on Sunday when their convoy came under fire, the aid agency said on Monday.

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Bush Urges Putin Uphold Russian Democracy (Reuters) Reuters - President Bush on Wednesday urged\Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of\democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern\about Putin's proposed political reforms.

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Study: CEOs rewarded for outsourcing NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The CEOs of the top 50 US companies that sent service jobs overseas pulled down far more pay than their counterparts at other large companies last year, a study said Tuesday.

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Gray, Demon Deacons Swing Back In Action, Seek To Shoot Down <b>...</b> Justin Gray has had an ample amount of time to get his shooting stroke ready. Gray and No. 6 Wake Forest are back in action after an eight-day break when they visit Temple on Monday.

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EU, US Talks On Aircraft Aid Grounded US and EU negotiators traded arguments on Thursday over state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, but wound up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam in the run up to the US presidential election.

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Google puts desktop search privacy up front Google has announced a new desktop search application that enables users to search their e-mail, files, web history, and chats. Perhaps learning from previous mistakes, Google says it has designed the product quot;from the ground up to respect user privacy.

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Retail Sees Solid, Not Stellar, Holidays (Reuters) Reuters - Holiday shopping got off to a flying\start in the United States this weekend.

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Orange tells customers to Talk Now European carrier Orange is rolling out its own Push To Talk service ahead of efforts to create a standardized PTT system. European mobile carrier Orange has announced

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E.T. phone eBay Sometimes, a piece of soggy cereal is just a piece of soggy cereal. Unless, of course, it bears an uncanny resemblance to history's most beloved extraterrestrial, E.T.

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Microsoft makes Exchange road map more mirky SAN FRANCISCO - After removing the 2006 "Kodiak" release of Exchange Server from its product road map earlier this year, Microsoft Corp.'s plans for the messaging software have gotten even cloudier.

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Nepal Seeks Talks to End Rebel Blockade of Capital KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The fear of attack kept most vehicles off roads leading to Nepal's capital for a second day on Thursday as authorities sought talks to end a siege called by Maoist insurgents.

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BlueGene sneaks past Earth Simulator The Earth Simulator, an NEC supercomputer, is surpassed, at last. IBM announced yesterday that its Blue Gene/L supercomputer had achieved a sustained performance of 36.

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Singapore #39;s unemployment rate eases to 3.4 as economy expands SINGAPORE : Singapore #39;s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years on the back of strong economic growth in the first half of the year, the government said Monday.

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We owe Athens an apology ATHENS -- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad -- the great disaster that wasn #39;t -- come to an emotional end this afternoon and, really, the world owes Athens an apology.

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Gold Indian Coin Expected to Fetch #36;27,000 (Reuters) Reuters - An Indian gold coin which is nearly\1,900 years old and shows one of the earliest depictions of\Buddha is to be sold at auction where it is expected to fetch\up to 15,000 pounds ( #36;27,000).

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Dell, AOL team up in schools initiative ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Dell Inc. and America Online Inc. announced a partnership Monday to provide 5,000 low-income students with free refurbished personal computers and a year #39;s worth of Internet access.

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One killed, 15 injured in Khuzdar bomb blast One person killed and 15 injured as bomb went off in a market in district Khuzdar of Balochistan, reports The News. According to police officials, the bomb was planted in a cycle.

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No Peace Until S.Korea Explains Atomic Tests-North SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will not dismantle its nuclear programs or improve ties with South Korea until questions about the South's nuclear experiments are clearly answered, Pyongyang said on Sunday.

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Strong Server, PC Sales Boost Microsoft Revenue The company's earnings beat Wall Street expectations.

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2 Troops Said Killed by Turkey Land Mine (AP) AP - Two Turkish soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a land mine in southeastern Turkey, and a small oil pipeline was damaged by a bomb in two attacks Sunday blamed on Kurdish rebels, the Anatolia news agency reported.

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Apple Launches Graphics Software, Video Bundle LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc.<AAPL.O> on Tuesday began shipping a new program designed to let users create real-time motion graphics and unveiled a discount video-editing software bundle featuring its flagship Final Cut Pro software.

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Gunfire Erupts in Pro-Aristide Haiti Slum PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 3, 2004 - Gunfire erupted in a slum teeming with loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Sunday, sending people scattering through trash-strewn streets following

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No. 17 Rutgers Stops South Dakota State (AP) AP - Freshman guard Matee Ajavon scored 29 points to lead Rutgers over South Dakota State 68-50 on Thursday in the opening game of the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Apple Blocks Use of RealNetworks #39; Music on iPod Photo Apple has updated software on its iPod Photo digital music player to prevent users from playing music bought from RealNetworks #39; online music store.

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Juniper Takes A Nip Out Of Cisco (BusinessWeek Online) BusinessWeek Online - Had Scott G. Kriens stayed at StrataCom Inc. for a few more weeks in 1996, he would have ended up working for fast-rising networking star Cisco Systems Inc. , which bought StrataCom that April. But rather than take a ride on the Cisco rocketship, Kriens left to run tiny Juniper Networks Inc. Now, Kriens and Juniper are the highfliers. Over the past year, Juniper has handed its Silicon Valley neighbor a string of defeats in the market for gear used to shuttle e-mail, videos, and Internet phone calls between cities and continents. ...

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US Spacecraft to Probe Origin of Gamma Rays Far Beyond Our Galaxy The US space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the

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Philippines GDP grows 6.3 on strong exports The Philippine economy continued to grow robustly in the third quarter despite rising consumer prices, with the gross domestic product expanding by 6.3 per cent from a year ago

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US rates seen headed up despite soft-spot worries Federal Reserve policy-makers were expected to raise US interest rates on Tuesday for a third time this year, continuing to lift borrowing costs from rock

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GOP Jamboree Could Briefly Lift Stocks NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans are coming to town. If things go smoothly at the Republican National Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost next week, experts say.

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CNH Global workers in Racine go on strike after contract stalemate CNH Global NV workers in Racine and three other cities went on strike Wednesday, six months after rejecting the company #39;s final contract offer.

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Infocus: Detecting Worms and Abnormal Activities with NetFlow, Part 2 This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers. Part 2 of 2.

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Al Qaeda Urge Wide-Scale Muslim Resistance Al Qaeda #39;s No. 2 man Ayman Zawahiri called for an all-out armed resistance in the Muslim world against the West and Jews whom he described as crusaders.

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Mr. Chang, Strike a Pose Halfway around the world, standing virtually in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the incomparable Timmy Chang is just days away from throwing his first pass of the season. From my tattered sofa, I will be watching him. I want you to watch him, too.

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It's always something with Sox Forget about the Curse and all that nonsense. The real ongoing issue with the Boston Red Sox is the fact that they are eternally held hostage by what we shall call quot;Gilda's Law. quot; (OK, Roseanne Roseannadanna's.)

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Pfizer buys 5 percent stake in Medarex BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Pharmaceutical powerhouse Pfizer is buying a 5 percent stake in biotechnology researcher Medarex under their newly signed collaboration deal, according to Medarex Chief Executive Donald Drakeman.

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UPDATE 2-Cricket-Malik reported for suspect action Cricket-ICC clears Zimbabwe Cricket Union of racism October 17, 2004 14:05:37 LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A special report by an International Cricket Council (ICC) inquiry commission has ruled there is no evidence of racism within the

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PeopleSoft Execs Defend Bid Rejection PeopleSoft Inc. #39;s (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) chief financial officer on Wednesday said the company #39;s customer assurance program might not force liabilities on Oracle Corp.

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Swap Your PC, or Your President The producer of ads featuring PC users who switched to Macs is applying the same tactic to political commercials. This time, he'll focus on former backers of President Bush, recruited online, who've changed their political allegiance. By Louise Witt.

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Ontario won #39;t help other provinces squeeze Ottawa for more <b>...</b> Premier Dalton McGuinty sent a shot across the bow of have-not provinces Sunday, warning that Ontario will not support efforts to wring billions more in equalization payments out

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Lebanon PM Resigns, Says Will Not Head New Govt. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri resigned Wednesday and said he would not form a new government, following a widely opposed constitutional change to keep the Syrian-backed president in office.

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Microsoft pushes SQL Server 2005 back Users and developers anxious to get their hands on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 will have wait a little longer. Since early this year Microsoft said to expect the finished version of the product in the first half of 2005.

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US delays WTO action over Airbus subsidy The US will offer an olive branch to Peter Mandelson, the European Union #39;s new trade commissioner, next week by delaying any escalation of the dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, a US trade official said on Thursday.

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Cracks in Martian rock point to watery past LOS ANGELES - NASA #39;s Mars rover, Opportunity, has found more signs that rocks on the Red Planet were once submerged in water. Data sent by Opportunity suggest a crater was drenched a second time after drying out, scientists said.

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Del Monte Needs 9Lives The leading private and branded food and pet products marketer is spending to revamp its image.

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United seeking further cuts, ditching pension for 401(k) CHICAGO - United Airlines #39; workers are getting formal details on how the bankrupt company wants to replace their traditional pension with a 401(k)-style benefit plan - plus further steep reductions in pay and other benefits.

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Dell blades cut deeper to data centers (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Dell Computer re-energized its enterprise-class blade server strategy on Monday, rolling out a new architecture that supports as many as 10 servers in a seven-unit chassis that can fit into a standard-size rack.

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Multiple Bombings Kill At Least 37 In Capital _ At least three bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people and wounding more than 50, officials said.

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Brown calls for Labour unity Chancellor Gordon Brown has sought to quell speculation over who should run the Labour Party and turned the attack on the opposition Conservatives.

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Microsoft open new software development unit in India (AFP) AFP - Microsoft said it will join with India's second-largest software firm, Infosys Technologies, to provide software and consulting to manufacturing, banking and automobile companies.

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Gold Fields wins appeal to fight takeover Gold Fields Ltd. won an appeal on Friday in its battle to stave off a hostile \$7.1 billion takeover by Harmony Gold Mining Co. that would create the world #39;s largest gold mining company.

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Santander: Rejects Spanish court tax ruling on execs LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Spain #39;s Banco Santander (STD) said it was in quot;complete disagreement with a judicial decision quot; on Wednesday after a Spanish court ruling on tax fraud in a case dating from the 1980s.

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France, Brazil lead charge for new global anti-poverty campaign UNITED NATIONS : The presidents of Brazil and France called for new efforts to fight poverty and hunger in the developing world, including the controversial creation of an international tax, to combat the negative effects of globalization.

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Lehman hoping third time is a charm Tied for the lead in what was shaping up as another shootout at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side. Not from the last 12 years, but the last three weeks.

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Cisco, Microsoft shake hands on security Cisco and Microsoft have gotten the word: IT managers are tired of constantly plugging security holes in their networks.

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Core intermediate goods prices #39; rise fastest in nine years WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Prices of US wholesale goods and services fell 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department said Friday. The core producer price index -- adjusted to exclude food and energy goods -- also fell 0.1 percent.

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The Shockwaves of Sumatra The Indian Ocean earthquake of December 2004 produced a shockwave that created tsunamis all across the Indian Ocean. The tsunamis hammered nearby Indonesia and struck as far as the coast of East Africa. The death toll has climbed over 100,000 and continues to grow. It also created social shockwaves.

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SKorea's Hyundai Motor to join strike against labor reform bill (AFP) AFP - Workers at South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor will go on strike Friday to oppose proposed government labor reform legislaton, union leaders said.

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Update 1: London Exchange Rejects German Proposal The London Stock Exchange PLC has received and rejected a bid proposal from Germany #39;s main stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse AG , the exchanges said Monday.

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Lions #39; Rogers could miss season Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers will likely miss the remainder of the 2004 campaign after breaking his clavicle in the first quarter of the team #39;s 20-16 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears.

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New Englanders greet the day with wings on their heels In a Framingham coffee shop yesterday morning, an elderly man softly asked a customer if he could see her newspaper. When the woman held up the front page, emblazoned with news of the Red Sox victory, the man stared in silence, touched his eyes, and began to cry.

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UN demands Rwanda pull out military forces in DRC The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned reported military actions by Rwanda in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and demanded the country immediately withdraw any troops it may have in the DRC.

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Consumer Prices: Biggest Jump Since May Surging energy costs drove US consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.

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Red Hat replaces CFO Red Hat on Thursday named Charles Peters Jr. as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Peters replaces Kevin Thompson, who unexpectedly announced his resignation in June, a few days before the

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Rebel Attacks Kill 12 Iraqis; GI #39;s Injured Insurgents launched strikes on Saturday at United States and Iraqi outposts across Iraq, killing at least a dozen Iraqi police officers and national guardsmen

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Microsoft To Ship Longhorn in 2006 Without WinFS Microsoft will ship its next Windows client code-named Longhorn in 2006 as originally promised -- but without the next-generation file system known as WinFS.

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Anniversary remembered on game day When the attacks came on Sept. 11, 2001, Tom O'Brien, if only for a moment, stopped being Boston College's coach. On that day, as the World Trade Center and Pentagon smoldered and the world stood still, O'Brien was a Navy man.

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Bosnian Serb PM resigns after war crimes criticism (AFP) AFP - Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic resigned, a day after the international community imposed fresh sanctions against Serb police and officials for allegedly protecting war crimes fugitives.

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Red Hat acquires AOL #39;s Netscape server software In a move to add more open-source arrows to its quiver, Linux seller Red Hat has acquired the Netscape server software products of AOL Time Warner, the companies plan to announce Thursday.

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Launch Date Set for Solar Sail Summary - (Nov 10, 2004) The countdown has begun for the launch of the Planetary Society #39;s Cosmos 1 spacecraft; the first ever to be powered by a solar sail.

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CA offers usage-based pricing for mainframe tools OCTOBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Computer Associates International Inc. introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products today, aligning its offerings with IBM #39;s on-demand model.

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Fannie Mae agrees to accounting changes Fannie Mae, facing questions about its accounting similar to those that shook up Freddie Mac last year, has agreed to changes that will bring it in compliance with accounting standards.

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Siemens in 2.69bn deal with BBC German industrial giant Siemens has signed a 2.69bn contract to deliver technology services around the world to the BBC, a deal that will see it acquire the broadcasters technology subsidiary.

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D.C. to Face K.C. for MLS Championship (AP) AP - Peter Nowak has played in two MLS Cups #151; he liked the first a lot better #151; and gets another crack at the championship this year. The rookie coach will guide D.C. United in Sunday's title game against Kansas City.

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VoIP becomes new option Jackson is one of the first to take advantage of Time Warner Cable #39;s new venture into Voice over Internet Provider (VoIP) telephone service here and she says it works great.

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Malaysia #39;s Anwar Returns to Hero #39;s Welcome Malaysia #39;s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has come home to a rock star #39;s welcome Sunday. He returned from undergoing back surgery in Germany following his release from prison last month.

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Tennis: Davenport to play on Lindsay Davenport says she plans to play in the Australian Open next January.

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Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday.

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Obesity Solution: Nuke It Eying that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Sharp says it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.

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Time to step up Charlie Garner didn #39;t come to Tampa to watch the Tampa Bay Bucs offense stumble around like it has in the first two games of this season.

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Vietnam Opens Bunker Used by Ho Chi Minh (AP) AP - Behind thick concrete walls and iron doors, Ho Chi Minh and other top Vietnamese leaders hid in secret underground tunnels during U.S. B-52 bombing raids to plot key military strategies that led to America's defeat in the Vietnam War.

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What they said about ... ... Cherie Blair Cherie Blair cast aside her treasured privacy this week, touring newspapers offices and television studios to promote The Goldfish Bowl, her new book, which focuses on Downing Street spouses.

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Golf's New No. 1 Tiger Woods's reign as the world's top player ends at 264 weeks as Vijay Singh has seized the No. 1 spot after beating Woods to win the Deutsche Bank on Monday.

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German teenager charged with creating Sasser virus German student, Sven Jaschan, has been formally charged with computer sabotage, data manipulation and disruption of public systems by German prosecutors.

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Credit Card Delinquencies at a 4-Year Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans paid their credit card bills on time at a record high level in June, sending credit card delinquencies to their lowest level in four years, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

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Group Questions E-Voting Security Black Box Voting hopes to halt the use of Diebold's voting machines.

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IBM Claims Its BlueGene Supercomputer Is the Fastest IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world #39;s fastest computer - a 16,000-processor version of its BlueGene/L supercomputer.

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Bambang unveils plans for his first 100 days JAKARTA - Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is almost certain to emerge the winner of the country #39;s first direct presidential polls, has begun to unveil plans for his first 100 days in power.

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Xybernaut sews up bright-light mobile PC The flat-panel Atigo T/HB, designed for use in bright outdoor lighting, works as a wearable computer or as a wireless display.

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Hagans Sizes Up Well Quarterback Marques Hagans has impressed in wins over Temple, North Carolina and Akron, completing 43 of 59 passes for 568 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

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Nigerian Senate approves \$1.5 bln claim on Shell LAGOS - Nigeria #39;s Senate has passed a resolution asking Shell #39;s Nigerian unit to pay \$1.5 billion in compensation to oilfield communities for pollution, a Senate spokesman said.

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Iran official warns of NPT pull-out if West presses Iran will pull out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and develop its atomic programme in secret if Western nations threaten or put pressure on Tehran, a senior Iran diplomat was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

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Russia May Ratify Kyoto Protocol in Oct. -- Minister (Reuters) Reuters - The Russian government expects\parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol this month in a move\allowing the long-delayed climate change treaty to come into\force worldwide, a senior minister said Monday.

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Rebel Attacks Hit Baghdad as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq A rocket attack and suicide car bombing killed at least four people in Baghdad Sunday as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld began an unannounced visit to Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence before January elections.

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