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{ "text": "Blast Hits Australian Embassy in Jakarta A large explosion was set off early Thursday outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta's financial district, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 150, officials said. Police said the blast appeared to have been a suicide attack using a car bomb." }

{ "text": "Top-ranked Illinois flyin #39; high When the Illinois men #39;s basketball team moved to No. 1 in The Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Top 25 polls on Monday afternoon, it was a special moment for the program and the players." }

{ "text": "Is Apple Photogenic? With competitors avidly trying to nibble at the iPod #39;s market share, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released its ostensibly new and improved version." }

{ "text": "Mourinho happy after 3-0 win Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was delighted with his side #39;s performance in the 3-0 win in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain." }

{ "text": "HAYLEY MICK: Hayley Mick is a journalist currently based in Vancouver. She has broadcast experience with CBC Radio #39;s Quirks and Quarks and has reported for the Vancouver Sun, CBC Online, and the Canadian Press #39;s Ontario and Vancouver bureaus." }

{ "text": "Third Month of Slow Sales for Retailers The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers." }

{ "text": "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 " }

{ "text": "Kenyan tree planter wins peace prize Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, today became the first African woman to win the Nobel peace prize. Ms Maathai, 64, Kenya #39;s deputy environment minister, heads the Green Belt movement, a group that " }

{ "text": "EU, US Talks on Aircraft Aid Grounded US and EU negotiators disagreed on Thursday about state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, winding up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam before the US presidential election." }

{ "text": "Hurricane center #39;s projection on Charley not far off, data show FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - (KRT) - Despite criticism that it should have better anticipated Hurricane Charley #39;s rapid intensification and quick turn, the National Hurricane Center #39;s forecast wasn #39;t that far off, a preliminary post-mortem shows. " }

{ "text": "Racing: Jockey Club abandons inquiry into Fallon Kieren Fallon can now look forward to a Christmas of giggling children, mince pies and roaring log fires following the announcement that the Jockey Club have abandoned their inquiry into " }

{ "text": "The Newest Hope ; Marriage of Necessity Just Might Work Out NEW YORK - The TV lights were on, the cameras rolled and the symphony of cameras flashing in his face blinded Pedro Martinez - but not for long." }

{ "text": "Acer Ships 64-bit Notebook Acer America Corp. on Monday introduced a notebook based on the 64-bit mobile processor from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The Ferrari 3400, which runs on the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 for thin and " }

{ "text": "Despite Scandals, Boeing Still Charms Wall Street Boeing's bottom line continues to fatten, even as its image tarnishes, thanks in part to the consolidation of the defense industry, which has left the Pentagon with few choices for buying weapons, industry analysts said." }

{ "text": "Nation's cybersecurity chief abruptly quits DHS post Amit Yoran, the government's cybersecurity chief, abruptly resigned yesterday after a year at the Department of Homeland Security, a move that raised questions about the Bush administration's ability to quickly improve cybersecurity." }

{ "text": "Consumer Spending Up, Manufacturing Gains Consumers spent briskly in October and the nation #39;s manufacturers saw robust activity in November, encouraging signs that the last quarter of this year is shaping up nicely." }

{ "text": "Six-month deal for Hoddle at Wolves The 47-year-old former England coach was unveiled at a press conference, bringing to an end Wolves #39; month-long search for a successor to Dave Jones." }

{ "text": "Blair Flies to Stand by Bush in Post-Arafat Plans (Reuters) Reuters - As George W. Bush formulates his plans\\for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister\\Tony Blair will be standing where he says he belongs: right by\\the U.S. president's side." }

{ "text": "Yahoo Launching Music Download Service This Year Yahoo Launching Music Download Service This Year\\\\After its \\$160 million aquisition of MusicMatch, Yahoo is expected to be releasing its own music download service at the end of the year. According to ZDNet, Yahoo has been in the development phase of its music download service since last year, working with ..." }

{ "text": "Coke opens fridge door to rivals Coca Cola says it will allow retailers to stock rival drinks in its branded coolers as part of a deal with EU anti-trust watchdogs." }

{ "text": "McCline, Byrd say fight won #39;t weigh heavy on friendship Jameel McCline had made a habit of calling heavyweight titleholder Chris Byrd, his good friend, whenever he found out about his next fight in order to hear Byrd #39;s opinion and discuss strategy." }

{ "text": "Google Stock Slips as New Shares Hit Market Google Inc. stock dropped more than 6 percent Tuesday as tens of millions of new shares held by early investors and employees of the search engine giant became available for sale for the first time..<br><FONT face=\"verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica\" size=\"-2\" color=\"#666666\"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>" }

{ "text": "President terms Farooqi #39;s death big achievement THE HAGUE: President General Pervez Musharraf Monday described the killing of Amjad Farooqi as big achievement by security forces and said quot;important terrorist has been eliminated." }

{ "text": "Housing Starts Surge 6.4 Pct. in October WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts jumped a larger-than-expected 6.4 percent in October to the busiest pace since December as buyers took advantage of low mortgage rates, a government report showed on Wednesday." }

{ "text": "Facing Arrest, Uma Bharti Quits as Madhya Pradesh Chief BHOPAL (PTI) - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has been forced out of office after four days of political drama as the issue of tainted ministers came back to haunt the Bharatiya Janata Party." }

{ "text": "Thousands of Japanese endure night outdoors DESTRUCTION: At least 21 people have been killed by the quake, which has forced thousands to evacuate. Yesterday, many were readying to spend another chilly night outside." }

{ "text": "BlackBerry, Beloved Gadget, Continues to Thrive BOUT a year ago, PalmOne was poised to challenge the dominance of the BlackBerry, the wireless e-mail device made by Research in Motion that has become the gadget of choice among celebrities and politicians." }

{ "text": "Apple Sailing on Digital River the iPod -s a nifty little device, primarily allowing you to listen to downloaded music, but also giving you the opportunity " }

{ "text": "Sudan Govt rejects call to separate religion, state Sudanese rebel leaders #39; demand that Islam be kept out of government in the war-torn region of Darfur, has been rejected by government negotiators." }

{ "text": "United to seek more cuts from labor, elsewhere United Airlines says it #39;ll need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings." }

{ "text": "Yahoo Taps X1 For Desktop Search Search engine giant Yahoo has tapped Pasadena-based X1 Technologies to add the ability to search desktop files and folders on Microsoft Windows platforms." }

{ "text": "US 2-Year Treasuries Fall for Week as Fed Raises Target Rate The benchmark two-year US Treasury note had its biggest weekly decline in a month on speculation the Federal Reserve will follow up this week #39;s interest-rate increase with at least one more this year." }

{ "text": "Big Dig Tunnel Is Riddled With Leaks In a burgeoning political and engineering scandal, Boston #39;s gleaming new underground Interstate 93 highway is riddled with hundreds of leaks." }

{ "text": "Real targets iPod with download price cut RealNetworks has kicked off what it claims is the biggest online music sale in history. For a limited time, every song in the firm #39;s RealPlayer Music Store can be downloaded for 49 cents, with most albums available for \\$4.99. " }

{ "text": "American Aaron Peirsol Wins Gold on Appeal ATHENS (Reuters) - Aaron Peirsol won his second gold medal at the Athens Olympics Thursday after winning an appeal against his disqualification from the men's 200 meter backstroke." }

{ "text": "US bombardment kills 5 in Fallujah FALLUJAH - US artillery shelled Fallujah yesterday after overnight air and tank attacks killed five people in Iraqs most rebellious city, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over." }

{ "text": "Weyerhaeuser Profit Up NEW YORK (Reuters) - Weyerhaeuser Co.'s quarterly profit rose sharply on a large gain from the sale of timberlands in Georgia and it set tender offers to reduce as much as \\$700 million in debt, the company said on Friday." }

{ "text": "Global server sales on the rise Sales of server systems rose 7.7 percent globally in the second quarter to \\$11.55 billion as demand for Information Technology remained strong after a three year downturn, market research firm Gartner said in a statement." }

{ "text": "Mularkey sticking with Bledsoe as Bills starter Mike Mularkey has a message to those clamoring for rookie quarterback JP Losman to replace Drew Bledsoe as Buffalo #39;s starter. Not yet." }

{ "text": "Briefly: Israel, Egypt and US trade pact Egypt, Israel and the United States have reached an agreement that allows Egyptian industry to sell products using Israeli parts duty free in America." }

{ "text": "Israel suspends soldier after girl shot 15 times GAZA CITY -- The Israeli army yesterday suspended a platoon commander on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl from close range after she had already collapsed under fire." }

{ "text": "Cisco Reaches High And Low NEW YORK - Cisco Systems is aggressively trying to build its presence in key growth markets, and it #39;s using both new products and new acquisitions to do it." }

{ "text": "UK Train Line to Be Closed for Days #39; After Fatal Derailment A main rail line between London and southwest England will remain closed for a number of days #39; #39; as UK police investigate the weekend derailment of a FirstGroup Plc train, in which seven people lost their lives." }

{ "text": "Manchester United Beats Charlton 2-0 (AP) AP - Manchester United defeated Charlton 2-0 Saturday in the Premier League behind goals from Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. Charlton did little to test United's defense before 67,704 fans, and the only surprise was that Man United didn't score more." }

{ "text": "Georgian president calls for international conference on South Ossetia TBILISI, Georgia Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili appealed to world leaders Tuesday to convene an international conference on the conflict in breakaway South Ossetia, where daily exchanges of gunfire threaten to spark ..." }

{ "text": "Wenger keep tabs on SWP Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has upped the stakes ahead of Saturday #39;s clash against Manchester City by claiming he would love to sign Shaun-Wright Phillips." }

{ "text": "FAMILIAR? Braves #39; tune is postseason dirge again At the end of a long season and grueling playoff series, managers often point some weary optimist toward the hill and place the bullpen on high alert." }

{ "text": "Backgrounder: Basic facts about ASEAN Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series " }

{ "text": "SIA: Chip sales to hit record, flatten Worldwide semiconductor sales will hit an all-time high in 2004 but stay relatively flat in 2005 before climbing again over the next two years, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association." }

{ "text": "Video Shows March Madrid Bombing A ball of fire erupts from a train car, smothering commuters with smoke and littering the platform with bodies and staining it with blood in a chilling security-camera videotape of the March 11 train bombings broadcast Tuesday by a Spanish station." }

{ "text": "ChevronTexaco hit with \\$40.3M ruling Montana jury orders oil firm to pay up over gas pipeline leak from 1955; company plans to appeal. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Montana jury ordered ChevronTexaco Corp., the number two US oil company, to pay \\$40.3 million for environmental damage from a gasoline ..." }

{ "text": "Game On On the same day that Tiger Woods was married in Barbados, the two best golfers in the world were walking the streets of St. Andrews, Scotland." }

{ "text": "Eras blend together perfectly As the final seconds ticked down on the last home game of his high school career, Larry Abare glanced up the hill at the far end of Edward M. Leary Field and watched all the little boys in blue jeans and Acton-Boxboro jerseys, one of them scrambling through the leaves with a football tucked carefully under his arm. ..." }

{ "text": "Andreas Herzog Retires From Pro Soccer (AP) AP - Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Andreas Herzog, who played for Austria in the 1990 and 1998 World Cups, retired from professional soccer Wednesday." }

{ "text": "Hamm Pleads Case as the One and Only Champ is Olympic gold medal safe in his parents #39; Wisconsin farmhouse, lovingly tucked into a white gym sock, the gymnast Paul Hamm had one goal in mind when he boarded a plane for Europe last week: to remain the Olympic all-around champion." }

{ "text": "Automakers work on fuel cell vehicles General Motors (GM) and Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) on Saturday signed a joint development and commercialization agreement on hybrid and fuel cell " }

{ "text": "Space Capsule Heading Back to Earth A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades." }

{ "text": "NBA Wrap: O'Neal and Wade Help Heat Beat Raptors NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade each scored 20 points and added nine rebounds as the Miami Heat notched their fourth consecutive win dumping the struggling Toronto Raptors 106-98 Sunday." }

{ "text": "Auburn is likely the odd team out Auburn has put together one of the greatest years in school history, claiming a spot in today #39;s Southeastern Conference title game against No." }

{ "text": "Barcelona return for Mourinho Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, last night talked about how quot;emotional quot; it will be returning to Barcelona in the last 16, knockout stage of the Champions League." }

{ "text": "Olympic 2012 : Madrid unveils bid dossier Madrid, one of five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, unveiled its dossier on Wednesday (17 November), just two days after submitting it to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)." }

{ "text": "Suspect Animal Tested for Mad Cow Disease WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government scientists are chasing a possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in coming days, officials said on Thursday." }

{ "text": "Social Security Reform a Boon for Funds? (Reuters) Reuters - The bonanza many believe President\\Bush has handed the mutual fund industry with his plans to\\reform Social Security may be a mirage, industry leaders said\\on Friday." }

{ "text": "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." }

{ "text": "US Army Deserter Jenkins Obtains Early Release from Detention in <b>...</b> A former US Army sergeant who defected to North Korea almost 40 years ago - has been released after serving 25 days in military detention in Japan." }

{ "text": "Royals pain for Tigers; KC wins season series For all their rejuvenation, the Tigers have lost the season series to the Kansas City Royals, who own the American League #39;s worst record and don #39;t have a winning mark against another AL club." }

{ "text": "Small changes, big profits Staples Inc. hosted a daylong event last week for analysts who follow the company's stock, laying out plans to keep growing in the immediate future and beyond. Everyone went home smiling." }

{ "text": "Procter amp; Gamble: A soap opera success By Davis Dyer, Frederick Dalzell. By Robert Slater. In the 1830s, William Procter, a storekeeper and candle maker, and James Gamble, a soap maker, happened to marry two sisters in Cincinnati, Olivia and Elizabeth Ann Norris." }

{ "text": "New Rules for Rematch of Colts and Patriots Indianapolis' loss to New England in the A.F.C. championship game in January will have an impact on officiating as the N.F.L. begins the 2004 season Thursday night." }

{ "text": "Powell to Japan; US Troops, N.Korea on Agenda Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Tokyo for two days next weekend to discuss security and trade as well as stalled talks aimed at ending North Korea #39;s nuclear ambitions, Japanese officials said on Sunday." }

{ "text": "Ivory Coast arms embargo backed ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- African leaders backed an arms embargo and other immediate UN sanctions against Ivory Coast yesterday, isolating President Laurent Gbagbo's hard-line government even further in its deadly confrontation with its former colonial ruler, France." }

{ "text": "Italy: Sicilian derby ends in draw PALERMO, Nov 11 (SW) - After a 39-year wait for a Serie A Sicilian derby, the match between Palermo and Messina on Thursday managed only a 0-0 draw." }

{ "text": "Motorola buy adds heat to mesh networking A Motorola acquisition and an expected deal from Nortel show the market for mobile ad hoc network equipment is hot." }

{ "text": "Russia agrees to Dalai Lama visit despite certain anger from China (AFP) AFP - Russia will allow Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit a southern Buddhist Russian region for the first time, the foreign ministry said in a move certain to anger China." }

{ "text": "Vonage Awash in Venture Capital VoIP (define) upstart Vonage has quickly amassed another \\$105 million from venture capitalists and is looking to Latin America and Asia to accelerate an already torrid growth rate." }

{ "text": "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. " }

{ "text": "Boeing Competitors Protest Lockheed Martin Corp. and BAE Systems North America Inc. filed protests with the Air Force Tuesday over a \\$4 billion contract to upgrade electronics on C-130 military transport planes awarded to Boeing Co. in 2001." }

{ "text": "Nortel to Release Delayed Financial Results Nortel Networks said today that it will begin releasing restated and delayed financial results dating back to 2001 next week after a nine-month delay." }

{ "text": "Bureaucracy Pins Rocket to Earth The da Vinci Project, a Toronto group planning to launch a homemade, manned spacecraft in October, is having trouble getting its paperwork off the ground. Canadian regulators are leery of approving the launch. And then there's the matter of finding insurance. By Dan Brekke." }

{ "text": "Seven-wicket Kumble destroys Australia India #39;s spin king Anil Kumble grabbed seven wickets for 25 runs to skittle world champions Australia for 235 in a dramatic start to the second Test on Thursday." }

{ "text": "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." }

{ "text": "Cavs to Go Bowling in Boise The University of Virginia football team has accepted an invitation to the MPC Computers Bowl at 2 pm (EST) on Dec. 27 in Boise, Idaho." }

{ "text": "Britain #39;s Olympic medal total takes sudden turn for the better Great Britain #39;s performances in the Olympic Games made a dramatic and unexpected improvement yesterday as they won a silver and three bronze medals. They were also guaranteed at least a silver medal in badminton #39;s mixed doubles. " }

{ "text": "Governor calls for resignation of Big Dig chief BOSTON Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is calling for the resignation of the head of the state #39;s Turnpike Authority. Romney #39;s move comes in the wake of reports that a record 14-point-six (b) billion-dollar " }

{ "text": "Miracle in mud! REAL: Philippine rescuers were yesterday frantically digging for more survivors after four people, including a toddler, were pulled alive from a building crushed by a landslide 11 days ago." }

{ "text": "NASA looking at May launch Citing technical challenges due to hurricanes, NASA officials said that the initial space shuttle mission for Return to Flight will slip from March to May 2005." }

{ "text": "Generals May Pay a Price for Iraq Abuse WASHINGTON - The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal could effectively end the careers of four Army generals who are linked indirectly to the misconduct but face no criminal charges. The four are singled out for varying degrees of criticism - mixed with instances of praise - in two comprehensive investigative reports released last week..." }

{ "text": "Rivals Try to Turn Tables on Charles Schwab By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With its low prices and iconoclastic attitude, discount stock broker Charles Schwab Corp. (SCH) represented an annoying stone in Wall Street's wing-tipped shoes for decades..." }

{ "text": "The king who courted the Khmer Rouge (and survived) The career of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has been a bewildering trail of political twists and expedient turns. Now the man they call the #39;mercurial monarch #39; has announced his abdication." }

{ "text": "Spurs accuse liar Santini FORMER Tottenham Hotspur manager Jacques Santini sparked a war of words last night after claiming that he had resigned nine days ago because of a rift with director of football, Frank Arnesen, and not as previously stated for personal reasons." }

{ "text": "Scientists find Arctic is warming quickly A four-year-long study of the Arctic climate confirms what many in Canada #39;s North have been saying for years -- the Arctic is melting, and faster all the time." }

{ "text": "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. " }

{ "text": "Prototype copter-cam: Here, there, everywhere It can only remain aloft for three minutes but weighs less than an empty soft drink can -- and it can take and transmit pictures in flight." }

{ "text": "Russians admit airliner bombing blunder Russian security forces were facing further criticism last night after it was revealed that the two female Chechen suicide bombers who destroyed two planes in August with the loss " }

{ "text": "AL Wrap: Ortiz Fuels Red Sox Fire as Blue Jays Go Down (Reuters) 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." }

{ "text": "Notre Dame To Interview Utah #39;s Meyer University of Notre Dame officials are apparently prepared to interview Utah football coach Urban Meyer as early as tonight, only two days after the school fired coach Tyrone Willingham after three seasons." }

{ "text": "Putin Visits Chechnya Ahead of Election (AP) AP - Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to Chechnya on Sunday, laying flowers at the grave of the war-ravaged region's assassinated president a week before elections for a new leader." }

{ "text": "IBM launches global computing grid IBM announced today that it was driving the initiative to use the worlds vast untapped computer power for useful things (like playing games and shopping online isn #39;t useful!" }

{ "text": "G7 fails to reach debt deal Hopes of a deal to write off completely the debts of some of the world #39;s poorest countries were dashed after the Group of Seven rich nations club failed to reach agreement." }

{ "text": "Australia Airline Announces Fuel Surcharge Australian budget airline Virgin Blue announced Monday it will increase the fuel surcharge it adds to ticket prices from Aug. 26 because of soaring oil prices." }