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{ "text": "Microsoft slaps down Intel #39;s Itanium chip THE CINDERELLA of Intel #39;s chips, the Itanium, has been told it can #39;t go to the Microsoft #39;s supercomputer ball. That #39;s according to a report on Infoworld, which claims that the software giant will only support " }

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

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{ "text": "Hey mate, we're moving offshore too! Australia's IT News reports the findings of a recent survey in which more than 20 percent of company execs said they were considering or recommending offshore outsourcing. Outsourcing Blog" }

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{ "text": "Nepal blockade 'blow to tourism' Nepal tour operators say tourists cancelled millions of dollars of bookings due to the rebel blockade of Kathmandu." }

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{ "text": "GAME DAY RECAP Sunday, August 22 Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Moises Alou also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6 on Sunday in the testy conclusion of a three-game series between the NL Central rivals." }

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{ "text": "Unilever Cuts Profit Forecasts on Sluggish Sales (Update3) Unilever, the world #39;s largest maker of food and soap, cut its full-year earnings forecast after sales of ice cream and cold drinks slumped in Europe and demand for beauty and laundry products slowed." }

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{ "text": "Scotch Whisky eyes Asian and Eastern European markets (AFP) AFP - A favourite tipple among connoisseurs the world over, whisky is treated with almost religious reverence on the Hebridean island of Islay, home to seven of Scotland's single malt distilleries." }

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{ "text": "Ig Nobel awards honor weird science advances If a herring asks you to pull his finger, be very afraid. Thats one of the lessons derived from this years Ig Nobel awards ceremony, an event that honors offbeat scientific achievements." }

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{ "text": "Livewire: Fantasy Sports Leagues Thrive Online (Reuters) Reuters - Take 15 million armchair athletes,\\add a steady stream of statistics and mix in a healthy dollop\\of trash talk. Post it all on the Internet and you've got a #36;3\\billion industry built around imaginary sports teams." }

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{ "text": "Dream TV Screen, Now in Size Large The most desired electronic gift item for this holiday season is a plasma TV. You might, however, want to consider something that wasn't even in the running: L.C.D." }

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{ "text": "Carolina's Davis Done for the Season CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers running back Stephen Davis will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on injured reserve Saturday." }

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{ "text": "Halliburton leading contender in construction of British aircraft carriers: report (AFP) AFP - Halliburton, the oil services giant once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney, has emerged as a leading contender to manage the construction of two British aircraft carriers, The Sunday Telegraph said." }

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{ "text": "Update 1: Hollinger to Take \\$27M Charge for Suits Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday it will take a pretax charge of \\$27 million to settle advertisers #39; lawsuits over inflated circulation numbers issued for years by the Chicago Sun-Times." }

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{ "text": "Is King Kahn #39;s reign coming to an end? He is first choice for his club Bayern Munich and used to be an automatic selection for the national team too. But when Germany meets Iran in a friendly this weekend, Kahn is not going to be between the posts." }

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{ "text": "BRDC waiting for a proposal The Formula 1 teams say that the British Grand Prix is saved but the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers #39; Club do not yet have a deal with Formula One Management." }

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{ "text": "I.B.M. Supercomputer Sets World Record for Speed An I.B.M. machine has reclaimed the title of fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese computer that had caused shock waves at United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002." }

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{ "text": "DaimlerChrysler, Bombardier Settle Dispute German-American automaker DaimlerChrysler and Canadian transportation company Bombardier have settled a dispute over the 2001 sale of railcar maker Adtranz, the companies said in statements Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Epiphany looks to beef up call center CRM software maker Epiphany Inc. this week is rolling out new analytical software, including two new products and vertical-specific bundles aimed at the communications and retail finance industries." }

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{ "text": "US Says Ukraine Can Still Salvage a Free and Fair Election The United States says Friday Ukraine still has an opportunity to conduct a free and fair presidential election Sunday, despite a campaign marred by charges of pro-government bias." }

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{ "text": "Five killed, 30 hurt in Kashmir car explosion : India News gt; Pattan/Srinagar, Oct.9 : A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into an army convoy in Kashmir today, killing four soldiers and a civilian and wounding 30 more, police said." }

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{ "text": "Google Unveils Service for Academics Google has launched Google Scholar, a search service aimed specifically at the academic community. The search tool will help scientists and academic researchers locate papers, theses and " }

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{ "text": "Scores of Iraqis die in 3 days of attacks US troops fought a gunbattle with insurgents along a busy street in Baghdad today, sending passers-by scurrying for cover, witnesses said, Five US troops were reported killed in separate clashes in a volatile western province as " }

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{ "text": "New air routes to more profits Major airlines can #39;t make their low-cost competitors disappear into thin air, but they can fly away from them, which they are planning to do, to overseas routes where bargain-basement carriers don #39;t go." }

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{ "text": "Photos: Matrix's high-rise chips Matrix Semiconductor's memory chips have several layers of transistors rather than a single plane." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Chavez victory confirmed Caracas, Venezuela - The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month #39;s recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday." }

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{ "text": "Three Said Killed in Afghanistan Protests KABUL, Afghanistan - Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including three U.S..." }

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{ "text": "Oxford 18 Cambridge 11 Replacement winger Ross Lavery scored the decisive try just two minutes from time as Oxford finally justified the favourites tag they had carried into each of the last three matches." }

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{ "text": "14 dead in Kashmir violence NEW DELHI - Fourteen people have been killed in Kashmir in an increase of violence since a visit by the Indian prime minister in mid-November." }

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{ "text": "P. Diddy Takes Vote Drive to Swing States (AP) AP - Hip-hop mogul Sean \"P. Diddy\" Combs is following the lead of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry by taking his get-out-the-vote campaign to the swing states." }

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{ "text": "Singh knocks Woods from No. 1 with victory at TPC of Boston For it to happen on Labor Day became a perfectly fitting reward for Vijay Singh, golf #39;s most noted laborer. The man from Fiji who closes practices ranges for a living opened a new door in world golf Monday." }

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{ "text": "Business: Bush Administration Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss his latest column, which looks at the Bush administration's plans for Social Security and health care." }

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{ "text": "5 dead in Dubai airport accident DUBAI - A steel mesh wall collapsed on workers building a multi-billion-dollar extension to Dubai #39;s international airport yesterday, leaving five dead and 12 injured, authorities said." }

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{ "text": "Indy 500 qualifying changes aimed at regaining interest INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis 500 will return to four days of qualifying for next year #39;s race, but with a new format of bumping on each day." }

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{ "text": "Manchester United cruise into Champions League Manchester United eased into the Champions League group phase with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Dinamo Bucharest at Old Trafford on Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "IT companies put to the loyalty test Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and SAP have the most loyal customers in IT, according to a report released today. The fact that they are some of the biggest, most successful IT vendors in " }

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{ "text": "Broncos DT Elliss Out for the Season ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Sports Network) - Veteran defensive tackle Luther Elliss of the Denver Broncos will miss the remainder of the season because of a herniated disk in his lower back." }

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{ "text": "Plutonium: rising terror threat The radioactive element could be used to make weapons just as dangerous as enriched uranium bombs." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft probing reported flaws in Windows XP SP2 NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it is investigating claims that several new vulnerabilities have been found in Windows XP Service Pack 2 by security firm Finjan Software Inc." }

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{ "text": "Yahoo and SBC extend partnership and plan new services Yahoo and SBC Communications have agreed to collaborate to extend some of the online services and content they currently provide to PC users to mobile phones and home entertainment devices." }

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{ "text": "QUALCOMM Acquires UK-Based, Mobile User Interface Leader Trigenix SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12 -QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced it has acquired Trigenix, a mobile user interface company, based in the United Kingdom." }

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{ "text": "ADV: Hassle-Free Car Financing Don #146;t let less-than-perfect credit prevent you from driving the car you want. Fill out a free loan application at Auto Net Financial and we #146;ll pre-arrange financing at a dealer near you." }

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{ "text": "Subsidy ruling a sweet victory for sugar producers The Federal Government has hailed a World Trade Organisation ruling that European subsidies for sugar producers are in breach of international trade rules." }

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{ "text": "Bengals DE Smith pleads not guilty to DUI Kettering, OH (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Justin Smith entered a plea of not guilty for his drunken driving charge stemming from an arrest last Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Ukraine Officials Fail to Vote on Reforms (AP) AP - Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine's fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing each other Tuesday of acting in bad faith as several thousand orange-clad protesters besieged parliament and chanted, \"Parasites! Parasites!\"" }

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{ "text": "Shopping surges ahead of Christmas Retail sales have risen sharply in the run-up to the key Christmas season, adding to data which suggests the economy is gathering pace and interest rates may rise next year." }

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{ "text": "Sri Lanka army blames Tamil Tigers of failing to keep pledge Sri Lanka #39;s army Sunday blamed theTamil Tigers for failing to attend a meeting Saturday which they had agreed to attend during a meeting with the international trucemonitors and the government troops." }

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{ "text": "Silva's Party Could Lose Sao Paulo Control President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leftist Worker's Party appears set to lose control of South America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, with polls showing voters will replace the mayor with the man who lost the presidential election to Silva two years ago." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Yankees' Holding Pattern Is Sure to Change Brian Cashman, the general manager of the Yankees, on Friday looked as if he had been up deep into the night plotting how to improve the team." }

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{ "text": "Palestinians do not need another tyrant YASSER Arafat is dead. A so-called moderate is now chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Elections to choose a Palestinian Authority president are scheduled in the West Bank and Gaza for early January." }

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{ "text": "UPDATE 1-UPS buys CNF #39;s Menlo Worldwide United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, a unit of CNF Inc. (CNF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , for \\$150 million in " }

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{ "text": "Lord #39;s smiles on India once more India bowled England all out for 181 to win the third one-day international of the NatWest Challenge at Lord #39;s by 23 runs. England would have gone into the second innings confident." }

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{ "text": "Wilson well placed in Mexico City Britain #39;s Justin Wilson was fourth in first qualifying for the final Champ Car race of the season in Mexico City. Wilson is looking to end his season on a high note after missing out on the rookie #39;s title to AJ Allmendinger." }

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{ "text": "Congress Members Seek Officer's Dismissal (AP) AP - A group of congressional Democrats is asking President Bush to dismiss a senior military intelligence officer who made church speeches that included inflammatory religious remarks while discussing the war on terrorism." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "General Mills converting all US cereals to whole grain GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Breakfast cereal maker General Mills is converting all of its cereals to whole grain. The company says it becomes the first leading food company to make the move involving cereals." }

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{ "text": "Refugees #39; hopes for return will outlive Arafat BEIRUT, Lebanon - Yasser Arafat promised Palestinians he would return them to the homes they lost when Israel was founded in 1948." }

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{ "text": "Polish PM Tries to Head Off Dispute Over WW2 Claims KRYNICA, Poland (Reuters) - Polish leader Marek Belka tried to head off a controversy with Berlin over World War II reparations after Poland's parliament caused anger in Germany by declaring Poles were still owed for wartime losses." }

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{ "text": "Fed Expected to Stay the Course for Now If there is a good rule of thumb about the Federal Reserve, it is this: A startling economic report is not enough to sway policy. When the Labor Department reported " }

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{ "text": "Sun, Microsoft Clause Singles Out Openoffice Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) may have saved itself from years of costly litigation when it settled with Microsoft over their long-running Java dispute, but a clause in the landmark deal has open source supporters parsing its potential impact." }

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{ "text": "Dow Jones to buy MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO: MarketWatch Inc, which owns the CBS.MarketWatch.com website, has agreed to be acquired by Dow Jones amp; Co for US\\$520mil, ending a month-long bidding war for the online financial news and information provider." }

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{ "text": "Roddick breaks down Safin Top-seeded Roger Federer overcame a second-set lapse and remained unbeaten in the ATP Masters Cup Championships with a victory last night over Carlos Moya." }

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{ "text": "Nokia, NEC Test New IP Multimedia Subsystem Two high-tech communications players have completed the first phase in a series of tests to show how a next-generation IP data and communications infrastructure works." }

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{ "text": "EU sees oil prices spoiling euro zone growth party Record high oil prices will cut euro zone growth next year and further sharp euro gains could make matters worse, the European Commission said on Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Fed lifts rates a further quarter point By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions." }

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{ "text": "Victory so sweet after Athens collapse BRITAIN #39;S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women #39;s winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday." }

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{ "text": "Cavaliers Defeat Nets 103-97 (AP) AP - LeBron James scored 27 points and assisted on Lucious Harris' clinching 3-pointer with 6 seconds left as the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers won their eighth straight at home, 103-97 over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night." }

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{ "text": "Costecu Makes It Two Denisa Costescu follows up her victory in Indianapolis on Saturday with another win at the Veteran's Day 10K Sunday in Washington." }

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{ "text": "B.C. Mountie killed in stolen truck crash leaves wife, two small children (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VERNON, B.C. (CP) - Vernon RCMP have identified the auxiliary officer killed when the cruiser in which he was riding was struck by a stolen truck as Glen Evely, 39." }

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{ "text": "Going Private: The Promise and Danger of Space Travel A flurry of space tourism milestones and announcements in recent days signals that human spaceflight is shifting from governments to the private sector, space experts say." }

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{ "text": "Barrichello Wins Chinese Grand Prix SHANGHAI, China - Rubens Barrichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, taking advantage of Formula One champion Michael Schumacher #39;s disastrous weekend and outlasting runner-up Jenson Button by just over a second." }

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{ "text": "Grand Jury Adds to HealthSouth Charges Federal prosecutors yesterday announced new perjury and obstruction-of-justice charges against HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard M. Scrushy, accusing the former chief executive of the rehabilitation " }

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{ "text": "Burundi Police Forcibly Disperse Tutsi Protest Police in Burundi #39;s capital, Bujumbura, used tear gas to break up a demonstration Wednesday held to protest the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees. " }

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{ "text": "Citrix buying VPN company Net6 for \\$50 million BOSTON - Citrix Systems is buying Net6, a privately-held maker of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) VPN (Virtual Private Network) technology, for \\$50 million cash, Citrix said Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Hornets' Davis Sidelined with Back Injury NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets guard Baron Davis did not make the trip to Milwaukee for Saturday's game against the Bucks because of a strained lower back." }

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{ "text": "Mars mission hailed as top 2004 breakthrough The discovery that Mars could have supported life billions of years ago has been ranked by the editors of international journal Science as the most important scientific achievement of 2004." }

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{ "text": "White House May Pick Bernanke The White House, seeking a strong economic team to craft and sell key features of its second-term agenda, is considering tapping Federal Reserve Board member Ben S. Bernanke to serve as chairman " }

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{ "text": "Iliadis, Tanimoto win judo golds Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class. " }

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{ "text": "Howard Wins Big The Bison win their second straight game with a 53-7 domination of nonconference Savannah State before 5,205 at Greene Stadium." }

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{ "text": "Israeli forces raid Gaza refugee camp Israeli forces destroyed two five-story apartment buildings in a Gaza refugee camp early Thursday after evacuating thousands of Palestinians from a neighborhood, said residents and the military." }

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{ "text": "Durable Goods Orders Up Orders for durable goods rose in September for the third time in four months. Home sales also increased. Orders for goods intended to last more than three years increased 0.2 percent to \\$195." }

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{ "text": "EU Unveils Plans for New Banana Tariffs (AP) AP - The European Union said Wednesday it will impose a duty of 230 euros ( #36;290) per ton of bananas starting in 2006, in an effort to prevent producers in former African and Caribbean colonies from losing business to larger growers in Latin America." }

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{ "text": "Ivory Coast Leader Urges End to Violence ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for an end to the anti-French violence which erupted after France destroyed most of the country's air force in retaliation for the killing of nine French peacekeepers." }

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{ "text": "Bush Condemns Beheading of U.S. Hostage (AP) AP - President Bush on Tuesday condemned the beheading of American hostage Eugene Armstrong, telling interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, \"We will not allow these thugs and terrorists to decide your fate and decide my fate.\"" }

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{ "text": "ConocoPhillips boosts LUKoil stake to 10 percent (AFP) AFP - US oil major ConocoPhillips has boosted its stake in Russia's second-largest oil producer LUKoil to 10 percent, giving Conoco at least one representative on LUkoil's board." }

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{ "text": "Earth's Solar System Shaped by Brush with Star, Astronomers Say (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The outer reaches of our solar system may have been shaped long ago by a close encounter with another star that tore up both nascent planetary systems like colliding buzz saws, astronomers said today." }

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{ "text": "Iraq #39;s Chalabi escapes attempt on his life Gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a convoy carrying former Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmad Chalabi in an apparent assassination attempt that wounded two of his bodyguards, Chalabi #39;s spokesman said." }

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{ "text": "Blast Targets Baghdad Checkpoint Near Allawi HQ (Reuters) Reuters - A car bomb that exploded near the\\headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in\\western Baghdad on Monday targeted a police checkpoint at the\\entrance to the road leading to the building, witnesses said." }

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{ "text": "DreamWorks Moves Shrek 3 to 2007 DreamWorks announced today that it has decided to move its release of Shrek 3 from November 2006 to May, 2007. quot;We believe there are more than a half a dozen strong release windows available annually for our " }

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{ "text": "Dell touts new blades #39; bang for the buck Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and theyre also investing in storage." }

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{ "text": "Jim Mora #39;s lucky star Falcons need a healthy Michael Vick This is what #39;s known as lucking into it. Jim Mora gets his first head coaching job at any level, with the Atlanta Falcons, and finds Michael Vick waiting for him." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Bomb found near Berlusconi #39;s villa Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (left) goes for a walk with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair at Berlusconi #39;s villa, Monday. AP ..." }

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{ "text": "China closes more Internet cafs Chinese authorities have between February and August of this year closed 1,600 Internet bars. In additional fines amounting to a total of 100 million yuan (9." }

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{ "text": "Iraqis Fearing a Sunni Boycott of the Election Leaders of Iraq's Sunni minority say they have failed to generate any enthusiasm for nationwide elections scheduled for January." }

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{ "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." }

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{ "text": "Bedding Blip? Go Back to Sleep This is getting old. Every time Hidden Gems selection Select Comfort (Nasdaq: SCSS) gets settled in and ready for a long night #39;s rest full of dreams of two-times-in-three-years capital gains, along " }

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{ "text": "Nairobi police disperse Maasai Police in Kenya disperse Maasai protesters in the capital who are seeking the return of leased colonial land." }

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{ "text": "Explosions rock Argentine banks A blast rocks a branch of Citibank in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing a security guard, reports say." }

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