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{ "text": "Reeling Pack sends McKenzie to New Orleans Green Bay #39;s front office apparently had seen enough of cornerback Mike McKenzie. His holdout and mystery hamstring injury, which had kept him out of the past " }

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{ "text": "Madrid miffed! The organisers of Madrid #39;s bid complained that Paris had broken the rules by using France #39;s embassies in Oslo and Kuwait to hold events to promote its candidacy, the newspaper said." }

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{ "text": "Nothing ventured, nothing at all gained There are two topics most venture capitalists hate to discuss: companies they invested in that tanked, and companies they didn't invest in that soared." }

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{ "text": "Sharon Predicts 'Breakthrough' in Ties With Palestinians Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that his government would implement his proposal to dismantle all the Israeli settlements in Gaza and four small ones in the West Bank on schedule." }

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{ "text": "EU will go it alone on nuclear project if French site bid fails BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (AFP) - The European Union said Tuesday it was prepared to forge ahead with a revolutionary nuclear energy project if negotiations with Japan and other backers on where to locate it break down." }

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{ "text": "Confident Bush Outlines Ambitious Plan for 2nd Term President Bush said he would begin work immediately on his proposal to overhaul Social Security." }

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{ "text": "Mexico Police Present Before Mob Killing (AP) AP - An amateur video released Tuesday shows that Mexico City police were present late last month before a street mob beat three plainclothes federal agents and set two of them on fire, killing both men." }

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{ "text": "Transparent Search a Snap SAN FRANCISCO -- A new company launched by dotcom survivor idealab aims to take a chunk out of the search market by letting users slice and dice their search results." }

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{ "text": "Hummer going smaller for share of big market General Motors hopes to make its hulking Hummer lineup quot;more approachable quot; with a new midsize sport utility vehicle scheduled to go on sale next spring." }

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{ "text": "Bridges Loom as Cash Cow That Nobody Dares to Milk There they stand, glinting in the sun, hanging off the shore of Manhattan like fruit-laden branches of a money tree: The free bridges over the East River to Brooklyn and Queens." }

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{ "text": "Different time, different team With 3:25 left in the third quarter, the score was 33-0, and the 79,406 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla., had long since stopped worrying about the outcome." }

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{ "text": "US stocks gain on Kmart-Sears merger Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as investors welcomed the merger of Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears. However, climbing oil prices restricted gains." }

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{ "text": "We need to do well - Benitez Rafael Benitez has admitted Liverpool can finally end speculation over Steven Gerrard #39;s future with a good Champions League campaign." }

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{ "text": "Fannie Mae criminal probe begun Federal prosecutors in Washington have opened an investigation into possible wrongdoing at mortgage giant Fannie Mae, just days after regulators accused " }

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{ "text": " #39;SICKOS #39; HUNTING FOR DEER WITH A MOUSE SAN ANTONIO - Forget about PlayStation 2 - Texas entrepreneur wants to kick computer gaming up to the next level by offering players a chance at some real-live killing via mouse and modem." }

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{ "text": "Dutch security reviewed on threat THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called quot;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands quot; after a death threat to a Dutch lawmaker was found pinned with a knife to the body of a slain " }

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{ "text": "Oil Firm After 4 Percent Jump Oil prices held firm on Friday after leaping almost \\$2 a day earlier on news US crude stocks sank to a five-month low last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter." }

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{ "text": "Rate hikes by Fed dull ARMs #39; luster 30-year fixed home loans remain appealing, but variable rates have been on the move up. By Sandra Block. If you #39;re hoping an adjustable-rate mortgage will help you afford your dream house, you may want to rethink those granite countertops." }

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{ "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. " }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Bipartisan Panel Seeks Greenhouse Gas Limits A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report Wednesday that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, set stricter fuel economy standards and promote nuclear power, renewable energy and oil exploration." }

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{ "text": "News Corp plans for poison pill News Corp, the media group led by Rupert Murdoch, on Monday announced plans for a poison pill rights issue to prevent a hostile takeover by potential predators such as Liberty Media, one of the company #39;s largest shareholders." }

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{ "text": "Pedro, Red Sox offer up few Rays of hope In Pedro Martinez stats, news #39; first start since conceding to the New York Yankees stats, schedule by declaring that the Red Sox stats, schedule #39; rivals were his daddy, #39; #39; the Tampa " }

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{ "text": "US hostage killed by Iraqi captors A US hostage being held with Briton Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors. US officials said the body of Eugene Armstrong had been found." }

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{ "text": "United States Edge Ahead at Kiawah Island The Rest of the World face an uphill task in their bid to win the UBS Cup for the first time after the United States took the second day fourball session 4-2 to establish a 6 - 5 lead going into the final day singles at Kiawah Islands Cassique " }

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{ "text": "US jets hammer Iraqi insurgents as deadly bombings rock Baghdad BAGHDAD : At least six people were killed in two suicide car bombings in Baghdad while another 47 people died in a series of US air strikes around the Iraqi insurgent bastion of Fallujah." }

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{ "text": "Fujifilm And Sprint Launch Photo Printing Service Sprint and Fuji Photo Film USA recently introduced a new service that lets Sprint #39;s Picture Mail customers send digital camera phone pictures from their online Picture Mail " }

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{ "text": "Take control of your desktop chaos Dragging and dropping files into well-organized desktop folders can be a chore for everyone but the most fastidious. A new technology, however, aims to do most of the work for you." }

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{ "text": "Space O2 Generator Fails Again Repairs to the oxygen generator onboard the International Space Station seemed to work, but then failed the following day. Astronauts are again limited to backup oxygen supplies. By Amit Asaravala." }

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{ "text": "Search Marketing Beyond Google and Overture When most people talk about pay per click (PPC) search engine advertising, Google and Overture (Yahoo!) take center stage. But in reality, there are hundreds of smaller 'Tier Two' search engines that offer compelling PPC opportunities. " }

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{ "text": "Dodgers ready for anything com. When Dodgers coach Glenn Hoffman makes out the daily schedule of Spring Training drills, there are entries for pickoffs and cutoffs, bunt situations and hit-and-runs." }

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

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{ "text": "Tigers are right on target AUBURN, Ala. -- Jason Campbell passed for a career-high 297 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Auburn to a 38-20 rout of Arkansas yesterday." }

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{ "text": "Econ Edge: The Economic Week Fed Governor Speaks (12:45 pm ET) Federal Reserve Governor Mark Olson speaks about his economic outlook at a roundtable lunch in Toronto." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Senate Bill Aims at Makers of File-Sharing Software The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a copyright bill that stands at the center of the file-sharing debate." }

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{ "text": "Intel planning Centrino-like brand for desktops Intel is preparing a marketing strategy that will brand desktop PCs with a similar label that made its Centrino notebook technology a household name, according to sources familiar with the company's plans." }

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{ "text": "Caley Determined to Make Right Choice Inverness Caledonian Thistle chairman Ken Mackie insists the club will not be rushed into appointing a successor to John Robertson." }

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{ "text": "Scientists Study the Hudson River (AP) AP - Scientists are plunking a series of high-tech sensors into the Hudson River in an effort to unravel mysteries of the murky waterway." }

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{ "text": "Lycos, spammers trade blows over screen saver DECEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Lycos Europe NV is caught in a tit-for-tat struggle with spammers just days after releasing a free screen saver program that uses computer downtime to swamp Web sites associated with spam campaigns." }

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{ "text": "Hostages plight clouds meeting of Blairs party BRIGHTON, England The annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair #39;s Labour Party opened here Monday under the pall of the war in Iraq, as the fate of the British hostage Ken Bigley remained uncertain amid fresh appeals for his release from family " }

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{ "text": "Will High Oil Prices Lead to Recession? (AP) AP - High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the U.S. economy." }

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{ "text": "Smoltz could return to rotation ANAHEIM, Calif. There #39;s a chance John Smoltz could return to the Atlanta Braves #39; rotation if the team finds another closer." }

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{ "text": "Labor Allies Want Senate to Block OT Rules (AP) AP - Fresh from their triumph in the House, labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers from getting the bonus pay." }

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{ "text": "Semiconductor Manufacturing to Boost Capacity by Half (Update2) Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China #39;s biggest supplier of made-to-order chips, said its factory capacity will rise by more than half in the second half as the company brings more plants on line." }

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{ "text": "MLS MVP Preki Undergoes Ankle Surgery (AP) AP - Reigning Major League Soccer MVP Preki will miss the rest of the season after left ankle surgery." }

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{ "text": "Washington Baseball Fans Await Word on Expos (Reuters) Reuters - Baseball fans in the nation's\\capital were anxiously awaiting formal word on Wednesday that\\the financially beleaguered Montreal Expos would relocate to\\the city for the 2005 season." }

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{ "text": "Five Times for the Fed Plus, Intel's still straining, revenge of the nerds, and a \\$13 billion Christmas present?" }

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{ "text": "Forest Says Drug Trial Misses Goal Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX) on Tuesday said its experimental hypertension drug failed to meet all its goals in an effectiveness study, an outcome that will delay development and may lead to a new trial." }

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{ "text": "Red Robin Perched Higher The company beats third-quarter estimates and raises yearly guidance, but Wall Street doesn't seem to care." }

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{ "text": "Trustees worry on oversight A month after federal regulators adopted sweeping new rules for mutual fund oversight, fund trustees remain concerned about their ability to serve as watchdogs over fund managers and others who handle investor money, a new survey shows." }

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{ "text": "TiVo loss widens SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - TiVo said its second-quarter loss widened from a year earlier on higher customer acquisition costs. Free!" }

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{ "text": "Serie A Preview: Inter-Juventus The Derby of Italy is back on Sunday night as Inter host arch-rivals Juventus in a do-or-die encounter for the Nerazzurri. Inter-Juventus is never an ordinary match, even when both teams are not fighting for any major honours." }

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{ "text": "Make hotels just like home HOTEL operators, take note: Todays hotel guests are making a nonsense of room-pricing strategies with their aggressive, Internet-aided discount-hunting." }

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{ "text": "Oklahoma State #39;s seniors rope victory Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, while watching tape of Oklahoma State in preparation for their encounter at the Jimmy V Classic, said to himself, quot;we might not even be able to play with this team." }

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{ "text": "Serb denies siege terror charges A Bosnian Serb general accused of organising the siege of Sarajevo pleads not guilty to war crimes charges." }

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{ "text": "KPMG to settle SEC charges in Gemstar audit case The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that accounting firm KPMG LLP will pay \\$10 million to Gemstar-TV Guide International shareholders to settle allegations it committed improper conduct in Gemstar #39;s audit." }

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{ "text": "Leading Indicators Down for 5th Month (Reuters) Reuters - A key forecasting gauge of future\\U.S. economic activity fell for a fifth straight month in\\October, a private research firm said on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Hundreds trapped in Russia mine Five miners are killed by an explosion which leaves up to 240 trapped in a Siberian coal mine." }

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{ "text": "No. 18 Boise St. 69, Hawaii 3 Jared Zabransky and the No. 18 Boise State Broncos reduced Timmy Chang #39;s bid to break the NCAA Division IA passing record to a footnote Friday night, routing Hawaii 69-3 for their 19th straight victory." }

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{ "text": "Halo 2 scores record sales of \\$125 million in first 24 hours Halo 2 broke entertainment retail records in its first 24 hours. Microsoft Game Studios said that the video game sold through 2.4 million stores in the US and Canada raking in \\$125 million in sales." }

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{ "text": "SportsNetwork Game Preview (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals host the opener of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tonight, just one day after playing a very strange doubleheader." }

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{ "text": "Lima's Complete Game Shutout Helps Dodgers Beat Cards LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jose Lima pitched a complete game shutout and Shawn Green stroked two homers to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-0 to stay alive in their National League Divisional Series Saturday." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Colombia Says Irish Fugitives Have Fled Country BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Three Irish fugitives convicted of teaching leftist Colombian guerrillas how to make bombs have escaped the Andean country and are at large outside its borders, Colombia's attorney general said late on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones." }

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{ "text": "Astronaut #39;s kudos to Rutan I applaud Burt Rutan and the SpaceShipOne team for their miraculous achievement of winning the Ansari X Prize. As an astronaut, I understand well the challenges they faced in reaching suborbital space." }

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{ "text": "The Discreet Charm of the Very Bourgeois Toy Store? F.A.O. Schwarz may be shuttered and dark, but its catalog is somersaulting back in the direction of well-heeled children and the adults who indulge them." }

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{ "text": "Holiday sales results lift Wal-Mart, Kmart Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said a surge in after-Christmas shopping spurred December same-store sales gains of about 3 percent, at the high end of its forecast. Kmart Holding Corp. said profit rose 10 percent during the holiday season after it limited deep discounts." }

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{ "text": "Strahan out for the season It #39;s bad enough when a team loses both starting defensive ends in one game. But when one of them is named Michael Strahan, it becomes a near disaster." }

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{ "text": "Detainees seen as minimal threat WASHINGTON -- Most of the alleged Al Qaeda and Taliban inmates at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are likely to be freed or sent to their home countries for further investigation because many pose little threat and are not providing much valuable intelligence, the facility's deputy commander has said." }

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{ "text": "Motor Racing: BAR Win Contract Tug-Of-War Over Button SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Briton Jenson Button will drive for BAR next year but is likely to join Williams in 2006 after Formula One's Contract Recognition Board (CRB) ended a tug-of-war between the teams Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "France criticizes Iraq hostage mediators France has criticized unofficial negotiators for complicating release efforts for two French hostages held in Iraq, the BBC reported Saturday." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Illini hit on all cylinders, zap Zags There #39;s no way No. 5 Illinois could have shredded THE Gonzaga, king of the mid-majors, the way it demolished its opponent at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday." }

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{ "text": "USOC letter to FIG I write in response to your letter of August 26, 2004, which you asked the United States Olympic Committee to forward to Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm of the United States of America." }

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{ "text": "Briefly: China interest in key Yukos unit China is interested in participating in the bidding for Yuganskneftegaz, the top oil-producing subsidiary of the Russian oil giant Yukos, a Chinese economic official was quoted as saying in a report Thursday by the Russian news agency Interfax. The ..." }

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{ "text": "UK browser claims Phishing victory UK browser business Deepnet Explorer today trumped global competitors Microsofts Internet Explorer, Netscape and Firefox, with the claims that its new Phishing Alarm and enhanced pop-up killer made Deepnet Explorer the first known browser to pass " }

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{ "text": "Google Shows It #39;s Only Human Shares of Google slipped after the search engine warned, for the second time in a week, that its fourth-quarter revenue growth rate is likely to slow from previous quarters." }

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{ "text": "Phelps faces possible jail term Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps may face a jail term after being arrested on drink-driving charges last week in Salisbury, Maryland." }

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{ "text": "Congress Told FDA Failed Public on Vioxx WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed the public in its oversight of Merck Co Inc.'s painkiller Vioxx, which has been withdrawn, and is \"incapable of protecting America\" from another dangerous drug, an agency researcher told Congress on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "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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{ "text": "Two Millwall fans stabbed, hospitalized BUDAPEST, Hungary -- UEFA has charged Hungary #39;s Ferencvaros after their fans threw missiles and shouted racist abuse in Thursday #39;s UEFA Cup tie against Millwall." }

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{ "text": "Bush, Kerry Bow to McCain's Wishes on Ads NEW YORK - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain..." }

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{ "text": "Players Say Zook Is the Coach They Wanted (AP) AP - After Illinois fired football coach Ron Turner, some of the players he left behind started doing some research. They decided very quickly that Ron Zook would be a good fit for their team." }

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{ "text": "IBM puts grids to work at U.S. Open IBM will put a collection of its On Demand-related products and technologies to this test next week at the U.S. Open tennis championships, implementing a grid-based infrastructure capable of running multiple workloads including two not associated with the tournament." }

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{ "text": "Australia Babcock amp; Brown To Pursue Listed Investment Co SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Babcock amp; Brown Ltd. (BNB.AU) said Monday it plans to raise as much as A\\$1 billion for an externally managed investment company to target long-term investments." }

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{ "text": "Woods plays through the pain barrier The uncertainty over Tiger Woods #39; participation at the World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet ended this morning when the American ace decided to play despite injury." }

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

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{ "text": "\\$904,800 in refund checks go undelivered in Southeastern <b>...</b> PHILADELPHIA - The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 1,088 Southeastern Pennsylvanians whose income tax refund checks could not be delivered." }

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{ "text": "Sven refuses to criticise Becks Quell surprise: Sven has refused to criticise David Beckham despite the England captain #39;s latest demonstration of his infamous petulance against Wales." }

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{ "text": "Web Site Shows Two Beheadings in Iraq Three hooded gunmen pose with an unidentified Turkish hostage, who they threatened to behead unless all American release all Iraq prisoners, and all Turks leave Iraq, in this image made from a television broadcast by Al-Arabiya television, Monday Oct." }

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{ "text": "Merrill, Wachovia, others fined for late reporting NEW YORK: The NASD yesterday said it censured and fined 29 securities firms a total of \\$US9.22 (\\$NZ13.04) million for failing to properly disclose required information about their brokers more than 8300 times." }

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{ "text": "Amazon sues spammers for misleading consumers SEATTLE -- Amazon.com has filed three lawsuits in King County Superior Court against unidentified defendants who allegedly forged e-mails and Web sites to fool consumers into thinking they are doing business with the Internet retailer." }

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{ "text": "Drivers set for mad dash at Richmond The grip on the steering wheel will be a little tighter, aggressions will run a little higher and emotions will be flowing stronger than ever." }

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{ "text": "Treo 650 on Monday? \\\\The blogs are buzzing that the Treo 650 will be released on Monday.\\\\From Gizmodo:\\\\\"Not only have they announced special \"news\" next Monday at the CTIA Wireless\\Conference in San Francisco, earlier this week someone with PalmOne\\accidentally sort of, you know, told me. I told them I'd keep quiet as long as\\they did, but if they're going to go and announce it with a wink and a nod, I\\think I've done my part.\"\\\\If they do this right I'll be sporting a Treo 650 soon! \\\\Of course if this is true:\\\\\"File it under hoping I'm wrong. Several reports have filtered in from people\\who have had hands-on time with pre-release Sprint versions of the upcoming\\Treo 650. These reports say that the Treo wi ...\\\\" }

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{ "text": "Japan #39;s SMFG in \\$29B bid for UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. laid out a \\$29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group to form the world #39;s biggest bank." }

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{ "text": "Poor? Who #39;s poor? Poverty is down The proportion of people living on less than \\$1 a day decreased from 40 to 21 per cent of the global population between 1981 and 2001, says the World Bank #39;s latest annual report." }

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{ "text": "Infocus: Deploying Network Access Quarantine Control, Part 2 This article discusses Network Access Quarantine Control in Windows Server 2003, which allows administrators to quarantine mobile users and verify their security posture before giving them full access to the network. Part 2 of 2." }

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