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{ "text": "MSN Messenger difficulties - Virus People using Microsoft #39;s instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, may have been a mite lonely this weekend, with only a virus to keep them company." }

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{ "text": "Trojan horse drives spam into cell phones Infected computers send out a slew of unwanted text messages, a security firm says." }

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{ "text": "Notable quotes Tuesday at the Athens Olympics quot;It hurt like hell. I could see (Thorpe) coming up. But when I was breathing, I saw my team going crazy -- and that really kept me going. quot; ..." }

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{ "text": "Gamecocks can expect fun, intensity from new Coach Spurrier (Columbia-AP) Nov. 24, 2004 - Friends and colleagues of South Carolina #39;s new coach Steve Spurrier say he is a family man who jokes around and likes to play golf, just like his predecessor Lou Holtz ." }

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{ "text": "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Review November 17, 2004 - Most of us who #39;ve been gamers for a while are familiar with the history behind Troika, which was formed from key members of the Black Isle group that made the Fallout, among other talented individuals." }

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{ "text": "Allies discuss early revival of 6-way talks Washington #39;s top nuclear negotiator arrived in Seoul yesterday from China to brainstorm ways to jump-start the stalled six-nation disarmament talks on the North Korean nuclear standoff." }

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{ "text": "CRM Vendor Entellium Adopts Open-Source Strategy (TechWeb) TechWeb - Availability of Entellium's code could speed development of industry-specific CRM products." }

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{ "text": "Oil bounces higher amid fears of supply disruption Oil prices bounced higher on Friday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the US and a move by China to cool its economy." }

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{ "text": "Sales aren #39;t making the grade Retailers in Michigan delighted when students returned to the classroom, but the back-to-school sales haven #39;t generated the kind of dollars many projected." }

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{ "text": "EasyMobile launch set for March Denmark #39;s leading telecoms operator TDC says it will launch a low-budget mobile telephone operator dubbed quot;easyMobile quot; with mobile network operator T-Mobile in Britain in March 2005." }

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{ "text": "A Deal That's Creating Plenty of Buzz About the Mets The prospect of Pedro Martnez going to Queens is potentially the best news in years for the Mets. They have now won a public relations battle with the Yankees." }

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{ "text": "Upsets Shake Up College Football Poll (AP) AP - The upsets have begun and the little guys are moving into The Associated Press poll. After ranked teams started the season 21-0, five fell to unranked opponents this weekend, shaking up media poll released Sunday." }

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{ "text": "EDS cutting 4,600 jobs through early retirement, taking US\\$150M <b>...</b> PLANO, Tex. (CP) - Electronic Data Systems is cutting 4,600 jobs through early retirement and taking a \\$150 million US charge in the fourth quarter, the information technology company said Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Md. Board Meeting Worries Democrats Republican-dominated election board met behind closed doors in deliberations that Democrats feared were aimed at ousting Elections Administrator Linda H. Lamone.<BR>\\<FONT face=\"verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica\" size=\"-2\"\\ color=\"#666666\"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>" }

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{ "text": "Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce President Bush on Monday chose Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co (KN: Quote, Profile, Research) , as his nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet." }

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{ "text": "Photo gallery: Bill Gates' home on Lake Washington Webshots users offer their photos of Bill Gates mansion in Medina, Wash." }

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{ "text": "Russia: the losing battle against terrorism and insurgency Terrorism in Russia took on horrifying proportions in August and early September when more than 400 people were killed in four separate incidents in a span of less than two weeks." }

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{ "text": "Major teams bounce back in World Cup soccer qualifiers LONDON: After a mixed bag of results in the weekend #39;s soccer qualifiers, Europe #39;s major countries asserted their authority this morning with France, England and Italy all winning away." }

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{ "text": "New home ice looks slick If playing for one of college hockey's most storied programs wasn't enticing enough for potential recruits, Boston University's new \\$97 million Harry Agganis Arena should do the trick." }

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{ "text": "Dark arts of spin evident in phoney war for Abbey THE phoney war over the fate of Abbey grinds on. Along the way, on all sides, it is producing its predictable crop of knowing winks and destabilising nudges." }

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{ "text": "Hewitt cruises to quarterfinals Former Wimbledon and US Open winner Lleyton Hewitt cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Michael Llodra on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the TD Waterhouse Cup." }

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{ "text": "MUTV: We #39;re giving balanced picture MUTV bosses have hit back strongly at allegations of bias levelled against them by a group of Manchester United supporters. United #39;s official television station was targeted by fans who disrupted live coverage of the reserve-team match at Altrincham." }

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{ "text": "Security firm eyes Sasser teen Berlin - A German teenager accused of creating the Sasser worm that infected millions of computers around the world is being taught to become a security software programmer, the company that hired him said on Friday." }

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{ "text": "US troops reach centre of Fallujah as 48 killed in Baquba and <b>...</b> FALLUJAH: Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday imposed a night curfew in Baghdad as US troops with crack Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since " }

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{ "text": " #39;Poison pill #39; just in case THE haste with which News Corporation has adopted a quot;poison pill quot; - or stockholders rights plan - following the bold move of John Malone #39;s Liberty Media to put its foot on a further 8 per cent of the voting stock demonstrates a real concern as to his " }

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{ "text": "Cingular Planning Major 3G Wireless Rollout Just as the AT amp;T buy helped Cingular move ahead of Verizon Wireless to the top of the industry in terms of size, the new network would likely give it an overall faster network, a distinction most say Verizon can now boast." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft Issues IE Patch (Article Central) Microsoft released its October batch of security advisories this week, with a number of quot;critical quot; patches, including a significant fix for the Internet Explorer browser." }

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{ "text": "Apple's IPod Features U2 Collaboration (AP) AP - Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs." }

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{ "text": "Reed on track despite science outlook Reed Elsevier on Thursday reiterated that it remained on track to deliver mid to high single-digit earnings-per-share growth this year despite concerns over its science publishing unit." }

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{ "text": "Explosion in Jerusalem Caused by Accident -Police (Reuters) Reuters - A blast heard in central Jerusalem on\\Thursday was caused by the apparently accidental explosion of a\\gas canister inside a shop, police said." }

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{ "text": "Gold Fields loses high court bid to halt Harmony takeover South African mining giant Gold Fields lost a high court bid to halt a hostile takeover by rival Harmony Gold, which is seeking to create the world #39;s biggest gold producer, a court official said." }

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{ "text": "Hokies making statement about ACC title intentions The annual summer barbecues that Ralph Friedgen and Frank Beamer co-host at their lake homes in Georgia may be a little less cordial after the way Beamer #39;s Virginia Tech Hokies waxed Friedgen #39;s Maryland Terrapins 55-6 last night." }

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{ "text": "Audit finds no fraud in Venezuelan recall vote CARACAS : An audit of last Sunday #39;s recall vote in Venezuela, which favored keeping President Hugo Chavez in office, found no evidence of fraud, as the opposition had charged, electoral officials said." }

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{ "text": "Tiger Telematics Plans Business Smartphone Tiger Telematics acquired Integra SP, a UK company that produces software allowing real-time streaming of data and applications to handheld devices." }

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{ "text": "Chen Under Pressure to Work with Taiwan Opposition TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections." }

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{ "text": "Florida Election Supervisors Back Reforms (AP) AP - Florida's 67 county elections supervisors proposed dramatic reforms, including replacing Election Day with 11 days of voting and doing away with voting precincts." }

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{ "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. " }

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{ "text": "Sainsbury takes profit hit J Sainsbury will take a 550 million (\\$991 million) hit to profits this year as it invests to boost sales and reverse falling market share, Britain #39;s third-biggest supermarket chain said Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "Revenge of the Sith turning DS, PSP, GBA to the dark side Ubisoft and LucasArts are teaming up to bring the adaptation of the third Star Wars prequel to all portables; will be released alongside the game in Spring 2005." }

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{ "text": "Shares surge to all-time high as results exceed forecasts NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Toll Brothers reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that nearly doubled over year-earlier results as demand continued to outstrip supply in the homebuilder #39;s affluent markets." }

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{ "text": "Lawyers In the Limelight By all appearances, Steven Woghin was a lawyer at the top of his game. After years in government service, the former Justice Department attorney had worked his way up to a comfortable six-figure salary and the chief legal job at software maker Computer Associates International Inc." }

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{ "text": "Unions protest as overtime rules take effect WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department yesterday to protest the implementation of new rules they say will cause as many as 6 million Americans to lose their overtime pay. But the Bush administration officials who crafted the complex regulations insisted more workers will actually qualify for extra pay under the plan, which almost ..." }

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{ "text": "Thai Villagers Search for Relatives Hundreds of villagers besieged a Thai military camp Wednesday demanding to know whether their relatives were among at least 78 Muslim men who officials said suffocated " }

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{ "text": "Pakistan hunts kidnappers' leader Pakistan vows to track down former Guantanamo inmate who leads group that kidnapped two Chinese engineers." }

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{ "text": "Astronauts arrive at space station A RUSSIAN spacecraft has delivered three astronauts to the International Space Station, overcoming docking system problems which had delayed its launch." }

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{ "text": "Dependent species risk extinction The global extinction crisis is worse than thought, because thousands of quot;affiliated quot; species also at risk do not figure in calculations." }

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{ "text": "Cisco Unveils SAN Products Targeted At Disaster Recovery Cisco Systems unveiled two SAN products that it says will help companies evade or recover quickly from disasters affecting corporate data." }

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{ "text": "NFL Preview: Another streak mark looming for Patriots Until the final 11 minutes of the Rams-Seahawks game last week, Seattle #39;s visit to New England this Sunday looked like one of those overhyped matchups labelled quot;Super Bowl Preview quot; or quot;Streak-Ender." }

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{ "text": "Arafat #39;s nephew not ruling out poison as cause of death While Yasser Arafat #39;s nephew says toxicology tests on his uncle show no poisons were found in his system, Arafat #39;s nephew isn #39;t ruling that out as a cause of death." }

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{ "text": "SGI to Ship Intel Linux Workstation (Ziff Davis) Ziff Davis - Silicon Graphics Inc. will ship a new ultra high performance Intel Itanium-based Linux workstation designed for scientific and medical applications." }

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{ "text": "Quincy Carter being released by the Cowboys NEW YORK -- Tim Henman #39;s quarterfinal victory at the US Open was a microcosm of his career - long and brilliant in spurts, with an expected disappointment on the horizon." }

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{ "text": "Yahoo offers personal search Yahoo launched a new service designed to let users of its search engine save and manage their query results for accessing later and sharing with others, the company said Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "China warns Singapore officials against future visits to Taiwan (AFP) AFP - China has warned Singapore officials against visiting Taiwan again after a \"private and unofficial\" trip by the city-state's new leader just weeks before he took office strained ties with Beijing." }

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{ "text": "Emi profits fall but online music market improving LONDON: EMI, the world #39;s third-largest music group, reported a drop in first-half profits on Friday but said the beleaguered industry was rebounding as online music sales start to take off." }

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{ "text": "Researchers Study Plastics From Feathers (AP) AP - Researchers at Iowa State University are pecking away at ways of making environmentally friendly plastic. From golf tees to a biodegradable flower pot that can be planted directly in the ground, scientists are studying ways of making plastics from things such as chicken feathers and soy protein." }

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{ "text": "McCartney to headline Super Bowl halftime in #39;05 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Paul McCartney will headline the 2005 Super Bowl halftime show as the National Football League goes mainstream after the controversy over this year #39;s show." }

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{ "text": "Conte turned athletes into towers of power HE IS THE face of sporting evil, this man who once was an accomplished bass player and now leers at us from a television screen describing the hell he hath wrought on the games people play and on the people who play them." }

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{ "text": "Morocco #39;s El Guerrouj Olympic champion Morocco #39;s Hicham El Guerrouj won in Athens Tuesday an Olympic title in the 1500m race after two failed attempts in Sydney and Atlanta." }

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{ "text": "At wireless show, services take center stage Games, graphic ring tones and other services dominate the showroom floor. Also: Yahoo battles Google for the cell phone." }

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{ "text": "Siemens, Freescale Extend Auto Partnership Siemens VDO Automotive and Freescale Semiconductor have renewed their automotive relationship, representing about \\$245 million for components including ASICs, microcontrollers, analog and sensor components, beginning in 2006." }

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{ "text": "Canada, Finland rule pools Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and Brad Richards, Kris Draper, and Joe Sakic scored to help Canada beat Russia, 3-1, last night in Toronto, giving the Canadians a 3-0 record in round-robin play of the World Cup of Hockey." }

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{ "text": "Dollar Holds Above Record Low Vs Euro LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held almost a cent above its record low against the euro on Tuesday, winning a respite after heavy selling as European officials warned about a strong euro and investors grew wary ahead of U.S. trade data." }

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{ "text": "Blackberry shrinks phone keyboard The latest Blackberry mobile device packs a traditional Qwerty keyboard into 20 keys." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft: scan for spyware before downloading SP2 Microsoft last week warned Windows XP users to scour their systems for spyware before downloading Service Pack 2. An Associated Press report quoted Microsoft executives saying some spyware could cause computers to freeze upon installation." }

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{ "text": "The NFL is at its midway point. Time to hand out some awards It #39;s the NFL midseason, and I #39;ve done a pretty good job the last couple of months pretending I don #39;t cover the sport for SI." }

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{ "text": "Sony, IBM, Toshiba Give Details of 'Cell' Chip (Reuters) Reuters - IBM , Sony Corp. (6758.T) and\\Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) on Monday revealed their plans for the\\powerful new \"Cell\" processor the three are jointly producing\\to run next-generation computers, game consoles and\\televisions." }

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{ "text": "SC to hear Zee petition tommorrow Five judges of the top court will hear a petition filed by Zee Telefilms on Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the Supreme Court said a five-judge bench would hear the dispute that threatens the rights of India #39;s " }

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{ "text": "ECB Eyed Rate Hike But Left Rates Steady The European Central Bank surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing it had considered raising interest rates even as the euro zone economy slows, saying it is worried about inflationary risks." }

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{ "text": "Waugh: Shoaib will test Australians Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh says he thinks Shoaib Akhtar will test the home side when it tackles Pakistan at the WACA. Having recently watched Australia end a 35-year hoodoo in India with a 2-1 series " }

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{ "text": "Net giants adopt anti-spam system Some of the net's biggest players such as AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo are stepping up efforts to combat spam." }

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{ "text": "Oil Falls From Record on Concern High Prices May Slow Growth Crude oil fell from yesterday #39;s record of \\$54.88 a barrel in New York amid concern that sustained high prices may slow economies and reduce demand for energy." }

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{ "text": "Patriots Begin Title Defense with Narrow Win Over Colts The New England Patriots began their quest for successive Super Bowl titles with a tight 27-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the opening game of the NFL season in Foxboro Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens." }

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{ "text": "Drive maker files counterclaims in patent suit Cornice blasts Seagate's suit over patents for tiny hard drives used in portable gadgets." }

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{ "text": "=== Houston re-signs Vizcaino to one-year contract === Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros re-signed free agent infielder Jose Vizcaino to a one-year contract on Friday. Vizcaino appeared in 138 games for the Astros in 2004, his fourth season with " }

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{ "text": "Sadr Militiamen Still in Control of Iraq Shrine NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Rebel Shi'ite fighters appeared still to be in control of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city Najaf early on Saturday, but the whereabouts of their leader, the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, were unknown." }

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{ "text": "SBC Gives Microsoft \\$400 Mln Internet TV Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SBC Communications <A HREF=\"http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=SBC.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news\">SBC.N</A> will use Microsoft Corp. <A HREF=\"http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news\">MSFT.O</A> technology to launch video services over upgraded high-speed data lines, the companies said Wednesday." }

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{ "text": "Minaya ahead in count even if he strikes out This is the way Mets fans wanted their team to do it with Vladimir Guerrero and Alex Rodriguez. They wanted the general manager of the moment, Steve Phillips or Jim Duquette, to get in there early." }

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{ "text": "Reports: China Will See More Shortages Shortages of coal and electricity are expected to fail to keep up with demand this winter, state media reported Monday. The National Power Regulatory Commission reported high demand for virtually every region " }

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{ "text": "Stocks Open Lower; Inflation Data Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday after a government report showing a much larger-than-expected rise in U.S. producer prices in October raised inflation concerns." }

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{ "text": "Singapore Shares End Up on Wall St. Gains Singapore shares ended higher Tuesday boosted by modest overnight gains on Wall Street and easing oil prices, traders said. The United States is a major trading partner and the local stock market traditionally " }

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{ "text": "Russians Next In Line To Receive Cheap Windows After Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, Microsoft has identified Russia as the fourth market for its low cost scaled down operating system, Windows XP Starter Edition (XP SE)." }

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{ "text": "EU chief battles to avert veto in crunch vote (AFP) AFP - The European Union braced for a knife-edge vote to decide the fate of its new executive arm with incoming EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso hardening his stance against rebel legislators." }

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{ "text": "Backstage Pass; Mosley-Wright 2 By Sammy Rozenberg (AP Staff Writer/BoxingScene Staff Writer). BoxingScene was ready and willing to engage in conversation during the post-fight press conference following the Shane Mosley-Winky Wright rematch." }

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{ "text": "ATI launches new Radeon Xpress 200 chipsets for AMD K8 platform ATI Technologies today announced the availability of its new Radeon Xpress 200 series of core logic chipsets for the AMD K8 desktop platform." }

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{ "text": "Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.25 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - The Federal Reserve raised U.S.\\interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the\\fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting\\them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation." }

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{ "text": "Man Sets Himself on Fire Near White House (AP) AP - A man set himself afire Monday just outside a White House gate and repeatedly yelled \"Allah Allah\" as a Secret Service officer held him facedown on the sidewalk." }

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{ "text": "Yahoo Unveils Animated Shorts, Sees New Ad Space (Reuters) Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on\\Thursday that JibJab Media will create two animated short films\\as the Internet company looks for ways to expand advertising by\\adding new content." }

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{ "text": "China, ASEAN Agree to End Tariffs (AP) AP - China has reached agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, on completely removing tariffs on merchandise goods by 2010 as part of a proposed free trade agreement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce says." }

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{ "text": "Clayton Dubilier, Merrill team in \\$3.4B buyout In what would be the largest European leveraged buyout of the year, Clayton Dubilier amp; Rice has teamed with Merrill Lynch amp; Co." }

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{ "text": "Google #39;s New PC Search Tool Poses Risks NEW YORK Oct. 18, 2004 - People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about: Google #39;s free new tool that indexes a PC #39;s contents for quickly locating data." }

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{ "text": "Bryant Prosecutors Say Some Data Tainted DENVER - Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released Wednesday, just two days before jury selection is to begin. Prosecutors said they had found contamination in DNA \"control\" samples intended to ensure testing was accurate..." }

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{ "text": "Iverson Answers Bell in OT PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12 (Ticker) -- It seemed like a highly unlikely game for Allen Iverson to sink his first career game-winning buzzer-beater." }

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{ "text": "Westwood closes in on first title of 2004 Briton Lee Westwood closed in on his first title of 2004 when he claimed the third-round lead in the Sun City Golf Challenge on Saturday." }

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{ "text": "Salesforce.com pushes integration (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Hosted CRM service provider Salesforce.com took another step forward last week in its strategy to build an online ecosystem of vendors that offer software as a service." }

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{ "text": "Greek School Bus Crash Kills Seven, Injures 24 KAMMENA VOURLA, Greece (Reuters) - A bus carrying school students and teachers to the Athens Paralympic Games collided with a truck in central Greece on Monday killing at least seven people and injuring 24, officials said." }

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{ "text": "Schilling will not start Game 5 of ALCS That #39;s the state of the Boston Red Sox pitching rotation after Schilling was scratched from his scheduled Game 5 start because of a sore ankle." }

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{ "text": "Colin Jackson: Hard lessons learnt in the human laboratory Yesterday #39;s Olympics treated us to the two extremes of athletics, the endurance race which tests the body to its limits, and the heavyweight showdown, the sprint, which is in the mind." }

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{ "text": "Geiberger joins father as a winner in Greensboro When it was over, after Brent Geiberger made his final putt, he finally got to talk to his father, Al, about their latest achievement." }

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{ "text": "Thai Airways orders six Airbus superjumbos Thai Airways International plans to buy six Airbus A380 double-decker aircraft that will be delivered in 2008 and 2009. The airline is also ordering two additional A340 aircraft." }

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