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Accused deserter surrenders in Japan An accused US Army deserter has surrendered at a US military base near Tokyo to face charges filed in 1965, the Kyodo news service reported. | 0World
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SpaceShipOne Rolls Toward Victory MOJAVE, California -- A Southern California aerospace team took a big step toward capturing the \$10 million Ansari X Prize Wednesday, but not without surviving a scary moment when the pilot found himself in a rapid spin as he roared across the threshold | 3Sci/Tech
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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. | 2Business
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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. | 2Business
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How Serious Is Pfizer #39;s Condition? The stock is feeling some pain these days. However, this drugmaker has enough going for it that the illness shouldn #39;t last. Amid nervousness over the future of Pfizer #39;s arthritis pain treatment Celebrex and | 2Business
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Smart phones to make up 16 of market LONDON-A new study shows that the market for smart phones will continue to increase during the next several years, with global shipments growing from 14. | 3Sci/Tech
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Spike Lee Wins Cybersquatting Case Against Porn Site Movie director Spike Lee has won his\cybersquatting case against a Philippines-based operator who\misused the domain name to redirect surfers to a pornographic\Web Site, arbitrators ruled Friday. | 3Sci/Tech
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Australia to Relocate Embassy in Baghdad (AP) AP - The Australian embassy in Baghdad is to be moved into the strife-torn city's heavily fortified Green Zone, the government said Tuesday. | 0World
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Tata CS celebrates profits uplift Indian software giant Tata CS unveils sharply higher profits in its first set of results since its stock market launch. | 2Business
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Oracle Fails to Inspire Tech Rally Oracle Corp. handed the software industry some positive earnings news after the bell on Tuesday, but investors pulled cash from the sector on concerns that information technology spending has become anemic. | 2Business
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ASEAN moves closer to single market with #39;road map #39;, global trade <b>...</b> JAKARTA : ASEAN finance ministers ended a meeting which saw Southeast Asia edge closer to a Europe-style single market, laying out a quot;road map quot; for integration and opening doors to wider global trade. | 0World
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Musharraf Hopeful For Kashmir Solution ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Nov 10 (SADA) - President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday hoped that debate on options he spelt out recently on Kashmir issue would take Pakistan and India closer to find out the settlement of decades-old dispute. | 0World
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For Neglected Video, a Hollywood Touch A growing cottage industry is taking customers' raw home video and putting it on DVD, in some cases producing short movies with sophisticated cinematic effects and a musical soundtrack. | 3Sci/Tech
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Movies in a snap: Netflix and TiVo discuss downloads Bee Staff Writer. The high-tech ground is shifting underfoot again, amid rumblings of a new Silicon Valley alliance that would let owners of TiVo Inc. | 2Business
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Convicted spammer gets nine years in slammer A brother and sister have been convicted of three felony charges of sending thousands of junk e-mails; one of them was sentenced to nine years in prison, the other was fined \$7,500. | 3Sci/Tech
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Economy Grows at a 3.7 Percent Rate in 3Q The US economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter - a pace that was slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected. | 2Business
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Lebanon political drama plays out Syrian scipt The stage is Beirut and the actors are Lebanese; but the audience knows the drama surrounding selection of the countrys president is being produced in Lebanons powerful neighbour Syria. | 0World
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One of nation #39;s hottest coaches, Tedford will shock nation and <b>...</b> The T-shirt was the brainchild of Bob Rose, the University of California #39;s aptly named executive associate athletic director for communications, and it speaks to the school #39;s football revival on numerous levels. | 1Sports
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China Iron Mine Fire Death Toll Rises to 57 BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll from a fire that swept through an iron mine complex in the northern Chinese province of Hebei rose to 57, with three miners still missing, Xinhua news agency said on Monday. | 0World
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Ireland blocks calls to 13 countries to thwart internet scam Ireland #39;s telecom regulator said this week that is taking quot;extraordinary quot; measures to protect internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most | 3Sci/Tech
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Glazer bid for Old Trafford falls flat Malcolm Glazer #39;s bid for Manchester United is dead in the water after major shareholders John Magnier and JP McManus told the American there was no basis for a deal. | 1Sports
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Cassini flies past Titan; pictures expected tonight NASA #39;s Cassini spacecraft streaked by Saturn #39;s smoggy moon Titan today, targeted to pass within just 750 miles of the planet-sized satellite to give scientists their first | 3Sci/Tech
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Afghan Army Dispatched to Calm Violence KABUL, Afghanistan - Government troops intervened in Afghanistan's latest outbreak of deadly fighting between warlords, flying from the capital to the far west on U.S. and NATO airplanes to retake an air base contested in the violence, officials said Sunday... | 0World
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Sports Calendar Bolton Over-30 women's soccer. The Close-To-Home soccer league is looking for female players 30 and olderver for the fall season for a team in the Bolton area. Interested candidates can expect refereed games, a friendly atmosphere, and renewal of basic skills. All levels of experience welcomed. Contact Miriam Kandansky at 781-442-0750 or through e-mail at Miriam.Kadanskysun.com for more details. | 1Sports
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PeopleSoft Investors Urged to Tender Shares NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. on Thursday said in a letter to PeopleSoft Inc. stockholders that it would withdraw its hostile takeover bid if less than half of PeopleSoft shares were tendered by the offer's deadline. | 2Business
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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. | 1Sports
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Soldiers' War Blogs Detail Life in Iraq Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. | 3Sci/Tech
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Cards won #39;t overlook Dodgers The last time Tony La Russa managed a postseason series against the Dodgers, his club was an Oakland juggernaut that dominated the regular season with 104 victories. | 1Sports
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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. | 2Business
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Another homicide in Holland It is a sad day. In what seems to be another politically inspired homicide in Holland, Dutch filmmaker, and controversial columnist Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered in the streets of Amsterdam this morning. | 3Sci/Tech
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COLUMN: Many Struggle to Comply with Sarbanes Rules A flurry of companies may miss the deadline to comply with new regulations brought in after the corporate scandals of 2002, but the key for investors will be to judge how serious the underlying problems really are. | 2Business
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Prodigy Adu Learns His Trade at DC United WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teenager Freddy Adu, America's most talked about soccer player, has hardly set the league alight with his skills in his first season. | 1Sports
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Mears wins Busch pole Casey Mears set a track qualifying record and won his third NASCAR Busch series pole of the season Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. | 1Sports
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Game swings back and forth as Giteau toys with England #39;s defence After so many signs of a fresh enthusiasm and a new sense of adventure in the England side, they ended their autumn series on a backward note, losing to the side they had beaten in the World Cup final. | 1Sports
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Clearest view yet of Saturn #39;s largest moon Scientists controlling the cameras aboard the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn have just recovered two extraordinary, contrasting images of the planet #39;s most intriguing moons. | 3Sci/Tech
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World Cup triumph means more money England #39;s first Rugby World Cup triumph a year ago generated profits of 13.5 million pounds (\$29.8 million Cdn) despite the loss of revenue from a lack of home games. | 1Sports
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Bombardier shares slump as CEO leaves Bombardier, the troubled Canadian maker of aircraft and trains, saw its shares fall by around 20 per cent in Toronto, after it announced that Paul Tellier was stepping down early as president and chief executive officer. | 2Business
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AMD Launches Low-Cost Web Device Advanced Micro Devices is launching a low-cost Internet access device dubbed quot;PIC, quot; or personal Internet communicator, targeted at first-time computer users in the developing world. | 3Sci/Tech
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Brokerage Settles Charges Over Mutual Fund Fees A Fort Worth brokerage that sold high-fee mutual funds to military families agreed yesterday to pay \$12 million to settle allegations that it used misleading marketing literature and scripts. | 2Business
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Oil prices rise on fears about Yukos production Oil prices briefly bolted above \$45 a barrel yesterday, then retreated toward \$44, in a volatile day of trading after Russian oil giant Yukos said its output could suffer because of a court ruling that froze some of its assets. | 2Business
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Sneaky Credit Card Tactics Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates. | 2Business
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Consumer Confidence Hits 7-Month Low NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumers turned more gloomy in October, beset by soaring energy prices, relentless violence in Iraq and the increasingly bitter end of the presidential election campaign. | 2Business
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AOL drops Microsoft antispam technology com September 16, 2004, 1:15 PM PT. This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. | 3Sci/Tech
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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. | 0World
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Tennis: Season over for tired Henin-Hardenne BRUSSELS : Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne announced that her season is over because of persistent fatigue brought about by her struggle to recover from a long-term virus. | 1Sports
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China Closes 1,600 Internet Cafes in Crackdown China shut 1,600 Internet cafes between February and August and imposed \$12.1 million worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media said. | 3Sci/Tech
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Socceroos lead at break The Socceroos lead the Solomon Islands 4-0 at half-time in their Confederations Cup qualifier in Honiara. A double from midfielder Josip Skoko and strikes to Ante Milicic and the impressive Brett Emerton have | 1Sports
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UPDATE:Sinopec 1H Pft Up 51; To Raise Refining Capacity HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Petroleum amp; Chemical Corp. (SNP), the country #39;s second-largest oil and gas producer, Monday reported a 51 jump in first-half earnings and said it plans to boost its refining capacity by about one-fifth over three years. | 2Business
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After a decade of silence, Cambodia's cinema enjoys resurgence (AFP) AFP - After a decade of silence, Cambodia's movie industry is enjoying a boom due to a dash of Hollywood attention, burgeoning nationalism and cheaper production costs, industry insiders say. | 0World
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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 ... | 0World
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A mixed economic bag in July Factory orders in July for costly manufactured goods recorded the biggest gain in four months. New home sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports | 2Business
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Internet pioneer closes Manitoba pharmacy; blames dollar, uncertain climate (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - Just one year ago, Mark Rzepka was opening a #36;1-million Internet pharmacy in the small Manitoba town of Niverville believing he would be able to quadruple his staff within 12 months. | 0World
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Report: Dhanraj no longer needed: Coach With Australia pulling out of the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in December due to security reasons, India will replace the Aussies in the tournament. | 1Sports
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Men Set for Sizzling Duel in 100 Meters ATHENS, Greece - The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers - including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene - will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games. Five men broke 10 seconds in qualifying Saturday, led by Crawford's time of 9.89... | 0World
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Citigroup's Ex-Exec May Face SEC Action NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=C.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">C.N</A> on Friday said U.S. securities regulators may recommend enforcement proceedings against the former head of Citigroup Global Investment Management. | 2Business
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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. | 3Sci/Tech
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Bush Faces Heavy Pre-RNC Travel Schedule (AP) AP - President Bush charges into the final runup to the Republican National Convention with a heavy campaign schedule in key states he needs to carry in November. | 0World
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Time Warner settles with DOJ, SEC for \$510 mil Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday settled criminal securities fraud charges the government leveled on its America Online unit, agreeing to pay \$210 million to end the Justice Department #39;s probe. | 2Business
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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... | 0World
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CSFB May Cut Costs by Merging Units, Shedding Jobs, People Say Credit Suisse First Boston, the securities arm of Switzerland #39;s second-biggest bank, plans to cut costs by combining some units and eliminating jobs, people familiar with the matter said. | 2Business
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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 ...\\ | 3Sci/Tech
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Boeing, IBM Strategic Alliance Boosts Net-Centric Technology From the 1950 #39;s until the present, one of the dominant companies in the world #39;s computer industry. Offers a variety of data processing hardware systems, system and application software, and information technology services. | 3Sci/Tech
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Like father, like son in Chrysler Classic If Brent Geiberger was pleased to win the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, his father Al was positively ecstatic. quot;I was going absolutely crazy watching it all unfold. | 1Sports
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U.S. Says N.Korea Blast Probably Not Nuclear SEOUL (Reuters) - A huge explosion rocked North Korea last week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area. | 0World
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150,000 new jobs expected The economy probably added 150,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4, a three-year low, according to a survey of economists. | 2Business
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BLOG That #39;s the most look-ed up world on Merriam-Webster #39;s <b>...</b> A FOUR-LETTER term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster #39;s list of the 10 words of the year. | 3Sci/Tech
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Injured Toomer might be able to play tomorrow Although Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer took limited work yesterday after missing the previous two days of practice, coach Tom Coughlin won #39;t decide on his availability | 1Sports
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UK #39;s Jaguar Workers Vote Against Strike Workers at Ford Motor Co. #39;s luxury British car unit, Jaguar, voted against a strike over plans to cut jobs and scale back production, unions said on Monday. | 2Business
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SCO Postpones Legal Web Site (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The SCO Group is delaying the launch of a Web site focusing on the details of ongoing litigation concerning the company's intellectual property. | 3Sci/Tech
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IBM Aims New DB2 at Rivals IBM (Quote, Chart) announced its first major database refresh in almost two years with new features from the company #39;s autonomic computing vault. | 3Sci/Tech
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McKinnon briefed on democracy: Meeting with PM ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz briefed Commonwealth Secretary-General Donald C. McKinnon on full restoration of democracy in the country and Pakistan #39;s role in promoting regional and global peace. | 0World
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Ford to Repair Faulty Heated Seats in Focus Cars Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it will fix malfunctioning heated seats in 33,000 Focus cars, two-thirds of which were sold in Canada. | 2Business
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Oracle launches Business Integlligence 10g Oracle introduced a new BI platform yesterday, Business Intelligence 10g that rolls up into one solution all of their BI tools. However, more interesting than the nitty-gritty details of what is included is the back story taking place at the same time. | 3Sci/Tech
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From Digital Camera to Print, No Computer Required The big news in digital photography is the explosion of printers designed exclusively for 4-by-6 photos. A comparison of seven printers vying for your business. | 3Sci/Tech
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Newcastle #39;s Boumsong bid rejected by Rangers Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has made an offer to Rangers for French international centre-back Jean-Alain Boumsong but the Scottish club have rejected his initial offer. | 1Sports
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Cisco Systems 1st-Quarter Earnings Rise (Reuters) Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker\of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday\said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on rising demand for\its networking gear. | 2Business
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TSMC, Freescale expect initial production of 65nm SOI in 4Q 2005 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Freescale Semiconductor expect to begin initial production of a high-speed 65nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) process in the fourth quarter of 2005, with volume production pending on market demand | 3Sci/Tech
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US Cautious On Progress Toward Enriching Uranium The United States is responding carefully to Iran #39;s announcement that it has taken a major step toward enriching uranium, a key ingredient in nuclear weapons. | 0World
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Wrigley bites into Kraft WRIGLEY is buying the Life Savers and Altoids sweet and mint businesses from Kraft Foods for 800 million. The deal allows Wrigley to expand in the sweet section, while leaving Kraft to focus on the rest of its food business. | 2Business
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Indexes in Japan fall short of hype Japanese stocks have failed to measure up to an assessment made in April by Merrill Lynch #39;s chief global strategist, David Bowers, who said Japan was quot;very much everyone #39;s favorite equity market. | 2Business
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#39;Emperor #39; Adriano has Inter under his rule One match into the Italian league season and (Emperor) Adriano already has Inter Milan under his rule. The Brazilian striker has scored six goals in Inter #39;s first four matches this season, including | 1Sports
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When Robots Rule the World Well, not the world maybe, but possibly your lawns and kitchens. The use of robots -- especially as domestic help -- is expected to increase sevenfold by 2007, according to the United Nations. | 3Sci/Tech
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Clarett accuses Ohio State of improprieties; school denies claims Former Ohio State star Maurice Clarett accused coach Jim Tressel, his staff and school boosters of arranging for him to get passing grades, cars, and thousands of dollars, including for bogus summer jobs. | 1Sports
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SI.com SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- A late rally gave the San Diego Padres a rare win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan Klesko delivered a go-ahead RBI single to start a four-run outburst in the bottom of the eighth inning as San Diego posted a 7-3 victory over St. | 1Sports
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Oil Prices Rise Despite US Move To Draw On Strategic Reserve NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP) - Oil prices edged closer to record territory Thursday as markets shrugged off news that the US government may draw from its strategic reserves to make up for shortages due to Hurricane Ivan. | 2Business
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Science ; As ice thaws, arctic peoples at loss for words Science News, Iceland, What are the words used by indigenous peoples in the Arctic for quot;hornet, quot; quot;robin, quot; quot;elk, quot; quot;barn owl quot; or quot;salmon? | 3Sci/Tech
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Telescope snaps distant 'planet' The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers. | 0World
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Microsoft Reprimanded for Misleading Linux Ad (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The United Kingdom's advertising watchdog group, the Advertising Standards Association, has found that complaints lodged against a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) magazine ad that stated that Linux was more expensive than Windows were valid. | 3Sci/Tech
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Scientists Try to Save Largest Salamander (AP) AP - The population of North America's largest salamander is plummeting in Missouri and Arkansas, and scientists from five states met to consider how to prevent the creature's disappearance. | 3Sci/Tech
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Flat-screen TV But the booming demand isn #39;t proving profitable for the companies that make the high-resolution video panels. For electronics retailers, it will be the holiday season of the flat-screen TV. | 3Sci/Tech
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Monster Mashes Attract Masses Kaiju Big Battel -- a multimedia event in which costumed combatants spew toxic ooze on audience members -- is growing in popularity. There are already dedicated websites and a DVD series. Coming next: a book and TV pilot. By Xeni Jardin. | 3Sci/Tech
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Seahawks Receiver Robinson Suspended by NFL NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Koren Robinson has been suspended without pay for four games by the league for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. | 1Sports
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Vodafone Drops on Report It Supports Bid for Sprint (Update2) Shares in Vodafone Group Plc, the world #39;s largest mobile-phone operator, dropped after The Wall Street Journal said the company is considering bidding with US partner Verizon Communications Inc. | 2Business
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Piller Out for Months After Arm Surgery (AP) AP - Titans guard Zach Piller might miss the rest of the season after having surgery to repair his ruptured left biceps. | 1Sports
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AMD's Q3 led by strong Opteron, Athlon 64 sales SAN FRANCISCO - As expected, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) third-quarter revenue came in a little under the company's earlier predictions, but strong increases in sales of its 64-bit desktop and server processors led to the company's fourth straight profitable quarter. | 3Sci/Tech
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Russia official gives Yukos assurance Finance minister tells FT that asset sales to pay off tax debt will be market-oriented. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has promised that asset sales to pay off the tax debts of troubled | 2Business
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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. | 0World
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Drummond back to his happy home Scott Drummond, who meets the defending champion Ernie Els tomorrow in the first round of the World Match Play Championship, arrived at Wentworth in May with career earnings on the European Tour of less than 40,000. | 1Sports
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MOM 2005 Released to Manufacturing Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition, a new edition that the company previously called MOM 2005 Express. | 2Business
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Longhorn to put squeeze on gadgets SAN FRANCISCO--Windows makes it easy to quickly download files to iPods and other portable storage devices--a little too easy in the minds of many IT managers. | 3Sci/Tech
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