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Ex-NASA Worker Charged for Faking Exams ORLANDO, Fla. Oct. 8, 2004 - A former NASA safety inspector accused of falsifying examinations of crucial parts on the space shuttle Discovery pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court, and his attorney called him quot;meticulous in his work.
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UPDATE 1-Sri Lanka #39;s Jayasuriya foils Pakistan in final Sanath Jayasuriya took five for 17 to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run win the triangular tournament final on Saturday and keep Pakistan waiting for their first one-day title at home.
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Quarter million Chinese flee typhoon Typhoon Aere made landfall in southeastern China Wednesday after killing five people and flooding Taiwan, the BBC reported. The storm system packing winds of 86 mph and gusts
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Uniform issue may be resolved thru Parliament: Mckinnon ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Common Wealth Don Mckinnon has said that President General Pervez Musharraf #39;s uniform issue could be resolved through Parliament.
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Microsoft Sues Alleged Software Pirates As part of its fight against software piracy, Microsoft has filed lawsuits against eight resellers for allegedly buying and selling fake and used Certificate of Authenticity labels, the company says.
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Big Changes Ahead For Siebel Systems CRM customers will be listening this week when Mike Lawrie takes the stage at the Siebel Systems Inc. #39;s user conference in Los Angeles for his first public appearance as CEO of the customer-relationship-management software pioneer.
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Target soars, but misses estimates MINNEAPOLIS -- Target reported a 78 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on Thursday on strong revenue growth and the sale of its Mervyn #39;s discount chain, but it just missed analyst estimates.
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InBev #39;s Labatt to Cut 180 Jobs, Close Canada Brewery (Update1) InBev #39;s Labatt Breweries, which makes Blue, Bud and Bud Light beers, said it will close its New Westminster, British Columbia, brewery on April 21, eliminating 180 jobs.
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U.S. Weighs Creation of Geologic Trail (AP) AP - Dry Falls lives up to its name. Not a drop of water cascades down the 500-foot cliffs at this arid, rocky place near Grand Coulee Dam.
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An IPO Afterglow in Googleland The most hyped new issue since Netscape chalked up a very tidy gain on its first day of trading. Peace reigns in the Valley ...
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Six-party Nuclear Talks Likely to be Held in September The South Korean ambassador to the United States says the next round of multilateral talks aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse will likely happen in September.
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Airstrike said to kill 50 at suspected Qaeda site PAKISTAN WANA -- Pakistani warplanes pummeled a suspected Al Qaeda training facility near the border with Afghanistan yesterday, flattening a vast mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said. The assault was among the fiercest in months of fighting in the border region, considered a possible hideout for Osama bin Laden and his deputy, who are still ...
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US giving Israel 5,000 bombs JERUSALEMIsrael #39;s military arsenal is poised to receive a windfall of 5,000 quot;smart bombs quot; from the United States in a new package of military aid, according to Pentagon documents.
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NL Wrap: Bonds Homers Again as Giants Rout Expos SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds hit his third home run in two days to help the San Francisco Giants earn a split of their doubleheader with a 14-4 win over the Montreal Expos on Wednesday.
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Stelco gets offer from Russian steel giant Stelco Inc. has received a takeover offer from Russian industry giant OAO Severstal at a time when Bay Street is awash in rumours about possible financing deals for the restructuring Hamilton steel maker.
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Apple Ships Motion Apple has begun shipping Motion, which delivers high-performance, real-time motion graphics design and integration with Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3, at a breakthrough price of \$299. Aug 10
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Before the Bell - Nastech soars 23 pct Shares of Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. (NSTK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 23 percent before the bell on Monday after the company said it tied up with Merck amp; Co.
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US launches new raids on Falluja US air strikes on the rebellious Iraqi city of Falluja kill at least seven people, hospital officials say.
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New Mexico gov. urges UC to bid on Los Alamos If University of California regents listen to a former energy secretary and top Democratic politician, they will fight hard to keep running the birthplace of the bomb -- and leave to others
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Audited, unaudited results Cap on variation in net profit <b>...</b> THE variation in the net profit after tax figure between unaudited and audited results of companies should not exceed 10 per cent or Rs 10 lakh, whichever is higher.
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148 trapped coal miners feared dead A senior work safety official saidhere Thursday morning that there is slim hope for the 148 trapped coal miners in central China #39;s coal mine blast to be rescued alive.
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Apple Brings iTunes Music Downloading to Canada at Lower Price Apple Computer Inc., whose iTunes Web sites make up world #39;s largest online music store, said it opened a version of the service for Canadian customers.
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Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004 The newest edition of Host Integration Server, which replaces the 2000 version, is designed to make it easier for users to link Windows systems with IBM mainframes and midrange iSeries servers.
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Reprieve for jailed Indian leader India's Karnataka state government agrees to drop all charges against jailed Hindu nationalist Uma Bharti.
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Dent wins as rain disrupts China Open Torrential rain caused havoc at the China Open as American Taylor Dent and Noam Okun of Israel were the only players to reach the second round on Tuesday.
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Market bomb kills 13 in Philippines At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured yesterday when a large explosion ripped through a Christmas market in the southern Philippine city of General Santos.
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Apple shuts down iPodDownload IPOD MAKER Apple has come down hard on a man who made an add-in that allowed file-sharing on iPods. iPodDownload #39;s creator has stopped distributing the iPodDownload software after a visit from Apple lawyers who applied pressure.
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UN Report: Anti-Terror War Still Losing The worldwide war on terror is still on the lose-side, as al-Qaeda is still posing as big a threat as ever, according to an alarming United Nations report.
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Typhoon kills at least 13 in Japan Typhoon No. 23 is pounding the Japanese archipelago northward, leaving at least 13 people dead asof Wednesday afternoon. Twelve people were missing and more than 100 injured in
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Turkey Launches New Currency (AP) AP - Turkey launched a new currency Saturday by dropping six zeros from the old one, in a sign of progress in its decades-long struggle with inflation. But getting rid of old habits in a country where even a loaf of bread costs hundreds of thousands isn't likely to be easy.
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Beyond the bag This summer, the grower-owners of Ocean Spray voted to remain independent. Now, the cooperative is pushing a plan of attack to survive against much bigger rivals.
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EU calls for fresh start in transatlantic trade relations New European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson called on Tuesday for a fresh start in EU-US trade relations, which had been through a difficult path in the last few years.
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Showalter, Cox are tops Bobby Cox and Buck Showalter were given little chance of success after payroll purges pushed out key players. Proving the predictions wrong, their teams won, anyway, and so did the managers.
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IBM center gives partners a Linux playground A new set of offerings formed with the expansion of the IBM Virtualization Center has a distinct Linux flavor, including an online quot;how to quot; guide for porting from Windows, Unix or Linux to Linux on Power5.
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French finance minister calls for European energy policy French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday called for a European energy policy and said France #39;s eurozone partners should join it in a plan to pass on surplus tax receipts to consumers.
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July Home Sales Dip, but Still 3rd Highest A trade group reports sales of existing homes dipped 2.9 percent in July. But the National Association of Realtors says it was still the third-highest level on record.
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Ford Raises Profit Forecast, Makes Cuts at Jaguar (Update3) Ford Motor Co. raised its forecast for third-quarter earnings by 10 cents a share and said it would end unprofitable Jaguar car production at a Coventry, England, plant and pull out of Formula One racing.
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US economy #39;continued to expand #39; The US economy has continued to grow in September and early October, but was hampered by record oil prices, a report from the Federal Reserve has shown.
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Oil Prices Slide Toward \$54 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped toward \$54 a barrel on Tuesday, breathing easier after a Norwegian strike threat receded but still anxious over the thin state of global pre-winter heating oil supplies.
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Fall in oil price provides welcome boost for Wall Street Investors have grown increasingly anxious about how soaring energy costs might dent consumer spending ahead of the what is widely expected to be a chillier than normal winter.
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Gerrard sets sights on Premiership surge Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Sunday #39;s win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.
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Best price In stock trading, a commitment by the market maker to find the highest price for a seller #39;s shares, or the lowest price for a buyer, that is available in any market at that time.
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U.S. Treasuries Drift Lower (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury prices drifted lower on\Wednesday but trade was subdued as the market pondered the\scale of interest rate hikes a day after the Federal Reserve\delivered its third straight rate increase.
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Settlers or Sharon Sharon is not Charles de Gaulle. He is as far away as ever from the conviction that Israel must recognize the national rights of the Palestinian people and withdraw from territories occupied in 1967, let alone
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Clarke completes record victory Northern Ireland #39;s Darren Clarke smashed the course record as he sealed victory in the Taiheiyo Masters. Clarke was 22 under for the tournament after a final round of 68 which left him six shots ahead of Britain #39;s Lee Westwood and Japan #39;s Nozomi Kawahara.
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Small telescope reveals new planet A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away.
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RIM takes new BlackBerry design overseas Research In Motion is targeting European and Asian markets with a phone-and-messaging device that uses the company #39;s new SureType keyboard design.
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Lowe is ruthless and clueless The more English football sees of Rupert Lowe, the less appealing he becomes. Southampton #39;s chairman has made himself look utterly foolish over his handling of the demise
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Manhunt game banned THE federal Office of Film and Literature Classification has refused to classify controversial game Manhunt, banning it from sale in Australia.
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Riding China #39;s Rising Boat Brad Kinkelaar, whose mutual fund ranks among the top 15 percent in the United States this year, is depending on dividends from shipping port operators in China to help propel his investment returns.
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US: US election makes blog the word of the year A four-letter term that came to symbolise the difference between old and new media during this year #39;s presidential campaign tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster #39;s list of the 10 words of the year.
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Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Satellite radio in the palm of your hand (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - I'm rooting for satellite radio to succeed. (It's been just three years since XM launched the first satellite radio service.) How come? The appeal of XM and Sirius becomes obvious to folks who are turned off by excessive and dumb commercials, tired formats and static on much of what passes for AM and FM nowadays.
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Jazeera: Iraq Militants Kill Two Macedonia Hostages DUBAI (Reuters) - A militant group in Iraq said it had killed two Macedonian hostages whom it accused of spying for the United States, Arabic television Al Jazeera said Monday.
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They're Robots? Those Beasts! Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.
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AT T Wireless to Offer Phoneless Messaging Service By BRUCE MEYERSON NEW YORK (AP) -- In a detour from the cellular industry's rush toward tricked out smart phones, AT T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE) may introduce a device that can't be used for voice calls...
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Security: End users are your first line of defense My column is dedicated to training and education issues for IT professionals but how much do we think about training for end users, particularly educating users to be security-aware?
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Nintendo Expects Five Million DS Systems. November 25, 2004 - Nintendo has raised its sales targets for the new Nintendo DS system, which has already launched in America and is scheduled to launch in Japan late next week.
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Red Hat To Acquire Netscape Security Assets Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik, in a statement the company issued, said the assets have quot;tremendous longterm strategic value for the open source industry quot; and his company.
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify high-speed Internet cable service for purposes
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Serena Wins Ugly, Agassi Passes on Masters Cup Benchwarming It can #39;t be easy for former No. 1 Serena Williams, struggling to get back into tennis shape, and seeing countrywoman Lindsay Davenport battering 0-and-1 an opponent that the younger Williams sister barely edges 7-6(3), 7-5.
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"At the Mall, Mixing Popcorn and Religion ""On the third floor?"" asks a woman in stonewashed jeans with an off-white <em>hajib</em> on her head, holding her daughter's arm. She's standing on the first floor of Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, in view of a towering Christmas tree."
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China Netcom files for IPO HONG KONG China Netcom Group (Hong Kong), controlled by the second-largest fixed-line phone operator in China, has filed with US regulators to raise as much as \$1.
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U.N.: Sudan Forces Relocating Refugees (AP) AP - The Sudanese security forces surrounded several camps in the war-torn region of Darfur on Tuesday, relocated refugees against their will and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said. Sudan denied closing off the camps but said angry Arab tribesmen gathered in the area.
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UNconscionable (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Oil For Food: It's one of the great scandals of our time, no less so because the big media have mostly ignored it. Now comes a report hinting why some key former allies opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq: They were bribed.
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Hollywood Wants File Sharers to Fade Out The movie industry announced today it will launch its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, following its
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PayPal Says Business Nearly Back To Normal PayPal, the popular payment method on auction site eBay Inc., said Wednesday the technical problems that left many users unable to access their accounts or conduct business appear to over.
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11am Market Update European stock markets got off to a flying start this morning as investors cheered a plunge in crude oil prices and fresh post-election gains on Wall Street.
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Ivory Coast rebel ministers suspended after failing to end cabinet ABIDJAN : The Ivory Coast government suspended former rebels from the cabinet after they failed to attend a first government session since the country #39;s latest crisis, citing security reasons.
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Google Groups get going Google has unveiled the second version of Google Groups, which is designed to make it easier to follow online chat groups. Enhanced tools allow fast searches of the company #39;s Usenet database of online forums, which it bought in 2001.
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UPDATE 4-Brent crude sets record as supply worries persist London oil prices hit record highs on Monday as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low US fuel stocks ahead of winter.
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Bowden Begins Work Jim Bowden, general manager of the franchise scheduled to move to Washington next spring, said he is exploring trades for players.
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Spurrier Wants to Return to College Ranks (AP) AP - Steve Spurrier wants to return to college coaching.
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Sun expands pay-as-you go supercomputing Sun adds several business partners to a plan to offer supercomputing centers that customers can pay to use according power consumed.
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Jets Grab, Pick and Sack to Victory A stirring defensive effort by the Jets produced 7 points, 4 turnovers, 4 sacks and a victory over the Dolphins in Pro Player Stadium.
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"Red Hat Buys Technology from Netscape SEATTLE (Reuters) - Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=RHAT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">RHAT.O</A> said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape's computer user identification and management technology from America Online Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=TWX.N qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">TWX.N</A>"
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T-Mobile USA sees high-speed network 2 years off That would likely put the company well behind its bigger rivals in delivering services such as mobile Internet to mobile phones at speeds similar to connections many consumers have on their home computers.
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Dollar Rises, Investors Focus on Rates LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar gained ground on Wednesday, as investors took profits on other major currencies on signs that currency strength may prompt some central banks to scale back interest rate tightening.
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Hollywood Steps Into DVD Format Fight (AP) AP - Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
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Supreme Court Hears Wine Arguments The US Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday involving two cases that could determine whether states can ban interstate, direct-to-consumer shipments of wine.
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Dell Ponders Using AMD Processors Dell President and CEO Kevin Rollins has indicated that the company is actively considering including Advanced Micro Devices processors inside its server products in the foreseeable future.
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U.S. Wins Third Gold BULLETIN<br>BC-OLY--Women's Final BKW,0040<br>BULLETIN<br> ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The United States won the gold medal Saturday in women's basketball, beating Australia 74-63.
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US shoppers splash out in October (AFP) AFP - Shoppers, the driving force of the US economy, splashed out with unexpected vigor in October as the job market showed signs of a revival, a government report showed.
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The Limits Of Tolerance A filmmaker is shot and stabbed to death in broad daylight on the edge of a city park. Streets fill with tens of thousands of angry protesters.
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VIEW: Will the EU keep faith with Turkey? Martti Ahtisaari and <b>...</b> It is feared that Islamists may one day turn Turkey into a fundamentalist state. Unlikely as it may be in view of Turkeys deeply rooted secularism, such a risk cannot be totally excluded.
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State of the Search Marketing Industry Danny Sullivan's wide-ranging keynote address at Search Engine Strategies San Jose prodded several raw nerves in the industry, sparing neither search marketers nor the search engines themselves, reports Andrew Goodman.
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Merck Profit Falls, Hurt by Vioxx Recall (Reuters) Reuters - Merck Co. on Thursday said\its third-quarter profit fell, hurt by negative effects of the\recall last month of its Vioxx arthritis drug.
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Forces target tense Fallujah Hundreds of insurgents arrive from other cities amid airstrikes by the US, which sees the city as a terrorist haven. By wire services.
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Japan, ASEAN agree to start FTA negotiations next April JAKARTA - Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Saturday to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement in April next year, Japanese officials said.
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Symantec plays-down security hole in Norton AntiVirus Symantec has admitted its flagship consumer security application, Norton AntiVirus 2005, has a security vulnerability that allows certain types of malicious script to infect a user #39;s personal computer with a virus.
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AL Wrap: Twins Secure Third Straight AL Central Title NEW YORK (Reuters) - Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie belted two-run homers in the first inning to help the Minnesota Twins clinch their third straight American League Central Division title with an 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox Monday.
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Ten percent birds disappear by 2100: study BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Ten percent of all bird species are set to go extinct by the end of this century, US researchers said on Monday.
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Harrah #39;s/Caesars Expects Payoff As I #39;ve said before, I don #39;t think Harrah #39;s Entertainment (NYSE: HET) could have hoped for much better. Late last month, casino operator Harrah #39;s and merger partner Caesars
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N.Y. Firm Offers to Freeze Women's Eggs (AP) AP - Christy Jones says her idea for a business to freeze women's eggs came when her own biological clock alarm rang at age 32.
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Guerrillas kill US soldier north of Baghdad BAGHDAD - Guerrillas attacked a US patrol north of Baghdad on Monday, killing one 1st Infantry Division soldier, the US military said in a statement.
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Sony debuts PSP game console in Japan Sony said it will make half the console #39;s components, compared with 40 percent for the PlayStation 2, to set itself apart from competitors.
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Around Asia #39;s Markets: Shopping your way to better returns Singapore real estate investment trusts such as CapitaMall Trust may outperform the market this year as acquisitions of shopping malls and industrial buildings bolster rental income.
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New Zealand #39;s McCullum scores maiden test century Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum scored his maiden test century on Thursday to put New Zealand in control of the first test against Bangladesh.
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Italy to field young squad against Finland Leaving all his stars at home to rest for domestic league matches, Italy coach Marcello Lippi will field a squad comprising six rookies and several more inexperienced players in Wednesday #39;s friendly against Finland.
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Uphill battle for Sears/Kmart Twenty years ago, I wrote a report called quot;Retailer or Realtor, quot; that argued retailers had huge hidden real estate values.
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