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News.com Extra: How the press gets pushed into phony stories Plus: Original Mac designer trashes new Mac	3
Europe Seeks New Accords With US to Address Global Warming The European Union is seeking new agreements with the US to slow climate change apart from the Kyoto Protocol that President George W. Bush withdrew from.	0
Judges Suspended Three judges are suspended Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's gymnastics all-around final, but results are not be changed and American Paul Hamm keeps his gold medal.	1
Powell: U.S., Iran to Talk Iraq Stability (AP) AP - The United States expects to sit down with Iran at an international conference to discuss stability in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic relations.	0
Microsoft in Tune with Digital Music LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Software giant Microsoft is casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice.	3
UPDATE 3-Star Gas suspends payout, may seek bankruptcy Star Gas Partners LP (SGH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (SGU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it has suspended distributions on its common partnership units and warned it may have to seek bankruptcy protection unless	2
Israeli Missile Kills Hamas Militant in Gaza-Medics GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile near a house during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing a Hamas militant, medics said.	0
IBM offers developers modeling transition tool (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Looking to enable transitions between application modeling platforms, IBM this week is making available the IBM Model Transformation Framework (MTF) on its alphaWorks site for previewing technologies.	3
Cardinals Secure World Series Showdown with Red Sox NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scott Rolen hit a two-run tie-breaking homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to give St Louis a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Thursday, putting the Cardinals in the World Series.	1
Fertilizer thieves targeted with stain Farmers fed up with methamphetamine cooks stealing their fertilizer may soon catch them pink handed, thanks to a new dye developed by a Southern Illinois farmer.	3
Woods in 2000 Is Standard of Greatness (AP) AP - Vijay Singh has one month to put the final touches on what already is a masterpiece.	1
UN Agency Warns of Africa Locust Crisis ROME Sept. 17, 2004 - Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, UN officials warned Friday.	0
Vijay Singh win more than 10 million US dollars in one season Singh ended the five-year reign of Tiger Woods as world number one in September, defeating Woods in a man-to-man duel for the Deutche Bank Championship title to confirm his supremacy.	1
Roda will not extend Vloet Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Dutch club Roda JC announced Tuesday that coach Wiljan Vloet will not be back next season.	1
New York funeral for rapper ODB Friends, family and fans gather at a church in Harlem, New York, for the funeral of rapper ODB.	0
Next year's combat budget could total \$75b WASHINGTON -- President Bush plans to send Congress a request early next year to finance wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and operations against terrorism that could total \$75 billion, congressional aides said yesterday.	0
Elan settles suit and SEC probe Pharmaceutical company Elan has announced a settlement of the class action suit filed by shareholders against the company in early 2002 in relation to its accounting practices.	2
Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails Thursday have effectively ended an 18-day-old hunger strike after most of their demands for better conditions were met, a Palestinian cabinet minister said.	0
Brutal Haddin hundred seals two points Brad Haddin blasted a career-best 154 from 162 balls in a brutal display to earn New South Wales first innings points against Victoria at the Junction Oval.	1
Kashmir meeting dubbed friendly #39; Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers yesterday ended their first round of talks over Kashmir on a positive note, resolving to take forward the peace process, an official said.	0
Crucial Senate races costly, caustic (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Money and mud are flying in the final days of nine close contests that will determine which party controls the Senate next year.	0
Uh oh! Franco-American is no more Here's one for nostalgia buffs: the Franco-American brand -- best known for SpaghettiOs -- is no more.	2
Coke to alter sales practices Coca-Cola on Friday agreed to alter its sales practices in some European markets, an offer likely to bring to an end a five-year investigation by the European Commission into whether the soft drinks giant was stifling retail competition.	2
Steps to curb Chinese growth #39;working #39; China #39;s efforts to slow economic growth by reining in investment in industries such as steel and cement were working, said vice-premier Huang Ju, suggesting further measures, such as an interest rate rise, might be unnecessary.	2
Notre Dame Fires Football Coach Notre Dame fired Tyrone Willingham as its football coach today after a 6-5 season that culminated with a 41-10 loss to top-ranked Southern Cal on Saturday night.	0
Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday. They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...	0
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.	0
Latest Conspiracy Theory Hits the Ether Even as Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign is steadfastly refusing to challenge the results of the presidential election, the bloggers and the mortally wounded party loyalists and the spreadsheet-wielding conspiracy theorists are filling the Internet with head-turning allegations.	3
BellSouths RealPages to Sell Google AdWords BellSouth's RealPages to Sell Google AdWords\\RealPages.com from BellSouth yellow pages and Google today announced an agreement whereby RealPages.com will become the first yellow pages publisher authorized to sell advertising through Google AdWords(R) to small and medium-sized local businesses. Under the multi-year agreement, BellSouth will include Google AdWords as an integral ...	3
GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 4:00 PM LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Sparks aim for their seventh straight win at home when they host the Sacramento Monarchs on Sunday at the Staples Center.	1
Consumer Prices Up Modestly; Housing Dips WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil. The rise in the Consumer Prices Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after prices edged up by 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday...	0
Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund-WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.	2
Heat scores style points at home exhibition MIAMI Monday night #39;s 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O #39;Neal.	1
Mountaineers approaching peak The sixth-ranked Mountaineers (4-0) are at Virginia Tech at noon today and are poised, with a victory against the Hokies and given the unimposing Big East schedule, to be 11-0 heading into a BCS bowl.	1
Crossing the great divide Before Harry Redknapp had even been officially unveiled as the new Southampton manager, the first emotive pot shots that invariably accompany the bridging of entrenched football divides had been fired.	1
EU is seen allowing Oracle deal BRUSSELS The European Commission is expected Tuesday to approve Oracle #39;s \$8 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft without conditions attached, a person briefed on the investigation said Monday.	2
Google Raises \$1.67 Bln in Cut-Price IPO NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc., the most popular Internet search engine, raised \$1.67 billion on Wednesday in its long-awaited IPO after slashing the price and size of an offer beset by missteps and poor market conditions.	2
PREVIEW-Open-Agassi ready for one final flourish When Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with a hip injury earlier this year, it seemed as if the career of one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game was nearing its end.	1
'Prevention' bill could trigger a flood of faxes A bill moving through Congress designed to clarify rules for advertising via fax machines could expose consumers to a flood of unwanted solicitations, according to consumer groups and activists battling against junk faxes.	2
McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Shortly after we came back from our big vacation overseas in May, my Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) PowerBook was hit with a computer virus. I can't tell you which one, but it was enough to cripple my Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Office for the Mac software. Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC - News) Norton Anti-Virus found the bug, and then eradicated it by exterminating my entire in-box. (Thanks, guys.)	3
US presidential race most expensive in history: study (AFP) AFP - The 2004 US presidential election is set to smash all spending records according to an independent study, which estimates that more than a billion dollars will be spent on the race for the White House by election day.	0
Cup stars to keep on racing Seven of the eight Breeders #39; Cup race winners on Saturday, including Classic hero Ghostzapper, will remain in training next year, their respective trainers said.	1
Philippines asks foreign governments to help rebuild typhoon <b>...</b> Philippine officials sought international help Sunday to rebuild villages devastated by back-to-back storms that left more than 1,000 people either dead or missing and devastated mostly poor northern agricultural regions.	0
Before-the-Bell: Ciena Rises on Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Ciena Corp. rose 13\percent before the bell on Thursday after the\telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net\loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current\quarter.	2
Learning Is a Dangerous Thing to Deduct Tax law has long allowed a taxpayer to deduct the cost of work-related education if it maintains or improves skills needed in his or her present job or business, or if it is required by an employer.	2
"Directors Approve Sprint-Nextel Merger The deal would create a new wireless telecommunications giant with 39 million customers.<FONT face=""verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica"" size=""-2"" color=""#666666""><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>"	2
Foodland shares placed on trading halt SYDNEY: Shares in Australian grocery food chain Foodland Associated Ltd were placed in a trading halt on Monday after a takeover offer from Metcash Trading Ltd.	2
Why Else Would Wood Leave? The PalmSource chief financial officer jumps ship. Does that mean it's sinking?	2
Road sparks alarm for Brazil rainforest Brazil and Peru have announced a 363m plan for a highway to link Brazil #39;s Amazon basin to the Pacific, raising concerns about further devastation in the rainforest.	0
Rain drowns Australian-India at Amstelveen triangular Torrential rain forced officials to abandon Australia #39;s one-day match against India in the Amstelveen triangular tournament on Monday, wasting Australia #39;s innings of 175 for seven and awarding both sides three points for	1
Johnson keeps IBF light heavyweight crown MEMPHIS (Tennessee): Jamaican-born Glen Johnson knocked out American Roy Jones junior in the ninth round on Saturday to retain his International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title.	1
St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - September 7 (Sports Network) - The Cardinals will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when they battle the San Diego Padres in the middle test of a three-game set at PETCO Park.	1
Nokia joins secure digital memory card group With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.	3
29 North Koreans enter South Korean school in China--report Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (North) -- A group of 29 people claming to be North Koreans entered a school for South Koreans	0
IBM Board OKs \$4 Billion Buyback International Business Machines Corp., the world #39;s largest provider of computer hardware, said Tuesday that its board authorized up to \$4 billion in additional funds for use in the company #39;s stock repurchase program.	2
UK ID cards to be issued with first biometric passports 'Voluntary' nature of first phase now even more debatable	3
Jets 16, Bills 14 There was a missed field goal. A turnover inside the 15. Two drives that started in Bills territory that ended with just three points.	1
Chinese Government Delcares Taiwan Proposal Fraudulent The Chinese government declared Wednesday that a conciliatory proposal made Sunday by President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was fraudulent, intended only to fool Taiwanese voters and international opinion.	0
Update 2: BP Nearly Doubles Its 3Q Earnings High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings, the company said Tuesday.	2
"(Not So) Simple Simon (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - ""I want to kill them all,"" he says. ""I want to crush them, because these incumbents are selling stuff that doesn't work, and that annoys me. They're engaged in profiteering. There's nothing wrong with making money, but not when you're selling things that don't work right."""	2
India ; No division of Kashmir on basis of religion: Manmohan He was reacting to a question on Musharraf #39;s proposal to divide Jammu and Kashmir into seven zones and demilitarize them to be administered by India, Pakistan or the UN.	0
Pentagon rebuffs troop criticism The Pentagon tries to deflect charges that there were not enough troops on the ground at the time of the Iraq invasion.	0
UN warns of population explosion Failure to honour funding pledges to the UN means a world population explosion within decades, a report says.	0
ATP chief says players to blame for burnout Men #39;s tennis chief Mark Miles says players have only themselves to blame for the fitness problems that have led to a wave of withdrawals from recent tournaments.	1
Stowers Expansion Hinges On Stem Cell Research KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Stowers Institute of Medical Research will not build its second center in Missouri if the state outlaws stem cell research, Stowers president William Neaves said Friday.	3
Chicken gives up genetic secrets Scientists have published a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the biochemical quot;code quot; in the bird #39;s cells that makes the animal what it is.	3
Via gives away disc-scrubbing software Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software lure to attract programmer interest.	3
Aceh a focus for Yudhoyono JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month #39;s formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.	0
"Ciena Posts Loss, Forecasts Flat Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CIEN.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CIEN.O</A> on Thursday reported a wider loss for the fiscal third quarter due to slack demand and forecast sales in the current quarter would be little changed from the third quarter."	2
Huge Diamond Heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris Two diamonds together worth over 11 million euros (\$13.53 million) disappeared from an antique dealers #39; show at the Paris Louvre museum on Monday in an apparent mid-afternoon robbery.	0
Hewitt cruises past Llodra Second seed Lleyton Hewitt beat Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-1 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the TD Waterhouse Cup on Thursday.	1
Martyn defies rampant India India ended the fourth day needing 210 more runs to win this multi-stranded epic of a second Test and level the series against Australia.	1
Firms Vie for Air Force Space Command Work Three local companies are among four contractors that will vie for \$610 million in consulting, engineering and technical services with the Air Force Space Command over the next five years.	3
Q A: IBM security chief puts focus on compliance, cyberattacks Stuart McIrvine, IBM's new director of corporate security strategy, said he's working to better align the company's various IT security offerings to help users cope with regulatory compliance requirements, cyberattacks and other issues.	3
Intel bumps up the speed of fastest Centrino Intel added a faster Pentium M processor speed-grade to its Centrino chip-set bundle for laptops onn Wednesday (Oct. 20). The Pentium M 765 runs at 2.1-GHz, packs 2-Mbytes of level 2 cache, and uses Intel #39;s	3
Whiplash Prevention Tests The IIHS tested dozens of seats to see how well they would protect an average-size male dummy. Eight seats got the highest rating, including those in the Volvo S-40, S-60 and S-80, the Saab 9-2X and 9-3, and the Jaguar S-type.	3
Powell leaves on Asian tour for talks on NKorea, US troops, Taiwan WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell left here for a three-nation tour of north Asia focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.	0
Race jibes mar Spain #39;s win Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.	1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime\\After years of reinventing the wheel with the Mozilla browser, Mozilla seems to have struck a gold stake into the heart of Microsoft with Firefox. As popular as Mozilla's open source browsers have been in the tech world, that niche popularity was a whisper to ...	3
Souness to Investigate Bellamy Outburst Graeme Souness maintains his Newcastle players should not get upset if he decides they should be substituted. Craig Bellamy was clearly unhappy when he was replaced by Shola Ameobi	1
Mortgage Applications Off in Oct. 22 Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates decreased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.	2
Bush Names Campaign Manager to Head GOP (AP) AP - President Bush's choice to head the Republican Party said Monday he hopes to extend the GOP's grip on power in Washington.	0
EU Suspends Microsoft-ContentGuard Review BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has stopped the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday.	3
WHICH PEDRO WILL SHOW TONIGHT? (New York Post) New York Post - ST. LOUIS #x2014; Tonight is the first World Series start in Pedro Martinez' illustrious career. Not to spoil the party, but will he finally pitch like a three-time Cy Young Award winner this postseason?	1
Players lose in college coaching carousel College footballs annual parade of the dead is in full march, and look whos watching from the back row again without so much as a folding chair.	1
Brinker International reports first-quarter income drop DALLAS Brinker International today says its first-quarter profit fell by more than half from a year earlier. That #39;s despite increased revenues as charges and higher expenses hurt results.	2
Maddox Sidelined at Least Six Weeks with Elbow Injury PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Tommy Maddox will be sidelined at least six weeks after suffering a right elbow injury during Sunday's 30-13 loss to Baltimore.	1
Intel's Pentium M finally attracts US consumers Intel Corp.'s Pentium M mobile processor is finally starting to gain ground against older mobile technologies in the eyes of U.S. consumers, 18 months after it was introduced to rave reviews, according to recent data from Current Analysis Inc.	3
Asthma risk set during pregnancy The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests.	0
IAI takes rap for Ofek-6 failure Israel Aircraft Industries, the senior partner involved in construction of the Ofek-6 spy satellite and the Shavit launcher, yesterday accepted full responsibility for the malfunction that caused the failure of Monday #39;s launch.	0
2 Americans, 1 Briton Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in the heart of the Iraqi capital Thursday, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. The three were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in Baghdad's al-Mansour neighborhood at dawn, said Col...	0
"Copernic Unleashes Desktop Search Tool Copernic Unleashes Desktop Search Tool\\Copernic Technologies Inc. today announced Copernic Desktop Search(TM) (CDS(TM)), ""The Search Engine For Your PC (TM)."" Copernic has used the experience gained from over 30 million downloads of its Windows-based Web search software to develop CDS, a desktop search product that users are saying is far ..."	3
Vikings Tackle Signs Six-Year Extension (AP) AP - Minnesota right tackle Mike Rosenthal signed a six-year contract extension with the Vikings on Saturday.	1
Mourning #39;s first game after transplant NBA star Alonzo Mourning came back to the court Thursday night in a Nets 2-point-win over the 76ers. BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- NBA star Alonzo Mourning came back to the court Thursday night in a Nets 2-point-win over the 76ers.	1
Myanmar overshadows trade deals at summit Australian Prime Minister John Howard (2nd L) sits next to (LR, round table) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shiwanatra, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win and Malaysian Prime Minister Abullah	0
More corporate whistleblowers sing A 2002 congressional law adds protection for corporate tattletales, but few of them gain such status from US courts. By Adam Geller / Associated Press.	2
Masters organisers hold crisis meeting over withdrawals The organisers of European Masters Series tournaments will meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss ways to curb the number of withdrawals by leading players from their events.	1
IAEA delays report on Iran nuclear program The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to delay a report on Iran #39;s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, diplomatic sources said.	0
On a Day of Relative Calm in Iraq, Debate on Election Delay Continues Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months.	0
Sept. Sales Boost GM, DC, Toyota Fears of a broad retreat in car sales eased during September as key manufacturers such as General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler and Toyota and Nissan all posted double-digit sales increases.	2

News.com Extra: How the press gets pushed into phony stories Plus: Original Mac designer trashes new Mac

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Europe Seeks New Accords With US to Address Global Warming The European Union is seeking new agreements with the US to slow climate change apart from the Kyoto Protocol that President George W. Bush withdrew from.

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Judges Suspended Three judges are suspended Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's gymnastics all-around final, but results are not be changed and American Paul Hamm keeps his gold medal.

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Powell: U.S., Iran to Talk Iraq Stability (AP) AP - The United States expects to sit down with Iran at an international conference to discuss stability in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic relations.

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Microsoft in Tune with Digital Music LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Software giant Microsoft is casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice.

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UPDATE 3-Star Gas suspends payout, may seek bankruptcy Star Gas Partners LP (SGH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (SGU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it has suspended distributions on its common partnership units and warned it may have to seek bankruptcy protection unless

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Israeli Missile Kills Hamas Militant in Gaza-Medics GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile near a house during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing a Hamas militant, medics said.

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IBM offers developers modeling transition tool (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Looking to enable transitions between application modeling platforms, IBM this week is making available the IBM Model Transformation Framework (MTF) on its alphaWorks site for previewing technologies.

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Cardinals Secure World Series Showdown with Red Sox NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scott Rolen hit a two-run tie-breaking homer off Roger Clemens in the sixth inning to give St Louis a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium Thursday, putting the Cardinals in the World Series.

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Fertilizer thieves targeted with stain Farmers fed up with methamphetamine cooks stealing their fertilizer may soon catch them pink handed, thanks to a new dye developed by a Southern Illinois farmer.

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Woods in 2000 Is Standard of Greatness (AP) AP - Vijay Singh has one month to put the final touches on what already is a masterpiece.

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UN Agency Warns of Africa Locust Crisis ROME Sept. 17, 2004 - Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, UN officials warned Friday.

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Vijay Singh win more than 10 million US dollars in one season Singh ended the five-year reign of Tiger Woods as world number one in September, defeating Woods in a man-to-man duel for the Deutche Bank Championship title to confirm his supremacy.

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Roda will not extend Vloet Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Dutch club Roda JC announced Tuesday that coach Wiljan Vloet will not be back next season.

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New York funeral for rapper ODB Friends, family and fans gather at a church in Harlem, New York, for the funeral of rapper ODB.

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Next year's combat budget could total \$75b WASHINGTON -- President Bush plans to send Congress a request early next year to finance wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and operations against terrorism that could total \$75 billion, congressional aides said yesterday.

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Elan settles suit and SEC probe Pharmaceutical company Elan has announced a settlement of the class action suit filed by shareholders against the company in early 2002 in relation to its accounting practices.

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Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails Thursday have effectively ended an 18-day-old hunger strike after most of their demands for better conditions were met, a Palestinian cabinet minister said.

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Brutal Haddin hundred seals two points Brad Haddin blasted a career-best 154 from 162 balls in a brutal display to earn New South Wales first innings points against Victoria at the Junction Oval.

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Kashmir meeting dubbed friendly #39; Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers yesterday ended their first round of talks over Kashmir on a positive note, resolving to take forward the peace process, an official said.

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Crucial Senate races costly, caustic (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Money and mud are flying in the final days of nine close contests that will determine which party controls the Senate next year.

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Uh oh! Franco-American is no more Here's one for nostalgia buffs: the Franco-American brand -- best known for SpaghettiOs -- is no more.

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Coke to alter sales practices Coca-Cola on Friday agreed to alter its sales practices in some European markets, an offer likely to bring to an end a five-year investigation by the European Commission into whether the soft drinks giant was stifling retail competition.

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Steps to curb Chinese growth #39;working #39; China #39;s efforts to slow economic growth by reining in investment in industries such as steel and cement were working, said vice-premier Huang Ju, suggesting further measures, such as an interest rate rise, might be unnecessary.

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Notre Dame Fires Football Coach Notre Dame fired Tyrone Willingham as its football coach today after a 6-5 season that culminated with a 41-10 loss to top-ranked Southern Cal on Saturday night.

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Charley May Not Spike Insurance Premiums MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday. They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...

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A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq (AP) AP - As of Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.

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Latest Conspiracy Theory Hits the Ether Even as Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign is steadfastly refusing to challenge the results of the presidential election, the bloggers and the mortally wounded party loyalists and the spreadsheet-wielding conspiracy theorists are filling the Internet with head-turning allegations.

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BellSouths RealPages to Sell Google AdWords BellSouth's RealPages to Sell Google AdWords\\RealPages.com from BellSouth yellow pages and Google today announced an agreement whereby RealPages.com will become the first yellow pages publisher authorized to sell advertising through Google AdWords(R) to small and medium-sized local businesses. Under the multi-year agreement, BellSouth will include Google AdWords as an integral ...

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GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 4:00 PM LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Sparks aim for their seventh straight win at home when they host the Sacramento Monarchs on Sunday at the Staples Center.

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Consumer Prices Up Modestly; Housing Dips WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil. The rise in the Consumer Prices Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after prices edged up by 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday...

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Lehman in Talks to Buy UK Hedge Fund-WSJ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is negotiating to buy GLG Partners, a leading British hedge fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

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Heat scores style points at home exhibition MIAMI Monday night #39;s 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O #39;Neal.

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Mountaineers approaching peak The sixth-ranked Mountaineers (4-0) are at Virginia Tech at noon today and are poised, with a victory against the Hokies and given the unimposing Big East schedule, to be 11-0 heading into a BCS bowl.

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Crossing the great divide Before Harry Redknapp had even been officially unveiled as the new Southampton manager, the first emotive pot shots that invariably accompany the bridging of entrenched football divides had been fired.

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EU is seen allowing Oracle deal BRUSSELS The European Commission is expected Tuesday to approve Oracle #39;s \$8 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft without conditions attached, a person briefed on the investigation said Monday.

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Google Raises \$1.67 Bln in Cut-Price IPO NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc., the most popular Internet search engine, raised \$1.67 billion on Wednesday in its long-awaited IPO after slashing the price and size of an offer beset by missteps and poor market conditions.

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PREVIEW-Open-Agassi ready for one final flourish When Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with a hip injury earlier this year, it seemed as if the career of one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game was nearing its end.

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'Prevention' bill could trigger a flood of faxes A bill moving through Congress designed to clarify rules for advertising via fax machines could expose consumers to a flood of unwanted solicitations, according to consumer groups and activists battling against junk faxes.

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McAfee Finds Security in Foundstone (The Motley Fool) The Motley Fool - Shortly after we came back from our big vacation overseas in May, my Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) PowerBook was hit with a computer virus. I can't tell you which one, but it was enough to cripple my Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Office for the Mac software. Symantec's (Nasdaq: SYMC - News) Norton Anti-Virus found the bug, and then eradicated it by exterminating my entire in-box. (Thanks, guys.)

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US presidential race most expensive in history: study (AFP) AFP - The 2004 US presidential election is set to smash all spending records according to an independent study, which estimates that more than a billion dollars will be spent on the race for the White House by election day.

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Cup stars to keep on racing Seven of the eight Breeders #39; Cup race winners on Saturday, including Classic hero Ghostzapper, will remain in training next year, their respective trainers said.

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Philippines asks foreign governments to help rebuild typhoon ... Philippine officials sought international help Sunday to rebuild villages devastated by back-to-back storms that left more than 1,000 people either dead or missing and devastated mostly poor northern agricultural regions.

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Before-the-Bell: Ciena Rises on Outlook (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Ciena Corp. rose 13\percent before the bell on Thursday after the\telecommunications equipment maker posted a wider quarterly net\loss but forecast further revenue growth in the current\quarter.

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Learning Is a Dangerous Thing to Deduct Tax law has long allowed a taxpayer to deduct the cost of work-related education if it maintains or improves skills needed in his or her present job or business, or if it is required by an employer.

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"Directors Approve Sprint-Nextel Merger The deal would create a new wireless telecommunications giant with 39 million customers.-The Washington Post"

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Foodland shares placed on trading halt SYDNEY: Shares in Australian grocery food chain Foodland Associated Ltd were placed in a trading halt on Monday after a takeover offer from Metcash Trading Ltd.

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Why Else Would Wood Leave? The PalmSource chief financial officer jumps ship. Does that mean it's sinking?

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Road sparks alarm for Brazil rainforest Brazil and Peru have announced a 363m plan for a highway to link Brazil #39;s Amazon basin to the Pacific, raising concerns about further devastation in the rainforest.

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Rain drowns Australian-India at Amstelveen triangular Torrential rain forced officials to abandon Australia #39;s one-day match against India in the Amstelveen triangular tournament on Monday, wasting Australia #39;s innings of 175 for seven and awarding both sides three points for

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Johnson keeps IBF light heavyweight crown MEMPHIS (Tennessee): Jamaican-born Glen Johnson knocked out American Roy Jones junior in the ninth round on Saturday to retain his International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title.

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St. Louis Cardinals Team Report - September 7 (Sports Network) - The Cardinals will try to get back on the winning track this evening, when they battle the San Diego Padres in the middle test of a three-game set at PETCO Park.

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Nokia joins secure digital memory card group With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.

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29 North Koreans enter South Korean school in China--report Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (North) -- A group of 29 people claming to be North Koreans entered a school for South Koreans

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IBM Board OKs \$4 Billion Buyback International Business Machines Corp., the world #39;s largest provider of computer hardware, said Tuesday that its board authorized up to \$4 billion in additional funds for use in the company #39;s stock repurchase program.

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UK ID cards to be issued with first biometric passports 'Voluntary' nature of first phase now even more debatable

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Jets 16, Bills 14 There was a missed field goal. A turnover inside the 15. Two drives that started in Bills territory that ended with just three points.

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Chinese Government Delcares Taiwan Proposal Fraudulent The Chinese government declared Wednesday that a conciliatory proposal made Sunday by President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was fraudulent, intended only to fool Taiwanese voters and international opinion.

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Update 2: BP Nearly Doubles Its 3Q Earnings High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings, the company said Tuesday.

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"(Not So) Simple Simon (Forbes.com) Forbes.com - ""I want to kill them all,"" he says. ""I want to crush them, because these incumbents are selling stuff that doesn't work, and that annoys me. They're engaged in profiteering. There's nothing wrong with making money, but not when you're selling things that don't work right."""

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India ; No division of Kashmir on basis of religion: Manmohan He was reacting to a question on Musharraf #39;s proposal to divide Jammu and Kashmir into seven zones and demilitarize them to be administered by India, Pakistan or the UN.

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Pentagon rebuffs troop criticism The Pentagon tries to deflect charges that there were not enough troops on the ground at the time of the Iraq invasion.

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UN warns of population explosion Failure to honour funding pledges to the UN means a world population explosion within decades, a report says.

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ATP chief says players to blame for burnout Men #39;s tennis chief Mark Miles says players have only themselves to blame for the fitness problems that have led to a wave of withdrawals from recent tournaments.

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Stowers Expansion Hinges On Stem Cell Research KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Stowers Institute of Medical Research will not build its second center in Missouri if the state outlaws stem cell research, Stowers president William Neaves said Friday.

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Chicken gives up genetic secrets Scientists have published a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the biochemical quot;code quot; in the bird #39;s cells that makes the animal what it is.

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Via gives away disc-scrubbing software Taiwanese chipmaker dangles open-source software lure to attract programmer interest.

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Aceh a focus for Yudhoyono JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month #39;s formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.

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"Ciena Posts Loss, Forecasts Flat Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - Telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CIEN.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">CIEN.O</A> on Thursday reported a wider loss for the fiscal third quarter due to slack demand and forecast sales in the current quarter would be little changed from the third quarter."

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Huge Diamond Heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris Two diamonds together worth over 11 million euros (\$13.53 million) disappeared from an antique dealers #39; show at the Paris Louvre museum on Monday in an apparent mid-afternoon robbery.

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Hewitt cruises past Llodra Second seed Lleyton Hewitt beat Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-1 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the TD Waterhouse Cup on Thursday.

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Martyn defies rampant India India ended the fourth day needing 210 more runs to win this multi-stranded epic of a second Test and level the series against Australia.

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Firms Vie for Air Force Space Command Work Three local companies are among four contractors that will vie for \$610 million in consulting, engineering and technical services with the Air Force Space Command over the next five years.

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Q A: IBM security chief puts focus on compliance, cyberattacks Stuart McIrvine, IBM's new director of corporate security strategy, said he's working to better align the company's various IT security offerings to help users cope with regulatory compliance requirements, cyberattacks and other issues.

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Intel bumps up the speed of fastest Centrino Intel added a faster Pentium M processor speed-grade to its Centrino chip-set bundle for laptops onn Wednesday (Oct. 20). The Pentium M 765 runs at 2.1-GHz, packs 2-Mbytes of level 2 cache, and uses Intel #39;s

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Whiplash Prevention Tests The IIHS tested dozens of seats to see how well they would protect an average-size male dummy. Eight seats got the highest rating, including those in the Volvo S-40, S-60 and S-80, the Saab 9-2X and 9-3, and the Jaguar S-type.

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Powell leaves on Asian tour for talks on NKorea, US troops, Taiwan WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell left here for a three-nation tour of north Asia focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.

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Race jibes mar Spain #39;s win Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

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Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime Mozilla Firefox 1.0 Ready For Primetime\\After years of reinventing the wheel with the Mozilla browser, Mozilla seems to have struck a gold stake into the heart of Microsoft with Firefox. As popular as Mozilla's open source browsers have been in the tech world, that niche popularity was a whisper to ...

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Souness to Investigate Bellamy Outburst Graeme Souness maintains his Newcastle players should not get upset if he decides they should be substituted. Craig Bellamy was clearly unhappy when he was replaced by Shola Ameobi

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Mortgage Applications Off in Oct. 22 Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates decreased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.

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Bush Names Campaign Manager to Head GOP (AP) AP - President Bush's choice to head the Republican Party said Monday he hopes to extend the GOP's grip on power in Washington.

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EU Suspends Microsoft-ContentGuard Review BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has stopped the clock on its review of Microsoft and Time Warner's purchase of U.S. anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Tuesday.

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WHICH PEDRO WILL SHOW TONIGHT? (New York Post) New York Post - ST. LOUIS #x2014; Tonight is the first World Series start in Pedro Martinez' illustrious career. Not to spoil the party, but will he finally pitch like a three-time Cy Young Award winner this postseason?

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Players lose in college coaching carousel College footballs annual parade of the dead is in full march, and look whos watching from the back row again without so much as a folding chair.

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Brinker International reports first-quarter income drop DALLAS Brinker International today says its first-quarter profit fell by more than half from a year earlier. That #39;s despite increased revenues as charges and higher expenses hurt results.

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Maddox Sidelined at Least Six Weeks with Elbow Injury PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Tommy Maddox will be sidelined at least six weeks after suffering a right elbow injury during Sunday's 30-13 loss to Baltimore.

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Intel's Pentium M finally attracts US consumers Intel Corp.'s Pentium M mobile processor is finally starting to gain ground against older mobile technologies in the eyes of U.S. consumers, 18 months after it was introduced to rave reviews, according to recent data from Current Analysis Inc.

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Asthma risk set during pregnancy The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests.

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IAI takes rap for Ofek-6 failure Israel Aircraft Industries, the senior partner involved in construction of the Ofek-6 spy satellite and the Shavit launcher, yesterday accepted full responsibility for the malfunction that caused the failure of Monday #39;s launch.

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2 Americans, 1 Briton Kidnapped in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in the heart of the Iraqi capital Thursday, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said. The three were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in Baghdad's al-Mansour neighborhood at dawn, said Col...

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"Copernic Unleashes Desktop Search Tool Copernic Unleashes Desktop Search Tool\\Copernic Technologies Inc. today announced Copernic Desktop Search(TM) (CDS(TM)), ""The Search Engine For Your PC (TM)."" Copernic has used the experience gained from over 30 million downloads of its Windows-based Web search software to develop CDS, a desktop search product that users are saying is far ..."

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Vikings Tackle Signs Six-Year Extension (AP) AP - Minnesota right tackle Mike Rosenthal signed a six-year contract extension with the Vikings on Saturday.

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Mourning #39;s first game after transplant NBA star Alonzo Mourning came back to the court Thursday night in a Nets 2-point-win over the 76ers. BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- NBA star Alonzo Mourning came back to the court Thursday night in a Nets 2-point-win over the 76ers.

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Myanmar overshadows trade deals at summit Australian Prime Minister John Howard (2nd L) sits next to (LR, round table) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shiwanatra, Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong, Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win and Malaysian Prime Minister Abullah

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More corporate whistleblowers sing A 2002 congressional law adds protection for corporate tattletales, but few of them gain such status from US courts. By Adam Geller / Associated Press.

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Masters organisers hold crisis meeting over withdrawals The organisers of European Masters Series tournaments will meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss ways to curb the number of withdrawals by leading players from their events.

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IAEA delays report on Iran nuclear program The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to delay a report on Iran #39;s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, diplomatic sources said.

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On a Day of Relative Calm in Iraq, Debate on Election Delay Continues Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months.

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Sept. Sales Boost GM, DC, Toyota Fears of a broad retreat in car sales eased during September as key manufacturers such as General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler and Toyota and Nissan all posted double-digit sales increases.

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