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No, no, national ID Many pundits have posited that the United States needs better identity cards and, in some cases, have argued for national identity cards.	3
Eq. Guinea might seek Thatcher extradition Equatorial Guinea might seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher from South Africa where he is charged with bankrolling a coup attempt, The Sun said Thursday.	0
Intel's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer Rosedale is asystem-on-chip processor designed for networking gear that will wirelessly connect end users' homes or offices with a WiMax-based broadband network.	3
Afghanistan's Karzai to be sworn in with hardest challenges ahead (AFP) AFP - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country's first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.	0
Start-Up Offers Low-Power 'Personal Supercomputers' (Reuters) Reuters - Lower electrical power consumption,\not just greater data processing oomph, will help a new class\of desktop supercomputers unveiled on Monday turn conventional\industry logic on its head, its designers say.	3
NYSE trading in takeover target #39;s shares halted SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gold Fields Ltd. welcomed Friday a decision handed down by a South African appeals court that the company said temporarily blocks Harmony Gold Mining Ltd.	2
Chargers' Brees and Tomlinson Inactive (AP) AP - With the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers already having clinched the AFC's fourth playoff seed, Pro Bowlers Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates were held out of Sunday's game against Kansas City.	1
LJUBICIC EDGES THROUGH Croatian Ivan Ljubicic rifled down 27 aces as he progressed to the semi-final of the Madrid Masters, by beating seventh seed Joaquin Johansson by two sets to one on Friday.	1
Iran Wants to Prove It Has No Nuclear Ambitions TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to prove to the world it is not producing atomic weapons if the West recognizes the Islamic Republic's right to have peaceful nuclear technology, President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.	0
Hamburg Court Delays 9/11 Trial by One Week HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A German court ordered on Tuesday a week's delay in the trial of Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan accused of aiding the Sept. 11 attacks, allowing time to brief a replacement for a defense lawyer hurt in an accident.	0
Pierce outshines Sharapova Nine Saturdays ago, the answer was Maria Sharapova, the 6-foot Siberian who made the opposition at Wimbledon seem like seven female dwarfs.	1
Nonfarm productivity up 2.5 vs. 2.9 initial estimate WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Productivity in the US nonfarm business sector increased at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the second quarter, revised lower from an earlier estimate of 2.9 percent, the Labor Department estimated Thursday.	2
Yahoo Takes Search Mobile SAN FRANCISCOMobile search gained another convert as Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday extended Web, local and image search to wireless devices.	2
Microsoft, Cisco To Share Network Security Technologies The goal is a quot;single, coordinated solution quot; that enables network administrators to control both Windows installations and Cisco network architecture, the two tech giants said.	3
Mozilla Released Thunderbird 1.0 The Mozilla Foundation (www.mozilla.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving choice and promoting innovation on the Internet, today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 email client.	3
Webber stirs Pizzonia row Mark Webber has re-ignited the war of words with former Jaguar teammate Antonio Pizzonia, accusing the Brazilian of lying about quality of their cars.	1
Myanmar Casts Shadow Over Asia-Europe Summit Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call	0
Job Woes Plague High Tech Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink.	2
Johnson Johnson and Guidant Hold More Talks on Acquisition Johnson Johnson, the health care conglomerate, continued its acquisition talks with Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses.	2
E-Biz sites hit with targeted attacks, extortion threats SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A distributed denial-of-service attack that disrupted Web-based systems at credit card payment processing firm Authorize.	3
Votes are in, and so is Remy He planted the seeds for this most improbable ascension to national prominence nearly 20 years ago, shortly after becoming a member of the PGA of America. Back then, Jim Remy was an assistant pro at Worcester Country Club, and while he was just one of the thousands of PGA of America members, hardly anyone could have envisioned him being their ...	1
Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least Four (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday\at a police post near an entrance to the fortified Green Zone\complex in Baghdad, killing at least four people, a policeman\at the scene said.	0
Black players are taunted in Spain I #39;m mad at people who think it #39;s funny to taunt black soccer players. I #39;m saddened that a small group - I hope it #39;s just a small group but I have my doubts -f stupid fans are ruining, what	1
"U.S. Stocks Up, Ford Boosts Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, while wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">QCOM.O</A> checked gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income."	2
Rise Of Virtual Wireless Firms (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Operating a wireless phone company is hardly a license to print money. Many wireless firms struggle to generate cash flow. It normally takes years to break even.	3
It #39;s a Brees: Chargers pound Raiders A few weeks ago people in San Diego were screaming for a change at quarterback. Now it seems that sort of talk has been quieted by the play of Drew Brees.	1
Afghan Security on Alert Ahead of Election KABUL, Afghanistan - On the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election, Muslim clerics urged Friday worshippers to embrace democracy, election workers scurried to ready voting booths and 100,000 troops went on high alert across the country. In Peshawar, Pakistan late Friday, armed men wounded one police officer at a refugee camp polling site just hours before the Afghan refugees were to vote, police said...	0
Holiday Shopping Season: Retailers Have One Last Chance To Get It Right (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The holiday shopping season is entering the home stretch. And with some retailers depending on seasonal spending for half or more of their sales, the stakes are high.	2
Report: Sexson to sign with Mariners Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners have reportedly found their slugging first baseman for the 2005 season and beyond by coming to terms with free agent Richie Sexson.	1
7-11 Adopting Wireless Technology By DAVID KOENIG ROCKWALL, Texas (AP) -- Sherry Neal checked the refrigerated shelves of her 7-Eleven store, touched the screen of a small handheld computer and got an instant four-week sales history on turkey sandwiches. With a couple taps on the wireless device, the store manager placed an order for the next day's sandwiches without ever leaving the aisle...	3
Germany to continue Iran talks before Nov.25 LONDON, Oct 23 (IranMania) - The German government on Friday called for continued political talks on Irans nuclear programme ahead of the November 25 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) Board of Governors, Iran #39;s State news Agency	0
JetBlue Profit Tumbles, Misses Estimates JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said third-quarter earnings plunged 71 percent, missing analysts #39; lowered estimates, as it struggled with skyrocketing	2
Supreme court begins hearing final arguments in Ukraine's election dispute (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters partied in Kyiv's main square Thursday, erecting a Christmas tree and waving orange flags in a show of confidence as the Supreme Court heard final arguments on whether to overturn disputed election results.	0
Anderson terms Musharraf man of courage LONDON: Donald Anderson, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons, on Tuesday hailed President General Pervez Musharraf as a man of courage who is trying to contribute significantly to fight against terror.	0
Eisner to yield Disney helm in 2006 CEO who once led company to industry glory has found himself under fire in recent years. LONDON -- Michael Eisner, who led the Walt Disney Co.	2
Brazilians Protest Economic Policies (AP) AP - Nearly 9,000 rural farmworkers and landless peasants marched in the nation's capital Thursday, seeking major land reform legislation, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said.	0
"U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed ""bear responsibility"" for rapes, killings and other abuses that have left 1.2 million black Africans homeless."	0
A New Campaign for Viagra Viagra, which has long taken a staid marketing approach, will join its fast-growing competitors in taking a sly, devil-may-care tack.	2
Tax bill modified; Harkin, Grassley disagree A key issue in the \$140 billion bill involves removing Food and Drug Administration regulation from tobacco products. Updates in tax law to help agricultural cooperatives.	2
30 Chance of Rain The San Francisco Giants outfielder is the 2004 Most Valuable Player in the National League, an award he has now won four years in a row and seven times overall.	1
Horse Racing: Cream of US, Europe to Clash in Texas GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Reuters) - Betting on horses was banned in Texas until as recently as 1987. Times have changed rapidly since. Saturday, Lone Star Park race track hosts the \$14 million Breeders Cup, global racing's end-of-season extravaganza.	1
Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant EAGLE, Colo. - The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because his accuser no longer wanted to participate...	0
Arafat May Be Suffering From Leukemia Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat greets wellwishers prior to his departure from the West Bank town of Ramallah in this picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct. 29, 2004.	0
Kumaratunga calls LTTE for talks amid boycott by opposition : World News gt; Colombo, Oct 4 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga today invited Tamil Tigers to return to the negotiating table to discuss the setting up of a federal state even as the main opposition parties boycotted her latest peace initiative	0
Delta to chop pay 10 percent Workers at struggling Delta Air Lines will see their pay cut by 10 percent, their health care premiums go up and their vacation time trimmed under a cost-saving plan announced Tuesday.	2
Ralf ready to return Ralf Schumacher is looking forward to competing at the Chinese Grand Prix after a two-month injury absence. The Williams driver has been out of action since cracking bones in his back during a crash at Indianapolis in June.	1
Protect Your Personal Computer Redmond, Wash., /PRNewswire/ - As gifts for loved ones or tools for getting organized in the new year, personal computers (PCs) are always popular items during the holiday gift-giving season.	3
Virtualization company moves wares to Windows SWsoft, a company that lets a Linux server be subdivided into independent partitions, is ready to begin testing a Windows version of its product.	3
"Abbas Says He Won't Confront Palestinian Militants GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in a presidential campaign speech Monday he would never take up arms against militant groups whose dismantlement is part of a U.S.-sponsored peace ""road map."""	0
Long Jump Gold for American Dwight Phillips ATHENS (Reuters) - Dwight Phillips of the United States completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he crushed the field with his opening leap to take gold in Thursday's Olympic final Thursday.	1
Sosa, Baker blast each other on final day CHICAGO - The end of the Cubs #39; season has erupted into a war of words between Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa and manager Dusty Baker.	1
Frustrated Woods Leaves Ireland as World No. 3 THOMASTOWN, Ireland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended a frustrating week at the WGC-American Express Championship on Sunday without a strokeplay title to defend for the first time since turning professional in 1996.	1
DreamWorks Animation IPO Could Raise \$725 Mln DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., whose quot;Shark Tale quot; film snagged the No. 1 US box office spot for the second straight weekend, on Tuesday	2
Aiming to call his own shots It won't be long before speculation of Charlie Weis's future employment will begin trickling out. He is a fascinating figure -- an offensive coordinator who has worked for Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, the guy who took Tom Brady to two Super Bowls in three years. Weis had stomach surgery and nearly lost his life in the summer ...	1
BAR stops Davidson #39;s Williams test Motorsport.com. BAR test driver Anthony Davidson was due to try out for Williams at the beginning of December but BAR has put a stop to it.	1
PalmOne taps out keyboard for rival devices New add-ons include a wireless keyboard that works with PDAs and smart phones from HP and Dell as well as its own.\	3
Intel defeats AMD in court The documents in question were brought to court during Intel #39;s legal battle with Intergraph. AMD believes they show its arch-rival to be guilty of anti-competitive behaviour, which is why it wanted the EC to take a look.	3
The Missing Shoppers Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.	2
Linx Printing Tech. recommends Danaher 550p/shr offer LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Linx Printing Technology (UK:LPT) said its board has agreed to recommend Danaher Corp. #39;s (DHR) 550p per share cash offer, valuing the British company at approximately 86 million pounds.	2
UPDATE 4-UK #39;s ARM buys Artisan for \$913 mln, shares fall British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Plc (ARM.L: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy US chip components firm Artisan (ARTI.	2
After 800 years, church leaders are still making bones over claim <b>...</b> Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians were last night locked in dispute over an 800-year-old war crime and a box of 1,600-year-old bones that was meant to have brought them a giant step closer to reunification.	0
Britain #39;s first pet professor Professor Danny Mills of Lincoln University will predominantly study the behaviour of dogs, cats and horses and see how their anxieties can be solved.	3
Textile heads mull end of quotas It is sad for company executives to curb business growth themselves. But the curbing of growth is now being hotly debated among Chinese textile producers, reported China Daily on Tuesday.	2
Red Sox Clinch 2nd Straight Playoff Berth (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff berth on Monday by beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3.	1
Aristide Backers Riot for 3rd Day in Haiti; Death Toll Rises to 7 Supporters of Haiti #39;s ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, threw stones and fired guns on streets littered with debris and overturned cars on	0
Half-Life 2 (Valve / Sierra) This is the game that has been hailed as the killer of all first person shooters since it was first announced over a year ago, and most who have said that hadn #39;t even played it yet - that #39;s how confident people are that this game is just that good.	3
Christmas Tree Farms in Fairfield County - Choose or Cut Your Own! The use of evergreens as a symbol and celebration of life during Winter Solstice celebrations started in ancient Roman and Egyptian times.	2
"Federated Department Stores Posts Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federated Department Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">FD.N</A>, parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday and said it was encouraged by October sales, nudging its shares up."	2
Leyland among Phils #39; candidates Jim Leyland, who led the Marlins to the World Series title in 1997, will interview for the Phillies managerial vacancy. Leyland, a scout for the Cardinals the past four seasons	1
To prevent more dirty words, NASCAR needs to clean up its post <b>...</b> It #39;s not often that the lead item in the blog is NASCAR-related, but we try to be versatile. So let #39;s talk about Dale Earnhardt Jr.	1
Explosions Echo Throughout Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy...	0
EDS, Siebel partner for tailored business packages EDS this week will kick off a partnership with Siebel Systems, taking the first step in a new vendor-relationship strategy emphasizing deeper links with fewer vendors.	3
Luther's lavatory thrills experts Archaeologists in Germany say they may have found the lavatory from where 16th century Reformation scholar Martin Luther revolutionised the church.	3
KB Toys announces store closings Toy retailer KB Toys Inc. will close 141 to 238 underperforming stores by Jan. 31, 2005, possibly including its store in Citrus Heights.	2
Stern response needed from Stern FROM RAPPERS and rockers glorifying violence, to babies taking guns to school, to parents punching coaches and refs, to the unapologetic belligerence of the presidency, we are becoming a meaner and angrier nation.	1
"Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks."	3
Survey shows what pleases new-home buyers Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people	2
Friedgen Set on QB Ralph Friedgen continues to stand behind quarterback Joel Statham despite his three first-half interceptions in Maryland's 19-16 overtime loss at West Virginia on Saturday.	1
Bush Welcomes Scandal-Plagued Berlusconi (AP) AP - Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.	0
Straw welcomes Israeli poll pledge The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today welcomed Israel #39;s announcement that it would allow international observers to monitor forthcoming Palestinian presidential elections.	0
Dollar Mainly Gains, Shrugs Off Oil, Gold The dollar strengthened against most major currencies on Friday as dealers shrugged off soaring gold and oil prices and bought the currency largely on technical and positioning grounds.	2
Merck Sees 2005 Profit Hurt by Vioxx Merck amp; Co. Inc.(MRK), reeling from the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, said Wednesday it expects 2005 earnings of \$2.42 to \$2.52 a share -- a decline from expected 2004 results.	2
OutKast lead MTV Europe shortlist OutKast receive five MTV Europe Award nominations, while Usher gets four ahead of next month's show.	0
Anti-Gay EU Commissioner Should Quit, Says Kinnock Incoming EU Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione should resign or be stripped of some of his powers, Neil Kinnock said today. Mr Buttiglione has thrown the new Commission	0
Jakarta Embassy Bomb Attack Kills Nine, Wounds 182 JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian police blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda.	0
This Date in Baseball (AP) AP - 1911 #151; Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major league victory.	1
NVIDIA Announces GeForce 6 GPU with TurboCache Technology December 15, 2004 - NVIDIA today announced the newest GPU in its GeForce 6 series of graphics processors, the NVIDIA GeForce 6200 GPU with TurboCache technology.	3
N. Korea Sees #39;Snowballing #39; War Danger, Slams US North Korea said Monday the danger of war on the Korean peninsula is quot;snowballing quot; and accused the United States of destroying the basis for negotiations on Pyongyang #39;s nuclear program.	0
AGASSI BACK ON TRACK Top seed Andre Agassi began the quest for his second title of year with a comfortable victory in the first round of the Stockholm Open.	1
Sony, Virgin fire up gadget plans DVD burner from Sony does just fine without a PC. Also: Virgin goes head-to-head with the iPod Mini.	3
Regis to Buy Hair Club for Men and Women Regis Corp., the world #39;s largest operator of hair salons, said Monday that it agreed to purchase Hair Club for Men and Women, a hair loss services company, for \$210 million.	2
Pentagon meddling crippled post-war humanitarian aid for Iraq: US experts (AFP) AFP - Interference by the Pentagon delivered a massive blow to efforts to provide humanitarian relief for Iraq after last year's war, according to two US aid experts who struggled with the conflict's chaotic aftermath.	0
ANZ Australia Newspaper Job Ads 5.0 In Oct Vs Sep SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The number of job advertisements in Australian newspapers rose 5.0 in October from September, and climbed 5.2 from a year earlier, Australia amp; New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.	2
Golf: Grace Park cheers home fans with LPGA victory JEJU, South Korea : Grace Park of South Korea won an LPGA Tour tournament, firing a seven-under-par 65 in the final round of the 1.35-million dollar CJ Nine Bridges Classic.	1
Suspect in Srebrenica massacre arrested One of the most feared members of the Bosnian-Serb army, who was accused of decapitating between 80 and 100 Muslims in 1995 and of carrying out the	0
Morrisons increasing Safeway conversion rate Morrisons is accelerating the conversion programme of the Safeway stores acquired earlier this year as the 3bn takeover continues to cause the company short-term pain.	2
"SEC Seen Making Google IPO Effective WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to declare the initial public offering registration of Google Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.OQ target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">GOOG.OQ</A> effective after 4 p.m., sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday."	2
Microsoft Adds More Intelligence To SQL Server Microsoft has added new business intelligence (BI) capabilities to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005; according to an announcement today at the 2004 Professional Association for SQL Server community summit in Orlando, USA.	3
USDA Rules Out Mad Cow Disease in Animal The result cheered the beef industry, which had braced itself to hear that a second case of mad cow disease had been discovered in the U.S.	2
Fledgling Thunderbird takes on Outlook Not content with eating into Microsoft #39;s share of the browser market with Firefox, the Mozilla Foundation has released an open-source email client to rival Outlook.	3

No, no, national ID Many pundits have posited that the United States needs better identity cards and, in some cases, have argued for national identity cards.

3

Eq. Guinea might seek Thatcher extradition Equatorial Guinea might seek the extradition of Mark Thatcher from South Africa where he is charged with bankrolling a coup attempt, The Sun said Thursday.

0

Intel's Rosedale chip brings WiMax closer Rosedale is asystem-on-chip processor designed for networking gear that will wirelessly connect end users' homes or offices with a WiMax-based broadband network.

3

Afghanistan's Karzai to be sworn in with hardest challenges ahead (AFP) AFP - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country's first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.

0

Start-Up Offers Low-Power 'Personal Supercomputers' (Reuters) Reuters - Lower electrical power consumption,\not just greater data processing oomph, will help a new class\of desktop supercomputers unveiled on Monday turn conventional\industry logic on its head, its designers say.

3

NYSE trading in takeover target #39;s shares halted SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gold Fields Ltd. welcomed Friday a decision handed down by a South African appeals court that the company said temporarily blocks Harmony Gold Mining Ltd.

2

Chargers' Brees and Tomlinson Inactive (AP) AP - With the AFC West champion San Diego Chargers already having clinched the AFC's fourth playoff seed, Pro Bowlers Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates were held out of Sunday's game against Kansas City.

1

LJUBICIC EDGES THROUGH Croatian Ivan Ljubicic rifled down 27 aces as he progressed to the semi-final of the Madrid Masters, by beating seventh seed Joaquin Johansson by two sets to one on Friday.

1

Iran Wants to Prove It Has No Nuclear Ambitions TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready to prove to the world it is not producing atomic weapons if the West recognizes the Islamic Republic's right to have peaceful nuclear technology, President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday.

0

Hamburg Court Delays 9/11 Trial by One Week HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - A German court ordered on Tuesday a week's delay in the trial of Mounir El Motassadeq, a Moroccan accused of aiding the Sept. 11 attacks, allowing time to brief a replacement for a defense lawyer hurt in an accident.

0

Pierce outshines Sharapova Nine Saturdays ago, the answer was Maria Sharapova, the 6-foot Siberian who made the opposition at Wimbledon seem like seven female dwarfs.

1

Nonfarm productivity up 2.5 vs. 2.9 initial estimate WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Productivity in the US nonfarm business sector increased at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the second quarter, revised lower from an earlier estimate of 2.9 percent, the Labor Department estimated Thursday.

2

Yahoo Takes Search Mobile SAN FRANCISCOMobile search gained another convert as Yahoo Inc. on Wednesday extended Web, local and image search to wireless devices.

2

Microsoft, Cisco To Share Network Security Technologies The goal is a quot;single, coordinated solution quot; that enables network administrators to control both Windows installations and Cisco network architecture, the two tech giants said.

3

Mozilla Released Thunderbird 1.0 The Mozilla Foundation (www.mozilla.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving choice and promoting innovation on the Internet, today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 email client.

3

Webber stirs Pizzonia row Mark Webber has re-ignited the war of words with former Jaguar teammate Antonio Pizzonia, accusing the Brazilian of lying about quality of their cars.

1

Myanmar Casts Shadow Over Asia-Europe Summit Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call

0

Job Woes Plague High Tech Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink.

2

Johnson Johnson and Guidant Hold More Talks on Acquisition Johnson Johnson, the health care conglomerate, continued its acquisition talks with Guidant, one of the nation's largest makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses.

2

E-Biz sites hit with targeted attacks, extortion threats SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - A distributed denial-of-service attack that disrupted Web-based systems at credit card payment processing firm Authorize.

3

Votes are in, and so is Remy He planted the seeds for this most improbable ascension to national prominence nearly 20 years ago, shortly after becoming a member of the PGA of America. Back then, Jim Remy was an assistant pro at Worcester Country Club, and while he was just one of the thousands of PGA of America members, hardly anyone could have envisioned him being their ...

1

Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least Four (Reuters) Reuters - A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday\at a police post near an entrance to the fortified Green Zone\complex in Baghdad, killing at least four people, a policeman\at the scene said.

0

Black players are taunted in Spain I #39;m mad at people who think it #39;s funny to taunt black soccer players. I #39;m saddened that a small group - I hope it #39;s just a small group but I have my doubts -f stupid fans are ruining, what

1

"U.S. Stocks Up, Ford Boosts Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday after Ford Motor Co. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=F.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">F.N</A> raised its earnings forecasts, while wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=QCOM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">QCOM.O</A> checked gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income."

2

Rise Of Virtual Wireless Firms (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Operating a wireless phone company is hardly a license to print money. Many wireless firms struggle to generate cash flow. It normally takes years to break even.

3

It #39;s a Brees: Chargers pound Raiders A few weeks ago people in San Diego were screaming for a change at quarterback. Now it seems that sort of talk has been quieted by the play of Drew Brees.

1

Afghan Security on Alert Ahead of Election KABUL, Afghanistan - On the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election, Muslim clerics urged Friday worshippers to embrace democracy, election workers scurried to ready voting booths and 100,000 troops went on high alert across the country. In Peshawar, Pakistan late Friday, armed men wounded one police officer at a refugee camp polling site just hours before the Afghan refugees were to vote, police said...

0

Holiday Shopping Season: Retailers Have One Last Chance To Get It Right (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The holiday shopping season is entering the home stretch. And with some retailers depending on seasonal spending for half or more of their sales, the stakes are high.

2

Report: Sexson to sign with Mariners Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners have reportedly found their slugging first baseman for the 2005 season and beyond by coming to terms with free agent Richie Sexson.

1

7-11 Adopting Wireless Technology By DAVID KOENIG ROCKWALL, Texas (AP) -- Sherry Neal checked the refrigerated shelves of her 7-Eleven store, touched the screen of a small handheld computer and got an instant four-week sales history on turkey sandwiches. With a couple taps on the wireless device, the store manager placed an order for the next day's sandwiches without ever leaving the aisle...

3

Germany to continue Iran talks before Nov.25 LONDON, Oct 23 (IranMania) - The German government on Friday called for continued political talks on Irans nuclear programme ahead of the November 25 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agencys (IAEA) Board of Governors, Iran #39;s State news Agency

0

JetBlue Profit Tumbles, Misses Estimates JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said third-quarter earnings plunged 71 percent, missing analysts #39; lowered estimates, as it struggled with skyrocketing

2

Supreme court begins hearing final arguments in Ukraine's election dispute (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters partied in Kyiv's main square Thursday, erecting a Christmas tree and waving orange flags in a show of confidence as the Supreme Court heard final arguments on whether to overturn disputed election results.

0

Anderson terms Musharraf man of courage LONDON: Donald Anderson, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons, on Tuesday hailed President General Pervez Musharraf as a man of courage who is trying to contribute significantly to fight against terror.

0

Eisner to yield Disney helm in 2006 CEO who once led company to industry glory has found himself under fire in recent years. LONDON -- Michael Eisner, who led the Walt Disney Co.

2

Brazilians Protest Economic Policies (AP) AP - Nearly 9,000 rural farmworkers and landless peasants marched in the nation's capital Thursday, seeking major land reform legislation, the official Agencia Brasil news agency said.

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"U.S. Calls Killings In Sudan Genocide (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed ""bear responsibility"" for rapes, killings and other abuses that have left 1.2 million black Africans homeless."

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A New Campaign for Viagra Viagra, which has long taken a staid marketing approach, will join its fast-growing competitors in taking a sly, devil-may-care tack.

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Tax bill modified; Harkin, Grassley disagree A key issue in the \$140 billion bill involves removing Food and Drug Administration regulation from tobacco products. Updates in tax law to help agricultural cooperatives.

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30 Chance of Rain The San Francisco Giants outfielder is the 2004 Most Valuable Player in the National League, an award he has now won four years in a row and seven times overall.

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Horse Racing: Cream of US, Europe to Clash in Texas GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Reuters) - Betting on horses was banned in Texas until as recently as 1987. Times have changed rapidly since. Saturday, Lone Star Park race track hosts the \$14 million Breeders Cup, global racing's end-of-season extravaganza.

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Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant EAGLE, Colo. - The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because his accuser no longer wanted to participate...

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Arafat May Be Suffering From Leukemia Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat greets wellwishers prior to his departure from the West Bank town of Ramallah in this picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct. 29, 2004.

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Kumaratunga calls LTTE for talks amid boycott by opposition : World News gt; Colombo, Oct 4 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga today invited Tamil Tigers to return to the negotiating table to discuss the setting up of a federal state even as the main opposition parties boycotted her latest peace initiative

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Delta to chop pay 10 percent Workers at struggling Delta Air Lines will see their pay cut by 10 percent, their health care premiums go up and their vacation time trimmed under a cost-saving plan announced Tuesday.

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Ralf ready to return Ralf Schumacher is looking forward to competing at the Chinese Grand Prix after a two-month injury absence. The Williams driver has been out of action since cracking bones in his back during a crash at Indianapolis in June.

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Protect Your Personal Computer Redmond, Wash., /PRNewswire/ - As gifts for loved ones or tools for getting organized in the new year, personal computers (PCs) are always popular items during the holiday gift-giving season.

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Virtualization company moves wares to Windows SWsoft, a company that lets a Linux server be subdivided into independent partitions, is ready to begin testing a Windows version of its product.

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"Abbas Says He Won't Confront Palestinian Militants GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in a presidential campaign speech Monday he would never take up arms against militant groups whose dismantlement is part of a U.S.-sponsored peace ""road map."""

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Long Jump Gold for American Dwight Phillips ATHENS (Reuters) - Dwight Phillips of the United States completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he crushed the field with his opening leap to take gold in Thursday's Olympic final Thursday.

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Sosa, Baker blast each other on final day CHICAGO - The end of the Cubs #39; season has erupted into a war of words between Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa and manager Dusty Baker.

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Frustrated Woods Leaves Ireland as World No. 3 THOMASTOWN, Ireland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods ended a frustrating week at the WGC-American Express Championship on Sunday without a strokeplay title to defend for the first time since turning professional in 1996.

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DreamWorks Animation IPO Could Raise \$725 Mln DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., whose quot;Shark Tale quot; film snagged the No. 1 US box office spot for the second straight weekend, on Tuesday

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Aiming to call his own shots It won't be long before speculation of Charlie Weis's future employment will begin trickling out. He is a fascinating figure -- an offensive coordinator who has worked for Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick, the guy who took Tom Brady to two Super Bowls in three years. Weis had stomach surgery and nearly lost his life in the summer ...

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BAR stops Davidson #39;s Williams test Motorsport.com. BAR test driver Anthony Davidson was due to try out for Williams at the beginning of December but BAR has put a stop to it.

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PalmOne taps out keyboard for rival devices New add-ons include a wireless keyboard that works with PDAs and smart phones from HP and Dell as well as its own.\

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Intel defeats AMD in court The documents in question were brought to court during Intel #39;s legal battle with Intergraph. AMD believes they show its arch-rival to be guilty of anti-competitive behaviour, which is why it wanted the EC to take a look.

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The Missing Shoppers Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.

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Linx Printing Tech. recommends Danaher 550p/shr offer LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Linx Printing Technology (UK:LPT) said its board has agreed to recommend Danaher Corp. #39;s (DHR) 550p per share cash offer, valuing the British company at approximately 86 million pounds.

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UPDATE 4-UK #39;s ARM buys Artisan for \$913 mln, shares fall British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Plc (ARM.L: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy US chip components firm Artisan (ARTI.

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After 800 years, church leaders are still making bones over claim <b>...</b> Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians were last night locked in dispute over an 800-year-old war crime and a box of 1,600-year-old bones that was meant to have brought them a giant step closer to reunification.

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Britain #39;s first pet professor Professor Danny Mills of Lincoln University will predominantly study the behaviour of dogs, cats and horses and see how their anxieties can be solved.

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Textile heads mull end of quotas It is sad for company executives to curb business growth themselves. But the curbing of growth is now being hotly debated among Chinese textile producers, reported China Daily on Tuesday.

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Red Sox Clinch 2nd Straight Playoff Berth (AP) AP - The Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff berth on Monday by beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3.

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Aristide Backers Riot for 3rd Day in Haiti; Death Toll Rises to 7 Supporters of Haiti #39;s ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, threw stones and fired guns on streets littered with debris and overturned cars on

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Half-Life 2 (Valve / Sierra) This is the game that has been hailed as the killer of all first person shooters since it was first announced over a year ago, and most who have said that hadn #39;t even played it yet - that #39;s how confident people are that this game is just that good.

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Christmas Tree Farms in Fairfield County - Choose or Cut Your Own! The use of evergreens as a symbol and celebration of life during Winter Solstice celebrations started in ancient Roman and Egyptian times.

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"Federated Department Stores Posts Profit NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federated Department Stores Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">FD.N</A>, parent of Macy's and Bloomingdale's, posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday and said it was encouraged by October sales, nudging its shares up."

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Leyland among Phils #39; candidates Jim Leyland, who led the Marlins to the World Series title in 1997, will interview for the Phillies managerial vacancy. Leyland, a scout for the Cardinals the past four seasons

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To prevent more dirty words, NASCAR needs to clean up its post <b>...</b> It #39;s not often that the lead item in the blog is NASCAR-related, but we try to be versatile. So let #39;s talk about Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Explosions Echo Throughout Najaf NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy...

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EDS, Siebel partner for tailored business packages EDS this week will kick off a partnership with Siebel Systems, taking the first step in a new vendor-relationship strategy emphasizing deeper links with fewer vendors.

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Luther's lavatory thrills experts Archaeologists in Germany say they may have found the lavatory from where 16th century Reformation scholar Martin Luther revolutionised the church.

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KB Toys announces store closings Toy retailer KB Toys Inc. will close 141 to 238 underperforming stores by Jan. 31, 2005, possibly including its store in Citrus Heights.

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Stern response needed from Stern FROM RAPPERS and rockers glorifying violence, to babies taking guns to school, to parents punching coaches and refs, to the unapologetic belligerence of the presidency, we are becoming a meaner and angrier nation.

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"Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF=""http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news"">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks."

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Survey shows what pleases new-home buyers Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people

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Friedgen Set on QB Ralph Friedgen continues to stand behind quarterback Joel Statham despite his three first-half interceptions in Maryland's 19-16 overtime loss at West Virginia on Saturday.

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Bush Welcomes Scandal-Plagued Berlusconi (AP) AP - Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.

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Straw welcomes Israeli poll pledge The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today welcomed Israel #39;s announcement that it would allow international observers to monitor forthcoming Palestinian presidential elections.

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Dollar Mainly Gains, Shrugs Off Oil, Gold The dollar strengthened against most major currencies on Friday as dealers shrugged off soaring gold and oil prices and bought the currency largely on technical and positioning grounds.

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Merck Sees 2005 Profit Hurt by Vioxx Merck amp; Co. Inc.(MRK), reeling from the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, said Wednesday it expects 2005 earnings of \$2.42 to \$2.52 a share -- a decline from expected 2004 results.

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OutKast lead MTV Europe shortlist OutKast receive five MTV Europe Award nominations, while Usher gets four ahead of next month's show.

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Anti-Gay EU Commissioner Should Quit, Says Kinnock Incoming EU Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione should resign or be stripped of some of his powers, Neil Kinnock said today. Mr Buttiglione has thrown the new Commission

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Jakarta Embassy Bomb Attack Kills Nine, Wounds 182 JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian police blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda.

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This Date in Baseball (AP) AP - 1911 #151; Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major league victory.

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NVIDIA Announces GeForce 6 GPU with TurboCache Technology December 15, 2004 - NVIDIA today announced the newest GPU in its GeForce 6 series of graphics processors, the NVIDIA GeForce 6200 GPU with TurboCache technology.

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N. Korea Sees #39;Snowballing #39; War Danger, Slams US North Korea said Monday the danger of war on the Korean peninsula is quot;snowballing quot; and accused the United States of destroying the basis for negotiations on Pyongyang #39;s nuclear program.

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AGASSI BACK ON TRACK Top seed Andre Agassi began the quest for his second title of year with a comfortable victory in the first round of the Stockholm Open.

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Sony, Virgin fire up gadget plans DVD burner from Sony does just fine without a PC. Also: Virgin goes head-to-head with the iPod Mini.

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Regis to Buy Hair Club for Men and Women Regis Corp., the world #39;s largest operator of hair salons, said Monday that it agreed to purchase Hair Club for Men and Women, a hair loss services company, for \$210 million.

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Pentagon meddling crippled post-war humanitarian aid for Iraq: US experts (AFP) AFP - Interference by the Pentagon delivered a massive blow to efforts to provide humanitarian relief for Iraq after last year's war, according to two US aid experts who struggled with the conflict's chaotic aftermath.

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ANZ Australia Newspaper Job Ads 5.0 In Oct Vs Sep SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The number of job advertisements in Australian newspapers rose 5.0 in October from September, and climbed 5.2 from a year earlier, Australia amp; New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

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Golf: Grace Park cheers home fans with LPGA victory JEJU, South Korea : Grace Park of South Korea won an LPGA Tour tournament, firing a seven-under-par 65 in the final round of the 1.35-million dollar CJ Nine Bridges Classic.

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Suspect in Srebrenica massacre arrested One of the most feared members of the Bosnian-Serb army, who was accused of decapitating between 80 and 100 Muslims in 1995 and of carrying out the

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Morrisons increasing Safeway conversion rate Morrisons is accelerating the conversion programme of the Safeway stores acquired earlier this year as the 3bn takeover continues to cause the company short-term pain.

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"SEC Seen Making Google IPO Effective WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to declare the initial public offering registration of Google Inc. <A HREF=""http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GOOG.OQ target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"">GOOG.OQ</A> effective after 4 p.m., sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday."

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Microsoft Adds More Intelligence To SQL Server Microsoft has added new business intelligence (BI) capabilities to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005; according to an announcement today at the 2004 Professional Association for SQL Server community summit in Orlando, USA.

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USDA Rules Out Mad Cow Disease in Animal The result cheered the beef industry, which had braced itself to hear that a second case of mad cow disease had been discovered in the U.S.

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Fledgling Thunderbird takes on Outlook Not content with eating into Microsoft #39;s share of the browser market with Firefox, the Mozilla Foundation has released an open-source email client to rival Outlook.

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