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RocketInfo Partners with Canadian Press, Helps Nascar RocketInfo Partners with Canadian Press, Helps Nascar\\Rocketinfo Inc., news search engine announced yesterday that it has formed a key reseller alliance with the Canadian Press (CP), one of the top-rated multimedia news agencies in the world. CP plans to expand their media monitoring services by offering clients access to the ...	3	Sci/Tech
Oil Rebounds After Iraq Pipeline Attack Oil prices rose on Friday as a sabotage attack on Iraqi oil infrastructure reignited concern about the reliability of crude exports from the country despite a peace deal to end an uprising in Najaf.	2	Business
US Second-Quarter GDP Downgraded The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report	2	Business
Deutsche Bank Arm in Multi-Million Dollar Payout The brokerage unit of Deutsche Bank has voluntarily agreed to pay almost \$90 million in compensation to settle allegations of misconduct, US regulators announced Friday.	2	Business
Stocks Open Higher on Economic News Stock prices are slightly higher after the latest reading on economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1 point in today #39;s early going.	2	Business
Sprint, SBC join forces on Wi-Fi Sprint said on Friday it has made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.	2	Business
ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-All Eyes on US Jobs Report US jobs data will be the biggest show in town next week as speculation mounts as to whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.	2	Business
UN sees dire pollution in North Korea SEOUL The forests in North Korea are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and the country #39;s reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said on Friday in its first report on the	3	Sci/Tech
Rogge says no to duplicate golds International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that the IOC had rejected South Korean requests for the awarding of duplicate gold medal to South Korean Yang Tae-Yong, who lost the men #39;s all-around gymnastics gold to American Paul	1	Sports
Athletics: Greek celebration is not meant to be ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men #39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.	1	Sports
Athletics: Korzeniowski takes final walk into record books ATHENS Robert Korzeniowski #39;s long road came to an end on Friday with an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic 50-kilometer race walk title.	1	Sports
Italy voices outrage at execution of hostage ROME Italy expressed disgust and outrage on Friday after an Italian journalist held hostage by a radical Islamic group in Iraq was executed.	0	World
RealNetworks Gets in Content Business RealNetworks survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.	3	Sci/Tech
US Consumer Index Up from Early August (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment surpassed\expectations in late August after declining earlier in the\month as oil prices eased from record highs and security fears\abated, according to sources who saw a survey on Friday.	2	Business
Treasuries Slide as GDP Slows, Not Slumps (Reuters) Reuters - Treasuries prices shed early gains on\Friday after U.S. data confirmed the economy slowed markedly\last quarter, but overall the numbers were not quite as weak as\bulls had been betting on.	2	Business
Sprint, SBC in Short-Range Wireless Roaming Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. (FON.N) said on Friday\it made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of\places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.	3	Sci/Tech
Bush Seeks #36;2 Billion in Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - President Bush will ask Congress for #36;2 billion to help victims of Hurricane Charley, the White House said Friday.	0	World
Polls show Bush slighly ahead of Kerry (AFP) AFP - Three US opinion surveys show President George W. Bush pulling slightly ahead of John Kerry, his Democratic contender in the November 2 election, but by a small enough margin that both men are still locked in a statistical dead heat.	0	World
Track Chiefs Scold Local Fans Over Jeers ATHENS (Reuters) - The governing body of world athletics Friday condemned the behavior of local fans who delayed the start of the men's 200 meters final with deafening boos and whistles.	1	Sports
Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) - Rising pressure on U.S. finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday.	2	Business
Interbrew Ambev Buy Wins Shareholder OK BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shareholders gave their blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=INTB.BR target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">INTB.BR</A> to buy Brazil's AmBev <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMBV4.SA target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMBV4.SA</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ABV.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ABV.N</A> in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros (\$9.7 billion) that will create the world's largest brewer.	2	Business
Zimbabwe Convicts Alleged 'Mercenary' Leader HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - A court in Zimbabwe Friday convicted the British leader of an alleged coup plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea on weapons charges, but acquitted most of the 69 other men held with him.	0	World
Greenspan Urges Pension Benefit Cuts Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation.	2	Business
Howard in election 'spamming' row Australia's PM John Howard faces criticism over using unsolicited e-mails for his election campaign.	0	World
Belgian Grand Prix, Friday With rain forecast for Saturday, Friday needed to be a solid, hard-working opening day at Spa; Fernando finished ninth fastest, with Jarno sixteenth.	1	Sports
Belgian GP: A race with lots at stake For the Renault F1 Team, the objective of the weekend is to strengthen second place in the championship, while Michael Schumacher will be looking to win the title.	1	Sports
Paris Hilton to Publish 198-Page Memoir NEW YORK - Paris Hilton is trying on a new outfit: a hard cover. The model-reality TV star is publishing a 198-page memoir, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose," (Fireside)...	0	World
Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet MOSCOW - One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. A Web site connected to Islamic militants claimed the action was connected to Russia's fight against Chechen separatists...	0	World
Greenspan Warns on Baby Boomer Benefits JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation...	0	World
UK's famous immigrants go online The National Archives puts the official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants on its website.	3	Sci/Tech
Ashcroft heralds success in Net crime crackdown In what was billed as the biggest federal crackdown ever on Internet crime, the Justice Department announced Thursday it arrested or convicted more than 150 people across the country.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel gives Centrino chip a Wi-Fi boost The upgrade enables the chip to also connect to less common 802.11a and 802.11i versions of Wi-Fi. SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp. said it has upgraded the wireless networking capabilities of its Centrino line	3	Sci/Tech
Big shuttle repairs not possible Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in February 2003.	3	Sci/Tech
Fischer paddling for a record ninth gold and 24 years #39; domination Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can #39;t recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.	1	Sports
Deakes to assess his technique Nathan Deakes #39;s coach says the Olympian #39;s technique will be reassessed following his disqualification from the 50-kilometre walk in Athens.	1	Sports
Aziz elected Pak PM amid boycott by Oppn President Pervez Musharraf #39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was elected as Pakistan #39;s Prime Minister in a National Assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the speaker #39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the	0	World
Greenspan Warns on Baby Boomer Benefits Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face quot;abrupt and painful quot; choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation.	2	Business
Update 1: United Steelworkers OK BF Goodrich Pact About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working about 15 months without one.	2	Business
Colleges approach Windows service pack warily College students returning to school this fall will find that many of their information systems departments - like business operations - are taking a go-slow approach to Microsoft #39;s big anti-hacker upgrade, Windows Service Pack 2.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel unveils tri-mode Wi-Fi for Centrino Intel launched its #39;Callexico 2 #39; tri-mode Wi-Fi adaptor for notebook PCs yesterday, as anticipated. The part, which will ship as the ProWireless 2915ABG, adds 802.	3	Sci/Tech
Oracle extends offer for PeopleSoft again Oracle yesterday extended its controversial bid for enterprise resource software provider PeopleSoft, while both companies await the final judge #39;s ruling in the Department of Justice (DoJ) anti-competition case.	3	Sci/Tech
IBM to acquire content mgmt firm Venetica IBM aims to gain more gain insight and information in this arena, as many companies have implemented numerous content management systems.	3	Sci/Tech
Bananas could power Aussie homes Australian engineers have created an electricity generator fuelled by decomposing bananas, and hope to build a full size fruit-fired power station.	3	Sci/Tech
Will Paula be her own worst enemy? The biggest challenge facing Paula Radcliffe as she prepares for the 10,000m may be dealing with the pressure she puts on herself.	1	Sports
Protest Planned in Athens for Powell #39;s Arrival The Greek government on Friday urged protestors planning demonstrations against the arrival here of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell not to mar the hitherto	1	Sports
AS Roma coach resigns to be near sick wife As Roma #39;s new coach Cesare Prandelli has resigned, just two weeks before the start of league play, citing the need to be near his sick wife, the team announced Friday.	1	Sports
Terrorism blamed for one Russian plane crash, Islamic group claims <b>...</b> MOSCOW : Russia said terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash as an Islamic group proclaiming support for rebels in Chechnya claimed responsibility for the downing of that and another plane.	0	World
Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances (Reuters) Reuters - Rising pressure on U.S.\finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the\social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full\retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan\said on Friday.	2	Business
U.S. Furious as Hamm Asked to Give Back Gold Medal ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic chiefs accused world gymnastics officials of putting "outrageous and improper pressure" on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a South Korean rival.	1	Sports
U.S. Stocks Flat After GDP, Consumer Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were flat on Friday after reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August.	2	Business
Stocks Open Higher After Economic Growth Report Stock prices opened slightly higher today after the latest reading on U.S. gross domestic product.	2	Business
Crude Oil Rises for First Session in Six on Iraq Supply Concern Crude oil futures rose for the first time in six sessions on concern that a cease-fire in Najaf, Iraq, won #39;t eliminate attacks on oil facilities in the Middle East #39;s fifth-biggest oil producer.	2	Business
Eyetech Awaits FDA Panel Vote Eyetech (EYET:Nasdaq - news - research) did not open for trading Friday because a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is meeting to review the small New York-based biotech #39;s experimental eye disease drug.	2	Business
NatFoods looks at opportunities in new products National Foods is using a strategy of new product releases to reinvigorate a stagnating dairy sector. Picture:Michele Mossop. National Foods, fresh from posting a 14 per cent rise in profit	2	Business
The man who grew a new jaw on his back after doctors rebuilt his jaw by growing another one on his back. Four weeks after the pioneering operation, the man was able to tuck in to a sausage sandwich .	3	Sci/Tech
IDC: Server Market Continues Overall Growth The worldwide server market continued to expand in the second quarter, analyst firm IDC said in a report Friday that mirrored findings by Gartner Inc.	3	Sci/Tech
Rooney requests Everton transfer The striker is currently at the centre of a bidding war between Manchester United and Newcastle, after scoring four goals for England in Euro 2004.	1	Sports
Heartbreak for Deakes Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men #39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.	1	Sports
Phillips leads US winners In winning the Olympic title on his first jump Thursday with the fifth-longest in 108-year Olympic history, Phillips took himself and American long jumping out from the lengthy shadow of four-time long jump gold medalist Carl Lewis and world record holder	1	Sports
Sour Grapes as Another US Boxer Bites the Dust The US boxing team sucked on sour grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in the Olympic boxing tournament Friday.	1	Sports
Group claims responsibility for air crashes A rescuer carries the recorder found in the wreckage of a Russian Tupolev Tu-154, one of two planes to crash after taking off from the same airport 40 minutes apart.	0	World
Age to strain US finances-Greenspan Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital to quickly	2	Business
Canadians bike, row to medals Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.	1	Sports
Jaguar to Cut Output Amid Slack Demand British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.	2	Business
United Steelworkers OK BF Goodrich pact About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manuafacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working nearly 15 months without one.	2	Business
Thomson Corp. to buy e-learning company KnowledgeNet The Thomson Corp. of Stamford, Conn., will acquire KnowledgeNet Inc., a privately held live e-learning company, and merge it with its enterprise learning business, Thomson NETg.	2	Business
BlackRock Gets a Piece of Met In the asset management industry, the corporate structures can get confusing -- and the numbers huge. BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), for example, is a large asset management firm with \$314 billion under management.	2	Business
FDA to Review Eyetech, Pfizer Eye Drug A US advisory panel on Friday will review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going blind.	2	Business
Sportfishing bad for stocks Despite a long-held belief that recreational fishing does not have a serious impact on fish stocks, a paper published this week in Science suggests otherwise.	3	Sci/Tech
Windows update harbors AMD conflict A problem in the Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP may keep owners of AMD-based computers from using the long-awaited security package, according to Microsoft.	3	Sci/Tech
UN: N. Korean Environment in Poor Shape SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea #39;s forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the communist	3	Sci/Tech
Sun claims Opteron sales outpace Itanium SEQUENTIAL server revenue at Sun Microsystems has grown faster than the overall market, the firm claimed today. Citing a Gartner Dataquest report, Sun claimed that in the second calendar quarter of this year	3	Sci/Tech
Siemens 65 Series Bug could cause Hearing Damage Siemens mobile has warned users about a software-related defect in its 65 product series, the C65, CX65, M65, S65 and SL65 may cause an extremely loud melody when the battery is run down causing your connection to be lost.	3	Sci/Tech
Hamm #39;s legacy should be for Olympic ideal Even though he has fled the perceived hostile atmosphere of Athens and the Olympic village for more friendly terrain in the United States, there is still time for Paul Hamm to do what #39;s right.	1	Sports
Rooney demands transfer from Everton Wayne Rooney, the Everton striker, has submitted a transfer request to the club, prompting a fight among major Premiership teams to sign the teenager.	1	Sports
Routine day for Michael Schumacher Ferrari may have ended the opening day of the Belgian Grand Prix with the third and eighth fastest times, but there is no panic at the Italian team as the day was routine setup work ahead of Sunday #39;s 44-lap Grand Prix.	1	Sports
African Taekwondo Athlete Hospitalized ATHENS, Greece - A taekwondo competitor from the Central African Republic was hospitalized for precautionary tests Friday after being knocked out during a preliminary bout.	1	Sports
Court ruling tightens net on Pinochet FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a step closer to being tried for atrocities committed under his 1973-1990 regime after a court stripped him of immunity from prosecution.	0	World
Opposition slams Pakistan PM vote ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The appointment of a close ally of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the country #39;s new prime minister has been criticized as showing the quot;rule of oppression.	0	World
TV: Iraq Group to Free 7 Employees of Kuwait Firm Iraqi kidnappers of seven employees of a Kuwaiti company said in a video statement on Thursday they would release the captives once their employer halted operations in Iraq, Al Arabiya television reported.	0	World
Art for effluent society? Rubbish LONDON: A bag of rubbish was thrown away at London #39;s Tate gallery after a cleaner assumed it was just that -- a bag of rubbish.	0	World
London judge seeks explanation after Indian deported despite court order (AFP) AFP - A High Court judge in London demanded an explanation from the Home Office as to how a failed asylum-seeker was deported from Britain despite a court order preventing the move.	0	World
Survey: Consumers Cautious on U.S. Economy (AP) AP - Consumers became a bit more optimistic toward the end of the August but still felt more cautious on the U.S. economy than they did a month ago, according to survey by the University of Michigan.	2	Business
Hewlett-Packard's new iPod highlights new product offerings (AFP) AFP - Tech giant Hewlett-Packard unveiled its own branded iPod music player as in introduced a revamped lineup of ditigal consumer products.	3	Sci/Tech
McCain Joins Bush to Rein In Groups (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - President Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined forces yesterday to seek legal action to reduce the influence of "527" political organizations, but the two remained in disagreement over whether Bush should condemn a television ad by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacking John F. Kerry's Vietnam service.	0	World
FBI Helps Probe of Blast at Stem-Cell Lab (Reuters) Reuters - FBI agents are helping investigate an\explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell\research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused\by a pipe bomb.	3	Sci/Tech
Treasuries Tick Down on Economic Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices ticked lower in thin trade on Friday as the latest U.S. economic data proved to be not as poor as bond bulls were betting on.	2	Business
Jaguar confirms cut in production The Ford-owned carmaker is to cut production at its three UK plants by 11 because of poor sales in the US.	2	Business
U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...	0	World
Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet MOSCOW - One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. An Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a Web statement...	0	World
Stocks Climb on Positive GDP Figure News NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought. The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...	0	World
Technology Key to RNC's Protective Net The Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday in the Big Apple and while politics is the main focus, technology will play an important role in securing the event. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>	3	Sci/Tech
Microsoft to show off team-development tools Ultimately, the package will compete with collaborative-development tools from IBM's Rational unit.	3	Sci/Tech
Windows update harbors AMD conflict Microsoft says SP2 may not work on computers powered by chipmaker's 64-bit processors.	3	Sci/Tech
Microsoft wrestles with SP2, looks to the future With Windows XP Service Pack 2 out the door, Microsoft turns its sights to the next operating system.	3	Sci/Tech
U.K.'s NHS licenses Sun's Java Desktop System LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) said this week that it purchased 5,000 licenses for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java Desktop System (JDS) as an alternative to Windows, in a move that could potentially open the door for greater use of the open-source software by the health agency.	3	Sci/Tech
Greenspan urges reforms to keep pension system solvent (AFP) AFP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called for prompt action to keep the US retirement system solvent in the face of strains from the aging population.	2	Business
Stocks Up in Light Volume Ahead of Convention NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday after reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August, but volume was feather light ahead of the upcoming Republican convention in New York City.	2	Business
HP unveils cavalcade of consumer products (MacCentral) MacCentral - Hewlett-Packard Co. is unveiling a broad new line of consumer electronics products and peripherals, including its first plasma and LCD TVs, new inks that purportedly print long-lasting photos, new paper, a clutch of printers and multifunction devices, and a home theater projector with an integrated DVD player.	3	Sci/Tech
U.S. Furious at Proposal That Hamm Return His Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world gymnastics officials.	1	Sports

RocketInfo Partners with Canadian Press, Helps Nascar RocketInfo Partners with Canadian Press, Helps Nascar\\Rocketinfo Inc., news search engine announced yesterday that it has formed a key reseller alliance with the Canadian Press (CP), one of the top-rated multimedia news agencies in the world. CP plans to expand their media monitoring services by offering clients access to the ...

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Oil Rebounds After Iraq Pipeline Attack Oil prices rose on Friday as a sabotage attack on Iraqi oil infrastructure reignited concern about the reliability of crude exports from the country despite a peace deal to end an uprising in Najaf.

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US Second-Quarter GDP Downgraded The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report

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Deutsche Bank Arm in Multi-Million Dollar Payout The brokerage unit of Deutsche Bank has voluntarily agreed to pay almost \$90 million in compensation to settle allegations of misconduct, US regulators announced Friday.

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Stocks Open Higher on Economic News Stock prices are slightly higher after the latest reading on economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1 point in today #39;s early going.

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Sprint, SBC join forces on Wi-Fi Sprint said on Friday it has made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.

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ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-All Eyes on US Jobs Report US jobs data will be the biggest show in town next week as speculation mounts as to whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September.

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UN sees dire pollution in North Korea SEOUL The forests in North Korea are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and the country #39;s reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said on Friday in its first report on the

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Rogge says no to duplicate golds International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that the IOC had rejected South Korean requests for the awarding of duplicate gold medal to South Korean Yang Tae-Yong, who lost the men #39;s all-around gymnastics gold to American Paul

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Athletics: Greek celebration is not meant to be ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men #39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.

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Athletics: Korzeniowski takes final walk into record books ATHENS Robert Korzeniowski #39;s long road came to an end on Friday with an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic 50-kilometer race walk title.

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Italy voices outrage at execution of hostage ROME Italy expressed disgust and outrage on Friday after an Italian journalist held hostage by a radical Islamic group in Iraq was executed.

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RealNetworks Gets in Content Business RealNetworks survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.

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US Consumer Index Up from Early August (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment surpassed\expectations in late August after declining earlier in the\month as oil prices eased from record highs and security fears\abated, according to sources who saw a survey on Friday.

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Treasuries Slide as GDP Slows, Not Slumps (Reuters) Reuters - Treasuries prices shed early gains on\Friday after U.S. data confirmed the economy slowed markedly\last quarter, but overall the numbers were not quite as weak as\bulls had been betting on.

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Sprint, SBC in Short-Range Wireless Roaming Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. (FON.N) said on Friday\it made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of\places it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.

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Bush Seeks #36;2 Billion in Hurricane Aid (AP) AP - President Bush will ask Congress for #36;2 billion to help victims of Hurricane Charley, the White House said Friday.

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Polls show Bush slighly ahead of Kerry (AFP) AFP - Three US opinion surveys show President George W. Bush pulling slightly ahead of John Kerry, his Democratic contender in the November 2 election, but by a small enough margin that both men are still locked in a statistical dead heat.

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Track Chiefs Scold Local Fans Over Jeers ATHENS (Reuters) - The governing body of world athletics Friday condemned the behavior of local fans who delayed the start of the men's 200 meters final with deafening boos and whistles.

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Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) - Rising pressure on U.S. finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday.

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Interbrew Ambev Buy Wins Shareholder OK BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shareholders gave their blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=INTB.BR target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">INTB.BR</A> to buy Brazil's AmBev <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=AMBV4.SA target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">AMBV4.SA</A> <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=ABV.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">ABV.N</A> in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros (\$9.7 billion) that will create the world's largest brewer.

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Zimbabwe Convicts Alleged 'Mercenary' Leader HARARE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - A court in Zimbabwe Friday convicted the British leader of an alleged coup plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea on weapons charges, but acquitted most of the 69 other men held with him.

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Greenspan Urges Pension Benefit Cuts Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation.

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Howard in election 'spamming' row Australia's PM John Howard faces criticism over using unsolicited e-mails for his election campaign.

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Belgian Grand Prix, Friday With rain forecast for Saturday, Friday needed to be a solid, hard-working opening day at Spa; Fernando finished ninth fastest, with Jarno sixteenth.

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Belgian GP: A race with lots at stake For the Renault F1 Team, the objective of the weekend is to strengthen second place in the championship, while Michael Schumacher will be looking to win the title.

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Paris Hilton to Publish 198-Page Memoir NEW YORK - Paris Hilton is trying on a new outfit: a hard cover. The model-reality TV star is publishing a 198-page memoir, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose," (Fireside)...

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Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet MOSCOW - One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. A Web site connected to Islamic militants claimed the action was connected to Russia's fight against Chechen separatists...

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Greenspan Warns on Baby Boomer Benefits JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation...

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UK's famous immigrants go online The National Archives puts the official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants on its website.

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Ashcroft heralds success in Net crime crackdown In what was billed as the biggest federal crackdown ever on Internet crime, the Justice Department announced Thursday it arrested or convicted more than 150 people across the country.

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Intel gives Centrino chip a Wi-Fi boost The upgrade enables the chip to also connect to less common 802.11a and 802.11i versions of Wi-Fi. SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp. said it has upgraded the wireless networking capabilities of its Centrino line

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Big shuttle repairs not possible Space shuttle astronauts will fly next year without the ability to repair in orbit the type of damage that destroyed the Columbia vehicle in February 2003.

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Fischer paddling for a record ninth gold and 24 years #39; domination Australian kayaker Kate Barclay can #39;t recall the first of eight Olympic gold medals won by German rival Birgit Fischer, whom she raced in the K4 500 final on Friday.

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Deakes to assess his technique Nathan Deakes #39;s coach says the Olympian #39;s technique will be reassessed following his disqualification from the 50-kilometre walk in Athens.

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Aziz elected Pak PM amid boycott by Oppn President Pervez Musharraf #39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was elected as Pakistan #39;s Prime Minister in a National Assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the speaker #39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the

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Greenspan Warns on Baby Boomer Benefits Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that the country will face quot;abrupt and painful quot; choices if Congress does not move quickly to trim the Social Security and Medicare benefits that have been promised to the baby boom generation.

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Update 1: United Steelworkers OK BF Goodrich Pact About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working about 15 months without one.

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Colleges approach Windows service pack warily College students returning to school this fall will find that many of their information systems departments - like business operations - are taking a go-slow approach to Microsoft #39;s big anti-hacker upgrade, Windows Service Pack 2.

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Intel unveils tri-mode Wi-Fi for Centrino Intel launched its #39;Callexico 2 #39; tri-mode Wi-Fi adaptor for notebook PCs yesterday, as anticipated. The part, which will ship as the ProWireless 2915ABG, adds 802.

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Oracle extends offer for PeopleSoft again Oracle yesterday extended its controversial bid for enterprise resource software provider PeopleSoft, while both companies await the final judge #39;s ruling in the Department of Justice (DoJ) anti-competition case.

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IBM to acquire content mgmt firm Venetica IBM aims to gain more gain insight and information in this arena, as many companies have implemented numerous content management systems.

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Bananas could power Aussie homes Australian engineers have created an electricity generator fuelled by decomposing bananas, and hope to build a full size fruit-fired power station.

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Will Paula be her own worst enemy? The biggest challenge facing Paula Radcliffe as she prepares for the 10,000m may be dealing with the pressure she puts on herself.

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Protest Planned in Athens for Powell #39;s Arrival The Greek government on Friday urged protestors planning demonstrations against the arrival here of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell not to mar the hitherto

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AS Roma coach resigns to be near sick wife As Roma #39;s new coach Cesare Prandelli has resigned, just two weeks before the start of league play, citing the need to be near his sick wife, the team announced Friday.

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Terrorism blamed for one Russian plane crash, Islamic group claims ... MOSCOW : Russia said terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash as an Islamic group proclaiming support for rebels in Chechnya claimed responsibility for the downing of that and another plane.

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Greenspan-Aged Population to Hit Finances (Reuters) Reuters - Rising pressure on U.S.\finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the\social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full\retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan\said on Friday.

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U.S. Furious as Hamm Asked to Give Back Gold Medal ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic chiefs accused world gymnastics officials of putting "outrageous and improper pressure" on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a South Korean rival.

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U.S. Stocks Flat After GDP, Consumer Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were flat on Friday after reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August.

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Stocks Open Higher After Economic Growth Report Stock prices opened slightly higher today after the latest reading on U.S. gross domestic product.

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Crude Oil Rises for First Session in Six on Iraq Supply Concern Crude oil futures rose for the first time in six sessions on concern that a cease-fire in Najaf, Iraq, won #39;t eliminate attacks on oil facilities in the Middle East #39;s fifth-biggest oil producer.

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Eyetech Awaits FDA Panel Vote Eyetech (EYET:Nasdaq - news - research) did not open for trading Friday because a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is meeting to review the small New York-based biotech #39;s experimental eye disease drug.

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NatFoods looks at opportunities in new products National Foods is using a strategy of new product releases to reinvigorate a stagnating dairy sector. Picture:Michele Mossop. National Foods, fresh from posting a 14 per cent rise in profit

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The man who grew a new jaw on his back after doctors rebuilt his jaw by growing another one on his back. Four weeks after the pioneering operation, the man was able to tuck in to a sausage sandwich .

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IDC: Server Market Continues Overall Growth The worldwide server market continued to expand in the second quarter, analyst firm IDC said in a report Friday that mirrored findings by Gartner Inc.

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Rooney requests Everton transfer The striker is currently at the centre of a bidding war between Manchester United and Newcastle, after scoring four goals for England in Euro 2004.

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Heartbreak for Deakes Sloping off: Nathan Deakes walks with one foot off the ground after his disqualification from the men #39;s 50km walk. Photo: AP Picture:MARK BAKER.

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Phillips leads US winners In winning the Olympic title on his first jump Thursday with the fifth-longest in 108-year Olympic history, Phillips took himself and American long jumping out from the lengthy shadow of four-time long jump gold medalist Carl Lewis and world record holder

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Sour Grapes as Another US Boxer Bites the Dust The US boxing team sucked on sour grapes after being left with just one gold medal prospect in the Olympic boxing tournament Friday.

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Group claims responsibility for air crashes A rescuer carries the recorder found in the wreckage of a Russian Tupolev Tu-154, one of two planes to crash after taking off from the same airport 40 minutes apart.

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Age to strain US finances-Greenspan Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital to quickly

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Canadians bike, row to medals Mountain biker Marie-Helene Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que. captured the silver on a tough and sun-baked course in the suburbs of Athens today, finishing behind winner Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway.

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Jaguar to Cut Output Amid Slack Demand British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.

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United Steelworkers OK BF Goodrich pact About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manuafacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working nearly 15 months without one.

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Thomson Corp. to buy e-learning company KnowledgeNet The Thomson Corp. of Stamford, Conn., will acquire KnowledgeNet Inc., a privately held live e-learning company, and merge it with its enterprise learning business, Thomson NETg.

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BlackRock Gets a Piece of Met In the asset management industry, the corporate structures can get confusing -- and the numbers huge. BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), for example, is a large asset management firm with \$314 billion under management.

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FDA to Review Eyetech, Pfizer Eye Drug A US advisory panel on Friday will review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going blind.

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Sportfishing bad for stocks Despite a long-held belief that recreational fishing does not have a serious impact on fish stocks, a paper published this week in Science suggests otherwise.

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Windows update harbors AMD conflict A problem in the Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP may keep owners of AMD-based computers from using the long-awaited security package, according to Microsoft.

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UN: N. Korean Environment in Poor Shape SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea #39;s forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the communist

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Sun claims Opteron sales outpace Itanium SEQUENTIAL server revenue at Sun Microsystems has grown faster than the overall market, the firm claimed today. Citing a Gartner Dataquest report, Sun claimed that in the second calendar quarter of this year

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Siemens 65 Series Bug could cause Hearing Damage Siemens mobile has warned users about a software-related defect in its 65 product series, the C65, CX65, M65, S65 and SL65 may cause an extremely loud melody when the battery is run down causing your connection to be lost.

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Hamm #39;s legacy should be for Olympic ideal Even though he has fled the perceived hostile atmosphere of Athens and the Olympic village for more friendly terrain in the United States, there is still time for Paul Hamm to do what #39;s right.

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Rooney demands transfer from Everton Wayne Rooney, the Everton striker, has submitted a transfer request to the club, prompting a fight among major Premiership teams to sign the teenager.

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Routine day for Michael Schumacher Ferrari may have ended the opening day of the Belgian Grand Prix with the third and eighth fastest times, but there is no panic at the Italian team as the day was routine setup work ahead of Sunday #39;s 44-lap Grand Prix.

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African Taekwondo Athlete Hospitalized ATHENS, Greece - A taekwondo competitor from the Central African Republic was hospitalized for precautionary tests Friday after being knocked out during a preliminary bout.

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Court ruling tightens net on Pinochet FORMER Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a step closer to being tried for atrocities committed under his 1973-1990 regime after a court stripped him of immunity from prosecution.

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Opposition slams Pakistan PM vote ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The appointment of a close ally of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as the country #39;s new prime minister has been criticized as showing the quot;rule of oppression.

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TV: Iraq Group to Free 7 Employees of Kuwait Firm Iraqi kidnappers of seven employees of a Kuwaiti company said in a video statement on Thursday they would release the captives once their employer halted operations in Iraq, Al Arabiya television reported.

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Art for effluent society? Rubbish LONDON: A bag of rubbish was thrown away at London #39;s Tate gallery after a cleaner assumed it was just that -- a bag of rubbish.

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London judge seeks explanation after Indian deported despite court order (AFP) AFP - A High Court judge in London demanded an explanation from the Home Office as to how a failed asylum-seeker was deported from Britain despite a court order preventing the move.

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Survey: Consumers Cautious on U.S. Economy (AP) AP - Consumers became a bit more optimistic toward the end of the August but still felt more cautious on the U.S. economy than they did a month ago, according to survey by the University of Michigan.

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Hewlett-Packard's new iPod highlights new product offerings (AFP) AFP - Tech giant Hewlett-Packard unveiled its own branded iPod music player as in introduced a revamped lineup of ditigal consumer products.

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McCain Joins Bush to Rein In Groups (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - President Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined forces yesterday to seek legal action to reduce the influence of "527" political organizations, but the two remained in disagreement over whether Bush should condemn a television ad by the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacking John F. Kerry's Vietnam service.

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FBI Helps Probe of Blast at Stem-Cell Lab (Reuters) Reuters - FBI agents are helping investigate an\explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell\research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused\by a pipe bomb.

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Treasuries Tick Down on Economic Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - Treasuries prices ticked lower in thin trade on Friday as the latest U.S. economic data proved to be not as poor as bond bulls were betting on.

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Jaguar confirms cut in production The Ford-owned carmaker is to cut production at its three UK plants by 11 because of poor sales in the US.

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U.S. Women Top Russia to Make Hoops Final ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...

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Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet MOSCOW - One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. An Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a Web statement...

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Stocks Climb on Positive GDP Figure News NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought. The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...

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Technology Key to RNC's Protective Net The Republican National Convention kicks off on Monday in the Big Apple and while politics is the main focus, technology will play an important role in securing the event. -washingtonpost.com

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Microsoft to show off team-development tools Ultimately, the package will compete with collaborative-development tools from IBM's Rational unit.

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Windows update harbors AMD conflict Microsoft says SP2 may not work on computers powered by chipmaker's 64-bit processors.

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Microsoft wrestles with SP2, looks to the future With Windows XP Service Pack 2 out the door, Microsoft turns its sights to the next operating system.

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U.K.'s NHS licenses Sun's Java Desktop System LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) said this week that it purchased 5,000 licenses for Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java Desktop System (JDS) as an alternative to Windows, in a move that could potentially open the door for greater use of the open-source software by the health agency.

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Greenspan urges reforms to keep pension system solvent (AFP) AFP - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan called for prompt action to keep the US retirement system solvent in the face of strains from the aging population.

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Stocks Up in Light Volume Ahead of Convention NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks gained on Friday after reports showed U.S. economic growth in the second quarter matched economists' forecasts and consumer sentiment picked up above expectations in late August, but volume was feather light ahead of the upcoming Republican convention in New York City.

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HP unveils cavalcade of consumer products (MacCentral) MacCentral - Hewlett-Packard Co. is unveiling a broad new line of consumer electronics products and peripherals, including its first plasma and LCD TVs, new inks that purportedly print long-lasting photos, new paper, a clutch of printers and multifunction devices, and a home theater projector with an integrated DVD player.

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U.S. Furious at Proposal That Hamm Return His Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously Friday to a suggestion gold medallist Paul Hamm should give his medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by world gymnastics officials.

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