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Streaking Braves Stop Giants 5-3 (AP) AP - Barry Bonds hit a three-run shot for his 694th homer, but Chipper Jones' two-run drive helped the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
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N. Korean Leader's Mistress Reported Dead (AP) AP - A mistress of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il #151; whose son with him is considered a possible successor #151; has died of an illness, according to media reports.
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Mets Thump Dodgers Gerald Williams singled twice in a six-run first inning and the Mets broke out of their offensive funk in a big way.
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Avoid anti-US talk, Chavez told Venezuela's president can improve ties by avoiding inflammatory remarks, the US State Department says.
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Greenspan Urges Look at Senior Benefit Costs Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Friday urged Washington policymakers to consider reducing future Social Security and Medicare benefits, saying that
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AT amp;T Uses Its Long Past to Promote Its Near Future T amp;T may be your grandma #39;s phone company, but it is also trying to be the company of the future with its Internet phones. Even as it is getting out of the business of providing traditional phone
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Black-and-blue Sox win again Thanks to a variety of unforeseen circumstances over the past few days, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has gone from mere lineup crafter to juggler.
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Deja vu as Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-7 Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams each hit home runs as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 on Friday.
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Jobs, tax cuts key issues for Bush President Bush says himself there #39;s still work to be done to keep the economy growing. But when the Republicans gather next week in New York for their national convention, much of
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Detroit Fights California Bid to Open Car Pool Lanes to Fuel <b>...</b> Larry David tools around in one on his HBO series. Cameron Diaz drives one in Los Angeles. So do Leonardo DiCaprio and Rob Reiner.
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White House report says people cause global warming People are responsible for the spike in global warming in the last 30 years, says a new US government report. The verdict, long accepted by most scientists, has encountered resistance from the Bush administration
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Russia Confirms Plane Crash Terror Link A widely-suspected terrorist connection became an official claim when Russian authorities said they found traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two passenger jets that crashed almost simultaneously, killing all 90 people on board.
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Bibby out as coach at USC Henry Bibby was fired Monday as the men #39;s basketball coach at Southern California. The move came four games into his ninth season, and assistant Jim Saia was appointed the Trojans #39; interim coach for the rest of the season.
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Indians Hold Off White Sox 6-3 (AP) AP - C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 in six innings and Ronnie Belliard hit a three-run homer to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Friday night.
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'Cachirulo,' of Mexico Theater, Dies at 79 (AP) AP - Enrique Alonso "Cachirulo," an actor, writer and producer whose long-running television show made his name practically synonymous with children's theater in Mexico, died Friday. He was 79.
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NYC Police Arrest 250 in Bicycle Protest (AP) AP - Nearly 250 bicyclists were arrested during a mass protest that passed Madison Square Garden Friday night, the first major police crackdown on demonstrators just days before a wave of activists were expected to descend for the Republican National Convention.
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Bangladesh Shuts for Another Strike Over Attack DHAKA (Reuters) - Offices, schools, shops and businesses across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.
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Rams Roll Past Redskins 28-3 (AP) AP - Torry Holt and the St. Louis Rams finally had something to celebrate.
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Scobee Kicks Jaguars Past Packers 9-7 (AP) AP - Josh Scobee's confidence grew with every kick. So did his chances of becoming the Jacksonville Jaguars' kicker.
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Rangers Beat Staggering Orioles 6-4 (AP) AP - John Wasdin pitched six strong innings in his return from the minors, and the Texas Rangers handed Baltimore its 11th consecutive loss by beating the Orioles 6-4 Friday night.
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Thai goes for giant Airbus THE already healthy order book of Airbus in Broughton has been given a further boost with an order for A380 superjumbos from Thailand.
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SEC Looks Into Van Eck he Van Eck Associates Corporation, a manager of the Van Eck mutual funds, has said the Securities and Exchange Commission may seek civil penalties against it and two executives in connection with improper trading.
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AL Capsules Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams each homered and the New York Yankees held on for an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Ramirez injured as Red Sox beat Tigers 5-3 for 10th win in 11 <b>...</b> Manny Ramirez banged a ball off his knee. Keith Foulke had a stiff back. Neither was available at the end of the game, and yet the Boston Red Sox keep winning.
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Bonds #39; 694th homer not enough Barry Bonds continued to edge closer to the magic 700 home run mark Friday night, blasting a three-run homer -- the 694th of his career -- in the San Francisco Giants #39; 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
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Thatcher was trying to flee #39; South Africa before arrest Mark Thatcher was preparing to flee South Africa when he was arrested over his alleged involvement in a botched coup attempt, police in Cape Town alleged Thursday.
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Vikings Give 49ers Third Straight Loss (AP) AP - With their starters playing into the second half, the Minnesota Vikings looked as if they would easily overmatch the depleted San Francisco 49ers.
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Responding to Howe, Mets Decide Not to Go Quietly Although the Mets' manager is not an orator, he apparently gave his team a reason to keep playing Friday night.
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Venezuela envoy quits Panama Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Panama, in an on-going row about a pardon for four Cuban exiles.
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In Palm Beach, Results of 2000 Still Stir a Fight Although Democrats hold a solid majority in Palm Beach County, Fla., it is so big that even a small shift among its 700,000 voters could make a difference in November.
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Let baseball solve its own problems Ever vigilant for new frontiers of American life where Congress can dictate the rules of behavior, elected officials in the nation #39;s capital have cast their eye on Major League Baseball.
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Rams Stomp Redskins The St. Louis Rams' offense, led by receiver Torry Holt and rookie running back Steven Jackson, riddled the Redskins from all sides and gained a 28-3 victory on Friday.
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Eskandarian Out D.C. United forward Alecko Eskandarian will miss Saturday's match at New England because of a sprained left ankle, but the injury is not severe.
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Terror Suspected in Crash The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up by terrorists.
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Killing of Hostage Confounds Self-Image of Italians ROME, Aug. 27 -- By all accounts here, Enzo Baldoni, the latest victim in Iraq of a videotaped killing at unknown hands, was a kind, light-hearted man.
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Russia Reports Evidence of Terror Attack The Russian government abruptly shifted gears Friday and concluded that at least one of the two planes that fell out of the sky almost simultaneously this week was blown up
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Bangladesh Shuts for Another Strike Over Attack Offices, schools, shops and businesses across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.
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Indian hostages maybe released soon Hopes for the release of Indian hostages, being held in Iraq, rose after the KGL said that it has met the demands of the kidnappers.
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Saints Hold Off Bears 17-13 in Preseason (AP) AP - Third-team quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan set up his own go-ahead touchdown run with a long pass Friday night and the New Orleans Saints beat the Chicago Bears 17-13.
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Typhoon Chaba approaches southwestern Japan (AFP) AFP - Typhoon Chaba was approaching Japan and was expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to large areas in southwestern regions over the weekend, officials said.
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Bush Asks McCain to Help the Fight Against Political Ads President Bush says he wants to join Republican Senator John McCain in the fight against political ads by outside groups. The announcement comes just weeks after McCain called for Bush to condemn an anti-John
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Firm Guilty Of Declaring False Shelter A federal judge ruled yesterday that Long Term Capital Management, the giant investment fund that nearly imploded in 1998 and received a \$3.
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New Windows Planned for 2006 Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it will leave out some planned features from its next major operating system to meet a goal of rolling out a new version of Windows in the second half of 2006.
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Microsoft denies flaw in XP upgrade Microsoft Corp. is flatly denying what it calls quot;misguided reports quot; of a flaw in its new Windows XP Service Pack 2 upgrade that exposes security information to hackers.
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Home raided for clues in biotech b Investigators raided a Framingham house in search of evidence in the bombing of a Watertown biotech lab yesterday, rifling through the house but making no arrests as federal agents continued an intensive probe, authorities said.
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Jury Selection Begins in Bryant Rape Case Three hundred residents of Eagle County, some in Porsches and some in battered pickups, arrived at the small rural courthouse in this mountain village
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Killing of Hostage Confounds Self-Image of Italians By all accounts here, Enzo Baldoni, the latest victim in Iraq of a videotaped killing at unknown hands, was a kind, light-hearted man.
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Aziz elected as opposition boycotts vote: Premier-elect outlines <b>...</b> ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Amid opposition protests and boycott, the ruling coalition in the National Assembly on Friday elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz as prime minister, who vowed to give the country a competent government.
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Typhoon Chaba nears Japan TYPHOON Chaba is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to large areas in south-western Japan over the weekend. At noon (1pm AEST), the typhoon was located at 290km west of Minami-Daitojima island, with
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The billion dollar election Last year some election watchers made a bold prediction that this presidential election would set a record: the first half billion dollar campaign in hard money alone.
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Ping-Pong politicking in Hong Kong HONG KONG More than three decades after China used Ping-Pong diplomacy to start resuming ties with the United States, Beijing is trying it again - this time in an attempt to influence elections in Hong Kong.
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Union leaders urge one more try Leaders of the pilots #39; union at US Airways said on Friday that they had directed their negotiating team to resume talking with the company over \$295 million in labor concessions.
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Changes to Longhorn Big changes are afoot for the next version of Microsoft Windows, code-named Longhorn. Microsoft announced on Friday that it is now targeting 2006 for broad availability of Longhorn.
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Researchers: Fishermen need more restrictions Millions of casual fishermen reel in more of the nation #39;s most prized saltwater fish than previously thought, researchers say, prompting them to urge tougher regulation of recreational fishing.
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IRAQ, FASSINO: NO TURNING POINT, WE STILL OPPOSE MISSION (AGI) - Rome, Italy, Aug.27 - According to Fassino, Baldoni #39;s killing quot;is the umpteenth proof that the situation in Iraq is fragile, unsafe and still critical, unlike many people said quot;.
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France to receive Iraqi president Jacques Chirac announced France would receive the Iraqi President, Ghazi al-Yawar, in early September. French President Jacques Chirac announced the decision during a major
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Plummer Guides Broncos Past Texans 31-17 (AP) AP - The Denver Broncos were hoping to find some kind of offensive rhythm headed into the regular season.
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Ninety years on, only faint echoes remain of Samoa's German past (AFP) AFP - Ninety years after imperial Germany was chased out of the South Pacific few signs remain in Samoa that this was once Berlin's colonial pearl.
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Singh No. 1, Daly comeback kid There was no debate that Vijay Singh was No. 1 in golf this year, but John Daly grabbed his share of the spotlight with his resurgence in play and popularity.
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Warner Sharp in Giants' Loss to Jets After two preseason games in which they played to a virtual draw, Kurt Warner edged ahead of Eli Manning in the Giants' quarterback competition.
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100 Cyclists Are Arrested as Thousands Ride in Protest Thousands of cyclists rode through the streets of Manhattan in a Republican-bashing, environment-promoting display of bike power that resulted in more than 100 arrests.
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2-Run Homers Lift Angels Over Twins 9-6 ANAHEIM, Calif. - Adam Kennedy and Garret Anderson each hit a two-run homer, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Friday night for their ninth straight victory...
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Drug to Help Avert Blindness Moves Closer to Approval yetech Pharmaceuticals #39; drug to treat the leading cause of blindness in the elderly appeared to move closer to a broad government approval yesterday after an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration spoke favorably about it.
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US Air pilots ready to resume talks SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - US Airways #39; pilots union said late Friday it was ready to resume contract talks with company management, a step crucial to the airline #39;s future.
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Truckers call off strike following agreement with Govt NEW DELHI: The All India Motor Transport Congress on Saturday called off their seven-day old #39;indefinite #39; truckers strike after it reached on an agreement with Government on the contentious issue of service tax and various other demands.
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Microsoft To Release New Windows OS In 2006 Microsoft will broadly release its long-awaited new Windows operating system code-named quot;Longhorn quot; in 2006, according to a company statement.
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Hamm Should Hold Onto Gold Athletes are marinated in preparation for years, and grilled in harsh evaluation or simply bask in recognition for decades. And during competition, each competitor can handle no more than the prescribed circumstances.
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Olympics: Jones can #39;t hang on to success Marion Jones, who left Sydney four years ago with a record five medals, will depart Athens with none after a disastrous night at the Olympic Stadium.
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Rooney hands in transfer request EVERTON manager David Moyes will steadfastly block Wayne Rooneys transfer from Goodison Park if he does not get the valuation he wants for the England striker before Tuesdays transfer deadline.
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Raikkonen looks to add consistency Kimi Raikkonen completed the formalities with his now customary Friday flourish. Just as he did in Hungary, Raikkonen ended the first day of practice at the top of the
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US team #39;s class clown grip-and-rips #39; his way to a pole vault <b>...</b> He #39;s a California surfer dude, an air guitar virtuoso -- and the US Olympic team #39;s resident class clown. Toby Stevenson also happens to be very good at what he does: the pole vault.
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Jury Selection Begins in Kobe Bryant Rape Case Hundreds of prospective jurors in the high-profile Kobe Bryant rape case turned up on Friday for jury selection in a trial of the star athlete that lawyers said is shaping up to be full of rancor.
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Mariners 7, Royals 5 Bret Boone hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners #39; had a season-high six home runs in a 7-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals Friday night.
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Tech faces talented So. Cal as an 18-point underdog Were so young, Trojans coach Pete Carroll said. Half our team has only been here for two semesters.. Of the 48 players on Techs two-deep roster, 17 are freshmen or sophomores.
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PREVIEW-Open-Agassi ready for one final flourish When Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with a hip injury earlier this year, it seemed as if the career of one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game was nearing its end.
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Editorial: End of Siege It is the Iraqi people who come best out of the end of the Najaf siege. This has been a triumph for the moderate majority who until yesterday felt themselves powerless to influence the wretched course of events in their own country.
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Chinese Pottery Yields Leftovers of Stone Age Happy Hour Imagine the long centuries of the Stone Age, when life was, by definition, hard and there was not a tipple to be had. People in the Middle East came to find a pleasing remedy in the marvel
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Athletics Rally to Beat Devil Rays 8-7 (AP) AP - Erubiel Durazo hit a two-run homer, Eric Chavez also connected and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-7 Friday night.
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Truck operators call of week-long strike Truck operators today called off their week-long strike after an agreement with the Government to form a committee to study the vexed service tax issue.
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Microsoft sets 2006 Longhorn release LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft said Friday that it plans to broadly distribute the next version of its Windows operating system -- dubbed quot;Longhorn quot; -- in 2006, but conceded that it had to pare down a much-anticipated search feature to move ahead with
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Derek makes Tigers topple like dominoes: Red-hot Sox continue <b>...</b> At times like this, it is important to remember a simple truth: No matter how much they have improved, no matter how much promise they may show at times, there is something they have yet to escape.
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Brunell Fits Gibbs Best Patrick Ramsey's struggles have made Joe Gibbs's starting quarterback decision an easy one.
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J. Gordon Nabs Pole Jeff Gordon wins the pole for the Sharpie 500, his sixth of the season, at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway with a speed of 128.520 mph.
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Braves Feeling Chipper Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Bringing the Funk Tour veteran Fred Funk shares the lead with rookie Zach Johnson as each enters the weekend at 8-under in the Buick Championship.
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Preview: Day 15 The penultimate day of the Olympics will see Kelly Holmes aiming for success in the 1500m.
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New calm in revolt-wracked Najaf Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.
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Typhoon Chaba approaches southwestern Japan TOKYO : Typhoon Chaba was approaching Japan and was expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to large areas in southwestern regions over the weekend, officials said.
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Mixed media: Justice for all INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY: Pre-trial hearings at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of prisoners taken in the US quot;war on terrorism quot; are quot;designed to convict quot;, says one expert.
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Re-Fighting Vietnam The most contentious issue of the upcoming presidential election so far is history. Whoever expected that wed be re-fighting thirty and forty year old arguments about the Vietnam War?
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Weisel settles charges San Francisco investment bank Thomas Weisel Partners on Thursday agreed to pay \$12.5 million to settle allegations that some of the stock research the bank published during the Internet boom was tainted by conflicts of interest.
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US Open tennis: Tough draw for Agassi, Roddick Andre Agassi will have to get through top-seeded Roger Federer if he wants to make the semifinals. Venus Williams will have to get through No.
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Iraqi rebels leave Najaf shrine left. The fighters had defied US military firepower and the interim Iraqi government for three weeks. accept a peace deal to halt the fighting, after a day of violence in which 110 Iraqis were killed and 501 wounded.
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Former Sun, BEA executives forge grid venture DECEMBER 06, 2004 (INFOWORLD) - Former executives from companies including Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc. and Oracle Corp.
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Soft money, hard politics Much of the nation #39;s media makes it seem as if soft-money spending on campaign ads by the so-called quot;shadow parties quot; is a Republican thing.
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Personal, corporate bankruptcies take dip Bankruptcies, dominated by personal filings, fell by about 1 percent in the year that ended June 30, with business bankruptcies falling almost 4 percent, the Administrative Office of the US Courts said Friday.
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Keep track of hometown heroes: ATHENS, GREECE - The United States Olympic Committee pumped renewed fury into the Paul Hamm gymnastics saga on Friday, slamming the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for asking Hamm to return his gold medal.
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Boxers take more hits as Dirrell gets bronze Or maybe he simply is unfamiliar with the preferred code of behavior following a boxing match: you lose, you whine. Dirrell would be no good at it, however.
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Marathon elite face a 35-year course record in Athens race Runners who finish Sunday #39;s Olympic marathon will be watched over by a 63-year-old white-haired Englishman who established the still-unbroken course record 35 years ago.
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US horse hurt while winning jumping bronze; Ireland takes gold American rider Chris Kappler won bronze in show jumping Friday, but his accomplishment was bittersweet. Kappler #39;s horse, Royal Kaliber, broke down on course in a timed jumpoff and was taken from the Olympic
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