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Yemeni militants convicted on terror charges The charges include the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker and plotting to kill the United States ambassador. One man was sentenced to death for killing a Yemeni police officer and seven received 10 year prison terms.
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Russian Orthodox Church Takes Possession Of Kazan Icon 28 August 2004 -- The Russian Orthodox Church has taken possession of a religious icon that hung for years in the private chapel of Pope John Paul II.
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Strategic games of atomic significance in Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi is deeply involved in the most critical chess game of his career. His country faces allegations it is secretly building a nuclear weapons arsenal under
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Letting Israel Self-Destruct Take a run down the four-mile stretch of road that leads from Jerusalem to Maleh Adumim, which, with its 31,000 residents, is the West Bank #39;s largest settlement.
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British Airways bosses help with check-ins LONDON -- The head of British Airways and top managers helped with passenger check-in Saturday as the airline sought recover from a week of chaos that stranded thousands of passengers.
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USOC: No way Hamm drops gold US Olympic Committee officials angrily denounced gymnastics international federation for sending a letter to Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm asking him
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Powell Cancels Visit to Athens Citing Busy Schedule Secretary of State Colin Powell has canceled a visit to Greece to attend the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics. Greek and US officials say anti-American demonstrations in the Greek capital hours before
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Birgit Fischer Wins Second Medal in Kayak Birgit Fischer settled for silver, leaving the 42-year-old Olympian with two medals in two days against decidedly younger competition.
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UN Report: Anti-Terror War Still Losing The worldwide war on terror is still on the lose-side, as al-Qaeda is still posing as big a threat as ever, according to an alarming United Nations report.
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Hundreds Held in New York Anti-Bush Bike Protest (Reuters) Reuters - Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic\in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more\than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first\significant protest against President Bush before the\Republican convention.
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Iran Ready to Provide Nuke 'Guarantees' TEHRAN, Iran - Iran is ready to provide "guarantees" it won't seek nuclear weapons, President Mohammad Khatami said Saturday, urging the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency to close its investigation into the country's program when it meets next month. The United States, which says Iran is trying to develop weapons, is pushing the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Tehran to the U.N...
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Californians have fresh antitrust crack at Microsoft MICROSOFT IS facing a fresh onslaught over alleged antitrust activities, with authorities in San Francisco and Los Angeles claiming that its products have adversely affected civil servants and local government functionaries.
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USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of The United States basketball team didn #39;t just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world #39;s respect.
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#39;Gamble #39; pays off for Trulli and Alonso Jarno Trulli grabbed his second pole position of the season at Spa on Saturday after taking a gamble and qualifying on intermediate tyres.
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Two golds for Germany and Hungary on final day of canoe/kayak Schinias, Greece (Sports Network) - Germany and Hungary each claimed a pair of gold medals on the final day of the canoe/kayak program at the 2004 Olympics.
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Saboteurs set pipeline ablaze inside southern Iraqi oilfield Rebels blew up a pipeline inside an oilfield in southern Iraq in the latest in a series of attacks on the country #39;s oil infrastructure that
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Sudan Rules Out Talk of African Troops (AP) AP - Sudan's government on Saturday ruled out discussion of an African Union proposal to send peacekeepers into the conflict-ridden Darfur region during the latest peace talks with rebels.
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Capel Taken Off U.S. Relay After Positive Pot Test ATHENS (Reuters) - World 200 meters champion John Capel did not run on the United States 4x100 meters relay team in Friday's Olympic semi-finals because of a positive test for marijuana, U.S. head men's coach George Williams said on Saturday.
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Spurred by Soaring x86 Server Sales, Western European Server <b>...</b> LONDON -- According to data from IDC #39;s Western European Quarterly Server Tracker, server sales rose for the fourth consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2004 with 10.
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Gold or Nothing How You Play the Game? At the Olympics, Some Think It Is Whether You Win or Lose. By David Marash. ATHENS, Aug. 28, 2004 - There was literally a field house full of great performances as the world #39;s greatest
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Between fear and hope Howard or Latham? It depends on what kind of election it turns out to be, says Alistair Mant. John Howard will probably win an S-type election and Mark Latham an A-type election.
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Russia Added to Central Asian Bloc (AP) AP - Four Central Asian nations on Saturday formally approved Russia's membership to their economic bloc, providing Moscow the opportunity to restore its influence in the strategic, energy-rich region.
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Hungarian weightlifter stripped of silver, Puerto Rican wrestler <b>...</b> Hungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics was stripped of his silver medal and kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday for using steroids.
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Amir Khan V Mario Kindelan Head-to-Head Bolton student Amir Khan steps into the ring tomorrow for the biggest fight of his young life. Facing him will be Cuban veteran Mario Kindelan, the 33-year-old defending Olympic lightweight champion.
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Peace returns to Najaf Amid the twisted metal and rubble of downtown storefronts and homes, in the side streets where residents tentatively ventured out, and even among the rebels in retreat, the word
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Pope returns icon to Russia A Vatican delegation has returned a centuries-old Russian Orthodox icon to Russia #39;s Orthodox patriarch in a special ceremony. The Icon of Our Lady of Kazan, which has spent the last
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Investment urged in polluted North Korea Urgent investment is needed in North Korea to deal with serious environmental problems that have depleted the countrys forests, contaminated water supplies and polluted the air, the United Nations top environmental official has said.
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Storm aid in high gear People in Polk and other counties declared disaster areas because of Hurricane Charley are getting federal and state help faster than any other emergency in history.
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Relay debacle ends Jones #39; jinxed games HERE in the land of myth, that familiar god of sports -- karma -- threw a bolt of lightning into the Olympic stadium yesterday. Marion Jones lunged desperately with her baton in the 4 x 100m relay final, but couldn #39;t reach her target.
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50 Hurt During Opposition Strike in Bangladesh Capital In Bangladesh, at least 50 people have been injured in clashes with authorities during a general strike called by the main opposition party.
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Gunmen kill #39;collaborator #39; A SUSPECTED Palestinian collaborator with Israel was executed late today by two gunmen outside a mosque in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said.
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Fifteen rescued from doomed boat AN Australian navy frigate has plucked 15 people to safety from a burning and sinking Indonesian boat. The dramatic rescue was made 200 nautical miles east of Singapore.
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Darfur Rebels Boycott Talks for 24 Hours (Reuters) Reuters - Sudan's two Darfur rebel groups\walked out of peace talks in Nigeria for 24 hours Saturday,\saying they needed to mourn 75 civilians killed by Sudanese\government forces and Arab Janjaweed militia in the last three\days.
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Chechen capital empties ahead of election to replace slain leader (AFP) AFP - Chechnya's capital Grozny emptied as residents fearing rebel raids fled a day before an election to replace their slain pro-Moscow leader.
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Turkish Truck Driver, Iraqi Found Dead (AP) AP - Police found the bodies of a slain Turkish truck driver and an Iraqi man on a highway in northern Iraq, a Turkish diplomat said Saturday.
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U.S. Women Win Third Consecutive Basketball Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.
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Darfur Rebels Boycott Talks for 24 Hours ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Sudan's two Darfur rebel groups walked out of peace talks in Nigeria for 24 hours Saturday, saying they needed to mourn 75 civilians killed by Sudanese government forces and Arab Janjaweed militia in the last three days.
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Spa: Renault on pole position! Jarno Trulli made the most of the conditions in qualifying to claim pole ahead of Michael Schumacher, while Fernando finished third.
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Hungarian Weightlifter Stripped of Silver Hungarian weightlifter Ferenc Gyurkovics was stripped of his silver medal and kicked out of the Olympics on Saturday for using steroids. Puerto Rican wrestler Mabel Fonseca was also expelled for a positive drug test.
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U.S. Wins Third Gold BULLETIN<br>BC-OLY--Women's Final BKW,0040<br>BULLETIN<br> ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- The United States won the gold medal Saturday in women's basketball, beating Australia 74-63.
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Sinn Fein Offers #39;Huge Prize to All #39; Unionist and nationalist politicians in Northern Ireland have the prize of an end to militant republicanism within their grasp, a senior Sinn Fein figure stressed today.
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Lebanese Cabinet Votes to Extend President #39;s Term in Office Lebanon #39;s Cabinet voted Saturday to amend the country #39;s constitution to permit President Emile Lahoud to stay in office for three more years after his present term ends.
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Asian group welcomes Russia A CENTRAL Asian economic group today formally approved Russia #39;s membership bid, giving Moscow a chance to restore its influence in this strategic, energy-rich region.
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Abortion levels hit record high in England and Wales (AFP) AFP - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
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Lahoud to Stay in Office Three More Years (AP) AP - Pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's bid to stay in office three more years was assured in a dramatic about-face Saturday when political rival Prime Minister Rafik Hariri bowed to Syrian pressure and proposed a constitutional amendment allowing the head of state to extend his term.
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U.S. Women Win Third Consecutive Basketball Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - The U.S. women took their third consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball on Saturday, breaking open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia 74-63.
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Democrat Urges Better Reservist Benefits (AP) AP - National Guard and Reserve soldiers deserve better health care and other benefits from the federal government, said North Dakota Democrat Rep. Earl Pomeroy.
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Federal judge rejects tax shelter used by Nobel winners NEW HAVEN, CONN. - A partnership that includes Nobel Prize-winning economists is not eligible for \$106 million in tax deductions it claimed from a tax shelter, a federal judge ruled Friday in a case that has
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Thai Airways To Finance 14 New Planes Mainly By Borrowing BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--Thai Airways International PCL (THAI.TH) plans to fund the planned purchase of 14 new aircraft, worth a total of 96.
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Powell #39;s Athens trip off amid protests The US State Department has announced the cancellation of Secretary of State Colin Powell #39;s planned lightning visit to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.
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Moutain bike gold to France FRANCE finally struck cycling gold when Julien Absalon won the mountain bike cross country title today in the last cycling race of the Games.
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A little competition for Schumacher SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Jarno Trulli is the only driver to beat Michael Schumacher this season. On Saturday, the Renault driver claimed another victory.
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Toronto Blue Jays Team Report - August 28 (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays look to rebound from a tough loss as they host the New York Yankees for the third of a four-game set at SkyDome.
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Moscow admit to finding explosives on both Russian jets The FSB (Russia #39;s security service and ex KGB) have confirmed that explosives have been located on the second crashed Russian jet.
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Tehran seeking role in Mid-East Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has warned that peace cannot come to the Middle East without the help of Iran. Mr Khatami was responding to questions from reporters about American policies in the region.
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Chechnya prepares to go to polls MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Chechens this weekend are choosing a replacement for their assassinated president -- the Kremlin hoping the vote will bring some stability to a region racked by a decade of violence.
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Investors Take a Holiday (Reuters) Reuters - Investors may pack up and leave next\week as the Republican National Convention comes to New York\and many on Wall Street take a vacation, draining U.S. markets\of volume and leaving stocks flopping around with little\direction.
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Duke Welcomes Freshmen With New IPods (AP) AP - Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words "Class of 2008."
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Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold in 52 Years ATHENS (Reuters) - Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the U.S. women's basketball team atoned for their men's failure by storming to victory.
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Tehran seeking role in Mid-East Iranian President Mohammad Khatami warns that peace cannot come to the Middle East without the help of Iran.
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Smith saves Man United from defeat at Blackburn Manchester United needed a controversial equaliser from striker Alan Smith in the fourth minute of stoppage time to snatch a 1-1 at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
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34 Gold Medals Up for Grabs on 15th Day of Olympics The sailing and canoe-kayak events have closed at the Athens Olympics while athletics, wrestling, and basketball will give fans plenty to cheer at the Athens Olympics.
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'Friendly' Killer Whale Damaging Boats (AP) AP - A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks.
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BoSox Beat Tigers, Keep Pace With Yankees The most satisfying images from the Boston Red Sox's latest win are the X-rays of Manny Ramirez's knee. The Boston slugger fouled a ball off his knee in the fourth inning of the Red Sox's 5-3 home victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night...
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The Coming Week: Street Fight With the Republican National Convention kicking off on Monday and a slew of economic reports due out in the week ahead, investors could be in for some rough sledding.
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Biz Supports Federal Anti-Piracy Program The record industry #39;s anti-piracy czar has given a thumbs-up to the Department of Justice #39;s Operation Digital Gridlock. The program is the federal government #39;s attempt
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EU Probes Microsoft-Time Warner Deal BRUSSELS, Belgium Aug. 25, 2004 - Risking another trans-Atlantic tussle over Microsoft Corp., European Union antitrust regulators said Wednesday they were investigating whether the software giant #39;s deal with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.
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The Olympics Are Ending: Now Athens Pays for a Nice Party The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world #39;s historic cities. The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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Musharraf Ally Sworn in As Pakistan PM Pakistan #39;s economic czar Shaukat Aziz was sworn in as prime minister Saturday and said his government #39;s greatest challenge would be combatting terrorism and maintaining law and order.
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Move to bolster Lebanon president Lebanon #39;s cabinet has approved a bill to amend the constitution and allow the president, Emile Lahoud, to stay in power for another three years.
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Dhaka Seeks Interpol Help in Blasts Probe DHAKA, 28 August 2004 - Bangladesh has called in Interpol to assist investigations into the Aug. 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally which killed 20 people and wounded 300, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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British Airways bosses help out as airline claims problems <b>...</b> LONDON Yes, that was the head of the British Airways helping out at London #39;s Heathrow Airport today, as the airline scrambles to recover from a week of chaos.
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Hamm rebuffs FIG request ATHENS - American gymnast Paul Hamm apparently has no intention of voluntarily giving up his Olympic gold medal in the men #39;s all-around competition.
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Chelsea march on as United falter (AFP) AFP - Chelsea recovered from the shock of going a goal down after only 12 seconds to beat Southampton 2-1 and extend their winning start to the season to four matches.
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Cal is skeptical of voting It #39;s Tuesday morning in college football, California still isn #39;t going to the Rose Bowl and, frankly, people want answers.
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Hoddle lands manager #39;s job with Wolves WOLVERHAMPTON, Dec 7 (SW) - Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Glenn Hoddle has been named the new manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, succeeding Dave Jones, who was sacked in November.
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Injured Athlete Released An athlete from the Central African Republic is released from the hospital Saturday, one day after he was briefly knocked unconscious in an Olympic taekwondo bout.
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Branca and Berbatov help Leverkusen crush Bayern Two goals each from Brazilian forward Branca and Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov gave Bayer Leverkusen a decisive 4-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday.
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Traces of explosive found on second plane in Russia Moscow - Officials said Saturday they had found traces of an explosive in the wreckage of the second of two Russian airliners that crashed just minutes apart last Tuesday.
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Thatcher to go it alone MARK Thatcher #39;s wife, Diane, is planning to begin a new life in the US and leave her husband to face the coup scandal alone in South Africa.
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No backdown on uranium: Iran THE UN nuclear watchdog must accept Iran #39;s right to enrich uranium as part of its civil nuclear program, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said today.
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Turkey #39;s Embassy In Baghdad Investigating Reports On Killing Of <b>...</b> ANKARA - Officials of Turkey #39;s Embassy in Baghdad are investigating press reports of the al-Jazeera television saying that two Turkish hostages were found dead in the north of Iraq.
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Eagles Have T.O., but Also Need Some TLC (AP) AP - Terrell Owens and Jevon Kearse arrived in Philadelphia this spring as the top receiver and pass rusher who can elevate the hopes of a team that has lost three straight NFC title games. But as the 2004 NFL season starts, the Eagles are battered, a reminder that injuries are the great equalizer that can neutralize any big-money, big-name offseason moves.
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Zimbabwe court says Mann guilty in 'coup plot' arms deal (AFP) AFP - A court in Zimbabwe found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms to stage a putsch in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but acquitted 66 other defendants of involvement in the alleged coup.
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Ohio GOP in Midst of Money Scandal (AP) AP - On the eve of the GOP National Convention, Republicans in battleground Ohio are in the midst of a fund-raising scandal and fighting in the ranks that have played out through name calling, anonymous allegations and reports of document thefts.
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Kerry War Debate Hinges on Fickle Memories (AP) AP - You'd think the details would be scorched into a veteran's memory like a cattle brand: ducking gunfire, seeing someone die in battle, bracing against a blast's concussion. Who could forget?
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To Be Picture-Perfect, a Choice of 3 Bruce Goodman is shopping for a new plasma television. He #39;s been doing that for a while -- about six months. quot;It #39;s much more work than it ought to be, quot; he said of his research.
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SEC to make qualifications of independent directors harder The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will amend its rules on the qualification of independent directors to make it in line with global standards.
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MacCentral Week in Review Both under the hood and above it, the Apple iPod from HP looks just like the Apple iPod from Apple. It has the same Click Wheel, backlit black and white LCD screen and chrome and white case design.
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Monty tipped for wildcard Ryder Cup qualifiers Thomas Levet and Miguel Angel Jimenez moved two shots clear at 15-under with one round of the BMW International in Munich remaining.
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2 Arrested in Alleged NYC Subway Bomb Plot NEW YORK - Two men have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a subway station in midtown Manhattan, sources said early Saturday. At least one of the men may have an affiliation with a terrorist organization, according to two law enforcement sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
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To Be Picture-Perfect, a Choice of 3 Digital, high-definition television can be a complex enough business in its own right. But the shift from analog to digital now also means a shift from fat to flat. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2"\ color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>
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Longhorn to be Released in 2006, Sans WinFS skillio writes quot;Everyone #39;s favorite OS maven, Bill Gates, announced a release date for Longhorn on Friday. He confirms what many had suspected - Microsoft will attempt to complete this release in calendar year 2006.
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India battles the red river dragon India #39;s fear of a downstream deluge in the Sutlej River in the northwestern state of Himachal Pradesh, should a blockage on the Peerechu river in Tibet burst, highlights the
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Chinas here! Dragon fire scorches track Liu Xiang became the first man from China to win an Olympic athletics gold medal here Friday after scorching to victory in the mens 110 metres hurdles with a world record-equalling time.
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Kookas enjoy last laugh HAVING finally wrapped their hands around the holy grail - an Olympic gold medal -ustralia #39;s men #39;s hockey players retired to their dressingrooms to perform a victory ritual immortalised by a national team familiar with success.
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Men #39;s Tennis: Srichaphan, Hewitt Advance to Long Island Cup <b>...</b> Two-time defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand and former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia have advanced to Saturday #39;s semifinals of the Long Island Cup men #39;s tennis tournament in New York.
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Premiership roundup LONDON - Chelsea claimed its fourth straight win of the season by beating Southampton 2-1 on Saturday while Alan Smith scored a controversial late equalizer for Manchester United to draw 1-1 at Blackburn.
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BSU #39;s MBA program thriving as others struggle MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State University officials said the college is bucking a nationwide trend toward declining enrollment in MBA degree programs.
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Getting a search engine ranking In the final article in a series on building a website, Michael Herman explains how Google ranks webpages and what you can do to improve your ranking.
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