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Doctors online Physicians constitute a significant audience for online medical services, according to a survey done in June and July of 1,013 practicing doctors:
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Two Munch paintings taken in museum heist OSLO -- Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum yesterday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece quot;The Scream quot; and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched.
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Talks drag as fighting shakes Najaf NAJAF, Iraq -- Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf's Old City yesterday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shi'ite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover of the shrine that the fighters have used as their stronghold.
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At checkpoint, US forces kill 3 Afghan civilians KABUL, Afghanistan -- US soldiers sprayed a pickup with bullets after it failed to stop at a roadblock in central Afghanistan, killing two women and a man and critically wounding two other people, the latest in a string of civilian deaths at the hands of American forces.
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BEA packages Web application tools The company hopes to lure software partners by promising to save them from infrastructure headaches.
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UK Stocks Advance, Paced by British Airways and Rentokil UK stocks advanced, paced by British Airways Plc after the airline averted a strike by some of its staff. Rentokil Initial Plc, the world #39;s biggest pest control business, gained after
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Australia #39;s Virgin Blue increases fuel surcharge after oil hikes SYDNEY : Australian airline Virgin Blue announced it was sharply increasing a fuel surcharge imposed in May to compensate for rising world oil prices.
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Abbey staff loss will be quot;under 4,500 quot; Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National will not drop by more than 4,500 in the three years after its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.
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Fastest race ever yields gold, bronze for US Justin Gatlin wants to be a new face of track and field. Maurice Greene doesn #39;t want his face to be forgotten. Both should agree on one thing.
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American charges late, earns surprise bronze ATHENS, Greece -- Deena Kastor conquered the rugged hills of the ancient course that gave the marathon its name, somehow marshaling the energy to pull from eighth to third in the final few miles Sunday and earn the first US marathon medal in 20 years.
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Shot put winner stripped of gold ATHENS, Greece -- The winner of Wednesday #39;s women #39;s shot put has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test after the competition.
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An American gymnast #39;s Hamm-handed move ATHENS, Greece -- Wouldn #39;t that have been great? Paul Hamm, the man with the tarnished gold medal in the gymnastics all-around event earlier this week, coming out Sunday night and saying, quot;The right and honorable
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Fish founders late, settles for silver With Mardy Fish leading two sets to one against an opponent who seemed to be weakening and perhaps coming up lame, the gold medal match was his to lose yesterday.
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Aide to Carl the Jackal Acquitted (AP) AP - A German court on Monday acquitted a jailed aide of the terrorist Carlos the Jackal of murder in a deadly series of bombings in France in the early 1980s.
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Electricity Goes Off Across Bahrain (AP) AP - Electricity went out across Bahrain on Monday, leaving people without air conditioning on a day when temperatures were expected to reach 130, snarling rush hour traffic and sending businesses and the U.S. Navy to their generators.
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Singapore wants to double manufacturing in 15 years Singapore says it hopes to double manufacturing output in 15 years as regional competition heats up from lower-cost rivals such as fast-growing China and India.
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Pakistan reveals al-Qaeda plot ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has revealed dramatic plans of an al-Qaeda-linked group of terrorists to launch suicide attacks on key government leaders and the US Embassy earlier this month.
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Experts defuse bomb in Thailand #39;s violence-hit south Experts defused a large bomb Monday in a city where three similar devices exploded over the weekend - the latest violence blamed on suspected Islamic militants in Thailand #39;s troubled south.
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DoCoMo in Motorola 3G talks Japanese mobile phone company DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola, the world's second largest handset maker.
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Weather gets 3D gaming makeover BBC weather is to use 3D gaming graphics technology to make its bulletins more realistic and accurate.
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Exorcist movie thrills box office A new prequel to The Exorcist was the most popular film at North American cinemas at the weekend, taking \$18.2m.
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DoCoMo and Motorola in talks Japanese mobile phone firm DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola.
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Arm Holdings buys US tech firm Microprocessor designer Arm Holdings buys US tech firm Artisan for about \$913m.
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Billabong sees big swell ICONIC surf wear group Billabong International Ltd expects its wave of success to continue with expectations of net profit and earnings per share to rise about 20 per cent in 2004/05.
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BHP, Alcoa plan \$138m JV sale GLOBAL miner BHP Billiton Ltd and the world #39;s largest aluminium producer, Alcoa Inc, plan to raise up to \$US100 million (\$138 million) in calendar 2004 by selling shares in their metal-processing
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INTERVIEW: Australia #39;s Evans amp; Tate Aims For 10 Growth PERTH (Dow Jones)--Australian winemaker Evans amp; Tate Ltd. (ETW.AU) said Monday it is aiming for profit growth of at least 10 in the current year as it expands sales in its key markets across Australia and the UK.
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#39;Give Gunners silverware #39; Arsenal striker Thierry Henry believes that the Gunners should receive some sort of silverware for their unbeaten record. Sunday #39;s 5-3 win over Middlesbrough equalled Nottingham Forest #39;s 42-game unbeaten League run.
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Hemingway nabs silver in high jump Matt Hemingway, who qualified for his first Olympics on his third try and once quit high jumping because he was quot;burned out, quot; made sure his first Olympic experience was one to remember.
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Jaguars give Brackens his release The Jacksonville Jaguars released defensive end Tony Brackens yesterday after the team #39;s all-time sack leader struggled this preseason with the latest in a string of leg injuries.
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Puyallup #39;s Moore takes US Amateur Ryan Moore of Puyallup capped one of the greatest individual summers of amateur golf in the sport #39;s history yesterday by coming from behind to win the US Amateur.
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No slipups this time as Timlin holds his own Mike Timlin #39;s reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis #39;s routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night.
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Gaining dad #39;s support of Miranda #39;s sport was her biggest takedown She has persuaded her father that wrestling is worthy of her time and her passion. The conversion took years, but it is now complete.
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New overtime rules are mostly bad news for employees Q: I keep hearing about these supposed new rules for overtime pay and I am confused. Are there new rules, and if so, what are they?
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Radcliffe Will Go to Beijing - Bedford Paula Radcliffe will bounce back from her Athens marathon nightmare and make one last bid for Olympic glory in Beijing, according to David Bedford.
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Surprise Greek winner in 20km walk Outsider Athanasia Tsoumeleka snatched the women #39;s Olympic 20km race walk title after a thrilling finish to give hosts Greece their first athletics gold of the Games.
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Itsa losing proposition The United States had been confident of coming away from the first Olympic women #39;s wrestling tournament with the maximum four medals.
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Fierce battles for Najaf Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.
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Chechen police seize 7 rebels Russian military forces have struck back at Chechen rebels who attacked a police station in Grozny, and arrested seven men. Ilya Shabalkin, the spokesman for Russian forces in
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Philips Leads Europe Shares Up; ARM Down (Reuters) Reuters - Philips Electronics, a rally on Wall\Street, and tamer oil prices lifted European shares on Monday,\but trading volumes and corporate news are remain thinned by\the holidays.
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Out without a bang: Cannons falter in final The Philadelphia Barrage had not advanced to the postseason since Major League Lacrosse was formed in 2001. They won only one game last season.
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Ulmer tracks down world record Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand continued her dominance of pursuit racing yesterday, breaking her world record to win the Olympic gold medal in the 3,000-meter pursuit.
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Biffle thwarts Martin #146;s gamble for 2d triumph Greg Biffle drove to an easy victory, pulling away from gambling teammate Mark Martin late in the race to win the GFS Marketplace 400 Nextel Cup race at Michigan International Speedway yesterday.
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Vargas valiant in loss ATHENS -- The tears rolled down the bruised cheek of Devin Vargas last night. They were not there because his injured left knee was throbbing, although it was. Vargas cried for a dream, and a fight, lost.
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Hardware in store for Hatch, Kupets ATHENS -- A year ago in Anaheim, Calif., they were out of uniform and on crutches, their world meet over before it began, their careers in doubt. Annia Hatch had dislocated her left knee and torn her anterior cruciate ligament. Courtney Kupets had ruptured her left Achilles' tendon. Last night, they were both on the Olympic medal stand with medals ...
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Hey, just who is this guy? ATHENS -- The day after, as the US regrouped from another loss and looked ahead to the medal round, the name of Sarunas Jasikevicius still resonated. The Lithuanian point guard torched the Yanks for 28 points in a 94-90 victory Saturday night. He is leading the Olympics in assists. He is ninth in scoring. He is clearly a take-charge, take-no-prisoners ...
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Hemingway has silver sense ATHENS -- Matt Hemingway gambled in the men's high jump last night, passing on the fourth height of the competition (7 feet 6 inches) to save himself for later. He easily cleared his next two jumps to take the silver.
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They #146;re in the wrong ATHENS -- Matt Emmons was focusing on staying calm. He should have been focusing on the right target.
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Devers can #146;t outrun pain, falls in hurdles ATHENS -- Gail Devers stared straight ahead, her eyes focused on the first hurdle. quot;I was trying to block it out, quot; she said later.
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Fish founders late, settles for silver ATHENS -- With Mardy Fish leading two sets to one against an opponent who seemed to be weakening and perhaps coming up lame, the gold medal match was his to lose yesterday.
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Play of US women pleasing to the eye ATHENS -- LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and a couple of their Olympic teammates made it over to watch last night's women's game between the United States and China. They saw a team shoot well, pass well, rebound well, and dominate -- everything they are not doing so far.
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Jarno looking to reverse recent form The Italian will be pushing 100 for himself and the team at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps.
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Jarno takes in the Olympics Sports fan Jarno Trulli got a rare privilege this week as he visited the Olympics in Athens, as a guest of PUMA.
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Oil Retreats, Lifts Asian Stocks Crude oil prices hovered nearly five percent below a 21-year high Monday, lifting most Asian shares and giving investors some respite from concerns that energy costs would choke off profits and economic growth.
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UPDATE: Australia #39;s Fortescue Signs China Railway Group PERTH (Dow Jones)--Signing up China #39;s biggest construction company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FMG.AU) on Monday inched closer to realizing its A\$1.
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Thin-client desktops: Not defunct yet Thin-client computing has been around for a decade, but the rising costs of updating software and installing security patches on networked personal computers is sparking renewed interest
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Digital media -- knowing your rights Buying music used to be simple: You coughed up \$14 or so for a CD, and as long as you didn #39;t bootleg it or charge crowds of people to listen to it, the music was yours.
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Final day brings out big crowd The galleries at Winged Foot Golf Club reached a tournament-high yesterday for the dramatic 36-hole final at the US Amateur. But Bill Rose, chairman of the championship, said the event would not be a financial success.
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Soldier shot dead at biking venue ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek soldier has been shot dead while on patrol at the Olympic mountain bike course near Athens, a government spokesman said on Monday.
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Kidnapped Reporter Released In Iraq 23 August 2004 -- A US reporter released in Iraq after more than a week in captivity said today he had been seized while taking pictures at a city market in Al-Nasiriyah.
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Muslim group claims Jewish Paris attack A previously unknown group calling itself Jamaat Ansar al-Jihad al-Islamiya says it set fire to a Jewish soup kitchen in Paris, according to an Internet statement.
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Premiers differ on air security plan THE Federal Government #39;s plan to boost security at regional airports was inadequate because it did not include permanent passenger screening, Victorian Premier Steve Bracks said today.
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The Shame of Adult Male Virginity My feeling is that somewhere between the ages of 18 and 22-25 society starts expecting men to not be virgins. Well, maybe "expecting" is not the right word, but that's the age range were I started feeling shame about being a virgin. There are many advantages to being a virgin: you know you're not diseased, you know you're not a daddy and you don't have a woman who has reached deep into your inner feelings and can manipulate you with that leverage. A quick side note about diseases: besides the scary lifelong and life-threatening sexually transmitted diseases it is estimated that as many as 50 of sexually active singles have Genital Warts, for which there is no cure. They are extremely easy to transfer between partners and can be a precursor to penile, cervical and rectal cancer.
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ARM buys US tech firm Artisan Semiconductor designer ARM Holdings ARM.L has agreed to buy US technology firm Artisan ARTI.O for \$913 million (503.3 million pounds), to boost its product range, but
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INTERVIEW: Australia #39;s Billabong On Acquisition Trail MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian surfwear company Billabong International Ltd. (BBG.AU) said Monday it will need to consider more acquisitions as part of an effort to bolster the range of products it sells.
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Franchitti captures Pikes Peak FOUNTAIN, COLO. -- Although Dario Franchitti was criticized for making the jump to the Indy Racing League from the former CART series, his decision is starting to look like a good one.
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Soldier shot dead at Olympics A Greek soldier guarding an Olympic facility in Athens has been shot dead after apparently playing game of Russian roulette with a policeman, security sources say.
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Heart-breaking loss for Tall Blacks The Tall Blacks were eliminated from the medal round of the Athens Olympics on Monday after suffering a heartbreaking 88-84 loss to Spain.
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25 dead in Venezuelan military plane crash A Venezuelan air force plane crashed in the mountainous region in northern Venezuela, killing all 25 people on board, an aviation officials said Sunday.
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Abu Ghraib hearings begin in Germany Two days of pre-trial hearings began Monday at a US Army base in Mannheim, Germany, for four of seven US soldiers charged in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal that took place at Abu Ghraib prison outside of Baghdad.
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Greece Goes Crazy Over 'Immortal' Walker ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece, shamed and angered by Olympic doping scandals, went wild with delight Monday when Athanasia Tsoumeleka won the women's 20 km walk to give the Olympic hosts their first athletics gold medal.
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ADV: \$150,000 Mortgage for Under \$690/Month Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save \$1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
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China confirms bird flu found in pigs last year (AFP) AFP - China's Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs last year, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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Kenya Maasai land tensions grow Police in Kenya shoot dead an elderly Maasai tribesman who tried to graze cattle as part of a colonial land dispute.
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Ordeal of 'Deserters' Who Didn't Desert Two men falsely identified as deserters by the Indian army were released in a prisoner exchange with Pakistan, but their lives remain spoiled by the mistake.
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Productivity Growth Slows to 1.8 Percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business productivity grew more slowly in the third quarter than first thought, climbing at a revised 1.8 percent annual rate, a government report showed on Tuesday, while growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a 1.8 percent pace.
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Referendum confirmed, Chvez looks ahead CARACAS - Venezuelan leader Hugo Chvez urged his foes to accept their defeat and move on yesterday, after an audit of last week #39;s recall referendum confirmed the president #39;s victory.
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Truckers #39; Strike Enters Third Day A nationwide truckers #39; strike to protest a proposed service tax entered its third day Monday, causing food prices to rise on fears of possible shortages.
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UPDATE: Singapore Tiger Airways To Start Flights In Sep SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines Ltd. #39;s (S55.SG) 49-owned budget affiliate, Monday said it will start flights in September, with initial services to Bangkok.
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Is Real a Real Hypocrite? RealNetworks badly needs a PR coup to regain credibility with music fans, but its latest quot;freedom of music choice quot; campaign is missing the mark, critics say.
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Koorzhanenko kicked out of Olympics Disgraced Olympic shot put championIrina Korzhanenko from Russia has been expelled from the Athens Games after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
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Henry: Record not enough Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says reaching their milestone on Sunday will mean nothing if they don #39;t win anything. The5-3 win over Middlesbrough equalled Nottingham Forest #39;s 42-game unbeaten League run, set 25 years ago.
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Idowu put out by judge blunder Phillips Idowu dyed his hair red for the triple jump final last night and it proved prescient. Four times the Londoner was shown a red flag as he failed to make it into the final eight left to contend for the gold medal.
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Tall Blacks quarterfinal hopes dashed The New Zealand men #39;s basketball team came within four points of a chance of remaining in the medal hunt at the Olympics after a devastating 84-88 loss to Spain tonight.
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Sand dreams crumble in quarter-finals The beach volleyball men #39;s pair of John Child and Mark Heese of Toronto dropped a quarter-final match yesterday to a Spanish duo, while Quebeckers Guylaine Dumont and Annie Martin lost in the women #39;s event, eliminating Canada from competition in the sport
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Angels wouldn #39;t be a good playoff foe The Angels weren #39;t playing the same game as the Yankees this weekend. Not in the wide-angle sense of being a first-place team with the luxury of a comfortable lead.
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Bonds hits No. 693 in Giants #39; win Barry Bonds hit a two-run home run in the first inning to support a strong effort by Kirk Rueter and help the San Francisco Giants beat the visiting New York Mets 3-1 on Sunday.
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Obasanjo warns Sudan on militia, calls for AU peacekeepers Nigeria #39;s President Olusegun Obasanjo warned Sudan to move more quickly to disarm the feared Janjaweed militia and called for African Union peacekeepers to be sent to Darfur.
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India News: Iran nuclear power to become operational in 2006 quot;One subject which has not been concluded yet is related to the deal on the return of spent fuel, which is very complex, quot; Sabouri explained, stressing Iran #39;s decision to return the spent fuel to Russia.
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News and notes Somehow, somewhere, Nicolas Massu of Chile summoned the strength and the shots to win his second gold medal of these Olympics. That #39;s twice as many medals as the star-studded US tennis team, led by Andy Roddick and Venus Williams, managed to win.
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A Site for Banner Ad Freaks Most internet users try to ignore banner ads, but web designer Tari Akpodiete can't stop collecting them. She's put her collection of 15,000 ad samples online for all who care to look. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Is Real a Real Hypocrite? Real's recent marketing campaign purporting to promote choice in digital music fails to rally music fans. Instead, the blitz provokes nasty comments from Apple users and cries of hypocrisy from critics. By Katie Dean.
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Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and what they buy. By John Gartner.
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Scientists Breed a Tougher Mouse Through genetic engineering, scientists have bred a mouse capable of running twice as far as other mice before exhaustion. Medical researchers believe some of their findings could apply to humans. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Colgate to Cut Work Force, Close Plants NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer goods maker Colgate-Palmolive Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CL.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CL.N</A> said on Tuesday it would cut about 12 percent of its 37,000-person work force and close one-third of its factories worldwide as part of a four-year restructuring.
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Mars Probes to Yell 'Geronimo!' Boeing agrees to design parachutes and software that would help future Mars probes autonomously control their descents, much like earthbound skydivers. Christopher Genna reports from Seattle.
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Electricity Revives Coral Reef A Balinese project uses low-wattage electrical current to stimulate the regrowth of a badly damaged coral reef. It's the world's largest coral nursery ever built using this technology, in an area where most of the world's coral species live.
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Catching Meth Cooks Pink-Handed Midwestern farmers welcome a new fertilizer additive that leaves a telltale fluorescent pink stain on the hands of anyone who touches it. Theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, used to make methamphetamine, has become a major problem for farmers.
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Satirists Skewer U.S. Candidates U.S. presidential hopefuls are the target of endless satirical barbs on the web as a host of cybercynics offer comic relief from election politics. Opponents Bush and Kerry appear in fake news reports, multimedia presentations and artwork.
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Taiwan Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Legislative (AP) AP - Taiwanese lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly agreed to slash in half the 225-seat legislature and revamp the election system #151; sweeping historic changes designed to tackle corruption and weed out misbehaving legislators.
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