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Macromedia Launches Flex Builder Tool Macromedia has launched Flex Builder, a development tool for its Flex application-development platform. The new tool will help speed creation of rich Internet applications, including visual data	3	Sci/Tech
Savage Blow for Blues Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage has protested his innocence and insisted he did not deliberately elbow Chelseas Mateja Kezman during Saturdays Barclays Premiership clash at St Andrews.	1	Sports
Trucking Firm Takes a Tumble Trucking stocks offer extremely attractive long-term valuations. What about SCS Transportation?	2	Business
Teen's Goal Gives U.S. Shot at Soccer Gold IRAKLION, Greece - The only teenager on the U.S. women's soccer team gave the old vets a chance to leave with one last gold...	0	World
Bush Denounces Ads by Outside Groups CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush denounced TV ads by outside groups attacking both John Kerry and himself on Monday and called for a halt to all such political efforts. "I think they're bad for the system," he said...	0	World
Wal-Mart Sales Slump Keeps Stocks Muddled NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices. October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at \$46.25, down 47 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...	0	World
Munch Theft Focuses on Museum Security OSLO, Norway - The brazen daylight theft of Edvard Munch's renowned masterpiece "The Scream" left Norway's police scrambling for clues and stirred a debate across Europe over how to protect art if thieves are willing to use deadly force to take it. Some expressed fears that works of art are in increasing danger from violent raids - unless, as Norway's deputy culture minister put it, "we lock them in a mountain bunker." Armed, masked robbers stormed into Oslo's Munch Museum in broad daylight on Sunday, threatening an employee with a gun and terrifying patrons before they made off with a version of Munch's famous painting "The Scream" and another of his masterpieces, "Madonna." A day after the theft and despite many tips, police said they have no suspects, no trace of the paintings and no theory on a motive...	0	World
The Next Chapter for Toys quot;R quot; Us Category killers don #39;t usually exit gracefully from the markets they establish. By revolutionizing the toy industry and driving every mom-and-pop store off the face of the earth	2	Business
UPDATE 1-Oil troublesome but recovery intact -Fed #39;s McTeer Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the US economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.	2	Business
Virus alert: Spies prize webcams #39; eyes A new worm has been discovered in the wild that #39;s not just settling for invading users #39; PCs--it wants to invade their homes, too.	3	Sci/Tech
Broadcaster Sues EDS Over CRM Contract AUGUST 23, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The UK #39;s largest satellite TV broadcaster sued Electronic Data Systems Corp. last week over a \$109 million CRM development contract that was signed in late 2000 and then terminated two years ago.	3	Sci/Tech
P2P Networks Score Legal Victory Against Studios File-sharing applications Morpheus and Grokster were claiming legal victory after a US court said it was not responsible for protecting the copyrights of material swapped on its person-to-person network.	3	Sci/Tech
MSN music vs iTunes p2pnet.net News:- It isn #39;t much, but it #39;s all there is - for the corporate e-music community anyway. Real world music lovers swap and share music online in their billions - quite literally - as they wait for	3	Sci/Tech
May-Walsh beat McPeak-Youngs in Olympic semis The all-American matchup at the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals turned out to be no match at all. Top-ranked Misty May and Kerri Walsh made friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every	1	Sports
Judge: No Iraq abuse photos ban A military judge at a pre-trial hearing in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal has denied a motion to suppress as evidence the photographs that first brought attention to it.	0	World
Scientists Focus on Algae in Maine Lake (AP) AP - Scientists would kill possibly thousands of white perch under a project to help restore the ecological balance of East Pond in the Belgrade chain of lakes in central Maine.	3	Sci/Tech
Shifting Channel May Benefit Lighthouse (AP) AP - A shifting channel eroding the end of a beach may be helping the threatened Morris Island Lighthouse.	3	Sci/Tech
Pakistan Won't Let Militants Disrupt Afghan Poll ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that Pakistan would not allow Islamic militants to use Pakistani soil to disrupt Afghanistan's October elections.	0	World
Straw to press Sudan over Darfur UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Khartoum to discuss the problem of refugee security in the troubled region.	0	World
Virus alert: Spies prize webcams' eyes Rbot worm doesn't just tap your hard drive--it uses your camera to watch you.	3	Sci/Tech
Cisco beefs up broadband offering Networking giant buys start-up P-Cube, a maker of software for controlling, monitoring and billing for IP services.	3	Sci/Tech
Windows XP SP2 respite to end After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.	3	Sci/Tech
Lessons from Google IPO The recently concluded IPO by Google, the Internets most popular search engine, generated more buzz than usual for several reasons.	2	Business
UPDATE 4-El Paso sees \$2.7 bln drop in oil, gas asset value El Paso Corp. (EP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying	2	Business
Flaws and a Delay for XP SP2 Just one day after Microsoft delayed the delivery of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) update for the Professional Edition, a German research firm announced the discovery of two security flaws in the application.	3	Sci/Tech
Fat-reducing microwave unveiled Eyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.	3	Sci/Tech
Yes, even if South Korea did not file a protest during the event 2) Do you believe the South Korean team #39;s assertion that they were told to file a protest after the meet? 3) Should videotape be used to review possible scoring errors?	1	Sports
Reciprocal Link Scams Reciprocal Link Scams\ \Reciprocal link scams are on the rise. It is no secret that most search engines count the quantity and quality of incoming links to a website when deciding how to rank it. In fact some give weight to the ratio of incoming links versus outbound links. This ...	3	Sci/Tech
Students Follow the Music to Apple Laptops Jefferson Graham writes for USA Today, #147;Apple #146;s trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season. Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Apple Macintosh computers. #148; Aug 23	3	Sci/Tech
Eagles Bring Back Dorsey Levens (Reuters) Reuters - Dorsey Levens has found\employment for the 2004 season after the veteran running back\signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on\Monday.	1	Sports
Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users (AFP) AFP - The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.	3	Sci/Tech
Stanley Cup Disappears in Airport Mishap (AP) AP - The Stanley Cup spent Sunday night in luggage limbo.	1	Sports
Pakistan won't let militants disrupt Afghan poll (Reuters) Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that Pakistan would not allow Islamic militants to use Pakistani soil to disrupt Afghanistan's October elections.	0	World
Cisco to spend 200 million dollars for Internet phone firm (AFP) AFP - Internet networking giant Cisco Systems agreed to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for 200 million dollars in cash and options.	3	Sci/Tech
U.S. Grabs the Gold in Softball ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States softball team came into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure.	1	Sports
El Paso Sees \$2.7 Bln Drop in Assets NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - El Paso Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EP.N</A> on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying a long-awaited restatement will slash the value of its oil and gas assets by \$2.7 billion.	2	Business
Eagles Bring Back Dorsey Levens PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Dorsey Levens has found employment for the 2004 season after the veteran running back signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.	1	Sports
Dollar Rallies on Oil Drop, Awaits Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar climbed across the board on Monday, drawing support from a retreat in oil prices and hopes that U.S. economic reports this week would provide positive surprises.	2	Business
Fed President Calls Oil Troublesome Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.	2	Business
Unions Protest New Overtime Regulations Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.	2	Business
Eyeing a Discount on Hastings The multimedia entertainment retailer doubles earnings despite poor book sales and video rentals.	2	Business
California's Casino Boom Deals with Native American tribes boost further expansion of gaming in the state.	2	Business
GMA admits RP in fiscal crisis President Arroyo acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the Philippines is in a quot;fiscal crisis quot; and urged the public to prepare for quot;pain, quot; as economists warned of debt default within three years.	2	Business
HBOS complains about Santander #39;s takeover bid for Abbey National LONDON, August 23 (New Ratings) - HBOS Plc (HB7.ETR) is reportedly planning on complaining to the European Commission about the continuing cross-shareholdings between Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBOS), despite the	2	Business
Wal-Mart cuts August forecast In a potentially troubling development for retailers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned Monday that sluggish back-to-school sales and the damage inflicted on Florida #39;s west coast by Hurricane Charley	2	Business
Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips (Reuters) Reuters - Intel Corp. (INTC.O) this week is\expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively\obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move\that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.	3	Sci/Tech
Boeing Adds iPass to Wi-Fi Service (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Now that its in-flight Wi-Fi service is off the ground, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has hooked up with enterprise wireless-broadband access provider iPass to draw more customers to the aircraft manufacturer's Connexion offering.	3	Sci/Tech
Gateway Computers To Be Sold through Micro Center (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Computer manufacturer Gateway has added Micro Center to the list of retailers selling its new line of retail notebooks, desktops and monitors.	3	Sci/Tech
Oracle To Begin Monthly Patch Release (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) will start releasing patches for its software applications on a regular monthly schedule, the company says.	3	Sci/Tech
FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FDX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FDX.N</A> on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the U.S. economy.	2	Business
Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=INTC.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.	2	Business
Ex-Rebel Group Pulls Out of Congo Government GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out of a power-sharing government on Monday, dealing a major blow to the peace process in a country emerging from civil war.	0	World
Wariner Leads U.S. Sweep of 400 Meters Jeremy Wariner kept alive U.S. tradition in the 400 meters, winning gold Monday night and leading an American sweep of the medals.	0	World
Bush Denounces Ads by Outside Groups CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush on Monday denounced campaign commercials aired by outside groups, including an ad that accuses John Kerry of lying about his combat record in Vietnam. "That ad and every other ad" run by such groups have no place in the campaign, Bush said when asked about the commercial sponsored by Swift Boat Veterans For Truth that has roiled the race for the White House...	0	World
Abu Ghraib Soldier Admits to Some Charges HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The highest-ranking Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses because "what I did was a violation of law." Staff Sgt...	0	World
U.S. Increases Pressure on Najaf Rebels NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and snipers took up positions near the revered Imam Ali Shrine and engaged in fierce battles with militants Monday as the U.S...	0	World
Santander To Cut 3,000 Jobs at Abbey Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain #39;s Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.	2	Business
Eyeing a Discount on Hastings Wouldn #39;t it be great if someone could combine Barnes amp; Noble (NYSE: BKS), GameStop (NYSE: GME), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), and Trans World Entertainment #39;s (Nasdaq: TWMC) FYE music?	2	Business
Southwest to cut 88 flights Southwest Airlines of Dallas said Monday it will eliminate 88 scheduled flights to free up planes for more profitable routes. The discount carrier said the schedule change should	2	Business
S amp;P upgrades India currency rating outlook INTERNATIONAL rating agency, Standard and Poor #39;s (S amp;P) has upgraded India #39;s BB #39; long-term foreign currency rating outlook to quot;positive quot; from stable.	2	Business
Truckers #39; strike to continue NO SOLUTION YET: The Revenue Secretary, Ms Vineeta Rai, with Mr JM Saksena (2nd from left), Secretary General, All-India Motor Transport Congress, and other transport operators at a meeting in the Capital on Monday.	2	Business
Cisco Systems to acquire P-Cube Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose, Calif., Monday acquired privately held P-Cube Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif. P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers	3	Sci/Tech
Macromedia Releases Flex Builder When Macromedia #39;s Flex was released, the company noted that it reflected the emergence of a push toward services-oriented architectures (SOAs), which resulted in applications that are	3	Sci/Tech
Morpheus Wins Legal Victory The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 19th that Grokster and StreamCast could not be held responsible for copyright infringement, because they exercised no control over the	3	Sci/Tech
Exhausted Massu rallies past Fish to claim gold Doing everything he could to buy time and beat exhaustion, Chile #39;s Nicolas Massu got past American Mardy Fish 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an error-filled Olympics men #39;s singles tennis final last night that lasted four hours.	1	Sports
Russians deny Everton bid Boris Zingarevich #39;s company have denied the Russian millionaire #39;s son is planning to invest 20m in Everton. quot;Anton is a student at business school, he has not yet finished, quot; said Svyatoslav Bychkov, a spokesman for Ilim Pulp, Zingarevich #39;s company.	1	Sports
Andy Gray on Arsenal Arsenal are one game away from history - and Andy Gray will be hoping they make it. The Sky Sports pundit told viewers of his new Last Word slot that Arsene Wenger #39;s side deserved to be remembered as the best this country has ever seen.	1	Sports
Judge Urges US to Speed Abu Ghraib Case MANNHEIM, Germany Aug. 23, 2004 - An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his actions.	0	World
N. Korea calls Bush #39;political imbecile #39; A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman described US President George Bush as an political imbecile, the BBC reported Monday. The unidentified spokesman made the remarks to the KCNA state news agency, adding	0	World
Iraqis risk death to bury the dead Fighting between the US and Sadr #39;s militia continued Monday, but families still arrive in Najaf for burials. By Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.	0	World
Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips This Week SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=INTC.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.	3	Sci/Tech
Some Twists in Music Piracy Lawsuits A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an \$11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.	3	Sci/Tech
Briefly: HP inks deal with energy firm roundup Plus: Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline...More colleges get cheap online music...Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites...More money for fuel cells.	3	Sci/Tech
HP inks deal with Finnish energy firm Eventually, the computing giant will support data center, servers and workstations for all of Fortum's operations worldwide.	3	Sci/Tech
Bush, Kerry camps spar over new overtime pay rules (AFP) AFP - New rules governing overtime pay kicked in, sparking a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on US workers.	0	World
Phillipines in Fiscal Crisis, May Face Economic Collapse President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Monday that she is studying the feasibility of declaring a state of economic crisis to ease pressure on public finances.	2	Business
A New \$3Bln Tax Claim Looms Over Yukos Reports of a new tax claim dealt a blow to Yukos on Monday, as the embattled oil major announced it would cut this year #39;s oil output forecast and defer certain tax payments because of a lack of cash.	2	Business
FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps FedEx Corp. (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the US economy.	2	Business
Trucking Firm Takes a Tumble Less-than-truckload shipping specialist SCS Transportation (Nasdaq: SCST) has found itself in unwanted territory -- the largest Nasdaq percentage loser.	2	Business
Kmart/Home Depot close the deal Kmart and Home Depot have finalized the terms of their deal which will see the sale of 18 Kmart stores to the home-improvement super chain for \$271 million in cash.	2	Business
Stocks Open Slightly Higher as Oil Eases US stocks showed small gains at the open on Monday as easing oil prices alleviated investors #39; worry about the effect of higher fuel costs on corporations and consumers.	2	Business
Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users CHICAGO : The Boeing Company #39;s Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so quot;road warriors quot; can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.	3	Sci/Tech
Postal Service to use SAP SAP America Inc. won a \$35 million contract to replace the US Postal Service #39;s 25-year-old human resources software. The contract covers \$14 million in license and maintenance fees for the MySAP Business Suite	3	Sci/Tech
== Wariner #39;s gold leads US to sweep in men #39;s 400 meters === Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Jeremy Wariner led the United States to a sweep of the medals in the men #39;s 400 meter sprint Monday night at the Olympics.	1	Sports
Sports Fund Denies Zingarevich in Bid for Everton The Fortress Sports Fund, set up to acquire a 40 percent stake in English soccer club Everton for \$36.4 million, said Monday that neither Russian pulp magnate Boris Zingarevich nor his son Anton had invested money in the fund.	1	Sports
Hungary #39;s Fazekas breaks Olympic record to win discus gold Hungary #39;s Robert Fazekas won the discus with an Olympic-record toss of 232 feet, 8 inches (70.93 meters) on Monday, beating the past two gold medalists.	1	Sports
Security upgrade for airports EIGHT north-west airports will be issued with passenger screening equipment to boost security at regional airports, as part of a \$48 million package announced by the Federal Government yesterday.	0	World
Celebs Aiding Anti-Bush Web Campaign (AP) AP - "Bourne Supremacy" star Matt Damon, "Lost in Translation" actress Scarlett Johansson and other celebrity artists are donating their talents #151; not just their cash #151; to an online effort to unseat President Bush.	3	Sci/Tech
Berlusconi visit to Libya to proceed despite Islamist threats (AFP) AFP - No changes are being made to the programme for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's visit to Libya this week despite Islamist threats, Italian government sources said.	0	World
Blue Chips End Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A>, overshadowed a two-day pullback in oil prices.	2	Business
Can 2 Wrongs Make Cingular Right? One lousy wireless service provider buys another. It might not be all bad, though.	2	Business
New Overtime Rules are in Effect WASHINGTON - New federal overtime rules are in effect today, stripping overtime rights from some workers and granting them to others.	2	Business
Update 8: Wal-Mart Lowers Sales Forecast for August Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world #39;s largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley.	2	Business
Cisco Grabs P-Cube for \$200 Million Cisco will pay approximately \$200 million in cash and options. The acquisition of P-Cube is subject to various standard closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of Cisco #39;s fiscal year 2005.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel lops Pentium 4 prices Intel dropped prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by up to 35 percent on Sunday. The fastest version of the chip, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, dropped by 35 percent from \$637 to \$417.	3	Sci/Tech
McMann loses in finals as US women #39;s wrestlers settle for two <b>...</b> For five minutes, Sara McMann wrestled well enough to get a gold medal. For one final minute, she didn #39;t. That left a tearful McMann with the silver, and at least four years for the only American finalist	1	Sports
May/Walsh advance to gold-medal match Elaine Youngs and three-time Olympian Holly McPeak entered the semifinal of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament with a 0-13 record against compatriots Misty May and Kerri Walsh dating back to Sept.	1	Sports
Washington #39;s recipe for lawlessness The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel #39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the	0	World
Kadyrov #39;s Birthday Celebrated Russian and Chechen officials commemorated the birthday of slain Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov on Monday, six days before an election to replace him as leader of the republic.	0	World

Macromedia Launches Flex Builder Tool Macromedia has launched Flex Builder, a development tool for its Flex application-development platform. The new tool will help speed creation of rich Internet applications, including visual data

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Savage Blow for Blues Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage has protested his innocence and insisted he did not deliberately elbow Chelseas Mateja Kezman during Saturdays Barclays Premiership clash at St Andrews.

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Trucking Firm Takes a Tumble Trucking stocks offer extremely attractive long-term valuations. What about SCS Transportation?

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Teen's Goal Gives U.S. Shot at Soccer Gold IRAKLION, Greece - The only teenager on the U.S. women's soccer team gave the old vets a chance to leave with one last gold...

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Bush Denounces Ads by Outside Groups CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush denounced TV ads by outside groups attacking both John Kerry and himself on Monday and called for a halt to all such political efforts. "I think they're bad for the system," he said...

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Wal-Mart Sales Slump Keeps Stocks Muddled NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices. October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at \$46.25, down 47 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...

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Munch Theft Focuses on Museum Security OSLO, Norway - The brazen daylight theft of Edvard Munch's renowned masterpiece "The Scream" left Norway's police scrambling for clues and stirred a debate across Europe over how to protect art if thieves are willing to use deadly force to take it. Some expressed fears that works of art are in increasing danger from violent raids - unless, as Norway's deputy culture minister put it, "we lock them in a mountain bunker." Armed, masked robbers stormed into Oslo's Munch Museum in broad daylight on Sunday, threatening an employee with a gun and terrifying patrons before they made off with a version of Munch's famous painting "The Scream" and another of his masterpieces, "Madonna." A day after the theft and despite many tips, police said they have no suspects, no trace of the paintings and no theory on a motive...

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The Next Chapter for Toys quot;R quot; Us Category killers don #39;t usually exit gracefully from the markets they establish. By revolutionizing the toy industry and driving every mom-and-pop store off the face of the earth

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Business

UPDATE 1-Oil troublesome but recovery intact -Fed #39;s McTeer Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the US economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.

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Virus alert: Spies prize webcams #39; eyes A new worm has been discovered in the wild that #39;s not just settling for invading users #39; PCs--it wants to invade their homes, too.

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Broadcaster Sues EDS Over CRM Contract AUGUST 23, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - The UK #39;s largest satellite TV broadcaster sued Electronic Data Systems Corp. last week over a \$109 million CRM development contract that was signed in late 2000 and then terminated two years ago.

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P2P Networks Score Legal Victory Against Studios File-sharing applications Morpheus and Grokster were claiming legal victory after a US court said it was not responsible for protecting the copyrights of material swapped on its person-to-person network.

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MSN music vs iTunes p2pnet.net News:- It isn #39;t much, but it #39;s all there is - for the corporate e-music community anyway. Real world music lovers swap and share music online in their billions - quite literally - as they wait for

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May-Walsh beat McPeak-Youngs in Olympic semis The all-American matchup at the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals turned out to be no match at all. Top-ranked Misty May and Kerri Walsh made friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every

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Judge: No Iraq abuse photos ban A military judge at a pre-trial hearing in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal has denied a motion to suppress as evidence the photographs that first brought attention to it.

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Scientists Focus on Algae in Maine Lake (AP) AP - Scientists would kill possibly thousands of white perch under a project to help restore the ecological balance of East Pond in the Belgrade chain of lakes in central Maine.

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Shifting Channel May Benefit Lighthouse (AP) AP - A shifting channel eroding the end of a beach may be helping the threatened Morris Island Lighthouse.

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Pakistan Won't Let Militants Disrupt Afghan Poll ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that Pakistan would not allow Islamic militants to use Pakistani soil to disrupt Afghanistan's October elections.

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Straw to press Sudan over Darfur UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Khartoum to discuss the problem of refugee security in the troubled region.

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Virus alert: Spies prize webcams' eyes Rbot worm doesn't just tap your hard drive--it uses your camera to watch you.

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Cisco beefs up broadband offering Networking giant buys start-up P-Cube, a maker of software for controlling, monitoring and billing for IP services.

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Windows XP SP2 respite to end After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.

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Lessons from Google IPO The recently concluded IPO by Google, the Internets most popular search engine, generated more buzz than usual for several reasons.

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UPDATE 4-El Paso sees \$2.7 bln drop in oil, gas asset value El Paso Corp. (EP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying

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Flaws and a Delay for XP SP2 Just one day after Microsoft delayed the delivery of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (XP SP2) update for the Professional Edition, a German research firm announced the discovery of two security flaws in the application.

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Fat-reducing microwave unveiled Eyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.

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Yes, even if South Korea did not file a protest during the event 2) Do you believe the South Korean team #39;s assertion that they were told to file a protest after the meet? 3) Should videotape be used to review possible scoring errors?

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Reciprocal Link Scams Reciprocal Link Scams\ \Reciprocal link scams are on the rise. It is no secret that most search engines count the quantity and quality of incoming links to a website when deciding how to rank it. In fact some give weight to the ratio of incoming links versus outbound links. This ...

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Students Follow the Music to Apple Laptops Jefferson Graham writes for USA Today, #147;Apple #146;s trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season. Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Apple Macintosh computers. #148; Aug 23

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Eagles Bring Back Dorsey Levens (Reuters) Reuters - Dorsey Levens has found\employment for the 2004 season after the veteran running back\signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on\Monday.

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Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users (AFP) AFP - The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.

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Stanley Cup Disappears in Airport Mishap (AP) AP - The Stanley Cup spent Sunday night in luggage limbo.

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Pakistan won't let militants disrupt Afghan poll (Reuters) Reuters - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that Pakistan would not allow Islamic militants to use Pakistani soil to disrupt Afghanistan's October elections.

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Cisco to spend 200 million dollars for Internet phone firm (AFP) AFP - Internet networking giant Cisco Systems agreed to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for 200 million dollars in cash and options.

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U.S. Grabs the Gold in Softball ATHENS (Reuters) - The United States softball team came into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure.

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El Paso Sees \$2.7 Bln Drop in Assets NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - El Paso Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=EP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">EP.N</A> on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying a long-awaited restatement will slash the value of its oil and gas assets by \$2.7 billion.

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Eagles Bring Back Dorsey Levens PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Dorsey Levens has found employment for the 2004 season after the veteran running back signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.

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Dollar Rallies on Oil Drop, Awaits Data NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar climbed across the board on Monday, drawing support from a retreat in oil prices and hopes that U.S. economic reports this week would provide positive surprises.

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Fed President Calls Oil Troublesome Record oil prices are creating headwinds for the U.S. economy but do not place its recovery at risk, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert McTeer said on Monday.

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Unions Protest New Overtime Regulations Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.

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Eyeing a Discount on Hastings The multimedia entertainment retailer doubles earnings despite poor book sales and video rentals.

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California's Casino Boom Deals with Native American tribes boost further expansion of gaming in the state.

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GMA admits RP in fiscal crisis President Arroyo acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the Philippines is in a quot;fiscal crisis quot; and urged the public to prepare for quot;pain, quot; as economists warned of debt default within three years.

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HBOS complains about Santander #39;s takeover bid for Abbey National LONDON, August 23 (New Ratings) - HBOS Plc (HB7.ETR) is reportedly planning on complaining to the European Commission about the continuing cross-shareholdings between Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBOS), despite the

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Wal-Mart cuts August forecast In a potentially troubling development for retailers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned Monday that sluggish back-to-school sales and the damage inflicted on Florida #39;s west coast by Hurricane Charley

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Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips (Reuters) Reuters - Intel Corp. (INTC.O) this week is\expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively\obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move\that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.

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Boeing Adds iPass to Wi-Fi Service (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Now that its in-flight Wi-Fi service is off the ground, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has hooked up with enterprise wireless-broadband access provider iPass to draw more customers to the aircraft manufacturer's Connexion offering.

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Gateway Computers To Be Sold through Micro Center (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Computer manufacturer Gateway has added Micro Center to the list of retailers selling its new line of retail notebooks, desktops and monitors.

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Oracle To Begin Monthly Patch Release (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) will start releasing patches for its software applications on a regular monthly schedule, the company says.

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FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=FDX.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">FDX.N</A> on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the U.S. economy.

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Intel Seen Readying New Wi-Fi Chips SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=INTC.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">INTC.O</A> this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.

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Ex-Rebel Group Pulls Out of Congo Government GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out of a power-sharing government on Monday, dealing a major blow to the peace process in a country emerging from civil war.

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Wariner Leads U.S. Sweep of 400 Meters Jeremy Wariner kept alive U.S. tradition in the 400 meters, winning gold Monday night and leading an American sweep of the medals.

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Bush Denounces Ads by Outside Groups CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush on Monday denounced campaign commercials aired by outside groups, including an ad that accuses John Kerry of lying about his combat record in Vietnam. "That ad and every other ad" run by such groups have no place in the campaign, Bush said when asked about the commercial sponsored by Swift Boat Veterans For Truth that has roiled the race for the White House...

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Abu Ghraib Soldier Admits to Some Charges HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The highest-ranking Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses because "what I did was a violation of law." Staff Sgt...

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U.S. Increases Pressure on Najaf Rebels NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and snipers took up positions near the revered Imam Ali Shrine and engaged in fierce battles with militants Monday as the U.S...

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Santander To Cut 3,000 Jobs at Abbey Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain #39;s Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.

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Eyeing a Discount on Hastings Wouldn #39;t it be great if someone could combine Barnes amp; Noble (NYSE: BKS), GameStop (NYSE: GME), Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), and Trans World Entertainment #39;s (Nasdaq: TWMC) FYE music?

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Southwest to cut 88 flights Southwest Airlines of Dallas said Monday it will eliminate 88 scheduled flights to free up planes for more profitable routes. The discount carrier said the schedule change should

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S amp;P upgrades India currency rating outlook INTERNATIONAL rating agency, Standard and Poor #39;s (S amp;P) has upgraded India #39;s BB #39; long-term foreign currency rating outlook to quot;positive quot; from stable.

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Truckers #39; strike to continue NO SOLUTION YET: The Revenue Secretary, Ms Vineeta Rai, with Mr JM Saksena (2nd from left), Secretary General, All-India Motor Transport Congress, and other transport operators at a meeting in the Capital on Monday.

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Cisco Systems to acquire P-Cube Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose, Calif., Monday acquired privately held P-Cube Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif. P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers

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Macromedia Releases Flex Builder When Macromedia #39;s Flex was released, the company noted that it reflected the emergence of a push toward services-oriented architectures (SOAs), which resulted in applications that are

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Morpheus Wins Legal Victory The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 19th that Grokster and StreamCast could not be held responsible for copyright infringement, because they exercised no control over the

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Exhausted Massu rallies past Fish to claim gold Doing everything he could to buy time and beat exhaustion, Chile #39;s Nicolas Massu got past American Mardy Fish 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in an error-filled Olympics men #39;s singles tennis final last night that lasted four hours.

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Russians deny Everton bid Boris Zingarevich #39;s company have denied the Russian millionaire #39;s son is planning to invest 20m in Everton. quot;Anton is a student at business school, he has not yet finished, quot; said Svyatoslav Bychkov, a spokesman for Ilim Pulp, Zingarevich #39;s company.

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Andy Gray on Arsenal Arsenal are one game away from history - and Andy Gray will be hoping they make it. The Sky Sports pundit told viewers of his new Last Word slot that Arsene Wenger #39;s side deserved to be remembered as the best this country has ever seen.

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Judge Urges US to Speed Abu Ghraib Case MANNHEIM, Germany Aug. 23, 2004 - An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said Monday he will plead guilty to some offenses, acknowledging he broke the law and saying he accepts responsibility for his actions.

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N. Korea calls Bush #39;political imbecile #39; A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman described US President George Bush as an political imbecile, the BBC reported Monday. The unidentified spokesman made the remarks to the KCNA state news agency, adding

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Iraqis risk death to bury the dead Fighting between the US and Sadr #39;s militia continued Monday, but families still arrive in Najaf for burials. By Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

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

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

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Some Twists in Music Piracy Lawsuits A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an \$11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.

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Briefly: HP inks deal with energy firm roundup Plus: Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline...More colleges get cheap online music...Glitches hit some EarthLink-hosted sites...More money for fuel cells.

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HP inks deal with Finnish energy firm Eventually, the computing giant will support data center, servers and workstations for all of Fortum's operations worldwide.

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Bush, Kerry camps spar over new overtime pay rules (AFP) AFP - New rules governing overtime pay kicked in, sparking a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on US workers.

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Phillipines in Fiscal Crisis, May Face Economic Collapse President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Monday that she is studying the feasibility of declaring a state of economic crisis to ease pressure on public finances.

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A New \$3Bln Tax Claim Looms Over Yukos Reports of a new tax claim dealt a blow to Yukos on Monday, as the embattled oil major announced it would cut this year #39;s oil output forecast and defer certain tax payments because of a lack of cash.

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FedEx Boosts Profit Forecast, Stock Jumps FedEx Corp. (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the US economy.

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Trucking Firm Takes a Tumble Less-than-truckload shipping specialist SCS Transportation (Nasdaq: SCST) has found itself in unwanted territory -- the largest Nasdaq percentage loser.

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Kmart/Home Depot close the deal Kmart and Home Depot have finalized the terms of their deal which will see the sale of 18 Kmart stores to the home-improvement super chain for \$271 million in cash.

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Stocks Open Slightly Higher as Oil Eases US stocks showed small gains at the open on Monday as easing oil prices alleviated investors #39; worry about the effect of higher fuel costs on corporations and consumers.

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Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users CHICAGO : The Boeing Company #39;s Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so quot;road warriors quot; can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.

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Postal Service to use SAP SAP America Inc. won a \$35 million contract to replace the US Postal Service #39;s 25-year-old human resources software. The contract covers \$14 million in license and maintenance fees for the MySAP Business Suite

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== Wariner #39;s gold leads US to sweep in men #39;s 400 meters === Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Jeremy Wariner led the United States to a sweep of the medals in the men #39;s 400 meter sprint Monday night at the Olympics.

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Sports Fund Denies Zingarevich in Bid for Everton The Fortress Sports Fund, set up to acquire a 40 percent stake in English soccer club Everton for \$36.4 million, said Monday that neither Russian pulp magnate Boris Zingarevich nor his son Anton had invested money in the fund.

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Hungary #39;s Fazekas breaks Olympic record to win discus gold Hungary #39;s Robert Fazekas won the discus with an Olympic-record toss of 232 feet, 8 inches (70.93 meters) on Monday, beating the past two gold medalists.

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Security upgrade for airports EIGHT north-west airports will be issued with passenger screening equipment to boost security at regional airports, as part of a \$48 million package announced by the Federal Government yesterday.

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Celebs Aiding Anti-Bush Web Campaign (AP) AP - "Bourne Supremacy" star Matt Damon, "Lost in Translation" actress Scarlett Johansson and other celebrity artists are donating their talents #151; not just their cash #151; to an online effort to unseat President Bush.

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Berlusconi visit to Libya to proceed despite Islamist threats (AFP) AFP - No changes are being made to the programme for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's visit to Libya this week despite Islamist threats, Italian government sources said.

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Blue Chips End Lower, Wal-Mart Weighs NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=WMT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">WMT.N</A>, overshadowed a two-day pullback in oil prices.

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Can 2 Wrongs Make Cingular Right? One lousy wireless service provider buys another. It might not be all bad, though.

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New Overtime Rules are in Effect WASHINGTON - New federal overtime rules are in effect today, stripping overtime rights from some workers and granting them to others.

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Update 8: Wal-Mart Lowers Sales Forecast for August Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world #39;s largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley.

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Cisco Grabs P-Cube for \$200 Million Cisco will pay approximately \$200 million in cash and options. The acquisition of P-Cube is subject to various standard closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of Cisco #39;s fiscal year 2005.

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Intel lops Pentium 4 prices Intel dropped prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by up to 35 percent on Sunday. The fastest version of the chip, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, dropped by 35 percent from \$637 to \$417.

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McMann loses in finals as US women #39;s wrestlers settle for two <b>...</b> For five minutes, Sara McMann wrestled well enough to get a gold medal. For one final minute, she didn #39;t. That left a tearful McMann with the silver, and at least four years for the only American finalist

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May/Walsh advance to gold-medal match Elaine Youngs and three-time Olympian Holly McPeak entered the semifinal of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament with a 0-13 record against compatriots Misty May and Kerri Walsh dating back to Sept.

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Washington #39;s recipe for lawlessness The Palestinians have taken a double hit this week with the news that Washington has quietly softened its opposition to growth in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Israel #39;s announcement of plans to build 530 new settler homes in the

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Kadyrov #39;s Birthday Celebrated Russian and Chechen officials commemorated the birthday of slain Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov on Monday, six days before an election to replace him as leader of the republic.

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