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Inflation Inches Way Back Into Hong Kong's Economy China's consumer price index crept up by 0.9 percent in July compared with a year earlier, ending 68 consecutive months of decline.	2	Business
Clemens Gets 323rd Victory As Astros Win (AP) AP - Roger Clemens won for the first time in almost a month #151; the 323rd victory of his career #151; and Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Monday night.	1	Sports
World Chip Plants Run at Fastest Rate in 4 Years (Reuters) Reuters - The world's chip factories operated at\their fastest rate in almost four years in the April-June\period, boosted by demand for chips for cellphones and digital\appliances such as flat-panel TVs, an industry group said on\Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
IPO #39;s Success Doesn #39;t Justify Google #39;s Price One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, quot;Often wrong, never in doubt. quot; Take a stand, don #39;t duck and weave too much.	2	Business
Also from this section HBOS has yet to enter the bidding for Abbey National, yet it is already fighting its corner as if in the full intensity of battle.	2	Business
Tax gain helps Toy #39;R #39; Us Inc. post profit Toys quot;R quot; Us Inc., the world #39;s largest toy-store chain, posted a second-quarter profit because of a tax gain. Sales dropped at the company, which said this month that it is considering leaving the toy business.	2	Business
Airline talks nose dive Pilots at US Airways blamed the company for a breakdown in concession negotiations over the weekend, as time runs down on efforts to avoid a second bankruptcy filing in two years.	2	Business
2 Companies to Make Gear for Phoning Over Internet inksys and Netgear, two competing providers of home networking equipment, plan to announce today that they are entering the business of making equipment used to place telephone calls over the Internet, according to industry executives.	3	Sci/Tech
Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam Microsoft Corp. #39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the	3	Sci/Tech
IN BRIEF Northrop Grumman #39;s Information Technology unit, based in Herndon, won a 10-year, \$408 million contract from the Army for planning and support of war-fighter exercise training that the company said simulates command and control decision-making under	3	Sci/Tech
Red, white and . . . gold Team USA concluded its domination at the Olympics by defeating Australia 5-1 at Helliniko Stadium on Monday, giving coach Mike Candrea a gold medal five weeks after his wife, Sue, died of a brain aneurysm.	1	Sports
American men run away from field in 400 meters To the list of things intrinsically American -o jazz and baseball, apple pie and muscle cars -dly add the quarter mile. The 400 meters is run internationally, but	1	Sports
NL Wrap: Lucky 13 for Clemens as Astros Defeat Phillies Roger Clemens pitched seven strong innings to earn his 13th victory of the season and 323rd of his career as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 in the National League Monday.	1	Sports
Taiwan Markets, Businesses Close for Typhoon Aere (Update4) Taiwan #39;s financial markets and most businesses in the capital Taipei are closed for the day as Typhoon Aere approaches with torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour.	0	World
Pakistan, Afghanistan to tighten boarder security Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to increase cooperation against Islamic militants operating along their border. The agreement was reached at talks in Islamabad between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan #39;s President Hamid Karzai.	0	World
LA terrified by tornado alert PEOPLE in Los Angeles were left terrified that they were about to be hit by a monster storm. The California governor #39;s Office of Emergency Services mistakenly issued a tornado alert for LA on Saturday, and	0	World
Pilots Could Control Fate of US Airways ith time running out and its future on the line, the US Airways Group will look to the leaders of the pilots #39; union to do tomorrow what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend	2	Business
Red Roof Inns to get Wi-Fi hotspots CARROLLTON, Texas -- Accor North America has reached an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to install wireless Internet access throughout all of its Red Roof Inns over the next year, officials said.	2	Business
Linksys, Vonage connect on VoIP Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment maker Linksys on voice over Internet Protocol.	3	Sci/Tech
* Access granted to rival #39;s financial information HBOS has been granted access to sensitive financial information about Abbey National, indicating the seriousness of the UK bank #39;s intentions towards its rival.	2	Business
Crude Oil Futures Fall a 3rd Day as Iraq Increases Shipments Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.	2	Business
Philippines may face Argentine-style crisis Manila - The Philippines was in the midst of a fiscal crisis and the public should be prepared to make sacrifices, President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday.	2	Business
Gene tweaking creates a mighty mouse Altering a single gene can turn ordinary mice into marathon racers that can run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, researchers say.	3	Sci/Tech
US softball team enjoys dominant Olympic run When Australia scored a token run in the fifth inning of the gold medal game Monday at the Olympic Softball Stadium, it was the first scored here against the US - in the ninth and final game	1	Sports
Feds #39; new OT rules quietly take effect in Valley offices New overtime regulations for white-collar workers went into effect Monday with little hoopla at offices in the Valley. But in Washington, DC, several hundred union members protested the Fair Labor Standards	2	Business
Technical ruling doesn #39;t deal with Web free speech issue Yahoo lost its challenge of a French ban on the online sale of Nazi paraphernalia in a technical ruling Monday that kept alive the core issues of Internet free speech	2	Business
Feds: Anger drove Varian hacker: Disgruntled #39; ex-programmer <b>...</b> A vindictive software programmer upset about his cancelled contract snuck into Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. #39;s computer system and zapped out e-commerce coding he and others	2	Business
Phone passion: dating with virtual girlfriend A Hong Kong company develops a quot;virtual girlfriend quot; for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life, Inc. #39;s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen.	3	Sci/Tech
Fastest man rises from obscurity Justin Gatlin shoveled the snow off his track in North Carolina, braving the cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold.	1	Sports
Oil Slips Below #36;46, Supply Woes Persist (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. oil prices slid below #36;46 on\Tuesday, marking the third successive session of falls as Iraqi\exports returned to near normal, although supply uncertainties\kept the market close to historic levels.	2	Business
Zambrano Leads Cubs Past Brewers 8-3 (AP) AP - Carlos Zambrano took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and struck out nine to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 Monday night.	1	Sports
Two soldiers in northern military exercise missing on barren Nunavut tundra (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - PANGNIRTUNG, Nunavut (CP) - Bad weather forced helicopters and ground searchers to call off efforts Monday night to locate two soldiers missing in the rugged, mountainous tundra of Baffin Island.	0	World
Blast in Baghdad, Could Be Car Bomb-Police BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A loud blast was heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday and could have been caused by a car bomb, a police source said.	0	World
Chiefs Club Rams The Kansas City Chiefs tuned up their high-octane offense and ran over the St. Louis Rams, 24-7, on Monday night.	1	Sports
Toys #39;R #39; Us gains after Q2 profit swing CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Toys quot;R quot; Us said Monday it made money in the fiscal second quarter, in contrast to the prior year #39;s loss, thanks in part to a \$200 million income-tax reversal.	2	Business
Pricey oil worrying economy exper High oil prices are slowing the economy, two members of the Federal Reserve warned yesterday. There #39;s going to be a little bit of a slowdown effect, #39; #39; admitted Fed board member Ben Bernanke.	2	Business
Golden lining greets softball This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.	1	Sports
NEW SCHOOL Baylor #39;s Wariner leads US sweep in 400 Athens -- In winning the gold medal in the 400 meters and leading the United States to its first sweep in an Olympic track and field event since 1988, Jeremy Wariner did something else of great significance.	1	Sports
Defending champ Mutola finds 800 is not toll free Athens -- While the men #39;s 400 meters received most of the attention from the American media Monday night, the best race on the program was the women #39;s 800.	1	Sports
US may back gym blunder gold THE US Olympic Committee will consider supporting South Korea #39;s bid to claim a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error which gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.	1	Sports
Rams starting CB Fisher breaks arm Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Rams starting cornerback Travis Fisher suffered a broken arm during the first half of the team #39;s 24-7 preseason loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night.	1	Sports
Crude Oil Futures Fall a Third Day as Iraq Increases Shipments Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.	2	Business
Experts in corporate governance score Google at bottom of scale CHICAGO _ Google Inc. #39;s initial public offering may have captured investors #39; fancy, but a leading proxy voting advisory service says its corporate governance leaves a lot to be desired.	2	Business
Chargers agree to contract terms with rookie QB Rivers It #39;s better late than never for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers - who finally reached terms Monday night on a six-year contract believed to be worth \$50.	1	Sports
Lilly inspires Blue Jays Ted Lilly struck out a career-high 13 batters to help hosts Toronto Blue Jays blank the Boston Red Sox 3-0. Lilly #39;s performance was a club record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher and helped end	1	Sports
European press review Today #39;s mixed bag of a press review covers, among other topics, the acquittal of a terror suspect by a German court, the Russian shot-putter stripped of her gold medal in Athens and a Georgian disco.	0	World
RealNetworks to Offer Discounted Music (AP) AP - RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.	3	Sci/Tech
Car Bomb in Baghdad Targets Minister, Two Killed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting Iraq's education minister exploded in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding three others, a bodyguard and witnesses at the scene said.	0	World
Car bomb explodes in Iraq capital A car bomb goes off in the south of Baghdad, killing two people, in an apparent attack on a minister.	0	World
Race Remains a Difficult Issue for Many Workers at Kodak Craig A. Young, an African-American human resources manager, says that in 22 years at Eastman Kodak he has never faced discrimination.	2	Business
Ballet Flats? Walking Shoes? Nah. It's Round Toes and High Heels. A noticeable trend this fall is the full-fledged arrival of round-toed, high-heeled shoes like the ones Ginger Rogers wore when she danced with Fred Astaire - only higher.	2	Business
Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its Debt The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.	2	Business
US Airways, pilots at impasse ARLINGTON, Va. -- Talks between US Airways Group and the union representing pilots have broken down, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.	2	Business
Investors buy up Woolies INVESTORS stocked up on Woolworths shares today on renewed faith that the supermarket leader could withstand heavy competition from rival Coles Myer.	2	Business
Accounting fix aids Toys R Us Toys R Us Inc. swung to a profit in its second fiscal quarter from a loss a year ago, buoyed by a reversal of \$200 million in income tax reserves.	2	Business
Tech shares close higher LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology shares closed mostly higher Monday, with semiconductor-related stocks extending the gains made last week as Artisan Components soared on word that UK-based ARM Holdings agreed to buy the chip-design company.	2	Business
Writer Admits Plagiarism The Seattle Times said a business columnist and associate editor, Stephen H. Dunphy, had resigned after admitting he plagiarized the work of others.	2	Business
Wal-Mart, Target pull sector into red CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Retail stocks fell Monday after Wal-Mart cut its August sales forecast, casting a pall over expectations for consumer spending during the back-to-school season.	2	Business
Cisco to pay \$200 million for P-Cube SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cisco Systems agreed Monday to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for \$200 million in cash and options.	3	Sci/Tech
Abu Ghraib: Guilty plea expected US soldier Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick will plead guilty at a pretrial hearing to one or two of the charges against him arising from the abuse of detainees at Iraq #39;s Abu Ghraib prison, military sources say.	0	World
China insists bird flu in pigs does not threaten epidemic BEIJING : China Tuesday insisted that although a highly lethal strain of the bird flu virus had been found in pigs, it did not constitute an epidemic.	0	World
Holmes hunts golden double Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.	1	Sports
Oil price slides as Iraqi crude flows World oil prices skidded on Monday as Iraq pumped oil through its southern pipelines and Russia vowed to step up exports, but analysts said the days of high prices were not yet over.	2	Business
Staying power of Google Inc.? Time will tell Investors who got in on the ground floor of Google Inc. #39;s public stock offering might be tempted to pop some champagne corks right about now.	2	Business
LABOR REGULATIONS: Employers review overtime policies As the nation #39;s new overtime regulations take effect, metro Detroit companies are looking at their overtime policies to make sure they comply, while some employers have determined that most of their employees won #39;t be affected.	2	Business
Oil Won #39;t Derail US Expansion -Bernanke Rising oil prices will weigh on US economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.	2	Business
RealNetworks music service cuts fee for students RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.	2	Business
Linksys, Vonage connect on VoIP Vonage and Linksys are teaming up to make voice over Internet Protocol service available through Wi-Fi equipment made by Linksys. Vonage will announce the Linksys partnership Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
ALL AMERICAN ATHENS - Gold, silver and bronze are the only colors that should matter in these Olympics, but too many see the world in black and white.	1	Sports
The Baron was right AUSTRALIAN rower Sally Robbins and British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe can take comfort from the philosophy of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics.	1	Sports
Olympics: Yao lifts China into Olympic quarter-finals with miracle <b>...</b> ATHENS : Yao Ming scored 27 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead China past world champion Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 here, advancing China into the Olympic men #39;s basketball quarter-finals.	1	Sports
Andre Agassi steals the show at Legg Mason Tennis Classic WHILE ONE-HALF of ten- nis #39;s greatest rivalry has retired (Pete Sampras), the other half is still going strong. Andre Agassi and the rest of his professional tennis crew rolled into Washington, DC, this past week for the annual Legg Mason Tennis Classic.	1	Sports
Olympics: Beach party-ball The Olympic beach volleyball venue is out in the coastal village of Faliro, on the far end of the green line of the metro station, far from central Athens and the Olympic Stadium.	1	Sports
AL roundup: Hudson beats Tejada, O #39;s for second time in week OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.	1	Sports
Prosecutors say mercenaries were hired to overthrow the ruler of <b>...</b> Financiers in Europe and Africa were behind a plot to overthrow the government of Africa #39;s No. 3 oil producer, an accused ringleader testified Monday at the	0	World
Athletics Edge Orioles 4-3 (AP) AP - Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.	1	Sports
Vonage in Deal with Cisco in Subscriber Push (Reuters) Reuters - Internet phone service Vonage on\Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc.\(CSCO.O) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail\stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.	3	Sci/Tech
Fed officials ease crude concerns A recovery in the world's largest economy is likely to continue, despite oil prices surging to record levels, US Federal Reserve officials say.	2	Business
Jimmy Carter Defends Venezuela Election Result in Letter to WSJ Former US President Jimmy Carter said an election that defeated an effort to recall Venezuela President Hugo Chavez was free and fair, #39; #39; according to a letter published in the Wall Street Journal.	2	Business
RealNetworks to offer discounted music SEATTLE -- RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.	2	Business
Niagara Falls survivor seeks work, new life path The only person known to have survived an unprotected plunge over Niagara Falls has returned to the scene of his stunt. Kirk Jones, 40, went over the 167-foot Horse Shoe Falls on Oct. 20, 2003.	2	Business
Vonage in Deal with Cisco in Subscriber Push Internet phone service Vonage on Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.	3	Sci/Tech
#39;Millionaire #39; Interacts with AOL Buddies quot;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire quot; will soon be the only syndicated TV series to add a real-time interactive element during production tapings.	3	Sci/Tech
SI.com OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics made sure that Miguel Tejada #39;s return was an unhappy one. Oakland rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and Tim Hudson allowed one earned run in	1	Sports
GAME DAY RECAP Monday, August 23 Scott Kazmir won his major league debut with five impressive innings, and Jose Cruz Jr. hit a three-run homer to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 9-0 Monday night.	1	Sports
Roundup: Darfur peace talks resume with deep division groups, but the two sides agreed to study an agenda drawn up by the African Union (AU) for the peace talks. The Sudanese authorities has come to make its case that it is along the way towards implementing	0	World
Kmart to sell 18 stores to Home Depot NEW YORK - Retailer Kmart Holdings Corp. on Monday said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc. for \$271 million.	2	Business
Marathon mice lose weight without exercise Ordinary mice can be turned into marathon racers that run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat by altering a single gene, according to US and Korean scientists.	3	Sci/Tech
US Army Awards Northrop Grumman \$408 Million Contract quot;We offer a world-class opposing force for these battlefield exercises that enhances training realism, quot; said Gregg Donley, president of the IT sector #39;s technical service business unit at Northrop Grumman.	3	Sci/Tech
Mars Odyssey to prolong stay in space Scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration say its spacecraft Mars Odyssey will prolong its stay in space until at least September 2006.	3	Sci/Tech
Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumph To the rest of the world, they were the quot;In Your Dreams quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.	1	Sports
Lilly outduels Pedro Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Ted Lilly threw a three-hit shutout with a career-high 13 strikeouts to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox at SkyDome.	1	Sports
This week, 4 Guantanamo detainees to be arraigned GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The first Guantanamo detainees to be arraigned on terrorism charges are an alleged Al Qaeda accountant, a poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda, a man accused of being a driver for Osama bin Laden and an	0	World
Karzai vows to fight against terrorism President Pervez Musharraf and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai tonight vowed to enhance their capability to fight terrorism, while Musharraf assured the Afghan leader that Pakistan would not allow its territory to be used by Taliban to destabilise	0	World
Iraqi Environment Minister Survives Suicide Attack (Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi environment minister Mishkat\Moumin said she survived a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad\on Tuesday that killed four of her bodyguards.	0	World
Karzai Cancels Pakistan Speech, But Risk Fears Denied (Reuters) Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai\abruptly canceled a speech to a state-run think tank in\Pakistan on Tuesday, but officials denied security was a\reason.	0	World
Athletics Edge Orioles 4-3 OAKLAND, Calif. - Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night...	0	World
Wariner Leads U.S. Sweep in 400 ATHENS, Greece - Jerremy Wariner is just 20 years old. He just led a U.S...	0	World
NO REST FOR GOLDEN GIRL HOLMES Kelly Holmes was due back in the Olympic stadium this evening less than 24 hours after becoming the first British woman to win gold in the 800metres for 40 years.	1	Sports
Ryder Cup Captain Sutton: Don #39;t Expect Mr. Nice Guy s captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, Hal Sutton will be more dictator than diplomat. Europe has won six of the last nine Ryder Cups heading into the biennial competition next month (Sept.	1	Sports

Inflation Inches Way Back Into Hong Kong's Economy China's consumer price index crept up by 0.9 percent in July compared with a year earlier, ending 68 consecutive months of decline.

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Clemens Gets 323rd Victory As Astros Win (AP) AP - Roger Clemens won for the first time in almost a month #151; the 323rd victory of his career #151; and Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer to lead the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Monday night.

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World Chip Plants Run at Fastest Rate in 4 Years (Reuters) Reuters - The world's chip factories operated at\their fastest rate in almost four years in the April-June\period, boosted by demand for chips for cellphones and digital\appliances such as flat-panel TVs, an industry group said on\Tuesday.

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IPO #39;s Success Doesn #39;t Justify Google #39;s Price One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, quot;Often wrong, never in doubt. quot; Take a stand, don #39;t duck and weave too much.

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Also from this section HBOS has yet to enter the bidding for Abbey National, yet it is already fighting its corner as if in the full intensity of battle.

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Tax gain helps Toy #39;R #39; Us Inc. post profit Toys quot;R quot; Us Inc., the world #39;s largest toy-store chain, posted a second-quarter profit because of a tax gain. Sales dropped at the company, which said this month that it is considering leaving the toy business.

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Airline talks nose dive Pilots at US Airways blamed the company for a breakdown in concession negotiations over the weekend, as time runs down on efforts to avoid a second bankruptcy filing in two years.

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2 Companies to Make Gear for Phoning Over Internet inksys and Netgear, two competing providers of home networking equipment, plan to announce today that they are entering the business of making equipment used to place telephone calls over the Internet, according to industry executives.

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Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam Microsoft Corp. #39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the

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IN BRIEF Northrop Grumman #39;s Information Technology unit, based in Herndon, won a 10-year, \$408 million contract from the Army for planning and support of war-fighter exercise training that the company said simulates command and control decision-making under

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Red, white and . . . gold Team USA concluded its domination at the Olympics by defeating Australia 5-1 at Helliniko Stadium on Monday, giving coach Mike Candrea a gold medal five weeks after his wife, Sue, died of a brain aneurysm.

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American men run away from field in 400 meters To the list of things intrinsically American -o jazz and baseball, apple pie and muscle cars -dly add the quarter mile. The 400 meters is run internationally, but

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NL Wrap: Lucky 13 for Clemens as Astros Defeat Phillies Roger Clemens pitched seven strong innings to earn his 13th victory of the season and 323rd of his career as the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 in the National League Monday.

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Taiwan Markets, Businesses Close for Typhoon Aere (Update4) Taiwan #39;s financial markets and most businesses in the capital Taipei are closed for the day as Typhoon Aere approaches with torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers (102 miles) an hour.

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Pakistan, Afghanistan to tighten boarder security Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to increase cooperation against Islamic militants operating along their border. The agreement was reached at talks in Islamabad between Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan #39;s President Hamid Karzai.

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LA terrified by tornado alert PEOPLE in Los Angeles were left terrified that they were about to be hit by a monster storm. The California governor #39;s Office of Emergency Services mistakenly issued a tornado alert for LA on Saturday, and

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Pilots Could Control Fate of US Airways ith time running out and its future on the line, the US Airways Group will look to the leaders of the pilots #39; union to do tomorrow what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend

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Red Roof Inns to get Wi-Fi hotspots CARROLLTON, Texas -- Accor North America has reached an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to install wireless Internet access throughout all of its Red Roof Inns over the next year, officials said.

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Linksys, Vonage connect on VoIP Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment maker Linksys on voice over Internet Protocol.

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* Access granted to rival #39;s financial information HBOS has been granted access to sensitive financial information about Abbey National, indicating the seriousness of the UK bank #39;s intentions towards its rival.

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Crude Oil Futures Fall a 3rd Day as Iraq Increases Shipments Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.

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Philippines may face Argentine-style crisis Manila - The Philippines was in the midst of a fiscal crisis and the public should be prepared to make sacrifices, President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday.

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Gene tweaking creates a mighty mouse Altering a single gene can turn ordinary mice into marathon racers that can run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, researchers say.

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US softball team enjoys dominant Olympic run When Australia scored a token run in the fifth inning of the gold medal game Monday at the Olympic Softball Stadium, it was the first scored here against the US - in the ninth and final game

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Feds #39; new OT rules quietly take effect in Valley offices New overtime regulations for white-collar workers went into effect Monday with little hoopla at offices in the Valley. But in Washington, DC, several hundred union members protested the Fair Labor Standards

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Technical ruling doesn #39;t deal with Web free speech issue Yahoo lost its challenge of a French ban on the online sale of Nazi paraphernalia in a technical ruling Monday that kept alive the core issues of Internet free speech

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Feds: Anger drove Varian hacker: Disgruntled #39; ex-programmer ... A vindictive software programmer upset about his cancelled contract snuck into Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. #39;s computer system and zapped out e-commerce coding he and others

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Phone passion: dating with virtual girlfriend A Hong Kong company develops a quot;virtual girlfriend quot; for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life, Inc. #39;s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen.

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Fastest man rises from obscurity Justin Gatlin shoveled the snow off his track in North Carolina, braving the cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold.

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Oil Slips Below #36;46, Supply Woes Persist (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. oil prices slid below #36;46 on\Tuesday, marking the third successive session of falls as Iraqi\exports returned to near normal, although supply uncertainties\kept the market close to historic levels.

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Zambrano Leads Cubs Past Brewers 8-3 (AP) AP - Carlos Zambrano took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and struck out nine to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 Monday night.

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Two soldiers in northern military exercise missing on barren Nunavut tundra (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - PANGNIRTUNG, Nunavut (CP) - Bad weather forced helicopters and ground searchers to call off efforts Monday night to locate two soldiers missing in the rugged, mountainous tundra of Baffin Island.

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Blast in Baghdad, Could Be Car Bomb-Police BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A loud blast was heard in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday and could have been caused by a car bomb, a police source said.

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Chiefs Club Rams The Kansas City Chiefs tuned up their high-octane offense and ran over the St. Louis Rams, 24-7, on Monday night.

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Toys #39;R #39; Us gains after Q2 profit swing CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Toys quot;R quot; Us said Monday it made money in the fiscal second quarter, in contrast to the prior year #39;s loss, thanks in part to a \$200 million income-tax reversal.

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Pricey oil worrying economy exper High oil prices are slowing the economy, two members of the Federal Reserve warned yesterday. There #39;s going to be a little bit of a slowdown effect, #39; #39; admitted Fed board member Ben Bernanke.

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Golden lining greets softball This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.

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NEW SCHOOL Baylor #39;s Wariner leads US sweep in 400 Athens -- In winning the gold medal in the 400 meters and leading the United States to its first sweep in an Olympic track and field event since 1988, Jeremy Wariner did something else of great significance.

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Defending champ Mutola finds 800 is not toll free Athens -- While the men #39;s 400 meters received most of the attention from the American media Monday night, the best race on the program was the women #39;s 800.

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US may back gym blunder gold THE US Olympic Committee will consider supporting South Korea #39;s bid to claim a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error which gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.

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Rams starting CB Fisher breaks arm Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - St. Louis Rams starting cornerback Travis Fisher suffered a broken arm during the first half of the team #39;s 24-7 preseason loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night.

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Crude Oil Futures Fall a Third Day as Iraq Increases Shipments Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.

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Experts in corporate governance score Google at bottom of scale CHICAGO _ Google Inc. #39;s initial public offering may have captured investors #39; fancy, but a leading proxy voting advisory service says its corporate governance leaves a lot to be desired.

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Chargers agree to contract terms with rookie QB Rivers It #39;s better late than never for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers - who finally reached terms Monday night on a six-year contract believed to be worth \$50.

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Lilly inspires Blue Jays Ted Lilly struck out a career-high 13 batters to help hosts Toronto Blue Jays blank the Boston Red Sox 3-0. Lilly #39;s performance was a club record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher and helped end

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European press review Today #39;s mixed bag of a press review covers, among other topics, the acquittal of a terror suspect by a German court, the Russian shot-putter stripped of her gold medal in Athens and a Georgian disco.

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RealNetworks to Offer Discounted Music (AP) AP - RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.

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Car Bomb in Baghdad Targets Minister, Two Killed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting Iraq's education minister exploded in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding three others, a bodyguard and witnesses at the scene said.

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Car bomb explodes in Iraq capital A car bomb goes off in the south of Baghdad, killing two people, in an apparent attack on a minister.

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Race Remains a Difficult Issue for Many Workers at Kodak Craig A. Young, an African-American human resources manager, says that in 22 years at Eastman Kodak he has never faced discrimination.

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Ballet Flats? Walking Shoes? Nah. It's Round Toes and High Heels. A noticeable trend this fall is the full-fledged arrival of round-toed, high-heeled shoes like the ones Ginger Rogers wore when she danced with Fred Astaire - only higher.

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Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its Debt The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.

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US Airways, pilots at impasse ARLINGTON, Va. -- Talks between US Airways Group and the union representing pilots have broken down, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.

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Investors buy up Woolies INVESTORS stocked up on Woolworths shares today on renewed faith that the supermarket leader could withstand heavy competition from rival Coles Myer.

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Accounting fix aids Toys R Us Toys R Us Inc. swung to a profit in its second fiscal quarter from a loss a year ago, buoyed by a reversal of \$200 million in income tax reserves.

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Tech shares close higher LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology shares closed mostly higher Monday, with semiconductor-related stocks extending the gains made last week as Artisan Components soared on word that UK-based ARM Holdings agreed to buy the chip-design company.

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Writer Admits Plagiarism The Seattle Times said a business columnist and associate editor, Stephen H. Dunphy, had resigned after admitting he plagiarized the work of others.

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Wal-Mart, Target pull sector into red CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Retail stocks fell Monday after Wal-Mart cut its August sales forecast, casting a pall over expectations for consumer spending during the back-to-school season.

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Cisco to pay \$200 million for P-Cube SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cisco Systems agreed Monday to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for \$200 million in cash and options.

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Abu Ghraib: Guilty plea expected US soldier Staff Sgt. Ivan Frederick will plead guilty at a pretrial hearing to one or two of the charges against him arising from the abuse of detainees at Iraq #39;s Abu Ghraib prison, military sources say.

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China insists bird flu in pigs does not threaten epidemic BEIJING : China Tuesday insisted that although a highly lethal strain of the bird flu virus had been found in pigs, it did not constitute an epidemic.

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Holmes hunts golden double Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.

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Oil price slides as Iraqi crude flows World oil prices skidded on Monday as Iraq pumped oil through its southern pipelines and Russia vowed to step up exports, but analysts said the days of high prices were not yet over.

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Staying power of Google Inc.? Time will tell Investors who got in on the ground floor of Google Inc. #39;s public stock offering might be tempted to pop some champagne corks right about now.

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LABOR REGULATIONS: Employers review overtime policies As the nation #39;s new overtime regulations take effect, metro Detroit companies are looking at their overtime policies to make sure they comply, while some employers have determined that most of their employees won #39;t be affected.

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Oil Won #39;t Derail US Expansion -Bernanke Rising oil prices will weigh on US economic growth but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.

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RealNetworks music service cuts fee for students RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.

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Linksys, Vonage connect on VoIP Vonage and Linksys are teaming up to make voice over Internet Protocol service available through Wi-Fi equipment made by Linksys. Vonage will announce the Linksys partnership Tuesday.

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ALL AMERICAN ATHENS - Gold, silver and bronze are the only colors that should matter in these Olympics, but too many see the world in black and white.

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The Baron was right AUSTRALIAN rower Sally Robbins and British marathon runner Paula Radcliffe can take comfort from the philosophy of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics.

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Olympics: Yao lifts China into Olympic quarter-finals with miracle ... ATHENS : Yao Ming scored 27 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead China past world champion Serbia and Montenegro 67-66 here, advancing China into the Olympic men #39;s basketball quarter-finals.

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Andre Agassi steals the show at Legg Mason Tennis Classic WHILE ONE-HALF of ten- nis #39;s greatest rivalry has retired (Pete Sampras), the other half is still going strong. Andre Agassi and the rest of his professional tennis crew rolled into Washington, DC, this past week for the annual Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

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Olympics: Beach party-ball The Olympic beach volleyball venue is out in the coastal village of Faliro, on the far end of the green line of the metro station, far from central Athens and the Olympic Stadium.

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AL roundup: Hudson beats Tejada, O #39;s for second time in week OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.

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Prosecutors say mercenaries were hired to overthrow the ruler of ... Financiers in Europe and Africa were behind a plot to overthrow the government of Africa #39;s No. 3 oil producer, an accused ringleader testified Monday at the

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Athletics Edge Orioles 4-3 (AP) AP - Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.

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Vonage in Deal with Cisco in Subscriber Push (Reuters) Reuters - Internet phone service Vonage on\Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc.\(CSCO.O) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail\stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.

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Fed officials ease crude concerns A recovery in the world's largest economy is likely to continue, despite oil prices surging to record levels, US Federal Reserve officials say.

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Jimmy Carter Defends Venezuela Election Result in Letter to WSJ Former US President Jimmy Carter said an election that defeated an effort to recall Venezuela President Hugo Chavez was free and fair, #39; #39; according to a letter published in the Wall Street Journal.

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RealNetworks to offer discounted music SEATTLE -- RealNetworks Inc. will begin offering some university students its digital music subscription service at a steep discount in an effort to stem illegal downloads and attract long-term customers.

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Niagara Falls survivor seeks work, new life path The only person known to have survived an unprotected plunge over Niagara Falls has returned to the scene of his stunt. Kirk Jones, 40, went over the 167-foot Horse Shoe Falls on Oct. 20, 2003.

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Vonage in Deal with Cisco in Subscriber Push Internet phone service Vonage on Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.

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#39;Millionaire #39; Interacts with AOL Buddies quot;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire quot; will soon be the only syndicated TV series to add a real-time interactive element during production tapings.

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SI.com OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics made sure that Miguel Tejada #39;s return was an unhappy one. Oakland rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and Tim Hudson allowed one earned run in

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GAME DAY RECAP Monday, August 23 Scott Kazmir won his major league debut with five impressive innings, and Jose Cruz Jr. hit a three-run homer to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 9-0 Monday night.

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Roundup: Darfur peace talks resume with deep division groups, but the two sides agreed to study an agenda drawn up by the African Union (AU) for the peace talks. The Sudanese authorities has come to make its case that it is along the way towards implementing

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Kmart to sell 18 stores to Home Depot NEW YORK - Retailer Kmart Holdings Corp. on Monday said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc. for \$271 million.

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Marathon mice lose weight without exercise Ordinary mice can be turned into marathon racers that run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat by altering a single gene, according to US and Korean scientists.

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US Army Awards Northrop Grumman \$408 Million Contract quot;We offer a world-class opposing force for these battlefield exercises that enhances training realism, quot; said Gregg Donley, president of the IT sector #39;s technical service business unit at Northrop Grumman.

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Mars Odyssey to prolong stay in space Scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration say its spacecraft Mars Odyssey will prolong its stay in space until at least September 2006.

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Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumph To the rest of the world, they were the quot;In Your Dreams quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.

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Lilly outduels Pedro Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Ted Lilly threw a three-hit shutout with a career-high 13 strikeouts to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox at SkyDome.

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This week, 4 Guantanamo detainees to be arraigned GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- The first Guantanamo detainees to be arraigned on terrorism charges are an alleged Al Qaeda accountant, a poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda, a man accused of being a driver for Osama bin Laden and an

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Karzai vows to fight against terrorism President Pervez Musharraf and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai tonight vowed to enhance their capability to fight terrorism, while Musharraf assured the Afghan leader that Pakistan would not allow its territory to be used by Taliban to destabilise

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Iraqi Environment Minister Survives Suicide Attack (Reuters) Reuters - Iraqi environment minister Mishkat\Moumin said she survived a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad\on Tuesday that killed four of her bodyguards.

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Karzai Cancels Pakistan Speech, But Risk Fears Denied (Reuters) Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai\abruptly canceled a speech to a state-run think tank in\Pakistan on Tuesday, but officials denied security was a\reason.

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Athletics Edge Orioles 4-3 OAKLAND, Calif. - Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night...

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Wariner Leads U.S. Sweep in 400 ATHENS, Greece - Jerremy Wariner is just 20 years old. He just led a U.S...

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NO REST FOR GOLDEN GIRL HOLMES Kelly Holmes was due back in the Olympic stadium this evening less than 24 hours after becoming the first British woman to win gold in the 800metres for 40 years.

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Ryder Cup Captain Sutton: Don #39;t Expect Mr. Nice Guy s captain of the United States Ryder Cup team, Hal Sutton will be more dictator than diplomat. Europe has won six of the last nine Ryder Cups heading into the biennial competition next month (Sept.

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