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Now, Google changes rules of international game Despite Wall Streets carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as \$3 billion worth of shares), Googles young founders have landed on their feet.	2	Business
Arm reaches out to buy Artisan ARM Holdings, the UK microchip designer, has agreed to buy American technology firm Artisan Components in a cash and shares deal worth 500 million, although some analysts fear it may have dug too deep.	2	Business
Sumitomo Mitsui launches hostile bid of \$29.2 billion for UFJ <b>...</b> NEW YORK, August 24 (New Ratings) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced a hostile takeover bid today of \$29.2 billion (3.2 trillion) for UFJ Holdings Inc (ticker: UFJ).	2	Business
Microsoft #39;s #39;patch #39; of worry NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Some colleges are fretting the release of Microsoft #39;s upgrade to its XP operating system -- whose release coincides with the opening of campuses around the country -- saying that multiple downloads of the patch could significantly	3	Sci/Tech
#39;Marathon #39; mice bred in genetic first in US AMERICAN researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that they say can run further and longer than their naturally-bred brethren, bringing the quot;genetic doping quot; of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel cuts prices across Pentium 4 range Intel has rejigged its Pentium 4 processor pricing - hyper-threading desktop models, mobile models and the new Pentium 4 chips with 64-bit extensions have all been cut.	3	Sci/Tech
Cisco and Microsoft target smaller firms Cisco Systems and Microsoft #39;s partnership in the small- and midsized-business market is bearing fruit. On Monday, Cisco announced a new software product that will link its voice over Internet protocol products	3	Sci/Tech
iPass Wi-Fi Network Access in the Sky Connexion by Boeing, the only real-time, high-speed connectivity service available to commercial airline passengers and iPass, which operates the world #39;s largest Wi-Fi roaming network with over 11,000 active hotspots in 33 countries, complement each other	3	Sci/Tech
Holdout QB Rivers gets \$40.5M deal Rookie quarterback Philip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, agreeing to terms Monday on a six-year, \$40.5 million contract with the San Diego Chargers that includes a \$14.	1	Sports
US games outfit catches rebranding cold <strong>LogoWatch</strong> Unpleasant, but not fatal	3	Sci/Tech
Cool, Calm Wariner Races to 400 Gold (AP) AP - Jeremy Wariner is just 20 years old. He just led a U.S. sweep in the 400 meters at the Olympic Games. So c'mon kid, get excited! Cool, calm and with a fluid running style all his own, the lean Baylor University student raced to the gold medal Monday night wearing sunglasses, two earrings and a jingling necklace.	1	Sports
British Theater Reaches Out to Autistic Children (Reuters) Reuters - For children with autism, theater can\rank among the worst of experiences.	0	World
Tibetans Say Dalai Lama May Not Return in This Life (Reuters) Reuters - It is 45 years since Tibet's\god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as\Chinese shells rained down on his capital. Many Tibetans do not\expect to see him again, or not in his current incarnation.	0	World
Hair Salon Operator Regis Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Regis Corp. (RGS.N), the world's\largest hair salon owner and franchiser, on Tuesday reported a\21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales\growth in its outlets, such as in Wal-Mart stores.	2	Business
Dollar Rebound Fades as Data Test Looms LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar paused on Tuesday after a broad-based rally in the previous session as investors waited to see if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve's optimism in the U.S. recovery. Upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from central bankers Robert McTeer and Ben Bernanke on Monday bolstered the greenback across the board, lifting it a two-week high against the euro and a one-week high against the yen in early trade.	2	Business
NASA Engineers Free Robonaut with Wheels, Leg (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Not content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new bodies that will allow it nbsp;to move across land and space.	3	Sci/Tech
Exploded Star Detailed in New X-ray Image (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The Chandra X-ray Observatory has re-imaged a familiar scene of a relatively nearby exploded star, revealing new details of the chaotic aftermath.	3	Sci/Tech
Burma List 'shames' UK companies Rolls-Royce and Lloyd's of London are among the 39 UK companies which have been added to the Burma Campaign's annual 'Dirty List'.	2	Business
BA flight chaos enters second day British Airways passengers face further misery as the airline cancels 30 flights on Tuesday because of staff shortages.	0	World
Justice -- Guantanamo Style The USA has been keeping approximately 600 detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has called them "the worst of the worst". Other sources have described them otherwise. Abdurahman Khadr, who the CIA placed, as a mole, within the detainee population, said most of the detainees were innocent, or were merely local Taliban militia-men, with no intelligence value. Well, after no public review of their status, the Guantanamo detainees are finally getting their day in court -- kind of. There are actually three separate kinds of reviews slowly underway.	3	Sci/Tech
Portals, news sites, must improve customer satisfaction As far as keeping their customers satisfied, Web portals, search engines, and news and information sites in the U.S. continue to improve but still have work to do, according to a report released Tuesday.	2	Business
Hair Salon Operator Regis Profit Rises Regis Corp. (RGS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest hair salon owner and franchiser, on Tuesday reported a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales growth in its outlets, such as in Wal-Mart stores.	2	Business
Iranian authorities block reformist websites TEHRAN: Internet access to three websites close to Iranian #39;s leading reformist party has been blocked by the authorities, prompting a protest by the party leader.	3	Sci/Tech
German bank customers victims of phishing FRANKFURT: German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said Monday that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat websites.	3	Sci/Tech
Portals, news sites, must improve customer satisfaction As far as keeping their customers satisfied, Web portals, search engines, and news and information sites in the US continue to improve but still have work to do, according to a report released Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Gymnastics takes a tumble - Hamm and egg on judges #39; faces ATHENS : If they gave out medals for unhappiness and misery, Olympic gymnastics would provide a podium sweep. It seems everyone involved is peeved at someone, feeling slighted or robbed, and not even gold	1	Sports
Chargers sign Rivers for 6 years CARSON, Calif. - Rookie quarterback Phillip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, signing a six-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.	1	Sports
Zarqawi Group Says It Tried to Kill Iraqi Minister A group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had tried to kill Iraq #39;s environment minister on Tuesday and warned it would not miss next time, according to an Internet statement.	0	World
Family waits for reunion After nine days of being held by kidnappers in Iraq, New York-based freelance journalist Micah Garen will reunite with his family this week, his father said yesterday.	0	World
Samsung unveils new display technologies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that builds a touch screen into the display, a development that could lead to thinner and cheaper display panels for mobile phones, the company said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Despite wine losses, Foster #39;s net rises SYDNEY Foster #39;s Group, Australia #39;s biggest maker of beer and wine, said Tuesday that full-year earnings rose 73 percent after the company sold its pubs unit.	2	Business
Japan #39;s Sumitomo tables UFJ bid The battle to form the world #39;s biggest bank has intensified after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group tabled an offer to buy Japanese rival UFJ Holdings.	2	Business
Online Consumers Happiest With Google In a study, the now-public search engine out-ranks Yahoo, others in customer satisfaction. August 23, 2004 -- A new study says that Americans are increasingly satisfied by the results hauled in by their online	3	Sci/Tech
Hamm ignores boos to latch onto silver The Russians were angry. The South Koreans were angry. The Greeks were angry. Nobody paid for it more than Paul Hamm. For 10 solid minutes, the crowd booed and whistled, creating a deafening roar.	1	Sports
US goes distance in softball ATHENS, Greece -- He told them to play for themselves and for their country, and they did. But the US softball team was playing for coach Mike Candrea, too.	1	Sports
Olympics: China reaffirms status as most powerful force in table <b>...</b> ATHENS : China reaffirmed its status as the most powerful force in world table tennis with three golds at the Athens Olympics, but South Korean Ryu Seung-Min ruined the Asian giant #39;s campaign for total dominance.	1	Sports
Russian #39;s Toffees interest denied Everton #39;s hopes of seeing some new players arrive at Goodison Park before the closure of the transfer window looked to have been dashed.	1	Sports
Tottenham Sign Carrick Tottenham have confirmed the signing of midfielder Michael Carrick this morning as the former West Ham star was given the green light following yesterdays medical.	1	Sports
Inside the Imam Ali shrine, as US closes in The pigeons in the Imam Ali shrine on Monday were flying out of the vast courtyard into a sky filled with the smell of blood and the echoes of urban warfare.	0	World
Abu Ghraib Report Cites Military Leadership Failures, NBC Says A Pentagon commission found that top US military commanders bear some responsibility for abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq because they failed to recognize deteriorating performance	0	World
Normal life resumes in Kathmandu Valley With the passage of one week, the effect of the quot;Kathmandu Valley blockade quot; imposed by the Nepalese anti-government guerrillas has waned with the government #39;s move to step up security in order to foil the embargo.	0	World
Iraqi soccer team prepares for Olympics semis Iraqs successful Olympic soccer team is preparing itself for its biggest sporting challenge at the Athens 2004 Olympics. On Tuesday night, Iraqi players will play against Paraguay in the Olympics football semi-finals.	0	World
LINK TO PIGS EDGES BIRDFLU CLOSER TO PANDEMIC The specter of a global influenza pandemic has loomed a little larger in recent weeks with revelations that Chinese researchers found the deadly H5N1 virus strain last year in pigs, a crucial link in the mutation of the disease to a form that can infect	0	World
Intel pledges to bring Itanic down to Xeon price-point EM64T a stand-in until the real anti-AMD64 kit arrives	3	Sci/Tech
Alitalia Chief Says Time Is Running Out (AP) AP - State carrier Alitalia could be faced with collapse within 20 days without the approval of a restructuring plan that would allow the airline to tap into a loan of 400 million euros ( #36;488 million), the company's chairman was quoted as saying in Italian news reports Tuesday.	0	World
Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Eases Its Grip NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased for a third day, giving hope to investors that costly oil was loosening its grip on the stock market.	2	Business
Oil Dips Below \$46 as Iraq Flow Rises LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped below \$46 on Tuesday in a third day of falls as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped unwind some of the supply worries that have lifted the market to historic levels.	2	Business
Before-the-Bell: Biocryst Shares Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BCRX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BCRX.O</A> rose on Tuesday after the company received "orphan drug" status for an anti-cancer compound.	2	Business
Iraqi Forces Move Close to Najaf Shrine - Witness NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces advanced to within 400 meters (yards) of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.	0	World
Japan's SMFG Bids #36;29 Billion for UFJ (Reuters) Reuters - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.\(8316.T) laid out a #36;29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T)\on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo\Financial Group (8306.T) to form the world's biggest bank.	0	World
American Forces Press Into the Inner Ring of Najaf's Old City The poorly armed insurgents loyal to Moktada al-Sadr were overwhelmed by American tanks, attack helicopters and AC-130 gunships overnight.	0	World
Lilly Throws One of Three Shutouts in AL Ted Lilly's three-hit shutout against the surging Boston Red Sox was barely the best pitching performance in the American League. Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman struck out a career-high 14 Monday night in a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, and Scott Kazmir pitched five scoreless innings to win his major league debut for Tampa Bay...	0	World
Japan Rejects Fischer's Refugee Bid TOKYO - Japan's Justice Ministry rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee on Tuesday and issued an order to deport him. Fischer, in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid U.S...	0	World
Oil Dips Below \$46 as Iraq Flow Rises Oil prices dipped below \$46 on Tuesday in a third day of falls as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped unwind some of the supply worries that have lifted the market to historic levels.	2	Business
DAILY DIGEST With time running out and its future on the line, US Airways will look to the leaders of the pilots union to do Wednesday what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend: accept the airline #39;s demand for \$295 million in pay and benefit cuts.	2	Business
HJ Heinz reports drop in quarterly profit CHICAGO - Ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co. Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.	2	Business
They #39;ll hear a Rhapsody on campus Berkeley, U. of Minn. students get download discounts; aim is to provide legal music alternatives. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As an added bonus to returning to campus this fall, more than 80,000 college students	2	Business
Vonage Calls on Linksys for VoIP Cisco Systems #39; Linksys division is set to enter the consumer VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) space this week through a deal with Vonage Holdings to provide customer equipment for that company #39;s Internet-based telephone service.	3	Sci/Tech
Olympic notebook: Beach volleyball duo downs countrywomen ATHENS Misty May and Kerri Walsh, the worlds top-ranked team, made fellow Americans and rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every point and pulled away for a 21-18, 21-15 victory.	1	Sports
Equatorial Guinea quot;mercenary quot; not mastermind-lawyer A suspected South African mercenary on trial in Equatorial Guinea agreed to take part in a plot to oust the country #39;s president but was not responsible for masterminding it, his lawyer said on Tuesday.	0	World
Before-the-Bell: Biocryst Shares Higher (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals\Inc. (BCRX.O) rose on Tuesday after the company received\"orphan drug" status for an anti-cancer compound.	2	Business
Japan's SMFG Bids \$29 Billion for UFJ TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8316.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8316.T</A> laid out a \$29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8307.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8307.T</A> on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8306.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8306.T</A> to form the world's biggest bank.	2	Business
Global Markets: Oil Prices Ease LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased again on Tuesday with the re-opening of two Iraqi pipelines, helping lift shares but leaving most financial markets trading in narrow ranges after sharp reactions in previous sessions.	2	Business
Gymnastics: Russia Plans Top-Level Protest ATHENS (Reuters) - Russia are to lodge a forceful protest with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over what they say was biased judging throughout the Athens gymnastics competition, the team spokesman said Tuesday.	1	Sports
Update 1: Heinz 1Q Profits Are Down, but Sales Climb HJ Heinz Co., the maker of ketchup and other foods, reported its first-quarter earnings fell 9 percent from results a year ago when its profits were boosted by the sale of some of its businesses to Del Monte.	2	Business
Japan #39;s SMFG Bids \$29 Billion for UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.T: Quote, Profile, Research) laid out a \$29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday, challenging	2	Business
Washington, DC Workers protest the changes to overtime A couple hundred people rallied outside the US Department of Labor here yesterday to protest the Bush administration #39;s sweeping changes to overtime rules that opponents say could	2	Business
Samsung unveils new display technologies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that builds a touch screen into the display, a development that could lead to thinner	3	Sci/Tech
False comfort in latest Chinese figures? THE LATEST FIGURES from GfK Asia, reported in the FT show that the leading handset manufacturers have temporarily curbed the rot. Local manufacturers #39; share of the Chinese market dropped from 49 per cent to 46 per cent says GfK.	3	Sci/Tech
Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park (Reuters) Reuters - When the San Francisco Giants\play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are\far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.	1	Sports
Real cites success of song sale; signs university deals (MacCentral) MacCentral - RealNetworks Inc. said on Tuesday that it has sold more than a million songs at its online music store since slashing prices last week as part of a limited-time sale aimed at growing the user base of its new digital media software.	3	Sci/Tech
Before-the-Bell: Sanderson Farms Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SAFM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SAFM.O</A> sunk nearly 16 percent before the bell on Tuesday, after the chicken producer's quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates.	2	Business
U.S. Chain Store Sales Slow NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales were up, posting a gain in the latest week compared with the same time last year, but hurricanes Bonnie and Charley still left a negative impact, a report said on Tuesday.	2	Business
Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When the San Francisco Giants play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.	1	Sports
Sanderson Farms Profit Below Estimates CHICAGO (Reuters) - Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SAFM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SAFM.O</A> said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings more than doubled on strong consumer demand for chicken, but its profit was sharply below analysts' estimates.	2	Business
Japan Issues Order to Deport Ex-Chess Champ Fischer TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday ordered the deportation of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted at home in the United States for breaking sanctions, rejecting his demand for protection as a political refugee.	0	World
Satellite pinpoints lost children A new satellite tracking device, which could cost less than 100, aims to reunite parents with their lost children.	3	Sci/Tech
Fosters counts cost of poor wine market Brewing giant Fosters today said that higher annual profits from sales of beer overseas had been eroded by a sharp drop in US wine trade.	2	Business
Cognos Offers SK390.8 Mln for Frango; Stock Surges (Update3) Cognos Inc., the largest Canadian software maker, offered to buy Sweden #39;s Frango AB for 390.8 million kronor (\$51.7 million) to expand in corporate performance management software.	2	Business
Microsoft Singapore releases Windows XP SP 2, free CD available The free service pack is a major overhaul aimed at defeating a wide variety of security weaknesses that hackers have exploited. Microsoft says the easiest way to obtain	3	Sci/Tech
Marathon Mice Created to Run Farther Researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the genetic doping of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.	3	Sci/Tech
Fans rush to create mods for #39;Doom 3 #39; Activisions Doom 3 ( www.doom3.com ), the hot computer game that launched earlier this month, wasnt on store shelves for three days before players started	3	Sci/Tech
Italy #39;s Pisa Tower Declared Stable The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been given some 300 years more of life, Italian experts announced. Reporting on the present conditions of the monument at	3	Sci/Tech
Japan to deport ex-champ Fischer has been in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid American passport. He is wanted in the US for violating international sanctions against the former Yugoslavia in 1992.	0	World
Idris in clear on Bali bombs SELF-CONFESSED Bali bomber Idris burst into laughter in the minutes after he was cleared of a central role in the blasts that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.	0	World
Shalom to embark on visit to France Trip comes two days after Paris JCC torched by anti-Semites. Will meet senior government officials and Jewish leaders. Shalom will arrive in France only two days after a Jewish Community Center was torched in eastern Paris.	0	World
Iran denies secret nuclear activities Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday his country does not plan any secret nuclear programs or activities. The Iranian News Agency, IRNA, quoted Kharrazi as saying during a visit to New Zealand	0	World
Inquiry Fails to Find Reason for Failure of Beagle 2 Mars Mission LONDON (AFP) -- Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found. A six-month inquiry by project organisers, their second attempt to discover what went wrong with the mission, was unable to pinpoint why the tiny craft vanished shortly before it landed on Mars on Christmas Day last year...	3	Sci/Tech
Connexion by Boeing partners with iPass This week Connexion by Boeing, a Boeing subsidiary, announced a deal with Wi-Fi hot spot aggregator iPass.	3	Sci/Tech
Chain Store Sales Slip in Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday.	2	Business
Linksys, Vonage team up on VOIP Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys division is set to enter the consumer VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) space on Tuesday through a deal with Vonage Holdings Corp. to provide customer equipment for that company's Internet-based telephone service.	3	Sci/Tech
Cognos offers \$52M for Swedish firm OTTAWA (CP) - Business software firm Cognos Inc. is offering \$52.2 million US for Frango, a Stockholm-based company specializing in financial reporting.	2	Business
Mods for Doom III out and aboot THE WRAPPER IS only just off Activision #39;s Doom III and there are already a list of mods and cheats for the game. The mods are already top hits at Gamespot, including one which makes it possible to shine a	3	Sci/Tech
Firms to seek more security help from outsiders Unable to keep up with security holes, attacks and government regulations, enterprises will turn to outside firms for 90 of their security by 2010, according to Yankee Group.	3	Sci/Tech
Second gold medal won #39;t be awarded ATHENS, Greece -- The International Gymnastics Federation said it won #39;t request a duplicate gold medal or change the results in American Paul Hamm #39;s disputed victory in the all- around event at the Olympics.	1	Sports
Injured Foudy May Not Play in Soccer Final Julie Foudy left the game with a limp, and then the stadium on crutches, her spunky attitude nearly as big as the bandage wrapped around her sprained right ankle.	1	Sports
Brunet advances to K-1 final Schinias, Greece - Two-time Olympic silver medalist Caroline Brunet of Lac Beauport, Que., advanced directly to the 500-metre K-1 Olympic final by winning her heat during Tuesday #39;s canoe-kayak flatwater qualifying.	1	Sports
Japan Rejects Fischer Appeal, Issues Deportation Order Japan has rejected former world chess champion Bobby Fischer #39;s demand for protection as a political refugee, and has issued an order to deport him.	0	World
Indonesian militant gets 10 years for hotel attack, cleared of <b>...</b> By Channel NewsAsia #39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Two high-profiled terrorism cases were heard in Indonesia on Tuesday and a key Jemaah Islamiyah operative, who is involved in both	0	World
Iran will never hide nuclear activities: FM Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Tuesday that Iran would never conduct nuclear activities in hiding, the official IRNA news agency reported.	0	World

Now, Google changes rules of international game Despite Wall Streets carping in recent weeks and having landed in trouble (for failing to register as many as \$3 billion worth of shares), Googles young founders have landed on their feet.

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Arm reaches out to buy Artisan ARM Holdings, the UK microchip designer, has agreed to buy American technology firm Artisan Components in a cash and shares deal worth 500 million, although some analysts fear it may have dug too deep.

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Sumitomo Mitsui launches hostile bid of \$29.2 billion for UFJ ... NEW YORK, August 24 (New Ratings) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced a hostile takeover bid today of \$29.2 billion (3.2 trillion) for UFJ Holdings Inc (ticker: UFJ).

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Microsoft #39;s #39;patch #39; of worry NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Some colleges are fretting the release of Microsoft #39;s upgrade to its XP operating system -- whose release coincides with the opening of campuses around the country -- saying that multiple downloads of the patch could significantly

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#39;Marathon #39; mice bred in genetic first in US AMERICAN researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that they say can run further and longer than their naturally-bred brethren, bringing the quot;genetic doping quot; of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.

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Intel cuts prices across Pentium 4 range Intel has rejigged its Pentium 4 processor pricing - hyper-threading desktop models, mobile models and the new Pentium 4 chips with 64-bit extensions have all been cut.

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Cisco and Microsoft target smaller firms Cisco Systems and Microsoft #39;s partnership in the small- and midsized-business market is bearing fruit. On Monday, Cisco announced a new software product that will link its voice over Internet protocol products

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iPass Wi-Fi Network Access in the Sky Connexion by Boeing, the only real-time, high-speed connectivity service available to commercial airline passengers and iPass, which operates the world #39;s largest Wi-Fi roaming network with over 11,000 active hotspots in 33 countries, complement each other

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Holdout QB Rivers gets \$40.5M deal Rookie quarterback Philip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, agreeing to terms Monday on a six-year, \$40.5 million contract with the San Diego Chargers that includes a \$14.

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US games outfit catches rebranding cold LogoWatch Unpleasant, but not fatal

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Cool, Calm Wariner Races to 400 Gold (AP) AP - Jeremy Wariner is just 20 years old. He just led a U.S. sweep in the 400 meters at the Olympic Games. So c'mon kid, get excited! Cool, calm and with a fluid running style all his own, the lean Baylor University student raced to the gold medal Monday night wearing sunglasses, two earrings and a jingling necklace.

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British Theater Reaches Out to Autistic Children (Reuters) Reuters - For children with autism, theater can\rank among the worst of experiences.

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Tibetans Say Dalai Lama May Not Return in This Life (Reuters) Reuters - It is 45 years since Tibet's\god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as\Chinese shells rained down on his capital. Many Tibetans do not\expect to see him again, or not in his current incarnation.

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Hair Salon Operator Regis Profit Rises (Reuters) Reuters - Regis Corp. (RGS.N), the world's\largest hair salon owner and franchiser, on Tuesday reported a\21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales\growth in its outlets, such as in Wal-Mart stores.

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Dollar Rebound Fades as Data Test Looms LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar paused on Tuesday after a broad-based rally in the previous session as investors waited to see if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve's optimism in the U.S. recovery. Upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from central bankers Robert McTeer and Ben Bernanke on Monday bolstered the greenback across the board, lifting it a two-week high against the euro and a one-week high against the yen in early trade.

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NASA Engineers Free Robonaut with Wheels, Leg (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Not content to simply stand in one place, NASA's mechanical astronaut has found not one, but two new bodies that will allow it nbsp;to move across land and space.

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Exploded Star Detailed in New X-ray Image (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - The Chandra X-ray Observatory has re-imaged a familiar scene of a relatively nearby exploded star, revealing new details of the chaotic aftermath.

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Burma List 'shames' UK companies Rolls-Royce and Lloyd's of London are among the 39 UK companies which have been added to the Burma Campaign's annual 'Dirty List'.

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BA flight chaos enters second day British Airways passengers face further misery as the airline cancels 30 flights on Tuesday because of staff shortages.

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Justice -- Guantanamo Style The USA has been keeping approximately 600 detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has called them "the worst of the worst". Other sources have described them otherwise. Abdurahman Khadr, who the CIA placed, as a mole, within the detainee population, said most of the detainees were innocent, or were merely local Taliban militia-men, with no intelligence value. Well, after no public review of their status, the Guantanamo detainees are finally getting their day in court -- kind of. There are actually three separate kinds of reviews slowly underway.

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Portals, news sites, must improve customer satisfaction As far as keeping their customers satisfied, Web portals, search engines, and news and information sites in the U.S. continue to improve but still have work to do, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Hair Salon Operator Regis Profit Rises Regis Corp. (RGS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest hair salon owner and franchiser, on Tuesday reported a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales growth in its outlets, such as in Wal-Mart stores.

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Iranian authorities block reformist websites TEHRAN: Internet access to three websites close to Iranian #39;s leading reformist party has been blocked by the authorities, prompting a protest by the party leader.

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German bank customers victims of phishing FRANKFURT: German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said Monday that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat websites.

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Portals, news sites, must improve customer satisfaction As far as keeping their customers satisfied, Web portals, search engines, and news and information sites in the US continue to improve but still have work to do, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Gymnastics takes a tumble - Hamm and egg on judges #39; faces ATHENS : If they gave out medals for unhappiness and misery, Olympic gymnastics would provide a podium sweep. It seems everyone involved is peeved at someone, feeling slighted or robbed, and not even gold

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Chargers sign Rivers for 6 years CARSON, Calif. - Rookie quarterback Phillip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, signing a six-year contract with the San Diego Chargers on Monday night.

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Zarqawi Group Says It Tried to Kill Iraqi Minister A group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had tried to kill Iraq #39;s environment minister on Tuesday and warned it would not miss next time, according to an Internet statement.

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Family waits for reunion After nine days of being held by kidnappers in Iraq, New York-based freelance journalist Micah Garen will reunite with his family this week, his father said yesterday.

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Samsung unveils new display technologies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that builds a touch screen into the display, a development that could lead to thinner and cheaper display panels for mobile phones, the company said Tuesday.

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Despite wine losses, Foster #39;s net rises SYDNEY Foster #39;s Group, Australia #39;s biggest maker of beer and wine, said Tuesday that full-year earnings rose 73 percent after the company sold its pubs unit.

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Japan #39;s Sumitomo tables UFJ bid The battle to form the world #39;s biggest bank has intensified after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group tabled an offer to buy Japanese rival UFJ Holdings.

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Online Consumers Happiest With Google In a study, the now-public search engine out-ranks Yahoo, others in customer satisfaction. August 23, 2004 -- A new study says that Americans are increasingly satisfied by the results hauled in by their online

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Hamm ignores boos to latch onto silver The Russians were angry. The South Koreans were angry. The Greeks were angry. Nobody paid for it more than Paul Hamm. For 10 solid minutes, the crowd booed and whistled, creating a deafening roar.

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US goes distance in softball ATHENS, Greece -- He told them to play for themselves and for their country, and they did. But the US softball team was playing for coach Mike Candrea, too.

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Olympics: China reaffirms status as most powerful force in table ... ATHENS : China reaffirmed its status as the most powerful force in world table tennis with three golds at the Athens Olympics, but South Korean Ryu Seung-Min ruined the Asian giant #39;s campaign for total dominance.

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Russian #39;s Toffees interest denied Everton #39;s hopes of seeing some new players arrive at Goodison Park before the closure of the transfer window looked to have been dashed.

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Tottenham Sign Carrick Tottenham have confirmed the signing of midfielder Michael Carrick this morning as the former West Ham star was given the green light following yesterdays medical.

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Inside the Imam Ali shrine, as US closes in The pigeons in the Imam Ali shrine on Monday were flying out of the vast courtyard into a sky filled with the smell of blood and the echoes of urban warfare.

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Abu Ghraib Report Cites Military Leadership Failures, NBC Says A Pentagon commission found that top US military commanders bear some responsibility for abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq because they failed to recognize deteriorating performance

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Normal life resumes in Kathmandu Valley With the passage of one week, the effect of the quot;Kathmandu Valley blockade quot; imposed by the Nepalese anti-government guerrillas has waned with the government #39;s move to step up security in order to foil the embargo.

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Iraqi soccer team prepares for Olympics semis Iraqs successful Olympic soccer team is preparing itself for its biggest sporting challenge at the Athens 2004 Olympics. On Tuesday night, Iraqi players will play against Paraguay in the Olympics football semi-finals.

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LINK TO PIGS EDGES BIRDFLU CLOSER TO PANDEMIC The specter of a global influenza pandemic has loomed a little larger in recent weeks with revelations that Chinese researchers found the deadly H5N1 virus strain last year in pigs, a crucial link in the mutation of the disease to a form that can infect

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Intel pledges to bring Itanic down to Xeon price-point EM64T a stand-in until the real anti-AMD64 kit arrives

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Alitalia Chief Says Time Is Running Out (AP) AP - State carrier Alitalia could be faced with collapse within 20 days without the approval of a restructuring plan that would allow the airline to tap into a loan of 400 million euros ( #36;488 million), the company's chairman was quoted as saying in Italian news reports Tuesday.

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Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Eases Its Grip NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased for a third day, giving hope to investors that costly oil was loosening its grip on the stock market.

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Oil Dips Below \$46 as Iraq Flow Rises LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped below \$46 on Tuesday in a third day of falls as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped unwind some of the supply worries that have lifted the market to historic levels.

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Before-the-Bell: Biocryst Shares Higher NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=BCRX.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">BCRX.O</A> rose on Tuesday after the company received "orphan drug" status for an anti-cancer compound.

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Iraqi Forces Move Close to Najaf Shrine - Witness NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces advanced to within 400 meters (yards) of Najaf's Imam Ali shrine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.

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Japan's SMFG Bids #36;29 Billion for UFJ (Reuters) Reuters - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.\(8316.T) laid out a #36;29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T)\on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo\Financial Group (8306.T) to form the world's biggest bank.

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American Forces Press Into the Inner Ring of Najaf's Old City The poorly armed insurgents loyal to Moktada al-Sadr were overwhelmed by American tanks, attack helicopters and AC-130 gunships overnight.

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Lilly Throws One of Three Shutouts in AL Ted Lilly's three-hit shutout against the surging Boston Red Sox was barely the best pitching performance in the American League. Detroit's Jeremy Bonderman struck out a career-high 14 Monday night in a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, and Scott Kazmir pitched five scoreless innings to win his major league debut for Tampa Bay...

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Japan Rejects Fischer's Refugee Bid TOKYO - Japan's Justice Ministry rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer's demand for protection as a political refugee on Tuesday and issued an order to deport him. Fischer, in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid U.S...

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Oil Dips Below \$46 as Iraq Flow Rises Oil prices dipped below \$46 on Tuesday in a third day of falls as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped unwind some of the supply worries that have lifted the market to historic levels.

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DAILY DIGEST With time running out and its future on the line, US Airways will look to the leaders of the pilots union to do Wednesday what the union #39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend: accept the airline #39;s demand for \$295 million in pay and benefit cuts.

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HJ Heinz reports drop in quarterly profit CHICAGO - Ketchup maker HJ Heinz Co. Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.

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They #39;ll hear a Rhapsody on campus Berkeley, U. of Minn. students get download discounts; aim is to provide legal music alternatives. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As an added bonus to returning to campus this fall, more than 80,000 college students

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Vonage Calls on Linksys for VoIP Cisco Systems #39; Linksys division is set to enter the consumer VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) space this week through a deal with Vonage Holdings to provide customer equipment for that company #39;s Internet-based telephone service.

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Olympic notebook: Beach volleyball duo downs countrywomen ATHENS Misty May and Kerri Walsh, the worlds top-ranked team, made fellow Americans and rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs scramble for every point and pulled away for a 21-18, 21-15 victory.

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Equatorial Guinea quot;mercenary quot; not mastermind-lawyer A suspected South African mercenary on trial in Equatorial Guinea agreed to take part in a plot to oust the country #39;s president but was not responsible for masterminding it, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

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Before-the-Bell: Biocryst Shares Higher (Reuters) Reuters - Shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals\Inc. (BCRX.O) rose on Tuesday after the company received\"orphan drug" status for an anti-cancer compound.

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Japan's SMFG Bids \$29 Billion for UFJ TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8316.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8316.T</A> laid out a \$29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8307.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8307.T</A> on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=8306.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">8306.T</A> to form the world's biggest bank.

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Global Markets: Oil Prices Ease LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices eased again on Tuesday with the re-opening of two Iraqi pipelines, helping lift shares but leaving most financial markets trading in narrow ranges after sharp reactions in previous sessions.

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Gymnastics: Russia Plans Top-Level Protest ATHENS (Reuters) - Russia are to lodge a forceful protest with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over what they say was biased judging throughout the Athens gymnastics competition, the team spokesman said Tuesday.

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Update 1: Heinz 1Q Profits Are Down, but Sales Climb HJ Heinz Co., the maker of ketchup and other foods, reported its first-quarter earnings fell 9 percent from results a year ago when its profits were boosted by the sale of some of its businesses to Del Monte.

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Japan #39;s SMFG Bids \$29 Billion for UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.T: Quote, Profile, Research) laid out a \$29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday, challenging

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Washington, DC Workers protest the changes to overtime A couple hundred people rallied outside the US Department of Labor here yesterday to protest the Bush administration #39;s sweeping changes to overtime rules that opponents say could

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Samsung unveils new display technologies Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that builds a touch screen into the display, a development that could lead to thinner

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False comfort in latest Chinese figures? THE LATEST FIGURES from GfK Asia, reported in the FT show that the leading handset manufacturers have temporarily curbed the rot. Local manufacturers #39; share of the Chinese market dropped from 49 per cent to 46 per cent says GfK.

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Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park (Reuters) Reuters - When the San Francisco Giants\play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are\far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.

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Real cites success of song sale; signs university deals (MacCentral) MacCentral - RealNetworks Inc. said on Tuesday that it has sold more than a million songs at its online music store since slashing prices last week as part of a limited-time sale aimed at growing the user base of its new digital media software.

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Before-the-Bell: Sanderson Farms Falls NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SAFM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SAFM.O</A> sunk nearly 16 percent before the bell on Tuesday, after the chicken producer's quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street estimates.

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U.S. Chain Store Sales Slow NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales were up, posting a gain in the latest week compared with the same time last year, but hurricanes Bonnie and Charley still left a negative impact, a report said on Tuesday.

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Singles Seek Home-Run Date at California Ball Park SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When the San Francisco Giants play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.

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Sanderson Farms Profit Below Estimates CHICAGO (Reuters) - Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SAFM.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SAFM.O</A> said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings more than doubled on strong consumer demand for chicken, but its profit was sharply below analysts' estimates.

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Japan Issues Order to Deport Ex-Chess Champ Fischer TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday ordered the deportation of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, wanted at home in the United States for breaking sanctions, rejecting his demand for protection as a political refugee.

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Satellite pinpoints lost children A new satellite tracking device, which could cost less than 100, aims to reunite parents with their lost children.

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Fosters counts cost of poor wine market Brewing giant Fosters today said that higher annual profits from sales of beer overseas had been eroded by a sharp drop in US wine trade.

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Cognos Offers SK390.8 Mln for Frango; Stock Surges (Update3) Cognos Inc., the largest Canadian software maker, offered to buy Sweden #39;s Frango AB for 390.8 million kronor (\$51.7 million) to expand in corporate performance management software.

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Microsoft Singapore releases Windows XP SP 2, free CD available The free service pack is a major overhaul aimed at defeating a wide variety of security weaknesses that hackers have exploited. Microsoft says the easiest way to obtain

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Marathon Mice Created to Run Farther Researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the genetic doping of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.

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Fans rush to create mods for #39;Doom 3 #39; Activisions Doom 3 ( www.doom3.com ), the hot computer game that launched earlier this month, wasnt on store shelves for three days before players started

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Italy #39;s Pisa Tower Declared Stable The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been given some 300 years more of life, Italian experts announced. Reporting on the present conditions of the monument at

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Japan to deport ex-champ Fischer has been in custody since he was detained by Japanese airport authorities on July 13 with an invalid American passport. He is wanted in the US for violating international sanctions against the former Yugoslavia in 1992.

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Idris in clear on Bali bombs SELF-CONFESSED Bali bomber Idris burst into laughter in the minutes after he was cleared of a central role in the blasts that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.

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Shalom to embark on visit to France Trip comes two days after Paris JCC torched by anti-Semites. Will meet senior government officials and Jewish leaders. Shalom will arrive in France only two days after a Jewish Community Center was torched in eastern Paris.

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Iran denies secret nuclear activities Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday his country does not plan any secret nuclear programs or activities. The Iranian News Agency, IRNA, quoted Kharrazi as saying during a visit to New Zealand

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Inquiry Fails to Find Reason for Failure of Beagle 2 Mars Mission LONDON (AFP) -- Any one of a number of technical malfunctions might have caused the loss of Beagle 2, the ill-fated British space probe that vanished while attempting to land on Mars, an investigation found. A six-month inquiry by project organisers, their second attempt to discover what went wrong with the mission, was unable to pinpoint why the tiny craft vanished shortly before it landed on Mars on Christmas Day last year...

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Connexion by Boeing partners with iPass This week Connexion by Boeing, a Boeing subsidiary, announced a deal with Wi-Fi hot spot aggregator iPass.

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Chain Store Sales Slip in Latest Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chain store retail sales continue to fall during the week following the Thanksgiving holiday, a retail report said on Tuesday.

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Linksys, Vonage team up on VOIP Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys division is set to enter the consumer VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) space on Tuesday through a deal with Vonage Holdings Corp. to provide customer equipment for that company's Internet-based telephone service.

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Cognos offers \$52M for Swedish firm OTTAWA (CP) - Business software firm Cognos Inc. is offering \$52.2 million US for Frango, a Stockholm-based company specializing in financial reporting.

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Mods for Doom III out and aboot THE WRAPPER IS only just off Activision #39;s Doom III and there are already a list of mods and cheats for the game. The mods are already top hits at Gamespot, including one which makes it possible to shine a

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Firms to seek more security help from outsiders Unable to keep up with security holes, attacks and government regulations, enterprises will turn to outside firms for 90 of their security by 2010, according to Yankee Group.

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Second gold medal won #39;t be awarded ATHENS, Greece -- The International Gymnastics Federation said it won #39;t request a duplicate gold medal or change the results in American Paul Hamm #39;s disputed victory in the all- around event at the Olympics.

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Injured Foudy May Not Play in Soccer Final Julie Foudy left the game with a limp, and then the stadium on crutches, her spunky attitude nearly as big as the bandage wrapped around her sprained right ankle.

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Brunet advances to K-1 final Schinias, Greece - Two-time Olympic silver medalist Caroline Brunet of Lac Beauport, Que., advanced directly to the 500-metre K-1 Olympic final by winning her heat during Tuesday #39;s canoe-kayak flatwater qualifying.

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Japan Rejects Fischer Appeal, Issues Deportation Order Japan has rejected former world chess champion Bobby Fischer #39;s demand for protection as a political refugee, and has issued an order to deport him.

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Indonesian militant gets 10 years for hotel attack, cleared of ... By Channel NewsAsia #39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : Two high-profiled terrorism cases were heard in Indonesia on Tuesday and a key Jemaah Islamiyah operative, who is involved in both

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Iran will never hide nuclear activities: FM Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Tuesday that Iran would never conduct nuclear activities in hiding, the official IRNA news agency reported.

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